The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-01

Jet ttoh was maze 70 this line or testi>
mOny. and it was not persisted in.
Movement of spaniaros.
The witness said, in reply to a ques-
ton from Mr.. GaynOr. that ne had no
knowledge that Captain Sigsbee, speak
ing for himself ana for Captains Jewell
and Wise, stated to Commodore SchIey
on the 18th at Santiago that neither he
(tne witness) nor Wise nor himself
tSiSsbee) had seen anything or knew
anything of the movements or where
abouts Of the Spanish fleet. Nor did
he know whether Captain Sigsbee wrote
a letter to Commodore Schley stating
that that was a fact
The court here asked question
which opened up the COaling question.
The question was: How far could the
Minneapolis have gone with her 400
tons of coal at the time you slater"
IF / had burned 400 tons OF coal
would have made something like 1900
or 1-30O miles. That would nave left
the bunkers empty. 1 was burning
about ninety-five tons a day. and on
that making fourteen or fifteen knots"
Drawing from Captain Jewell the fact
that the distance from Santiago to
Key West is $50 miles, MIR. Raynor
said; In view OF what you said just
now. VIII you explain the signals
read: $3.50 p. m, May 20, flagship to
the Minneapolis: Have you enoughs coal
~ ~ 10 FEg west. 1lnUedDeIlS 70
flagship: Just enough How do you
explain that"
Il am giving my recollection at the
time AS 1 said, my coal supply was
reduced. and l was concerned. There
were greaS many signals being made,
anu L replied to the signal without con-
sulting the coal account particularly.
and 1 considered that three days
steaming was about the limit I could
safely 60"
ere is an error here of about 500
to 500 miles. Eight hundred and 1900
or LOO are very different
Explains Difference in Statements.
Z estimated the distance could
steam. ] did not usually provide for
burning every ounce of coal in the
bunkers, and. Furthermore. we have got
TO allow for contingencies. was
hauling the fires from the boilers very
often on account of the leaks starting
fresh fires IN other boilers. My coal
expenditure was variable. 1 could not
depend upon It."
Then at this time you just had
enough. according to these signals, to
go 10 Key West.
Il arrived in Key West with less than
100 tons of coal on board"
Captain Jewell was then excused and
Captain McCalla was recalled for the
purpose of correcting hts testimony.
" AAAAH ne W d. Ou Llle SLdDu Lne court
asked him two questions. which, to-
gether with the replies, were as fol-
lows.
BY the Court-was there any place
in the vicinity OF Cape Cruz where
large vessels could have found protec-
winds?
There was no place where the large
ships could take protection from west
erly and Southwesterly winds. The pre-
Vailing winds were from the east, and
n southwesteriy wind is Of short dura-
ton in that vicinity. and means change
OF direction TO the north very quickly
BY the Court-Had the fleet of Ger
vera been in the harbor of Cfenfuegos,
could it have been seen by the vessels
bloc&ading that port?''
should say not. The upper part
of the mssts might have been seen il
they had been in the stretch of the
river where it turns to the east but l
should not expect to nave found them
there If they were behind the hill they
could not have been seen, in my opin-
ion"
Captain McCalla was then excused
nnally and the court adjourned for
luncheon.
Admiral Evans Testifies.
When the court convened for the af-
ternoon session Rear Admiral RobIey
vans " tAO d. captain commanded
the battleship Iowa during the battle
on Santiago, was called to the witness
stand He stated that he had first
Joined the flying squadron off Cienfue-
COS on May p at Z p. m. when he
took the dispatches from Admiral
Sampson to Commodore Schley by his
executive officer. Commander Rogers.
he not seeing the commodore himself.
As the dispatches were sealed. he did
not know their contents.
Please state what. if anything. was
done while this squadron was off Glen
fuegos toward developing the fact as
to whether the Spanish squadron under
Admiral Cervera was or was not in the
harbor Of Cienfuegos''
There was nothing done so far as
know"
What. If anything. within your
knowledge. was done toward destroy
ing or preventing the further compile
ton of the enemy's batteries in the vi
cinity Of Cienfuegos2"
ION Sunday afternoon I am quite
sure Commodore Schley formed his
squadron in columns and stood in to
range of about mile and a half from
shore. made a turn and stood out
again. That is the only thing I know
Of
WAS any attack made upon the
enemy or by the enemy at that tinne?''
NO. They all got UP and stood on
the bTeastwOrks and looked at us. We
steamed out again. There was no fir
ing on either side"
Were you then within range of the
lotteries in the vicinity of CienfuegOs
with the heavier guns Of your ship"
Saw NJ Batteries.
Il did not see any batteries. There
was a work they were completing
there"
We're you within range OF this?"
Quite easy range: yes"
The battery of the Iowa consisted OF
whst2"
-Four twelve-inch. eight eiEht-inch
and twelve fOur-inCh guns"
Were these embryo batteries within
range of your eight-inch guns when
YOU steamed iu2''
They we're within easy range"
Were they within range of the four
inch guns?''
II should think so: yes
Did the Iowa coal ship while In
Cienfuegos: and. II so. how much did
she take2"
we took in $50 tons of coal on the
22d We began about in the morning
and stopped at in the afternoon. We
took coal from a collier alongside the
Merrimac 7 think"
Admiral Evans said that he had
coaled the Iowa from the Merrimac on
Nav % while OF Cienfuegos. and that
ha had had no difficulty in doing Sc.
SDea king OF the report Of the cOnGi-