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

coal on each on May 25th and leaving
sufficient coal TO return TO Key West.
lie read the information from Mr..
Dyson g tabulated statement. That
estimate would. he said. give the
Brooklyn 2. 3 days chase returning by
way OF the Yucatan Channel, and 2,3l
days chase returning by the Wiudward
Passage; the Iowa |. ? days; the Texas
three fourths OF a day; the Marblehead
two tenths of day by the Yucatan
Channel, and foui -tenths by the Wind
ward Passage. and the Massachusetts
LIS Gays returning via the iucatan
Channel, or two days returning via the
Windwaid Passage, a..
Tbs witness said in repl; to questions
that his statement contemplated average
conditions Of weather and vessels.
Mr.. Raynnr; !. GU have taken as IA
basis for conling q number OF ports.
You took Gonaives, the Mole and
Kingston. Those are ports that have
Just been given you to make the calou-
latinn2"
Those ports were just mentione to
me here today"
"You, Of course, know nothing about
our right to eoal in these ports!"
~ do not, +"
Commander Raymond p. Rodgers,
executive officer of the battleship Iowa
during the summer Of 1898. was the
next witness.
Washington, Oct 5. Measured by
the most damaging Iart Of the testi-
mony OF Lieutenant Commander Hodg
son yesterday was not Sctley day. In
other respects there was not much that
was OF interest in the proceedings,
Hodgson came on the staEd about 3
O'Clock.
Judge Advocate Lemly knew no had
before him ono Of the officers of the
Brooklyn, aud a man who had been
called by both sides. lie did not let
him give any general account Of what
he saw Of the lirooklyn's performances
during the battle, but limited him to
the answer OF practically one question.
This was as TO tine movements Of ihe
ship at the commencement of the action,
or In other words the famous 'loop. .
His account was more ciroumstantial
than others that have heen given be
fore. lie was on the bridge with CAP.
tain Cook and Commodore Schley when
the fight began, and he knew af every
order given ats ~ the direction Of The
vessel and for the firing If the various
batteries. Tho most importaGt rart ni
his narration was that whith brought
out the much quoted reraark OF Schley L
about the danger Of collision with the
| Texas.
The Brooklyn had started into the
action from a position heading Forth
east and going directly towards the
| Span a rdo tuhn hud tnrnad In tho ms oe
OH coming out. Mr.. Hodgsou heart
Capt Cook aud the commodore bott
speak of the danger from ramning
rammer ~ This expression is sapposAc
to mean the Viscaya, winch Hodgsol
said was headed for the brooklyn. TIL,
Viscaya after being apparently hit b,
two eight-inch Ahotstur ned away to til,
west again. The order for the per
helm, according to the witness, hnt
before Sohley spoke Of it, for thu
answer came from liodsson to Schle,
that the helm was already ported.
When the danger of being ramnlet
was realized, the witness said there wa
consultation for perhaps a minute be
tween the commodore, Capt. Cook ani
| HlIubblt US w VIM Cuutho W Ahh6s VII
was TO use sta board helm and 40 Of
westward and alongside tho nearing
Spanish shiEs. Iha other was to kve
port helm aud turn the other way
Then the question came up "a to Oh
adyi6abiity OF making small circl
with s.nw sleNd or large one wit
a high speed. ilodgson suggested back
Ping the siarboard engines. IL Was OH
jected to by both 5chley aud Cook
Then Hodpsor SPOKE Of the igeaaa an
said There's the Texas, commodore
Look out for tho Texas - 10 this til
witness said thai Schley reptile
quickly damn the Texas. Let he
take care of herself i am not going i
any closer and expose my vessel TO tot
pedo attack
There was stir through tho court
room as the words were uttered. U
Schley's cheeks there was hot flush
but he maintained the calm manne
that has uniformly marked bis al
pearance during the most damagin
statements OF adverse witnesses. Nj
Raynef lace looked red aud not. b
testimony was evidently not expected
The direct examination continue
until nearly the hour Of adioufnmen
Having got In the crucial mart Of whi
HUdgson had 10 tell, Capt Lem
stopped him. and there the work OF u
! day was left.
, The theory OF the defence IL that
+ was Capt. Cook who said Damn IL
Texas 81 Admiral Sohley has repeated
D said he used no such lang uage, aithous
be might have done SO 10 tho wni
: heat OF excitement IN momentso Wit
with Importance.
Q Mr.. tiodgson's testimony, taken as
, Whole straight narrative Of Il
. events Of thu few moments 90 Il
b bridge, &hsn the movement was und
D discussion --was not SO hostile to Suhl
q as 1t may possibly seem. lie dwt
L carefully on the necessity for the NOV
t aent, hrst the danger OF being ramme
/. and then the possibility Of attach fro
o either OF the torpedoboats the Spaniar
4 were knoSn to have, and either ono
=. which might have been speeding alo
" bshiud the larger vessels, The thr
Il officers seemed to have realized that c
8 Brcos'yn would bO singled out by t
Spanish admiral for attack because
], hur speed, which would stand in I
Is way of tho ESCAPE OF one or more Of t
Is insteI OF tbs Spanish fleet. When
a came TO tell of the distance betwe
p the Brooklyn and the Texas he sH
10 that it was rom $50 to 300 yards,
had at one time said it was from 100
ID loo yards. He had been led to rev.
J, his estimate because Of other estinlai
10 made by mon on the Texas who b
IN better means OF knowing.
~ Whenever he spoke OF the Brook
ut going across the bows OF the Texas
IN said she went well clear OF the Texas
rs Yet he realized that there was dams
le Of a collision in the movement, FIR
IN what the witness said it was manif
TT that he at the time saw that Sch
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