Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-25

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commandments filed with water l
recollect it becausesit perpleXed me n
little. was fearful that the Brook
lyn might have to haul out of action
and run in shore and concluded II
was given tn me as II warning in case
she did haul out that would be pre-
pared to look out for the chase alone
and not pay any more attention to her
and that she would look out for her
| self | also remember a signal be-
cause l did not understand ii at first.
| the enemy's ship appears to have been
built in Italy To which | told the
signal officer to answer she will end
on the coast of Cuba.
Can you tell me with how many
ships the Brooklyn was engaged when
the smoke lifted and YOU saw her on
her westward course" she must
have been engaged with all four
| Did you see the turn of the Hrook-
| lyn:" No, sir. ! never saw the Brook
lyn until I came out of the smoke
| How did the Brooklyn's fire appear
to you at the time?" Il remember
nothing about that. l remember see
| ing her. 1t made deep impression
upon me to find her there and I felt
that we should mutually support and
sustain each other"
Did you see the commodore on the
day of the battle of July So Yes,
sir
"Will you kindly state when and
whore you saw him." After the New
York came up. after the surrender of
the Colon
Was there any conversation held
between YOU and the commodore On
board the New York." "A Spanish
pattleship was reported by Capt. Eaton
of the Resoutc. She had arrived off
Santiago and l think he said he had
teen pursued by her. Admiral Samp-
son did not seem to he impressed by
that. He seemed inCredulous. but
remarked that il must be Camara $
fleet. The admiral did not assent. Fin
ally he said: Well. Clark. you will
have to go after that ship. and believ-
ing, as l did. that there was really Il
Spanish vessel there, | said: Admiral.
in war We ought to overpower an en-
emy if possible. why could not tn"
Brooklyn 80 along" He turned and
said: Certainly. Schley. you go also |
then felt thar ! had perhaps assumed
TO" much in speaking to an admiral
and suggesting that q commodore also
accompany me. turned 10 the COM
modore and said: Commodore. We
nave Knocked out several vessels. this
morning; we can anotheH can't We
II" sald: 'ertaihl' We can. come on
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- II nm ~ iilH "o'' "i rs
'''' ''"' i''p' eH"V'' iiT "d>
h'E 'hefiF manner oi approving OF my
having mentioned his going and that
he mad no feeling against me- for men
tioning that rs a senior and was rather
approving in his manner"
Cartain Clark's eNamimation-ir-ch -chiaf
occupied II minutes aud ~ ~ minutes
To l. AR. Hanna began thc cgoss-eXam-
ination. did you." he asked III his
first question. see the Io,va during the
first portion Of the engagement
Yes. replied th" witness II SAW til"
iowa standing in toward the entrance
of the halbor and her position was a
little - westward of the oregon n
Later | saw her again So near was
fearful the two ships would coliide
Consequently | gave the order hard /"
starboard' ana cleared her. never
saw the Iowa again during tn" &c
uon.'
Responding u a request from NJ
Hanna, capt Clark described the man
re. in which the Spanish shius cam
cut Of the harbor He said rhov waro
moving nj = very high rate of snesd
Cant C,ars was ou.stior.I rarar,
iro bic sto,a,,ant ,hat ,tn p.o9,.,,.
had at ono ,ir,,a d,,r;ns ,,t n,aa",nan! uonl,' -
ar@asaJ az tonr disTaran7 a hna,,r @ aa5 ner
6rn,aJ bis nra,,io,,e tas,in,hr,. sa,.;r,,
TIA, sb. was a,onas;da al Sa,,,. g. ,t,9 ,i,,'
enemv.s ships and in rasno9,s. ~ & q 70 Il" y