Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-03

| Yes, 1t Is stated OfflclalIy and signed
by Lieut.. Harlow. l think 1t is al
error and the mention of the Massa
chusetts is an error. as she was a
Guantanamo
Mr.. Rayner-'DO you remember tha
! when you handed to COmmodOr,
Schley the type written. manuscript OF
the Harlow notes from which the
pamphlet was read that you said
Commodore Schley. these are the true
notes of the fight which will stand?'
Il have no recollection of using such
language"
In response to questions, Comman-
der Sharp said that according to Lieut..
Harlow's notes as recorded in the
ViXen's log the flagship New York had
| come up about | hour and Il minutes
! after the CriStobal Colon had sur
! rendered. The record read that the
New York had arrived to ) minutes
after the arrival of the Vixen. which
had been at 2.25.
I The court here asked a number of
questions which with the responses
were as follows:
Were the positions of the Brooklyn
and the Oregon relative TO the Vixen
during the battle, July 3. taken from
Lieut.. Harlow's notes or from your
personal observation"
From my recollection Of the fight
thar day"
During the attack on the Colon. May
81. could YOU see if the shots from the
squadron struck near the enemy"
II could not, becouse the entrance
to the harbor was not open to me when
the shots from the vessels ahead were
falling"
BY the court-"What signals if any
We're made by the Brooklyn from the
commencement to TIE end of the bat
tie of July Co.
The Brooklyn had hoisted signals
enemy attempting to escape. That is
in the notes. There may have been
others but | DO not find any here"
BY tho court-"At the time the
brooklyn commenced TO make the turn
You have referred To how near to her
was the nearest vessel of the enemy"
II could not state with any definite
ness
Capt Sigsbec was then recalled to
correct the official copy of his testi-
mony of yesterday. but before he pro-
lin view OF the state of the weather
and sea. May &c. ships could have
coaled with safety To them?
Capt. Sigsbee replied: Possibly yes.
on the evening Of the 10Th. but at risi;
of danger to the ships. The weather
had somewhat abated and cannot
say that it would have been impossi-
BILE"
Capt. Sigsbee made an addition to
statement OF yesterday concerning any
statement that he might nave made to
Admiral Sampson or anyone else to
the effect that Commodore SChley was
blockading Santiago harbor. - miles
out at sea. He said: II did not. and
never have stated that Admiral Schley
was blockading 20 miles out at sea
The court asked questions of Capt.
Sigsbee as follows:
You have stated there We're two
meetings off Santiago while you We're
blockaging there. have you not?''
II stated that to the best Of my
recollection there were. am not too
firm in that belief. l am positive there
was one.
Upon what ship or ships We're these
Either the Yale or Harvard. one |
think was held aboard the Harvard.
Capt. Cotton's vessel If another was
held al all. ii was aboard the Yale"
Were the meetings accidental or by
the order OF the senior officer present.
BY order OF the senior officer pres
ent. Commanding officers will repair
on board or some such signal as that
What was the object of these meet
ings of commanding officers off Santt-
ago."
They were informal meetings to
talk over the situation. | remember !
objected 10 one because the Spaniards
might come out and catch US out Of
our ships at any time and wanted 10 90
aboard my ship. The meeting was
broken up on that account. 1t was re
ferred to by Capt. Wise ana of course
it shows a meeting with capt. Wise.
Were any orders of the navy de-
partment read or discussed at these
meetings."
II cannot now recollect distinctly. |
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. l cannot
do it..
Can you designate the dispatches or
reports published in the appendix to
the report of the bureau of navigation
that you handed or exhibited to Com
modore Schley, May 26?"
Il can show one. That is the one |
read. yesterday. the Minneapolis. 1t is
in my testimony. l cannot remember
specifically handing him the written
Dispatch
Mr. Hanna then handed to Capt.
Sigsbee press copy book containing
the order to himself in response to
which he had proceeded to Santiago to
meet the flying squadron The dis
patch read: Proceed at once off San
tiago. The Spanish fleet is reported
there. Communicate occasionally"
Capt. Sigsbee said the dispatch was
correct. He was then excused.
When Capt. Sigsbee left the witness
stand he was succeeded by Lieut..
James j. Doyle. who was watch officer
on board Commodore Schley's flagship
the Brooklyn, during the Spanish war
There was much interest in his appear
ance. for he is the first of the Brook
lyn's officers to be called to the stand
since the inquiry began. He was