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by the Spanish fleet, and u was ap-
parent that the original plan, to rush
in upon the enemy as his squadron
was emerging from the channel and
sink II, had failed. The Spanish squad
ron had practically broken through and
passed the battleshlp line, thereby
creating new situation in the fight
and one that had to be met at once TO
prevent its escape A new disposition,
therefore, had to be made Instantly in
order to meet the new condition after
the failure OF the first plan. Cook,
under his general instructions had per-
ceived the situation and gave the
order, Hard aport anticipating by a
few seconds similar order by the
commander ofs the second squadron.
Flag Lieutenant Sears was ordered to
hoist signal. Follow the Tag which
Clark saw, obeyed and repeated.
sThe Brooklyn swung rapidly and
continuously around to the westward
through a little more than half her
tactical diameter, to west-sonthwest
the fun tactical diameter being the
diameter III the circle she would have
turned through IL she had returned 70
the course, northeast by north from
which she was started The order to
port the helm was not given by the
commander Of the second squadron,
though it was the proper military
maneuver under the circumstances. 1t
met with his approval and saved the
day beyond any doubt. But, observing
that tile Brooklyns bow was swing
ing rapidly to starboard, the inquiry
was made Of Captain Cook whether
the helm was hard aport The prox
unity Of the Brooklyn at the time 81
the turn to the second ship, afterward
recognized as the yizcaya, Is remem
bered distinctly from the fact that 0
number Of men were running on bel
decks between the superstructure and
her forward turret and that daylight
was observed by the naked eye be
! tween their legs as they ran.
There was no colloquy Of any kind
or Of any character with any one at III,
time about the turn. and none would
have been permitted with any officer
This was one Of many lotions thai
grew up, among others. six or eight
months after the fight Among then
was the Texas incident That shir
was never for moment in the least
danger from the Brooklyn During the
turn her distance was never nearer
than 800 or 600 yards from the Brook
iyn. Some testimony before the court
Of inquiry, in 1901 placed her az much
greater distance During the turn the
starboard side Of the Texas was never
seen from the Brooklyn at air.
After completing the account Of the
pursuit Of the Spanish ships he goes on
to say:
"The fight having ended at t:15 r. NJ
a natural Interest In the vessels fol
lowing prompted a survey Of the horl-
zon with glasses. The masts Of two
ships and the smoke only Of third
were deserted away on the horizon.
Later the first two were discovered to
be the Texas and the Vixen The
third, whose smoke was visible, proved
10 be the New York. which arrived Oh
the scene at 2:23 r. ~, one hour and
eight minutes after the battle ended
II the New York was making at the
time the speed Of seventeen knots, as
Captain Chadwick reported In his letter
dated July %, 1898. TO the commander
in chief at Guantanamo. then at the
time of the Colon's surrender she could
not have been nearer than about nine
teen miles, too far to be within seeing
distance and TOO far away 70 be any
where within signal distance when this
| great battle ended
"The grand result Of the day was
that the Brooklyn and the oregon VOL
a renown which cannot be 'impugnet
by disappointment or mitigated by jeal
ousy or condemned By envy as long az
justice holds empire in the reason Of
our countrymenf
"As the New York was approachin!
the final scene Of the tragedy signal wal
made from the Brooklyn, We hav'
gained a great victory; details will By
communicated This signal was KEEP
dying quite half an hour before II wa
J answered By the New York, but TIL
omission was thought to arise from th'
J fact that the New York was at too grea
a distance to read it. When 1t tinall.
! was answered. however, it was in tn,
form Of an order. Report your casu
alties. 1t is to be regretted that ~
word OF congratulatiou. so much value'
by men and officers on such occasions
! issued from the flagship. Notwithstand
ing this at 2sl5 D. M. while the New
J York was still some two miles away
! another signal was made from th
Brooklyn, This ~ d great day for on
; country This signal was merely &C
knowledged with an answering pen
: nant but no answer otherwise wa
! made.
AT 2.23 .. m the New York arrives
and steamed into a position betweei
the Brooklyn and the Colon. Cook ha'
been detained for some time on boar
the Colon 10 arranging the surrender
When this was concluded he was re
! turning as the New York arrived an