The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-10
FAR FROM ALIKE
.ces GIVEN eY LlEUTEN
| ANT BRISTOL COMPARED
WITH CHARTS.

GID CROSS : EXAMINATION
-, for Admiral sehley Calls tn.
.,,,on Of the Witness to Alleged
,sistencies but He Sticks to His
..suents-Admirai Taylor, Who
:. .,uanded the Indiana, Tells Of the
,,,le of Santiago.
-. .h;ngton. Oct. 10.--At the open
J, ne days session Of the Schley
:, i inquiry Mr.. Rayner began his
'a.s,a,ion OF Lieutenant Bristol
- : o1.s ions concerning the accnr-
-. te.. stadimcter for the measure
:. ~ eistances at sea. He asked
vagll rather trust his own visual
..4ya,i5n for 1000 yards range
:. .... Hr.trument. Witness stated
...A, staaimcter was more accurate
8.,ances below 1000 yards than
=. .h.i distance. At that distance
4og. make several observations
satarmation OF visual observation.
.Ye, rrar." he said. becomes
.s..r The greater the distance"
.fn,ll toa give me. asked Mr..
,r.r 4 point from which 1t Il IN.
st \. ,.Ahtc.
.yes was he reply. "a, zero il is
.a,ates accurate.
It.r,-s considered the seAiant
n more reliable In measuring the
-anor between ships.
H. had. he said. taken several OBJ
.4a.lens with the stadime;cr just
.5rr thu spanish fleet came ont Of
! Aarbor. and had checked ihese
: IT, sextant. He found the dis
H. from the MORO To be 5.loo
rs
'..e.rnant Bristol also was quos.
I'll u, Mr Rayner concerning the
.arco uat of the blockadng ships
f.eufuceos but he declined 10
~ hts estimate that IL was from
Il, IL ten miles distant from the
.taT
Differs From schley's Estimate.
Il Rayner sa!d--"I will read you
-moaore Schlcy's report as 10 the
ekaer III ci.nfueRos. lie said \
> Il b.ue kade vas established about
i mics ofr shore and al night an
al-e lue was maintained consist
!, t--iMlsly Of the Scorpion. Dupont
] Ga' 'iiv the last named vessel ar-
- 3u iae I'D conveying the Mer-
sae I. YOU are right the com
4ar, has stated what has not o..
III! HA.n h. says: a line OF block
. Mas stablished about four miles
saage a Cienfuegos. That is not
forTe statement OF the commo-
i rs iar
Iar atatcmcnts | made are what |
1+sa' anl what believe TO be
81 ! do not question other peo-
s w3rI."
nm F..resh your recollection with
a.Aer report. The statements you
'e male that during the blockade
squadron lay of Cicnfuegos from
p len miles and during the night
N 'sAt 10 ten miles. Without
"s'onlng either Commodore Schlcy
yours I when I read his official re-
7 do yoa still stand on your state
~ about six to ten miles,"
J aart q stand by my statement.
speakng of the weather during the
hse u Sic flying squadron from
'hiaeSos 10 Santiago. witness said
81 We're fresh breezes and that
IS was 4 moderate sea.
. small boat could. he said. have
a. a lowered at any time during the
~ hayn.r also intcrrogatod Lieu
.Hl hristol concerning his esti-
y made soon after the arrival OF
H''' IN Santiago. that the Span
:, s"0'" batteries amounted 10 but
- - fio had said that the elevation
- batteries was from $50 10 2uo
: Ar Rayner produced chart TO
- mat the MORO battery was 22o
! apof" the water line and the 10
"a battery 23O feet.
lemIy Makes an Objection.
No" then" asked Mr.. Rayner. ARE
a. positive about the distance you
!. ! Y. III as In other cases you have
~ aisiances?'
- af'a'A l.emly objected 10 the form
W. question. saying that counsel
,h p0t4ng language he had not used
:, ), mouth OF the witness. Mr.. Kay
~ - made objection to the inter
! ,''N and after stating this obiee'
70 - s@'I to the witness:
~ are not positive | shall sub
Il, any correction"
Advocatc--"The witness has
l., l.''"d that he was positive"
, mira DEWEY would rather
n, o"1a not interrupt the testi'
Advocate--"If the court tclls
ler 'nhot do 1t. I will submit TO the
4 oi the court"
nlI"n' - Dewey-"If counsel for the
mn =, has put words into the
er " 'he witness which he did not
can "u Undressing Captain Lem
II rin - ing II out at the proper time
IT. " nave an opportunity to %
ya,ta AnVocate--"That Ia not the
time To do Il. The al
9'H time Is when 1t IL done,