The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-05

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received information. from ,ba anra..
ment AZ Washington that IN. sna- !,
meet under Cervera prohahlv Voc l.,
'H' hafbor at Santiago. He had. how.
''i' ho' b'rn informed Of any gpcrp,
.nh" win the Cuban insurgents near
: Ai'n'ntgos. He had he said. taken
o'Snatch's Tor Commodore Sehlev ana
"hiie not certain whether there wore
more than one package he was nnd.r
N" impression there was more. One
oi IN" dispatches carried AT thai tin,a
was. the witness thought. that signed
ty Secretary Long and dated Wash.
lASton, May "a and beginning.
he report Of the Spanish feet be.
'hs ~ Santiago de Cuba might very
""ll be correct, 50 the department,
strongly advises that you send word
Immediately by the Iowa to Schley to
proceed off Santiago with his whole
'omma, i, leaving one small vessel at
Cienflesos."
CAPTAIN Rodgers was examined az
'hsth concerning the eoaling of the
iiyng squadron
Could You have ooaled the Iowa on
IN" afternoon Of May 10" Mr.. Hanna
asked.
IN the late afternoon. the time
speak of. tho weather being fine and
smooth. think there would have been
~ trouble al all
When I'll. collier can deliver coal
can battlcship like iii" Iowa take
IT."
With ship like tie Iowa With 70
hfcadsidn guns the danger III eoalius
III sea Il entirely 10 tle collier"
there any more danger To col
Her With a haftleship on either side"
The Collier in Crca. Danger.
There would be very great danger
20 collier IN coaling baitleships With
4 ba'tloship Oh either side"
Captain Rodgers related two or
three Instances in which the ships Of
the nying squadron We're cleared for
action upon signal from The flagship
| Brooklyn before May 81. when vessels
Were dtscerned in the distance. In
each case the vessels proved to be
American ships. Each time the signal
was 10 clear for action and make
| speed II l. knots an hour. He also
| told of the hombardment or recon
Nuisance of the Cristobal Colon on
May 81 in which the Iowa partlcipat-
ed II, said the vessels We're all in
formation and following the flagship.
which IN that instance vas the Massa-
chus.its. The range was a; first
given al 70oo yards for this engage
mcnt. bar ~" shots fell 50 far short
| that the range was increased 10 IL 600
wards These latter shots fell into the
channel In which the Colon lay Some
| q them must have fallen within 200
yards q the Spanish ship.
Describing Commodore Seh'ey :
| blockade 81 the harbor al Santiago
witness said that the fleet maintained
| n position ~ seven or eight miles ont
with the Narhleheaa and the Vixen IN
| sldc tn. line He remembered that
| the Marhl,h.ad was on the inside
| from the fact that some Of the vessels
In the squadron had fired al her lie
| could not say whether the fleet was
| further out in the day time than al
Night or vice versa. -ass&. -
He thought the Marhlehead and
| Vixen could have been seen by moon
light. but II was after the moon had
SCI ..- ESs1
CaHtain Rodgers had concluded his
| testimony in chief when the court az
| iourned for luncheon.
eject Of BrookIyn's Gunnery.
| The afternoon session OF the Schley
| court OF inquiry began with captain,
Rodgers still on the stand. He stated
IN renly 10 questions that he was the
| senior member Of the naval hoard o'
survey appointed by Admiral sampson
"a oxamine the wrecked Spanish YES
| sells.
The purpose Of this line OF eSamina
,,on was 10 bring ont the witness
rnow,edge concerning tho effect of IN.
prooklyn's gunnery In the battle OF
Santiago July g. Captain Rodgers
s,,,ed that the BROOKLYN was the ON!
ycssel that fred FIVE inch shells. an'
Nr Rayner said that careiui com
mutation based upon the report ~ ,n'
hoard of survey showed fha' nv
inch shells had been fired on inc io'-
Spanish vessels o,,
Nr Ravncr presented a sfatemeh
showinC the number OF she!ls io""'
~ tho vessels Of the Spanish heet am
-, witness was asked - state 'h'
roautarc OF fvcinch shells, assun
H.. Tho statement To be correct, 'ap
tain Rodgers replied that the ,o'"
rumhcr Of hits was - and tha' nv
.aro IN, fye.inch shell hits constitute
"a nor cent of all the hits MI way
ncr said the statement had oeeh p''
Mod hv Admiral Sehley. -,
Tho witness also said he khe" 'n, ma
.,a nrooklyn had S.inch guns, b"' M
nayncr ," said the admiral's compute .,a
.;"n was not intended to cover ~"
feature. His only purpose va, ~ ;.
make the showing for a.lh'h ~, su :,
,hese being unmistakahiy the h''''
lyn's. .,., e..er.
Cross.examined on the a'spa..nr
oorricd by the Iowa CAPTAIN n'"s''
was asked If the Dear Schi's ,SoI
no,cd nj Key West. May ~ 10, '',1
"r,,,cn by Admiral Sampson IN WIZ,
~ ,atemont was made that am
~. opinion that our best chan', ~ -
moc.ss in capturing the enens s",r ~.
~" ,,, ha IA hold CienfueGoS ana '''
m, was included in thes' W. =
,atch,s. The witness replied .na, =
hoa no knowledge what 'he .a,,,or .:ar =
10" ,airod While the eNamlha,.on :
."''', .'r na;nt was in progress Mr.. has y,
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