The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-10


vation of these batteries 70 he ha,,on, ~, ~,
loo and 200 feet" 'e''
i did state that"
ia you not state 10 me You are nc
pua'','e ABOUT that as other distances
"hicn you have given in the casa2"
Il did" 90
10 you still stand to your stare.
nieht. Is the map wrong ana are Won
right?" 'ie ~"
still stand to my statement !
Aaa not seen the chart when | prenar.
ed M statement"
Questions Other Measurements
AT the request Of Mr.. Rayner vii.
| ness made measure ments from the
chart to show the distance the Brook
iyn was hom the Spanish ships dur
Ing the fhht off Santiago. The reply
was.
The dista"ce Of the Oquendo from
.he brooklyn. taken frcm the char.
Just before the turn. Is 1000 yards.
the Maria Teresa SO yards. Taken
from the chart when the Maria Teresa
anu oqnendo Were about to run ashore.
Whieh = practically the nearest point.
the oqnendo was eoa yards from the
breoklyn and the Maria Teresa 1900
yards
Quoting Lieutenan, Commander
Hoigson' statement that the shortest
range Of the Brooklyn's gun was | 400
yards ana her greatest . 500 yards and
referring 10 the fact that a number Of
'h' i'rooklyn's tive-incn shells had
struck the Spanish ships Mr.. Rayner
asked number Of questions for the
purpose Of showing that If the distance
Vas as great "a the chart shows and
the guns We're set for the range given.
I would have been impossible for the
shots 20 80 10 the mark
Isn't i certain" he asked. "if the
shots struck that the chart is incor-
rect ."
Witness replied that The Marie Te-
| resa and Oquendo could have been hit
with iiye-inch guns.
With guns set al that range?"
Yes. she could do IT, ! have seen
some very Wild fire when a ship has
any motion on"
The court Did you hear any firing
AZ or near Cienfnegcs on the day the
'lsins squadron arrived of that port -
Il did not
The court While on the passage
- Santiago from Cienfnegos. We're any
signals BY either the Vixen or Eagle
requesting the commander-in-chief "a
decrease the speed of the squadron? ??
'Not that know of.
Rear Admiral Taylor Called.
Lieutenant Bristol was then excused
and Rear Admiral TAYLOR was called
He stated that when the battle Of San
tiaeo on lnly 3 began the Indiana. O!
which h. Mas in command. had occu
pied thu eastermost post on the line
Of the blockade. having taken the
place If the flagship New York when
II left for Siboney.
In reply to a question from the
Judge advocate as 10 whether he had
observed the position OF the Brooklyn
at the time Of the beginning OF the
battle. witness said:
lust before the beginning Of the
battle | did and on two occasions
thereafter"
After the beginning OF the battle
please state whether you observed
the Brooklyn. whether YOU noticed hel
proximity to the Texas. and what y
was"
when the battle had been on about
10 or Is minutes my attention was AT.
tracted 10 the Brooklyn by my slgnal
officer. Captain Dawson. he SAID 'o
me that the Brooklyn must be IN
,ured or words TO that effect. as she
was dropping out OF action. | ohserv'
cd the brooklyn heading apparently
about south Of on shore. ).
she was then on my port DOW nan
| a mile. perhaps. ahead OF me- ana az
| that time quarter OF A mlle outslue
| NJ the line of our column. she was
NOT turning as far as could see. ne
T,xas was apparently lying still IN the
water I did not see whether she was
hacking or not. The distance between
those two ships was Impossible lor me
| 10 see. as they were too nearly III
| line for me To Judge Of the distance oe
tweon them. simply observed thal
| there was a bunch Of ships aheaa o'
mo Not more than a few minutes "a
Tor nv attention was again turned :,
| NO Rrooklyn. She had then proceed
| OIL , distance not over two mics aho
| NO, nnd,r one mile from the tlme
had seen her first and the second aa'ne
I saw her. as near as conia nS"a
| ont one and a half miles TO sea"alu :,
81 our column Of battle. lmhea'a'e's
| afterwards she passed mo ~
smoke which was lying IN pa''".,I
| about. | took no further no''e. ~
| hor On these two occasions "o"
over my recollection IS very piaii, a"u
| the distance very near 10 "n''
stated.
Saw No Attempt to Ram.
"nid Won observe whether 'here wa, -,
| my attcmpt on the part oi any ~
,hasc vessels to ram any ol !he N''''
~ 81 ,he American squadron"
~ observed that there was h' s'''
'' when the judge advocate haa c"n a,
o,uled his interrogatories Mr. has y,
hernn his cross-examination VIZ" ;n,a,. u.
effort TO Introduce certain ''I ~.
which had been passed between a. .n, %
Indiana and Admiral Sampson ,rn '"n
shin the New York. in the cary , NV, nm,, i
ins', ing OF July 3. 1928. Captain 1',v'r Wy
,ns ND immediate objection anu W. -
nayncr presented an earnest r''" ue
| nay - y. road the signals. ~