Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-08

bombardmentG
'By the number of shots that were
fired, by the character OF the discharge,
the smoke etc; as indicating the CALI
Der OF the guns; by the fall Of the pro-
jectiles, the amount OF water they
would throw up and the evident direc-
ton OF the fall as indicating whether
the projectiles were moving with great
velocity or slow In that way | judged
alone"
"Those things were developed as the
result OF the reconnaissance were they
not?'
81 consider the reconnaissance In that
particular to have been successful"
"The reconnaissance was successful
for the purpose Of developing the num-
Der and strength OF the batteries?'
"Eminently So
When the judge-adyocate again took
the witness he asked. Referring 10
your answer that the firing OF the 3lst
was eminently successful in developing
the strength of the Santiago batteries,
what. as a matter of fact, was devel-
oped as TO the strength Of such bat
teries; were they strong, or otherwise2'
They were weak
The judge-advocate-Ca you state
whether the engagement OF May 81
developed the fact that the Colon had
anything larger than siX-inch guns on
board at that time?
1T did not occur to us that she fired
heavy guns. The caliber ! cannot spe-
city II did not appear she fired the
eleven-lnch guns for which we knew
she had been designed
The court asked questions Of Capt
Folger as follows: For what length
of time was the New orleans able TO
fire at the Colon and the batteries on
May 81 on each rum
81 think II was between five and ten
minutes"
"Dld you have any conversation with
Commodore Schey as Go his purpose In
attacking the Colon May 3l?"
II did not. The information | re-
ceiyed was by signal only
"By what method did you obtain the
range for your guns on May 81 while
firing at the Colon?'
1--WE obtained the necessity for a
change or range by the fall OF the pro,
jectlles."
Were you furnished any plan OF
battle by Commodore Schley TO be fol-
lowed In case the Spanish squadron
should come out?'
Admiral Dewey--You referred TO O
signal from the flagship. The court
would like TO know what that signal
was.
"The signal was; New Orleans,
clear ship for acton, and think 1t
was followed by the signal: The New
Orleans, Iowa, Massachusetts viii
engage the forts indicating that there
was to be a reconnaissance or bonn
bardment. | do not remember any
conversation with the commodore thai
forenoon on the subject"
Admiral Dewey-The court would
like 10 know from the signal book ex-
actly what signals were made by the
Massachusetts.
The witness (readlng)-"At 12:is In
obedience to flagship Massachusetts,
signaled 10 the New Orleans ana
Iowa to clear ship for action sound.
ed 10 general quarters and cleared ship
for action. At started ahead both
engines. Massachusetts leading
There were no other signals In that
watch. That is all that appears TO be III
the log. I do not remember discussing
the subject with the commodore.
BY the court--Were the blockadlns
vessels near enough to the entrance Of
the harbor at night to prevent the es-
cape Of the enemy, had such an at
tempt been made?
Had the weather been persistently
clear yes II the weather We're thick,
rainy or foggy, no."
Capt. Parker-Were not the Vixen
and Marblehead inside the line?
"They were"
Was the weather good or bad during
these night?"
"The weather was generally bad,
rainy"
Lieut.. c. w Dyson was recalled. He
testified concerning the coal sunply OF
the scout beats on May 26, the day
the retrograde movement toward Key
West was begun. He said in reply TO
questions that no battleship could
travel for more than eight or twelve
hours on forced draught and that on
the day of the battle OFF Santiago the
flagship New York had all her boil
ers on and was making seventeen
knots. but that neither the Brooklyn
nor the Oregon made full speed oli
that occasion, their MAXIMUM for the
day being fourteen or fifteen knots AZ
1856 o'clock the court adjourned until
tomorrow.