The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05

which 10 ,nnte iIn co I',iatiorE r'''"
aThese ports We're jusf mentioned 10 me
here TO-DAY ''''
s,You ~ course know nothtnp obout our
rights Ia coai in iho"e por 2tTT'''s '''''' '''
Il do not. "
Lieutenant Dyson was followed on the
stand by Commander RAYMOND p Rodgers.
-
WI" WIS 'Nc'u'l't oHi''r Oh inc pHlu'7"P
Iowa during the summer Of 1888 he tcs'
titled 10 leaving Key West ON May 20 for
Clenfucgos TO ioln the nying sqnadron BE.
lVle 'aVihg nc hau huu' as the representa-
tive If Captain Evans, he said conference
with Commander 10 Chlcf Sampson, no
which captains Taylor mud Chadwick were
present. AT that time lac was told by Adj
MIRA sampson that be- had received in.
formation from tho department at Wash.
lHsioH tnRt me spanish heet under CervcA
wa, probably Ia the h0rbor nj Santiago.
ny huu' however not hceu informed ui any
secret code Tor communication with the
" ha"' t9ken dlspatchts Tor tommolore
,,o ~ w nilr uot ccrdalh Wnether mere
nuH tiiple lunu one package, ne was undcr
nutnbnrP ono az H., MIuS n'6ulc tnNn mn
utL, is H. Cme "i the disDAtchs carried Nt
signed nv Serrct,,y W,nn'SS 'h"nGig66 llnt
jngto ~ 70 % i',IIl i'onE uIin uhied wash
niner.' ,.'Tb" ro, ,iy'N' MMnS - una hrglh.
Snnlingo dn Giiw,, J w ,,p"lulHu1 iieel ht
rect 30 Tho deporfnent stronyiv nJ TO-" is
| tbnt Won enud ,,rnrd tt,,,oitnthiS hl'' TO
iowa Ia Scbl"v to Urn,,.,d ~ - Wy XIX
his whole command leaving ono s,1-ii "i ,i
sci on Clenfuepns N"'''N '"' '''"" ''''
Cnptaiu K0dr,.rs was examined ,, .t,,,..,t
| cottccrniur thr cr,ltn,, Of th,, "A , ~, i'''1 ~
ron "''"H sl"""
"Could YOU have ro1led fine low, an tho
afternoon OF Nav 9Gg" iIr Hmm "" nit, Ky
nm tho late 5tftcruoon Tho iir'" 'o 49,
| Of the wc1tbpr hrin,, An. AMI ,,,tI ID ~
think there would have been no tronbio
Mt all l." rcplIed tho ,yitno.s '' "' ''""'''
when tho collier can delivor coal ,,,, q
hattlcshin Nkn ma ToT,a totc g. g"''' '"" ."
with n shin IKE Tho Town with M
!
sen is enttEoi,' 80 ,"v ""nf7EI ~ coming at
"fs fher" o9v 10 mare ,ng y Iam,.rr ,,u,o.
? with bHttlpshln ON either sidc g"
There would he ycrv rrcaf doncor ~ =,
tlcsbIp on either e,de " '''P' WIN ""''
Captain Rodgers related two or thr,c
..,5,,,, III MhGh me ships Of the dying
nal from tbr Hngshin Rrn5l l,,, 'i"n on ~.
= ~, when vessels were dlsccrncd I'm he
A Instance Id In each case the vessels proved
= nnl WAS ia cIa1r for ,,ti 'Vu i'u,o ,He slg,
n oc twelve knots an hour. lie also toid NJ
c the homhardmcnl Of the Cristobnl Colon
d ~. a"id o. tb y" WIFI nWn tnr l"W9 par lclpated
I, ana Following thc dpgsbiu ,hib '"i ,,''' ~, a"1
- Instance, was tho MAssactu.rfts Thc
q, range was M FIRST glycn an 7oIn r5ri NV
: this ongaecueut. bur m. Shots az "n g.r
abort iH,it thc r,,,,,o ~. t,,l. y" ,s'
600 wards Thase inter sha,s f, , 4" H. H..
e Tun ',I, IN Wulrh ihG CoI2n !ly some OF
e 81 yh' Span'eh sup
u 80 t6 ihn,wE "u'"tuNuoro o'niel $ blockade
y "l LIlr I'Uh'o' ~ santiago, captain Rodg-
n cts SAID ihnt the ucet maintained posi-
. ION or seven or ctght miles out with the
= He remembered that tac AIarhiphrnd WINS
. ON the inside from the fact TINT some OF
. the vessels In the squadron had bred 1T
!. was further out In tho day time than mi
a night or vice versa. lie thought the Vixen
g ana the Marblchcnd could have been Soon
/, nv moonlight but nor oftor ti,c ,,,, s 81 =
:, set "''
q CaptsIn Rodgers hnd NOT concluded bts
Il srstnony IN the case when court adjourned
;,
u ino afternoon session began with Cap
y rcntv to nncst,nns tnnt ' NV ,,a ~ S.'.eu N
a member Of the naval hoard of snrycy an
a pointed by Admiral Sampson TO examine
Z. the wrecked Spanish vessels.
e dn' purpose o, ta,S nne OF examination
e concerning the crcGt ~ no R"" "T 'e'S'
q gunuery in the bnttlc of Santiago ON Inl,
: 3 Coptolp Rodgers stated that the Brook
shells and Mr. Raynor said that a "S cSrcTn
gSC'af'V gnr unset Unon ne report of Tho
inch shells had been found In tie spanish
NIr. Raynor presented statement show
w nS is' ~ H1 I'M @I smells found In C
ness 9S WINS asked % state t4e percentage OF
be CORRECT Captain Roisers repucI fbsl ft
s pS fSGi at , SG%GSr Gf hiT wa Thirty n.y.
Constituted "a per cent or Mi tie hits.
been prepared I'M HdmiralS 'SG5TilcSTS' R3d
Sd '"S Sisb TS sam snns ne SnGW i4G Rrookly1
ne admiral eompulatlon ,was not lntcRd
was to make the showing Sor f Nv, EIUs5
81 tbe 'q Rgo,R GSnE Enthusiastically the shells
= Cross.exomtned rs 70 ,ho a,.,..,,,
: by the Iowa. tho c,nto,u was o.,,, T., ~,
"Dear schlcy', lcttor dated 81, ~ W..
"a MAY 90 1soS written Nv ,a,,.a, 60.