The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-06

NiS very anxious as the supply was
short. that the weather was bad. and 10
was "a very serious problem as 10 how hv
vas going to hr able To- yet coal on san
i1En- BE- said DE would Roe able To get 10
~ N-- West. Eat he don't - t' key
NJ "E.- Now she question before the Court
D. not ono OF "a conviction on Infections
l.Ht 't results. SO WAS especially aIprr-
h.'-slNg with reference % The Texas
Does that not shua that be- was honest H.
the natter
Successful Reconnaissance
Vow. as IT, the seventh specification
What I don't Know about bomharding Is
worth knowing And what I dont know
about attacking forts is also worth kfow-
Ing. And therefore 1 am not here 90 en-
tighten the Court 'l this subject Bat
concerning th, reconnaissance, one thing
Is certain. and that is tn4t 10 was sue
ceSSfui ,u, Tho testimony has left no
doubt upon that subject The object Of
that reconnaissance WAS tr develop tn*
SanJiaE' batteries That was accom-
pushed. and therefore u was success
faI one. If the object was % destroy Tn,
colon. then IJ WAS not successful We do
nut aIt'r SD much as 60 tho success of tnt
move muCtS- maintain tnlr IL WAS a
r-r"uuuisSau"r. mo- matter what tomIno-
cor" Schlsy may have said iuadVerte emily
iu amy OF his letters
And speaking here. J want Co say that
} must have something TO say regarding
despatch t0 the commodore from the
secretary OF tht Navy which my friend
este raay- / want G" say that it is worse
than the despatch from the commodore
To- the Secretary
But TO get back to the reconnaissance.
- uS take Lieutenant Commander
SharpS testimony. He was asked Was
not tho whole situIti0u comparatively new
To- You before this reconnaissance Ref
errECe was made To- the firing upon the
batteries Ha replied yes. The question
was chen asked If the reconnaissance did
not develop the situation. He replied IN
] the affirmative Thor- IS only one infer
CUgc 90 d., secured from these answers.
That is. that the reconnaissance WAS i'm
tended 20 develop tho situation Of the
/ batteries. That WAS accomplished, Mr.
Sharp says So
here seems to Toe THAI tho commodore
should have taken every possible risk
The idea seemed To be-. II Won see Span
ISL ship chase him. Never mind what
/ the odds are against you go for him
/ Now. that is impossible. The commodore
/ va" expected 10 use little dlScro-
ZION just ass men who sit one thglsa U1
miles away and with pencil and chart
map out line Of battle Tor those upon
] the tItu an, expected to use ca little dis
Gre E1n- Mr.. Harlow knew nothing Of tho
batteries prior 90 iEe rscouuoissH ncr- One
witness after another has testified Co ths
same effect. There seems To- be- only one
( man on earth who knew an about it. and
that WAS Lieutenant Bristol Laughter
BristoTS Marvellous Accuracy.
The Court viii hardly Dee seriously i'm.
/ pressed with the testimony Of Liguteu.
/ aut Bristol Lieutenant Bristol, witt
J great respect for his unh0uud,d wisdom
: IS tho most precociOus witness I ever en-
3 ceuut'rsd.
Every other witness. Including admi-
/ rails and c3rtaius went down beneath his
, UoEdsrUus blows. His vision was a di-
| vine inspiration. SeStants and stadims-
Ca