Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-24

lyn. saying: "At the time ! was aloft
on the signal yard ] saw them IRE
from the Brooklyn with her starboaid
forward eight-inch guns, and ! noticed
her shots appeared to fall very short
In fact. towards the end Of the chase
| saw no shots from the Brooklyn that
reached from the Colon"
on cross-examinatiOn, the witness
said that the extreme range of the
eight-lnch guns, such as We're used on
the Brook Ign, was 5000 yards. He
also. at Capt. Lemly's suggestion. re-
iterated his testimony concerning the
Texas when passed by the Oregon at
the beginning OF the battle. He re-
peated that the vessel was not appar-
entity making Roadway, but he could
not testify, he said, that she was lying
dead In the water.
How did the Brooklyn bear when
you went aloft on the signal yard TO
the Oregon"
II should Judge that she was about
between two and three points, nearer
two points, forward on the port BEAM
and certainly mile away"
"How aid she appear TO be heading
relative TO the Oregon and the Spanish
vessels at that time"
"She appeared to be heading for the
land beyond the Colon with the inten-
ton Of cutting on that vessel"
(Which vessel, the Brooklyn or the
Oregon. was nearer the Colon when Il
went ashore?"
THAT Is very difficult TO say Prac-
tically the two vessels were on the
same circle. Probably the BROOKLYN
was q short distance nearer. but the
difference was hardly appreolable. The
BROOKLYN was however, 5000 yards or
more from the Colon. This | know
from our bearing and range"
In response to q question from the
court the witness said that he knew
OF the recent Of no signal from the
Brooklyn until well after the chase had
begun. when he had understood that
the Brooklyn had signalled to close up
GUNNER APPLICABLE.
Lieut.. Alderman was succeeded on
the stand by Mr.. f. r. Apologize, who
was a gunner on the Brooklyn during
the Santiago battle.
In reply to a question as to the
amount OF ammunition expended on the
Brooklyn on the day Of the battle, he
replied:
Eve used up $50 five-lnch shells. 1874
eight-lnch, 1900 six-pounders and 400
e-pounders.
During the battle was there any time
within your observation that some Of
the guns OF the Brooklyn could not
have been trained on the enemy?"
mo, sir Some were always In use
during the complete turn"
did you see Commodore Schley dur
ing the actlon?"
Several times, and spoke to him. lie
seemed to be cool calm and collected,
and one who inspired confidence
LIEUT.. L. W. EBERLE,
The next witness was Lieut.. Il. w.
Eberle who was watch and division Of
ilcer on the oregon in the Santiago
campag n. He had charge of the first
gun division, and in that capacity had
direct charge of the forward thirteen
inch turret. He described the Oregon's
passing the Iowa, saying that vessel
was at the time on the inside. The
oregon had, he said, passed within
from 100 to $50 yards OF the Iowa. He
described the end of the various Span
lsh ships and then said the Brooklyn
had stopped about mile and half
from the Colon to the westward, while
.he Oreson had stopped about a mile
from that ship 70 the eastward. The
New York, he SAID, came up about an
hour after the Colon's dag went down.
Lieut.. Eb6rle was crosse examined by
Mr. Hanna, VINO asked: do you recall
amy signals IRON the Brooklyn to the
Oregon at about the time the Viscaya
vent ashore ?"
After The Viscaya went ashore the
Brooklyn slgualed. Wei done. oregon,
After that she signaled, one of my
compartments is full OF water She
made another signal She seems OF
italian build ana Capt Clark told the
signal officer TO make signal. She may
have been Jrlt IN Italy, but she viii
land on the coast of Cuba. We could
not see the men of the Brooklyn, and
It was not therefore sent.
He aided hat from the time the one
gon had left Rio she had been cleared
FOR aouon, 50 as to be ready at any
time. During the engagement the
closest range used by the Oregon was
1900 yards, and that was used on the
Oquendo. he had fred, ali told thirty
four thirteen inch shells
LIEUT.. JOHNSTON.
Lieut.. r. G. Johnston, who was sig
nal officer on the Oregon, gave de-
tailed statement OF the signals between
the Brooklyn and the Oregon during
the engagement OF July 3, These have
an been given by previous witnesses.
During the course OF his testimony,
Nr. Raynor asked. DO you reoollect
signal from the Brooklyn Try one
of your thirteen-nch gunsr"
II do not | did not receive IT,"
How did the Oregon respond TO the
signal. Follow fag?' asked Capt.
Lemly on cross-eXamination.
she followed the general direction of
the flagship, she followed the Spanish
fleet"
"Did she follow the Spanish fleet OF
the Brooklyn
"she did not follow directly either
CO them. She steamed right in for the
way the Spanish Meet was heading
MAI. p. ST. c. MURPHY.
Lieut.. Johnston was followed by Maj.
Paul st. c. Murphy, who commanded
the marines of the flying squadron
during the Cuban campaign. and who
was on the Brooklyn on the day OF the
engagement OF July 3. when he was In
| charge OF the siX-lnch forward gun