The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
NEW EVIDENCE Is HEARD.
Rear Admiral Evans the Most In
ranr-tarr Nitness of the DaV.


shine and fresh air had the effect Of bringing
all the members Of the Schley court Of inquiry
and the attendants upon the court 10 the build
ing rather earlier than usual this morning.
Admiral Dewey. as is his custom. was one Of
the first members TO put in an appearance
but as early as was his arrival he found Judge
Advocate Lernly and his assistant, Hanna
there IN advance Of himself. The admiral as
usual wore only citizens clothing upon his
arrival, but he was soon transformed into a
gallant tar by donning his service uniform.
Captain Lernly and Hanna were engaged from
the early morning in preparing the programme
TO- The day. There is much in the way OF de-
tail 10 be doise each morning, and they have
fallen into the habit of coming direct to the
witnesses, hles OF documents and eYegytnlIl
else bearing upon the case. They began the
DAYS proceedings according to custom by re-
calling the witnesses OF previous days
= eSe should be Followed bv Commander Miller.
who commanded the collier Merrimac in the
early part of the Santiago campaign; Captain
Jewell who mmanded the scout Minneapolis;
Lieutenant Commander Sharp. who had charge
Of the much-talked-of Vixen, and Lieutenant
= G. Donilee Of the Brooklyn. 1t was also
contemplated 10 call Rear Admiral Evans, who
was captain OF the Iowa Much interest was
manifested IN the probable appearance OF the
rear admiral and also n the prospect Of see
ing Captain Miller, who, II viii be renaer-
bered surrendered with great reluctance the
command Of the Merrimac TO Lieutenant Hob
son. who sfterward sank the collier IN the
mouth OF Santiago harbor
While Commander Southerland was on the
stand he asked by the court whether, II
the fegt OF Cervera had been in the harbor at
Cienfuegos. IL could have been seen by the
i cannot deiniteIy say. Not unless they
had anchored in the lower harbor, just inside
OF the entrance ,li IN me aeep water where the the
chored- IL not believe they would have an
chored ir hat spot"
Eiller of the Merrimac.
The hrE new witness of the day was Com
Of the Ter Merrimac while that vessel vas
q part Admiral Schley's flying squadron
command Z the Merrinac April II at Nor
folk Hehsd taken on board at Lambert s
SSGsCts So .ssgerward about 5000 tons OF : al
Ais Ne,1El nat, ne said. been capable at frst
= a.terwsrd he had trouble with his machinery,
50 lhat by May q and u he would have kesi-
lated IA trying 70 secure a speed Of more than
seven knCts. he read from the Golfers log to
sho-r. that the Iowa the Massachusetts and the
i7as inc had been coaIed on the 23d and 2<.h
'ecord was found on the coaling Of any YES
n the 25th OF the 2eth. the time consumed
rOceeding from Cienfuegos TO Santiago
he sea-" he said. ''on the 25th was nasty,
2U'- nasty. The Merrimac. being a heavy yes
SCI its speed was affected, bvt if I had had
mailer vessel I should have felt it very
CHI
= 5 bad The witness said that late in the
tfternoou Of May rs the intermediate valve OF
he collier was broken, but previous to the
arrival of Santiago she had not been broken
5oxn, disabled OF delayed
As 70 the condition Of the 2sth the witness
should say I could have coaled, as I FIND
ksre consulting the log) we were making ten
Ss-cv the Weather could not have been very
boisterous. I read here from the log at
O'clock seven knots then six and so on We
got I'D 20 ten There is one entry that we
got up 70 eleven knots On that date I find
fstesming with the squadron east to quarter
north and I find by the entry between
q clock IN the morning and the meridian Of that
cate we made from ten to twelve knots"
The sea had ennoothed. I should judge. from
the way we we're going We raised our speed
from seven to ten knots.
Gould you have coaled vessels on the after
noon Of the 1ahT'
7 could up 70 the time I was broken dowh.
while I had control OF the ship could have
what time DID you break DOWN.
We stopped |at $50 that afternoon"
Concerning Coaling at Sea.
Asked II ve4els could have been coaled
while the Merimac was in tow of the Yale
the witness n plied that that was a suppos-
titious questio1 and that he would not like TO
sny vsssei Wdie in tow. On ali days from
Nav q to Msy 81 except on the days when
en- route from CiefuegOs 10 Santiago and when
dsablei. the Yerrinlac had had vessels along
been cosled fsom the collier
On cross-e1amination Raynor questioned
Merrimac on lie 24th. He said the Massachu-
setts had been coaled at 7:sO in the morning
ing signals as TO coaling the Texas While
these questions were being put Captain Miller
Go ahead. you've got me there" He then
= siignsled over. 7 object to having two
@DStllesnips q alongside - me, and Captain
Phillp Of the Texas signsled, think to Captain
faigg inson, but DO not know whether il was
- The &C "a OF him. x and NJ will crush
&c asy5or-T7u ,5o were not c. you were x c
81 ne y ssschusetts7
~ kaG 81
= I've 5attleships beside me. They have
are ia 1otion and when two battleships
81 nm, collier between them. II was not
s.ba r,rs,o on account Of the weather as il was
How Wss q }bs a sos sesttleship on each side"
nv siliS Iss R9t feel the sea very much because
HoN was 1t as far as The other sb,ns ave
Bsttsslaip3s s. nearly always have motion; this
eonSsrm.sd; could have coaied. am personally
That e 0n NOT A9op' for r5s 5se =. other ysssels7
Then when you spoke Of your capsc,tv -
coal you spoke about your own ship 3 -
giving nc opinion regarding other ships am
Battleships Always Roll.
Continuing. the witness said that he "s,-
Ways hated TO- 20 ALONGSIDE the battIeships
steady, but the battleships were continSaiyI5
rolling" ny
~EsDeciaily in rough sea-" suggested Raw
in any Ees." responded the witness
Is not That especially true when the ,r.-
sup has protruding sponsors as had The
Texas2' uhe
They were always nasty" the witness re-
sponded. ie-
Raynor Questioned CAPTAIN Miller CLOSELY, .o,,
cernllls te state Of the weather and of fbe
sea on Ma 26, quoting from Admiral Cerverai 6
E-tementt On that subject, but the witness
I'D only say that his log was silent as ~
concltaa Of the sea at that time
this ca nection Captain Miller referred to
removal from the command OF the Merri
M IN orda 70 turn the vessel over to Lieu
~ Hobsn. He said on that point
When ] vas taken out surnmarfly from the
.Ilac nearly everything I had was lost
nc the only thing remember now NJt6
nc few notes j have here is in this log''
fas there any point near cienfuegos where
tfst els could have found protection from the
fea on May 2sT'
Do not III. that unless we had -c-e m
= ably - he eIe of Pines. there was sny
p 50 Tar Cd can remember nov, here
there Vpuld N been found smoother v,stsr