The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-10

stayed there until dooms day and I
signed it under protest. My first OBJ
lection was that the chart was mac
curate. That the position of the Iowa
as plated on his chart gave her too
much speed. In order to keep the Iowa
in relative position to the other ships
for certain distances she approximately
appeared to be making Is knots when
she was making to TO- Another OBJ
lection had was the initial position of
the Brooklyn when the Spaniards first
left the harbor. I contended that the
Brooklyn'S position was too close to the
mouth of the harbor; that she was not
in her regular position. She was south
of it. / based that opinion upon the
fact that when I first discovered the
Spaniards coming out of the harbor /
looked over toward the other ships on
our left The Iowa was heading north
directly into the harbor.''
Com mander Schuetz was asked in re-
gard to his observations of the Brook
lyn in the battle of July 3. He replied:
Il saw the Brooklyn at the beginning
of the action about port abeam of the
Iowa 1 saw her some minutes after
ward, when she appeared to headed a
little to the eastward of north. 1t is
difficult to tell because she was very
nearly broadside on. Soon afterward L
saw her headed to the eastward, about
due east should say. That is the last
/ saw of her.
Captain Lemley: ct want you to
state whether you saw the Texas about
relative to the Brooklyn? Did you no
tice anything particularly to the
speed or maneuvering of the Texas?''
when I first saw the Texas she was
heading to the eastward of north. Soon
afterward I noticed her again and she
was headed to the westward and ap
parently lying dead in the water. L
called Captain Evans attention to the
was lying dead in the water and eau
toned the captain that we would prob
ably run into her if we kept on the way
we We're heading. She was then on her
port bow. We We're trying to get close
into the harbor and steamed at first
directly for the mouth of the harbor. As
the Spaniards turned to the westward
we turned in the same direction and in
this maneuver were hindered by the
Texas
Captain Lemley: 'It is in evidence
here that the Brooklyn crossed the bow
of the Texas. Have you any personal
knowledge Of that?"
NO, sir
On cross-examination Mr. Rayner
questioned the witness in reference to
the official chart of the positions of the
various ships in the battle off Santiago.
why did not you state this chart is
II did,
"Then why did you sign?"
Because was persuaded by the 9TH
er members OF the board that 1t was
the best we could do and they wanted
to come to an agreement That was
compromise"
Then really this chart was signed for
the purpose of coming to an agreement
and not for the purpose of showing any
accurate results, was it ?''
1.-The board was ordered to show accu-
rate results, but it was absolute i'm
possibility to make chart of that kind
showing accurate results Tt the best
we could do so long after the BATTLE
The court put a number of questions to
the witness
all except simply by bearings occasional
ly. There was not any regular effort
made to maintain any particular posi-
tion.'
Were the vessels nearer to or further
from shore at night at Santiago?''
AT what time of the blockade2"
Captain I.emley: prior to the first of
June2''
About the same distance day and night
is my recollection, about eight miles,
The court then took q recess for
lunchef