Evening star., 1901-10-10

and withdrew after the second turn two
miles to the southNard, and resumed our
I should say.
@. How were thebranges determined? A.
fhe ranges were determined by the shots
as they fells and we also determined dis
tances by means of the stadimeter from
the elevation of the lighthouse on the
MOTTO L mad also prepared for range
nnaing niaa s.In IN ths lighting top by ssx.ant an
o'clock.
Upon the xeassembIing of the court at =
o'clock the witness in reply to question
by the court, said that he could not see the
relative positions Of the ships Of the fleet
at Santiago on July after the battle had
commenced because of the smoke and the
attention he was paying to his own vessel.
Commander Grant ON the Stand.
Lieut.. Commander Albert w. Grant now
on duty at the United States Naval Acad-
emy. and during the war with Spain senior
watch officer on board the Massachusetts,.
with the rank of lieutenant, was called to
the stand. He described his arrival at Cien-
fuegos. 'f-+. :.-2Fts
At O'Clock on the 21st of May he re-
lieved the deck officer of the ship and as
sisted Lieutenant Commander Schroeder,
who was then executive officer and acting
navigator, In locating the course Of the
ship and its bearings. They determined the
position and plotted 1t on the chart as be-
Ing sixty miles southwest of Cienfuegos.
He had remembered this distance exactly
because it was Impressed upon his mind
In conversation he had had on the follow
ing Monday.
O. (by the judge advocate)-Did you hear
any guns at that time? A. did not.
.. Did you hear amy guns from the direc-
ton Of Cienfuegos that evening? A. No,
sir. r~sts
@. What time did you arrive at Glen
fuegos? A. Ats am, Sunday, 22d Of
May. -.
Q. Do you know whether instructions
were on board the Massachusetts in re-
gard to the formation Of the fleet in case
the enemy should come out of the harbor
OF Cienfuegos OF, attempt to make an en-
trance to the harbor? A. No. sir. I do
not know that there were such instructions
on board. A. signal was made that we
blockade the port when we got off of 1T.
Q. desire te develop the Information
whether any Instructions as to regular
battle formation We're given at that time.
A. NO. sir None whatever that am
aware Of
O.. When did the Iowa arrive off Glen
fuegosI A. On the forenoon of the 22d.
l had the forenoon watch of that day, and
! sighted her. She arrived there between
II and o'clock. -. . .r
Q. During that afternoon what were the
movements Of the fleet A About o'clock
IN the afternoon we formed column.
steamed to the eastward, passed the en-
trance to the harborlsteamed very slowly.
My recollection is that the ship was steam-
Ing very slowly when we got so we could
look up the rtver-up the entrance. When
we got to point about one and one-half
miles from the old lighthouse we turned
Off to the Southward.
Admiral Dewey's Reply.
The following reply, addressed to Mr.. w.
H. Stayton, has been sent by Admiral
Dewey. president of the court:
'Sir: The court has received and consid-
cred your letter of this date, in which you
again requesr that you be permitted to ap-
pear before the court as counsel for Rear
Admiral Sampson and given facilities which
will enable you to hear the procedure and
to defend that officer from attacks when
necessary. 80 u 49,
'Tn reply Ihave to state that while the
precept convening this court gives it au-
thority to permit any person whom it may
to be present for. the purpose Of cross-
examining witnesses and offering evidence.
the court considers that Rear Admiral
Sampson is not an interested party in the
case now before 1t, and Is not. therefore,
entitled to appearitas such, either in per-
son or by counsel, and you are further
informed that II circumstances arise
Which IN ting pn9n Of the eout render t ss
represented due notice will be sent him.
@. Was anything done looking to the de-
stroying Of these. batteries or earthworks?
A. Nothing to my knowledge. '"' -
Q.<Was anything done at any time by
the flying Squadron off Cienfuegos to de-
stroy batteries? A. Nothing to my knowl-
edge, sir. +" a."
@. Do you remember whether the Iowa
coaled on that day or on any day while
you were off Cienfuegos? A. The Iowa
coaled alongside of the Merrimac on Mon
day, the 23d of May. The Massachusetts
coated the next day. ~ sf @''--
r. The Run to Santiago.
The witness said the squadron left Glen
the oath. The squadron made very slow
speed on the trip toward Santiago, which
was due to the lighter vessels meeting bad
weather. He knew particularly that the
Eagle delayed them, and he thought also
the Vixen. He could not recollect whether
the collier Merrimac was affected but she
may have been. e
None of the four large fighting vessels
Of the squadron delayed the fleet He de-
scribed the meeting Of what was supposed
to be an enemy's ships. 1t was on the
first night they, were out, at 9:3O o'clock.
The Marblehead gave them signal of two
red lights, meaning that the enemy's ves-
sells were near.
He said the Brooklyn stopped ahead of
them and he described his efforts to stop
in order to prevent running into her. ''It
was a regular miX-up," he said.
The witness described the action of May
81, and said that at 1 o'clock they cleared
ship for action. He saw Commodore Schley
ana stan go TO tne forward 13-lnCh turret.
He saw the first shot fred from the 13-inch
gun, and noticed that 1t fell short.
Then he went below and saw the last
shot fired from the 13-inch gun, and was
surprised to see the ship sheered off and
go to sea. Five 13-inch and nine s-inch
shots were fired All the shots fell short.
The fire was returned, but it was not a
hot fire.
He saw shots fall three miles inside of
them and one only half a mile inside.
He heard Commodore Schley say, as lie
left the ship: THE reconnaissance was sue
cessful, as it developed the batteries"
There was no other attempt to capture or
destroy the Colon.
The witness was then cross-questioned by
Mr.. Rayner.
MIR. Stayton Renews Request.
VIM. H. Stayton. the New York attorney
who some time. ago asked to be allowed
to represent Rear Admiral Sampson be-
fore the Schleysceurt Of inquiry. and whose
request was denied by the court, today pre-
sented the following letter to the court:
IWASHINGTON, D. c.,
October 10, 1901.
Admiral George Dewey. u. s. N, President
Naval Court Of Inquiry, Washington,
Id