Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-15

the helm was put hard aport. he came
ACROSS 10 me and said: Captain do you
see tue TeXaS? She was the nearest
snip at that time. I was looking di
rectiy at her and just about then we
were pretty we'll clear of her, l said:
oh' yes and he told me that entirely
treasured him and he walked away"
he did not make any suggestion to
you or You to him respecting going in
any nearer to be rammed: the danger
from torpedo boats or anything of that
kind?'
No"
| Did you use any expression or Ian
guage which could have been under
stood by him as meaning damn the
| TeXas'?'
No. oh, no. l had every reason to
bless her. not damn her"
! How was the turn of the Brooklyn
written in the log?"
so far as l know, with port helm
| never observed the erasure which 7
suppose you are coming to- until it was
SHOWN to me here in Washington and
l did not understand it then. | could
| not recall anything in connection with
1t j do not believe l looked at the log
within three or four days after the
battle. ! may have looked at it. but
the first real recollection | have of it
was when my attention was called to
the fact that the navigator wanted to
make il moro full and complete
said: Write it up as you recollect it
and submit it to me, but no changes
are to be made under any circum-
stances in the log as it stands now. II
can be added to, but not any changes
IN the original log SO he wrote this
and | signed it. have since read it
and do not know which is the best ac-
count"
You refer now to the addendum? 2"
Yes. at that time there was no ques-
ton about the way the ship turned
suppose | would have noticed it had it
been different. but | probably did not
see until after that change was made.
l certainly would have seen it before"
''Do YOU recall visit Of Mr.. Sharp
! to the Brooklyn and an interview at
which the commodore and yourself
were present about the direction in
which the Brooklyn turned on that
morning."
NO. ! may state WAS not present
at any such Interview"
IF the court please. | should like to
hand to the witness a letter apparently
signed by himself and dated Sept. %.
ls"S. the letter which was referred to
b; Admiral Evans and which ~ de
sired to read at that time. An oDj"c-
ton was made then. counsel suggesting
th2t the proper course would be when
Capt Cook went on the stand.
Capt. Cook was handed the letter by
Mr.. Hanna to identify.
Admiral Dcwey-"Has the letter any
thing TO DO with any of these speciilca-
ticns?"
Judge Advocate-"Not Specifically"
Admiral DeWcy-'"rncn it better not
be read
capt. Cook-"Mr. President | would
like to have it read. for this reason
il has been referred TO and seems tn
convey the idea that there was an is
sue between Capt. Evans and myself.
| think. as il is on the record that such
a letter has passed, there should not
be any doubt about this matter"
Admiral DEWEY do not think ii
has anything TO do with the case"
capt. Cook-"it is my letter and my
signature"
Admiral Dewey-"Admiral Evans is
not on trial: Capt. Cook is not on trial"
Capt. Cook said there was no issue
between himself and Admiral Evans.
The letter was not read.
The Court-"How did YOU become
aware of the orders under which the
flying squadron sailed. May ~. to Glen
fuegos?
conversation with Commodore
Schley"
What general orders We're issued by
Commodore Schley regarding the block
ade OF Cienfuegos?"
II cannot recall that there was any
written order. think il was (of course
understood being in command of his
flagship, understood in consultation
with the captains in general way.
Was any effort made by boats Of the
flying squadron to find a landing place
near Cienfuegos prior 10 the arrival Of
the Marbchcad""
None that know of
What reasons did Commodore Schley
give YOU for his belief that Cerverd'-
squadron was in CienfucgoS?
In the first place. upon leaving Key
West he was quite cnthusias at having
been given the command of the south
side of Cuba and he said he expected to
catch that fleet; that both ne ana Com |
mander-in-C Chief Sampson believed Glen |
fuegos was the objective point. | think |
have already stated that he believed !
he would find them there. ON Saturday |
night ne had heard. or some officers haa |
reported to him. what sounded like il |
salute in the afternoon. | never have |
known what that was Certainly some |
thing of the kind occurred and he said |
it sounded as if they were having some |
kind OF jubilee. When We arrived
Cienfuegos there We're the signal lights |
something to do with the Spanish squad |
ron either coming or being there Aai;l |
again the arrival of the Adula ana her
strange action. believed at that time
they were there. and thought this was u
ruse to get some communication to them
That is all ! can recoilect.
What orders Were given by Commo-
dore Schley to the ships of the lying
squadron for their guidance in the even;
of Cervera'S squadron arriving at the
harbor of Cienfuegos, in the event 81
Cervera's squadron being sighted AT Sra
and in the event of its coming ont OF the
harbor of Santiago?
Il know of no written order that would
cover the case, but in consultation with
the commanding officer it was understood
that at night time we would be in column
and ready. In the daytime We had our
assigned positions That he should at
tack wherever he found them and | PIE
sumo be governed by circumstances.
Was the Brooklyn using a full power
during the fight ON July 3?