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ashore. The latter replied that he could
only say the ship was going as fast as
they could make her go. He thought she
must have been going nine and a half knots
an hour. In this connection Mr.. Raynor
asked a number OF questions intended TO
show that the admirals official reports and
not consistent. Mr.. Raynor's point was
that the official report showed, according
TO measurements, that the Iowa had made
eight miles in half an hour, but the adj
miral said that, while this might be true
according to land measurements, ii must
be borne in mind that he was running a
course at sea.
While before Cienfuegos, or on the way
to Santiago, did you have any orders for
battle?" asked Mr.. Hanna.
NO" responded the witness. I'VE
steamed in column, with fankers on each
Had you any instructions as to what
TO do in case the enemy should appear"
Admiral Evans was then excused, and
Mr.. Thomas Deina1de. a newspaper CORE
s%pOndent, who was on board the Texas
during the Santiago campaign, was next
called.
Mr.. Deinaide said that when the battle
of Santiago began he had been in the room
of the junior officers of the ship, and had
immediately gone on the bridge with Capt.
Philip, remaining there until the captain
had gone to the lower bridge with him.
There he had remained until the chase of
the Colon began. He had at the time
made notes of the battle, and these he
read.
The Texas was then, he said. heading in
the general direction of the Spanish fleet.
Mr.. Hanna-Did you see the Brooklyn at
any time after the battle began?
Il saw the Brooklyn about ten or fifteen
minutes after the battle began"
Was that the first time you saw her
during the action?"
Il saw her before in the morning.
Where was she when you first saw her,
with respect to the Texas?'
.'Off the port bow of the Texas
How far away?'
Il would not like to make an estimate
of the distance. 1t seemed very close. She
was going Seaward."
WAS she headed toward the Texas?"
AGAIN THE LOOP.
"She was on a course about right angles
to us at that moment
Have you any notes on that subject
made at the timer
yes sir"
Please read them"
Il have a note made at $50 in quotation
marks: Stop both engines, helm hard
starboard.'
who gave that order?'
Captain Philip"
Where was the Brooklyn when that
Il presume the Brooklyn was in front
of the Texas. L saw her a moment later"
Mr.. Hanna-Did you make any entry at
the time with respect TO the passing of
the Brooklyn before the Texas
Yes; the next line here Geads) 1t was
BrOoklyn-close shave"
Gould she have been half a mile away?"
4 should think not! not anything like
II. l would not uppose it was a quarter
OF a mile when | saw her. l was standing
just aft OF the coming tower by the en-
trance. 1t was in that way that heard
these orders given and L wrote them down
as Captain Philip gave them. l went
around to the lee side of the coming tower
10 md out why we stopped. He Captain
Philip waved his hand toward the Brook
lyn. and / saw her. He said, Look at that
fellow going out to sea.
Admiral Dewey-Did you hear Captain
Philip give any orders to back the engines?
No; sir; l do not remember / did. L
turned away almost Immediately
Capt. Charles ID. Sigsbee. who COM
manded the scout ship St. Paul during the
Spanish war, was next called. He said
that in obedience to orders from Captain
Wise. who eas his superior officer. he
had proceeded to the vicinity of Santiago.
arriving there on the 21st. He told of tax
ing. aboard the Cuban pilot HuneZ. and
said he did not have great confidence in
that individual. His Instructions were to
report to Commodore Schley that the Span
ish squadron probably was in Santiago
harbor. He fell in with the flying squad
ron on the evening OF May p. the squad
ron then being twenty or twenty-five miles
Commodore Schley that he knew nothing
positively about the Spanish fleet. He
was then asked If he had expressed his
belief TO C~omomdore Schley that Cervera's
fleet was not in the harbor, as reported
later by Commodore Schley. a contro-
versy arose over the admissibility Of the
question and the court took a recess for
luncheon before receiving the reply of
the witness
SIGsBEE'S TESTIMONY.
When the Schley Court reconvened after
luncheon Captain Sigsbee resumed his tes-
timony. Mr.. Hanna repeated his question
asked before recess. quoting. from Admiral
Schley 5 report OF Feb. IS, 1899. the sentence
Sigsbee that he did not believe the Span-
ish Heet was in Santiago The witness
replied.
II stated that we had seen nothing OF tic
Spanish fleet 1 may have stated that 4