The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-18

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ON cross examination Mr. Hanna asked
"Dll You hear anything about coaling dir.
1ultiesT
~ do not remember I know he was
extremely anxious and seemed to coal
whenever there was an opportunity | do
not remember particularly the conyersa-
ton The conversation about going to
Guantanamo impressed me particularly be
w VIC dcdsion N.Y. '"o's'' II was S'e' "
MIR Hannn asked the witness whether the
nving sdnndrun hail proceeded with dis.
patch on the voyage from Cienfucsos to
Santiago and the witness replied: res,
as a unit until we made the turn to tine
westward on MAY 2G The slowest shll
fixed tho spccJ and tlnt was 81 OF seven
knots an hour"
'''rnon, in your answer You accept retro
grader
II do"
IrlyIpg said that when the fleet left Glen
furros II was the general understanding
thai II was bound for Santiago. the witness
stated that the fleet was headed east when
II stopped south of Santiago May %. lie
tinned az thcn heated it wonld have land
eli .np,y-berr IA, fro eastward -
nv lIe Court-What difficulties did the
Rrooklyn hn,e in cooIiur on Santiago prior
to limo -
.rhc derrick beams on the collier were
on T0 tbr MI trG n oG IN order to Coal
Ensign G. A. Adele who was q naval
cadet arrvp1 ma a Junior watch officer on
the Brooklyn in the Santiago. was then
cnIrd Tie said thar when Inc start was
T5'lc from Cienfue@ ego toward Santiago the
vc1thrr was rormh and unsettled The
hlocEode at Santiago WINS maintained at n
distance OF 1--WE or six miles. At night he
could see what ne supposed was the Colon
"could Won soc tbat plainlyT"
.yery 90
THE witness In describing the battle 81
july said that ne had had charge Of ~
s,,..I a
1t ncn tbe snorisb ro ueS came ont Of
tbn borbGr he could not train his guns on
them because of the distance.
f Cour p th" v May "I ,6c %oon AND
H. Rroollvp whom Tho storboard guns of
G 4riiGSum Wm," ALL h, thn vyifn"ss AZ
uG mCre nh ny ohT ro,ind that
I ~ eo,itb Iii. ,,,oro ..,,eii "foft thc
st,rl,"orj hcnS ~ tbo RrooI,Ivn he Wis
caks being ahead OF I9 ne colon Don .,,r, % cha
=, ui9 NC SUI, M"S ut,V' Xxx ,iro ~ ,n
~ ""hN H. iIhslSu h".'F .i -, 49, IVA "''''
'he court TOOK Il recess LOT 'uncucoh'
IT, -, -,
hhSlEh !uhh tlHllbau' ~, NJ - ~, GU ~ W
lhr hIo"EEn uutllg ~ NuI, VIZ , tue III
witness during the afternoon session.
coming to the blpckule OF, ohhtHgo, ne
SAID ne knew thAt the Matblcheau anu VIZ
en- mad been INSIDE uhe plocHadihs inc
there.
Asked MS to Commodore SchleE bearing
In the battle of July 3, he said 1t was such
as 10 inspire enthusiasm
Mt the beginning Of the battlcF asked MI.
Rnynor
Captain Lclnly objected to the question
with some Yigor aud AFTER q consultation
with Admiral Suhlcy, Mr.. Ulynor announced
that he would withdraw the question for
the time being.
In reply to questions BY the court, Mr..
Haligan said when the Viscnya turned
toward the BROOKLYN "thc Spanish ship bore
ana was headed toward us. distant Er0m.
1000 fan 1000 wards -.
lie also snid that There were EScSp or
forr Guns heard 1t Cienfueeos r++;E that
these shots were regular.
:
MIR uallgop was succeeded hy>-Irnitcd
States Ensign Mayer who was ;, naval
y waT ~ s soid p' ON route o SANTIAGO the
Meet had been compelled TO slow up because
ibn s"n v,gs tao bc.vv fo,. Tho Viven and
MIR R1vnor asked the witness If he had
any conversation with Commodore Schlcy
during the night before the engagement Of
conversation, and that during the course
Of the conversation the commodore stated
TO him; ''Tomowow we are going IN with
long range 10 develop the cXgrt location Of
the ha++-rlcs and 80 form nm estimate of
theiE strength that he was not gong in
for a regular homhardment. as he had in
stmctions from the department not to
hazard the ships against the batteries. and
that II he should disable one Of hls ships
during this bombardmcut his force would
then he rendered inferior to the Spanish
forces inside the harbor. that he was going
In merely FOR n reconnaissance, and not to
destroy the batteries or the Colon. ...
Mr. Mayer said he did not know from
whom tho commodore had received his or
ders not to endanger the ships by exposing
them 10 shore batteries. and that he had
never seen the order himself There we're
No other officers present When the con
vcrsatlon occurred hut the signal officer
and one or two men we're within hearing
Questions were asked hy the court as
follows.
did won see nnv of the Spanish ships
whih thcy wcro coming on OF the harbor
of Santiago on Julv 81"
yes Whom / DTgt saw them two Of the
vessels ygcro out and tho third was inst
coming I'm sigbt
'iIJoyv wore thesc shins heading while
coming owt 81 no bsr,or Win regard 10
tb@ n@eItiNn ~ mo pr"otivn on iuiy 72f'
Viz ricSr a thr oTtroncc thev bcod-
cd 10 tbo ,"sgtv,oord ,nporentlv dirertlv for
fhe nrootlvn fron,, t,e nnsition sb,, was
y" '"' HioVN"N'
M. No., ,,.,,..... -. ,.., r1o,d
Inc next witness was James A. Hand
also an ensign who had served on me
ht""hlEh as naval cadet; lte, teSt5uSu
tHg' on tue DAY OF the Matte OF July ne
hau received from Commodore Schley anu
Saplain So9k enc"utaginE messages 10 l me