The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-23
dehcately. and nothing material was
brought out 10y the judge advocate.
No Back Water From the Texas.

] Glow did you know the Texas asked
| permission TO go to Guantanamo to coal2
| bec3usr she could not coal in the open
A--From general talk knew that she
/ went 10 Guantanamo
! ,Q.-If you saw the Texas distinctly. did
Sht stop and back at the time the Brook
| iA n was turning to sta rb0ard2
A--No. SIT 1 saw Tho Texas distinctly.
/ ] saw her when We started TO turn. while
we were turning and after thc-turn. There
was no back water from her that I could
see From my observation she did not
/ stop and she did not back water.
Q-Dld You hear any conversation be-
( tween Commodore SChIcy and any other
] "l-eor during the early part Of the en-
gag mtut2
Al heard no conversation betw, N
toInmgdure SChItE and any other officer
( before or during the turn.
The witness was then excused and
/ Lieut. Alfred Ackerman. second watch
officer of the Oregon, was Ecxt called.
BY Mr.. Rayuer:
,Q-LIWIh3ere, were You stationed during
/ the battle Of July 81
Al was attached to what was known
as the second division, or In charge of the
after l3-inCh turret.
1--WE as best You can an account OF
the battle.
The witness gave a description Of the
engagement and said that after the YES
sci steamed in the guns on the upper deck
I began firing. He could th,n see one shin
and then another come out OF the harb6r.
/ The Oregon was then three and a half
] miles distant. the smoke from the G.
[ Founders and the forward guns and the
movement Of IN" ship prevented the firing
: OF the after guns for some time. The
range gradually feI until the witness. was
able Go fire the after I8-inch guns an a
/ range Of 800 yards He fired five shots
( with those guns Shortly after he fired
one he jumped Oh top OF the turret and
saw one Of the torpedo boats blow up. He
would not say that it was his shot that
caused it.
Continuing. he said: Il can't tell how
. long after the engagement opened that
We passed the Texas and the Iowa.
had d sood opportunity Of seeing both
ships. The Texas was on our startoard
side, and the Iowa on our port. The
Brooklyn did not see at tNat time. as
she was further on ahead
w hile the witness was recftire the
events Of the battle the Court ordered q
recess until , O'Clock
The Afternoon Session.
After the recess the witness resumed
his testimony. he said that owing to the
position Of the Oreg0n-s I3-inch gun he
was unable 20 take as active part in
the operations as those officers having
charge Of the forward turret. How
ever, Captain Clark gave him ar on
Dortuuity to take a shot al the Viz
caya. The coI0rs of that vessel. he
said, were gone with the exception of
a small flag flying aIoft which he was
able 70 make out. After the Vizcava had
gone ashore, the witness said. Captain
Clark sent number OF senior officers aft
with instructions 10 make estimates of
IH @ H-HE moo aHrr r.F
fleet. He said that they were uncertain
10 some extent. They saw columns Of
smoke. but could not tell whether they
were TTUm the newspaper tugs following
OF from the WarSliIS- IL was finally as
ceTtaIn-ds he said. tnat the two smokes
slShJtd were those OF she Iowa and the
1eAas- Another stIll fainter column Of
smoke was discovered, he said 70 the
rear q the Texas and Iowa. and this later
proved 20 be the cruiser New York
Al this time the WiIress said. the ore
Bo1 was I'm hot pursuit OF the Colon
,eHlsln eiatA, De s--1. approached him
ANA asked him whether or LoJ De Thought
J-o c.to- vas gaining on the Oregon
lI- Uttuaur Alderman said ne toII t-a1-
i-ln clark that De- Thought eh. was
NJ nsr-L---n Captain Clark said h= thought
ha would Try Jhe Is-lu-l guns. auzla He
Lieutenant aerelren said that during
ta- eht5e He went a-ott as fag u- as The
sl---..i'.s l- order taaL D.. u-slt OBJ
t-la 20 good slew .C lL- Ca.Hn. Ha said
tGHL .l- nun % sixth shot urrl Il Tho
chase Dy the Oregon fen close o. tae
N..gA DO -a.t ll. shot l.I 81. close. ae
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