New-York tribune., 1901-09-24
NEw.YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER "a 1901

| ne also rang half speed l suggested full speed.
| He said the battery not ready. told him
it would be ready before the ship was in posi-
ton to fire. and then he said. All right and
/ rang full speed. When the second of the
| enemys ships followed the first TO the west
ward he put the helm hard to starboard.
I made several reports to him about the
| Brooklyn regarding her signals. He SAID,
Never mind / also referred to the way L
thought the Brooklyn standing up to the
fght-very nicely. The captain said. oh,
crackie. Never mind the Brooklyn. You look
out for this ship The Brooklyn then
about on her port beam. So l said. All right.
captain, | will look at the Brooklyn more,
and I turned my back looking the star
board beam at the ships getting out After We
sheered around and got to the westward l sug-
gested to give her little port helm to get
closer in, and he did. Right after he gave her
this helm he sang out through the sghthoe to
| the men at the wheel and at the engine room
indicator to slow. then stop. and I said: Cap
| tain, they will all get away from us
WITNESSES FEARS FOR THE TEXAS
He did not answer me. but Immediately
stepped back. and then I said. My Lord. cap
tain, out of the fight He said. Look at
the Brooklyni'
Il turned around. and right ahead of this
big gray ship loomed out of the smoke For a
second I thought my heart in my mouth
We were steamng with a heavy helm and she
steered by When I her she prac-
tically ahead of us. That is the first 1 saw.
She sheered off and went to sea. I should say.
about two thousand yards and then on to west
ward AS soon the Brooklyn cleared We
rang to go ahead. and started up forced draught
again After that simply followed on as
fast as we could line that was just inside
the line where the Oregon engaging the
SHIPS. Just before this turn of the Brooklyn
the Iowa and Oregon were both close to on
our starboard helm. We continued the chase
until the Colon hauled down her flag. when the
captain gave the order to stop forced draught
Captain Lemly-How near was the Brooklyn
to the Texas at the time you say you her
loom up out of the smoke?
II did not make any estimate at the time. but
I came to the conclusion later that she was
between 100 and $50 yards from us, which was
much longer distance than Captain Philip
thought II was
POSITIONS OF THE wARSHIPS.
Captain Lemly-Perhaps should have asked
you in the first place the position of the Brook
lyn relative to the Texas just before going into
battle.
"She almost astern of us. That is. be-
cause we were headed almost east. She should
have borne west by northwest She head
ing for the land and I thought she was standing
pretty nearly on her course. I did not see at
first any indications of turning, and I thought
she was going right in
Did the Brooklyn give any steam whistle
signal to indicate her change of course"
That do not know"
Did you hear any?"
Il did not hear any
do you think you would have heard II If
there had been a steam signal?"
NO, sir; we could never have heard it,
AT what time during the battle of Santiago
do you consider that the Texas in the
greatest danger?' asked Captain Lemly.
Mr.. Rayner objected contendng that such
opinions were shut out by previous ruling of
the court. Mr.. Hanna said there many
minor points which the court must from time
to time ask the opinion of witnesses. The point
was also argued the side by Captain
Lemly and on the other by Judge Wilson
THE TEXAS'S GREATEST DANGER
The court overruled the objection and the
question was repeated.
Looking back" responded the witness II
know that the time OF the greatest danger of
the Texas when the Brooklyn doomed up
out of the smoke right ahead OF u.s.
He said in response to questions that he had
never sailed with man who had quicker sight
than Captain Philip. He added that the cap
tain had on this occasion given successive or
ders, and that the Texas had backed until 1t
was dead IN the water" He said that on ac-
count of this incident two or three minutes had
been lost, and that fully three miles were lost
to the ship. A part of this delay had however
he said been caused on account of the fault
of the ships blowers. rendering the vessel slow
in getting up steam.
Referring to Commodore Schley's blockade of
Santiago Earbor the witness said that during
the day the distance five or six miles out
but that in steaming across the mouth of the
harbor at night the distance was gradually in
creased. On the day when the enenly's ships
were discovered the fleet had been closer in.
He had, he said. on that day seen three cruisers
inside the harbor
Asked If the opportunity good that
time for observing the enemys vessels, the wit
ness replied that after the set as 1t did
early in the evening at that time. the darkness
was such that the enemys ships could not be
distinguished at any great distance.
SIGNALS OF THE BROOKLYN
Commander Heilner was then questioned at
considerable length concerning signals He
said. in response to Mr.. Rayner's questions
that he had the Brooklyn make signals to
the Texas on the day of the battle
Mr.. Rayner-What were they?
Il do not know what they We're First I re-
ported one red flag hoist which I supposed
was clear ship for action That was imme-
diately after going deck"
How many of those signals do you recollect
being made to the Texas?"
II saw that one. Then shortly after | saw a
second signal which three flag hoist. and
that is the time L reported to Captain Philip.
He said as 1 stated before, that I not TO
look after the Brooklyn, but the Texas