Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24

ruling Of the court. The court over-ruled
the objection and the question was r.
reated.
Looking back" responded the witness.
| Il know that the time of the greatest
danger of the Texas was when the Brook
lyn doomed up out of the smoke right
ahead of us.
He said he had never sailed with man
who had quicker sight or who handled
his ship to better advantage than Captain
| Philip. The captain on this occasion had
given successive orders and that the Tex
as had backed until il was dead in the
water" He said that on account OF this
incident two or three minutes and fully
three miles were lost to the ship. y part
of this delay had. however, been caused
on account of the fault of the ships
blowers. rendering the vessel slow in GET
Referring to Commodore Schley's block
ade OF Santiago harbor. the witness SAID
that during the day the distance was five
or six miles out. hut that in SteaminS
across the mouth of the harbOr at night
the distance was gradually increased. On
the day when the enemy's ships We're
discovered the fleet had been closer in.
He had on that day seen three cruisers
inside the harbor After the moon set,
as it did carly III the evening. the dark
ness was such that the enemN'S ships
could not be distinguished at any great
distance
Commander Iieilner was then question
| "a at considerable length concerning sig
nails. lie had seen the Brooklyn make
signals TO the Texas on the day of the
attic
Mr.. Rayner-What were they? II 40
not know what they were. First, | re-
ported 4 one red flag hoist which | sup
posed was clear ship for action; That
was Immediately after going on deck.
How many of those signals do You
rccullect being made to the Texas? II
SAW that one. Then shortly after | saw
a second signal which was a thre" tdl
hoist, and that is the time | reported to
How many many signals did the New York
make to the Texas on the day of the bat
tl"?" asked Mr.. Kayner. II don't know,
was the reply.
Did she make any signals to the TEX
as?" II saw signals from the New York,
| think but not at tn. o'clock or 9.3'. ,.
twelve O'Clock or around there 1t ma!
have been half past twelve | saw sig
nails in the chase Of the Colon. objec-
ton was made TO this line OF questioning
al the question was Withdrawn Temporal
riy. The court then took a recess until
o'clock.
When the court re-convcncd. Mr.. Ray
Her continued his crosse Examination Of
Commander IIcilner. He asked him es-
pccially concerning the official chart of
tije battle off Santiago. The witness said
lie had en- on the board of naVigatiors
VINO had prepared tho chart. He testified
that the Brooklyn was aD"ut 80 yards
distant when Sh" crossed the course OF
tn the chart the distance was about 1900
feet when the Brooklyn was making her
famous loop.
But he said we are going through
Il lot of matter here which is worthless.
oh, it is worthless. is it?" questioned
Mr.. Rayner. According To the map tnc
,vo vessels were never nearer than with
IN 24D0 feet of each other
The witness replied that he considered
the map inaccurate
Mr.. Hanna interposcd to say that if the
point intended to be made was that the
hart is inaccurate the government would
conccde at once that this was true.
1t is great nifty you never conceded
that before" said Mr.. Rayncr.
We never had the opportunity, re
SvOnded capt. IemH.
Mr. Rayncr then commented quite Wig
orously upon the fact that the chart was
an official document. After a careful in
srcction Of the map. Commander He'll
ncr revised his statement. saying that the
distance was about half a mile. as shown
~ the chart
Comma nder Heiner also said that the
chart made the Brooklyn go half a mile
ont to sea to make its loop; that on tina:
point the chart also was Inaccurate. ~
the time, he said, the Texas was going at
the rate OF about Il knots an hour.
The witness stated that he had not in
lis XaminatiOn-in-chlef meant TO say
that the ship had lost three miles in as
many minutes, but that in all that much
time had been lost.
The witness was asked by Mr.. Rayner
concerning the stOppagc OF the texas |
hen the Brooklyn appeared in front Of
her
The signals" the witness answered.
were to 'slop', stop and back, one
ri ght on top of the other before could
saw Il word in between.
Does anything appear in your log
+, about that asked Mr.. Rayner.
Nothing answered the witness. Iii /
was not on the log. | can tell you wh!
it was not-bccause Capt Philip Said NJ
DID not like to have anything IN 1t. !
swore to the judge advocate of TINS court
that | would not bring w dead man to
J bCt MI /
would rot bring up this point, ana | am
,, sorry | brought it up; but Capt: Phlilp
said he would not put it IN his ofilclal re-
port. / hope | can get someone 70 SUD
etantiate me on that point. because there
was another gentleman in the cabin when
he made his official report. t,. ..,
do you recollect, as you brought thls
statement of Capt. Philip the statement
he made about the danger OF collision
No. he spoke to me hundreds OF times
about it, :.
Mr. Ravner-"1Iere are his own words.
Mr. Hanna-"Mr President, we object
to reading from magazines. .r,..-..
Mr. Rayner-'1 don't think the century
Nagazinc would credit any article to Capt
Philip that was not written by MN. |
am not going to read from II. 90 nor
intend to read from the magazlhe eMctpt
cant Philip says. DO you recollect capt.
f,nilp ever saying that the colllsion
which seemed to be imminent even IL IL
was not, was averted?
mo. DO not recollect IL. ,
The witness said that he mad not known
until after the arrival of Capt. McC2lla
on the Marblehead, MAJ. a, that there
was to be a system Of signals niids for COM I'M
rnunicatfng with Cuban allies on the
shorp Nor had he known until then
that Cervera's fleet was not inside the
harbor at CienfueSoS. c.
Referring again 10 me i in no ~ od 1he
E Eagle, had had impeded the speed on that trip:
Did you see any signals from IT. the New New
York on the day of the battle? asked
I'VE did not receive any signals from