The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-11

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tain that we would probably run into her
il we kept ON the way we were heading.
She was then on our port bow. We were
trying TO get close into the harbor and
steamed at first directly for the mouth of
the harbOr. As the Spaniards turned TO
the westward we turned in the same direc-
ton, and in this maneuver we were him
Gered by the Texas
Captain Lemly-It is in evidence here
that the Brooklyn crossed the bow of the
Texas. Have you any personal knowledge
OF that?
NO. sir"
On cross-examination Mr.. Rayner ques-
toned the witness in reference to the Of
fetal chart of the positions of the various
ships in the battle off Santiago. The cross
examination continued until the luncheon
hour. On reassembling the court asked
several questions and then the witness was
excused.
Albert w. Grant. who was senior watch
officer on the Massachusetts during the
wal with Spain, was next called. Asked by
Captain Lemly concerning the blockade of
Ctenfuegos Commander Grant said there
were no directions giving an order of battle
there, but that there was on arrival a sig
nal from the flagship that Cienfuegos was
10 be ~ockad He had on the occasion of
the maneuver off Cienfuegos seen the
Spanish there, and the masts of
one vessel lying In the harbor. but nothing
to his knowledge had been done to destroy
those works.
Commander Grant also described the
retrograde movement of the flying SQUAD
ron toward Key West as well as the block
ade on Santiago. He placed the distance of
the blockading fleet from the mouth of the
barbor at from six TO nine miles. and said
IL was about the same day and night. He
said that IN the daytime there was no for
nation. but that at night there was tba
ships steaming back and forth. a distance
OF nve miles 10 either side. Describing the
bombardment of the Colon on MAY 81 the
witness said that on that occasion he had
mad no conversation with Admiral SchIev
He had had charge of the powder divisio1
and testified that only five thirteen-inch
shells and nine-inch shells had been fired
by the Massachusetts. The engapeman+
had, he said. continued from 1856 p. m. to
2:30 d. m. "
TIL court asked the following muestiors.
Were any efforts made bv the Nving
squadron TO discover whether or not Ger
yeras squadron was in the harbor of
CIenfuegos?' u
None TO my knowledge"
We're any orders given from the flagship
by signal or otherwise for the guidance 81
the ships composing the flying squadron in
the event or meeting Cervera's squadron in
the passage from Cienfuegos to Santa 90 81
None to my knowledge"
Commander Grant was then excused and
Lieut.. j. II. Holden. who wa watch -
hcer on the Scorpion during he S1n,tnL
war. was called. Captain Lemlv only asted
Lieutenant Holden concerning the Scor-
pion's mission as a dispatch-bearer from
commodore Schley to the Harvard Off
Santiago on May %. He then stared that
Lieutenant Holden was the writer of The
log OF the Scorpion. in which an entry was
H.aue concerning the message conveyed TO
Commodore Schley through the r oio 80
the scorpion from Captain McCaIla when
the flying squadron was en- route to Glen
fuegos. Nieh-
Captain LemIy admitted there EN-
ure In the evidence TO show thar Cor
modore Schley had received the messa@e
rom captain McCalla. He read a lettsr
atom commander Mark, Of the Scornion
written from Manila. which failed To tbron,
a1gltional light upon the subject.
Inc court adjourned until to-morrov