The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-04
The SchIey Court Of Inquiry
Continues to Drag
Wearily Along.
Principal Testimony Of the
Day Concerned Coal Sup.
ply Of the Fleet.

witnesses introduced The list of avail
able witnesses for the day included Cap
tain Raymond P. Rogers, who was ex-
ecutive officer of the Iowa during the
Santiago campaign; Ensign (now lieu
tenanD NJ. L. Bristol, who was watch
officer OF the Texas and officer of the
deck OF that vessel when the Spanish
ships came out of Santiago harbor; Lieu
tenant Commander Hodgson, who was
navigator on the Brooklyn, and whose
testimony has been looked forward to
with much interest because Of his cor
respondence with Admiral Schley and
Lieutenant c. w. Dyson of the bureau
Of steam navigation.
Many Witnesses.
Captain Lemly still has quite a long
list of witnesses before him, and when
court began business today, it said
on his behalf that he would not probably
be able to present the conclusion OF his
case for the department before The end
of next week.
Captain Dawson of the marine corps,
who was on the stand yesterday, was
to correct the official copy of his testi-
mony. He said that while he had not
seen the Brooklyn swing with starboard
helm, he was sure that she did swing.
Lieutenant Dyson who was on the wit
ness stand yesterday when the court ad-
journed, was then recalled. He had
added to his coal history of the fleet in
formation as to how long the supply
of coal on hand May 26 would have held
out under forced draught.
This information was contained in a
chart which was read by Judge Advo-
cate Iemly. The chart covered the
period from May Is to June /.
Brooklyn's Coal Supply.
1t showed that on May 26 the Brook
lyn's supply of coal was 952 tons; Iowa.
7S4 tons: Texas. 40S, and Marblehead,
122 tons. He said that on May "a, the
Brooklyn had coal enough aboard to
have remained on blockade duty off
Santiago for twenty-five days and then
to have returned to Key West; the Mas
sachusetts enough to remain seventeen
days and then go to Key West; Iowa
enough for eleven days, Texas seven
days and Marblehead one day.
This was assuming that they would
have gone by the Yucatan canal. He
also gave an estimate of the length OF
time they could have remained and
gone to Gonaivs Channel, Cape Cruise,
Mole ST. Nicholas. Kingston, Port An
tonic Jamaica, Guatanamo Bay, the
time of remaining on blockade being in
creased the distance to the various
points diminished.
On Forced Draught.
Mr.. Haynor brought out the informa-
ton concerning the time the coal on
each vessel would have lasted on forced
draught. in chasing the enemyS vessels,
taking the amount of coal on each May
26 and leaving sufficient coal to return
to Key West.
Mr.. Raynor read information from Mr..
Dyson's tabuated statement, showing
that the Iowa would have consumed 246
tons of coal a day. Texas 100 tons a day
and Marblehead - tons. That estimate
would, he said, give the Brooklyn 2.3
days chase. returning by way Of the
Yucatan channel and 2.35 days chase re-
turning by the windward passage Iowa a
chase of 1.2 days. The Texas would
have a chase of three fourths of a day
and returning by way of the windWard
lassaXe nine-tenthS OF a day.
The Marblehead would have chase Of
two-,enths of day by the Yucatan
channel and four-t tenths by the wind
ward passage.
The statement showed that the Massa-
chuscetts could not have steamed more
than fifteen knots an hour and in doing
SO she would have consumed 1S0 tons per
Gay. At this rate she could have chased
the enemy for is days, returning via
Yucatan channel, or for two days re-
turning via the windWard passage.
In Average Conditions.
Witness said in reoly to questions that
his statement contemplated average
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