Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-23

merely creating delay by their objec-
tons.
u propose to develop the facts in this
case and technical objections will NOT
ayaii to prevent he said.
The purpose OF this inquiry was 10
develop what Messrs. l.emly ana Ham
ma considered an error In Admiral Hiz-
sinson's testimony lie had said thar
me Massachusetts could not have re-
NAMED on blockade for more lhan
twelve days, and then the vessel would
pe without coal and pOWeress 10 pro-
coed to coal.
The objection to the question was not
pressed ana upon the question OF coal
ing Commander Schroeder said II
showed that the Massachusetts, had
over 400 tons Of coal aboard when Il ar
rived at Santiago,
AT Hanna Assuming that the Mas
sachusetts on blockade duty would use
thlfty TO forty tons OF coal per day,
now long could the Massachusetts have
remained on blockade before Santiago
with that supply Of coal?
Ihat would depend entirely upon
the nature OF the blockade and upon
whether we would have TO go some d.
lance TO replenish the coal supply. BY
Keeping under way at night as We dld
UP TO the first of June Of course, we
USED little more coal than we would
nave by Keeping stationary blockade,
as was done afterward do not re-
member the coal consumption per day
My recollection was that during the
stationary blockade the noon signal
was to 80 TO twenty-five or thirty tons
4 day"
Assuming II then to be thirty to
forty tons, how long could the Massa-
ohusetts have remained on blockade?"
AT forty tons day Of course she
would remain about twenty days IL
there was a coal supply at hand so we
would not have 20 go and get some. and
there was coal there at the time on
the Merrimac."
"steaming al ten knots, about how
much coal would the Massachusetts,
consume on days rum"
That ] do not remember"
Assuming that II was fifty tons a
day that would give her a steaming ra-
dius Of what?"
My recollections are that we could
make four and a half miles per ton OF
coal So that would be about go miles
day on fifty tons, and think this
probably not far from what was the
case"
Allowing then sufficient coal on the
Massachusetts with an equipment Of 800
tons 10 Key West how long could she
have remained on blockade steaming
backward and forth as she did from
May 2sth 10 June lst2"
H1f cla traaA f,rttr sau. 4. 4a,. -
could have remained twenty days"
He then stated that she could have
sixteen days and would have
had sufficient coal left 10 reach Key
West.
Assuming the distance to Key West
TO be 700 miles, what coal would have
been necessary asked Capt. Lemly.
Commander Schroeder should
think $50 10 rs tons would probably
have taken Us there. We can always
rely upon that because as a rule the en-
glneers keep little ahead rather than
bfhlEd their coal account"
When Commander Schroeder left the
stand he was requested 20 return to-
morrow morning and correct the Of
fetal copy ot testimony OF today II
necessary He said he would do so and
asked II he could then be excused
Il desire TO make my preparations
for returning 20 Guam" he said. lie
was told that he could DO SO
Lieut.. Commander /. c. Hellner who
was navigator Of the Texas during the
Spanish war was next called lie
said he had heard no guns fred when
the squadron approached Cienfuegos.
To his KNOWLEDGE no effort was made
to ascertain whether the Spanish feet
was In the harbor az that point or TO
destroy Spanish works there. Nor had
there been any effort % communicate
with Cubans on shore. until Capt Nc
Gala arrived on the Marblehead lie
told how the feet had proceeded from
-ienfuegos 20 within twenty miles OF
Santiago