Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-10

oooV yards from the MORO IT..
when hrst sighted them. were a. r.,
SMITH believe that. to tho h.. :,
my recollection to be 1000 yara. ;.,a,''.
the Moro. These ships came an -,
there at about 10 to u knots A. -
Knots they would 60 one-twa,fth 80
khot In hVe minutes. That is 2OOO
saros. But call it 1000 yards. Then
-ooo ana looo substracted from 1000 nlus
iooo makes 5000, which would make
them 5000 yards off at the first shot ).
The court asked: did you here any
firlng at or near Cienfuegos on tho d,v
the Flying Squadron arrived Off 10.
port?" II did not"
by the court: While on the MASSAGE
to Santiago from Cienfuegos were any
signals made by either the Vixap or
Eagle requesting the commandment
chief to decrease the speed of the
squadron?' Not that 1 know of
by tne Court: DO you know that
any orders We're signalled to the fleet
by the Brooklyn during the batt,a nj
july - From my own personal OBJ
serVation. l do not know"
Lieut.. Bristol was then excused ,rd
&
stated that when the battle off Santiap,
on July began. the Indian. of which
ne was IN command. had occupied tn,
eaSternmost post on the line of block
ado. having taken the place of the tar-
ship New York when it left for Siho-
ney In reply to a question from the
judge advocate as to whether he had
observed the position of the BROOKLYN
at the time of the beginning of the
battle. the witness said:
Just before the beginning of the
battle l did. and on two occasions
thereafter. When the battle had been
on about 10 or Is minutes my attention
was attracted to the Brooklyn by nv
signal officer. Capt. Dawson. He said
TO m" that the Brooklyn must be in
jured or words to that effect. as she
was dropping out of action. | observed
the Brooklyn heading apparently about
south or off shore.
She was then on my port bow half
a mile perhaps ahead of me and at that
tine quarter of mile outside of the
llne OF our column. She was not turn
ing as far as l could see. The Texas
was apparently lying still. | did NOT
see whether she was backing or not
The distance between those two ships
was impossible for me to see. as they
were too nearly in a line for me TO
judge of the distance between them. |
simply observed that there was a
bunch of ships ahead of me. A few
minutes later my attention was again
turned to the Brooklyn. She had then
proceeded a distance not over two miles
and not under one mile from the time
had seen her first. and the second
time | saw her. as near as | could fig
IRE. one and 2 half out to seward to
our column of battle. Immediately
afterward she passed into thick smoke.
| took no further notice of her On
those occasions. however. my recollec-
ton is Very plain and the distance very
near to what | stated"
Judge Advoca te-''Can YOU state gen
orally in what direction the Brooklyn
was headed when You last saw herr"
Not more than two points difference
from when | first saw her apparently
not any difference, but | say it could
not have been more than two points.
nd that if she was headed as I believe
south by east when l first saw her
across the bow of the Texas she was
not headed more than south by west
when l last saw her
Did YOU see Cervera's fleet when they
came out of Santiago harbor?"
Yes, sir
What direction did they take first
after getting out and how far outside
he mouth of the harbor We're they
when they 'chanGed their direction"
The change appeared gradually
porting the helms as they cleared the
Mouth of the harbor and proceeding
perhaps with changes of course of one
% two points at time until they were
in line parallel with the shore
Did you observe whether there was
any attempt on the part of any of these
vessels to ram any of the vessels Of the
American squadron?'
II observed that there was no such
attempts
When the judge advocate had con-
Guided his interrogatoiies. Mr.. Rayner
began his cross examination With ar
effort to introduce certain signals
which had passed between the Indiana
and Admiral SIMPSONS flagship. the
New York in the early morning Of
July 8. 1898. Capt Lemly Immediately
objected and Mr.. Rayner presented an
earnest appeal to be allowed to read
the signals. He was not permitted at
that time to do so, but it is understood
that the signal which he desired to in
troduce should be sent from the New
York to the Indiana was dated at SIS
A. NJ. of that day and was an invita-
ton from the flagship to accompany
her to SibOney while the reply was
declination to do so. The admiral's in
vitation was wig wagged to Captain
Chadwick and was as follows:
THE admiral wishes to know if you
will join him this morning in going to
see Gen. Shafter.'
To this Capt Taylor replied at ST;
Work on board ship previously going
on prevents me from going with you
today
Mr.. Rayner contended that the sig
nails were among the most important
of the day prior to the
time that the command of the squadron
Ievolved upon Commodore Schley.
Capt. Lemly replied that under pre-
vious rulings of the court reading sig
nails was clearly inadmissible. He
however agreed he would consult with
Mr. Rayner and that if after this con-
cultatiOn the question including the
L., CHI n