The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-22
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sbouId be observed the Iowa would
blank the fire of the Massachusetts. He
was proceeding with this statement
when counsel for Schley raised an OBJ
iection because the witness could not
soy whether the Commodore had over
! heard the conversation.
The court withdrew to decide the
ncint at issue and upon returning an
nounced that the objection had been sus-
tanned.
The witness then stated that the COM
mander in chief had addressed him later
telling him to starboard the helm, add
ing "And let us get out of this but
+, he found when he started to give the or
der that was already being executed,
! from which he had inferred that the or
der had already been given to the cap
tain of the ship.
The witness also said that when Com
modore Schley first came aboard he had
said that it was his intention to take the
bombarding ships by slowly and to have
them fire deliberately $50 as to sink the
Colon at her moorings.' This intention
had not been carried out, he said, as the
ships had passed the mouth of the har-
IL
the firing was as rapid as possible to
get good pointings.
SCHROEDER CROSS EXAMINED.
Judge Wilson cross-eXamined COM
mander Schroeder.
In reply to his questions the witness
said that he had seen what appeared
to be signal lights from the shore at
Cienfuegos, but that he had no idea OF
what they meant and that so far as ne
was informed no one knew anything
about them until Captain McCalla ar
rived on the Marblehead.
The witness recalled that the fleet did
not leave Cienfuegos until after night
fall, the object being to prevent the
enemy getting the direction OF It's
course The weather on the trip, he said,
was somewhat boisterous for one night,
so much so that it was necessary to SLOW
down for the little vessels; but so far
as the battleships were concerned 1T
wa; all smooth weather. Commander
Schroeder said that during the block
!, AIDE off Santiago and while the larger
vessels were six or seven miles out
there were small ships on the inside OF
the line and one of them, the V1Ven,
fired upon a railroad train one night.
Judge Wilson sought to have the wit
ness make a comparison of the distance
out between the fleet under Admiral
Schley and that under Admiral Sampson
after he arrived, but the Judge Advo-
cate objected, asking the purpose Of the
inquiry and saying there would be OPP
position to all efforts to institute any
such comparisons"
Mr.. Wilson admitted that it was his
purpose to opt1in this comparison, but
he withdrew the question for the II: g,
saying that he would bring it up at
more convent mt time.
SLOW TRIP TO SANTIAGO.
On redirect examination Mr.. Hanna,
speaking of the departure FROM Fientue-
COS for Santiago, asked:
"Presuming then that the Admiral. was
satisfied that the Spanish Squadron was
not in that narbor, cid you proceed with
all dispatch TO Santiago de suba?"
mo, sir
Mr.. Ravner ''Ycu said you did not
proceed with all dispatch to Santiago
THAT is what l said, SIR
What was the condition of .hc
weather and the sea between Cienfue-
COS and Santiago that prevented you
from proceeding faster than you did, if
it did prevent"
Il do not think there was anything in
the weather to pre- rent the big SHIPS
from going. One of me smaller ships
was delayed anil that may have been me
| cause of the other ships slwing down.
How about the Nlerrimac? What was
her condition between Cicnfuegos ami
Santiago"
Il expect her condition was very bad
''Do you recall that she was badly out
oof repair and tnaL the Brooklyn Was
sending carpenters and people to re-
| pair her all the timer"
"She was said to have been somewhat
deranged, but what the extent or the
nature of it was | do no. know"
| Judge Wilson: In what respect did
you say she mad not proceeded with all
| possible dispatch? Did you mean she
| did not start with sutficicn. alacrity, or
| did you mean that they did not 10 fast
enough in passing from one place to the
| others?"
Il would not undertake TO trltjcise
! the time of our starting, as 1 did not
know anything about the orders, vt my
| recollection is that our speed was moth
;, ing like as great AS it could have been.'
| Have you any other criticisms as to
not proceeding with all possible dis
| patch -
Il did not offer that as IL criticism.
| simply answered the question whether
they went with the utmost dispatch.
! The court then at 20 o'clock ad-