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of the Texas was not, for one. I think
none was satisfied, except the NAVIGATOR
OF the Brooklyn, and don't know that
he was
But. Notwithstanding, you were all.
including the navigator of the Brook
Ign, dissatisfied, you signed the report?''
THAT is correct
On redirect examination, Commander
Wainwright said that in making the
cnart all members OF the board were at
Hberty to contribute whatever data they
had, or to make whatever argument they
might desire. He also said that the chart
was compromise of opinions
In response to further questions wit
ness said he did not see the Brooklyn on
the day of the battle off Santiago
Questions We're put by the court and
answered as follows:
Were the positions of the ships as
shown on the chart in question obtained
in testimony taken by the board or in
discussion by the members of the board?
Almost entirely by general discussion
py members OF the board. Capt Chad
wick and Capt. Cook appeared and dis
cussed the matter with the board"
DIDN'T SEE THE BROOKLYN.
From the position of the Gloucester
at the commencement of the battle of
July 8, could you see both the Brooklyn
and Texas?'
1 do not remember seeing the Brooklyn
and Texas at the commencement of the
battle"
What orders, if any, were signaled by
the Brooklyn to the fleet during the en-
gagement of July 80"
II saw none'
Mr.. Rayner-This does not mean that
nc signals were displayed, does it?
mo, it does not
The Court-Dd any one of the Spanish
vessels change her course to the south
ward as II intending to ram one of the
fleet?
Il saw no signs of it,
Commander Wainwright was then ex-
cused and Lieut.. M. L. Bristol, former
watch and division officer on the Texas,
was called. He had only related the ar
rival of the Texas at Cienfuegos and de-
tailed conditions there when the court
took a recess for luncheon.
Lieut.. Bristol continued his testimony
at the afternoon session of the court.
Speaking of the blockade of Cienfuegos
he said that during the day the ships lay
from five to ten miles from the shore
steamlng nearer in at night, then going
1arther out and returned nearer at day.
break. He had observed the signal lights
on the shore near Cienfuegos, but had
not understood their significance. With
respect to coaling, he said that on one
occasion, while off Cienfuegos, Capt
Philip had signaled to the flagship that
he considered it dangerous to put the
collier between the Texas and Iowa,
meaning by that" said the witness,
that it was dangerous to a collier to
put it between two battleships regard
less of the weather" He told also of
the injury to the Texas in coaling while
Off Santiago, but said it was not due
to the weather.
Witness also described the blockade off
Santiago, saying that it was maintained
by steaming back and forth in, front of
the mouth of the harbor, at as slow
rate of speed as the boats could travel
$500 yards apart) The lines were about
one-half a mile long. The vessels gener-
ally steamed from three and a half to
five miles to either side of the harbor,
going and coming practically over the
same line. The Marblehead and Vixen
were on the inside. but could only be
seen at certain times, even when the
weather conditions were favorable Ere
quently, in fact, only the vessel next
ahead could he SEEN
HAD NO ORDERS.
Mr., Hanna here asked the witness: eff
the vessels of the Spanish squadron had
suddenly appeared, what orders had you
to meet such cont 'ngency?"
No orders were turned over to me in
regard to contingency of that kind
AS watch officer. should you have had
such orders?'
''I should have had
Lieut.. Bristol stated that the fleet lay
outside of MORO from six to eight miles
during the day. He spoke of the Span
ISM shore batteries, saying: 81 person
ally examined them the day we arrived
there and satisfied myself that the bat
teries amounted to nothing From the
various bombardments we took part in
we discovered just what guns were there.
We were not to fire on the Socapa battery
unless they fired upon u.s. We had been
there some little time when they fired
upon US. We returned the fire with our
SIX and twelve inch guns. We fired sew
eral shots in answer to theirs, the last
shots they fired struck the Texas. We
kept the glasses on them and whenever
we saw anyone appear on the battery
we opened fire with one six-inch shell.
That would drive them away, when we
had orders to withdraw. We steamed out
slowly. making turn toward the Moro,
which brought US even nearer the bat
ter1es than we We're before, but they
didn't fire on US nor did they appear to
be able to use their guns
Lieut.. Bristol said that on the morn
ing of July he had fixed the position
other ships of the fleet, and had pre-
pared chart showing these positions.
He considered the initial positions
assigned to the Texas, the Brooklyn and
the Iowa as accurate.
The witness described the engagement
of July 8, saying that the Spanish fleet
had come out only sufficiently far to
clear the shoal near the mouth of the
harbor before turning to the westward
He did not think this was to exceed 800
yards out from Smith, which is inside the
harbor. Lieut.. Bristol said that after
the engagement began he went below
and fired three shots from the twelve
inch guns. When he came on deck the
first of the Spanish vessels was going in
shore.
CHASE OF THE COLON.
1--WE were then" he said, headed to
the westward, with the enemys ships
running along point seven miles west
of Santiago
Mr.. Hanna-Did you see the Brooklyn
when you came on deck?
81 did,
Where was she at that timer"
She was about as far out on our port
bow, relatively speaking, as the Span
ish ships were on our starboard bow
Had she completed the turn at that
time?''
Il don't know. AT that time 1 did not
know anything about turn"
You did not see what is known as the
1oop?"
~ did not
Lieut. Bristol then detailed the part
the Texas played in the battle, giving the
details of the chase up the Cuban coast
Describing the close of that pursuit, he
said:
1--WE continued on with the chase of
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