The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-05
ADMIRAL SAMPSON
WILL BE A WITNESS
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showed that on May 20 the Brooklyn's supply oil
coal was 932 tons; the 1owa's, 7sa tons; the
Texas, 4Os tons, and the Marblehead, 122 tons
The lieutenant said that On May "a the Brooklyn
had coal enough aboard to have remained on
blockade duty of Santiago for twenty-five days
| and then to have returned TO Key West; thu
Massachusetts, enough to remain seventeen day,
and then go to Key West; the Iowa enough fol
| eleven days; the Texas seven days. and thc
| Marblchead, one day. That was, assuming that
they would have gone to the Yucatan Channel
lie also gave an estimate Of the length Of time
| they could have remained and gone to Gonatvcs
Channel Cape Cruz, Mole st. Nicholas. Kingston,
Port Antonio. Jamaica, Guantanamo Bay, thu
time Of remaining on blockade being increased
as the distance to the various point diminished
The Coal Supply.
Mr.. Rayncr brought out the information CON
ccrning the time the coal on each of the vessels
would have lasted on forced draught in chasing
the enemy's vessels, taking the amount OF coat
| on each on May &c. and leaving sufficient coal TO
return TO Key West. Mr.. Rayner read the in
formation from MIR. Dyson's table showing that
the Iowa would have consumed 24i tons of coal
day. the Texas 100 tons day and the Marble.
| head seventy-seven tons. That estimate would.
| he said give the Brooklyn 80 days chase. re.
turning by way Of the Yucatan Channel. and 2.35
days chase returning by the Windward Passage;
| the Iowa chase Of 1.2 days. The Texas would
have chase Of three .fonrths Of day, and. re.
| turning by way Of the Wndward Passage, nine.
tenths of day. The Marblehcad would have a
chase of two.tenths Of day by the iucatar.
and four-tenths Of day by the Windward Pas.
sage.
| The table showed that the Massnchusett, could
not have steamed more than fifteen knots an hour
and that in doing SO she would have consumed
| $50 tons per day. At this rate she could have
chased the enemy for 1.s days. returning via
| fucatan Channel, for two days returning bt
the Windward Passage.
The witness said, in reply to questions, that mis-
| statement contemplated average conditions Of
weather and Of the vessels
| "You have taken as a base for coaling nun.
her Of ports said Mr.. Rayncr "iou took
Gonaives, the Mole and Kingston. Those arc
| ports that have Just been given you from which
| TO make the calculation"
| These ports were just mentioned to me here
| today"
"lou, of course. know nothing about right
| TO coal in those pors?''
81 do not"
Commander Rodgers Testimony.
Lieutenant Dyson wa, followed on the stand by
| Commander Raymond p. Rodgers. who was cxecn
tive officer of the battlcship Iowa during the
summer OF lS9S. The commander testified that
the Iowa left Key West on May 20 for Ccnfuegos,
| TO join the Flying squadron. Before leaving.
| the commander, as representative Of Captain
Evans, had a conference with Cominander.in.
Chief Sampson, at which Captains Taylor and
Chadwick were present. At that time lie was told
by Admiral Sampson that he had received in
formation from the department at Washington
that the Spanish fleet under Cervera, was prob.
ably in the harbor in Santiago. Commander
Rogers, however, had not been informed of an.
secret code for communication with the Cuban
insurgents near Cicnhlcgos lie had taken dis.
patches for Commodore Sc'llcy lie was not
certain whether there than pack.
age. b.t believed there was. One of the dis.
patches. the witness thought. was that signed
by Secretary Long. dated Washington, II. 80
o'clock May 90, beginning:
"The report of the Spanish fleet being at San.
tiago de Cuba might very well be correct.
the department strongly advises that. you send
word Immediately by the Iowa TO Schley TO pro-
ceed off Santiago with his whole command, leav.
ing one small vessel off Ciefuegos."
Captain Rogers examined at length
cerning the coalng Of the Flying Squadron.
Gould you have coalcd the Iowa on the after
noon of May 26.'' MIR. Hanna asked.
''ln the late afternoon. the time speak of, the
weather being fine and smooth. | think there
witness.
''Whcn the collier can deliver coal can
battlcshp like the Iowa take it?'
with ship like the Iowa with no hroadside
guns the danger IN coang at sea is entirely to
the collier
us there any more danger to collier with
battlcsp on either sde:"
There would he very great danger to col
licr in coaling battlcships with battlcship on
either side
Captain Rodgers related two or three instances
in which the ships Of the Flying squadron were