The age-herald., 1901-09-24
WHERE WAS THE NEW YORK
Witnesses Swear Sampson's Ship Did Not Arrive Until the Battle Was Over-HeiIner Tells the Part
 Played by the Texas.

Washington. September 23.-The part played by the battleshlp Texas in the naval battle off Santiago, July 3, 1898, in which the Spaish fleet under Admiral Cervera was sunk, was the basis of the greater part of today's proceedings in tre Schley naval court of inquiry. Of the four witnesses examined during the day three had been officers on board the Tex as during the battle and two of them were new witnesses. These were Com mander George c. Heilner, who was nav igator of the Texas, and Commander Alex B. Bates, who was the chief en- gineer on that batteship. Commander Harber executive officer and the chief surviving officer of the ship since the death of Captain Phillip, was recalled. The fourth witness was Commander Sea ton Schroeder, executive officer on the Massachusetts and now Governor of the Island of Guam.
 The testimony several times during the day was somewhat exciting and was especially so when Commander Heilner described the battle and the part the Texas had taken in 1t. He said when the Brooklyn made its loop at the beginning of the battle 1t had passed across the Texas bows at a distance not to exceed 100 or 150 yeards and at the command of Captain Phillip the Texas had been brought to a dead stop. Engineer Bates testified that the starboard engines had been stopped and said he thought this also had happened ito the port engines.
 Texas Lost Three Miles.
 Commander Heiner expressed the opin- ion that three miles had been lost by this maneuver and the fact that part of the machinery was deranged. He said that he considered that the Texas was In greater danger when the Brooklyn cross ed her bows than at any other time dur ing the battle.-
 On cross-examination Commander He'll ner admitted having taken part in the preparation of the official navy depart ment chant showing the positions at dif- ferent times of the ships which partici- pated in the battle. He said, according to this chart the two ships never were nearer than GOO yards fro meach other. But, he contended, the chart was inac- curate and he said he had only consent ed to 1t as a compromise. Commander Bates admitted that the log of the Texas contained no record of the signal to re- verse the engines. Commander Schroe- der testified concerning the coal supply of the Massachusetts which, he said, would have been sufficient for a block ade of from sixteen to twenty days.
 The day closed with another minated controversy between counsel as to the policy of bringing Admiral Simpsons name into trial.
 Log Books Presented.
 When the court was called to order Captain Lemley presented the deck log books of the Brooklyn, Texas, Iowa, Castine Marbehead, Massachusetts Min nesota, New Orleans, Oregon St Paul, Scorpion. Yale, Vixen, Eagle, Dupont, Hawke and Merrimac.
 How about the New York;" asked Judge Wilson, q want to appellate the proceedings"
 ''I have no objection" responded Cap tain Lemly. "I, too, want ito hasten the proceedings as much as possible"
 Proceeding, Captain Lemley said he had suggested such logs as he considered es- sential and that he would have printed the points considered pertinent. He then indicated the time that he desired covered by the matter to be printed, but Admiral Schley's counsel objected and asked that the entire logs from the time the fleet left Key West until after the battle off San tiago be made available.
 Captain Lemley also presented the steam logs of the Brooklyn, Texas Massachusetts. Iowa and the Marble head. Admiral Scheys counsel asked to have the log of the Spanish ship Cristobal Colon presented.
 Very well, if we can find Spanish scholar to go through 1t and select the facts wanted said Captain Lemley.
 Admiral Schley is a good Spanish scholar and he can make such selections as we may desire" responded MT. Ray nor.
 Schroeder Recalled.
 Commander Schroeder was recalled and asked if he desired to make any correc- tions In the official records of his tes- timony of Saturday
 There is one omission from Admiral echley's remarks of the Massachusetts on the day Of the bombardment of the Colon which l overheard which I would like to supply" he replied
 Tt Is this: He said when he came aboard that Admiral Sampson would be there on the following day. He made that statement in connection with his remarks that he was going to sink the Colon"
 Commander Schroeder was then asked concerning the coal supply of the Massa- chusetts, and when he replied that he had no information on that point he was asked to read the log to secure this infor- nation. Counsel for Admiral Schley ob- jected, but Assistant Judge Advocate Hanna insisted saying that Admiral Schley's counsel were merely creating delay by their objections.
 'I propose to develop the facts in this case, and technical objections will not avail to present" he said.
 The objection to the question was not pressed and upon reading from the log Commander Schroeder said 1t showed that that the Massachusetts had over 800 tons of coal aboard when it arrived at Santiago.
 Supply of Coal.
 MT. Hanna: (assuming that the Massa- chusetts on blockade duty would use thirty tons of coal per day, how long could the Massachusetts remain on block ade before Santiago with that supply of coal"
 That would depend upon whether we would have to go some distance to replen- ish the coal supply. At forty tons a day of course she would run in about every days if there was coal supply at hand There was coal there at the time on the Merrimac"
 ,.Steaming at ten knots about how