The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-11

chart that is incorrect and wrong than
to make no chart at all?'
Il did not say that. 1 said this is a
compromise chart. 1t was the best we
could do so long after the battle"
The court put number of questions
/ to the witness.
How did you determine the distance
of the Iowa from the shore while block
aiding Cienfuegos?"
1--WE did not determine the distance at
| all, except simply by bearings occasion
| ally. There was not any regular effort
made to maintain any particular posi-
ton"
Were the vessels nearer to or further
| from the shore at night at Santiago?'
AT what time of the blockade?"
Capt Lemly: Prior to the first of
| June
About the same distance day ana
| night is my recollection, about eight
| miles,
The court then took a recess for lunch
| con.
When the court reconvened after
| luncheon, Lieutenant Commander
! Schuetze continued his testimony. In re-
| Spouse to a question by the court, he
| said that he had determined the position
of the Iowa at TAO o'clock a. m. on
May %, and that its distance out was
seven miles. He also said that the bonn
bardment of May 81 had developed that
the Spaniard shore batteries were eX-
tremely weak. He had seen evidence
of a disposition on the part of any of
Cerveras ships to ram any of the Amerl-
can vessels
The Court-Was your position during
the battle of July such as to enable
you to observe clearly the relative posi-
tions and movements of the different
ships?
mo, sir. I never observed the relative
positions of all the ships on account OF
the smoke and the attention we were
paying to our own ship in the fight
The Court-When you say that the
Iowa was seven miles from the entrance
to Santiago at 7:40 a. M, May 2S, was
that the distance at daylight, or had
the ships steamed off shore after day
light?
my impression is we had headed a d.
rect course for that position during the
night or early morning.
Commander Schuetze was then excused,
and Lieut. Grant, who was senior watch
officer
ON THE MASSACHUSETTS
during the war with SPAIN was called.
Asked by Capt. Lemly concerning the
blockade of Cienfuegos, Commander
Grant said there were no directions CIV
ing an order of battle there, but that
there was on arrival a signal from the
flagship that Cienfuegos was to be block
AIDED. He had, on the occasion of the
maneuver off Cienfuegos, seen the Span
ish earthworks there and the masts OF
one vessel lying in the harbor but moth
ing to his knowledge had been done to
destroy those works.
Commander Grant said that he re-
membered a signal from the Brooklyn
before starting from Cienfuegos, saying
the fleet was bound for Santiago and
of
progress on that cruise was, he said,
slow because the lighter vessels were
affected by the weather. None Of the
fighting ships had detained the squadron.
He said that on the first night out from
Cienfuegos a suspicious vessel, which
had enormously been supposed to belong
to the enemy, had been sighted. The
Brooklyn, which had been steaming just
in front of the Massachusetts, changed
it's course and turned to port. Witness
said that as soon as he observed this
maneuver, he turned the Massachusetts
so as to protect the ship following.
Then he said, "as L knew I was go
ing to clear the Brooklyn, [ went ahead
with port engine full speed and shifted
the helm and gave the whistle signal.
Were the ships in formation Of
column Capt. Lemly asked.
The witness replied: "They were not.
There was a miX-up.''
Commander Grant also described the
RETROGRADE MOVEMENT
of the flying squadron toward Key West,
as well as the blockade of Santiago. He
placed the distance of the blockading
fleet from the mouth of the harbor from
six to nine miles, and said it was about
the same day and night. He said that in
the daytime there was no formation, but
at night the ships steamed back and
forth distance of five miles to either
side.
Describing the bombardment of the
Colon on May 81 witness said that on
that occasion he had had no conversa-
ton with Admiral Schley. He had had
charge of the powder division, and testi-
fed that only five thirteen-inch shells
and nine eight-inch shells had been fired
by the Massachusetts,. The engagement
had, he said, continued from 1:56 p. IA.
to 2:3O p. m.
WAS the fire returned?" asked Capt.
Lemly.
Eyes, sir.''
"Hot FREQ
mo, SIR
what would you designate it?''
'I don't recollect. I did not see any
thing strike around US. 1 was told
where shots fell. I did see during the
last half hour after we secured, when
was on deck, shots from the batteries or
us. I think 1 saw a shot fall just be-
fore Lieut.. Glennon fired the last 13-inch
gun. That dropped about half mile in
side of u.s.
"Have you stated all or did you I'M
derstand that I want all that Commo-
dore Schley may have said within your
hearing in relation to this battle on that
day."
81 was only in Commodore Schleys
presence once and that was when he
went over the side after the firing was
over. I heard these words, that the re-
connoissance had developed the batteries
and he was satisfied, or words to that
effect
do you know of any further effort
on that or a subsequent date by the
flying squadron to capture or destroy the
CoIon?''
mo, SIR
Witness also said that the ships en-
gagged in the bombacdn,enr had, wnen en-
gagged in it,
STEAMED VERY RAPIDLY
and were in sight of the Colon for only
about two minutes at a time.
Commander Grant said that the fight
ing ships of the squadron had not steam
ed away for any distance from the mouth
of the harbor at night At that time,
he said, the Massachusetts was always
cleared for action and nothing remained
to prepare for an engagement except to
sound general quarters.
Mr.. Rayner questioned witness con-
corning the signals of May 2S with the
end in view of showing that Commo-
| dore Schleys signal at 4:30 p. M, say
| ing that "the general meeting place will
| be twenty-five miles south of Santiago
! was modified by the preceding signal at