The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22


you speak to me" He also objected to
Nv Raynor's Sinking his ringer AT ann
saving he construed IL rs menace.
Nir. Raynor insisted that nc meant 10 he
entirely respectful and not 10 meh"Ve A'c
counsel questioned the witness concern.
inr his estimate at night mat me Ness9lS
Of the fleet steamed eight lmies 10 Wy
eastward and seven miles TO the WcslNNIu
of the mouth of the harhur The point was
sought to be made that to make lhlH sun
of sixteen miles would require Ett"N
spccd than three knots an hohi' Mhlch liV
Witness had testified was made, nut 'hp-
tain Harder maintained his position, Saying
he had given his best Impression. some OF
tho log entries nc cVhSluele" ""i'''N'
Admiral Higgnson. who preceded YOU YOU
on the stand" said Mr. ,RayncE; tSsvi,nc5i
that the blockade of Admiral Sc1leN Crulstl
nearer Mt night than In the day MN 90
Won stiIi maintain that you did not cruise
nearer at night than during the dnS
"Ccrtuinly | gave YOU my eSllHuNe.
~ inst want TO refresh your memory.
n is not possible for you TO be wrong
ii did not say anything about tnp| ,..on,
tainly Il Is possible for me I" ne WIZ.
want 10 state that | am here TO ansWr,
questions pertaining to this testimony anu
not to have words made IN StI Iar Wy 80
Mr. Rnvnor announced his Crnss'eNamlhA-
lion closed and the witness was rc-eA,hln'
incd by MT Hann, ni7 t,bnr5cI IL is prRc.
/ tirable In times OF urgency TO make !pS
entries OF 7lgnhls. ~, - no nerson
that II was not prartcanir Io' w r,,t theyn
VINO usualIN thnTv S"''i Vas necessary 10
write them out later' ne, ng 5fihani II was i'm.
,u,ingsnaiIJse FOR him to have had knowledge
Of signals from the Texas, as Captain mn
Zip usually InnIH H. rInnnn IN more crti-
cal matter 20 coal ship in tho open with a
hattleship on either side than win snip
on only on on s'u ,,.,s tho responsc.
captain Parker here asked; "G@g dld
| some connhg On lnr ~, ~ yin and morning
~ thc 18th
! ''Did not, in the course Of that coallnr
| the collier Sprl Pr r ~ ,ss& "''''9
NV ,,Yau co,,l6 NOT call II springiug a leak
The plates were indentcd NM IN re ,,,,S y,
| a very nun VIZ ,bot limo was had enough
| so the son ~ o.s u"i 10 collide
| &c. .! tTus ,fnrtncc sir. is quite wrong That
! noe duo 70 n noat which we put in between
| ,bc vessels and did not notice that II was
ilg, 'oi,oft The armor belt The float con
| gIstod ~ so,igre timhcrs That would have
| len worse i'm n worse sea and II was bad
n mon in fiat sea.
i,You did not have rs much experience
| then in coaling as you have had since dld
| you7" ,
| with that sort Of sea, YES 81, 80. -,
| BY the court; What was me s,,a1 dc ." ~
| ms compared with the state on Tue I'LL oIm +
|
| | believe; more favorable. ,u,. .o,,t.
This conclnded thplali H"'"'' 49,
mony, and he was excused
| 80 .ito1 M 4
| Admiral iigginson theh WIS re''''u va"
questioned especially concerning his state
r,ort ~ Yesterday that the fleet was only
- -. ,,itos ant from Santiago hnr-
Dor. He modified his statement by saying
that during the first portion Of tie block
ade the feet stood ont further possibly
five miles by day and four miles by night
He confessed. however that after three
years his memory was indistnct.
In reply to question by Captain PARK
er. the witness said that with 800 tons OF
cool aboard the Massachusetts could have
! go -, - ,,,,,i5 have ,.or,oined
steamed -JOo nl'les VI eo"'u H'',
| on blockade duty for about twelve DAYS.
by Captain Parker Then after twelve
days out, YOU would have not been able 10
get any coalf
'No. we would not
Ibid the feet after the 2oth OF MAY
ever 20 of a distance OF Twenty-Five mlies
Il don't remember that IL ever dld, !
don't remember such an excursion ana u
made the log book should show the tacts.
Have you any memory that me ueeo