The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-25
yes. sir
can YOU recall what hey were?''

Can you recall what hey were?"
ION my knowledge and remembrance
the signals that impressed themselves
upon me at the time were, Follow the
flag had. this repeated to the vessels
following tn mixing that they might not
see the Brooklyn anu might see U.S.
remember another signal, One of my
commandments filed with water. Ire
collect it because it perplexed me a lit
tie. I was fearful that the Brooklyn
might have to haul out of action and ru::
in shore and l concluded that it was
given to me as a warning in case she did
haul out, that woulo oe prepared TO look
out Tor .e chase alone, and not to pay
any attention 20 -er and that she wou.a
look out for herself. | also remember
a signal because I die not under;-,ts,d it
at first, The enemy's ship appears to have
been built in italy To which I told he
signal onicer to answer, She will end
on the coast o. S--~a.' 1 also remember
q. signal. Congra tuations over the grand
victory ant- THANKS for your splendid as
siStance.'
WANTED BROOKLYN.
Captain Clark described an incident in
the cabin of the New York after the bat
tie of July Sd, saying:
"a Spanish battleship was reported by
Captain Eaton, of the Resolute. She had
arrived off Santiago, and l think he said
he had been pursued by her. i ne Admiral
did not seem to be impressed by that. He
seemed increGuIous, but 1 remarked that
it must be Carnaras fleet; that they had
arrived there to form q conjunction with
Cervera's fleet but they had arrived too
late. The Admiral did not assent. FINAL
ly. he said: well, Clark. you will have TO
go after that ship. and believing as 1 did,
that there was really a Spanish vessel
there, / said: ADMIRAL, in war we ought
20 ovrrpower an enemy if possible. Why
could not the Brooklyn go along?
.He turned and said: Certainly. Schley
you go also. l then felt that / had per-
maps assumed too much in speaking to an
= Gmiral and suggesting that a commo-
dore also company me, I turned to the
Commodore ana said: Commodore, we
have knocked out several vessels this
morning; we can knock out another,
can't we? He said: Certainly we can;
come on He then started over the side
and started after him for my boat on
the other side: What impressed me was
his CHEEKY manner Of approving of my
having mentioned his going, and that he
had no feeling against me for mentioning
it as a senior and was rather approving
in his manner"
STANDING ORDER. +.
On cross-examnation the witness said
that the order under which he closed in
was a standing order as was the order TO
attack at once in case the enemy APP
peared Il think he said that every
body started in when the enemy's vessels
appeared in sight; it was their duty to
attack. and remember that had feel
ing of satisfaction at that time that there
was a standing order to close in because
OF the possibility Of accident in executing
that movement
Captain Clark said the Brooklyn had
at one time during the engagement en-
gagged four different vessels saying that
she was alongside all four of the enemys
ships. and in response to a question from
Mr. Hanna as to whether there We're not
other American vessels engaged at the
same time he replied: '"The Oregon vas
firing as fast as she could with her bow
guns
Did you fire the 13-inch guns in re-
Spouse to a signal from the Brooklyn?
to which the witness replied: No sir;
the 15-inch guns were fired after con-
ference with officers on board the Oregon
If any signal was made from the Brook
Ign, I did not see it, and it was not
reported to me-"
After luncheon Captain Clark was cues
toned by Mr.. Rayner and the court, and
then Admiral Schley was called.