New-York tribune., 1901-10-08

and that at night the vessels steamed in column
r. % added bss that css hough the es Of the the
shore he Would ID not change s' his Spinion' He aid
not believe the vessels more than four miles
Mr.. Rayner asked: What do you know about
the strength of the batteries the number OF bat at
reconnaissance on May 81? What actual knowledge
The witness replied: II had no knowledge what
o the Nav Sn fS rconnossance or
bombardment took place SO far as you were con, on
number of the batteries or the strength of the
Prior to. the fire by the batteries 1 had no
of tSa s9%5s did or yG9 dsaHrs
by the number % OF shots that m a weTe hteo et G i
dcating the cabre of the guns; by the fall OF the
up and the evident direction of the fall as indi-
eating whether the protectiles were moving Win ,I
sIone. sESae yeioc''' OF snowy II '''''' "
RECoNNoIssANCE SUCCESSFUL.
'Those things were developed the result OF
the reconnaissance, were they not"'
II consider the reconnaissance in that particular
The Reconnaissance was successful for the pur-
Batteries bait Ri at sanuago?'' ~
ness hh 6e asked Referri1s to your answer that the
Teg Reoging % the the Strength Of the Santiago batteries
what as mater Of fag vas es tey strong or
The -Advocate-Can you state whether the
engagement of May 81 developed the fact that the
board at that tirne?'
ala to psc @ hs # aid Ffa not s
fired the. 11-inch guns, for which we knew she had
The court asked questions of Captain Folger as
For what length of time was the New-orleans
able to fire at the Colon and the batteries on May
Il think it was between five and ten minutes" @
Did you have any conversation with Comno-
dore Schley as TO his purpose in attacking the
II did not The information I received was by
YOUR guns n'o on MAY 81 While fring at the Colon?
We obtained the necessity for a change of range
furnished plan n Of battle tie By Com
squadron should come out?'
Admiral Dewey-You referred to a signal from
the flagship. The court would like to know what
The signal was. 'New-Orleans clear ship for
action: and | think 1t was followed by the signal.
viii engage the forts ipdIcaJi that there was to
member any converse tion with the Commodore that
forenoon on that subject"
ADMIRAL DeweyLThe court would like to know
from the signal book exactly what signals were
The Witness Creading1-"At 12:4s. in obedience to
flagship. the MASSACHUSETTS, signalled to the New
sounded to general quarters and cleared ship for
aTfad both eng1ss the
nails in that watch That is all that appears to be
Ject with the Commodore.
THE SANTIAGO BLOCKADE.
BY the Court-Were the bockading vessels near
enough to the entrance of the harbor at night to
prevent the escape of the enemy had such an at
tempt been made?
Had the weather been persistently clear yes: il
the weather thick rainy or foggy no.
Captain Parker-Were the Vixen and the
M@arbiehead @ inside the line?
Was the weather good bad during those
nights
Tho weather generally bad-rainy'
Lieutenant c. W Dyson recalled He testi-
fled CONCERNING the coal supply of scout boa q
on May ~. the day the retrograde movement tow
ard Key West was begun He said in reply to
questions that no battleshp could for more
than eight to twelve knots on forced draught
and that on the day Of the battle off Santiago the
nagship New-YOrk had all her boilers on and was
making seventeen knots but that neither the
occasion. their maximum for the day being four
fifteen knots
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