Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-10
ORDERS 70 SAMPSON
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Castine. the last named vossa,
on the I'D conveying the Merr,r,.o. =
you are right the commodor, hn.
eo VIA. mas not occurred when Il.
says "A me of blockade was estah,
lshed about four miles off shore =,
oiehluegos.' That is not n corr.o,
statement of the commodore's is it9.
Inc statements l make are what
'hought and what l believed to he
r'sht. do not question other peonle.s
words 0f'e :
NOW refresh your recollection with
an official report. The statements Va,
nave made are that during the dav-
time the squadron lay off Cienfuepos
from to to 10 miles and during the
night from to 10 miles. Withon,
questioning either Commodore Schle,
or yourself. when | read YOU his Off
eau report, do you still stand on You,
statement. about 6 to 10 miles,"
nave to stand by my statement =
speaking or the weather during the
cruise or the flying squadron from
hlueSos TO Santiago. the witness
SAID 'hefe were fresh breezes and tina
there was a moderate sea. A small
peat could. he said. have been lowered
at any time during the VOYAGE.
MIR. Rayner also interrogated I.ieut
hrlS'oi concerning his estimate made
soon after the arrival of the fleet off
santiago mat the Spanish shore bat
terieS amounted to but little. He had
SAID yesterday. that the elevation of
THESE batteries was from $50 to 200 feet
, Il
that the MORO battery was 22O feet
ABOVE the water line and the Zocapa
battery 80 feet.
Now then. asked Mr.. Rayner. ARE
you as positive about the distance Won
gave of these as in other cases in
winch you have given distance?" Can
attn Lemly objected to the form of the
question, saying that counsel was put
ting language he had not used in the
mouth of the witness.
Mr.. Rayner then made objection 10
the interruption and after stating this
objection. said to the witness: IF Won
are not positive l shall submit to any
correction"
Judge Advocate-"The witness has
not stated that he was positive"
Admiral Dewey-''I would rather YOU
would not interrupt the testimony"
Judge AdvOcate-"If the court tells
me l cannot do it. l will submit to the
order of the court"
Admiral Dewey: IF counsel for the
applicant has put words into the mouth
OF the witness which he did not utter
you addressing Captain Lemly) can
brinS II out at the proper time You
VIII have an opportunity to do that"
Judge Advocate: That is not the
advantageous time to do it, The ad-
vantaSeous time is when ii is done
Mr. Rayner: In order not to nut
any words in your mouth which is an
unfortunate insinuation. because | am
after the truth. l will give you an op-
portunity now to make full explana-
tion as to whether you stated the Gle
walton of these batteries to be be
tween 100 and 200 feet?' Il did state
that"
Did You nor state to me that you
are as positive about that as other dis
tanoes which you have given in this
case" II did
Do you still stand to your state
ments? Is the map wrong and are you
right" Il still stand to my statement,
had not seen the chart when l pre-
pared my statement"
Mr.. Rayner asked the witness
whether there had been any menace
to any of the American ships on July
from the shore batteries Lieut.. Bris-
tol replied that there was danger to
the Gloucester because that vessel was
unarmored. He said that he did not
consider the New York in danger.
Mir. Rayner then read from a report
by Secretary Long saying that on that
day the New York had sustained the
undivided fire OF the shore batteries.
DO YOU still say. in view of that state
ment, that the shore batteries did not
amount to anything?
You asked my opinion" the witness
replied. land | have given it to you"
Admiral Dewey: We don't want
opinions"
At the request of Mr.. Rayner. the
witness made measurements from his
chart to show the distance the Brook
lyn was from the Spanish ships during
the fight off Santiago. The reply was:
The distance of the OquendO from
the brooklyn, taken from the chart
just before the turn is 46ct yards. the
Maria Teresa 800 yards. Taken from
the chart when the Maria Teresa and
Oquendo were about to run ashore,
which is practically the nearest point,
the Oqucndo was $500 yards from the
Brooklyn and the Maria Teresa 5000
yards
Quoting Lieut.. Commander Hodg-
sons statement that the shortest range
of the BrOoklyn's guns in the battle
was 400 yards and her greatest 900
yards. and referring to the fact that
number of the BroOklyn's five-lnch
shells had struck the Spanish ships,
Mr.. Rayner asked a number of ques-
tons for the purpose of showing that
if the distance was as great as the
chart shows and the guns were set for
the range given, it would have been
impossible for the shots to go TO the
mark.
Isn't it certain" he asked. II the
shots struck, that the chart is moor
rect"
Witness replied that the Maria
Teresa and the Oquendo could nave
been hit with five-inch guns.
with guns set at that range? Yes
she could do it. have seen some very
,,-;II Gro ,.t,an shin has HnN mOtlOn