The evening world., 1901-09-30

disabled at the fire from the extreme
elevation. After that We stood a mile
and a half. possibly two miles. to our
biockadIng station again. That VAS ell
saw done to injurc the Colon
Santiago Blockade.
The witness was then asked about the
blockade or Santiago under Commodore
Sshley. He said the squadron stood
seven or eight miles out during the day.
time and little further out mt night.
with the Vixen and the Marblehead on
the inside at night.
The Judge Advocate asked the witness
concerning n statement by a lleutensnt
Navy Department. to the effect that At
dark the American ships Withdrew TO
the southwnrd. disappearing. The In
PRODUCTION Of this book was objected to
and Admiral Dewey said:
THE witness hns already told what
distance was maintained By the fleet
We don't care for that kind Of inforina-
ton. Admiral Evans was there and can
answer for himself. We want facts: not
newspaper articles
After describing the battle ofr San;
tiaso. Admiral Evans said: Admiral
and the Brooklyn 10 the left
Admiral Lemly-Do you = remember
what vessels were between them?
The only vessel between the Iowa and
serving the movements OF the brooklyn
on this occnsion7''
You mean during the battle?''
II mean the beginning OF the battle.
Texas In the Way.
s"I saw the BROOKLYN when the fight
began. When I reachcd the bridge OF
the westward. headed, l should say.
northwest. Tha, was Just as the fight
hesan. 80. .,,,,. a., .,,.
westward very fast. firing her port bat
terry. htided northwest toward the head
OF the Spanish column. I did not Sc"
the brooklyn again until my attention
was directed 10 her by the navigator
Lock out. Captain. for the Texss. !!
went on the port bridge. where n.
navigator was standing. and ! said:
Where the devil IL the Texas?'
1.-The navigator said: Here she Is.
sir. In the smoke -,
~ said TO myself. Capt. Philip will
look after the Texas and went below.
out again: Look out. Captain. you Will
run Into the Texas
81 walked over to the port side OF IN"
bridge and saw the Brnoklyn's smoke
ing directly across the bows OF the
Texas. The Texas was apparently back
Ing and dangerously close to the Iowa,
''The BROOKLYN seemed to he 100 yards
directly In front OF the Texas. cased
the helm Of the Iowa little. ported
her n little and Just NJ tina; moment
the Oregon came through my lee and
passed between me and the Texas and
the three boats were punched together.
The Sea Was Had.
The !irs, new witneAs OF the lay was
Comma nder James II. Miller. who was
In command OF :he collier Mer-inac
while that vessel was - part Of admiral
Schley's FlyIng Squadron.
Commander Miller said that he had
assumed command OF the Merrimac on
April II. AT Norfolk. lie had taken on
board at Lambert's Point soon afterward
about 5000 tons Of coal.
His vessel had. he said. heen capable
at flrst Of making between nine aud ten
knots, but afterward he had trouble
May o and "a he would have hes!tated
in trying to secure n speed OF more than
seven or eight knots.
lie read from the colller's log to- show
that the Iowa. Massachusctts and Cas-
tine had been coalcd on the I'D ana
Ing Of any vessel on the 18th or 18th.
the time consumed In proceeding from
Cienfuegos to Santiago.
"'Thc sea-" ne said. ION the 18th was
nasty. quite nasty. The Merrimac being
q heavy weasel, It's speed was affected.
but Y I had had q smaller y. vessel !: