The San Francisco call., 1901-10-05

rect the official copy Of his testimony. He
said that while he had not seen the Brooklyn
swing with starboard helm he was sure that
she did so swing. Lieutenant Dyson, VINO was
on the witness stand yesterday when the court
adjourned @ ned SsoR then n fe & ae 4a a
to how the coal supply the fleet had on hand
May 20 would have held out under forced
draught. This information was contained in
q chart which was read by Judge Advocate
Lemiy
The witness also read the same information
from a tabulated statement. The chart COW
cred the period from May IS to June l. 1t
showed that on May &c the Brooklyns supply
Texas, 4Os, and the Marblehead, 122 tons. He
said that on May "a the Brooklyn had coal
enough aboard to have remained on blockade
duty off Santiago for twenty-five days and
then to have returned to Key West; the
Massachusetts enough to remain seventeen
days and then go to Key West; the Iowa
enough for eleven days the Texas seven days
and the Marblehead day. This was assum-
ing that they would have gone by the Yucatan
length of time they could have remained and
gone to Gonaives Channel. Cape Cruz Mole St
Nicholas, Kingston: Port Antonio, Jamaica, Jana a.
blockade being increased the distance to the
various points diminished.
Coal on the Ships.
Mr.. Raynor brought out the information con-
cerning the time the coal on each of the yes
sells would have lasted on forced draught, in
chasing the enerny's vessels, taking the amount
Of coal on each May rs, and leaving sufficient
coal return to Key West. Mr. RaynOr read
the information from Mr.. Dyson's tabulated
statement showing that the Iowa would have
consumed 24S tons Of coal day, the Texas 1850
tons day and the Marblehead n tons. The
estimate would, he said, give the Brooklyn 2.3
days chase returning by way of the Yucutan
Channel and 2.35 days chase returning by the
Windward Passage; the Iowa a chase Of IL
days. The Texas would have a chase of three
fourths of day and returning by way of the
Marblehead would have chase Of two-tenths
Of day by the Yucutan Channel and four
tenths by the Windward Passage.
The statement showed that the Massachu-
setts could not have steamed more than if
teen knots an hour and that in doing so she
would have consumed 1870 tons per day. At this
rate she could have chased the enemy for
1.8 days, returning via Yucutan Channel, or
for two days returning via the Windward
tions that his statement contemplated aver
age conditions Of weather and of the vessels.
Mr.. Raynor-You have taken as base for
coaling number Of ports. You took Gonaives
the Moles and Kingston. Those are ports that
have just been given you from which to make
the calculation
''These ports were Just mentioned to me here
to-day"
you. of course. know nothing about our
right to coal in those ports
Lieutenant Dyson was followed on the stand
by Commander Raymond P. Rodgers, who was
executive officer of the battleship Iowa during
the summer of 1898; He He .a testified to leaving
the flying squadron. Before leaving he had
had as a representative Of Captain Evans he
said, a conference with Commander in Chief
Sampson at which Captains Taylor and Chad
wick Were present. At that time he told
by Admiral Sampson that he had received in
formation from the department at Washington
that the Spanish feet under Cervera was pos
sibly in the harbor of Santiago.
He had not, however, been informed OF any
secret code for communicating with the Gu
ban insurgents near Cienfuegos. He had he
said, taken dispatches for Commodore Schley
and while not certain whether there was more
than one package, he was under the impress
=in her w
of the dispatches carried at this time was, the
witness thought, that signed by Secretary Long
and dated Washington 1890 o'clock, May co.
and beginning: THE report Of the Spanish
fleet being at Santiago de Cuba might very
well be correct so the department strongly ad-
vises that you send word Immediately by the
Iowa to Schley to proceed off Santiago with
his whole command, leaving one small vessel
off Cienfuegos."
Condition Of the Sea.
Commander Rodgers was examined at length
concerning the coaling of the flying squadron.
Gould you have coaled the Iowa on the
afternoon of May 26?' Mr. Hanna asked
I'm the late afternoon, the time speak Of
the weather being fine and smooth, think
there would have been no trouble at ALL" re-
piled the Witness