The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-03


there, as I know now. but when I was
in the starboard tUrret we lost sight OF
the ships. because they were on our port
bow"
The effect then. OF putting tbs helm
aport, omitting the interlined words. in
order to bring the starboard battery 70
bear would be TO send Tie vessel through
more than $50 degrees. would it not, in
turning?
Certainly, yes. We were haded about
northeast and that would mean more than
$50 degrees.
''The cheaper way would have been to
put the helm starbOard. would il not?
i am not prepared to say"
If the ship was headed northeast and
the chase was going nearly west, or Ia a
westward course?"
Yes. you could make the turn that
way"
DO you. Of your own knowledge know
of anything to prevent your turning
When I was OF top OF the starboard
turret it looked very much TO me as
though we were going to have general
melee or mix up with the Spanish ships.
How far were they from you at that
tirne?"
When we took them up on the star
board quarter after we made part Of the
turn. as I remember the range. it was
1900 yards"
How do you verify that rarge?"
''I have no way Of verifying that. We
had to take the range given to US.
What mean by verifying is as 70
whether or not shots were fired at that
range ana how they fell?'
4 dsd lot see the shots I fired at that
range. fired one. I know
Mr.. Raynor then took the witness and
asked him if it were not true that the
change in the log was net due to an err
ror or the part Of The witness and 10 no
desire upon the part Of anybody TO falsify
the facts?
absolutely" was the response.
And tie error" continued Mr.. Raynor
occurred. as I understood you to say. in
this way. That during the action YOU
could not see on account OF the smoke
and thought the ship did turn with a
starboard helm ana was so entered2"
Yes. was the reply. we lost track o.,
the enemy in he first instance ard the
port battery by our own bow shutting the
enemy cut and showing that at that time
we must have had our helm a litrle star
board, or the enemy was going with star
board helm"
And then whwen you learned that you
haG been mistaken. you made the
changer"
4 changed the entry, and I think thar
If you had the rough copy here YOU would
find it was changed in my own handwrit-
ing
Mr. Raynor then stated 10 tho court
that it was his desire 10 treat Lieuten-
ant Doyle as a witness Tor Admiral
Schley. To this the court asseuted anL
Mr. Raynor asked the witness a series OF
questions calculated 10 bring out . bTief
history of the Brooklyns part IN the San
tiagO campaign and full statement ot
his observations while an officer on board
that vessel.
Mr. Doyle said in response 20 these
questions that while at Key West which
port the Brooklyn had left at the head
of the flying squadron on May 49, 1895.
he had heard nothing of the Spanish fleet,
nor had he then been informed of a secret
code of signals arranged by Captain Nc
Gala for communicating with the Cuban
Insurgents Relating the particulars OF
squadron from the 2lst TO the 18th OF May.
Lieutenant DOYLE said he recalled the
arrival of the Iowa and the Dup0n of
Cienfueg0s on May .. Of the Hawk Oh
the 23rd and OF the Marblehead on the
oath. He said that he had observed three
lights which looked like bonhres on the
shore each night that the squadron lay
off Cienfuegos, but neither he nor any one
else on board, so fer as he knew. under
stood their purport. He also told Of "A
reconnaissance of the harbor OF Cienfue-
gos on the evening of the 22nd of May
Of the conversation with the officers Of
the British ship Adula. and Of the ar
rival Of the Marblehead and the depart
ure of the entire squadron for Sauugo
after the last mentioned vessel had COM
munication with the Cubans asore- Then,
he said on the night Of the 2ith ships
formed IN squadron and started east
ward. the speed at first being nine knots
an hour. but afterwards being reduced
to accommodate the small vessel the
Vixen and the Eagle When they made
their start there was quite a surf, long
swell of the sea" and on the 9th the
weather was stiu worse. making it very
difficult for the yachts TO keep up.
Lieutenant Doyle placed the distance Of
the American feet of Santiago from the
mouth Of the harbor at from three 10
four miles and said there were picket
boats on the inside % the line speak
ing OF the bombardmeut OF the Colon on f.
the 3lst OF May he and MI Rayner de- /
signaling Il as a reconnaissance. Ileuteu- &
ant Doyle said that its effect had been f
10 develop the fact that the Spaniards f.
had no guns in their land batteries.
Here Dir. Eayner asked, when was (
the circular form Of blockade con- (
mencedT
While TO mention was made ~ The .
name OF admiral Sampson. this question I.
was evidently regarded as an attempt %
bring his blockade into the case Tor nar- 1
pose of comparison and Captaia Lemiey .
was prompt in noting sharp and visor- +
Gus objection. Without waiting for any
argument on the pollt tire coa-t inu-e-
diateIv announced brief recess. THe
members retired for minnie O. two aId
v-he uthev returned Admiral Dewey ssii-
The court decides that aH 7re9tic1s
relating to the blockade OF santizr0 rurt .
be confined 70 the time pror 20 Che ar-
OHCouqhs