The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-05
C0UNSELS WAGE WAR
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witness was asked to state the percent
age Of five-inch shells. assuming the
statement 70 be correct. Captain Rod
gers replied that the total number Of
hits was thirty-five, and that therefore
the five-inch shells constituted 81 per
cent of all the hits. Mr.. Rayner said
that the statement had been prepared by
Admiral Schley. The witness said he
also knew that the Brooklyn had eight
inch guns, but Mr. Rayner said admiral 5
computation was not intended TO cover
that feature. His only purpose was 10
make the showing for hve-inch guns,
these being Enthusiastically the Brooklyn s
Cross examined on the dispatches car
ried by the Iowa, Captain Rodgers was
asked if the Dear Schley'' letter. dated
at Key West. May 20. 1898. written by
Admiral Sampson. in which the statement
was made that am OF the opinion that
our best chance Of success In capturing
the enemy's ships will be to hold Cienfu-
egos and Havana% was included in these
dispatches. The witness replied that he
had no knowledge what the envelope
contained While the examination on this
point was in progress, Mr.. Rayner read
the letter., including the following e1-
tract: IF, later, it should develop that
these vessels are at Santiago. We could
( then assemble off that port the ships
best suited for the purpose and complete
IL blockade IL Until we receive more pos
itive information we shall continue to
hold Havana and Santiago
: Mr.. Rayner remarked that he supposed
it would be conceded that the word san
tiago' as given above was a mistake and
! that it should be Cienfuegos. Captain
/ LemIey replied that he would make no
such concessions, and a tilt followed be-
tween counsel concernin gthe accuracy
of government publications 1t closed
with an understanding that the original
document should be supplied tomorrow.
! In reply to a question from Mr.. Rayner
as TO the condition of the weather from
May a to 26, Captain Rodgers said; i
do not .recoIlect the events Of the night
of MAY a My recollection is that on
the morning and throughout the day OF
the 18th the winds were fresh from
direction generally ahead, our course
vas generally southeastward. The sea
denends entirely upon the size OF the
! shin. It was what 1 should call a moder-
ate sea. I recollect the wind continued
fresh that evening. Next morning we
must have got around the cape, headed
! eastward. The weather had moderated
considerably and on the late afternoon
The weather was, I should say, fine, with
a smooth sea-
The court asked a number OF questiohs
of Commander Rodgers, the more I'M
portant of which, together with the re-
+ sponses of the witness were as follows
Bv the court-''Was any other attempt
madeby the flying squadron. except tnat
of May 81 10 destroy the Colon?
None whatever to the best of my
knowledge and belief"
What was the speed of the Iowa when
passing the harbor Of Santiago on the
Sst OF May?'
I'VE were directed to speed ten knots
and I should say that on the first run
by me were making about that speed"
Were the Brooklyn and the Texas so
close together at the commencement Of
the battle Of July that collision was
nkely?"
Il saw the Brooklyn and Texas at the
beginning of the battle The Brooklyn
was then lying a mile or more away from
the Iowa bearing the general direction
westward. The Texas was between the
Iowa and the Brooklyn and the Texas
was not more than half mile from US
When the Iowa steamed in the Texas
was under our port bow ana the Brook
lyn as l saw her then was steaming in
the direction general northeast. Shortly
after that the fire began to get little
hot. We were struck twice and the car
Denter came to me and said there had
been A FIRE in one of the compartments.
I went down to that compartment to see
what had been ne and If the court re-
fers to the possibility Of a collision be-
tween the Texas and the Brooklyn, that
must have occurred while 1 was below.
because when I came back to the galley
outside the coming tower the Brooklyn
was then off our port bow some distance
from Us. steaming in a westward direc-
ton
Did Commodore Schley open in your
presence the package you handed him at
Cienfuegos?"
ITO the best of my recollection, yes. "
"Did he make any comment to you, re-
garding these dispatches?
None that I recall. II ediscussed, or
stated the conditions existing there. This
was never general"
can YOU from your conversation with
Commodore Schley designate the dispatch
he received?'
L cannot"
At this point Captain Rodgers was
excused and Judge Advocate Lemly af-
ter stating that Lieutenant Commander
Hodgson would be the next witness.
pending his appearance again brought up
the question as to whether the word
santiago had been substituted by mis-
take for the word Cienfuesos" in the
letter written by Admiral Sampson TO
Commodore Schley on Nay % beginning
Dear SchIey-
Captain Lemly said: The word was
originally Santiago as It is printed in
the senate document The difference
appears 20 be a matter Of punctuation.
ard in the letter As Il appears copied IN
Admiral SIMPSONS copy book IL reads.
until we then receive more positive IN
formation We shah continue 70 hold IIa-
vana and Santiago The word 'theu in
The letter as printed refers hack 10 other
matters relating 20 Santiago and the
runctuation wonid appear u give Il the
meaning of therefore 'unul we therefore
receive which IS nos Intended. bat It
means really sunfn me then. after the
arrival Of Cervera at Santiago receive
further information. etc The original
however. VII SIN be 1orthcominZ-
Mr.. Rayner. after securing Captain
r.e-nlv-s permission read tyFo or three
sentences from Admiral Sarnpson s let
tsr as follows
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