The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-09

! bow. relatively speaking. as the Spanish
ships were on our starboard bow
Had she completed the turn at that
timer
Il do not know. She did not make any
turn after that and always kept on TO
+ the westward At that time / did not
know anything about a turn"
You did not see what is known as
J the loop? "
"I did not"
! CHASE UP CUBAN COAST.
Lieutenant Bristol then detailed the
part the Texas took in the battle. Civ
ing the details of the chase up the Cuban
coast Describing the close Of the pur-
suit. he said:
I'VE continued on with the chase Of
the Colon, which was then ahead of the
Viscaya. in the same relative positions,
the Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas and
afterward, at the end of the chase, the
/ New York joined in it. I forgot to men
/ ton that the Vixen was outside in the
Brooklyn during this time, and along at
the time the Viscaya sheered inside and
kept about abreast of us until we over
hauled her and went ahead until the
Colon finally turned in shore and hauled
down her flag. The Texas then Joined
+ the rest of the ships at the prize and
remained there that night"
Mr. Hanna inquired: From the posi-
tion you occupied during the chase, could
you or not determine which of our yes
sells was leading?'
The witness replied: II could. That
was by observation of ships the distinct
ness with which you could see the ships.
not from the positions.
..What did you estimate as to their
/ relative positions?'
THAT was obtained compare lively. The
distanca to the Colon ranged from about
! three and half to four miles up to five
or six miles at the end of the chase.
/ She drew away from us slowly. The
I Brooklyn and Oregon were considerably
/ closer toaus than the Colon. The oregon
was closer than the Brooklyn. so that
the Brooklyn was leading as regards
the distance from us that she was out
on our bow"
In resnense to questions by Mr. Rayner.
Lieutenant Bristol said that ne had made
/ his chart because of his interest in the
battle and that he had prepared it few
DAYS after the battle. In reply to cues
/ ton froIn Mr.. Rayner. the witness stated
that TO the best Of my knowledge and
! belief. the chart is right"
Mr.. Rayner called attention to the fact
/ that the witness had said, at the begin
ming Of the battle, the Brooklyn wes
heading north and east, while Lieutenant
4 Commander Hodgson, who had been on
board the Brooklyn. had said that the
I vessel was heading north and west.
(which is right?'' he asked.
/ II believe 1 am right" the witness re-
piled
you can't both be right"
! THAT is right, too"
In response 10 further questions, Lieu
tenant Bristol said his chart had been
stored away FOR some time, but that
previously he had several blue prints
made of it.
AT Mr.. Rayner's request, the witness
made measurements, showing that ac-
4 corling TO his chart. at the beginning Of
the fight of Santiago. the nearest Span
ish shin to the Brooklyn was $500 yards.
Mr.. Ravner asked: How can you rec
oncile that with the statement of Lieu
tenant Commander Hodgson that the
range at the time of the turn OF the
Brooklyn was 400 yards?
81. cannot reconcile my statement wits
/ that of Lieutenant Commander Hodgson-
Then those two statements are perfect
/ Iy irrecoucilable.
"a range of .4ee Gyards at the time Of
the turn OF the Brooklyn IS absolutely
irrecoucilable Ny idea is that with a
s+adiueter at sna0 yards il is not an ac-
rrrate instrument. ard that is what they
said they took the measurements with
Also in smoke OF battle il is almost i'm
possible 70 take ranges accurately IL
was a good deal of an estimate. Also,
have heard. 90 NOT know how true
g. 81 tho ranges n board the Brooklyn
v-e-a taken by an enlisted man do
Z rot nrzsti9n the enlisted mans accuracy,
excert that ] would think that an oihceT 8
s-oo~arv would bs greater than that
Of an eaIised man.
AZ ravrer-. And those are the reasons
Won give nov for accounting for this vice
5i,-a-re1ce. YOU do not think the stedi-
meter is as accurate IS Il ought 80 ee
..rA.=s are the reasons have always
rss in 7v rind for reconcilins those
tvo ststements. another reason for
tht,tinE rsrsslf Tight was the speed of
,hs shin. which VAS given 20 He as halt
s-e=s Take il AZ faH speed. her initial
-.sitfon. and she could aot arrive a. a
sa-seia nefut which vouIo give her that
range. lto yards
~ pav1er- Then fhe stadimHtsr is not
to = ~si.el upon 81 al - comparison
with roar observations. as 'l33efsfafli
Is s. r5is iustauce
~rs siaefe- a. ~ yards and over
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