The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-19

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Captain Hannum was then excused
and Lieutenant Thomas T. Carter.
passed assistant engineer, who was in
charge of the machinery of the main
engines Of the Brooklyn during the
Santiago campaign, was called In
reply to a request from Mr.. Raynor
he gave a statement concerning the
condition of the engines of the Brook
Ign on the morning of the battle of
July 3, saying:
The after main engines were not
used The forward main engines were
disconnected from the forward ones
and steam was on in three boilers"
NJ RaynOr-Can you tell me what
went on in the engine rooms during
the action, with respect to increasing
the speed of the ship?
Every effort was made to econo-
: mize steam and get the most power
out of II, the most turns of the en-
CINE There was a steady increase in
the number Of the turns of the engines
I from the beginning TO the end. -
Were the engines at any time
stopped, reversed or slowed?"
Engines Kept Going.
THE engines were not at any time
during the battle stopped or reversed.
I have no recollection of their ever
having been slowed. They certainly
were not stopped nor reversed"
When asked if he had received any
tie, the witness replied that he had,
and that some of the messages We're
from Commodore Schley, others from
Captain Cook and still others from
Assistant Engineer Ryan.
Lieutenant Carter was then excused,
and w p. CrOnin, an ensign. who
served as signal officer on the Brook
lyn during the Cuban campaign. was
called. Mr.. Raynor asked him whether
ne remembered a message from the
+ Scorpion to the Brooklyn on May 10,
as he was going from Key West to
/ Clenfuegos. The witness replied:
Yes. sir. That morning 1 was on
watch on the after bridge of the Brook
| lyn. We sighted three ships bound
for Key West; one of which was a
converted yacht. The Scorpion left the
column and went over toward the
yacht and communicated with her.
/ The Scorpion came back and commu-
nicated a megaphOne message to the
/ Brooklyn. The substance of this mes
| sage was that the Nashville was re-
/ turning to Key West broken down.
| that the Cincinnati and Nesuvius We're
patr0lling Yucatan channel and that
seen nothing of the Spaniards at Glen
/ fuegOs."
Weather Was Rough.
Relating his experience during the
/ voyage from Cienfuegos to Santiago,
/ he said
1T was the toughest weather we had
| had since 1 had been on the Brooklyn.
I The ship had more motion than / have
seen her have. 1t was a short, heavy
/ head sea"
Mr.. Cronin continued his testimony
J at the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion. He related the details of the bat
| tie of July 3 and described the turn
/ Of the BROOKLYN He observed. he said,
/ that the first ship appeared TO be
/ heading toward the Brooklyn Great
/ ing the impression that either she
meant ito ram the Brooklyn or the
/ Brooklyn to ram her. This contingent
/ cy, however, was averted by both tbs
Brooklyn and the Spanish ships putting
/ the helm to port.
When Mr. CrOnin was excused George
| Fl. WarfOrd, who was carpenter on the
| Brooklyn. was called. Describing the
| battle of July 3 he said that early in
/ the action the order was passed BY a
/ marine orderly, stand by to ram -
He also said that later and during the
| chase he had seen the Viscaya turn
as if to ram the Brooklyn before the
[ former went ashore. He said he had
made a personal examination of the
/ Brooklyn after the battle and had
| found that she had been struck thirty
| times. Mr.. Warford said that Commo-
/ dOre Schley's conduct and bearing dur
| ing the battle were that of a fearless
ofncer- He said that during the en-
[ gagement the turning tank of the
[ Brooklyn filled with water
Witness is Contradicted.
When Mr.. Warford was excused ]. L.
Hunly. who was chief machinist on
| the Texas during the battle of July
3, was called. He said that during the
! engagement he had been on duty at
| the throttle of the port engine. He
| said in response to a question by Mr..
/ RaynOr that he knew Alfred Claxton.
who had previously testified that on the
day of the battle he was standing at
/ the throttle of the port engine.
rs that cOrrect?'' asked Mr.. Raynor,
/ quoting ClaxtOn's testimony.
mo. sir the witness replied.
Was the port engine of the Texas
| either stopped or backed?"
mo, sir
Was it slowed DOWN."
Slowed down, yes, sir"
Mr.. Hanna cross examined Mr.. Hun
/ ", who said that he had been on duty
all the time during the battle.
is there anything to fix the signals
I given in your mind?''
Nothing at all. I don't remember
stopping or backing. The only orders !
! remember were to slow down and for
/ full speed.
DO you know of anything that was
done on the starboard side?'
II do not"
Mr.. Hunly was then excused and
% j.
sistant engineer on the Brooklyn was
Z introduced. Describing the battle off
| Santiago. the witness said:
When Ellis Was Killed.
q passed ranges from Yeoman Ellis
/ into the forward turret until Ellis was
I killed. These ranges varied. The las;
/ range made a mistake in passing. !
| thought ne said 200 when he said 1 1O0
| yards"
Were you present when Ellis was
/ killed."
! Yes, sir. 1 was standing alongside
/ of him. A shell from what 1 thought
/ was the Colon struck him in the face
and took his head off. We attempted
/ at first to drop his body overheard on
account of the blood on the deck. but
the commodore said to carry him aft
not to throw him overheard. and that
/ he should be buried on land"
Did you see Commodore Schley
/ about that time2'
"All the time"
What was his manner and bearing
I as they impressed your"
Admirable / thought"
Was his position one of danger?''
His position was on a little bridge
built around the corning tower. and
be was on the fighting side of the ship
az the time. as far as / could see"
Was that an exposed position?"
"All the time"
Tells of Eastern Campaign.
When Lieutenant Ryan had con
Guided. Lieutenant b w Wells ir