The age-herald., 1901-10-03

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 about an hour and fifteen minutes after the Colon had surrendered. The record read that the New York had arrived three to five minutes after the arrival of the Vixen which had been at 2:05. The court here asked a number of questions, which, with the responses, were as follows.
 Court Asks Questions. Were the positions of the Brooklyn and the Oregon relative to the Vixen during the battle of July 8 taken from Lieutenant Harlow's notes or from your personal observations?'
 Prom my recollection of the fight of that day"
 During the attack on the Colon, May 31, could you see If the shots from the squadron struck near the enemy?'
 'I could not, because the entrance to the harbor was not open to me when the shots from the vessels ahead were fall ing"
 By the Court: What conversation if any, had you with Commodore Schley relative to the object of bombardment on May 31 while you were taking him to the Massachusetts?'
 "The only conversation that I remem- Der was that relative to what should be- come of the Vixen after the commodore had left. I have no other recollection about that"
 By the Court How near were the Spanish vessels to the Brooklyn at the time you saw her turn to go South on July 32
 q could not give correct estimate" By the Court: What signals, if any. were made by the Brooklyn from the commencement to the end of the battle of July 8?
 Brooklyn Holsted Signal.
 The Brooklyn had hoisted a signal Enemy attempting to escape, that is in the notes. There may have been others, but do not find any here"
 By the court-''At the time the Brook lyn commenced to make the turn you have referred to- how near to her was the nearest vessel of the enemy?"
 'I could not state with any definite ness"
 By the court: State the orders under which you acted when on blockade off Santiago?
 My impression is that I received my instructions from Commander McCulla to go Inside the lines of the vessels and to seaward of Santiago auout two miles, That is for the 29th, 90th and 31st of May"
 slgsbee Again Recalled.
 Captain Sigsbee was then recalled to correct the official copy of his testimony of yesterday, but before he proceeded MT. Rayner asked him whether In view of the state of the weather and sea on May 26th ships could have coaled with safety to themselves2
 Possibly. yes, on the evening of the 18th but at risk of danger to the ships. Inc weather had som ewhat abated and I cannot say that 1t would have been i'm possible
 Captain S.gsbee also made an addition to his statement of yesterday concerning any statement he might have made to Admiral Sampson or anyone else to the e4-ect that Commodore Schley was block ading Santiago harbor twenty-five miles at sea.
 He said: l did not and never did state tat Admiral Schley was blockading twenty-five miles out at sea-"
 The court: You have stated there were two meetings off Santiago while you were blockading there, nave you notY'
 q stated hat to the best of my recol lection there were. I am not too firm in that belief. I am positive there was one m eeting on either the Yale or Harvard. One I think was held aboard the Har- yard. If another was held at all 1t was aboard the Yale"
 What was the object of those meet ings of commanding officers on Santi- ago?"
 They were informal meetings to talk over the situation"
 Were any oruers from the navy de- pertinent read or discussed at these meet ings?"
 T cannot now recollect distinctly. I presume they were" He was then excused.
 Schley's First Witness.
 When Captain Sigsbee left the witness stand he was succeeded by Lieut.. James J. Doyle. who was watch officer on board Commodore Schleys flagship, the Brook lyn, during the Spanish war. He is the first of the Brooklyn's officers to be called to the stand since the inquiry be- gan.
 In response to questions by Captain Lemley Lieutenant Doyle said that dur ing the title of Santiago he had had charge ot the two waist turrets. He had, he said, written the log, giving the &C., count of the battle as there recorded, but afterwards an addenda had been made by the navigator
 When the Brooklyn steamed westward the witness was first in the port turret and then in the starboard turret.
 Did you have an opportunity of ob- serving which way the vessel turned?" Captain Lemlcy asked.
 "Witness responded in the affirmative
 What did you observe?"
 "I observed while in the port turret
  the Spanish ships, and the turrct was trained nearly ahead. The Spanish ships were a little bit then on our port bow and we lost sight of them by our ship turning with a starboard helm. Then 1t was that the order was given to man the starboard battery and as I crossed from one turret to the other l. observed the Spanish ships a little to our starboard bow. As soon as I got in that turret I swung the gun sharp on the starboard bow. In the meantime some of our guns had fired, probably in the forward s-inch turret, so I could see nothing for the dense smoke. While in that position and while the turret was being trained MT Mason the executive officer, passed down the starboard gangway calling Sharp on the starboard quarter and I accordingly trained the turret around and picked the Spanish up on our star board quarter, and from then on it was a constant train of the turret until we had the Spanish ships about ahead"
 Explains "Starboard Helm." What do you mean, exactly, when you say the vessel turned with starboard helm?"
 "She was then turning with starboard helm, because that is the reason we lost sight of the Spanish ships"
 The witness, in response to a request, read to the court that part of the log