The sun., 1901-10-08

having been any such thing a. q colioquy
between him and myself I'm this state
ment OF THE Suns position Mr.. Hodgson
was wrong. II did no, claim that MT
HcdgSon entered into a controversy with
Admiral S-hiey
o. In yunr crns--ax animation your at
tcntson was called a. the fact that In
statement before Capt. Chadwick YOU
denied the Use 81 the words We ar" near
enough To- them the SpaniariS thar
you denied the U.s. Of those words 10y th"
Commodore A ] DO not think the TOM
modore used those words A. l under
stood the words " that he wolh no'
10 In any closer for fear of subJectlng
himself Ia torpedo attack. or that n" wss
50 close that " he went closer he womld
rubiec' himself to torpe'io attack IN"
explicit wOnls We are near enough
to them already do not think he did ii-e,
and in ~ stating To Capt CHADWICK merely
deniei the Use 81 thos" particular words
BRooKLYS MADE THE LoSoKsT IrRN.
q When the BROOKLYN turned with a port
helm did she blanket tho fire of the Texas
Did she come heiween the Texas ami the
enemy? Al don't think she did.
. thought abe was going to do -
Y. Had she turned the other way was
ther" spare enough for her :" hav" mare
such turn without endangerng IN" l"N"'
A Oh. perfec'ly. q perfectly clear space
. How much would she have gained 10
mort Inward and westward had she turned
with s,arbnard helm' She would
have gain.-,i n position about six hundrrn
or seven hundred yards nearer th" HIAhrh
line. 4,
Q. Would that distance have h~en reduced
by reversing the port engtne3 Yes "
she had reversed the port engine the tactical
diameter would have heen rhorten"d, but
her speed 81 turning would hN" t-sen re-
duced
o Understood you u say you suggested
the reversal Of the starboard engine at the
time this turn was made7 A. dld
/ Q But that was rejected by the Com
nnodore after oonsideration' A. Yes
q Are you clear that the siAr ..i
clear Of that fact No signal was made ="
By the Judg- Advocate-I want 10 ask
you, MFR Hodgson, are YOU clear thAt u"
! colloquy. or. as you call u. the dlslog"e AZ
/ given by YOU to-day, was hrtwe"n YOU
and then Commodoro Schley and not 10,
! tween YOU and some other per-on aboaru
| tho Brooklvn' Well, there was no
dialogue. There were thre" people inter
ested In that conversation. as lar a. r~snI
lect-Capt. Cook. Commodore Schiey ana
myself
Nj RAvner said that he had no more
| ct,.-iinns TO ask the witness, but Admiral
/ Dewey said the Court wanted 70 ak some
The Courts questions were written am
! handed u Capt Lemly o. read, with the
QUESTIONS Br THR COURT
O What was the distance Of the Brook
lvn from the nearest spanish vessel when
! Commodore Schley said 20 Capt Cook
Look out, Cook, they are going to ram
youp' 4 l should saw the distance was
about 1000 or 200 yards.
! ID ND YOU observe the whole move
mon, Of the BROOKLYN from the time Com
modore Schley gave the order Hard apor,
| Coax until the Rrooklvn was steadiet
| on her course TO the westward, phahei
90 the viscaya' A. observed the move
ments Of the Brooklyn.
U Did YOU hear any order given whie
the Brookiyn was making the turn 70 ease
or steady the helm' Not until " ws-
eas.sl 20 parallel the course OF the leading
/ Spanish Vesscl. ,
Resr Admiral Renharn Standing 70 the
west ward. was that? A Yes. SIR standing
o. the westward. 49,
Nv the Court In making the turn. did
tho Brooklyn turn rapidly and continu-
ously. or did she have her head longer
I on some headings than on others! n She
turned rapidly and continuously
y bid any Of the Spanish ships attrmpt
J 90 ram the Brooklyn Ia the early part OF
the battle of July 81 A The Maria Teresa
evidently made a dead set, rank sheer
TO port toward tho BROOKLYN, with the
I evident intention 81 getting into close
aTsrIs O Did yoa sea the Te,.. a, the com
mencemsnt Of the engagement ON July ,.
about the time you say the Brooklyn's
course was changedl A | saw her AZ the
commencement Of the ensagerpent just
aport did no, see her, 7 did not sec her
lust AZ that moment, but | knew where
che was | was down on the platform
/ at that ume ! had seen her probably
/ Just an instant before that and had gone
down did not see her just at the moment
Of turning.
/ o What effort Was made 10 ascertain
| n the Spanish squadron was al Cenfue.
go- prior 20 the arrival ~ the Marbleheadf
| A Outside Of having the Quartsrmastsr
! 20 as far aloft a. he could and look over
The tops Of the hills, ! know OF none until
after the arrival of the MArblehead
y Did you see the fall % any Of tho Iowas
shot on May 81 A I raw the fall OF some
! 81 the shots from our vessels, but do not
( know which
/ Q Did YOU hear any gun fring at Oen-
fuegos on May 2l' 4 I did not was in
my bunk all day Of MAY 81
. What orders were sgnslled by the
BROOKLYN to the feet July =. 1882 A.
1 orders we're .Clear ship for action and
| Close up I don't remember any others
You mean during the whole Of tho battle'
! Admiral Dewey-O cours@ that en-
braces the entire battle what YOU know
of your own knowledge. OF course, what
. You AN q.
The Wi,nc~e-W To tho fleet the only
! signals that | remember were the orders,
q Clear ship for acton and Close up- OF
b Close in whatever that signal indicated
.Clo<.. up. think that u my recollection
| The signal book will show. | do not re-
rnenIber
Admiral Devey-we want your memory,
your recollection
I COURT WANTS ENACT IASousoE or coll
LOnUN.
d You have In answer 10 various questions
given conversations that took place he
,w.an YOU and Commodore Schl@y on July 3.
pIe.-e ate over again all the conversation
d thai took place between you and tummo-
dore Schley from the moment the Spanish
vessels were seen coming out of Santiago
| on July until the BROOKLYN was heading
20 the westward on a cOur-e parallel 10
tho ViscayA after the Brooklyn had made
the turn with port helm.
Mr.. Hodg$on gave tho story over again
.ib-, ,antialiv as brfore. and was interrupted
I Nv Admiral Dewey. who said
.The Court would like the exact language.
as far a. possible. that was used Put II
,n the first person. I said 20 the Commo-
do,a as far ~ vou can rcSNOllsS'.
As far as | can recollect, Mr. Hode-on
,esn,pd..d Il said Ia the Commodore that
+ a.. Te,ns was very clos ~ our starboard
I hand and II W. turned - s'arbnard We
would either run very close into her. com"