The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-11
wlthess. He was member of the
board OF navigation which prepare,

witness. He was a member of the
BOARD OF navigation which prepared
lhe Official chart Of the positions Of
we vessels engaged on both sides in
the battle Of July 3, and Judge Ad.
vocate Lemly asked him concerning
the report made by that board. which
accompanied the chart. Witness said
ne mad not been satisfied with the 70.
port
/ ! protested he said. against SIGN
ing the report as being Inaccurate. but
was fnally persuaded To do 50 nv
IN" senior member Of the board Com.
Hander Wainwright. who thought that
was tue best We could do even if we
stayed there until doomslay and
s'saeu IL under protest. My first oh
Jectlon was that the chart was mac
curate. That the position OF the Iowa
as plotted on his chart gave her too
niuch speed. In order to keep the
iowa in relative position 10 the otn n
SHIPS for certain distances she ap
proximately appeared to be making IS
knots when she was making 9 to ~.
Another ob, .ction had was the initial
position OF the Brooklyn when the
Spaniards FIRST left the harbor. con.
tended that the Brooklyn's position
was too close to the mouth Of the har.
Dor; that She was not in her regular
position. She was south Of il. |
based that opinion upon the fact that
when first discovered the Spanards
coming out Of the harbor. | looked
over toward the other ships on our
left ana the brooklyn was very nearly
abeam OF the Iowa The Iowa was
heading north, directly into the har
Dor"
Commander Schuotzc was asked in
regard 70 his observations of the
Brooklyn IL the battle OF July 3. He
replied:
Describes the Brooklyn's Loop.
Il saw the Brooklyn at the begin.
ming Of the action about port abeam Of
the Iowa. ] saw her some minutes
afterward when She appeared TO be
headed a little 10 the eastward Of
north. II + difficult to tell because
she was very nearly broalside on.
Afterwards saw her leading 10 the
eastward about due east. ! should say
That is the last | saw OF her
Captain Lcmly-'l want yon to
about this time? How was she To-
Gated relative 10 the Brooklyn? Did
you notice anything particularly as to
III" speed or maneuvering OF the
rcxas?"
When | first saw the Texas she
was healing TO the eastward Of north,
Soon afterwards ! noticed her again
and she was headed 10 the westward
AMI apparently lying dead in the
water. called Captain Evans at
tention TO the fact that she was In
our way; that she was lying dead ir
the water, and cautioned the captain
that h. would probably run into hel
il We kept on the way we We're heaa
'.y. She was then on our port DOW
W. were trying TO get close into the
harbor and steamed at first directl!
for the mouth OF the harbor. AS the
Spanards turned 10 the westward We
turned In the same direction ana III
this maneuycr we We're hlndeFeo ny
| the Texas"
CAPTAIN Lemly-"lt is in evidence
here that the Brooklyn crosses the
bow OF the Texas Have YOU any per
sonal knowledge OF that?'
| mo. sir"
| On cross examination Mr.. Rayno'
| questioned witness relative 20 th'
! chart positions OF the diieFent Sh'PS
OF Santiago. :.
Did YOU not state. This chart Is
wrong and wont sign It
II did"
Then why did you sign"
because | was persuaded by tht
| other members Of the board that tha'
| was the best We could 40 ana my
| wanted 10 come 10 an agreemnt. ha
| was a compromise,
| Questioned by the Court.
The court put number Of question:
| TO tho witness. :.
How did YOU determine the ais
tancn Of tho Iowa from the shore whil'
blockadinC Cicnfuogos?'
.ye ala not determine the distance
NJ all. except simply by bearings ~
casionally There was not any resu,a
effort made 10 maintain any paf''e"la
position" 9,
"Woro the vessels nearer TO or Iul
thor from shore at night at Saht'aso'
"At what time Of the blockade
Cantain Lcmly-"Prior to the mrs
OF June" ,,r on,
"Ahout the same distance day an'
night is my rccollection' ABOUT e'S'
miles" oro
when the court reconvened a',e
luncheon Lieutenant Comnia"",
Schuetzc continued his testimony
rcsnonse 10 a question by the con,0
no said that he had determ'heu 'n
nosi,ion of the Iowa at TAO oeloe'
M on May 2S, and that its dis'ant' a;
ont was seven miles. He also Sa''
,hot thc hombardmcnt or May 81 m IVA.
developed that Spanish shorH na nn'
tor,os were extremely weak. ne na'
coon no evidence OF a dlsposl,Ion ~
mo mart of any Of Cervera $ shlps y
rom any of the American vesseis'
'"r' T," ~ ~Court--"Was your position du.
inc ,hc battle Of July 3 surh as 10 a,o ~,
ahlo YOU TO observe clearly 'he 't,' .h'
two nositions and movements o' y"
different ships?" , ,,o rc1
"No cir | never observed the re-
o+,ve nositions Of all the ships on a,
count of the smoke and the "''t'''.h ~,
wc we're paying to our own snip ~ :"
fight. .,,,, ror saw that tn
iowa was seven miles from ."o 40,