New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

80 o''e without being brought up under search
ing scrutiny, or might have been much more mar
licular as to exact times and dates"
with Leutenant-Commander Hodgson still on the
, eanu the court adjourned until tomorrow. 1t Is
UNDERSTOOD he will DE examined tomorrow about
series OF letters which have passed between him.
Sell and. Rear Admiral Schey and which uera
sho"h 70 number of persons In the courtroom to-
day. -
PLENTY OF COAL
Inc court began its proceedings to-day with the
recall OF Captain Dawson, of the Marine Corps who
WAS on the stand yesterday. correct the official
copy or his testimony. He said that while he had
iiot seen the Brooklyn swinging with starboa rd
hem' ne was sure that she did so swing
Lieutenant Dyson, who the witness stand
yesterday when the adjourned was then re-
called He had added to his coal history Of the
meet Information how long the supply Of
coai on hand on May &c would have held out under
iorced draught. The information contained in
chart which was read by Judge Advocate Iemy
me witness also read the same information from
tabular statement. The chart covered the period
from May Is to June /. 1t showed that on May rs
the brooklyn's supply of coal s52 tons the
IoWa's. 7si tons the Texas had 4os tons and the
Marblehead I22 tons
he said that May "a the Brooklyn had coal
enough aboard to have remained on blockade duty
OH santiago for twenty-fv days, and then have
returned to Key West: the Massachusetts had
enough to remain seventeen days and then go to
Key West; the Iowa had enough for eleven days
the Iexas for seven days and the Marblehead for
one day This assuming that they would
nave gone by the Yucatan Channel He also gave
an estimate of the length of time they could have
remained. and then gone to Gonaives Channel
cape Cruz Mole st. Nicholas. Kingston. Port An
'oiho, Jamaica and Guantanamo Bay, the time of
remaining on blockade being increased the dis
tance TO the various points diminished
Mr. Rayner brought out the Information con-
cerhins the time the coal each OF the vessels
would have lasted, forced draught in chasing
the enemy's vessels, taking the of coal on
ri
TO Key West. Mr. Rayner read the information
from Mr.. Dyson's tabulated statement showing
that the Iowa would have consumed 243 tons OF
coal day, the Texas l6O tons a day. and the
Marblehead Il tons That estimate would he said
give the Brooklyn % days chase. returning by
way OF the Yucatan Channel. and 235 days chase
returning by the Windward Passage. and the Iowa
a chase of l.2 days The Texas would have a
chase of three-fourths of day. and, returning
by way of the Windward Passage. nne-tenths of
a day. The Marbehead would have a chase of
two-tenths of day by the Yucatan Channel and
four-tenths of day by the Windward Passage.
The statement showed that the Massachusetts
could not have steamed more than fifteen knots
an hour, and that in doing she would have
consumed $50 tons per day. At this rate she could
have chased the enemy for is days. returning
through the Yucatan Channel, OF for two days
returning by the Windward Passage
The witness said in reply questions that his
statement contemplated average conditions of
weather and of the vessels
MT Rayner-f ou have taken n base for coal
ing a number of ports You took Gonaives the
Mole and Kingston. Those ports that have
just been given you from which make the cal
culation.
These ports were just mentioned here
to-day
You. of course know nothing about our right
TO coal IN those ports?''
81 90 not"
NO DANGER IN COALING
Lieutenant Dysor was followed the stand by
Commander Raymond p Rodgers. who was execu-
tive officer OF the battleship Iowa during the sum-
mer of 1895 He testified to leaving Key West on
May 20 for Cienfuegos TO Join the Flying Squadron
Before leaving there he had had. representa-
tive of Captain Evans. he said, a conference with
Commander Chief Sampson which Captains
Taylor and Chadwick were present. At that time
he was told by Rear Admiral Sampson that he had
received information from the department Wash
fngton that the Spanish fleet under Cervera,
probably In the harbor in Santiago. He however
had not been informed Of any secret code for COM
munication with the Cuban insurgents near Glen
fuegos. He had. he said. taken dispatches for
Commodore Schley. and. while not certain whether
there more than one package. he was under
the impression there more than that number
One OF the dispatches carried at this time the
witness thought that signed by Secretary Long
and dated Washington. l2:30 o'clock May 20. and
beginning: The report of the Spanish fleet being
at Santiago de Cuba might very well be correct, so
the department strongly advises that you send word
Immediately by the Iowa to SchIey to proceed OFF
Santiago with his whole command. leaving
small vessel off Cienfuegos.''
Commander Rodgers was examined at length con-
cerning the coaling of the Flying Squadron.
Gould you have coaled the Iowa the after
noon of May 26?" Mr.. Hanna asked.
I'm the late afternoon, the time l speak OF, the
weather being fine and smooth. think there would
have been trouble at ALL replied the witness.
When the collier deliver coal can battle
ship like the Iowa take it?"
With a ship like the Iowa. with no broadslde
guns danger in coaling at is entirely TO the
collier"
"Is there any more danger TO collier with a
battleship either side?
."There would be very great danger to collier in
coaling battleships with batteship on either SIDE
Commander Rodgers related two or three IN
stances in which the ships OF the Flying Squadron
were cleared for action upon signal from the nag
ship Brooklyn before May 81, when vessels were
discerned the distance In each case the vesseis
proved to be American ships. Each time the sishai
was TO clear for action ard make speed OF t"eVe
knots an hour He also told of the bombardment
or reconnaissance OF the Cristoba Colon on May 81
In which the Iowa participated He said the yes
sells were all in formation and following the nag
ship which that instance was the MASSACHUSETTS,.
The range was at first given at seven thousand
wards for this engagement, but the shots lel SO ia
short that the range increased to eleven thou-
sand yards These latter shots fell into the chah-
mel In which the Colon lay. Some or them must
have fallen within five hundred yards or the span
sh ship.
D..crh,np Commodore SchIeys blockade of the
harbor at Santiago Commander Rodgers said that
the fleet maintained position or seven or e'sh'
miles out with the Marbehead and the vixen III
side the line. He remembered that the Marplehead
was on the inside fr r)m the fact that some OF the
vessels In the squadron had fired at her He could
not say whether the fleet was further out III tie
dsv than at night. He thought the Vixen and the
Marblehead could have been seen by moonlight ou'
not after the moon had set