The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-09
CHARTS DISCUSSED
nwo OF THE CHART MAKERS on
THE STAND.
INACCURACIES ARE ADMITTED.
r,c,AI CHART A COMPROMISE
" SAYS WAINWRIGHT.

orv-Capt. FOlger AuNiseo SSes
AdoDt Japanese Tactics-Hodg-
-, saws lie Called Editor of New
Sun n "Liar and Coward"
rroducing schIey-Wainwrigh
Admits That the omcial Chart Was
xot Considered Exact, and That He
Dtd Not Consider the Positions As
tened the brooklyn and the Tex
ms Correct.
woshington, Oct. S.--There were two
u.w witnesses before the Schley court
~ inquiry to-day. They were Com
.onder Richard Wainwright, who
ao,,,,,anded the Gloucester during the
war with Spain, and Lieut.. L. M. Bris-
.ol who as ensign, was a watch and
,,,,,s;on officer on the battleship Texas
during that period.
1jeut. Bristol had not concluded his
testimony when the court adjourned
Gov the day. He did not see the loop
made nv the Brooklyn, the greater part
If his testimony turning upon a chart
No had made showing, largely, accord
,ro to his memory, the positions of the
,or,ous ships of the American fleet at
different times during the engagement
of Inlv g. There were several spirited
controversies between counsel over
ouestions asked the witness by Mr..
Ravner concerning this chart.
commander Wainwright's testimony
dealt largely with chartmaking. He
was for a time senior member of the
hoard of navigators which prepared
the official chart showing the position
of the American ships during the battle
off Santiago, and he gave details of the
method of it's preparation. He said
that he did not consider the positions
assigned in that drawing accurate, but
that they were given as the result of a
compromise of the views of the men,
bers Of the board.
Advised Japanese Tactics.
The proceedings of the day began by
the recall of Capt. w. NJ. Folger. He
was asked by Capt. Lemly if he had
any conversation with Commodore
Schley during the blockade.
enc of the days, the Goth, there was
an extended, very severe rainstorm, so
severe that | feared Cervera had got
ten out. as it was sufficiently long to
have permitted him to do so. / went
on board the flagship the next day
thinking it my duty to tell the COM
modore what l had seen as to the
blockade as kept by the Japanese off
the port of Wei-Wei, where similarly
an enemys fleet was within a fortified
harbor said to the commodore that
the adoption of the tactics of the jap
anese forming circle directly in front
Oh the harbor would, in my opinion, be
preferable, as then it would be difficult
Tor anything to get OUT
Judge Advocate Lemly: WAS there
any reply by the commodore ?"
He did not agree with me as to the
necessity for that
capt Folger also said that he had no
recollection of a picket line on the in
ade OF the American fleet.
The BrOokIyn's Boilers.
Lieut. Dyson was questioned by Capt.
Lemiy concerning the steaming condi-
@ uon OF the Brooklyn on July 8. The
Judge advocate asked:
what does the Brooklyn's steam log
iu eu up and the boilers in use July 3,
ISS as compared with the total engine
Si,u boiler power of the vessel?"
Inc reply was:
Inc Brooklyn has four main en-
elles' TWO to each shaft, connected to-
sether by coupling. She has seven
Oolers hve main and two auxiliaries.
oh the morning of July both forward
tsnsihes were uncoupled there were
pSanAed hres under three of the main
oo,,eIS S The other boilers were what we
S talI dead no steam in them. Judging
th ttonl the time it took to start fires in
ca carse boilers after the Spanish fleet
ts1le out of the harbor l should say
.Le furnaces were not even primed and
NV W. Oh the boilers had to be run UP to
s.9. g sea steaming level. 1t took from
90 10 ~ o'clock to start fires"
a.S ni. haynor asked if it was not nee
vnoy 10 stop the ship to couple the
nito9 99upieu engines and the witness re-
terea tart mat the ship could have been
otb" p1 gong with one engine while ths
Saata Ss,,e[ was coupled. The engines were
SsHeu' ne said, to be kept coupled
uGring war.
discussing the speed of the various
vessels Of the fleet on july 3 the wit
snos, s sad that the Oregon got up a
tbeu ABOUT equal to the Brooklyn's on
hloi toi Jay Notwithstanding that on her
r.. u lp the Brooklyn made over 81
Cd 80 es 10 the Oregon's II knots. He call
Va .a1tJenqon to the fact that the New
tbn sdd udd made 16 or IL knots speed on
onost9y ay Oh the battle. In response to
bot b'3hs .] from Capt. Parker he said
enei, ene New York had not had her
ana ~. coupled on the day of battle,
ana td that the BROOKLYN had made ali
Ne speed necessary.
Lieut.. HOdgson Explains.
Tjaut j,ter Lieut.. Dyson was excused
orctguant Commander Hodgson took
Ruaaa Ron 10 change some of the Ian.
Of t5o VI MS previous testimony. One
IN theSe changes was made in response
whv quesIlons asked yesterday as to
III ne nad designated as a 'liar and
ne. u.'aekguard" the editor of a newspa-
ana"h "hlch had originally printed the
Coreu colloquy between himself and
Ia aitpuoie Sehley. He said he desired
da, the reply that he had yester-
then s,Hn sa to this interrogatory. He
new, & mat letter I did not accuse this
statpaper OF lying for printing that
II fror. ~; l.. In fact II was to absolve
thortt,i ylng that I gave the paper au-
r,ctnos. W use my name for the cor
The lvine - slst or that statement
fpct 'ns was in the matter of the
tr.,,.uat .uat the commodore displaved such
BroaLI.Ion .Ion and cowardicre on the
he ran %'yn y, the day of that battle that
BrooLi,l,Ino rom the spaniards and took the
hon, MN to the southwark ana away
he crIS, ,ne hghs In order 10 detract from
dore IL OF the fame OF the commo.
10 tbst mat Snat battle. II was the words
lying"' extent that Characterized as
u1 Commander HodRson belns