The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-04

lead. should say she was at least five or
six miles, perhaps more. on our starbOard
bow, well in shore. The order was given
10 cease firing and TO come out OF the tur-
rets and take a spell during the chase OF
the Colon.
The Oregon during that chase. and while
we were on the top OF the turret, was d.
rected to try her thirteen-inch guns on the
chase, which she did. and the shots fell
short In a little. while they were trieo
again and came little closer.
Admiral Dewey-Directed by whom?
BY Commodore Schley, sir, by Wig-was
signals as 1 remember IT,"
Admiral Dewey-YOu saw that signal
Yes, sir, / saw the signal being made.
nal?
II did not. but / remember what il was
and IL / am not mistaken il was McCauley,
an ensign had on board, who MADE tne
signal himself. Shortly after TINS 'hS III ~
ward turret and starbOard turrel OF thc
Brooklyn were directed to load the guns
with armor-piercing shells Ihe TOT r~aIu
turret was directed TO fire hrst TWO SIlotS,
which IL did. The shots fell snort. 1heh l
was directed TO fire and / fired at range:
/ now recall. of $500 yards We uieu
both guns at that range. Those shots Iel,
short We loaded again in the starooard
turret, and I increased the range TO o.'U
yards and fired the right gun. III Went
little to the right of the Colon, as near az
could Judge but the range was very gooo:
The Colon very shortly after that went
ashore. We steamed up TO her and pro-
ceeded to get out "A cutter for Captain Cook
10 go over and receive her surrender.
Captain Lemly began his cross-examna-
tion by asking the witness whether he was
sure Of the position and actions OF the
RrookIvn as he had been of the way the
Brooklyn had been turned on the day OF the
Santiago battle. The witness replied that
he was certain.
The questions were then asked by Mr.
Hanna and they traversed much the same
ground gone over yesterday by Captain
IemIy I'm the examination in chief
In response to Mr.. Hanna's questions
Lieutenant Doyle said that upon approach
ing Santiago on the evening of May S. the
squadron had lain to for the night about
seven miles off Santiago, but he thought
the Marblehead and the Vixen had been
placed on picket duty for the night. The
log. however, showed no record of this lat
ter fact.
HOW THE ENEMY HEADED.
Mr.. Hanna then cross-examined the wit
ness regarding his testimony bearing upon
the battle off Santiago. asking him first
as to the direction i'm which the Spanish
ships were headed as they came out of
the mouth of the harbor.
They were coming right toward u.s." the
witness replied. .'in column of vessels,
almost in line, a little on our starboard
bow. They had not then begun TO turn
Were they firing at your asked Mr..
Hanna.
They were certainly firing in our direc-
tion," was the response. The witness said
that after that the firing was from both
sides of the bows of the enemys ves-
sells
How sure" asked Mr. Hanna, do you
feel of your recolections as to the way they
were headed at that time?
That is one of the things that most
firmly impressed itself on my mind re-
piled the witness.
lieutenant Doyle said he had made his
observations of the battle through the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 81