Show J ANT SAMPSON CALLED j r > Chief Counsel for Admiral Schley Request t JudgeAdvocate Lemly to Summon the r CommanderinChief at Santiago iI I i I Request Grew Out of Difference in the Construction of a Sentence II f in Sampsons Letter to Schley Known as the Dear Schley Letter Will Insist on Summons Being Issued Unless Correc lion in Letter Is Conceded f < j I I I I i I Washington Oct JIn the Schlcy naval court of Inquiry Mr Raynor 1 chief counbel for Admiral Schley asked CTudgcAdvocate Lcmly to summon AcIW nilral Sampson as a witness In the case Ohe request grew out of a difference il In tile construction of a sentence In I Admiral Sampsons letter to Commodore Commo-dore Schley written from Key West May 20th while Commodore Schley with the Hying1 squadron lay off Cicn fucgosl This Is known as the Dear Schlcy letter In it as printed In the Javy department documents supplied to the Senate the Admiral said after expresfllng his opinion that notwithstanding notwith-standing I that the Spanish squadron wag ID Santiago It was better to continue con-tinue to blockade Cienfuegos and Havana Ha-vana We hull continue to hold Havana Ha-vana and Santiago until we receive more positive Information RAY ORS OPINION During the examination of Com jiiindor Raymond P Rodgers this dispatch dis-patch wac under consideration when Mr Xiaynor expressed the opinion that the word Santiago had been mud vmcntly used by the commariderln ehlef assuming that he meant to use the word Clenfuegos ai Jictter correj spending with the text As the document docu-ment was printed there was a parenthetical paren-thetical not to which Admiral Sen leys inltltils were attached that evidently the wrong city had been mentioned Mr Raynor asked JudeA < 1vocat Lemly lo make this concession but the latter declined to do so saying that he would produce the original of Admiral Sampson dispatch to prove that he 1 had sdld Santiago DESIRES SAMPSON CALLED Then Mr Raynor said I cannot take that word Santiago to mean anythlpg bUL Clenfucgos 1 Is an Imputation t on Commodore Schley and I cannot permit It to rest without summoning the author of the dispatch to which Capt Lcmly responded I have told you once before you can summon any one you wish r hen retorted Mr Raynor sum inoi Admiral Sampson I WILL INSIST ON DEMAND Thia I occurred only a short time be I fore the adjournment of the court for i the day and was the subject of more i I I or less conversation of an animated 1 character as the days work was concluded t I con-cluded Mr Raytfor would only say i j that hewould insist on the Admiral be ing summoned unles3 the correction correcton Wes conceded J I WITNESSES HEARD YESTERDAY I t T The witnesses for me day were Lieut C y Djjipnor ihe bureau ofsrennr fngijicerng concerning the coalsupply of the Hying squadron Commander 11 1 Rodgcrs who wns srecond In com mand of the battleship Iowa during the Spanish war and carried Admiral f Sampson dispatches of May 20th to Commodore Schley and Commander j Alben C Hodgspn who was the navigator navi-gator of the flagship Brooklyn SHELLS ORM THE BROOKLYN 1 Wjille Comamnder Rodgers was on the Htandi Mr Raynor submitted a compulation of hclln from the American I Ameri-can fleet which had struck the wrecked yg elf of Cerveras squadron showing J that at least 34 per cent of them were I fred by the Brooklyn This compu tation Mr Hay or said had been prepared i pre-pared Ily Admiral l Schley on the basso bass-o a report made by a board of survey J of which the witness I was the senior p mezib r p roimnodore Hodgson gave a graphic description of the battle oft Santiago f plftirlng the part taken In It by the Brppklyn and explaining the change In the entry of that vessels log I i DAVSON CORRECTS TESTIMONY oS runt Dawson of the marine corps who WUH on the stand yesterday was CdllodMo correct the official copy of his tcsilniony He said that while he had t not ecen the Brooklyn swing with starboard helm he was sure that she did to swing DYSON RECALLED Lieut Dyson who was on the witness wit-ness stand yesterday when the court adjourned ati then recalled He had J added to hit coal history o the felt inforinatlon as to how long the supply I t of coni < on band May 2Cth would have t held out under forced draught This t information WJIH contained In 1 chart 1 Which was read by Judge Advocate L Loniljv The witness nisI read the same i t mllt iflf iziintlon from a tabulated state COAL ON WARSHIPS The chart covered the period from I Crn May isth to Juno 1st It showed that ou May jjtJth the Brooklyns I supply or coal I wus 05 tons Iowa 7SI tons the Texas 403 tons and the Mar ant 111 W head 122 tons He said that oii I 01 May 2Hh the Brooklyn had ccnl I cnollh on board to have remained on blockade duly off Sanllagn for twenty ihe nays and Ihcn to have relumed lo hcy West the Massachusetts enough I to remain seventeen days and then go to Key West the Iowa enough for cloven 1 days the Texan seven days and ihf4 Marblehead one day This ass assuming that they would have son by the Yucatan canal I AN ADDITIONAL ESTIMATE HO also gave an estimate of HIP 1 lenpih of lime they conld have re mained and gone to Conaven channel Capt Cruz Mole St Nicholas chnnnci Bton Port Antonio Jamaica Guanta nrimohjtty the lime of remaining on blO d being iiurcaicd as the dls I j taJ the various points diminished 1 WHAT KAYNOR DROUGHT OLT Mr Rn nor brought out the Informa tion concerning the time the coal on each vessel uuld have lasted on forced draught In chasing the enemy s4els taking the amount of coal on 01 calh May Cth and leaving sutllclent I coal to return to Key West Mr Ruy nor read the Information from Mr DH > ns tabuin ted statement showing hnl the Iowa would have consumed tt tot of coal a day the conault o I tOlti tOJI i a day and the Marblehcad elR i a I RAYNOR GIVES FIGURES FIGUfES Mnal tlr estimate would he mId give I Brooklyn 13 days chawe ret rn tnShy i J way of the Yucatan channel and 3j days chase returning by the wind idf Ward Jard puKsage The Iowa n chase of dayji The I ao TOXHH would have 0 chrse of 1p threefourths of dn a day and nnd r turnlns by way of the windward I I passage nineteenths of a day The p Marblehcad would have a chase ot twotenths of a day by the n df3 Yucatan L A chnnmi ward passage lnnd fourtenth by the wind i3 Thujtatcracnt showed that the Mas IA 0 0 > sachuselts could not have steamed more than fifteen knots an hour and that In doing so she would have consumed con-sumed iJSO tons perp day At this rate she could have chased the enemy fOI 18 days returning via Yucatan channel chan-nel or for two days returning vIa the windward passage BASIS FOR DYSONS FIGURES Witness said in reply to questions that his statement contemplated average conditions of weather and of the vessels ves-sels selsMr 3Mr Raynor You have taken as abaSe a-base foe coaling f number of ports I You toog Gonaves the Mole and Kingston King-ston Those are ports that have just been given you from which to make the calculation These ports were Just mentioned tome to-me here today You of course know nothing about our right to coal in those ports I I 1 do not I COMMANDER RODGERS CABLED j 1 Lieut Dyson was followed on the Island by Commander Raymond P Rodgers who was executive officer of the battleship Iowa during the sumner sum-ner of 1S9S He estlfled to leaving I Key West on May 20th for Cicnfuegos 1 to join the flying squadron Before leaving he had had as n representative of Capt Evans he said conference with Commander lnCJllef Sampson at which Ciipts Taylor and Chadwick were present At that time he was told by Admiral Sanlpspn that he had received re-ceived information from the department at Washington that the Spanish fleet under Cervera was possibly In the harbor har-bor at Santiago He had not however been Informed of any secret code for I communicating with the Cuban Insurgents Insur-gents near Clenfuegos DISPATCHES FOR SCHLEY He had he bald taken dispatches for Commodore Schley and while not certain cer-tain whether there was more than one package he Avas under the impression there was more than that number One of the dispatches carried at this time was the witness thought that signed by Secretary Long and dated Washington I Wash-ington 1230 oclock May 20th and beginning be-ginning The report of the Spanish fleet being at Santiago de Cuba might very well be correct so the department strongly advises that you send won Immediately by the Iowa to Schley ItO proceed off Santiago with his whole command leaving l one small vessel off alng smal Clenfuegos COALING OF SQUADRON Commander Rodgers was examined at length concerning the coaling of the flying squadron Could you have coaled the Iowa Hanna on the asked afternoon of May 2Cth Mr I In the late afternoon the time I speak or the wcatner bemngjjrianri smontnrpItJrriTK mere would have all no I troubleatall replied the witness AN EXPERT OPINION When the folller can deliver coal can a battleship like the Iowa take It 1 With n ahlp like the Iowa with no broadside guns the danger In coaling at sea Is entirely to the collier coalng Is there any more danger to a col lier with n battleship on either side There would be very great danger to a collier In coaling battleships with a battleship on either side CLEARED FOR ACTION Capt Rodgers related two or three instances which the ships of the flying squadron were cleared for action upon signal from the flagship Brook lyn before May 31st when vessels were discerned In the distance In each case the vessels proved to be American Amcrlcn ships Each time the signal was to clear for action and make speed of twelve knots ah hour lced BOMBARDING THE COLON He al H 6 told of the bombardment or reconnaissance of the Colon on May i lstln which the Iowa participated He said the vessels were all In forma ti on and following the flagship which Colowlng taSlhl1 in that Instance was the Massachu setts The rango way at flst Zlassuchu given L as 7000 yards for this engagement but the shot foil so far CISlgcmcnt the rangr was increased to 11000 yards These latter shots fell Into 100 channel I In i which the Il Colon lay Some of them t must have fallen within 2500 yards of the Spanish slUp 250 BLOQKADE OF SANTIAGO Describing Commodore Schleys blockade of the harbor at Santiago C apt Rodgers said that the fleet main t tained a imslllon of seven 01 eight miles out with the Marblehcad and I the Vixen 4jnflidj tie line He re mcmbered tnfidu the tha Marljlehead was I on the inside from the fact that some Of the vetscls ot the e squadron had fired at her He could not say rJ whether I the fidet Was further out ff the day than at night or vice versa He erm thought the Vlxen and the Marble I heiid could have bceh seen by moon scn light l hut not after the moonfl ltht moon hail set fapU Rodgers had concluded hai tes I I tlmonyInchlef when Ihe court ad JoUrned for luncheon The afternoon Bciisidn of the Schley court began with Capt Rodgers still on the stand He staled In reply sUI questions that he wHs senior member of the naval board of survey appointed by Admiral Sampson tn examine the wrecked Spanish vcHsels EFFECT OF BROOKLYNS FIRE j I I fhe purpose of this line of examina lon was to bring out tile witness I knowledge concerning the effect of the Brooklyns gunnery In the battle off Santiago July 3rd Capt Rodgers staled that the Brooklyir was the only vessel that fired fiveInch shells and l Ha nor said that a careful computation bused upon the report of the board of survey showed that twelve fiveInch helli had been found on the four Spanish vessels 1ID GOOD WORK Mr Raynor presented a statement showing thc number of shells found on the vessels l of the Spanish fleet and tho witness was asked to state the per centage of fiveInch shells assuming the statement to be correct nssumlng Capt Rodgers replied that the total number of hits was thirtyfive and that therefore the fivcIneh shell hits constituted con-stituted 31 per cent of all the hits Mr Raynor said that the statement had been prepared by Admiral Schley FROM BROOKLYNS GUNS The witness also Bad he knew that Lire Brooklyn had eightInch guns but Mr Raynor said the Admirals computation was not Intended to cover that feature Ills only cocr Ila purpose was to I make the showing for fiveInch sbowlns feInch guns Jns Jyns these being unmistakably the Brook DEAR SCHLT3T LETTER Cr osfl examined on the dispatches r I carried by the Iowa Capt ROdgers was asked If the Dear Schley letter dated at Key West May 20 1898 writ ten by Admiral Sampson in which the statement was maller am of the opinion that our beat chance of success r In capturing the enemys ships will be wi t to hold Clenfuegos and Havana was Included In these dispatches The wit ness replied that he had no knowledge what the envelope contained I READS THE LETTER While the examination on this point I was in progress Mr Ra prObress Raynor rcacUthc I letter including the following extract If Inter I shoUkl UtUulop diaL these vessels ate at Santiago we could then lhcl I assemble off thiit port the ships beet suited for the purpose and completely blockade It Until we receive mol posi tive Information we shall continue lo hold Havana and Santiago contnue ACCURACY OF PUBLICATIONS Mr Raynor remarked that he supposed sup-posed It would be conceded that the word Santiago as given above was a mistake and that It should be CenI fucBos Capt Lemly replied that he would make no such concession and atilt a-tilt followed by counsel concerning the accuracy of Government publications It closed with an understanding that the original document should be supPlied sup-plied tomorrow t WEATHER CONDITIONS In reply to a question by Mr Ray I nor as to the condition of the weather from May 21th to May 26th Capt Rod j j gels replied I do not recollect the events of the nlili of May 21th My recollection Is that on the morning und I throughout the day of the 25th the wind was fresh from a direction gen eially ahead Our course was generally gener-ally southeastward The sea depends entirely upon the size of the ship 1 was what I should call moderate sea I I recollect the uind continued fresh I hat evening Next morning we must I I 11Le got arounu me cape neaueu eastward east-ward The weather had moderated considerably and on the late afternoon I after-noon the weather was 1 should say fine with a smooth sea How were the weather and sea for small ships like the Vixen and Eagle J I should say on Thursday the weather for small ships would have II I been considered frenh and certainly I I my recollection of seeing the Ea leon I le-on that day was that she was making what you might call heavy weather I should say on that occasion the sea was what one finds In that neighborhood neighbor-hood when there ISa fresh wind QUESTIONS B i COURT The court asked a number of questions ques-tions of Commander Rodgers the more Important of which together with the responses of the witness were as follows fol-lows By the Court Was any other attempt made by I the flying squadron except that of May 31st to destroy the Co Ion None whatever to the best of my knowledge and belief What was the speed of the Iowa when passing the harbor of Santiago on the 31st of May We were directed to speed ten knots and I should say that on the first run L we were making about that speed Were the Brooklyn and the Texas so close together at the commencement of the battle of July 3rd that a collision L was likely POSITION OF WARSHIPS I saW the Brooklyn and Texas at the begInning the battle The Brook lyn l was then lying a mile or more rwaJCrom the Iowa bearing the general direction westward The Texas Tex-as wns between the Iowa and the Brooklyn and the Texas was not more than half a mile from us When the Iowa steamed In the Texas was under our port bow and the Brooklyn as I saw her then was steaming In the direction general northeast Shorll ran r-an r the fire began to get a little hot We were struck twice and the carpenter I carpen-ter came tome and said there had I been a fire mOna of the compartments I went down to that compartment to SRO what hurl boon done and l fhr court refers to the possibility1ojELOw col I Hslon between the Texas and the Brooklyn that must have occurred while I below II ihlc was because when I came back to the galley outside the connlg tower the Brooklyn was then 6ff our port bow some distance from us stcamlng a wcstward direction DISPATCHES GIVEN SCHLEY Did Commodore Schley open In your presnce the package you handed him at Clenfuegos 7 To the best of my recollection yes xDld he make any comment to our ou-r these dispatches J Not that I recall He discussed o rated st r-ated the conditions existing there This was never general Can you from your conversation Il I With Commodore Schley designate the dispatch he received I cannot SAMPSONS LETTER AGAIN At this point Commander Rodgers was excused and JudgeAdvocate Lcmly after stating that Lieutenant statng tat Commander Hodgson would he the next witness pending his appearance appeaance again brought up the question as to whether the word Sanlingo had been substituted by i mistake for the word Cicnfuegos jl j the letter written by Ad miral Sampson to Commodore Schley on May Oth beginning Dear Schley Deal CapU Lcmly said CAPT LEMLYS VIEW The word was originally Santiago orfblnll Santago a It 13 printed In the Senule docu ment The difference appears to be a malI of punctuation aiid In the letters l as It appears copied jn Admiral Sampsons copybook it rends until I I we then receive more positive unt oslhe I nmlion we shall continue to hold Ha j van and Santiago INTERPRETING THE LETTER The word then in the letter as printed j refers back to other lelel matters as relating to Santiago and otcr muters punctua lon would appear to give I puncluf mean ing 1 of ng therefore until we therefore receive which Is not Intended I but It IIIUHIID iuuli > mini wc men alter the arrival of Cervera at Santiago t anel receive further Information elc The cl original however i will still be forthcoming RAYNOtt READS FROM LETTER Mr Raynor after securing Capi Lemlys permission read two or three sentences from Adlnlra1 1 Sampsons luee ter as follows Please sf > nd Scorpion to communicate communi-cate with those vessels at Santiago and direct one of them to report to the department from St Nicholas Mole or Cape Hnltlcn tho change which T 01 made In the plans strongly advised by l the department As soon as this vessel has h communicated with the department depart-ment on her return to the vicinity of Santiago learn the condition of affairs and at once report at Havana or Clen fuegos as he may think most advan tageous AS RAYNOR INTERPRETS IT This said he I want to call to the atlentlon of the Judgeadvocate Mr Raynor continued I cannot lake that word Santiago to mean anything else but Clehfuegos It cannot possi bly mean anything else It I Is I 1n 10811 putation upon Commodore Schley and 1 cannot permit that imputation to rest without request summoning the author of that 5 requestWELL WELL SUMMON SAMPSON JudgeAdvocAte have told you once before you can summon any one you please Mr Raynor Well then summon Ad miral Sampson With this remark the colloquy In re gard to Admiral Sampsons dispatch closed for the time and Commander Hodgson took the oath NAVIGATOR HEARD He said he had been thjr navigator of Commodore Schleys fughlp navigtor the Brooklyn during the war with Spain Span and was on the bridge on the day of the battle of July 3rd Detailing ot particulars of the engagcmrvu he said DETAILS THE BATTLE I I heard the executive officer Lieu tenantCommander Mason sing rut Clear ship foi action and the crew Immediately dispersed to quarters I having sounded the general alarm pre viously The Commodore shortly ap shorty I peared on the bridge We were at that time headed about west northwest I I told him that there was nothing doing und he said Go ahead I rang six I I bells and naked 1C he had not better hold her bead steady to see what course the Spaniards proposed to pursue GO FOR THEM I do not remember his reply exactly I to that because Immediately after j I ward 1 told him they were evidently I j making for us and he said Go for them and I rang four bells and put the helm sport Capt Cook appeared on the bridge at this time and I told him that every I thing was connected up at the conning tower and that we were ready to go II ahead and In fact we wore going ahead The Commodore took hl olno I ton on a platform lie had built around the conning trnver Where he could be I In easy communcation with the com t manding officer Inside and I remained on the bridge FIRST GUN FIRED I The executive officer had given previously pre-viously the order to njitn the starboard batteries I sang out to him we were I going into action with port helm and he shifted over to the port battery We wore then standing steady and as the I i suns were brought to bear Lieut j Simpson fired a littleoff the port bow l the first gun from the forward eight I Inch turret From that tine or we went considerably Jn oward them SCHLEY WARNS COOK I I I went down to where the Commo I dore was standing to get Into the conning con-ning tower when I heard him sing out Look out Cook they are going to ram vnn 01 Capt Cook said he would look after that and starboarded the helm a little to parallel the course of thel leading vessel the Maria Teresa which had made a broad sheer to port He had hardly made the sheer however how-ever to port before he fell off again for the reason apparently that a shot wan fired from the Brooklyns eight Inch gun The Teresa got abaft our port beam and helm was ported on the Brooklyn Immediately after thai We were sailing with pprt helm when I heard the Commodore sing out Hard aport or Avords to that effect and Capt Cook sang out 4IIelm Is aportl CRUCIAL MOMENT I saw at that time the crucial moment mo-ment had come In making the turn and I suggested to the Commodore that that turn would run us Into the Texas or close to her What did you say and what was the reply 1 I MUST CAttE FOR HERSELF FCR HERS1LF As near as I can recall I said Commodore Com-modore f you go to starboard you will run Into xthe Texas and he said Damn the Texas I cannot help that She must look out for herself lie will take care of that and he also said 1 dont propose to go hi any closer and subject myself to a torpedo attack HODGSONS SUG ESTION I suggested then that we back the starboard end and he wanted to know why and I said Bccause I would give the Texas n wider berth and shorten our turning circle Capt Cook objeqt ed to thin and so did the Commodore but there was n moments discussion as to whether It would be better to bebetcr turn a smaller circle with less speed or take the larger tactical dlarnetpr with faster speed tactcal l HELM HARD APORT I was directed that It was very cs sentlal to get around quickly as the I I leading Spanish hlp was then standing to the westward and l the Brooklyn I did not stop her she had a good chance of escaping So the helm was put hard aport I said I would run up on lop of the bridge and look out for the Texas As 1 was golngctip I nskcd tlie cjilef quar terma3terifhehJidHtfenarTbrped6 bOat and he said he had seen one blown up by a large shell away In the rear I ald I had not seen any aRI told the Commodore previously The helm however I how-ever was kept hard aport SWUNG CLEAR OF TEXAS The Brooklyn swung clear of the I Texas and brought around with the helm hard aport until she brought insIght in-sight the leading Spanish vessel which was the Vizcaya the Teresa having fallen off and goncinshore seeking berth ° AFTER COLON AND VIZCATA As soon as we were around at the proper position the helm was eased so that we paralleled the course oC the Visccaya which u at that time was auout uuor zouu yaras on our star board beam The Colon was probably on the beam or a little forward ot the beam the Oquendo1 abaft the star board beam Tho Oquendo very soon fell out and ran Inshore afire and then we devoted our attention solely to the Colon and Vizcaya WERE CLOSE TOGETHER JudgeAdvocate Lemly How near was the Texas to the Brooklyn when the latter cruiser crossed her bows I suppose it was about 250 or 300 01 yards Have you ever given this estimate as nearer than that 7 Yes sir What have you given it before One hundred and fifty yards Why do you change It now WHY HE CHANG ED ATE Because I have read from my notes vritlcn the day aLLot the battle and from notes I used on the board of navi gators 1 concluded romp those that Ill estimate at that time when gave it ITt to 250 yards was too near Also 1 was very much inllucnccd by the thought that the navigating ofllgpr of the Texas would not think it was less than ICO ards READS FROM NOTES Just read your entry from your n o teeThe tee-The witness read We quickly put our helm aport and then around to starboard passing well inside the Tex as That was written by me the day after the battle Is there any reference to the dis lance from the Texas In those notes No sir Do you remember whether anything wa1 said about blanketing the fire nS the Texas at that time SKITTISH ABOUT A COLLISION When I told the Commodore I r I thought we would run Inlo the Texas I think I did say that we might get a shot from one of her bib guns Have you over said that you were skittish about a collision with the Texas at this lime lme Well I was skittish about I I thought we were going to have a col lision very likely with the Texas HOW COLLISION WAS AVERTED flow was the collision averted from what you know of your oWQ knowl edge edgeBy By our getting around so quick we passed ahead of her You cannot leI mo what was done aboard the Texas I have no Idea I CHANGES IN LOG OF BROOKLYN The Judgeadvocate then questioned Commander Hodgson about changes In thcloS of the Brooklyn giving the account of the famous loop Tho witness wit-ness said that Lieut Doyle had written I out tnt WUHC2M nun glvcn Doyle an the data for it What Information did you give him with reference to the direction in which the helm was put In turning the vessel ves-sel I told him helm was put aport If I mentioned that particular incident Do you remember whether you men toned It or nOl1 Xo I am not sure that I mentioned i except that we turned around to head for the Spanish ships have not mentioned which way the helm was put but If I mentioned It at all I men tioned that turn to starboard WAS IMPORTANT MOVE Thut was a very important move was it not 7 Yes sir r Put it In my log What do you mean by your loS Well the lob of the forenoon and afternoon afernoon watch were written by up wJlttn Lieut Do Doyle le and Lieut Wasster but In as both those gentlemen hud been one hc turret i rret nnd othcr on the gun OI deck I fighting the gun fhhln batteries I gave them a number of aC Il nlJb points that might enable I them to wrlle their deck log After they had correctly written up their log I I went to thc captain nnd told log I would like to put In a little Information of my own to make It more complete and there was an addenda written that day b wllten win dl by be IYysclf ad I think that In that found wi the put way tho helm was Vhen WaS that addenda put In made and Bcoe noon on the day as u cay following noon the log was generally copied before Do you remember any discussion on board the Brooklyn as to the direction the dhecton helm was put when she made what is known as the loop INTERLINEATION IN LOG Well I think r remember the fact of putting an intcrlincallon in this 10S because an erasure was made of that word starboard and l suggested put ting In the explanatory words that we cleared the Texas Do you remember whether any change was made In the logbook in any the recording of the direction In which the helm was originally put 1 I think 1 remember that erasure the word ersure slarboard was erased and the word port substituted NO TALK WTTTr crWTwv IT > rinm II I Do you remember discussing that In r I I iho Cook presence of Schley and Capt I I do not How was this first brought to frst your attention that it waa entered In the body oC the log that the helm was put to starboard Very likely by the watch officer wanting to make an erasure In the log after I had examined l lob I Do you remember if i at all you un I dertook to check the log as written to show whether these points were cor rectly entered In the log book or not No 1 do not except that It is more probable that this was all done before npon of the succeeding day because the log was generally given to the cap thIn by noon Do you regard that as a correct en try In the log book that the helm was put to sort In order to bring the star wn board battery to bear EXPLAINS ENTRY No that was not the reason for which the helm was put to port It was put to port to bring the Brook lyn around as quickly as possible to head off the Spanish vessels Would not the Brooklyn have been brought around quicker If the helm had been put starboard ao it was I recorded In the lair book originally I think she lotbookorlgnal These wor swinging clear of the fire ot the Texas are they right That is right That Is the point I that Imoressed me Fortunately we I trot around without having one of the 1 Runs of the Texas flred over us r INTERLINED WORDS The words clear of the fire of the Texas are the Interlined words are thev not They are Did you gin any specific Instruc tions or make any specific suggestions to the officer who wrote the log with I regard to putting In these words I think It very possible I did I think It more than probable that 1 did I because that was the fact that impressed im-pressed me as the result of swinging with tho nort helm I was very thankful thank-ful we cleared the Texas nnd her fire Then were those words put In relative rela-tive to the change In the log book from starboard to port I cannot say I was not at that time contemplating any such searching investigation as this and consequently I thought thatthe log was written j with the Idea of giving a general and L rib account of the battle without being be-ing brought up under searching crt nv or I would have been more particular particu-lar an to exact lime and dates With Commander Hodgson sllll on the stand the court adjourned until tomorrow S to-morrow I is understood that Commander Com-mander Hodgson will be examined tomorrow to-morrow about u series of letters which have passed between himself and Admiral Ad-miral Schlci and which yere shown to n number of persons in thc COUt S room today |