The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-15

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/ between the rcX1s aud the Iowa"
| Was the starhoard engine OF the Brook
| lyn reversed during that mrnY
/ 1t was not, hccduSc / did not want 20
| lose the speed OF the ship"
/ AT the time you saw the Oregon coming
up out OF the smoke WAS she on your
"starboard quarter"
Aud between you and the Spanish
There mover was anything between us
aud the Spanish ships; she was on our
starhuHrd quarter"
You say YOU heard the commodore SAY
/ an one time Hard aport that was after
you had begun to make the turn and the
helm was hard apuut'
Yes. the helm was aport but not hard
/ aport. My impression is now, although
1t was not az the dine, 1t was about as
. Near tho same time as has hccn given.
There was perfect understanding between
the commodore aud myself Never a qucS
tion of any kind arose during the action.
81 Will ask You II your recollection IS
| clear as TO whether the helm WaS put
hard apoT by yourself hrst or that YOU
did IL In obedience to an order from the
4 commodoreY
II gave the order ON my own RESPONSE
oMtE' ,,,, u,,, a,a yo, ,oor any convc,.
satlon between the commodore and the
navigator
II did not
P'I d, you S,eS any 'oiT'"' o'"''
Mere YOU afraid of being mmmed at
'""yN NO o." r6Src "" Something said about
Nam nut 2G a p2 b,i SiI ncw 6S f1G hcy rod
not ram until thcy got within my turning
v'lV'''
Were you afraid Of hlanketlns the hre
of our nect by turning one way or the
| othert
..W. p,i,ht have dono n by turning the
other way"
H.
'liau you turned WIN N'd'o"dlu 'H
stcad of a mort holm would such action
''>'' " "
have advanced you SO TAR as to bring YOU
, ...., 80 ,h, ono.
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provided they had taken advantage Of
,,., H. 1,,y h,5 continued
their course southwest straight for us ana
t,t,,.. tb,,, ,ritbfu
H'h lUll'" b" as ~" "''"H '""' "''''''
nur Turning circle il would have made
'''
rammmg possible, certainly
Nr Hanna WIN, WINS the conduct and
MI il"hn" NN"' "'9 va"
,,,rt,,,, ~ r,r,,,od,re stbley while under
''''N
fire ON such occasions mat you u"u '"'
.,...t,.. ,, ,t,.,r,ircg
opportunity OF o's''''hs
"I ALWAYS regarded him as an enthusiasts
| ucally brave and patriotic officer. Never
III any o'"'' way
A. tht. mint tba court took its usual
a. '''''
recess Tor luhche"h'
> Continuing his statement after the noon
ro,,ss raptnin Cook said he thought II the
- lV',2S' 49, 'r.,". hnd hrcu backed he
S Vt@,iiG have obser,ad mo movement FOR
' sItGn,oh p" he .1id tho Texas was quite
a. Ti5i7m,c IRON, ms " he recalled IA 6rici
q $3.50, Ian h"t,, .ar Ii,ufpntnt UudEson
p and nimself concerning the Texas while
= ibc Er"ollyu made lis famous loop, lie
{ suid tbat ON thai Uccasl0n Lieutenant llodg
=, Sou had called his attention to the rcxas
i "nd thai he mad replied saving he saw the
ri yrsscl which uodgeon had afterwards told
y tit, Had "urirrly renssurrd him He had
p nnyar himself used the expression, "uamf
| me TtAns. To Iodgson. "On the con
{ rr,ry-' he said 81 had every reason IL
q bless her"
5 Ilr t'ud he had not at the time known
W WHEN en- the lin cntry had at first been TO tn,
-l en'ert that thc helm was put TO starboarc
! and thrn changed 10 helm aport.' he re
Y mcmbcrcd the uddeuda O." me Jog anu con
@ scented that it should be- written, but NJ
r had given Instructions that there shoult
- pr NO change In the original log.
Ia reply to a question 10y the cohrt cap
T. tain Cnnk said TINT hc lid not know %
any efforts tuat had beef, made to ind
II landing plac" Ht tlcntuegos prior 10 ~
{ arrival Of the Marblchrad. He also sai'
?. In reply 10 d question 10y the court ina
). when The Hgg 3qmaron started our si t5Gn
t thought the Spanish Htet was at Glen
k fuegos that the strange conduct OF IN
d they had thought the firing of guns ther
. indicated me presence Of the enemy there
e. lie also SAID ihat S"hmo'Ie ,cl ~. a.
r enthusiastic over being sent 10 the southern
l. coast of Cuba. The court also asked ah"h
s orders for attacking the SpaniaIds ana -
n witness replied that there was no 5peelh
3 orders that he recalled, n4l lnat ny eon
II eral order was to attack whenever the enc
y my should be cncohhtered. ~ 80 49,
d At Cientucgos the AmeriHan meet lay on
II from SIX 10 rlshi tnHSS, ue'ns 'f'iVi
d night than during the ua(' ~,
In reply to ne rourt a nin~ f PS no SIl'
/, on July until Just before the toloh wen
e ashore, when the last engine Was c"hple'
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