| Show ACCOUNT OF SANTIAGO SANTIA O FIGHT FICHT Told ills His Story in Plain Words and Unaffected Unaffected Style Narrative Was Straight Straightforward Straightforward forward and to the Point p nt Washington Oct 25 Tho chief event In the court of at Inquiry today was wa Admiral relation of at the events of ot July 3 when the tho American fleet gent squadron to the bottom of ot the sea or ot to the beach bench He lie told toll his hb hii In of ot this historical occurrence plain warda ord anti and In unaffected style but lut the narrative was vas straightforward and to 10 the point Indicating close cos fa ta familiarity with 11 all 11 the phases of ot that event even He said gald that the tho Brooklyn lint had for tor fora torn a n tune time sustained the thu lire Uro of ot all n four tour h ships awl also the thu firo Iro of ot tho Spanish h land batteries Explaining the tho historical llan turn of ot Ills hil ItI own flagship the he ho bald to that she hail had ha not approached to within less than COO GOO yards of ot the Texas fexas and that he never hail had urs considered his vessel In tho the least danger DID DI NOT DAMN TILE THE TIE TEXAS He flo also stated staled In response to tin nl In Interrogation I froth from M Mr fr Hanor that he Com I had never during tho til battle batte In any Iny colloquy with and Ild that he had hal not used usei tho the expression expression expresIon sion Ion attributed to him by Hodgson Hodg on This reters to the tho alleged colloquy In II which the tIit admiral Is charged with wih hav has tho the Texas sal at l Damn As Admiral Y left lett the courtroom I he hI was wn given an on ovation ovton A large forgo num number number number I ber of ot persons had hod halted outside the tue I courtroom and many man bC Insisted on shak shaking shakIng ing 11 hands with wih him The fhe assemblage escorted him up the th hill hil front from the tho gun cun gunners un ners new workshop work hop In which the court sits BUM to the outer gates of ot the tho navy yards yar s sD DESCRIPTION D OF OP THU TIlI ng BATTLE Admiral began his hil description of or the battle of or July Jul 9 at On the bate morning of ot July 3 said he hethe hethe hethe the day broke beautifully The skies klcH CW with white clouds and the tho breeze hrezo continued a 0 little bit longer lunger on oT or the tho land that morning than usual Af At After Atter ter tel I had I came caine up ur to take a survey of ot the situation with glasses Wo Ve were lying at that tuna time possibly three miles Iles or a ft little bit over from los the land and ln I 1 wondered very much why wh they thoy had permitted us to remain so close It I was wan a I matter mater of ot constant Inquiry ond discussion dl on onboard board and especially why wh sit tho the batter batteries hater los ies did jId not fire Ire on us At a n quarter of 3 0 my m orderly report reported re ort ed d to mo me that signal had ben beim made her from the flagship to disregard movements and that she sh had gone Hono ont cast ward I J did not of oC course know where she sho had gone Ild I sat under an awning that lint we had put In position each day da as 1 the tho sun rose In order orter that the might aught collect there here I think wo we 0 also had ono one forward for tor the best SPANIARDS COME COIE OUT OUTI I came on al deck with wih my m glasses glaS 9 at af after atter atter ter having gone go no below helo for tor n a lit II ie ml Oils and while I sas sitting abaft abatt on a hatchway I heard a n call tram from the for or waid Iud brIdget bridge Tell Tl the cal commodore that the fleet leet Is I coming out out That was some somo sometime sometime time after the men had been called caled to quarters about 35 ocIO The ship at itt lt that moment was wal lying with wih her head hend In toward the land lam In tho the direction tion ton of ot Cabanas which was n a I little cove coe to the westward and one ono of or the h marking points wo we used In maintaining our position AMERICAN MEICA SHIPS POSITION I looked over the starboard side sile and ant naw tho the coming out of ot the en entrance entrance entrance trance IW of ot the harbor I then looked eastward to see the order of ot the ships and I saw the Texas apparently a point or more abaft the tho beam benm My dy Myown ly own recollection slow now no 1 as os near na as ni I con cnn state It I Is II that the th ships head was W near The Texas Texal ap appeared to me mo to be ho heading on some lome of oC the easterly courses coursel To fa the left len of o her hervas was vas WI the Iowa She Sho was wag of at course to the thu th eastward of oC the Texas fexas The Ore Oregon Oregon gon go Wn an to the eastward of ot the Iowa The rho Indiana wal ns eastward of oC that poel position tion ton and the Gloucester was lying lin In under the land I thought In the neigh neighborhood of ot The New Ne York ork Was our out of ot sight and out of at signal dis distance tance with wih classes I looked at that In order to deter determine determine determine mine what my position po llon In the tho action was to 10 be If It the vessel had not nt been heln out of ot sight I should never neer have made maden madea n a signal The moment that I saw MW that I went vent forward orward onto the little Itt platform I had hall constructed on the battle battlo bate tower In order to be very sery close to Capt Cook CookI I had hlll only been there u n moment or two when Capt Ca t Cook Joined me In the meantime Mr Hodgson who was OA on ott the upper bridge song sang out to the captain about being connected up and nil all al ready read anti and ho lie at the same fame time said Mid to me mime Commodore they are nrc lr coming coinIng right at un us Well SSell Wel I t said RO go 0 right for tor them The helm was wn hut apart aport CIE n It FOR FOn ACTION ACTIO The Tho ship was started Flirted t first frt at nt perhaps about half speed I 1 do not remember took her way wn very ery quickly and When we so 0 around I Isaid said paid to Capt apt Cook Oo CIo ahead full tul speed and Ind hoist to clear clel hIp for tor action We generally Jeneral tattle mal that signal because there was wn around noumI th quintet quarter deck Ick and th tM lIlA forecastle of ot most of ot these ships a n little tempo roT rail railIng raIlIng Ing composed usually of o oars orl md rop raps s sto to keep people from falling failing taing overboard Generally an nn of ot some sort for wa wn up p signal Wil followed by b Close Clo p pup up close for Cor notion action acton ALL CHARGED ON ENEMY The as ni well wel as nA th tM the other vessels vel ell of ot the squadron charged Im lm Immediately In mediately Into the entrance In accord accordance ance mince with wih the original plan of ot seeking peking the shIps In the or driving them ashore ashor We continued dir for Cor the thell head all of oC the Inel ro rol rolI I time the Idea Ide uppermost In mind be being b belag ing lag that If It we could coult arrest them long enough h for tor the battleships to close ro e h in 1 inand and knock knack them to pieces piece tint thit would be lie our best point of or attack They The ron con continued on this course roure porting and star hoarding boarding to meet the movements of or the lending leading ship phlp which I assumed to I Ithe Ithe be bethe the flagship from tram a n flag ilg at her mast masthead I head hldI I I C suppose from tram the time Ieee we i we vs were w re ten t n to twelve minutes turn turning leg ing first with wih wIt part helm h lm and Ind then with wih advancing direct to the enemy I saw the Ih ships to the eastward and nO west vest westward weil ward ard eo In I raid to Capt Cook Cok Close lose action or doe close un has hR t IMn n hoMed hol and It I means m 11 to keep Inside of ot a 1 thousand yards yard out ot of their tet tte t tIve Ive lye torpedo mace ranee Capt all Co Conk k was standing alon me mp and raid ald oll Yes 1 we VI will wll wil t roan oon In be within the cro of ot these thue I said Yes and then T 1 saw caw we e had hili advanced without fir firIng lag Ing In Ir IrIn THE TIE Flits FIRST FIST GUN OUN OU GUNThe The first gun n 1 r think was WA 11 fired fr by eul Simeon n almost t directly over the forecastle of the ship I siw sw 1 the leading ship which apparently had started with the Intention ot of ramming take a U tutu turn to the westward we leaving leasing a agap agall agap gap gall between her Mr and und the ship following which subsequently proved to bu liu time the We were sere advancing In the tho direction of or the time when she also Ilao Boomed to 11 have hae given kiven up he Intention to rum nun anti and ali turned to the time westward following ship the direction of ot tho time lending lend I TURN 01 OY THE T m It I then lion became apparent as IS we ve were steering In diametrically opposite courses that the original plan hail had talI and Ind that tho Spanish fleet neot In Inor order or ler and apparently at lt distances had In II passing passIn pl the battleship lIne lino Ino A new feature of ot the fight bo be became came Immediately apparent Capt Cook Cool gave gRe the tho order to port helm holn I Idid Idid Idid did not no I have dono done It in a n second I 1 saw the swing swinging lug ing very ery rapidly and amid I asked him whether his helm lined hard aport I Ineer never neer saw Haw th ship turn tur more inure morl rapidly IY than thon she did at 1 t this time tinie lice Her leI turn tur Watt wan wal continuous There Thero was wag IS no easing of ot her helm bela hell TEXAS T XU NO C MENACE MI ACE I II I never neer saw 11 time the starboard Hide Bide of ot I Il time trie l Texas at all al We wore were never nver her bow bo I never neer was at her lie lort ort side hide and 11 the the never approached any post position Jon Ion that was ims within COO CO yards of time the brooklyn She Site never entered Into my toy t head nt at all al as a a n menace or danger WI W Massed completely around the til circle Ic rl least range that was vas given vai wai w 1100 yards ards and the fact act of ot the neat neal hess lesa of lt that ship time the second Spanish 0 hip impressed Itself Iselt upon my I mn mind und and ld will 11 never neer be ho forgotten because 1 I could see with the naked eye men len run running running ning fling over oser her turrets to her superstructure ture lure deck and I observed the daylight between le their legs as they ran We Wet turned t tu u rued very ser cr 1111 and und I had brett been for tor a I long Jung Ion time under the Impression that our starboard engine was lacked backed the fact that I was waa standing upon the starboard and In looking astern I Inow now naw un aim ll unusual amount of oC churned wa a aur tee ur It I looked louied to me moo very much as if Ie time the engine had hud beer been backing Though Thou h tho limo matter was WIS not one cite of oC record I mind found out subsequently I had alaH I been berm under the Impression that that hail had backed NO TALl TALK WITH HODGSON During time the turn tU Mr Hodgson very ery vcr properly made mado some somo allusion to look lookout lookout lookout out perhaps for or the time Texas I do not recall what ho II It Is but there Iceal ns never tiny uny un colloquy of oC any uny Iny character between Mr Hodgson and ald myself First he hewal was wal too good on an to have ha e trans one ono of or the plainest duties dutes of an at such a 1 time thur me and am second If It Ithe he lie had liati undertaken n It tt I would have permitted It for a n second That Thai ThatIs Is fiction there wits no colloquy A TERRIFIC COMBAT Before we wo turned turnell the lending leading ship was wan wal abeam or em a 1 little abaft the tho beam beamand and anil when wo we e turned about site she was waR ahead of us that Is on the tho starboard bow boss ow and oil all ni four tour snips ships antI and the thie torts forts were ere firing at the same time and from that moment time the following ten or lit fifteen lt teen minutes were the most furious part of ot the tho combat I rem ell distinctly seeing from tram time to time tinie ns as IS my may 1 attention was attracted for tor a moment the time jets of ot water ahead anti and astern and over ocr and short The roar of or projectiles was one of at the time things that curt can bi be heard henrt only once In 11 a life lifetime le time rind and then then never forgotten FIRING FIfING ON BROOKLYN It Jt appeared at nt that moment that nil all al four Cour of ot those ships were at nt work worl upon the Brooklyn There hero was not the time evidence e they the had even een been bew bee Injured The thought passed through ny my Y mind ni 11 that Ilat after ter nfl all ni our and amid waiting those fellows would get away Iwa At that moment I felt tel anti and I J thought 1 I to Capt Copt Cook that we were vore alone amid ali would perhaps have hac roost most of the light fight upon ourselves bo he be henu because cause nu c I did not know then that tho time battleships could possibly po keep up their Hut But I said to him bin We must stay with wih this crowd I had no Idea Id that we e would escape Of Ot course It If Ithe they he could gould have havo shot ns as al well wel ns as our people ld they certainly would have 1110 got us ON COMES COME CO lg UP When hon we wo hud hind completely turned tUrell on a Westerly course coune the time ships appealed to have hn been broken up UI a a little although still In some lome semblance of lt formation and und Just nt at that moment I saw 11 me toe 11 i breaking In through this cloud clod She broke on time the starboard quarter I hoisted the signal of oC close Iose up imp and then follow tol ow the Ila ling Vial Mint a n stew new lew was W That flint signal was re cc replied plied to and I saw aw It repeated Capt knew very ery well wel It was wal not in landed for Cor him he lie was fol tol lowing Hag a KO to he ho repeated It I to the ships In On a I very cry few tew moments after lter the Oregon broke through this cloud of ot smoke she alma was perhaps four Cour our or five fe hundred yards distant These Thee two ships the limo Oregon Orgon and anti the Brooklyn were firing tring In a R manner I had hind never nver neverseen fie seen n before 1 I before never blore realized what rapid gun Hun Or meant Roth ships were at mit I that t a ii sheet heet of or flame Soon offer after that hat I 1 saw that the leading shut ihli hi wag vas evidently battered hard Slit She la 11 ged red astern asler I 1 saw la smoke coming out of or her her ports fortl anti out of at her hatch hatches es Cs and Ind the fact that Impressed Itself I upon Illon me ml that the columns were going straight up In the time ale air KEEP lIEP TIlE THE TIE BOYS lOya INFORMED I said Raid to Capt Cook who was con constantly at nt my amy side We have hae got one Keep the boys below beo Informed of ot all cli ant time the They Time The cannot ree see and armil ni they time ought to tn know kio anti and he Ime did dil so o through throughout out omit the th action acton Every few tew minutes messages were rent rent below belo to time the th men Ien that were answered often orel times with wih cheers which we could hear through the time ventilators It I appeared to be a I very sory r short Inter Interval val al of ot time after that that I saw sass rr er fr ship 1111 on fire Or which proved later IMer to be he the time Oquendo She evidently evl ent hail had put suf 11 very er severely and started Imme Watch Inshore leaving the time the time Colon The Time took tok a n leading position on the bow bw and I thought for tor a n little while that she would perhaps us The Colon worked Inshore anti and the time lime n the tie dropping out of ot action of ot those thole two ships until the IUn turned Inshore nn Wi was n a of or perhaps thirty minutes minute during which she was abreast of ot the time Brooklyn and ant the time Oregon Or Aon I looked bolted to ta the time eastward and ond got oc 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