The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-08
I'D BY HODGSON
,.e NAVIGATOR coNTiN
IN THE STAND IN
COURT OF INQUIRY.
|u,NeO oY Mr.. RAYNER

:. grookIyn's Loop Did Not
-. over Six Hundred Ya>!s
From the Spanish Fleet.
...s sohley's Behavior During
e,,,,e Of santiaoo-The Long
...r the Cristobat Colon.
,.o.on Oct. S.-The Schley
- inquiry has entered upon the
..-,jsht week Of the investlea-
!. ,Imiral Schley's conduct in
Danisa var.
4.ys proceedings began with
~ Lieutenant Doyle and
...a,r Rodgers for the purpose
..,.re their previous testimony
/ .s.y had been excused Lieu
commander i!oison. navigator
pesaalyn during the Santiago
,.ga i, umed the stand. This
itting and when h be-
4. testimony the judge al
.t rat entirely completed his
... Iaere were still few Of
80, eaus tituting the correspond
t.ta,e4 the witness and Ad-
aIe. to be read and when
u.r, e0ncludcd Captain l.einly
" Hanna proceeded with their
.oas
- ,se reading OF the Schley-
.oa eorr.spondenee had been
eje3 Captain Lemly asked Mr..
.an whether his denial OF the
~ b.tWeen himself and Com.
r. seAl-y had ever been publish
Ire. Mr. liodgson replied in the
,ye SAVING that the last para,
:. A.s letter OF denial had not
mated. This paragraph re.
b tn enclosure OF newspapi !.
Il
Rayf.r began his cross-examsna-
h a.klu1 Mr. HodHson whether
i4ral, "a had hailed the Brook
a.a t., two vessels passed each
a. the Brooklyn was on h.r way
.a.3essAs. Tn. witness replied IN
tsstise The examination then
4 .i vents about cienfuegos
I r.py In MIR. Rayner's inquiry
.a&-.ea detailed these at length.
gnaI Lights at cienfuesos.
amagtfr liodgson said h. had
4 ,ts on the shore at Ci"n-
5 @a.ea We're afterwards deter
10 oe signals. but he had sup.
,ary were signals between DIFF
Branches Of the Spanish forces
o!e. Ii, added that when Cap
\ Gala arrived with information
'ae meaning OF the signals he
Immediately dispatched to the
. 9Mmunicate with the lnsur'
n" progress OF the squadron
.ea C.en.gegos and Santiago was
~ AZ said. by the heavy wealth
a.ta Affected the smaller vessels.
'AeA and Eagle. especially the
Rayner askcd-"liow far were
q dag!u" the blockade Of Santl'
'Tom the MORO. during the day
Aga' u May IS. 90. 30 and 81"
NY IN the day time our habitual
o. was about six miles. In the
liAink We steamed up and down
'h' Of the harbor. a distance oi
sN niles"
stated that the picket boats. the
"aeai and Vixen. were inside
le OF the fleet. about midway be
'ae iiuc and the shore line.
N''N"ss then. in response 10 q
y from Mr.. Rayner. continued
e>e lIp'lon OF the naval battle o'
. from the point where he had
'a that description AT Captain
request while he was on the
Friday.
'rooklyn's Part in the Fight.
,I1s Donneciion he said The
.Ah did all she could. She got
" ''Nl lust as quick as steam
'A'F her there. She conrmenc
'"S H soon as the first gun or
I po" would bear on the enemy
Il ant the port battery firms
S' turned with port helm
II ~" arc. using the aft guns
y" Sof all the starboard guns Il
W" got around as quickly as w
"''A port helm until We almos'
'H tho course Of the leadiIa
'n vessel. when the helm was
:, |3H the ship steered a course
>, with the Viscaya. which wa
'ne 'eadlng vessel. although thu
''esa probably was further u
- ward than the Viscaya. Sh'
"no''is on angle into the shore
got around the smoke was Sc
i,''ning could be seen of any
i, =" me rear OF us. The three
n' nH vessels We were then engaged
,aa e the Viscaya. the Colon an'
ya, VIZ The Viscaya was abon
-, - on our starboard bow: co
,'@piy was a little forward o
- b'"oard beam: Oquendo was
i = Slarboard beam. We contin
,n,at ,""t direction when remarked
,n,, "',, Cook that 1t seemed rafh
onr 'or rs out there. He was "
nns tower. He asked. Why
We We're all -alcrc. with tn