The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-05


been seen by moonlight, but not after
the moon mad set. Captain Rodgers
rad concluded his testimony in chief
when the court adjourned for lunch
con.
The afternoon session Of the Schley
court began with Captain Rodgers still
on the stand. He stated in reply to
questions that he was senior member
of the naval board OF survey appoint
ed by Admiral Sampson to examine
the wrecked Spanish vessels
The purpose of this line OF eXamina-
zion was 20 bring out the witness
knowledge concerning the erect OF the
Br5oklyn's Eunrery in the battle OH
Santiago. July s. Captain RODGERS sat
ed that the Brooklyn was the only
vessel that fired fve-inch shells and
Mr. Raytor said that a careful com
mutation based upon TIE report OF the
board OF survey showed that Twelve
Gve-inch shells had been found on the
four Spanish vessels.
How Spanish Ships We're Hit.
Mr.. Raynor presented a statement
showing the number OF shells found on
the vessels Of the Spanish fleet and the
witness was asked to state the percent
age Of 6ve-inch shells, assuming the
statement to be correct
CAPTAIN Rodgers replied that the
total number of hits was thirty-hve
ard that therefore tire fve-inch shell
hits constituted "a per cent of all the
hHs. Mr.. Raynor said that the state
rrent had been prepared by Admiral
SchIey. The witness also said he knew
that the Brooklyn had eight-incn guns,
but AIR. Raynor said the admirafs
computation was not intended to cover
that feature. His only purpose was
to make the showing for five-inch guns,
these being Enthusiastically the Brook
lyn's.
Cross-examined on the dispatches
carried bv the Iowa Captain RODGERS
was asked II the Dear Schley' letter,
dated at Key West. May 20. 1893, Wit
ten by Admiral Sampson, in which the
statement was made. y am Of the opin-
ion thai our best chance OF success ia
capturing the enemy's ships VIII De
20 hold Cfe0fuegCs and Havana, was
included In these dispatches Inc Wit
ness replied that he had no knoWledge
what the envelope contained. Whlle
tLe examination on this point was in
nrozress Mr. Raynor read the letter, IN
Guiding the folio wing extract; II later
II should develop that these vessels
are at Santiago. we could tnen asseuhol
OF that port the ships best SUITED TOT
the purpose and completely blockade II
Until we receive more positive infor-
nation we shall continue to hold Ha-
vana and Santiago
Mistake Was Made.
RaWnOF
rosed IL would be conceded tnat the
rod santiago" as given above, was
mistake and that II should be Cen
success" Captain Lemly replied that
ne would make no such concession ana
n tilt followed by counsel concerning
+be accuracy Of government puolca-
lions. II closed with an understanding
Sbat the original document should De
supplied tomorrow.
n renlv to A question by Mr.. Ray
nor as to the condition OF Ihe NedthSA
from May p to May %, captain f'ou-
gers rerlied: Il do not recollect .lI9
vents of the night of May "a. My rec
oIlertion is that on the morning ano
tbrougbout he day Of the 18th, the
~sind was fresh from a direction gener-
aUv ahead. Our course was herdllS
northumberland. The sea dc as en-,
tirely upon the size OF Ut sl1Ip -
was what I should cSH mOoerdts
So I recoIIect the wind continued
F-esb that evening. Next morning we
must have got around the cape heaoeys
eastward. The weather nad ho .t.I-a -
co.,siderably and Cu the late AFTERNOON
the weather was, snouiu say H''0
with a smooth sea-
The court asked a number OF ques'
tons If Commander Rodgers, the mos
Important of which. together with th'
resuonses of the witness, were as lot
lows:
Attempt to Destroy Colon
Nv the court-was any other attempt
made hv the flying squadron, eXcep
that of May 81. to destroy the Col
None whatever. to the best OF my
knowledge and belief
what was he speed of the lowe
when Passing he harbor OF Santiago
on the st of May -
we were directed to speed tel
knots. and I should say that on tn'
IL mnr~ n
first run by we were HlaAins ANU
that speed
Were the Brooklyn and the Texas
81 close together at the commence
ment of the battle Of July that col
lision was likely -
49, q saw .fe Brooklyn and the Texa
Ne beginning of the battle. IN
TsvoSsIyn was then lying mile o
T,,o~eNaway from tle Iowa, bearing IN
feneraN direction westward The Tex
sa vi between the Iowa and tn
ProolllvrN and the Texas was no
moro tbaNhalf a mile from US. Whel
The Iowa Ateamed in the Texas wa
Junder our pRrt bow anc the 6 sl,s,',e, : !
aa saw hAT then. was steaming i
the direction Ngeneral northeast
shortly aftAr .. fire began 70 get
lt.+1o hot We were struck twice an
+h., carpenter came to me ana sal
there had been fire IN one OF IN
ccmportments I went down to tina
= -
done. and if the dpurt refers to tn
possihiH4v of a collision between IN
Texas ard the Brooklyn. that mus
have occurred while I was below, De
cause when I came back to the galleT
outside the coming tower the Brook
lvn was then off our port bow. som
distance from US. steaming in wes'
ward direction"
Dispute Over a Message
Commander Rodgers was excuse
and Judge Advocate Lemly, after sta
ing that Lieutenant Commander Hod1
son would be the next witness pendtn
his appearance. again brought up n
position as 10 whether the word Saf
tiaEo had been substituted by mistal
for the word Cienfuegos in the lett'
written by Admiral Sampson to con
rno6cra SChley on May 20. beginnin
Dear Schley." Captain Lemly said
sTne word was originally Santiago
as Il Is printed in the senate dOcumen
The difference appears 10 be mats
n punctuation. andsin the letter as
appears copied in Admiral sampson
copy book. II reads until we then II
ceived more positive Information W
shall continue to hold Havana an
Santiago.
'.-rha word then in the letter