The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17


lay the squadron at all on that hrst /
passage9
~ think not, considering that we we're |
running slow for the Eagle The Vixen was
Mr.. Hanna.-one VI the circumstances was
the condition OF the coal supply OF che |
IeNnsf
said So.
g, Dlu toe Texas have coal enough TO get TO |
santiago
Yes
Mr. Raynor- DO you rccollect an acci |
uent TO the Vixen on the voyage between |
'i.ssH1it's2S AM snntlagof
slgnelled the blowing ont Of her gasket |
mahaoie or something OF that stud
Lieutenant Commander Sears also made a
CORRECTION In MS testimony for the purpose
o. explaining the disposition OF the col
iiers NJ night while Conunodore Schley was
~ Snafse or Tue huchQue OF santiago: we
satd these vessels had been sent distance
on on, eagh night aud every night IN diHerent
gttteSl lohs On account OF tue rear OF torpcuo
.gt Ia, ,,.,o., 49,, -, a., ,.,io,,
my questions ,o,erS - ,,o .o,r.u..,,on IN ~.
~ oegel1 70 AS 1S SoRVersaIlo ~ s wy
wa'u Loon n OF tos as atSssu
My o.. i" o'ISl 70 to.tesh Iuu, nv ~
fnS,nn1 ,Sat wa "" Gr,nt
ticntW, va 49, ~ 40 40, r,,s,i ~
have bern presrnt and nSrtieinafed in that
coi 'yersetion D' f'' -
Il do not recollect IL AZ nh IL couId not
be nossibie go sncb n thi,,, ,Ti,cv may
| nav. mIsnnderstood What i snh In the
word rnnr tnit so, INN ht ~. henn
| construed in that way. as STATEMENTS often
are, but It is entirely Impossible that
c cte6 nSEe SAD ng6 vas AL mnaen1 gf
and ! might have made some remark, It
derstooi, but that remark / peyer made"
dolnMN.92' 90 you mean pS 'r'''u''u at 'ue
AS recall was rrltate1 at Captain
s iai7s In',i after ter Inc mems dinner / re-.
neil'o'r '""' 'e'S ven
Tho court questioned Commander sears
Of yc etG lie sald ia in ~ rapy to these
26HGSgns mat b on Inc o mo fmr Q" 5u{
, iW ~ i ,','niN ny .VG' VI ~ -, y" ,ro
.U".u ''"tNu'aIH blir ,,| ,oIitn
h,ondI Lao l MA ,mu rbo M NAM, az ~
| Viscn"o bad bqrh INF anort III Was. he
T ,,m, P'"S'''"'S observation-disclosures
fIn alec s,id that who, no said n Com
nniorn ScGi i IT,l,',, tho batti" MAJ no
an i I, W. s th ~ Nir la not
,tn i ,', M Iii ist, Vas ass than Mad
bcrn rrnortrd bT Woman Euls The tactl.
cni dio,notor os tho Rpookivu had not then
io,, Tntor,ri,,,,d ma ba Ma gWnncsrd il 10
M MIMI IN yard Is" TSn ViscnH6 hnd hcen
passed long aftcr the nrooklvn's turn and
thcy run along Tho ground for some time
1 After mo Colon ma nossSd mo Niscayn 10
Mad outfooted the Brooklyu. and II was
then that She was 12OOO yards from the
r.
which, the witucss said. he did not con,
slider nm accurate instrument After that
limo tho Colon having exhausted her best
conf lost her spccd aud tho Brooklyn
gained upon hcr
Asked how much time had been consumed
In the Rronklvu's turn Commander ScRr'
| said IL might have been fifteen or twonLs
| minutes on the morning of July 2. but
! nrpyious TO the huttle he had he said.
, noticed Tint all the ships were n-ar the
positions assigned to them except tho
Texas That shin was outside her assigned
place ana WAS At tho time beaded 10 the
was 10 the northward The official chart
puttlng tho Texas woll inside the BROOKLYN
p and tho Iowa, he said, was contrary to his
ol,tr,ntiou
The last " the courts questions was-con
|, lyn and The Oregon during The chase o.
The Oregon was not, he said as men
+ the NlScaya as was the lrcoklyu bu
. might have been nearer the cqaendo.
I'VE were always nearer the Colon durinl
the chase ana at the surrender
T.
Commander Mason was then called a
Ithe first new witness Of the day.
Commander Mason said that the squadron
. was kept stoamng slowly at all times. Pu
5 hat il occasionally drlfted In AZ night.
6 'Tbc custom was" he said. ''to steam
certain distance to the eastward, turnin
~ 'un"t ,I ~ ,otsl mn heing ahou