Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-19

While Ensign Marble was on the
stand for the purpose Of correcting his
| former testimony. he was further in
| terrogated by Judge Advocate Lemly
concerning the conversation between
| Capt. Sigsbce of the 81. Paul. and Com
| modoie Schiey. overheard by III" wit
ness when capt. sigsbee came aboard
the BROOKLYN off Santiago. May Is.
capt. Lemly asked May not capt.
Sigsbee have said. / have been here
about 4 week and have not seen any
| thing If them. or words to that effect
| meaning the Spanish fleet mo. sir.
as ! remember it. he said they could
not be here unless | knew it,
To whom We're these remarks ad-
| dressed solely? Were they addressed
| to you at all?" No. sin"
| Cnder the circumstances may YOU
not have failed 10 hear nj that capt.
Sigsbee saidc' After hearing the con
| rersation which | have given, capt.
| Sissbce and the commodore walked
aft, So could not hear what was said.
and | went below.
Lieut.. commander Nicholson Of the
| Oregon, was then called ana began his
| July .. which he had observed as a
| navigator of the Oregon. He was. he
| said. on the deck Of his vessel, and
| Iddcd: "bccupyinc the position | did
| during the day Of the engag cement,
| necessarily saw considerable Of it. The
! incidents of that day commenced about
| go or five minutes before, when the
| iiSt call to quarters had been sounded
| Then the Spanish ships were seen COM
ng out Of the harbor. were seen in
act by practically the whole crew at
| The same time.
When the first ship started to 20
around the cry Went up There they
90, looked toward the harbor. and
5av the first ship. Her bow WAS maxi
NJ turn into the last reach of the
Iarbor on her way out. She was fol-
owed in succession by the others. |
vent to my station. first on the bridge
han down to the coming tower and
Jaw that the proper connections were
made. In the meantime the signal had
leen sounded to general quarters and
~ this time steam was coming up. all
he boilers and blowers We're going full
tilt. and Il few minutes afterward Can't
clark came up.
we turned the ship. going slowly at
i"st. the speed increasing all the time
Turned ship with Starboard helm and
started in toward the enemy. They
anne out at full speed apparently
'astcr than we We're at this time. BY
he time We were Strengthened out well
% the westward they We're all ahead
If US. The Iowa started in. she being
the westward of us, apparently got
in closer to the enemy than we did be-
cause we passed under her stern. A
eW minutes after that. on our course
to the westward we passed under the
stern Of the Texas. apparently still in
he water. | called Capt. Clark'S at
enlion 10 this OF course. firing COM
nenccd on both sides ut the time the
INST ship cleared the mouth of the har-
or. We returned the fire at long
'angc. probably 81. to 4 miles off at
hat point.
when we crossed under the Texas
'tcrn We saw the Iowa coming out on
course nearly parallel to converg-
ne course with ours. | noticed her a
title abaft our Starboar,i beam. Capt.
Clark at the same time noticed her
and called my attention to her and
old NE to hook out and avoid col
l;sion. No collision was very immf-