New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
"pAMN THE TEXAS
cor,tnued from first paEe.

heiH = clear of the Texas and brought around
as, belm hard a-port, until she brought in sight
W. leading Spanish vessel which was then the
,e the Teresa having fallen off and gone in
aokinp a berth. As soon around
e. .ha ,roper position the helm was eased so that
o ,sraIleled the course Of the Viscaya, which at
-. ,,n,e was about 200 $500 yards star
- ~. borv The Colon probably on the beam
,,..ta forward of the BEAM the OQuendo abaft
- s,arboard beam. The oquendo very soon fell
W I'D ran ashore on fire. and then We devoted
-, at,ention solely 10 the Colon and viscaya."
PROXIMITY TO THE TEXAS
Tho -Advocate-How was the Texas to
80, r-,okIvn when the latter crossed her bow?
~ suppose it was about 25o to 800 yards"
.tyaya YOU ever given this estimate as nearer
than that?'
yes sir"
l.vvhat have you given before?'
..one hundred and fifty yards"
why do you change II now?
arscsuse I have read from my notes, written
.s dew after the battle, and from notes I used on
enc hoard of navigators. / concluded from these
.ho, NV estimate that time. when gave 1t from
,-5 N go yards, was Also. l very
,cb influenced by the thought that the navigat-
&c. officer Of the Texas would not think it was
lees than one hundred and fifty yards"
.Just read your entry from your notes.
The witness (reading)-"we quickly put our helm
,o mort and then around to starboard passing we'll
N'-N
day after the battle
as there any reference 10 the distance you
sre from the Texas in those notes7"
..No, sir"
..Do YOU remember whether anything said
.bout blanketing the fire OF the Texas at that
ame?"
when I told the Commodore l thought We would
YIN into the Texas think did say that We might
get shot from one OF her big guns"
~tIsve YOU ever said that you skittish'
,t,sc
"Well 'skittish' about II. l thought we
ere going TO have collision very likely with the
Texas"
How was the collision avoided from what you
tnow of your knowledge?'
a'By our getting around quick passed ahead
Of her."
~You cannot tell what done aboard the
Texas?"
81 have idea
CHANGES IN BRooKLYN's LOG.
The Judge Advocate then questioned Commander
Hodeson about cha lges In the log of the Brooklyn.
giving the account of the famous loop. The wit
ness said that Lieutenant Doyle had written It. but
the witness had given Doyle all the data for IT.
What information did you give him referring TO
,be direction in which the helm was put in turning
the vesse?"
81 told him the helm put a-port. If men,
toned that particular incident"
do you remember whether you mentioned it or
not?'
NO am not sure that mentioned It, except
that we turned around to head for the Spanish
ships / may not have mentioned which way the
helm was put but If mentioned 1t at ALL men
TONED that turn starboard."
THAT was a very important movement, was it
no?"
Yes sir: ! put IL in my log
What do you by your log?'
well the log of the forenoon and afternoon
watch was written up by Lieutenant Doyle and
Lieutenant Webster. but as both those gentlemen
had BEEN one in the turret and the other the
gun deck, fighting the batteries. I gave them a
number Of points that might enable them to write
their deck log correctly After they had written
up their logs / went TO the captain and told him
would Ike TO put in little information of my own
10 make il more complete and there was an ad-
denda written that d-y by myself. and think in
that will be found the way the helm put"
When that addenda made and put in?"
Before Of the day following the log
was generally copied before noon"
DO you remember any discussion on board the
Brooklyn the direction that the helm was
put when she made what is known the loop .
We'll think / remember the fact OF putting an
interlreation in this log. because
made Of that word starboard.' and suggested put
ing in thc explanatory words that we cleared the
Texas
do you remember whether any change made
in the logbook in the recording of the direction in
which the helm originally put?
i think i remember that erasure The word
starboard' was erased. and the word port sub
stituted"
DO you remember discussing that with any one
In the presence of Commodore schey and Captain
Cook?"
u do not"
REASON FOR THE TURN.
How was it first brought to your attention that
y was entered IN the body of the log that the helm
0as put TO starboard?"
Very likely by the watch officer desiring to make
an erasure in the log after had examined it,"
do you remember when. if at all, you under
took TO check the log. as written to show whether
these points were correctly entered In the logbook
not?"
NO. do not, except that il is more probab BILE
.flis was all done before noon of the succeeding
oay' because the log generally given to the
captain by noon
Do you regard that a correct entry in the log
oook that the helm was put TO port in order to
bring the starboard battery TO bear?"
No that was not the for which the helm
was put to port. II was put to port to bring the
brooklyn around as quickly possible to head off
The Spanish vessels"
Would not the Brooklyn have been brought
around quicker If the helm had been put TO star
BOARD, as it was recorded In the logbook origi-
nalIy?"
Il think she would"
These words. swinging clear of the fire of the
Texas. Are they rieht?'
That is right. That is point that impressed
me Fortunately we got around without having one
vi the IeXas's guns fired u.s.
ne words, clear Of the fire OF the Texas, are
'he interlined words. they not?"
They are"
Dld you give any specific instructions or make
any specific suggestions TO the officer who wrote
tne log with regard putting in those words?"
thlhk 1t is very possible did. / think II more
tan probable that did. because that was the fact
'nat Impressed the result of swinging with
e port helm was very thankful we cleared the
Texas and her fire."
When those words put in relative to the
iaiise IN the logbook from 'starboard TO 'port?'
cannot say. / was not that time contem-