The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-25

he walked around to the end of the
table to administer the oath.
Capt. Clark at first spoke in an I'M
dertone. and was two or three times
requested to raise his voice. This he
did as he progressed, and was soon dis
tinctly heard in the vicinity of the
court.
Capt Clark described the chase after
the Spanish ships on July and said
he was afraid at one time the Oregon
would have to sustain the concentrate
ed fire of several of the Spanish ships
Just then the smoke lifted and he saw
the Brooklyn.
"She was forward of our port beam"
he said. land broadside to the enemy's
fleet. The two vessels retained their
relative positions approximately to the
end of the battle, the Brooklyn steam
ing near straight ahead, / should
Judge and engaging any and all of the
Spanish ships, the Oregon endeavor-
ing to come to close action with the
sternmost one and when she was drawn
out of action we kept on after the next
one"
Mr.. Rayner: did you get signals
from the Brooklyn on the day of bat
tle?"
Yes. sir"
Cook Recalls Signals.
Can you recall what they were?"
ION my own knowledge and remem-
brance, the signals that impressed
themselves upon me at the time were,
Follow the flag. l had repeated this
to the vessels following, thinking that
they might not see the Brooklyn, and
might see us. / remember another sig
nal One of my compartments filed
with water / recollect IL because IL
perplexed me a little. I was fearful
that the Brooklyn might have to haul
out of action and run in shore, and
concluded that 1t was given to me as
a warning in case she did haul out
| that I would be prepared to lookout
| for the chase alone, and not to pay
any attention TO her, and that she
| would look out for herself. / also re-
member signal because did not I'M
! derstand it at first The enemys ship
| appears to have been built in italy
| To which / told the signal officer to
| answer, She will end on the coast of
| Cuba l also remember a signal, Con-
| gratulations over the grand victory and
thanks for your splendid assistance.
Capt. Clark described an incident in
the cabin Of the New York after the
battle Of July 3. saying:
schley always Ready.
"a Spanish battleship was reported
by Capt. Eaton of the Resolute. She
had arrived off Santiago, and 1 think
he said he had been pursued by her.
The Admiral did not seem to be I'M
pressed by that. He seemed incredu-
lous, but / remarked that it must be
Camara's feet, but they had arrived
too late. The Admiral did not assent.
Finally, he said: Well, Clark you will
have to go after that ship. and be-
lieving as l did that there was really
Spanish vessel there, I said Admiral,
in war we ought TO overpower the enc
Brooklyn go along? He turned and
said, Certainly, Schley; you go also
then felt that had perhaps assumed
too much in speaking to an admiral
and suggesting that a commodore also
accompany me. l turned to the Com
modore and said, Commodore, we have
knocked out several vessels this morn
ing. We can another, can't we? He
said, Certainly we can. Come on He
then started over the side, and start
ed after hin. for my boat on the other
side. What impressed me was his
CHEEKY manner Of approving of my
having mentioned his going. and that
he had no feeling against me for mem
tioning 1t as a senior and was rather
approving in his manner"
On cross-examination the witness
SAID that the Ofder unQer WHICH ne
closed in was a standing order, as was
the order to attack at once in case
the enemy appeared.
Il think" he said, that everybody
started in when the enemy's vessels
appeared in sight it was their duty to
attack, and l remember that / had
feeling of satisfaction at that time
that there was a standing order to
close in because of the possibility or
accident in executing that movement"
Brooklyn Engaged Four.
Capt. Clark said the Brooklyn had
at one time during the engagement
engaged four different vessels, saying
that she was alongside all four of the
enemys ships, and in response to a
question from Mr.. Hanna as to wheth-
er there were not other American YES
sells engaged at the same time, he said:
1.-THE Oregon was firing as fast as
she could with her bow guns"
did you fire the 13-inch gun in pur-
suance of a signal from the BROOKLYN"
Mr.. Hanna asked.
mo; the 13-inch guns were fired after
a conference with officers on board the
Oregon. If any signal was made from
the Brooklyn, l did not see it, and 1t
was not reported to me"
After luncheon Capt. Clark was
briefly questioned by Mr.. Rayner and
the court. and then Admiral Schley
was called