The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-09
1T WAS A COMPROMISE
This Due to Conflicting Views Of
Board of Navigators.
H0DGSoN MAKES AN EXPLANATION
He Gives the Court His Reasons For Charac.
terzing as Liar and Blackguard''
the Editor Of a Certain
Newspaper.
Newspaper.
(By the Associated Press.)

newspaper.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, d. c., Oct. S.-There were
two new witnesses before the Schley Court
OF Inquiry today. They were Commander
Richard Wainwright, who commanded the
Gloucester during the war with Spain,
and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, who, as en-
sign, was watch and division officer
on the battleship Texas during that pc
riod
Lieutenant Bristol had not concluded
his testimony when the court adjourned
for the Cay. He did not see the loon
made by the Brooklyn, the greater part
OF his testimony turning upon chart he
had made showing, largely according to
his memory, the positions of the va
rious ships Of the American fleet at diff
ferent times during the engagement OF
July 3. There were several spirited con-
troversies between counsel over ques-
tions asked the witness by Mr. Rayner
concerning his chart.
Commander WaiRWright's testimony
dealt largely with chart making He
was for a time senior member of the
Board of Navigators which prepared the
official chart showing the position of the
American ships during the battle off San
tiago. and he gave details of the method
of its preparation. He said that he did
not consider the positions assigned in
that drawing accurate, but that they were
given as the result of a compromise of
the views of the members of the board.
FOLGER is RECALLED.
The proceedings of the day began by
the recall of Captain W. M. Folger He
was asked by Captain Lemly if he had
any conversation with Commodore Schley
during the blockade. He replied:
Toward the evening pof one of the
days, the 30th there was an extended
very severe rainstofm, so severe that I
feared Cervera had gotten out, as it was
sufficiently long to have permitted him to
do so. ! went on board the flagship the
next day, thinking it my duty to tell the
Commodore what / had seen as to the
blockade as kept by the Japanese off the
Port OF Wei Wei, where similarly an
enemy's fleet was within a fortified har-
adoption of the tactics of the Japanese
forming circle directly in front of the
harbor would, in my opinion, be prefer
able, as then it would be difficult for
anything to get OUT
Judge Advocate: WAS there any reply
by the Commodore?
He did not agree with me as to the
necessity for that"
Captain Folger also said that he had
no recollection of picket line on the
inside of the American feet.
Lieutenant Dyson was questioned by
Captain Lemly concerning the steaming
condition Of the Brooklyn on July 3rd
The Judge Advocate asked: What does
the Brooklyn's steam log show as to the
number of engines coupled up and the
boilers in use July 3, 1898, as compared
with the total engine and boiler power oi
the vessel?'
The Brooklyn has four main engines
two to each shaft, connected together
by coupling. She has seven boilers, five
main, and two auxiliaries. On the morn
ing OF July Ord, both forward engines
were uncoupled; there were banked fires
under three of the main boilers The
otner boilers were what we call dead no
steam in them. Judging from the time
1t took to start fires in these boilers after
the Spanish fleet came out of the harbor
should say the furnaces were not even
prlJned, and two Of the boilers had ia
be run up to the sea steaming level
1t took from 9:35 to 10 O'Clock to starr
fires
Mr. Rayner asked if it was not neces-
sary to stop the ship to couple the un-
coupled engines. and the witness replied
that tfe ship could have been kept going
with one engine while the other wa.
coupled The engines were designed, he
said, to be kept coupled during war
Discussing the speed Of the various yes
sells of the fleet on July 3, the witness
said that the Oregon got up speed about
equal to the Brooklyn on that day, not
withstanding on her trial trip, the Brook
lyn made over 21 knots to the Oregon s
Ii knots. He called attention to the fact
that the New York had made 16 or II
knots speed on the day of the battle In
response to questions from Captain Par
ker he said that the New York had not
had her engines coupled on the day of
battle and that the Brooklyn had made
all the speed necessary
EXPLANATION BY HODGsoN.
After Lieutenant Dyson was excused
Lieutenant Commander Hodgson took oc-
casion to change some of the language of
his previous testimony. One of these
changes was made in response to the
questions asked yesterday as to why he
had designated as "a liar and a black