The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-04

would nave been exhausted ln three
quarters OF day The Garblehsad .
tons and exhausted her supply IN two and
twO-teuthS DAYS
A.-That is night except that the Iowa
could have made but fifteen knots and
the estimate given is az ihat speed
Estimates for other Vessels.
Mr. Raynsr said that De would like TO
have the estimates iu regard to the dis
JaUoe the Yale. Vixen. ST. Paul Harvard.
aad Minneapolis could have gone ut fore
ed drsught fun speed before cxhlustiuE
their coal supply
che witness said ne could not furnish
an estimate for the Vixen. because the
Navy Department had never received any
Of her steam loss during the war lie
agreed to prepare an estimate FOR the
other vessels.
p-Whaj condition Of wind. weather
and character of bottom does your TadU
IN these estimates contemplate
A.-Ihey contemplate average cuudi-
tiOns.
The witness then. IN answer 20 ques-
tions, gave a very technical and minute
account Of how ne arrived NJ the ssti-
mates which he had given. Il could
scarcely De appreciated by the lay mind
hut seemed perfectly ineligible to tine
naval experts
Captain Parker then took the witness IN
hand lie asked him TO examine the log
OF tho Brooklyn for May Is. Ia answer 20
his questions. the witness said It showed
the Brooklyn had run 2I6 miles. making
81 knots and consuming SO tons Of coal
Q--Inis is 10 tons more than your -stf-
mate has allowed Now take May l6.
A-Iwo hundred and fifteen miles
captain ParSer-That IS g1I knots
Il fr-.r
you estimate
Various additional data was asked by
Captain Parker. showing that the Brook
lyn had consumed from n % lG tons
more than the estimate Of the witness haG
allowed her He also showed that she
had consumed 8 tons more in running at
knots than she had. according To- the
estimate Of the witness I'm running 10
knots.
CAPTAIN Parker Then. ON these DAYS
Wh Cb I have cited. and which are aver
age days, the Brooklyn consumed from
~ 10 - per cent more coal than your es-
Inmates allow
The witness made some explanation OF
this and said that he had taken the av-
erage consumption.
Iova's Executive officer Called.
Capt William r. Rodgers. executive Off
Ger OF the Iowa. was next calico 20 the
stand he was examined by Alr. Hanna.
Q--Hefore the Iowa left Key West did
you pave any conversation with the com
M Dds sr-in-Chisf gSauv-aul2
A--Capts Evans was ill., and al his
request ] |.nt aboard the NeW York 10
=. pres. Ht hl-o at a conference OF the com
l-,''l-s ol-ctEs % the various vessels
lA-le- was present with ''sTraiu Tay-
Tor Dt the Indiana and Captain Chadwick.
of the ScW York
Q--Ly hat was the subject discussed2
D..
ec during Tie night or the early morning
a despatch from the Navy Department. in
forming him that C-rvtTa was reported TO
have aTrL led at Santiago.
C--Nas that report diScussed2
Al hat was the subject OF the c0uver-
sstiOn- ely recollection is that. while the
Ie,t had been reported there il had not
been confirmed Oar conversation was as
taken IU leaving Curacao
Nr Hanna read a despatch from the
department TO Sampson dated 1890 a. m.
Gay 20 i1 which if was stated that the
report Of the Spanish fleet being at San
tiaso might very wen be correct. $50 the
department advises that you send word
10 Schley 90 proceed of Santiago with his
whole feet" He then asked.
Q--Was that despatch under discussion
90 The time YOU Were on board the New
Al did not see the despatch. but this
despatch c1uI aims The Information We had
under consolidation 4 should say this
was the despatch which The admiral had.
although 7 did not see H. Il contains
the same information as ! recoliect it.
Discussions on the New York.
Odd YOU have any other subject Of
interest under discussion while you WeTe
aboard the New York
A-Aerely about the Iowa Admiral
Sampson wanted the Iowa To get OF as
soon as possible
Continuing. the witness said he thought
Captain Evans received dispatches 10
carry 20 Schley- He believed these were
the duplicates Of those sent by the Du-
P,uL
Odd YOU receive any Information
about a secret code OF signals established
with Jhn insurgents at that timeT
A-Nure. TO r1v recollection
C.-Nhat was the speed the Iowa made
ON her r-U 20 CielfUtErS"
A-Tcn or eleven knots.
p.-WhsU did YOU arrive therD2
A--E,tween I and o'clock sunday
following
u--Wnat report did you make, If any,
A-Vsu we stopped th, Iowa astern OF
the Br"gkiyn. ON account of his injuries
Captain Evans could not go aboard the
flagship and hv told me Co go aboard and
report To- the commodore. I obcyrd thrsa
Instructions and delivered him The de-
sUatches Upon boarding The Brooklyn Z
the stern gi the vessel wnsIe I remained
with him f0r some time
Q--Nhar iS your recollection as 10
whether there was more than one de-
Q.-That is "a rather difficult question to
answer al this time NV impression is
that there was more than one letter or
document
Q.-WhUe YOU wsrc before Cisafuacss
did Won have any instructions og orders
respecting q plan ~ battle If th, Spanish
feet should -udd-n,,y aa,e;r2
o--ElG Euu any instructions prior to
june %
A.-Nouc. 20 my knowledge
CoaIin= Of the Iowa.
Odd u-e Iowa take any coal while
of Cieufu, gos2
A.-Ths collier Merrimlc arrived on the
2EI about o'clock. shortly after her ar
rival by signal from the flagship we
steamed alongside her and began to take
on coal at about $3.50 and continued TO
coal until after q.
O-Statc whether at any other time
prior Jo June /. the Iowa tool. coal from
The collier.
A.-Thc Iowa TOOK coal arafn from the
M,rTimaC on MaE 80. after ho arrival uT
Sautiago. She began coaIGg iu the mort-
ing and continued throughout the day Un-
til o'clock
O-What amount of coal iu tons did
the Iowa take from the time she arrived
at CIeufutEos until June -
A-About 5.H tons. EuJ 3 cannot say
exactly without refreshing my memory
from the log book.
Continuing. iu answer TO questions. th.
witness related his experience i- the usr-
ter of CutlinE battlesh.D- ur sOa from COL
IisrS The substance OF hiss testimony in
tins respect was to the effect that coal
could br taken ou at sea.