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ever. withdISxf fter that date distance OF
'I have not
BY the COURTROOM the distance at
which the blockade was maintained at
night could you have seen any vessel at
tempting to leave Santiago under ordinary
conditions adm,1ns q aan, dsather- think y wou,a
have been difficult on account Of the high
land and the shadows under the land"
Admiral Higginson was then excused.
and the court.se at I o'clock, took recess LOT
luncheon.
CommahSsx Schroeder Testihes.
= When the court met at o'clock Com
mander Schroeder. the executive ofiicer on
the Massachusetts, during the Spanish war,
took the stand. Judge Advocate Lemly
conducted the examination covering the
period from the time the battle ship Joined
the flying squadron to its appearance be-
fore Santiago going into detail regarding
the arrival at sCienfuegos and the blockade
In front OF Santiago. Regarding Cfenfue-
gOs the witness said that no enort was
made to communicate with the natives on
shore on the night OF the arrival OF the
squadron. and that no efforts were made to
destroy the fortifcations and earthworks
which were being erected there. The wit
ness was on the sick list from the time the
vessel left Cfenfuegos until its arrival at
Santiago and could give no testimony OIL
that time. He was asked regarding the
blockade OF Santiago harbor, and said that
the vessels ran In column about SIX or
seven miles from. the shore. He said that
the battle ship Colon was visible In the
mouth of the harbor on the 2Sth Of May
and also on the following day.
Judge Advocate Lemly asked the wit
ness how far the ships in the blockading
squadron went on either side Of the har-
hn yryfn
He did not know either how far apart
the ships were, but said that he thought
they were "at distance which was about
four cable-lengths. The blockade at night,
he said, was maintained at about the same
distance from shore as during the day.
The ships had no lights on them at night.
but, he said, it was considered safer to
have them close enough to see each other
in the darkness. q.
He thought the course of the vessels dur
ing the blockade off the harbor was eight
ten or twelve miles, but he could not say
positively. He said their speed was possi-
that much because 1t kept the vessels un-
der good control and under good headway.
The Firing on the Colon.
The judge advocate-"You were on board
the Massachusetts, and on deck on the day
on which the Colon was bombarded. What
did you see from, the batteries on shore?
Did they flre?"
The witness-"I saw several puffs Of
smoke from the Colon before we Withdrew
The witness during this action was on
top OF the thirteen-inch turret and also on
the after turret.
Q. When the commander-in-chief came
on board what did he say? A. He said,
speaking to the captain in the presence of
us both, he would undertake to pot the
Colon.
@. What time was this? A. Eleven or
half-paSt in the morning.
Q. What time did you get in? A. It was
after the mems dinner. We were cleared
suppose. aomile and half or two miles.
and then ran eastward and westward, and
then Withdrew, II
The witness said that when they headed
into the harbor it was understood the range
would be 5000 yards. AS they approached
the navigator. getting his range as well as
he could from gMorro, made it 5000 yards.
and they started across the entrance and
opened f1re,tt
The witness said he got clear view of
the first shot from the top of the thirteen
inch turret, and he saw it go straight to-
ward the nlainsail Of the Colon and drop
thousand yards short Of it. He told the
gunner to Increase his range thousand
yards. He, said that during this action
they were going about ten knots They
went to the eastward, then to the west
ward and then retired. The Massachusetts
led ID and was followed by the New Orleans
o..What Was the effect of this bombard-
ment upon the co1on?. A.-There was no
effect PRODUCED, that could see.
Q.4state fully everything within your
knowledge that was done by the Flying
Squadron on that day toward destroying
or capturing the Colon. Ave passed
across the entrance at a distance Of about
5000 yards from the Colon. or 5000 yards
from the entrance. once running east and
firing as many guns we could, and then
again westward. We fred our 13-inch guns
and 8-inch guns.
Q. State fully and in detail what was
left undone looking to the destruction or
capture of the Colon A. One thing which
was not done was going in at closer range
suppose this might have been done, and
also passing the mouth Of the harbor
range. 80
Judge Advocate Lemly asked the witness
to repeat any conversation which he had
with the commander-in-chief.m meaning Ad-
miral Schley, or which he might have
overheard on that day.
The witness stated that when he was in
the coming tower he had been instructed
to turn the vessel at port helm after tho
eastward trip past the harbor. He then
started to say that he suggested that IL
this was done It would bring the Massa-
chusetts between the Iowa and the Colon
He was asked II the commander heard
this conversation, and stated that he did
not know whether he heard it or not. as
he was just then leaving the coming tower.
SchIey's Counsel Object.
Objection was made to this question by
counsel for Admiral Schley, and an argr-
ment between counsel ensued on the mat
ter. Mr.. Rayner held that the defendant
could not be judged by any conversation
which he did not hear. He said the oues-
ton was not one Of the probability of his
hearing it. but that it must be positively
known that he did hear it.
Judge Advocate Lemly then suggested
that the court should adopt some rule re-
garding the argument over objections. He
suggested that after an objection he should
be given an opportunity to reply, and that
the objecting counsel should also be given
another hearing.
The objection to the question regarding
a conversation was sustained by the court
The judge advocate concluded with the
witness by asking him how much coal was
aboard on the arrival Of the squadron at
Santiago.
Question Ruled Out.
The witness did not know exactN. and
upon objection to the question for this rea-
son by the attorneys for, Admiral Schley.
the question was ruled out.
Attorney Wilson for Admiral Schlev ther