The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-17

They all, as i understand it, had theel
engines uncoupled.''
Captain Cook was also Questioned
again concerning the voyage fthe Fly
ing Squadron from Cienfuegos to Santa
go, as follows: did the Flying Squad
ron, when proceeding from Cienfuegos to
Santiago proceed with all dispatch?"
Throwing out of consideration the
surrounding circumstances and conditions
that already have been testified to I
should say no.
Mr. Rayner s'But putting in the sur
rounding circumstances and conditions
you would say yes would you not?''
Eyes"
What do you mean by the surround
ing circumstances and conditions?
II mean that as l understand the ques-
tion We could have gone from Cienfuegos
ito Santiago and arrived there the next
day after we left Cienfuegos. with some
if not all of the larger vessels
"Wha. were the circumstances and
conditions you speak off,"
"The coaling conditions that existed at
the time
Lieut.. Commander Sears also made a
correction in his testimony for the pur-
pose of explaining the disposition of the
colliers at night while Commodore Schley
was in charge of the blockade of Santiago
He said these vessels had zeen sent a
distance out each night and every night
in different directions on account of the
| fear of torpedo attacks.
SEARS DENIAL is ABSOLUTE.
| The Judge Advocate then asked the fol-
| lowing questions:
I'm regard to the conversation in the
| ward-room of the Massachusetts sas al
legged on May 81, in order to refresh your
femory in regard to that matter you are
| informed that Lieutenant Potts, Lieu
tenant Grant, Lieut.. Glennon and Maj
Wood are supposed to have been present
and participated in the conversation"
Il Go not recollect it at all. 1t could
not be possible I said such a thing. They
/ have misunderstood what / said. / was
! irrtated at the delay. In the ward-roon
| talk something might have been con.
| strued in that way as statements Otter
| are, but it is entirely impossible that
| could have said that. I was impatient
4 excited perhaps, it being my first engage.
| ment, and / might have made some re-
/ mark. 1t is something some one might
| have misunderstood, but that remark
never made
What do you mean by 'irritated at the
delay'?"
Delay of not going Immediately into
this work.
Explain what you mean by 'imme-
/ diately'."
| The witness: tAs I recall I was irri-
| tated at Captain Higginson's request tt
| delay the reconnaissance until after the
| mems dinner. / remember that very
we'll
The court questioned Commander Scar.
| on various points covered by his testi-
mony of yesterday. He said in reply tC
these questions that on the morning o
July 3, the Brooklyn bad begun turnins
to starboard Immediately after the en-
| gines were started; that the helm of tn,
Brooklyn had been put aport when the
helm of the Viscaya had been put aport
1T was" he said, "a practically stimuli
taneous movement"
THE TEXAS NOT IN HER PLACE.
Asked how much time had been con
sumed in the Brooklyn's turn Commando,
| Sears said he had never been able tt
reach satisfactory conclusion on tha
|
to him; it might have been Is or 20 min
utes On the morning of July 8, but pre-
vious to the battle, he had, he said, no
ticed that all the ships were near tn
positions assigned to them except tn
Texas. That ship was outside her as
signed place, and was at the time heade
to the eastward about as much as tn
Brooklyn was to the northward. The of
fetal chart putting the Texas we'll insid
the Brooklyn and the Iowa, he said, wa
contrary to his observation
The last of the courts questions wa
concerning the relative positions of tn
Brooklyn and the Oregon during th
| chase of the Spanish ships up the Cubal
coast. The Oregon was not, he said S
near the Viscaya as was the Brooklyn
but might have been nearer the Oquendo
eve were always nearer the Colon dur
ing the chase" he said, nearer durin,
the chase, and at the surrender
MASON ON THE STAND.
Lieutenant Commander Sears was thel
excused and Commander Mason was calle
as the first new witness of the day.
Commander Mason detailing the sieg
of Cienfuegos said that on the first da