The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-23
THE TEXAS IN TEE FIGHT.
Her Navigator Tells Of the Brook
Iyn's Famous Loop.


loss uf the BIocilading Squadron
Vessels to Ee Placed in Evidence.
Keen interest was aroused at the Scnicy
Court of Enquiry today by the testimony
OF Lieut. Camdr. Lewis G.. H,uu,r. Who
graphically told the story of Che Brook
lyus famous loop. ia the battle or Ss"-
tiago.
He was "a very aTah,e witness and gave
his evid nee with caImaoss and delihera-
tiou. Every car was strained to catch
his words as. in answer To the question OF
the judge advocate requesting h.m To de
scribe the action of the Texas and the
proximity of other vessels 10 her I'm tho
engagement. he narrated the circum-
stances.
The Brooklyn. at the beginning he said.
was standing up 10 the ngnt nicely anu
he so informed Captain Philip. Next bee
felt tho Texas slow up. stop. and reverse
He was startled and. as he said. his heart
came into his mouth as ut the word Of
the captain ne looked out and saw the
Brooklyn looming up out Of the smoke
100 o. 80 yards i'm front He was certain
that the engines had been reversed
He told the story with considerable dra-
mate effect, but his pose did not seem
to be assumed. He spoke naturally and
without effort lie was not interrupted
during The narration of the story of Jhy
loop.
Admiral SchIey listened with especial
attention and sat twisting the ends Of his
mustache. Some 500 persons were in att
tendance when the Court convened this
morning.
Captain Lemly asked for a delay Of "a
few minutes to- await the arrival of Com
mandor Giles b. Harder, in order to eua-
BILE him TO 80 upon the stand TO correct
his testimony. In ,he meantime he said
he would ask that the deck loss of GER
tain vessels Of the Atlantic Squadron be
placed I'm evidence lie named the Brook
lyn. Texas. Iowa, NarhI,head. CasJile.
Massachusetts. Minneapolis. New or
leans. Oregon. St Paul. Scorpion Yale.
Vixen. Eagle. Dupont. Hawk. ana TIE
Merrimac.
TsIe New York. Leg
How about the New YORK." irto-rosca
Judge WUson. jumping TO his feet as he
observed that the logs Of au the other
vessels OF the squadron had been mention
ed except that Of SIMPSONS flagship.
Judge Advocate Lemly-I am not offer
ing that. 7 have no objection.
Judge Wison-Nhy not put them an ine
The judge advocate explained that he
would ask that only certain parts of rho
logs be- printed as the whole would be too
voluminous tie proceeded to read GER
tain dates which he requested Doe included
in the record. For the Brooklyn ne men
toned the dates May 70 TO June ! ana
July g.
Mr.. Rayner-How about July % We
protest against putting in certain nor-
tions of these logs and emitting portions
which aye important 10 us.
Captain Lemiy-I propose to put them
ali in evidence. but 90 print only certain
important parts
Mr.. R1yner-Ne want The logs Of aU
these vessels from May is Co July 3, until
tn battle vas concluded.
Mr- RayDers request was finally agreed
MT Rayner-Tou viii include tn, logs
OF the New York and tho C0l0ur
Captain Lfmiy-N.S, If You wish The
translation of the CoIuD.s log. ] Will also
oGer the steam logs Of the Brooklyn.
Texas, Massachusetts. Iowa, and Marble
head.
Mr. Raynor-Aud the New York
Captain LCm.y-Nes. and the New York.
Commander Schroeder Recalled.
Commander Ssaton Schroeder. who tes-
tilted on Saturday. was then placed on the
stand tU correct the record. IIc made but
one brief explanatory addition 10 his
statement of that day
Mr.. Hanna then asked him If he remcm-
bered the amount Of coal the AIas~echu-
setts hid on board on MAY 25. Tie said
h. did not and the solicitor asked him 90
read from thc Iog. a long wtauE'g en-
"a #T ID
SchIoy insisting that the log was ia evil
dencs and could speak FOR itself Sir
Hanna wanted him To- read in order % re-
fresh his memory and afford q basis for
the question which he wished 20 ASH
He was finally permitted Co read from Oh.
log lie found that ul May -G ths -l#z-
sachEsstts had si- tons and I.a- pounds
Wines said iu answer Co questions chat
the supply would last twenty days bat
h. SAID it aaui. vary under different sa.-
diti0ls- one ton was burned in running
fogr and ole-HaI miles at "a given ped.
He said $50 Jo l15 tons would La-. been
consumed lu running 10 Key West The
eugir,ars are inclined to keep little
ahead rather than behind the estimate.
Alr- Hauua-Hou long could you have
remained iu The b.rcFaG. with th. supply
OF Goa. ON hand under THE conditions
Mlf.. .sS-SINr.en or seventeen days and
sti'l have had enough to 60 90 h.y West.
on denomination Mr.. Rayusr
brought ont the fact that the Mass. elus-
sets Ind something more than 4HJ tons OF
coal ON July 3. when Sampson ordered
her to Guantanamo for coal
The Texas in the Fight.
Lieutenant Commander Lewis G.. He'll
ner. who was navigator Of the Texas in
the Santiago fight. while he was then a
lieutenant. was called After "a few pre-
Iimiusry questions Captain LsmIy asked:
when you arrived of CiOull,gos did
you hear any guns nrcdZ
Witness did not
Captain LCmy-What effort was made
to destroy. or UreTeut the erection OF. The
Spanish fortsI
Wluess-NothiHg that I know q.
Regarding the weather ou route 90 San
tiago the witness said there were at FIRST
fresh breezes and the sea was from mod
crate % rough.
Captain Lemly-Did the Texas delay the
squadron on the voyage
The witUes=-It did not. but some Of the
smaller vessels did.
Captain L,mly-lEhat was The position
Of the Texas at the time OF the lombard
meut of the Colon on May a1T
The wltu,ss-about seven or eight miles
of. coaliug.
The witness said the shots of the enemy
feU short. He could not see the Colon
and only saw one or two of the shots OF
The Massachusetts, strike the water.
Captain Lsmly-W here were you on the
morning of July when The Spanish
feet came out of the haTU9r ,f Sautfa.U2
With, ,ss-Durlug the engagement ] was
on the bridge eUcirc'iug The coming
-.-.E.t- r..--r-. r.....-9F.. all. ...r..