The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-08

the uorthWurd and westward had she
turned with stnrboard heinz
she would have gnined n postion Of
about 600 or 700 yRrds nearer tho Spanlsh
line"
number OF questions were asked by
the court AS follows:
what was the distance Of the Brooklyn
commodore Schlcy said 10 CAPTAIN cook,
look Qui Cook, they're golng 10 ram youf
oona Sn"''i1 G say ,ni. dne Instance was ABOUT
"Did YOU obsefye the whole movement
Of inc Ernollyn from fhn time Comuoduro
4Schiey gave the order hard apurt Cook
course Ia the westward parnllcl TO the
Vi.cgvaT"
~ aid"
"Did YOU hear any order given while
or or si",'y tbc "bnclng'"N '"s ''e '"'n 10 '''''
''Not nntii II was eascd TO parallel the
"jn mnking tbr mn 1id Inc Bronklvn
turn rapidly and continuously. on ala She
hn,a Xxx b.aJ tn,,-ar r t,,,n,. h,,adit,g
xxx xxx n'f nG9a g'''ser o" some n'au'nF
"Sbe tirnrd rouidtv and continuously"
"pid otv ~ Xxx Gr,nih .hing ntfpntnt
TO ram he Bronklvn I'm The early part of
,Th" Maria s,Trrosn nyidrptIy made n
rntt ebcnT TO- ,,ort tou.,rd ,G1 urookIvu
,Iihh ~, ~ t't, ,oWtutu s"o ,i,,', INA
clola o,,,rtcr o, ra,i"', "' s'''i"N '"''
mia Vnu zoo tbc rny,e a. tb, c,t,,,,o,cn
mont ~ tb c,,,us,.nt 1,t ~ hmiit tb
limo VA, sov III prnci. i,,,i. ,,,ryn -
" - Jaw her nj the commencement Of tho
engagement lust at the moment Of max
ing the helm hard aport did not see her.
Inc pintfopm M th"t dino wa" proSe GI VI
had seen her mst nm Instant before INN
u'u "'' 9ec uei WIN sue WIS turning
.,yvbot sro-t ,,o. NIL, -, o.,or.,,,, I,
A. 40, ','' -
the spanish squadron was at Nitnluegos
prior to the arrival Of the MarblehcadY"
uOutsiIe Of bnvtp,s rho nn,,.r,r,no.stnr
general ns nv nGnot ,s H.. cn,,id ma lnnt
over fhp hllitops. + know of mono until
aftcr Tho nrri,,I ~ fb ,I"rhi.Ln,d i'''''
5Nybot orJcrs Yerc si,,3o,a,i H., ti, Itool,.
lyu to The fleet INV T. iS,Sy|
my oTd de NV werS c. r' sbp pf fo n nJ
close up. or close In. BE
"Did Commodore Schlev consult Won re-.
gardiug the feasibility of coaling The squad.
tS%Scca tienfucgos and sS6uSsoT point 0'
Not unlrss he ala IL through his aop
"Ou the occasion Of the flying squadron
falling ia with the Nlarblrhpud near Key
West, did you hear any report made by
megophoue regarding tho code az senuls
gents NJ Cicnrue2osf'
heard none
having been PROMULGATED by Commodore
SchlrN In ease Of falling i'm with the Span
lsh Squndrout
- DO NOT
Commander Uodeanu was tben oym,so1
ot r.tI AZ,
/ anu 'up'a'h W. VI. f"GtF' VINO con-.
manded the cruiser New Orleans dHrus
the SuauI..t ,v.r ygo9 cotI.5 10 dor,il.t
his SKI i'm fS c.nof.,n hogi I,E to
/ the INV 0rlrlps' n[It,at NJ, Sap,ti5-on NJ"
/ the convoy III lid rniiirr Stnrlin" ia
/ MISC rcIatcd on Nav al IN, NV Grl,.,loo
/ had pnrticipatsd In thn rl,,,.,,,t ga,
he EristoHGi toI"r Mon iyin,g d.,
I mouth Of SontIn,o bori,nl" ~ ny
/ Inc sbots Of liz Nov orlc,,,t' , ''iI I VIZ
/ bad Lrpu Grad ct =, W,,,,, f ~ W." g1,,su ~
IO60O wards and tbnt iii bnd fiIar o, s,,,! 10
What dnmage ,,"s dn,, "' 70 i"i b nnu, I.
/ nm INN or,,osi,I, -, ne bod nti ~ uHit''3
! 81 i NY, tt4i IN" ,up'"ll itt.l!'
+ +t uV u"s '"'uN '"'iV ""7 my repheh
/ ny wv, W i'l'Sa. - s..,. 81,
! , w. ~ ,le.E ny lggIuT 'u3tt made 70
| ''R>lu' VI uea,lI'N lne ,"Ihi
~ !" my hh"WlcuSc'
| were ny me vessels available engaged
IN that 9ctGnT
mo- the Texas and the Brooklyn were
IN the rear
WAS the fire OF the nnony'S batter $
! WcklnE ShipsY
~ do not 50 consider"
'Whnt was developed as to the shore
! battcrit4?"
"rhat they had not strength To do ANY
matorlal tamarc."
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