The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-08

| tors 90 basis upon which 90 max. their e--
! umat,-- Iu regard To- the Iowa. hc said
/ chat her position was one which caused
] much discussion and he doubted If her
n.a.i-at.r was satisfied with The POSITION
/ -.seu her.
The Texas az CicnfueEos.
/ Commander Wainwright was excused
( and Lieut. Mark T. Bristol the watch off
/ Hu.r OF th" Texas. called
! In answer Co questions by the juG-. adj
/ vne.ra. tha witness said On. Texas arrlv-
. 90 on CIsuru,sos on tb, morning of May
-. AS the. approached rh. harUor re res-
. titled ,r,y saw near the mouth a small
D vessel whose arr.ars re- was peculiar to
. tE. Spanish sEi.s- As the fleet approach
. ed. it turned aGl wgat back up the Har-
F. Hor- That was The last I'D, witness saw
I of il.
/ Q.-W-re any shots fired ut this veseaI2
/ A--Nn shots We're fired.
/ Q--Nas she within range
/ Q-Was Tho Texas cleared for actiong
} Ave cleared for action before arriv-
/ ing at the entrance
p--hid you see anything OF amy bat
J IeiI'E ur works under construction OF
A-The morning 7 was ON watch saw
! eartnwrTks had been thrown UD at the
point whore the harhor turns ana which
/ commanded the lower part of the harhar
t-N hat was the closest approach you
. made Jo the earthWoTEST
Al should say about 5000 or 1000
yards
f. Q.-Was anything done To- destroy or
ini,rt,re with the completion of these
Al saw nothing done
Al this point recess was taken until >
/ O'Clock.
The Afternoon Session.
After the recess the examination Of
H
swer to question by Mr. Hanna the
witness said no had seen Hghts off Cieu-
iueeos about ten miles. lie could not say
what night he had observed them tie
did not SEQ Fnything indicating signals I'm
IHa day tiLe. In describing the block
acs he said IN. ships closed iu at might
I'm regard to coaling the Texas. tho Wit
ness said Captain Ph Gp had stated. when
ordered tu 60 alongside the collier to- coal.
that % was dangerous te place the colE-
,r between TWO battlesHips al sea TIE
witness said the Texas sustained o.a
slight injury while coa.iur at sea- but
rhat it was not due 10 rough weather
I Describing the blockade OF Santiago.
Lieutenant Bristol ss id rho blockade was
maintained by -tear1iu- in column. at
doabIe distance. SOL yards us siewi-- as
the ships could stem That Speed for
th" TrAas varied from four knots to- Gre
land ous-half ana SIX knots in st,amiu-
.ua and down The sbi.s turpa5 s,-.r,. r,-T
hours
05.-Iiow far would you steam before
making turn
A--Ihrse and "a half to five miles On
either side OF the entrance.
g---How long was rhf column Of vos-
S'---
on the first two uiEhJs there were
i.'L >ii.lN tHat N"Nla make Cd line about
,t" rN3 "Hr-nHf miles long. When the
--'" orleans came JEHt made the Bin,
r.,. , ....4 .'IE , -" ihaL tHt total
.f1...,...,-. .........l.
90. ,-... .....- ~ PASSED close
.a---.. ID. rf,. r.'--- '- 30. ''''i
g W., %. -.. .' W.. Z. o., -" .liis,-
I5o-fr.i '- , .,Fl l-in.s when ihe ships
N-..'-' % On ,".A plhsT. one going one way
""o another the other way2
q a,7. SIR
R-Rs NAT orders had vuU for such a
g'.liHgsncy in case .ae enemy should
Som. y9ts.r-.... l. '''.
->'",. "Lab'L yer
A.--tS watch officer should you have
''' 'Lg'FS'
Al should
Tho witness said the Marb!sh.ad and
vixen "Mch were The picket boats in
side the line, could not b, seen by th.. rest
OF the feet ,yg.gr On frf..r+ 5--.....rs.f..
nights. AS to the ,ac..-r-.rt ,,.,r. 7r.
,. "-'t .--.
,..-'- on -L't '- Lieutenant Bristol said
.rfr- r.H -H.rr
q. rt-E.. 49,
nv rr. 100 T.-. ~ .- L...- " manned
+ a -fg a. tI- 80 o' 'a'''i--'-
thc Texas Hit ~ n Shot From Land
/ The witness ,.... g,.-..i- -r... -f. 49,
h.h.aa and Nfr,- "a. rl. MESA. '...
ar night Flr described rH. ,rl.... ,,r....
with ih" sLore batteries ana th, result
..l.'.i- li'H it lHg n''.nHarlTguts- Dur
ef.ra alone SIN. - .,..,r ,l.' ,A-7 ..S
from th- land batteries
Coming down to the time Of the dattIe.
Tho witness said tho fire upon th. Sraui-If
ships was opened by th. Brooklyn
| g--Ii"w long after the signal was given
.s ,-as .I. S.ailSh sh.IS were coming OUT
irn was ar.d2 7'-'' '' inc hl'"E-
A--Neu inside OF five minutes.
Ito" Tar d'I tho Texas run within
...''. l..-.-..,.-.. .-...
/ to stop 90 think aEruf D. 49, e..
I ship "a long tim. compare lively to ear
started Mh,H she Is lying dead iu The
4 e-e "'-.' go about
'' NV '-''.'..''--
/ NbahiNh course tc Avoid "a sEOu'.
| Odd Won SOC, .rv g~ fr. -s..-...r,
I aIr.s head for su. III rr.- ,..... -
Al d.d nor. fought ,L.v g.r. ea-