The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
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ships we're concerned 1t was all smooth
weather.
Commander Schroeder said that during
the blockade on Santiago and while the
larger vessels were six 10 seven niles out
there were small ships Inside Of the liue,
and one Of them, the Vixen, fred upon a
railroad train one Bight.
At this polnt Tie name Of Admiral samp-
son was mentioned for the hrst time since
the opening OF the Inquiry, and II was mere
that Judge Wilson Of counsel for Admiral
Schley indicated Il purpose TO compare vi Q
records Of the two naval cemmandcrS. Al
dressing the witness he asked him II the
character OF the blockade Of santiago had
not been changed after Admiral Sampson's
arrival.
Commander Schroeder replied that It had
been, and that then the blockade became
stationary, sampson having more ships
Now. about how TAR out was the Samp.
son blockade frsm the entrance to the har-
bor7"
Tue reply was: "My recollection WAS
that at hrst we we're about four miles in
he day time and closer III ltlue at night.
Later on we were MI close IN day aud
night and there was a battleshlp Stationed
about Il mile from the entrance nil night
VITA a searchlIght The Iowa the Massa-
chusetts and the Oregon took TWO hours
entrance all through the night"
Mr. HannJ-lf the court please, | should
IKE to ask tho purpose OF these inquiries as
Judge Wilson--Well, / want to show, as
natter Of fact, that when You are com
planning Of the blockade that was made. Il
day or two after when sampson came mp
and brought additional sAips, the distance
out was Just about the same as these others
were cruising back ana forward
MIR. HnnRn-lr that Is the purpose. may II
please the court we desire to objeci n any
comparative statements Of this blockade
with any other blockade instituted At any
other timo and place We have avoided
judge Wilson-wen fer the present
withdraw the question. Hereafter It viii
become a very material question md
don't want to take the time OF tho court
Co intIs schroeder said that during
the Schley blockade his vessel did not get
on twenty-five miles from SHORE Mt tight.
Judge Wilson questioned the Witness con
corning orders Ter battle, Comlnander
Schroeder said he had heard nothing con
cerning an order not 10 expose sblps 10 tho
hre Of land batteries. He made the same
reply to an inquiry concerning the orders
TO the dying squadron with reference
to what shsuid bc dsne II they found tho
Spanish deet In port. II then read The
order Of Admiral sampson OF May ., be-
santago de cuba four ships and three tor
peis bout destreycrs. n you are satisfied
that they are not NJ Cicnfuegos proceed
| with ell dispatch, lint cautiously, to san
tiag@ de- Cuba and II tae enemy IS there,
blockade him In port.
! The witucS, declared ne knew Rothiug
| at all about THIS order at the time or nm
! Gil he saw It In the official report Of the
! campaign.
"T'aorc would be NO way Of knowing" he
| said "There was no communication with
Mr. wilson then returned to Commander
] Schroeder statement concerning the bonn
| bardmcnt 81 Tie Colon aad secured from
1 hlA tho statement that THO only sugges-
| tion he had To make ip connection with the
! event was raGt tae vessels should have
| gone 10 closer and 0ycj more deliberately.
On redirect examination, Mr. Hanna,
| speaking Of the departure from Cientuegos
Tor Santiago, asked: "PrcsumlnE, thcn,
that the admiral was satisfied that The
Spanish squadron was not In that Aarhor,
did you proceed with all dispatch TO SAN
tlago Do CubaT'
"No. sir"
"when you lett Cleufuegos was It day
| light or was 1t dorkT'
when we left Clentuegos It was after
| dark-about o'clock"
sg, Raynor You said you did not pro
| coed vita all dispatch TO Santi0gO2
"Thnt Is what ! said, sir"
| what was the condition OF the weather
ana Tho sea between Cenfuegos and san
/ faster than you dld II t ala prevent your'
n DO not think there was anything In
the weather % pEevent the big shlps going,
| One OF the small ships was DELAYED and
that may ne the cause of the other ships
| slowing down.
1 HON about the MerNmacf MnHt was
her condition between 6snfuegos aud san
| tiagof'
II suspect her condition was very bad"
| "Do You recall that she was badly cut
| OF repair and that the Brooklyn was send
| Ing carpenters and people TO repair her all
| the timer
"she was suid 70 have been somewhat
| deFanged, but what the extent or the ma
| ture OF II was l dent knew
| Judge Wilson-ln what respect did YOU
say the squadron had mt proceeded with
| ali possible dispatch7 DID YOU mean the
| ships did not start with sufficient alncrity,
| or did you mean that they did not 60 fast
enough in passing from one place 10 the
| other7
81 would not undertake "a criticize the
| time of our starting, as / did not know
p.ATbhing about the orders. but my reeollec-