The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-05


an attempt to destroy the Colon. it was
a failure. because that vessel was not at
any time endangered or injured 10y the
shots II IL was q reconnaissance. TO use
the expression employed 10y Captain Fol
ser. " il was an eminent success"
Mr.. Hanna said Captain FoIEcr was
questioned about the euemy's batteries
and he said they were not heavy enough
to seriously endaugcr the attacking ships.
He then read TO some extent from Cap
tain FolEerS testimony and said that
Captain Folger had given special attention
during his naval career TO the subject Of
ordnance and 10 the capacity. power and
effect of guns. and circumstances under
which the fire of projectiIes is determined.
and that his testimony was therefore i'm
portant. lie described the manner By
which Captain FoEer arrived al his con
cIusion regarding the batteries and then
gave the testimony as 10 what his lFoI-
gers judgment was:
81 consider that the batteries were Of
such small Importance that We directed
the larger portion OF our attempt on the
I Colon"
Mr. Hanna said that Captain FoIger's
experience was AT the service of the com
iiltALlf4iaAE 'sitfFI OF lIIr squadron tl lllLl
time. He then went on 20 tell what was
subsequently developed as 10 the strength
Of the batteries Ply the attacks of the New
Orleans and the Texas acHng siuEly upon
the batteries Each of these ships. he
said, had sileucod them and sent the
Spanish Euuners away from their guns
Continuing. Nj Hanna said.
None of the captains or commanding
officers were instructed that the affalr
VS. rec ''lS7'tt'-- hs ~ vi t' -
own 4Cc1urt No orders were given to
take any notes of "a recon- oissauce. There
is just on- further feature of this matter
10 "hl.h J. must cal att.llliol- Ctrl.' IN
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Ctb.r ,fi.,-- ne oor,r,,s nj . rim chief Of
m, Nprrh Atlantic station II is statro
Iy CaufDo,lore Srhray. that ne received
tIar7 from, tba ,,.rrr,4r.f --E,iaf NJ
-. ~, a.. H. ,.-,,l;,.g'1 a.. ,,-,y..,-s
L,.-,--lI,-.s r--f no er-bet1ura Of rnrrn
80. r.ai,-.J -, hin, -I-l,era is "a conflict
80 .,-fF.,,.. ?, tI,5- ,,,ttsr g,ar,-rip chad
80 -, -, -, j,~i,c NJ ar,ieyy-
ana IS rI,ifl crear tbg+ no s7lrb CONVEX
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SchIey's Caution Criticised
S,,+i,,-,f,,.. NJ tTsrr,. -rs-,rad that fr-
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RESPECTIVE 'i inns. tl'.N' --'>'' .'-''
. iltu lNElE own answer 10 N''ili-4A'''i't'
/ SChley-S contention He held that the de-
,.;, ~. ,1 g..-,.,,t moo 10, 7as+,,,- tl,..
vi '' " l'-' -
Spanish ships ana thdt the coon was al
lowed To- remain IN sight two days and a
! half before am attack was ma Ie tIu0n her
Sl,. ,,-.. r,.. f tho most ,gy,-arr,r1 or the
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'-l'' 49, -, '' u"
commodore SChlsF Sh"utu nave taken the
risk To destroy hpr. Under the CirCum-
stances nc said The deparfnent-s pre-
. appi'3l'h. "hvlh"T 'hty were toulIhuLi-
Gated or not. He said the entire fleet was
az Commodore Schity. s disposal. ana th't
", u'1 '.'l ''Nl ai' Oh 'l'e ''S7.S IT,
suociacafinn r-Iatiur 4" fbe vifblIrayyi1rl-
70 a distance at sea at night and the
blockade on santiago. He admltt-H that
u u'u 10y 'rl,saF IN l-,Lt-t Illdl tIe E,7-
dr.y-r az 1iabt from H.. ,tr.r,l. r So
tiaEo Harbor. and therefore, that ques-
u9n need not Dc oi-e used AS 70 the block
Or not ba 10 IL LI-oI,if Sgarr7 maj 49,
must depend ON questions which he did
not feel competent 70 discuss before the
- - - tI, "a.
were The uositious Of tn. sbIDs accord
ing 90 the testimony, he admitted. did not
lem 10 De very accuT,'lely er5nlnea.
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ne Stltr seems To- De SIX 10 eight miles.
perhaps from six 10 seven would be
H., VI '. s, ~ va an ateU 81
. sIeed double disr4nr- S5I Yards sr,arr in
+ cruising line back and forth 10 a distance
/ ron HNe L" we've miles IN 'front.' OF the
49, us ~ D"' -
/ about ten miles nerhaos less than that
/ 1t was probable ne said. that the dis
. tances varied anu that lt was perhaps on
...lIs 5; - ,l-<,i' ma ~ o1 5iN
/ Within the line of blockade he said yyere
stationed two picket vessels at night-the
/ Marhleh head and the Vixen
Difficulty of Seeing the shore.
The witch officer stated that the cir
cunsfapces Of the blockade rendered fl
5te5,,,1t a., 500. che. sF,,ra A5r,i-s1 srbre,-
D.. eoi5 vs. .I,ort M. orr,- u-irrsss he
/ could remember who had testified to see
[ ing the shore line. He said that the ON
! GERS of the Vixen could not see IL. and as
/ evidence Of this hc pointed 20 the fact
, that on one occasion they chased loco
| motive headlight This indicated that
they could not see the shore The com
. handing officer. ne said stated that he
/ would not have been able to see a vessel
c,-nj,.r ont 81 tho barbor II Il kent close
70 tho shore and pa.sec quietly Back
or TN. shore tF,era were. highlands and the
,,.at.., ,..,, tI7. sbor. was very deem No
-..,,, 1.,,,,,l,eg NJ Hama said y-era ON
,Il,..d am mis- brorl,ade no saarrhIiqbts
1T turned an, tho. ,r,trarca IN tho b3rbor
NJ r4sr,., thor, ,yart ON tn toll what
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