Show fEY BLAMED EY TEXAS PERIL to Have Battleship i CONTROVERSY OVER SA SAMPSON i SON N i 4 4 I f a ADVOCATE OBJECTS TO I ICO COMPARISONS CO 1 Washington Sept The part a pla i i by the battleship lp Teas Tetas Te in the te tj naval battle off oCt o Santiago July 3 1808 Ir iT II which the fleet fee under nd r Car I Ira ra was ww sunk was wac the bat basis of oC the greater p ut t L of or tod proceedings in 1 tl H Llev Iv naval val court cour of or inquiry Of or Ut th ft 1 ir u witnesses examined examine during to today the tho thodi di day d y three I h ree had be been n officers on board bod th i Tta san during the battle and two to o 0 01 t h ni m were new witnesses Them Thae W t p Commands terge eorge C Hellner wh h was W navigator on the te Texas and Commander C ui Alexander B Bates who vho v we a tI r i chief engineer on t battle batte B D 1 i j p r 1 Commander Harber ex e uthe e r and the chief surviving of the l th since Mince I nee the death deth of or Captain Captin Ph was recalled reale The fourth wit vi nt waa wa Commander S Sat Seaton aton dr di r on the B Guam lut t rind an now OW governor of the island Iland of ot Criticised Th testimony several reveral times during the lay day was wac somewhat exciting Jally so s o when Commander Heilner HeUner de d 1 d the th battle batte and the part the tho Texas Texa had taken tak in It t He said that when the Brooklyn made its itz 11 loop at the te beginning of or the battle latUe it passed pd across lh Li Texas tow LOW distance at a not to toto 00 0 to 10 yards and that at al l l tp p e command of ot Captain CAptin Phillip Phiip the tho lex exas had bad d been ben t rough t to a dead stop Ln Eng neer fer Bated Bate Bate testified that the engines engnes had bad been stopped and anda a al f i h thought this thie also als had bad happened hap to Lo tn th t hf Hell Heil Heilner tc pot engines enne Commander Hel ner a e the opinion that three or D crIe lies lie had been lost by this maneuver tr ncI I the Iet that th part rt of it the machinery machiner Ra p as deranged He said sd he be considered Ih that it tim the Texas Texa was in greater get r danger tvr Wt n the th Brooklyn crossed her bar er bow bov than ha at any other time during the te bat battle batte tle e te Heilner Beilner Heler Contradicts m lr On rn Commander f filner Uner Iner admitted having taken part in Ir Irth I th preparation of ot the official navy nav de fat at moat ment chart showing sowing the positions I lit p t different of or the ships which I IH in the te battle He said that thai K C to this chart two ships nevel if 5 t r nearer then 8 yards of ot each I nth 11 r But he contended the chart ehart c was war wasn 1 ar n 1 and he said 81 he bad had con cont conI t I sn t t I it i only as a a compromise i r Bates Bate admitted that the of 5 I i la i se m log lg of ot the Texas contained I u rf r r i J of f th the signal to reverse rever the thi r Commander Schroeder test l il r i be the cOld coal supply of the theM th M lo which he said sid would I hJ L iV f iwen sufficient for tor a blockade of at 0 f sixteen to twenty tw nty days dys Thc day closed clo with wl another anther ani mat d i o nt ersy n between counsel as a to toh t hi h I p pil 11 icy y of bringing Admiral Admirl Samp i n ns i s name Into the trial i as 55 authoritatively stated today toda 9 itt hit rhe rii navy department has ha no In n at Rt present t of ot bringing I i inu t II nl n ti to to Washington as a a ts tsi 5 11 i Ir I t participate In any an other manner ninne r It at th inquiry in Log Lg Books Bok Introduced T pr was as a somewhat l larger attend att d s f on ii the th part rt of he general generl pubic nhen U OTt bened at It 1 than that thanh k th r h had haf been ben heretofore n K n r or f the hut there t P re were vere i f 9 or fr r 1 occupy i 1 z the t hI ii reserved rEre rf Capla Ti Zemly r I S f the deck dek log books bok Of or tte tle tb i n Texas Iowa Castin Mar Marb Marh J b h hi u pad ad arI Minneapolis N Nf t Orleans Oregon St Sz S tauL Paul Sor fl Yale Vixen Eagle Dupont Dupon H Ha wk k and Merrimac How w about abut the New York Yok asked aske I Wilson Vl n I Z want wai to expedite the thi thee S I endings e Ing I 1 have no objection responded n Lemly I 1 too to want to t heat haat hat ro n ir th the proceedings as a much as We bie tle Car Lemly Lely said Hid he het h S KJ t h suggested ste au su such h logs log lo ax u he lie r rpt rt d es and that he would have bar C th points pInts p considered pertinent H n t ti n the time that tha he be e de dec det c t J I O Pj ft by hy the matter to be ber b C r i i t 1 by t ys coun el elt 1 t i 1 iJ I ta Kf kd l 1 that the te logs log B y th f that hat af the fleet left let Key Ke 1 f the off of Santiago Sn o 0 i 7 r t fo Mtr r some p en ena 1 ir on a tho th PR the th standing d o f the HIe logs Ing 43 I either oither ir irI 1 I tp he be fed fediS e iS g p 0 Colon Colon Colono o 0 presented the te h ICS IC Brooklyn Texa S Tes oil end 1 1 the te Marble Marbley i j y s a 1 counsel a Eli the Spanish shi sh shiV f 1 W V r j an Jn find and a Spanish r c go ff r i it and select set the te tee ft I e ef f e W 1 ta tan Admiral S M v is a a good S lolar and an he an nake make such auth aeh sele selections Je r as we may my sue CI responded Mr M r r s pd r was VU recalled rele si an fl i L if tot 1 1 l r 1 tomake any at ty tyTY T TY V d tuns in t th h fYi lal al record rr of his hism h is m nj o 1 of y yr r i r is 18 one omission from Admiral Admirals al alC tl t s C i on un n the s sr r 1 da ray of o th tho bombardment of or the ti S Shii 1 vi hii hl I 1 overheard o hl I J would woul R f n ply h he said ad It I is this He Hen Hehl I a n hl n fl he came cm aboard that Ad Ai f mp n be b there on the ti e elay te teay lay ay He lIe H made that state stat a with ih his raea tic tica t a going goin in to sink the ther te terr tJ lie lier rr r Schroeder pr WR was than thOn asked ask act the he t coal c supply of ta the las lasand 5 and nd when he replied repa that tat th at information on that he ire hei i 1 read eal the log lo t secure cre pt this ft is i 1 Counsel for Admiral Admirl Admit at s ted but bitt b Assistant Judge Judge Judgen a t tin aina n in insisted i ted saying that th at atry ry counsel were tre merely mere I IV y v by b ther objections ton to develop elop the facts fact in Int a aI t l I technical objections Uon will wl w II p nt lie he said saidA sId sIdA A Am m at Own On Witness ru os a of o this i I ry w wu was to toi t CJ i u tt Lenly and aD Han Ha a i red 1 I an f M 1 Admiral Admira HI S Sk j k tiri ia ny HP lie had said Ald that th at it M I ah t tt t could not have I 3 J t on n bi kade for J more th Il n days 85 arch na then th t the ie would wet rid d 1 lif lOut out coal I and nd pow to 1 pw t oro pr o oC pr c cd fd 4 to coal col oai The objection to the question waa wu w as rot rit Tot pressed pr anI an n 1 I upon reading from ftc mi mit tie t p log lo io Comma tiler ir der said it showed that t th Massachusetts had hi ad tO urn 1 pC o o al ab rd when hd it iti i i v f at t Sa a Ua o that the ire i Mj J Si shu hurt tt on blockade bJ luty uty tha would wo te teJ rid c rt to t to forty y tens or of coal oal per I er i h tw v long lon coed cud the ened on o before San San Si Ln wIth cir hat that supply of ocal I It H t a uld ld depend entirety nUre unan u en Catu th nUre r the blotto o and u p kin n nw w jl i have to go CO some sm di lie b the coal caI coal supply By Byi y yit w i at it nI nt a we did ot or June un of Bourse urse we e C eal Ca al a than we w wO u m blockade blocki I e eto I d I do 10 not re to per day lay dayi iy My Mysta recollection was as that tat during dun the te tes stationary s sta blockade the noon nC signal siga a was wa waa day n ay tp f c go o to J f ry tons Assuming it It iL thib c to J be thirty J j to forty for ty tens Tiow lot lo X td the eta Massa ch have d on bl de deAt At orty forty tops toia to u a daj dai of ot course o e se he wo woth would uld remain about t d dys ys If there th ere was wa a coal cal supply sup y at hand band o we would wo n qt t buve to tc go so and set et and an an anon d there tre tras coal eo there tere at the te time tim on the Ule M Ma Memory demory is in rin Steaming At ten knots about abut how mum much r uch CI i would th Massachusetts O ne oh a day days s run un hat I 1 Oe tie not remember that It I was va lifty tons a aday l day da y that would give her a steaming ra dius of ot what My ty recollections are arc that we we make m uke four tour and a half ha miles ml per ton tn of coal cal co al He tt that would be about 0 miles mie 5 day an on fifty tone tons ana ani I 1 think this olsby nr nr y not from what was waa wa the case C ce s Allowing then el sufficient coal on the h achu t with wih an equipment of 8 tons to tb t Key Ky West Vest how long could she Ih sh e have he remained on blockade blO steam Ins Ing In g Back and forth as she she aha did from May M ay 30 0 to t June ue ir 11 1 If I she ahe feed t forty to ons a n 3 day she could co uld have hav remained twenty days ys He then stated state that she sh could have remained re sixteen sixten days day and would have had ha d sufficient coal left I C to reach rech Key KeyWest W Wet West est Assuming the distance to t Key West Wot to be bE 78 miles mies what hat coal would Have been be en necessary asked Captain Lemly Le Commander Schroeder i T r should think th ink ISO 10 10 to tons would probably have bave ha ve taken us there We Ve can always j rely reb re ly upon that that because as a rule the engineers en keep koep a little ahead rather than th an their coal account account We When Commander Schroeder left let the st sl nd he was as requested to return to morrow orrow m morning and correct the official copy co py of testimony t of today if necessary sary sa ry He said stid s id he would do so and asked as ked if Ie he could fuld then be excused I 1 desire to make my preparations tor fo r returning to Guam he said He Heas w was as told that h t he could do doso so j jN N Navigator of Cf Texas Texan Called Lieutenant Commander L L I C Hell Hellner Hei I ner ne r who Wo was navigator of the Texas di dr 4 Ing the Spanish war was s next called cUeL ca He said he had heard no guns gns fired frd fir ed when the squadron approached I Ci To his knowledge no ef effort tort fort fo rt was made to ascertain whether the th e Spanish fleet feet was in the harbor at that th at point or to ti t destroy detroy Spanish works there th ere Nor had there been ben any effort tou to communicate with Cubans on shore shor until u Captain Capt McCalla cala arrived on the Ule Mpr Marblehead M He told how tLe tta fleet feet had proceeded pr from Cienfuegos o i within twenty wenty t miles of Santiago Santago We e had good weather said he a resh esh fr wind and a sea that was noder ioder ate at e to rough None of the fighting ships had hd de do delaYe doyed laYe la ayed the fleet feet he said sad but s S une e of 01 the th e smaller vessels had The flent was signaled si that the rendezvous would wold wo Id he be t miles mies sou n of ot Santiago San lago Commander C Hellner Heilner Helner said that while the Texas T exas was not in the engagement wr lh the th tho e Colon on m n May 31 he had seen I Jome ome of o r the shots shot from the enemy v had bad b ad fallen falen hort short 3 1 Describes Battle of Santiago Santago The witness was then asked to de do describe e scribe cribe s the battle batte of ot July 3 and said The Texas had been heading about about east et e ast when the enemy was seen coming out o ut of Santiago Santago Lieutenant Bristol who w ho was officer of ot the deck at the th time ti me ang tg to go ahead full ful speed and put p ut helm hard to starboard to make a a turn tur t urn When I got on deck he informed me m e of ot what had happened h and I sent him h hd im below and assumed charge of or the deck d eck The captain told me that he had sled e their helm until they could find L w way the ships were goinS and L h hf e also rang ran half haIr speed I suggested L Lull fun full f ull speed He Said aid the battery batery was war wa I not n ot ready reldy I told him it would be ready before b the he ship sip was In position to fre freand fire and a nd then h he said All right and rang rant ton fan f on full ful speed When the th second of ot tho he t en ships followed the first frt to tc tche the he t westward he put the helm hard to tc C starboard s I 1 made several reports report to te C him h im about te Brooklyn regarding her signals s Hs It H said aid Never mind Conduct of Brooklyn t tI I 1 also as referred to the way i r thought the he t Brooklyn was w standing up to figHt fg t very ver nicely The captain cp ln sai sait said J Oh h crackle c never tho the Brooklyn You look tool lookout lookout out o ut for tor this ship The Brooklyn then the Was a aboUt abouo on ci n t her h er pot pl t beam so s I said Id All Al right captain captin c I after the Brooklyn Broo lyn lynno no 21 0 more sid and d I 1 turned my ray buck brck b ck looking l on tha th starboard beam at the th Ie ships hips s getting out out After we shee e I round around arund a and got to the Uie westward w I s g ested geste g to give her a aUtte little port h tp V set get g et closer In and he did R after he h e gave her this helm ho ht sang out ou It tt through t the sight hole h le td the men at atthe n a the he t wheel and the gine room rom indi indicator Indictor cator ator c to slow Men len stop and I said Captain all nI get away away from a us U S 1 t did not answer me but Imme 4 stepped steppe back and then I Isail said sak My Lord captain we are out of ot the the th a fight He said Look Lok at the Brook lyn Iy I I turned around and right abend of oC ua us this big gray Say ship loom out o ou t of the tha smoke smoke For a second I thought though J was as In my mt mouth We were steaming with wih a heavy he vy helm belm and she sli steered by us I 1 saw ShW her h r she sh 0 was wl practically ahead ah ad of us Us That Thatis The Lt is la I the first I saw sa She Site sheered shee d off t ani an 1 went w t to t t sea I should sar sa abot abott t 2000 20 Id yards ds and then on to westward Aa A 5 soon son as the Brooklyn cleared us we wu a C rang to go ahead and started up u p forced force draught again After that w w 0 simply followed them au fast fat as we w a could euld on a a line Une that was wa just Inside L the line Une whore where the Oregon Orgon was wasing wa engg enga ing leg the ships Just before this turn tur tur a of or the Brooklyn the Iowa and the te Or Oregon egon were both close to us on our star stal starboard str N board helm helm We Ve continued the chase char chas to until the Colon hauled haule down don her flag fag when the captain captin gave the order to I 0 stop forced forc draught Tells of Distance Prom Brooklyn Captain Lemly How near ner was the tho ft let Brooklyn to to the Texas at the time you yoh yc Ill smoke say 9 you yu saw her loom up UJ out of ot the te U re I did di not make any estimate at nt that time but I came to the conclusion co later that she was W S between lond and ltd l yards fron tron us which was a much long longer er e distance from us than Captain Phil Phi Philip thought ip it i was Captain Lemly Perhaps I should have asked you in the frt first place pla e the position of the th Brooklyn to the Texas just before etore going into battle batte She was wa almost astern of ot us That ThatIs Is f because beuse we were headed almost east cat She h have e borne west by north northwest west Wt She he was heading for the tho e land fand and a I thought she was wa stationed pretty pretty pret pretty ty nearly nerl on her north course I did not see s e at first frt any indications of turn turning tur ing in In and aRd I thought she was going right Pid Id the te Brooklyn give any steam whistle b signal a Jo to indicate In h her change c ap of P I do pot not not know Dc you ou hear 1 any y 1 p not hear h t |