The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-30
-FOUR AT A TINE.
This Is What Capt, cla'k Of the
Oregon Says
THE BROOKLYN FOUGHT
Whsn Tha Spanish FiesS Was
Destroyed by schley al
the gagtle sf
Santiago.

! kNS 90SCI5 Il
Santiago.
Gallant Captain Clark, of the Ore
| gop, testified before the Sohley Court
Of Enquiry on Thursday. The large
| audierce manifested signs Of interest Of
the qapiaia Of the Oregon approached
tie 1itaeEs stand. Re proved to be &
msr Of goc3ly proportions with o broWr
mu5tsoae and dark complexion. Ad'
mirsi Dewey smiled SIS he wslked
around to the end Of the table TO I'D.
minister the osth. Capt. CiSrk st first
spoke IL an uadartope and vas two or
!hree sinea requsatea to rsiss his voice.
! This he did as he progress ID and was
soon distinctly heard in the vicinity of
the cours.
Capt. Clerk described the chase after
the Spanish ahias on July 3 and said
be vss strsid st ors time the Oregon
would ba7e 10 suftain the concentrated
fce Of several Scaoish ships. Just
then the smoks lifted and he saw the
Brooklyn.
"Shs vas well forward Of cur port
BEAM" be said, ''aLd brosd.ide to the
enemy's Ae7t. The two vessels retained
their relative petitions approximately
TO tie end Of the bsttle, the Brooklyn
stesmirs nesr straight ahead, should
Judge, snd engaging any and all Of the
Spanish ships, the Oregon endea7oring
to cone to close action With the stern
most o1e, and Rhau SIZE vas driven out
Of sotion We kept en- after the next
one."
Mr.. Rs3no5:. 'Dii you get sny sig
1a!s from tie Brooklyn on the day Of
baesla?"
Yes, SIR"
'Cal ycu recall Whist shey wers?'
Goa my own knowledge and remem-
.b-ance the signals that impressed
themselves upon me st the time were
Follow the deg.' had repeated to
the vessels following, thinking that
they might Tot zee the Brooklyn, and
mig ght see u. I rem; mber another sig
nal. 'One Of mS Compartments filed
with water l recollecs it because it
psrplexed me little. I Vas fearful
thst the Brooklyn might have to haul
out of action and run in shore and I
concluded that it was given to me IS
a warning in csge she did haul out that
I would be prepared to look ous for the
chase alone and not to pay any atten
ton to her. and that she would look
cus for herself. I slso remember a'sig-
nal because l did not uIda15tsnd it as
frat, 'Ths enem7's ship appears to have
been built in Italy, TO which I told
the signsl officer to answer. She will
and on the coast of Cuba I also re-
member signal, Congratulations over
the grand victory and thanks for your
splendid assistance
Capt. Clark described an incident in
the cabin Of the New York after the
battle Of July 8, saying: "a Spanish
batsleship was reported by Capt. Ea-
ton Of the Rssolute. She had arrived
oG Santiago and I think he said he had
been pursued by her. The admiral did
not seem to be impressed by that. He
seemed inoraduloue, but I remarked
that it must be Csmars's feet, that
they had arrived there to form acon-
junction with Cervera's fact, but they
had arrived too late. The admiral did
not assent. Finally he said: 'Wsll,
Clark, you will have to 90 after that
ship and believing as did that shere
vas really aSpanish vesael there, I
said Admiral, in war We ought to
oyerooHer the enemy if possible. Why
could not the Brooklyn 90 along?"
he turned a1d said, Certainly,
Sohiey you go also.' ! then felt that I
had perhsps assumed too much in
speaking to an admiral and suggesting
that commodore slso accompany me.
l turned to the commodore and said
Commodore, we have knocked out sew
ersi Vessels this morning. We can
knock out another, can't He?' He said,
Certainly re can. Come on He
then started over Ehe side and | ssarsed
after him for my bosto OF the other side.
Wat imiressed me Rss MS CHEEKY
iaza2er Of approving Of m5 having
mentioned his goipg snd that he had
no feeling against me ror mentioning
u IS d senior s"d was rather approving
Ia his manner.
Or cross examination the witness
aaid that ;he order uuder which ne
o:cssd IL vas q standing order, as was
sao order to attack st once in case the
eaamy appealed.
Il t4iuk," he saia, "thst everybody
started II Hhen tie enamy'B vessels
appeared in sight, it Eas their duty 70
a.sa4k, aud / rsmsmbsr that had a
feeling OF satisfaction at that time that
tharo Ta, standing order to close in
becs1ss Of the possibility Of sooidens in
executing that movement.
Capt. Clark ssid the Brooklyn had
at c1s zine during the engagement en-
gasad four different vgsscls, saying
tnss she Ba, alongside al four Of the
2ncny;s ships, and in response to q
question sicm Mr. Hanna IS 20 Vhsth-
u there Tsre nos o,her American yes
seIs engaged at sis szme time be said:
The Oregon was tTing IS fast as she
could with her bow gsas."
did you fire the l3-incb qua in pur.
suance Of signal from 5he Brook!sor
Mr.. Hanna asked, and the witaess re,
piled: No; ths l3 inch guns Tsre hIed
after = conference with ofhosrs on
DoaId tho Orgon. II any signal vas
made from tie B.ooklJa, I did not see
it and it Eas not reported to me-"