New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-04

| to turn
Were they firing your asked Mr.. Hanna.
They certainly firing in direction, was
the response. The witness said that after that the
firing from both sides of the bows of the
enemy's vessels
How sure" asked Mr.. Hanna. do you feel of
your recollection the way they were headed
| at that timer
That is of the things that most firmly i'm
pressed itself on my mind replied the witness.
Lieutenant Doyle said that he had made his OBJ
servatons of the battle through the peephole from
the sliding head and again related how the enemy
had been off from his vision by the smoke of
of the Brookyn's big guns. The cross-ex-
amina ton upon these incidents in progress
when the court took its midday recess for luncheon.
SIGNAL. NOT ENTERED.
The afternoon session began with inquiries con-
corning the wigwsg signal to the oregon from the
Brooklyn fire her l3-inch gun. The witness said
that he he had seen the signal made. but
that he unable to find an entry of the signal
In the ships log. Reading the log, he found nota
ton of several signals. and then note saying that
other unimportant signals had been made
Mr. Hanna inquired whether the witness thought
the signal to the oregon included in that list.
Lieutenant Doyle replied that it might be. that he
could not say the log writer had regarded the
matter.
Testifying CONCERNING the events of July 3 Lieu
tenant Doyle stated that at $3.50 m. of that date
the Brooklyn had been 6.300 yards from the MORO,
800 yards further than the position assigned.
He thought that the Brooklyns first shot had been
fired five minutes after she began to move
into action.
Mr. Hanna-You have spoken of the appearance
of smoke in the harbor and of the action taken by
the Brooklyn with respect thereto. Was any entry
made in the log OF the occurrence?
II find none The only thing find in relation
to that IS entry here about several burning
blockhouses being visible on the high point to the
westward
DO you think that relates TO the appearance of
smoke?"
NO that had nothing to do with il. because the
blockhouses were away off to the westward.
CAPTAIN Lemly asked what efforts had been made
by the Flying Squadron TO discover the where
abouts of the Spanish fleet while the squadron lay
off Cienfuegos before the arrival of Captain Nc
Gala. The witness replied that there had been
no effort except IN making inquiries of the captain
OF the British vessel Adula.
Captain Iemy then asked number of questions.
The first of these called for explanation Of what
the witness meant yesterday when he said he
thought just after the beginning of the battle
of July 3 there a prospect of a melee.
II thought responded the witness. that the
ships coming right toward us. 1 thought they
would get into and thought we would have a
mix up. they were only about 1,4oo yards
POSITIONS OF THE SHIPS.
Judge Advocate-Do you mean that the course
of the Brooklyn took her across the Spanish line
and that she necessarily manauvred so as to make
a turn avoid that?
That is what I mean
Brooklyn to the fleet during the action of July 80?
II do not know. except what have already test-
fed TO about the wigwag
You have stated that while you were on top of
the starboard urret 1t looked very much though
there going be general melee or mix up
with the Spanish ships. I want you TO give, as
nearly possible the relative positions of the yes
sells Spanish and American. TO the Brooklyn at the
time you refer to"
AT the time I referred to the Spanish ships
in column. standing right toward and about
point on our starhoard bow
BY the Court-What direction did the Spanish
ships take Immediately after clearing the entrance
to the harbor?
THE direction must have been southwest. They
steamed right toward us; that is when first
them they our starboard bow.
! BY the C0urt--Was there a squadron night order
book board OF the Brooklyn?
! II did not any. No know there not,
did not any. There was captains night order
! book
| BY the Court-How did Lieutenant Sharp
vince YOU that the entry you made in the log OF
/ the Brooklyn regarding the helm Of the Brooklyn
! while turning was wrong?
we engaged in discussion at the luncheon table,
my impression being at that time that turned
with starboard helm. During this discussion IT
CURED TO me the way picked up the ships on the
starboard quarter did not quite fit in with the
turning with the starboard helm. II might have
done but II did not seem likely. and Lieutenant
! Sharp, being observer and being away from
where was. in the sense that he had better OBJ
servation of what did, concluded he per
| fectly right. I reasoned in my own mind that
| If turned with starboard helm unquestona-
! bly, would have picked up the Spanish ships our
starboard beam and not starboard quarter
Lieutenant Doyle was then excused. and Lieuten-
| ant-Commander Clifford j. Boush VINO had made
for the court the large charts of the positions Of
the vessels of the American squadron while off
Santiago. called to identify those charts and to
state the date upon which they prepared.
! Commander Boush also gave information concern
ing the phases of the moon during the Santiago
campaign, as taken from the American Ephemeris.
| CAPTAIN DAWSON'S STORY.
Captain william e. Dawson of the United States
! Marine Corps, was the next witness. He was the
signal officer on board tho battleship Indiana dur
ing the battle off Santiago and said he had noticed
the Brooklyn when that vessel turned to the south
ward. He had supposed the ship injured and
| had gone out OF action. He thought she
| thousand yards more to the south.
Captain Dawson said that during the battle he
had had place the flying bridge beside Cap
tain Taylor. and had been able to well. The
| Indiana had, he said, occupied position the
eastern extremity of the Of the blockading
Gle while the BROOKLYN had been the end
of the line The Indiana" he said was heading
approxima tely north and the Brooklyn northerIy
and easterly. The Texas first of tho
Brooklyn. and heading in the Same general di-
| rection as that vessel. l had a clear view of all
the vessels up the time the Indiana directed
to return during the chase of the Colon"
In reply to a question from Captain Lemly the
witness said at this point that he had seen
signals from the Brooklyn directing the movements
of the fleet during the battle.
Continuing his narrative he said: AT the begin
ming all the ships turned in toward the Spanish
fleet, which emerging from the harbor. The
Spanish vessels out in a southwesterly direc-
ton and ported helm, continuing the westward
practically parallel to the coast line. Our ships
then not having as great speed the enemy's be
gan fall behind. that the Indiana, the oregon.
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