The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-09
A Little Tilt.

have given distances?"
A Little Tilt.
Captain Lemly objected to the form OF
the question. saying that counsel was
putting what he had not used in the
mouth of the witness.
Mr.. Raynor then made objection to the
interruption, and after stating this OBJ
lection said to the witness: "If you are
not positive 1 shall submit to any cor
rection."
Judge Advocate: 1.-The witness has not
stated that he was positive
Odmiral Dewey: II would rather you
would not interrupt the testimony.
Judge Advocates: IF the court tells
me cannot do it, will submit to the
order of the court
Admiral Dewey: Il would rather you
applicant has put words into the mouth
of the witness which he did not utter,
you (addressing Captain Lemly) can
bring it out at the proper time. You
have an opportunity to do that
Judge Advocate: That is not the ad-
vantageous time to do it, The advan-
tageous time is when it is done.'
Testimony Resumed.
Mr.. Raynor: I'm order not to put any
words in your mouth, which is an un-
fortunate insinuation because I am of
the truth, will give you an opportunity
now to make full explanation as to
whether you stated the elevation of these
batteries to be between 100 and 200 feet"
II did state that"
Did you not state to me you were
positive about the distances which you
have given in the case?'
"I did"
do you still stand to your statement?
Is the map wrong and are you right?"
Il will stand to my statement. l had
not seen the chart when I prepared my
statement"
Mr.. Raynor asked the witness whether
there had been any menace to any of the
American ships on July from the shore
batteries.
Lieutenant Bristol replied that there
was danger to the Gloucester, because
that vessel was unarmored. He said
that he did not consider the New York
in danger.
"Don't Want Opinions.
Mr.. Raynor read from report by Sec
retary Long, stating that on that day
the New York had sustained the undivid-
ed fire of the shore batteries. do you
still say, in view Of that statement that
the shore batteries did not amount to
anything?"
You asked my opinion" the witness
replied, land 1 have given it to you."
Admiral Dewey: I'VE don't want
opinions
At the request of Mr.. Raynor. the wit
ness made measurements from his chart
to show the distance the Brooklyn was
from the Spanish ships during the fight
off Santiago. The reply was:
The distance of the Oquendo, from
the Brooklyn, taken from the chart just
before the turn is 4600 yards, the Maria
Teresa, $500 yards Taken from the chart
where the Maria Teresa and Oquendo
were about to run ashore which is prac-
tically the nearest point the Oquendo
was $500 yards from the Brooklyn ana
the Maria Teresa 1000 yards
Bfook4yn's Range.
Quoting Lieutenant Commander Hods-
sons statement that the shortest range
of the Brooklyn's guns in the battle was
fourteen hundred yards and her greatest
$500 yards, and referring to the fact that
a number of the Brooklyn's 5-inch shells
had struck the Spanish ships, Mr.. Ray
nor asked number Of questions for the
purpose Of showing that if the distances
were as great as the chart shows that
the guns were set for the range given,
it would have been impossible for the
shots to go to the mark. Isn't it cer-
tain" he asked, IF the shots struck,
that the chart is incorrect?'
The witness replied that The Maria
Teresa and Oquendo could have been hit
with 5-inch guns"
With guns set at that range?"
Yes, she could do it. I have seen some
very wild firing when ship has any mo-
ton on
Captain Lemly then took the witness,
developing the fact that he had been for
six months in the coast survey where
he had daily used the sextant.
The judge advocate asked: How far
would have been the Brooklyn from the
leading Spanish ships just emerging from
the hartor Of Santiago, provided she
had Immediately started ahead at u
knots?"
Dead in the Water.
In reply the witness said: AT IL knots
speed, she would go in five minutes two
thousand yards, If she was going at
that speed; but she was dead in the
water as 1 understand. Then I should
say she would make about 1000 yards
the first five minutes. That would mean
that she was close in to 5000 yards from
the MORO. The ships when / first sight
ed them We're at Caysmith, I believe
that, to the best of my recollection to be
one thousand yards inside the Moro.
These ships came out of there at about
ten to twelve knots. At twelve knots
they would go One-twelfth of one knot
in five minutes. That is 1000 yards; but
they turned to the westward, so they did
not go two thousand yards. But call it
two thousand yards, then two thousand
yards and one thousand yards subtracted
from seven thousand yards plus one
thousand would make eight thousand