Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-01

Mr. Rlyner while reading from Admiral
Evans book "A Sailors Log. pat The
question:
Have you ever stated tquoting from
Admiral Evans book. 1. Of course, took
it for granted that the commodore under
stood those signals as well as did. 9th
erwise | should have informed him OF
their significance?
That is absolutely fact replied tn,
witness.
Therefore you did take It for granted
nais?-.
Il did
He could not have understood the sig
mails unless h. knew something about IL.
could he"
4 took it for granted he understood it.
Well YOU found ont that he did not
understand it, did yoI not'''
MIR. Rayncr questioned Admiral Eyans
concerning the signals as displayed on
the coast near Cienfucccs which tn al
m'ral said the officer ~ the deck h1d
told him had been seen May - but tn
sation with -ifmirdl Schlcy about thetc
lights ana had made no report Ia him as
To- their appearance or Significance.
Nj Rayncr then asked Admiral Evans
If h. bad seen the official chart showing
the position Of the Brooklyn and UtIcr
hlltl,> hiIS on the day uf the battle on
Santiago, july >. l>9N. The admiral re-
piled that he had seen tn chart but that
Mr. Eayncr: "Wh,u lid VIII first know
about ;hc turn pi The brooklyn, IS N"u
say. il short distance from the Texas
When ! saw her cross the bow If th'
Texas
ID" You rccollect the conversation yo-
had with Commodore : hl"t The 9Th "f
july. tho second DAY after the hattie. r.
gdrdiuS the loop of tn" BROOKLYN
"N". Sir. 4" rot. doa't remcmbcr
the Subject nj all.
Won ~ rot rccnlrct that Cpmmnipr,
-. Ill ia hot .
was the BROOKLYN ana not the Texas thar
mud" the tIrn?
~ n'vcy inaE ncd anything cf TIE sort NJ
't'iV" briefly tn" iurport Of NOU- con-
N,r<at!nn with Commodore Schi,N.
Briefly. rs ! r'cu lcct thu Cnuvors I'll ~.
hC was talking la a person named Gira-
ham. He was sitting at his desk writ
ing. walked into his cabin "a make ID
7, port. He pat his hand on my shoulder
ara said: Bobby. | am just writing my
report Of tn" hattic Of the 81 of July
nay" Sdld II You That yaI handled you:
ship with con Summatc skin Then re IN
irudGC"d me- To Mr.. Graham. Then Capt
cook came in any asked me if I would
tel him whether III, POSITION of certain
ships was correct. which came out FIRST.
ETC.; that ho had been ittir confGsod
in his mind We talked few minutes
and then went into capt. Cooks cab
in.
You do not rccoli, ct the conversation.
going over the particulars Of the tWn
that the Brooklyn made ana the remark
that Commodore Schley made at that
time about capt. Philip when You Sane
y"u thought it was Cant; Philip IF the
Texas who made the turn
II never said that Absolutely | never
said such n thing. because the Texas was
riGht under my eye all the time. She
never turned at all
Concerning the position of the BROOKLYN
and the Texas on the day of the battle
the witness said: The Brooklyn was
dangerously near the Texas. ! should
= ksslI .Af h.ay
What was your position Just at that
time when she crossed the course Of the
Texas. relative to the Brooklyn and
Texas
The Iowa was heading straight in for
the Spanish fleet, 10 intercept the Wis
caya at that time. She was heading more
to the northward than the Texas. The
Texas was headed off more to the west.
When | saw the Brooklyn the third time
heading south.
When did you see her next, if at all'"
After the Oquendo went ashore my at
tention was called to the Brooklyn by
someone on the bridge who remarked: IS
the BROOKLYN knocked out: She was
then hotly engaged with her starhoard
battery. She was headed parallel with
the course of the Colon. | should say"
Mr.. Rayner questioned the witness with
reference to statements made i'll his tAd-
he had ever said he felt reasonably sure
| that the Spanish fleet was in the harbor
at santiago. The witness said that he
had made that statement. but that il was
a conclusion based on the fact that the
Spaniards were not at Cienfuegos. that
they had not gone westward and that
| from a military point of view Santiago
was the place where they were most apt
| to be.
That was simply your opinion then
ana NOT matter of information" sug-
sested Mr.. Rayner. to which the witness
replied IN the affirmative.
Mr. Rayner then remarked that he had
never before entirely understood upon
upon what the admiral based his state
| ments.
II think you did" said the admiral.
Il assure you ! had never read il be-
| lore. responded Mr.. Rayner.
/ You have read it three times to me,
so that you cannot say that you never
read the statement before
Admiral Dewey: Remarks will be con-
hned to questions and answers.
! Admiral Evans then in response to A
question from Mr.. Rayner. said that he
mad been called to the deck of the Iowa
on the evening of July End by Lieut. Hill.
who was the officer of the deck and who
had called his attention to columns Of
smoke rising from the entrance to the
harbor- The lieutenant had remarked
| that it was his opinion that the Spau-
iards We're preparing to come out, but he
| tAdmiral Evans) expressed the opinion