The age-herald., 1901-10-05
PROCEEDINGS BEGIN
 WITH CAPT. DAWSON

Washington, October 4.-Captain Daw- son of the marine corps, who was on the stand yesterday. was called to correct the official copy of his testimony. He said that while he had not seen the Brooklyn swing with starboard helm, he was sure that she did so swing.
 Lieutenant Dyson, who was on the witness stand yesterday when the court adjourned, 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 draft. The information was contained in chart which was read Dy Judge Advocate Lemley.
 The witness also read the same infor- nation from a tabular statement. The chart covered the period from May Is to June 1. It showed that on May 26 the Brooklyn's supply of coal was 952 tons, the Iowas sS4 tons the Texas 40S tons and the Marblehead's 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 Massachusetts to remain for seventeen days and then go to Key West; the Iowa enough for eleven days; the Texas for seven days, and the Mar blehead one day. This was assuming that they would have gone by the Yucatan channel He also gave an estimate of the length of time they could have remained and gone to Gonivas channel Cape Cruz, Mole St. Nicholas. Kingston. Port An tonio Jamaica, Guantanamo Bay, the time of remaining on blockade being in- creased as the distance to the various points diminished.
 Time Coal Would Have Lasted.
 Mr. Rayner brought out the information concerning the time the coal on each vessel would have lasted on forced draft in chasing the enemy's vessels. taking the amount of coal on each May 26 and leav- ing sufficient coal to return to Key West. MT. Rayner read the information from Mir. Dyson's tabulated statement showing that the Iowa would have consumed 240 tons of coal a day, the Texas 16O tons day and the Marblehead 77 tons. That es- timate 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 passages, the Iowa a chase of 12 days; the Texas would have a chase of three-fourths of day and returning by way of the windward passage nine-tenths of a day; the Marble heard would have a chase of two-tenths Ol u udy Dy I06 1uCaIan Cnannel ana four-tenths by the windward passages.
 The statements showed that the Massa- chusetts could not have steamed more than fifteen knots an hour and in doing so she would have consumed 180 tons of coal per day. At this rate she could have cnaseds the enemy for Is days, re. turning via Yucatan channel, or for two days, returning via the wIndward passage.
 The witness said in reply to uuestions that his statement contemplated average conditions of weather and of the vessels.
 MT. Rayner: You have taken as n base for coaling number O. ports. Ton took Gonivas. the Mole and Kingston Those are ports that have just been given you from which to take the calculations These ports were just mentioned to me here today. You, of course, know notb. ing about our right to coal in those portsT
 'I do not.'
 Rogers of Iowa on Stand.
 Lieutenant Dyson was followed on the stand by Commander Raymond P. Rod gers, who was executive officer of the battleship Iowa during the summer of 1898. He testified to leaving Key West on May 20 for Cienfuegos to join the flying squadron. Before leaving he had had, as representative of Captain Evans, he said, conference with Commander-in- Chief Sampson at which Captains Tay- Tor and Chadwick were present At that time he was told by Admiral Sampson that he had received information from the department as Washington that the