The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-15

recolIect clearly, is that this summer
when l met MIN at Newport, he asked
IL II l recalled 1t, and | RECALLED that at
the the time we were turning, after we
mad been turning some time, and after
the helm was put hard aport, he came
across 10 m, me and said: Captain, do you
ship at that time. [ was looking di-
rectly at her, and just about tnen we
were pretty Wen clear of her. ! said:
on, yes. and ne told me that entirely
treasured him, and he walked away.
he dld not make any sugg estion to
you OF you 10 MIN respecting gong IN any
nearer TO be rammeG; the danger from +
torpedo boats or anything of ina. ki:ld?'
Did you use any expression or Ian
guage which could have been understood
by MIN as meaning Damn the Texas?1
Me?' Oh no, L had every reason 10
bless her, not damn her.
How was the turn of the Rrook11,,
written in the Logo?
THE BROOKLYNs LOG. r
so far as 1 know. with port helm
never observed the erasure which | sun
pose you are coming to, until it was
SHOWN to me here in Washington, and 1 |
dld not understand it then. l could not
recall anything in connection with it. 1t
was the custom on board the BROOKLYN for
the smooth log, when it was written. 10
be read by the officers and signed by
I! Ihem, a1terWard by the navigator, when
IL was submitted to me. l sometimes had
time to look at it, and sometimes did
not. do not believe [ looked at if with
IN three or four days after that battle
may nave looked at it, but the first
recollection 1 have of it was when NV
attention was called to the fact that the
navigator wanted to make it more full {
and complete. l said Write If nm as Won
recollect it, and submit it 10 me but NO
changes are to be made under anv CIR
cumStance in the log as it stands now
II can be ADDED to- but not any changes
In the original log So he wrote this !
and signed it. I have since read it. and
do not know which is the best account" .
You You refer now. to the addendum?"
=, Yes: AT that time there was no cues
lon ABOUT the way the ship turned
suppose 1 would have noticed it had IL
Deen d1nerent, but l probably did not see
IL 9ntlI after that change was made.
certainly would have seen it before
DO you recall a visit of Mr.. Sharp to
the Brooklyn and an interview at which
Ine commodore and yourself were pres
emit about the direction In which the
Brooklyn turned on that morning."
NO. | may state I was not present at
any such interview
If the court please, I should like to
hand to the witness a letter apparently
signed by himself and dated Sept. g. 1898. /
The letter which was referred to by Adj
mlral Evans when he was giving his tes- /
that time. An objection was made then. .
counsel suggesting that the proper course
would be when Capt Cook went on the
stand.
LETTER NOT READ
Capt. Cook was handed the letter By
MT. llama to identify.
Admiral Dewey-Has the letter any,
tons?
Judge Advocate-Not specifically
Admiral Dewey-Then 1t better not be
read ="
Capt. Cook-Mr. President, 1 would like
to have 1t read, for this reason: 1t has
been referred to sometimes, and seems TO
convey the idea that there was an issue
between Capt. Evans and myself I think.
as it is on record that such letter has
about this matter.
Admiral Dewey-I do not think 1t has
anything to. do with the case
nature.
Admiral Dewey-AdmIral Evans is not
on trial; Capt Cook is not on trial
Capt. Cook said there was no issue be-
tween himself and Admiral Evans The
letter was not read
The court asked a number of questions
OF capt. Cook, which, with the answers.
were as follows:
How did you become aware of the or
ders under which the flying squadron SAIL
ed May 10 to Cienfuegos?"
conversation with Commodore SchIey.''
what general orders were issued by
Commodore Schley regarding the block
ade of Cienfuegos?''
: cannot recollect that there were any
written orders. / think it was (of course
l understood, being in command of his
flagship understood in consultation with /
the captains in a general way"
Was any effort made by boats of the (
flying squadron to find landing place
near Cienfuegos prior to the arrival OF
the Marblehead?"
None that know Of
Did any conversation take place be-
tween you and Commodore Schley in &c
gard to obtaining information from Com +
mander McCalla when the Marblehead
passed the Brooklyn while the last nam