Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24

engine was not stopped or hacked. The
orders came on the annunciator, and !
the only order that came was to ''slow |
down." lie was shown the testimony |
OF Petty Officer GRAFTON, a witness Ere.
scented by the judge advocate early in |
the trial, who said that he stood at the |
throttle OF the port engine OF the Texas |
through the fight, and that in obedience |
to orders that engine was stopped.
Humley swore that GRAFTON was not
stationed at the port engine, and that
he himself stood at that post through
tina whole fight.
Chief Engineer John l.. Hannum and
Passed Assistant Engineer Q. h. Carter
of the Brooklyn both testified to the
duty done by the engines Of the Brook
lyn during the battle and OF what hap.
pened In the engineroom. Carter stated
that from his memorandum it appeared
the Brooklyn, IN July I'd, from $50
a. NJ. to l.l5 p. M, had mode 40
average speed Of 14.2 knots per hour,
and had made distance Of 81 miles In
the fight. He said that number OF
encouraging messages had come below
during the battle from Commodore
Schley, Capt Cook and Assistant En-
gineer Ryan. These messages told them
Of the victory they were gaining, and
how the Spanish ships were afre and
| had gone ashore. The court, IN con
siderRtion of the rapid progress OF tho
defence in putting it's case In the record
and the fact that judges aud lawyers
are not little wearied by the arduous
work of the trial, took an adiournmenr
until Monday.
Washington, Oat. 81. After two days
rest, the Sohey Court OF Inquiry re,
sun,ed its sessions at IL O'Clock today.
| The court was, as usual, prompt in be-
ginning the proceedings, and not orly
the members of tho court, hut counsel,
were apparently in brighter and fresher
frame OF mind than usual, After the
witnesses of former days had been re
called for the purpose of correcting
their testimony, Lieut., b. W. Wells,
dr., secretary TO Commodore Schley
during the Cuhan campaign, resumed
the testimony which he had begun on
Friday. After few preliminaries, ne
began his narration Of the battle of
July I'd, and was then questioned at
some length by Mr.. Rayner before he
was turned over to Capt. Lelnly and
Mr.. Hanna for cross examination. Other
witnesses called for the day we're Ed
ward Graham, The Associated Presa cGr-
respondent who WAS with Commodore
Schley on the Brooklyn from the be-
ginning Of the campaign at Hampton
Roads until its close Lieut.. Edward
Simpson. Nho served on the Brooklyn,
and Dennis J. Uronin.
Among the former witnesses recalled
was Capt Francis A.. Cook, who re-
turned to the stand for the purpose OF
making an explanation of his former
testimony regarding the boilers of the
, Oregon. He made the following state
! ment; I'm my Testimony | stated that
, the Oregon on the morning OF July 30
was under all boilers, having shifted
, her boilers from forward to aft
stated this from hearsay, and presumed
it to be correct, as accounting for hei
extraordinary speed. | find that sh,
! had not shifted her boilers that morn
: ing, but that che had steam IN all he
/ boilers at all times while in the San
) tisgo blockade.
. While Capt John L. Hannum wal
: on the stand for the purpose Of correct
q ing his testimony, the court asked hin
: the following question: How sooi
after you went on board the Meirima
was she able to 60 under her own powe
9 to make from five to seven knots. Sh
y was in condition to make five knot
2 when l went on board. | did not giv
8 her seven knots. " In reply to ques
i tion from Mr.. Rayner, the witness sai
n 1T took from the forenoon watch Q
n the 9th until the evening Of the 2Sth
d working day and night, to mako the re
Z pairs on the MerI imac.'' He Gid nc
k know how long the vessel had bee
10 totally disabled Capt. Hannum dc
4 sired to make a statement concernin
d the testimony of another witness, to tn
J. effect that there was no water 10 tw
d of the boilers on the Brooklyn. AS thi
1t statement did not concern his ow
70 testimony, the court ruled it out {
10 order.
r. Lieut. Thomas +. Carter, while Co
l. recting his previous testimony, state
i'd that he desired to change that portio
lie of his answer to a question By the oou
r In which he had said that the two aft
boilers OF the Brooklyn had no water
r. them when the battle began on Il
s. morning of July Sd. As corrected,
to desired the answer to read: 1.-THE tv
I'D afterboilers had little or no water
I'D them. Their fires were not laid und
he after the battle calls were sounded. -
'st Ensign W. z, Cronan, whilu Oh Il
en- stand for the purpose OF correcting
ad testimony. stated that he had measure
ey the distance from the initial position
le. the Brooklyn to Rio Tanquino on Ju
Sd, and found it to be 80 knots
j.. l.. iunley, the chief machinist
int the Texas, who last week testifie th
Ice on July I'd he was at the throttle Of Il
pg Port engine OF the Texas, while &C
Ige recting this testimony, was asked
he Judge Advocate Lemly as to what 9th
ley machinist was stationed ia the pt
ige engiueI DOM on the day Of the bait
my The witness replied that as soon
vi general quarters sounded he reliey
for Maohinist Hill.
vas Lieut., u. w. Wells, Jr., who was
ore the stand when court adjourned Fridl
lip, was then recalled and testified regaI
cc, ing the battle OF July Cd.
on Washington, Oct. 22.--The proce
In ings in the Schley inquiry yesterC
sy. were as nearly devoid of incident Q
,rm interest as was possible, The princi
the witness was Lieut. Wells, who sp
ony the afternoon OF Friday on the sta
dis and was yesterday cross examined
Rde length. IRE pains taken with Lie
of Wells in cross examination was due
8 in his close relations with Commod
Mr.. Schley. Thsre was a good deAi of d
dis. spent in bringing out the fact that
,uld Wells was somewhat oarsess as Gle
hat He had stamped some of the dispato
was and letters received by the commot
may and others were marked 10 pencil.
the many cases the receipt and endo
the ment were several days old. in
cases ths date had been written .
caFa | and than re ar wFit tan D3d Mr. W