The age-herald., 1901-09-22

tain Higginson the witness said it was not material to him what any other man had said; that he had given his estimate and was not concerned about the state ments of others.
 "Then you object to having your memory refreshed said MT. Raynor. q said nothing of the kind" replied the witness "I am here to give my tes- timony, and I object to being spoken to in the way you speak to me-" Didn't Like Attorneys Manner.
 He also objected to MT Raynor's shak- ing his finger at him, saying he constru- | ed 1t as a menace. MT. Raynor insisted that he meant to | be entirely respectful and not to menace | the witness.
 | Counsel questioned the witness concern | ing his estimate of the night that the vessels steamed eight miles to the east ward and seven miles to the westward of the mouth of the harbor. The point was thought to be made that to make this sail of sixteen miles would require greater speed than three knots an hour, which the witness had testified was made, but Captain Harber maintained his posi- tion,. saying he had given his best im- precision. Some of the log entries he con- sidered worthless as evidence.
 Admiral Higginson, who preceded you on the stand' said MT. Raynor. "testi- fled that the blockade of Admiral Schley cruised nearer at night than day. Now do you still maintain that you did not cruise nearer at night than during the day?'
 Certainly, I gave you my estimate.
 'I just want to refresh your memory"
 Tt don't refresh my memory at all.
 "It is not possible for you to be wrong?
 T did not say anything about that. Certainly 1t Is possible for me to be wrong I want to state that I am here to answer questions pertaining to this testimony, and not to have words made in that way as though had made the as- sertion."
 MT Raynor announced his cross exam ination closed, and the witness was re-ex- amined by MT. Hanna, assistant judge advocate.
 Log Entries Were .mpracticable.
 MT. Hanna asked whether it is prac- ticable in times of urgency to make log entries of signals. The witness replied that it was not practicable for the per- son who usually made such entries to put them down at that time It was necessary to write them out later he said, trusting to memory. He also stated that it was impossible for him to have had knowledge of signals from the Texas, as Captain Philip usually managed the ship person. ally.
 "Is it." asked MT. Hanna, "a more crit ical matter to coal ship In the open with battleship on either side than with ship on only one side?"
 Decidedly" was the response.
 Captain Parker here asked: You did some coaling on the 2th and 18th of Navy"
 "on the night of the 7th and morning of the 2Sth."
 "Dld not, in the course of that coaling, the collier spring a leak because of collision with the Texas?"
 "You could not call it springing a leak. The plates were indented and in the Tex as very little water came creeping through" as..
 ''So the sea at that time was bad enough to cause these vessels to collide?'
 "The inference, sir is quite wrong. That was due to g. float winch we put in between the vessels, and did not notice that 1t was just aft the armor belt The float consisted of square dmbers."
 You did not have as much experience then in coaling as you have mad since, did you?''
 With that sort of set yes, sir
 By the Court: What was the state of the sea when the Texas coaled on May 27 as compared with the state on the 26th?
 ne weather was SInOOLn6T SOIQe- what, I believe-more favorable"
 This concluded Captain Harber's testi- mony and he was excused.
 Higginson Recalled.
 Admiral Angginson was then recalled and questioned especially concerning his statement of yesterday that the fleet was only two or three miles out of San tiago harnor He modified his statement by saying that during the first position of the blockade the fleet stood out far ther-probaby five miles by day and four by night. He confessed, however, that after three years his memory was indistinct.
 In reply to a question by Captain Park CT, the witness said that with 500 tons of coal aboard the Massachusetts, could have steamed 250 miles, or could have re- mained on blockade duty for about twelve days
 By Captain Parker: Then after twelve days out you would not have been able to get any?'
 NO, we would not" Did the fleet after the 29th of May ever go off a distance of twenty-five miles?'
 'I don't remember that 1t ever did" "Then the story to that effect by whomsoever told, could not be true?'' T don't remember such an excursion, and if made, the log book should show the facts"
 Have you any memory that the fleet ever withdrew after that day distance of more than six miles?' "I have not"
 Admiral Higginson was then excused and the court at 1 o'clock took recess for luncheon.
 Promptly upon the striking of the hour of 2 o'clock the court reconvened after the noon recess.
 Commander Schroeder. | The first witness called was Commander Seaton Schroeder now Governor Com mander Schroeder, who was questioned | as to the details of the entire campaign. | He knew he said, of no efforts to com municate with the shore while the Ely | ing Squadron" lay off Cienfuegos He l could give no details concerning the voy- l age from Cienfuegos to Santiago, having been on the sick list On the first arrival i off Santiago the fleet had. the witness said, been twenty miles to the south of l the port. He did not know of his own knowledge why a westward movement ] had been undertaken after arriving at Santiago, nor did he know how far the | fleet had travelled in that direction. He | stated that on the return to Santiago on May 2S, he had sighted the Spanish ship | Colon and 1t lay 1200 or 1900 feet in the harbor.
 The witness stated in response to ques- | tions by Judge Advocate Lemly that the | squadron remained out about six or seven miles, maintaining this distance during | the day and keeping under way counter marching eastward and westward at | night. At one point they were nearer | shore than another, the ship describing | an elongated eclipse in their maneuvers | The average distance out, however, was a ha at pternf oG during