Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-09
INTEREST UNDATED.
Third Week Of the schley Court
Of Inquiry at Wash
ington.
HoDGsoN AGAIN ON THE STAND
Tells of Distance of Blockadlng Fleet
or Santiago-Brooklyn' Part
in the Battle.

in the Battle.
Washington, Get 1.-THE Schley
court of inquiry entered upon the third
straight week of the Investigation of
Admiral Schley's conduct III the Span
ish war. The crowd in attendance was
as large as ut any previous time in
dicatipg that the interest in the case
is undated The days proceedings
began with the recall of Lieutenant
Doyle and Commander Rodgers for
the purpose of correcting their previ-
GUS testimony, and when they had
been excused Lieutenant Commander
Hodgson, navigator of the Brooklyn
during the Santiago campaign, resum-
ed the stand. This was his third Sit
testimony the judge advocate had not
entirely completed his questions. There
were still few of the letters con-
stituting the correspondence between
the witness and Admiral Schley to be
read and when they We're concluded
Captain Lemiy and Mr.. Hanna pro-
ceeded with their questions.
Last Paragraph Not Printed.
When the reading of the Schley-
Hodgson correspondence had been con-
Guided Captain Lemly asked Mr.. Hodg-
son whether his denial of the col
lloQuy between himself and Commodore
Schley had ever been published en-
tire. Mr.. Hodgson replied in the
negative, saying that the last para
graph of his letter of denial had not
been printed. This paragraph referred
to the enclosure Of newspaper clip
ping.
i Mr.. Rayner began his cross-eXamina-
ton by asking Mr.. Hodgson whether
the Marblchead had hailed the Brook
Ign when the two vessels passed each
other as the Brooklyn was on her way
to Cienfuegos. The witness replied
in the negative. The examination then
turned upon events about Cienfuegos
and in reply to Mr.. Rayner's inquiry
Mr.. Hodgson detailed these at length.
Commander Hodgson said In reply to
these questions that he had seen the
lights on the shore Mt Cienfuegos
which were afterwnrd determined to
be signals, but he had supposed they
We're signals different branches
OF the Spanish forces on shore. He
added that when Captain McCalla ar
rived with information as to the mean
ing of the signals he was Immediately
dispatched to the shore to communicate
with the insurgents.
Progress Impeded by Weather.
He said that progress of the squad
ron was impeded between Gienfuegos
: and Santiago by the heavy weather
the smaller vessels, the Vixen ant
Eagle, were making, especially the
Eagle.
Mr.. Rayner asked: "How far were
you off, during this blockade of Santi
ago, from the Moro, during the day
and night of May %, 90, 80 and 81 2
In response the witness said
"Early in the day time our habitua
l position was about six miles. In tn,
y night think we steamed up and dow
e In front of the harbor, distance O
= nh .e9e sst iEF umUi les. ,..
= Marblehead and the Vixen were In
p side the line of the fleet, about midwa,
It between that line and the shore line
g The witness then iii response to
n request from Mr.. Rayner continued hi
G description of the naval battle of Jul,
e 8, from the point where he had dropped
G that description at Captain Lemly's re
e quest while he was on the stand Fri
; day.
brOOklynS Part In the Battle.
In this connection he said 9Th
Brooklyn did all she could. She 20
into action just as quick as stear
= could carry her there. We CON
menced firing as soon as the first GU
: on the port bow would bear, and w
l. kept the port battery firing until sh
7. turned with port helm through til
r arc. using the aft guns until we 60
e all the starboard guns to bear. W
d got around as quickly MS we coul
ii with port helm until we almost paral
j. leled the course of the leading Spar
q ish vessel, when the helm was ease
q and the ship steered course parable
4 with the Viscaya, which was then tn
Il leading vessel. We continued in tim
n direction, when remarked to CAPITAL
q Cook that 1t seemed rather lonely 70
% us out there. He was in the connin
tower. He asked 'WhyY / said tina
d we We're all alone with the three Spar
: ish vessels and 1t seemed that 1t d.
l. pended upon us to knock them ou1
AT that time the smoke was so dens
II l couldnot see anything and lsuppose,
\. the New York, being away. the Brool
!. lyn was steaming ahead of the slowe
~ vessels.
n "God Bless IL . Oregon"
d 'He stepped out of the coming tow
IL er and exclaimed to me: What's IA
off our starboard quarter!'- l locke
IN that direction and saw the hcay
bow of a ship and said: THAT must b
the Massachusetts He said: No,
could not be the Massachusetts; sh
has gone to Guantanamo | said: y
u must be the Oregon and he remarked