The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-01

rolling" !"
! :Espscially in . rough sea-
suggested Mr.. Rayner.
''ln any sea" responded the wit
ness.
| '.ls not that especially true wher
the warship has protruding spon'
sors. az has the Texas?"
They are always nasty" the
witness responded.
| Capt. Miller was succeeded OF
the witness stand by Capt. T. f.
Jewell. who comma ded the cruiser
Minneapolis during the war with
Spain.
Judge Advocate Lemly asked
Captain Jewell if he had given Ad-
miral Schley any information con-
corning the Spanish feet. .
The witness replied: II gave him
NO information with reference to
that subject whatever.
The Judge Advocate asked: "At
the time you, were within signalling
distance ,ot the flagship oi FLYING
Squanroo of Santiago were you
asked any question BY Commodore
Schley as to, the presence of the
Spanish squadron in Santiago?"
"Not to my recollection. "
"Do you recollect whether you
went on board the Brooklyn at this
time2'
II did not 20 on board that day."
The court then asked a question
opening up the coaling question,
as follows:
''How tar could the Minneapolis
have gone with her 400 tons of coal
at the time you state?'
"If had burned 400 tons of coal |
could have made something like
1900 or 300 miles. That would
have lett the bunkers empty. l
was burning about IS tons a day.
aud on that n making IA or Is knots"
Drawing from Captain Jewell the
fact that the distance from Santi.
ego to Key West is $50 miles, Mr..
Rayer asked:
10 view of what you said lust
now. will you explain the signals
l read: $50 p m, May 20 Flag
ship tothe Mlnoea polls Have you
enough coal to 60 to Key West?'
Minneapolis to flagship: Just
enough. How do you explain that?
~ am giving nv recollection at
that time. As l said, nv coal sup
ply was reduced and / was cou.
cerned. There was great many
signals being made and replied
to the signal without consulting
the coal account particularly and
! considered that three days steam
ing was about the limit | could
safely TO-
There is an error here of about
ooo 10 600 mlles-S00 and 1900, or
!, 400 are very different?
~ estimated the distan ce could
steam. ! did not usually provide
for burning every ounce of coal in
the bunkers and further more. we
have got to allow for contingencies,
was hauling the fires from the
boilers very often On account of the
eaks and starting fresh fires iu
'fher boilers MY coal expendi- I
'u1e was variable. could not de.
pend upon it.
"Ihen at this time you just
lad enough, according to these sig.
'als, to go TO Key West?"
~ arrived in Kew West with less
nan lOO tons of coal on board"
captain Jewell was then excused
md Captain B. B. McCalla was
ecalled Tor the purpose of correct.
ng his Testimony. While he was on
he stand the court asked him two
uestlons' which, with the replies,
we're as follows;
ny the Court-Was there anv
lace in the vicinity Of Cape Cruz
there large vessels could have
'uud protection from westerly or
outhwesterly winds?
Answer-There wrs no place
here the large ships could take
rejection from westerly or south.
esterly winds. The prevailing
inds were from the east, and
'uthwesterly wind is OF short du.
it'on ID tnab vicinity aud means
lange OF direction to the north very
uicxly.
BY the Court--Had the fleet of
svera been in the harbor OF Glen.
egos could 1t have>been seen by |
e vessels blockading that port!
II should say no. The upper
lrt of the masts might have been '
en il they had been seen if they J
Id been in the stretch of the river
here it turns to the east, but | :
ould not expect to have found l
EN- there. If they were behind
c hill they could not have been
en- in my opinion.
Captain McCalla was then ex.
sed finally. and the court ad.
lrned Tor luncheon.
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