The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-01

to Secretary Long ontMay n. isss, sx-
planning why he was Obliged 20 leave san
tiago and return 10 Key West. Com
tnander Miller said. Ia answer TO questions
by Mr. Hanna. that he had trouble IN fore
ing the MeIrimac up TO ten knots speed
h Was broken down and lay for several
hours at key West prior to starting for
Cenfuegos. He believed. however, that
there was not any time except when broken
down hat sh. could not make seven
knots.
Concerning the condition 81 the sea on
May Is, isss, when The Flying Squadron
vas on its way from Cenfucgo~ toward
santiago. the witness said; There was
a nasty sea, a. ! remember quite a nasty
sea but 4, didn't affect our ships very much,
a. far a. motion and sI<-d were concerned
a. W were very heavy.
Admiral schley In his telegram 20 Sec,s-
tary Long JUS, before starting from San
,iago 60 Kew West said 'boi-terous
weather since leaving hey West
Then ! understand the Merriinac was
not broken down on the run from Glen
fuego- To the point or santiago when the
squadron -toppedG' asked Mr.. Hanna
That l. my remembrance. said the
witness.
For the ?ith, 18th and until 4 o'clock on
the 2sth Of MAY. and see whether ther" IL
any entry ~ II showing that the vessel
was broken down or delayed A She was
broken down OF the evening OF the 10Th, on
her way TO Santiago. She stopped when We
were about twenty miles south OF santiago
COULD HAVE coALrp SHIFTS PROM TIN
NsKHruAc.
q Wa the weather botsterous thenf A.
The weather could not have been bolster
Gus.
q What IL your answer 10 the question
whether YOU could have coaled vessels from
the Merrimac ON the afternoon Of the .othp
4 ! could have done So up to the time that
was broken down While ! had control
~ the vessel I could have coaled.
q Al what time on the 3eth did the Merit
mac break down. A She stopped nj $40
that afternoon
y You say that after Won had broken
down YOU could not coal ships \ did
not, saw that | could or THAT ! could not
bu, | would not volunteer to doeso |
would not ~ alongside a ship OF have a
shin come alongside Of my Ver-el unless
| had control ~ my ovn ship During IN"
time tha, | was broken down | would not
volunteer To coal ships. On the 27th OF
Nav the Mrrrimac was aisle 10 make Tour
or five knots under her own steam That
evening The Texas did come alongside
and coaled. Ths Marhlchead sent bna,s.
and | think hat the Vixen sent boats
q Am | correct In understanding from
that Won had vessels alnngsid" your vessel
everN day hetween the time you leii leu
fuegos up To and including ;he alst oi Nav,
except the two days that you wer" ats
ahlcd7 4 No. while We vcr" under way
goinR down | was not cnsling nor ~as l
Coaling while broken down h~eInefnb"r
that the ship wa under way all the time
never anchored
Admiral Schlev had aid in his telegram
10 SECRETARY Long that he was ahSniu'elN
unable to coal III" Texas. Msrh'eh"'d.
Vixen and Bruoslyu from the Merrimac'
a. - $50 -aaVt .Ha
To questions hy Mr. RansT Commander
Miller said that " was not ~ much on account
of IA. weather thai he had not coaled ships
a. II was ON account uf the danger from
having battl-ships alcns-'d" Of the Merri-
mac. which vas 4 peculiarly steady snip
while the la~ttleships slwav- seemed 4"
b~ in motion. Mr. Raner read a signal from
III. Texas to the BROOKLYN Collier thinks
II not safe To- put a collier between TWO
battleships
That's right. sir said the witness
Capt. Philip ~ tho Texas -isnal1e~i 10 the
Massachusetts,. | think. n and NJ viii crush
CT wa. O.
This caused a litter among those In the
court nom
Continuing the witness -aid that hattie.
ship- had a tendency TO crush "A vessel
l-p, wsen Thorn III vas not the weather
he declared. ~ was that oa'tlc~hips nav"
n motion. and | objected tn hat As Tar
as was personally concerned THINK
could have coaled ! was ready Tor lie
livery.
oUEsIIoSs n IHE CouEr
The Judge Advocate then read a mum
her ~ questions nv tho Cnurt which with
Commander Miller's answers follow
Y Waz there any point neal Santiago
where vessels could have found protection
from ia. sea on May 7t A Unless she
had gone 10 IN. Isle Of Pines. | do not think
there 4. any placo whore a ship could 60
and fnd smooth water
y Could you have coaled any OF the
vessels on MAJ. IS " you hsd been Ordered
20 do sos A. should Judge, Ia the teSt
of INV knowledge aud belief, that ] could
cnal At any time that day II was a nasty
sea and %-diallv. rainy weather, and " !
had INV own choice | would not coal on
that day
CAPT. JrwEiL CoSrHADicTs scHLtf'
Can, Theodore T Jewell. 4. :. y, now
stationed a, the " Arlington Navy Narh
a. a member 81 the Examining Board
was called TO tell - his scouting operations
on Santiago while lac vas In command 81
tho cruiser Minneapolis, and whether ne
made a certain statement IN 1omfnodot"
Smiley. The Judge Advocate read TINS
statement. which was c~ontalneI w 'oW-
modore Schlcv'- written defence 70 we
Scna,. Committee on Naval Affair.", a.
follows:
After having been informed by the
scouts. commanded by such oficsr- a.
81 sc.p.e. Jewell and Wise. hat. although
they had all been on Santiago la tuba
for a week they had seen nothing OF II
tho Spanish squadron and knew nothing
az w. moveInents OF it, whereabouts since
IN had left Curacao, ] deemed II best 10
take the action ] did lth. order for III"
Flving Squadron to return To Kew "e-tl'
The m nj result ~ which was the l~ocaVlo''
OF the cu-mv's feet In Santiago harb"t
Did YOU give Commodore Schley that
iurorma,ionYS ask-d the Judge AdNocai"
4 gave him TO information IN reference
To that said Capt. Jewell
Can't Jewell aid that he had noticed
tins statement 81 Admiral Schlcy- when
II Was printed. aud had prepared a letter Ia
IN, Navy Department stating that 50 tai
NJ that tioCumeni referred 90 him " WIS
lncorr,.c,. hut the letter was not -'nt
Nj haner herr interrupted IA" witness
and objected To- the testimony ami ~a-
% DO YOU know that Capt sig-bce
sp-saking for himself and lot YOU ana ioI
lam Mise. s,atei 10 Commodore Schle,
ON the ?sth 81 MAY. "a santiago, that YOU
had ..n nothing aud knew nothing OF th'
moy.pcnt, OF the Whereabouts of Adnira
Ccrvcra- a,s-t. and do YOU not alro know
that Capt Slgsl-r wrote a letter To "innlo
dor. SchIry stating tina 10 IT, The tact
Hay. YOU any knowledge a. To 'ha'' y
None whatever
IN. judge AdvocNi~-Did Capt Sig-be'