Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-05

starboard, passing well inside the Tex
as. That was written by me the day
after the battle"
rs there any reference to the dis
lance from the Texas In those notes?"
mo, sir"
"Do you remember whether anything
was said about blanketing the fire OF
the Texas as that tme?
when told the commodore !
thought we would run into the Texas.
| think | did say that We might get
n shot from one OF her big guns"
Have you ever said that YOU were
'ekittish' about a collision with the
Texas AT this timer"
well, | was skittlsh' about Il. /
thought we were going to have col
lision very likely with the Texas"
How was the collision ayerted, from
what you know of your own knowl-
edge?
"By our getting around so quick we
passed ahead OF her
you cannot tell me what was done
aboard the Texas
~ have no idea
"Well, ] think | remember the fact
Of putting an interlineation in this log,
because an erasure was made of that
word starboard,' and I suggested put
ting in the explanatory words that we
cleared the Texas
do you remember whether any
change was made IN the log book in
the recording of the direction in which
the helm was originally put?"
81 think ! remember that erasurc
the word starboard was erased and
the word port substituted"
NO TALK WITH sCHLEY OR COOK.
do you remember discussing that In
the presense OF Schley and Capt.
Cooke"
~ do not"
How was this first brought to your
attention that II was entered In the
body Of the log that the helm was put
to starboardY'
Very likely by the watch officer
wanting to make an erasure In the log
after | had examined it,
DO you remember, If at all, you UNI
dertook to check the log as written 10
show whether these points were cor
recty entered In the log book or not"
mo, l do not except that II is more
probable that this was all done before
noon Of the succeeding day, because
the log was generally given TO the cap
tain by noon"
do you regard that as a correct en-
try In the log book that the helm was
put to port IN order TO bring the star
board battery to bear?"
mo, that was not the reason for
which the helm was put TO port. 1t
was put to port to bring the Brook
lyn around as quickly as possible ~
head off the Spanish vessels.
Would not the Brooklyn have
been brought around quicker II the
helm had been put starboard as II was
recorded In the log book originality"
81 think she would"
These words, swinging cleor Of the
fire of the Texas, are they right?"
That is right. That Is the point
that impressed me. fortunately we
got around without having one of the
guns Of the Texas fired ever US"
INTERLlNED WORDS.
1.-THE words. clear Of the fire Of the
Texas, are the interlined words, are
they not?'
They are"
Did you give any specihc lnstruc-
tons. or make any specific suggestions
to the officer who wrote the log with
regard TO putting in these words?'
Il think 1t Veiy possible I did.
think II more than probable that did,
because that was the fact that Inn
pressed me as the result Of swinging
with the Port helm. was very thank
full we cleared the Texas and her FIRE"
Then, were those words put IN rela-
tive TO the change in the log book from
'starboard' to portT"
IL cannot say. / was not at that
time contemplating any such searchin.
investigation as this, and consequently
/ thought that the log was written
with the idea of giving a general and
fair account Of the battle without be-
ing brought up under searching scru-
tiny or ] would have been more partic-
ular as to exact time and dates"
With Commander Hodgson still on
the stand the court adjourned until
tomorrow.