Evening star., 1901-09-23

chusetts on blockade duty would use thirty
to forty tons of coal per day, now long
could the Massachusetts have remained on
blockade before Santiago with that supply
of coal?''
That would depend entirely upon the
nature of the blockade and upon whether
we would have to go some distance to re-
plenish the coal supply. BY keeping under
way at night, we did up to the 1St OF
June. of course, We used a little more coal
than we would have by keeping stationary
blockade, was done afterward.
Il do not remember the coal consump-
ton per day. My recollection was that
during the stationary blockade the noon
signal was to go to % or 80 tons day.
Assuming 1t then to be 30 to 40 tons.
how long could the Massachusetts, have
remained on blockade?'
AT 40 tons day, of course. she would
remain about twenty days If there was a
coal supply at hand, so we would not have
to go off and get some, and there was coal
there at the time OF the Merrimac.'
"Steaming at ten knots, about how much
coal would the Massachusetts consume on
a days rum
THAT 1 do not remember"
Assuming that 1t was fifty tons day.
that would give her steaming radius of
what?'
My recollection is that we could make
four and a half miles per ton of coal. So
that would be about 90 miles a day on
fifty tons. and 1 think this probably not
far from what was the case"
Allowing then sufficient coal on the
Massachusetts with an equipment of 500
tons to reach Key West, how long could
she have remained on blockade steaming
backward and forward as she did from
May % to June 1?'
IF she used forty tons a day she could
have remained twenty days"
He then stated that she could have re-
mained sixteen days and would then have
had sufficient coal left to reach Key West.
liY1o hn @scfor
be 700 miles, what coal would have been
necessary" asked Captain Lemly.
Commander Schroeder-"I should think
loo to IT'S tons would probably have taken
us there. We can always rely upon that
because as a rule the engineers keep a
little ahead rather than behind their coal
account.
Before the Massachusetts, went to Guam
thought there was good supply on board.
The log book showed that the Massachu-
setts then had 40 tons and 1900 pounds
of coal.
TO Guantanamo 80 much for coal as we did
to- give respite to the men. We had
seventy men in the fighting force Of the
army and we had been keeping special
to Guantanamo might have been as much
to rest the men for day or two as it was
to get COAL
Capt. Schroeder, upon the conclusion of
rangements to return to Guam, and, no OBJ
lection being made, he was told he could
do so. except that he would appear before
the court tomorrow to certify to the cor
rectness of his testimony.
Commander Heilner's Testimony.
The next witness was Commafider George
c. Heilner, now stationed at the navy yard,
Brooklyn, and who served during the war
with Spain as navigator on board the
Texas with the rank OF lieutenant He
was with the Texas from the time it be-
came a part Of the flying squadron until
after the battle of July 3.
The judge advocate-"Did you hear any
guns fire when the squadron approa ched
Cienfuegos, May 2l?''
The witness-'I did not"
Q. When you arrived at Cienfuegos what
efforts. II any, were made under orders of
the commander-in-chief to ascertain II the
Spanish squadron was in the port of Cien-
fuegos or to indicate what insurgents were
there? A. None. to my knowledge.
The witness remembered seeing the Mar
blehead steam to the westward, and when
1t returned he was informed that she had
communicated with insurgents.
Q. Was any effort made then to your
knowledge to destroy forts or to prevent
further work on forts on shore at Cien-
fuegos? A. Not to my knowledge.
Q. What kind of weather did the Texas
meet while of that port? A. Very good
Q. Did she take coal while there? A. No.
sir. We were to take coal the day we
left. 1t was rough in the morning, and
my recollection is the collier did not want
to come alongside. and in the evening
after we had an order to form line, the
Texas left the line to go alongside the col
lier, but by signal returned to the line.
think the signal was Never mind coal"
The Weather During the Run.
Leaving Cienfuegos the squadron first
went twenty or twenty-five miles to the
south and little to the eastward OF San
tiago.
@. What kind Of weather did you meet?
A. We met good weather. OF course we
had fresh winds. SO that 1t was moderately
rough at times.
Q. Did the Texas delay the squadron on
this passage? A. She did not.
Q. What vessel, If any, did delay the
squadron? A. None Of the fighting ships.
The Eagle did.
Q. Did the Texas coal 2sth OF May? A.
I think 1t was the 2Sth of May when we
went alongside Of the Merrimac for coal.
We were considerably to the westward