The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-12

propositions"
= think it would have been the
same in either case" Wv
captain Lemly then asked-"D;d
you nave any conversation with ma
commanding officer Of the nvipp
squadron or any one in his presence il
relation to the fire on the Colon ~.
Otherwise?" -
Witness replicd-.I was told shor.l,
before We started into the entrance
'hat the commodore wished to see the
'uiIe' oihcers in the pilothouse.
went 10 the pilothouse and the comno-
core said that he intended to 20 in a
Few moments and have try a, the
toion and that he hoped We would
s'hk her. ! asked what speed We
would make and was told about 10
Knots. | remarked al the time that
Thought that vas living us little
chance at the Colon as she would be
In sight between the headlands onlv
couple OF minutes and that the
smoke from the guns probably would
make our fire Very slow. To the best
or my recollection the commodore
stated We would have 10 do the best
We could; that the speed would be 10
knots"
Describing the range al which he
ha' hr"d his guns OH the occasion he
said al first il was 1000 yards under
orders and then he had increased il to
t.ooa yards. hnt that all the shots fell
'hot'. He said that the Spanish shore
batteries had not given the American
Hfft- ~, 10.
spaniards Could Get Away.
Lieutenant Francis Roughter. Who
was watch and division officer on
board the Marblehcad during commo-
lore Schley's blockade Of Santiago.
was then called. He said that during
that time the Marblehead and the ViX-
en We're on picket duty between the
shore line aud the line OF the blockade.
the Marblohead being stationed three
miles from II. shore and 10 the west
ward. SIX miles from the MORO. He
would not attempt To say how far out
side the squadron was. but he could
not see the ships after nightfall. The
court asked.
Was the Marhlehead in such posi-
ZION at night while on picket duty off
iantiago that the enemys vessels
would have been seen had they at
tempted TO leave the harbor?'
Witness replied-"That would de-
pend upon a great many circum-
stances. the state of the weather the
course they took and the success in
keeping their ships dark and quiet.
Admiral Dewey-"The Marblehead
was on picket duty. Could she have
seen the enemy coming"
If the enemy had kept close TO
shore and We were three miles off. as
We We're during most Of the time. We
could not have seen them: II the en-
! emv had stood south from the en-
trance. which would have placed them
about four miles off. We could not nave
seen them provided they kept reason
ably dark and quiet
Mr.. Rayner-"Wha was the purpose
~ the picket boats being there II
they could not see the enemy
! They We're supposed 10 be there, !
presume. for that purpose.
| Then IL they were there for that
Ipurpos. what was ii that would nave
prevented them from accomplishing
this object"
The fact that they could not see a
vessel II IL ran at a distance OF from
two 10 two and half miles OF at
night"
Based Entirely on Estimate.
| When the afternoon session OF the
court began. Mr.. Rayner continued ms
eros oss-examination OF Lieutenant
Boughter. The Lieutenant said MS es
innate OF the distance his ship was out
from the Moro from land at Santiago
was based on an estimate and not on
measurements. He said he had not
informed Captain MeCaila ms com
manding officer. Of any fear that 'he
Standards might escape. Tor the lea
son that h. considered captain NC
ICalla as we'll informed on that poln'
as himself.
When Lieutenant Boughter was ex
lcus.a Lieutenant Ernest Bennett. wht
was flag lieutenant on the New lorh
in 1898 was called to the stand.
| lie said that when the North AZ
Ilantic squadron arrived on Sah,'as'
I,hey found the flying squadron '"''v :, :
Thay stopped about seven mics VI
r.c,lv south of the harbor ana th'
witness said he had seen the 'fistopa
lColon in the harbor. He also saiu 'h"
almost Immediately afterwards 'i'
vessel moved to the westward pac'
jof cav Smith. This last siatch'en'
howoyer. was stricken from the tt'ol.
ON the ground that snch tes''''ioih'
nreyiously had been excluded ,
witness said the flying snuaulo ~
w,s ~ that time in irregular lor"''
tion. ho1 call
Cantain I.cmly said that he had eai' can
=, I;on,,nant Bennett not only lor M
,irert examination. but for in'i e'oss -
ox,mination in accordance WIN ~,
nrncent. Mr.. Rayner stated, hoW,.s'
hat had no questions to ask ana Wv
u;,ross was excused. being sueceeu.'
NV ;eutenant Charles {. MARSH: WI,
WIS flag secretary to Admlra, n''nr as :
CON during the Spanish war. ms We
.,,,,nv was wholly in regard 70 ''e'
saros from Sampson to Sch'e!'
CAPTAIN chadwick's Testimony
can,ain r. Il. Chadwick. VINO com
iaa no New York and VINO wa
n',nu .s.',;,ai SIMPSONS chief of stan wa
nallcd as a witness In the Sch'.. ,;an, ,uh'
,a.a in the afternoon ne t's''", ),
"nncerning '" the code OF slshaas ~ -
'on' hr cantatn McCalla WIN -"