The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24

gntor'a ohnrt II was agreed hnt the DIS
tancs between the Brooklyn and tbs IcNhs,
roughly speaking. was half a mile. Then
Mr.. Raynor continued the cross-examina-
ton.
DISTANCE BRrwEKH AND TSxAs
MIR. Raynor- According to you recol-
lection they were $50 yards apart. but ac-
, cordipg to this chart they were 900 feet
70 You aid that when YOU saw the
Brooklyn she was practically ahead Of
the TeKasl A. Yes. with Ler holm steer
ing badly.
Q. And you said tina, The Brooklyn went
out 20 sea about 1900 yards' A. fcs
I Y Let W look now nj your charf A
The chart IL not CORRECT NJ hat point
v. How far does the chart mako her go
out TO -cal A. A thousand yards- half a
nautical milc.
q I understand you 10 say that INC Texas
had los, three miles In three minute A
oh, no, but 1 saw by the smile ON your
fac, that you got thai idea. ~JlS,ughterL.
| said u was probably three minutes from
the time that Capt. Philip gave ti!" first
I signal iill the time the ship was dead IN The
water.
GAIT. PHILIPS SIGNAL.
U What was the signal A. The signals
we're to slow Ia stop, aud 10 back
U Does anything abOu that appea' M
the log book A. No, and ! can tell you the
reason why. -.
" Ipll vi ~ ~ ~ Wv w ~ - -
the T.xas hecau-r Capt Philip did not
want ID there. | told the Judge Advocate
II this court that ! would not bring up a
dead man Ia rubstantiate anything sald
But Capt. Philip wou not put u IN ms
official report and | am very sorry that
his matter has come up here. | hope !
can get some one TO substantial
q Do YOU recollect the statement which
Can't Philip made about tho dans"r OF a
conision' A He spoke TO Inc hundreds
Of times about ".
Nr Here are his words here
referring to Capt Philips Century Ador-
tins a%rticl.l. Do you %recollcct Capt fhhlp :
ever saving that the collision. which seemed
Imminent, wa av-rt"dy
Commander Heilner|i do not.
In answer to Mr. RAynor the witness
old Of n conversation With Lieut ha'~-
rler Of tho Texas, now dead, who laid ho
had seen some lights on Conluegos, but ~"
witness did not know what they were ii'
remembered seeing some horses ashore
N gcrfuagos. but did not know whether
they were Cuban or Spanish cavalry or
not
This line Of questioning by Mr. Raynor
was with reference TO a story that arrahg"
inan's with the United states GoNcfninehl
were made by which Cuhans would signal
the American ships near t~cntu"go- IN
tho daytime showing horses standing In
a row. and at night 10y free, and that "A.
mital Schley had not been ihIorlheu OF
thee, Signals and was. therefore. ignorant
Of the opportunity Afforded TO learn whether
the spanish feet was At Gcnfuegos.
Taking up tho log Of the Texas nj Mr.
ltAyhoi ruesen''"' u C,nT,,,o. IN
tiht III Ii''uciNak oHr.,. g, ,o,,b
TTuNhstn ,"' - H.. tn.w an. Eagle re-
inE 49,. .,ratr,u but dI not know
that the Vixen and the Morrimac did An"r
the sllAlIph -N,,ia ,,t,b her rachins
VIZ 80 H., ra,-a 81 4, IN.
oI n' :. ,,iInoJ Go ,hink that the Du.
-.-s... So rick., b,at nj Csnhlego..
POM
TRYING A0sIS To BRISd IN SAMPSON
NJ Raypor brought up the question
- siynaa from the New York on the day
IL The hattie He asked the witness II
bis shin rot any from that flagship
- I,,Tt ku,U % was tie reply We
IA -, %, any until tho afternoon, until
af,sr - "'clDck"
n ma you $50 the New York during the
hoNle, A. on. vee. .
q Whcnp A ! don't remember, but !
,nH1L 4, was when th. yiscava was going
a.Ln,a
Gar, t.mh Interposed here with a ques-
,i,n a. t. ~. pIrrs,-. Of the-a questions.
Il want Ia show III" po-iuons OF tho
ships. said MIR Kaynor
You want 20 show th" ro-iu%ns OF these
shil~ ny ~" lI9I',h y !" Wv wv"
escorted the Juiy" Advocate
VT halh'' sAu III ~ - al" pLe
then. hut h" would again hiihg up w
question whom be had = Nui"S~ nh" uli
know and Who would show Nhef" the Ne~
York really was itir sii' hah u ilsht 70
show II. 3" cou'"ndNi hah 'hl@ Ilsn,,
Co show hat I~oinmodor" Nchl"y MANI alh'-l
the Sam" sort II a blockade AZ santiago
a. sampson maintained, ,
" don't prulose 20 bring me nam" on
Admiral Samlson into ihtS controversy
where q IL possible 10 aNuid ", SAID WI
psvudr This h. not a personal con-
trpyrrsy. W. ar" NOT hero for th" purpose
oi engaging iu a COutruNcr~y. between
Admiral Sampson and Adnhfa NchleN'
W. are not here for tho purpOss' OF Crticising
the action ~ Admiral sampson. Bht " -
absolutely necessary. IN order to inVer'i-
gate this case properly, 20 lrt VI prove
what Admiral Sampson did. Not that re
conJcmn OF c%rtici-a OF cersure what he
an hu' w. want 20 show that he did just
v nat Admiral Schlcy h charged with dotng
W. prop,sa to prov, thai on tho ist OF
.Iuue, when Admiral SAMPSON ~stearn'Si
mas, the Colon wa precisely In TIE same
n,.i'iop inside the hniloT which she was ~
On the Pet q NAV, whom Commodof"
S.hl,v Withdrew from there cuuuai~~anft.
md Tint Admiral Sampson did not attack
her
wu.r scuLyuwANrs TO PIovr.
-. Ar.c.,s obtscted h.atedly
inc 'u'E ~, n,,,,r,r, Ian,
u tins uAf"INiNIl hANA w ~ ~