Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-17

ABOUT 40 yards. The Niscava had haen
f"SNeu ioiS after the Brooklyn's turn
"'u 'nes ran alcnS together for some
.iii''' After the Colon had passed tho
NiscaEa she had outfooted tho Erool
iNh ana II was then that sha va. -
Voo yards from the BROOKLYN. HI mai
~ me stadimeter. which the
witness said he did not consider an III
instrument. After that time
the colon. having exhausted her hest
N'ai' lost her speed and the BROOKLYN
gained on her.
ASKED now much time had been con-
7"''ed IN the brooklyn turn Com
'Iahoer Sears said he had never been
"ple TO reach satisfactory conclusion
on mat point The time had seemed
very short to him; it might have haen
10 or 70 minutes. On the morninu ne
July 8. but previous to the battle. ba
had, he said, noticed that All the shins
We're near the position assigned IA
them except the Texas. That shin ,vas
outside her assigned place and was ~
me time headed to the eastward about
as much as the Brooklyn MAS 10 the
northWard. The official chart putting
the Texas we'll inside the BROOKLYN ana
the Iowa he said, was contrary 10 his
observation
commander Mason was called as the
1rSt new witness of the day.
Commander Mason detailing tho
siege OF Cienfuegos said that on the
iirSt uaN OF their arrival the vessels
Wer" Kept in column and about sun
down steamed in slowly to within two
or three thousand yards Of the en-
trance and then sheercd out After
mat the blockade was between three
and seven miles. He said that the
squadron was kept steaming slowly NJ
all times but that it occasionally drift
ed in at night The torpedo boat Du-
pont arrived the morning Of the first
day and that night performed picket
duty inside the squadron The Castinr
was on picket duty the next night
Referring to the blockade of Santa
go the witness stated that the vessels
were in column. steaminG slowly per
pendicular to the north and south line
of the harbOr at a distance of from
four to six miles
Mr. Rayner asked the witness how
many times he had seen Commodore
Schley under fire to which he replied:
During all the engagements"
What was his general conduct.
manner and bearing on these occa-
sions." Mr.. Rayner asked
Excellent in every particular. He
was calm. collected ana brave"
Asked to give a brief account Of TIL.
battle of July ;. Commander Mason
after giving the preliminaries said:
When | saw the leading ship OF the
enemy coming out | gave the order.
Clear shin for action. What was
done to the engines | do not know.
although my impression is they We're
started at once. AS soon as | reported
the battery to Captain Cook in the
coming tower | asked him if We should
commence firing. He replied: Fire. as
| soon as YOU are ready | think the
first gun was fired within five minutes
or very close to five minutes after the
first alarm. The rest Of the battery
took up the fire at once and continued
To fire On the port bow until the ranges
commenced to set down to 1900 ana
1900 yards. | asked Captain Cook n.y.
to which way he was going around. it
being necessary for mo To know on ac-
count Of the changing battery heiur
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