Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-16
NE S'B|EY WITNESSES
Aimir,l's Evidence Will Come
MsstlyFrom Officers Of Brook.
lyn and OREGON.
lg.t Probable That Much Time
VIII Be Consumed in the
Hearing.

capfain Cook Was Recalled To-
day...C Commander Mason on
s. the Stand.
washington. Oct. 1e.-The schley
oourt OF inquiry began proceedings this
j ssnorning 40 usual with correction OF
Testimony given on the previous day
ana when they had left the stand New
S1on, E. Mason. who was executive Of
acers OF the Brooklyn during the war
With Spain, was called. It is the pur-
1 pose OF Rayner to first examine the Of
\, Acers OF the Brooklyn. and follow these
With : number OF those who We're on
the Oregon during the battle off Santi-
ago. 1t is understood his entire list OF
witnesses is practically confined to per-
( sons who were on board those two yes
s eels. IN connection with today's pro-
ceeSlings Rayner presented a number OF
4 questions to the court, which he said
he desired to ask one of Schley's Wit
uesses concerning certain signals which
were sent from SIMPSONS flagship
on the morning of July 8, before
the New York left for Sibony, for the
purpose OF allowing the commander-in-
chief OF naval forces to consult with
ehafter. These signals Rayner con-
tends had the effect OF placing the en-
tire fIeet under the command OF Schley
and ON this account he urges their rele-
vAncy.
Captain Cook was questioned again
concerning the voyage OF the flying
{ squadron from Cienfuegos to. Santiago
& as follows:
.Did the flying squadron, when pro-
ceeding from Cienfuegos to Santiago,
proceed with all dispatch 2"
Throwing out consideration OF sur
rounding circumstances and conditions
that have already been testified to. l
should say nc"
But putting In surrounding circum-.
stances and conditions you would say
| yes. would you not?''
sYes."
"What do you mean by surrounding
circumstances and conditions r.
Il mean that as understand the
question we could have gone from
Cienfuegos to Santiago and arrived
rhere next day ,nfter We left Glen
fuegos with some. if not all. the larger
vessels
What were the circumstances and
conditions you speak Off"
'Coaling conditions that existed at
that time. We certainly could not have
made dispatch by turning back"
What do you mean when you speak
Of turning back.
Il mean we went TO the eastward
with two columns and that there belng
unable 70 coal the Texas, as I have
stated before, we turned back for that
purpose. Il you had thrown that con-
saideration out we would have made dis
patch. mean in this sense: We did
not 30 In the quickest possible time
from Cienfuegos to Santiago"
What were the circumstances that
lmpeded 2"
bad weather
What was the condition OF Vixen
and Eagle. and what effect did they
have upon the progress of the squad
ron?t
The Eagle was unable to proceed on
account OF the condition OF the sea,
unable to make her speed"
Did the Vixen delay the squadron at
Z Ill ON that first passage
r think not, considering we were
running slow for the Eagle. The Vixen
was very much better sea boat
Did the Texas have coal enough to
Ut 70 santiaEo?"
ssssIssY Yes,
DO you recollect the accident to the
Vixen on the voyage between Cienfuegos
Apd santiago?"
ssssxes.
1deutenant Commander Sears also
4 uAade = correction in his testimony for
the purpose OF explaining the disposition
OF the Golfers at night while schley was
! IN charge Of the blockade at Santiago.
He said these vessels had been sent
distance out every night in dif1erentSdi-
recttons on account OF the fear of tor
pedo attacks.
s.In regard to the conversation in the
ward room OF the Massachusetts, as al
legged on May 81. in order to refresh your
memory in regard to tha, matter, you
are informed that Lieut. Potts, Lieut..
4 Grand, Lieut.. Glennon and Maj Wood
Z ~ supposed had been present and par
ticipRted In the conversations %
II do not recollect 1t at all. It could
rot be possible that said such thing.
They have misunderstood what 1 said.
I was irritated at the delay. In the
ward room talk something might have
Leen construed in that way, as state
ments aften are; but 1t is entirely i'm
possible that could have said that.
was irritated at Higsinson's request to
celay reconnaissance until after the
mems dinner. remember that very
welf.'s
Commander Mason, executive officer
on the Brooklyn during the Spanish war,
detailed the siege of Cicnfuegos. He
Z said on the first day Of their arrival the
yessels were kept in column and about
eundown steamed in slowly to within
two or three thousand yards of the en-
1 trance, and then sheared of. After
that the blockade was between three and
seven miles The squadron was kapt
steaming slowly at all times, but it oc-
& scasionally drifted in at night. Referring
ito the blockade OF Santiago witness
stated the vessels were in a column,
steaming slowly perpendicularly to the
north and south line Of the harbor at a
J distance from four to slx miles Rayner
asked the witness how many times he
had seen Schley under fire. to which he
So