The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-03
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my ship. The meeting was broken up
on my account 1t was referred TO by
Captain Wise, and. of course. it shows a
meeting with Captain Wise"
Were any orders of the navy depart
ment read or discussed at these meet
ings2"
I cannot now recollect distinctly. I
presume they were"
State as nearly as possible the sub
stance of each of these dispatches SO
discussed, and their dates"
My recollection fails me. I cannot
do it,
can you designate the dispatches OF
reports published in the appendix of the
report OF the bureau of navigation that
you handed or exhibited to Commodore
schley on May 26?"
Il can show one-that is the one 1
read yesterday. to the Minneapolis. 1t is
in my testimony. 1 cannot remember
specifically handing him the dispatch"
Mr. Hanna then handed TO Captain
Sigsbee press copy containing the order
to himself in response to which he had
proceeded to Santiago to meet the flying
squadron The dispatch read:
r
Spanish fleet is reported there. Com
municate occasionally"
Captain Sigsbee said the dispatch was
correct. He was then excused.
When Captain Sigsbee left the stand he
was succeeded by Lieutenant James Doyle
who was watch officer on board Commo-
dore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, dur
ing the Spanish war. There was much
interest in his appearance, as he is the
first of the Brooklyn's officers to be
called since the inquiry began. He was
called by the department, but when Cap
tain Lemley had concluded his examina-
ton Mr.. Rayner announced that it had
been Admiral Schleys intention to have
Lieutenant Doyle summoned as a wit
ness in his behalf. He therefore, with the
consent Of the court, questioned the wit
ness as if his examination had been in
chief and did not confne himself to cross
examination. In response TO questions by
Captain Lemley Lieutenant Boyle said
that during the battle off Santiago he
had charge of the two waist turets. He
had. he said. written the log giving the
account Of the battle as there recorded,
but afterward an addenda had been made
by the navigator
When the Brooklyn steamed westward
witness was FIST in the port turret and
then in the starboard turret.
Did you have an opportunity of OBJ
serving which way the vessel turned?'
Captain Lemley asked.
Witness replied in the affirmative. He
said however, that he did not hear or
ders given to the man at the wheel.
What did you observer
Il observed while in the port turret
that we had an opportunity of firing at
the Spanish ships and the turret was
aimed 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 starboard helm Then it
was that the order was given to man the
starboard battery and as 1 crossed from
one turret to- the other / observed the
Spanish ships a little bit on our star
board bow. As soon as l got in that tur-
ret ] swung the gun sharp on the star
board bow In tn meantime some Of our
own guns had fired. probably in the for
ward S-inch turret. so could see nothing
at all for the dense smoke. While in
that position and while the turret was
officer, passed down the starboard gang
way calling sharp on the starboard quar-
ter and 1 accordingly trained the tur-
ret around and picked the Spanish ship up
o nour starboard quarter, and from then
on it was a constant train Of the turret
until we had the Spanish ships about
abeam.'
What do you mean when you say the
vessel turned the strboard heinz"
She was then turning with starboard
helm because that is the reason We lost
sight of the Spanish ships"
But 20 udo not mean. If understood
you. she made the full turn with star
board heinz"
20 no; at that time was under the i'm
preston that It had.
How did you come to enter in tn
ships log that the vessel turned with q
starboard helm? Do you recognize that
Chanding him the log Of the BrookIyn) o.
II do"
THE witness then. in response to
question. read TO the court that part Of
the log book which relates TO the turn
ing Of the port helm as follows:
e-i
at s:3o went to quarters for muster
and inspection and Immediately after
ward the Spanish squadron was noticed
coming ont Of the harbor The leading
ship. the Maria Teresa. flagship. opened
fire at once. This ship CThe BROOKLYN
and the other vessels. namely. Texas,
oregon. Iowa. Vixen ard Gloucester. en-
gaeed the enemy at once.
'-The enemy stood toward rs at first.
-.
close 10 the westward. We engaged with
port battery at first. standing in for the
Maria Teresa. the Colon and the Tiscaya.
ali three OF which were engaged: but Just
as soon as the enemy stood 70 the vest
ward put helm % port. swinging. a lit
tie interlination here clear Of fhe FIRE q
the Texas so as 70 bring the starboard
battery 20 bear and stood parallel 20 the
enemy
The witness then stated that the orig
inal entry in the log had made IT aprea-
that the helrl was put 20 starboar1 IN
stead of TO port as it annrars N the per
-rauent log. THIS change. he sai5, had
heer made on The fffh day of Jglv. two
davs after the action.
asked vhv p changed g sfr DOYLE
said Il changed il after ] had a dfs-
cnssion with sharp. bad been under
the .runression IS have stated ttat ~
had t.r1e5 with a starbosrd helus sharp
Was alaard the BreoSiyn on July 70
luncheon with ns ard : had diseas-.on
oitl iam that 6aF cr trat sset
th.rE rh4f is shs tirne : changed z-
Da sos kt.au vlle,aer sAe nasl lzater
hsl tlea signed tie isg IS e1sr-r
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