Show ADMIRAL SHLEY SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY The following testimony given the Schley court of ot Inquiry Friday was received too late Inte for tor publication In our Issue of ot yesterday WITNESSES HEARD 11 YESTERDAY The for tor the day were vere C W V Dyson of at the bureau of ot steam engineering concerning the tho coal cOBI supply of ot the tha flying squadron Commander It H HI P I 1 Rodgers who was second In com corn command command mand ranted of at the battleship loa Iowa during the Spanish war anti and an carried AdmIral Sampsons dispatches of ot May In 20 to Commodore Schley and an Commander Alben C Hodgson who vho was the navi nal navigator nalga gator ga tor of ot the SHELLS Sm LIS FROM TIm THE BROOKLYN While Commander Rodgers was as on the tho stand Mr Ir submitted a 11 computation of at shells helis from the Ameri Amen American can fleet which had struck tine the wrecked vessels of ot squadron showing that at nt least 31 per cent of ot them were tired by ty the tho This compu computation computation tation Mr Ir said hind had been pre prepared pared by b Admiral A Schley on the basis of ot a 1 report manic made by I 1 a n board of ot survey of ot which the witness was the tine senior 1 member who wino was on the wit witness witness I Ine ness ne stand stan yesterday when the court adjourned was us then recalled He lie had added to hits his coal conI history of ot tho tine fleet Information as its to how long Ion the supply of ot coal conni on hand May Iny In 20 26 2 would have lucId held out under forced 11 draught This information was contained In a chart which was WIlS rod read by I JudeA leml The witness also alia read the tine same Sante Information from tram a n tabulated state statement statement ment meat Dy D Dyson on was WM followed on the tand by b Commander Raymond Haymond p Rodgers Hod e who ho won executive of ot the battleship Iowa Iown during luring the sum summer mer men of ot 1 Ho lie testified tied to leaving Key West on May 20 0 for tor I to join the flying squadron Refute leaving heaving he hind had had as a representative I of ot Copt Capt Evans Enn he said a Q conference with Sampson at nt which nail Chadwick ChillI wick were sere present At that time he vas told by Admiral that he Ito had re rc received CEh Information Uon from tho tie depart department department ment meat at Washington that the Spanish fleet under Corvera Cervera was WIl possibly In the harbor of ot Santiago He Ill had not how however ever Ier been ben Informed of ot any nn secret code rode for tor communicating with the ho Cuban In Insurgents Insurgents near Commander nod was rt fit length concerning tho the coating coaling of ot the tho flying Hying squadron Could you OU have hc coaled the Iowa on the afternoon of at May Olay 26 Mr In the late afternoon the time I peak of ot the weather being fine fino and smooth I think there would have been beun no trouble at all replied the witness Capt Rodgers related two or three In which the tine ships shills of ot tine the flying squadron were cleared for tor action upon signal from noun the flagship Brook lyn hn before May In JI II when then n vessels vessel were discerned In the distance In each aeh case ra e ethe the vessels nl els proved u Lt to be American ships Kach ach time the signal was vas as to clear for tor action and nn ani make speed IJ of ot twelve knots knot an nn hour Describing Commodore blockade of ot the harbor at lit Santiago o rapt Capt Rodgers salt Mill that the fleet main maintained n a position po of ot sever seven or eight out Jul with lIh tho the Marblehead and the Vixen inside In the Iho line He tie re remembered that the Marblehead wa waon M Mon on the Inside from the fact tact that some I of ot the n eIK of ot the squadron had bad fired at her He lie todd could not say lIay whether the fleet was IS further out In the day daythan daythan than Ihan nl lit night or vice Ico versa lie He thought the Vixen and the Marble Marblehead Marblehead head could have hwe seers Ly by moon moonlight light but not after the moon haul hal set et Hode had concluded his tes when the court ad adjourned adJourned adJourned for tor luncheon l Tho Tine afternoon session of ot tho the court began with Capt Rodgers Ho Jers still on tho tine stand He lie stated In reply to questions that ho Ito watt was senior member of ot the naval board of ot survey appointed by Admiral Sampson to 10 examine the tine wrecked Spanish vessels Mr Ir Raynor presented a n statement showing tho the number of ot shells found on the tho esseln vessels of ot tho the Spanish fleet arid the tho witness H was asked to state stute the tine perk per percentage te of ut shells assuming the statement to be bo correct c Capt replied that tho the total number of ot hits lifts ns and that therefore tho the shell hits hilts con constituted 31 per cent of ot all 1111 the tine hits Mr Ir Raynor said uail that the tine statement had been prepared by Admiral FROM GUNS GUNSTine The Tine witness also nl o said ho he knew that the hunt had guns gums but hilt Mr Raynor saul said tine computation was us not Intended to cover that feature t Ills His only purpose was Willi to tomake tomako tomake make mako tine the showing for tor guns these being unmistakably tine thu Brook lyns ns DEAR DI AH LETTER CIo s on the tine dispatches carried by the Iowa Capt Rodgers HOdgers wits wan asked If It the Dear Schley letter dated at Key West Vest May oy 20 1698 1618 writ wilt written ten by Admiral Sampson In which the statement was made mude I am nm mm of at the opinion that our best chance of ot success In capturing the tine ships will be beto beto beto to hold and Havana was Included Include Iii these dispatches Tine The wit witness witness ness nose replied that he ho lund had no knowledge Iwo ledge what the tine envelope contained While the tine examination on this tints point was In progress Mr Raynor read tho the letter Including the tine following extract It later hater It should develop that flint these vessels are oro at Santiago vo wo could then assemble off oft that port lort the tine ships best suited for tor the tue purpose pur ose and completely blockade It Until we receive none mote post tIc the we ne smith shall continue to hold hol Havana and 1101 Santiago ACCURACY OF PUBLICATIONS Mr tr Ir Raynor Hanor remarked that he lie sup BUl supposed supposed posed It would be b conceded conC that the word vord Santiago as ns given gen above was wasn wasa as asa a n mistake and annil that It should 1 be Lie Clen den fuegos Capt Lemly replied that he Ite would make no such concession and a n atilt atIlt tilt followed by counsel concerning the tine accuracy of ot government publications It elated with an nn understanding that hint the original document should be ho sup sUII tilled llIe tomorrow I 1 tim Brooklyn and Texas nt at the tine beginning of at tho the battle Tine The Brook Wa yn was as then lying n 1 1 mile or more atone nm awa trout from the Iowa bearing the tine general direction westward The rho Tex Tei Texas as 11 as between bellen the Iowa Iown atHI annil the t f Brooklyn n and the T as was not moro more than mann halt ho It a n mile from us 1111 When tine he Iowa steamed In the Texas under our port bow and the tho Brooklyn an ftc I 1 saw Easy her then lien was steaming In tint tin direction general northeast northe t Shortly alter atter the Ole lire began to get Bet a n little hot hut We were struck twice and tho thu carpen carmen carpenter tel ter eI came to me toe anti said Ih ro hu hn l been heen a n tire Ire in one of ot the tine compartments compartment I went down to that compartment to 1 tee see what haul hall been done lone and nind If It the tine court refers reters to tine till possibility of at u ni col cal collision collision between the Texas feas and the tIne In must nave have lIa ve while I as below helow because when I came canne lack back to the galley outside outride the tine conning tower the Uw Brooklyn was then off orr our olin port lort how bow some Ramo distance front from frontus us 1111 steaming In a westward direction At this point Joint Commander Rodgers was as excused and pA Leanly atten aften stating that Lieutenant Commander Hodgson would ouM be he the tine next witness pending hl his hint appearance again brought up 1111 the question as its to whether the word wor 1 Santiago had been substituted by mistake for tor the tine word In the letter written by h Ad Alt Admiral miral Sampson to Commodore on May Ma 20 beginning e Dear Deo Schley Leanly Lemly said CAPT VIEW The word was as originally orl ns as It Is printed In Inn the Senate docu thorn document ment The difference appears to be ben bea a n matter of ot punctuation and In hn the he letter lettel ns as It 11 appears copied In Admiral Sampsons copybook It reads until we 1 then receive more positive matlon vre sinai shall continue to hold Ha Hn Havana anna vana ann and Santiago printed refers back to other matters The word wort then in the tine letter as relating to Santiago and the tine punctuation Hon tron would appear to give gle It the mean meanIng meanIng meanIng Ing of ot therefore there tore until we e therefore receive which h Is not Intended but It means really until we then after the tho arrival of ot Cervera Cervern at nt Santiago receive recelo further Information etc The Tine original however will still bo be forthcoming This Tints Mid said he I want to call to the tho attention of ot the Mr Ir Raynor continued I cannot take that word Santiago to mean anything else but It cannot Wy Idy mean anything else It Is I an Im Imputation upon Commodore Schley anti and andI antiI I cannot permit that Imputation to rest without summoning the author of ot that Request WELL WEIL ELL SUMMON SAMPSON SA IPSON I have told you once before you ou can summon any an one you please Mr Ir then summon Ad Admiral Admiral miral Sampson With thIs remark the tine colloquy In re ne regard gard to Admiral Sampsons Samp dispatch Ills patch closed for tor tine the time tinne and Commander Comman er took the oath NAVIGATOR NA HEARD AnD He lie slid said ho hind had been the navigator of at Commodore the Brooklyn n during the war with ith Spain and vas on the bridge on the tine day dBY of ot the battle of ot July 3 Detailing the particulars of ot tine the engagement he Ito said saint saidI I heard the tM executive Lieu Macon i sing IsinG out oUI Cleav lean shin shun for tor action anti the crew Immediately dispersed disperse to quarters I having hallig sounded the general alarm pre lire previously Tine The commodore shortly ap nip appeared on the bridge We AVe were at that time headed about west northwest I told lila him that there was wl nothing doling doing lund hd hc said paid Go 00 ahead I 1 rang ranK six bells bell II and asked It If ho had not better hold her head steady to see what course thi tM Spaniards to pursue I do not remember his reply exactly to that because Immediately after afterward ward I told him they the were evidently making for tor us Ul and he raid said Go 00 for tor them and I rang four tour bells and put the tine helm aport apart Capt Cook appeared on the bridge at this hnis time tinne and I told hIm that every everything ever 1 thing was connected up at lit the conning tower anti and that we were ready to go ahead and In fact tact we ie were going amend ahead The commodore took his pOll on a n platform ho he had built around the conning conn Ins tower where he inc bu bit buIn buIn bitIn In easy eu communication with the tine rom corn commanding manding officer omer Inside anti I 1 remained on In the bridge The executIve officer had hall given ghen pre previously the th order to 10 man inca the starboard I sang out to 10 him we were going Into action with port helm nna ano he over ocr to the port battery bAtter AVe We t were then standing and pa the thu runs were wore brought to bear fired n a little Off otT the port bow the first fint gun Un from the forward c e eh ht Inch turret From Prom that time on we w went considerably In toward them themI I 1 went down Iown to where the comma commo commodore dore ore was wan W II to Ret lift Into tins tho Ih con connine ping nine tower when I heard him sing out flint outLook flintLock Look Lock out Cook they are going to ran ram you nU Capt opt Cook wild said he ins would ouM look leek after that and 1111 the he helm a Ittle tUe to parallel the course e of ot the It vessel the Merla Teresa THIa which haa haci made a R broad sheer to tn a port He lie had hardly mild made the sheer how however over ever to Co port part before he tell foil ort oft again or th the reason apparently that a 1 shot phot w ITA firt from the tine eight Inch gun The 1 got abaft our Jur port rot beam and hf helm lm wu vu ported on tine the Immediately after that thaL We AVe were ivere sailing with port Inert helm helni when whan 1 he heard aid tho lie commodore sing out Hara aport or words to hut thu t effect and Capt Cook suing rang out Helm to in aport apart 1 I aw saw Ia at nit that time th crucial mo moment ment hind had rome conic In inn turn and andI I 1 suggested to the he commodore that that turn turin would run us Into the Texas or close to her iner What dPi did you OU IB say ay and an what was wastine tine tho reply 1 As At tIC ar can cnn recall I said Com Corn Commodore Commodore If It you go to starboard you rou will run ruin Into the Texas and annil he said Damn tine the l XO I cannot help that She Sine must look out Ion for fo lIe He will take care of ot that anti he alto alco said I dont propose to go 0 In III any closer nina ann subject myself to a 11 torpedo attack I suggested then that hit we ye luck hack tho the starboard end and h he wanted wan led to know why and I said Hald I cause I would give the tine Texas a wider berth shorten I our turning circle Capt Cook object objected ed to this and so no did the commodore but there was ns as a 1 moments discussion as to whether It would be he better Jetter to turn a n smaller circle with less lees speed peed or take the tine larger tactical diameter with faster taster speed I was directed that It wall very er es en essential to get around quickly as nil the leading Spanish ship was nA then standing to the westward and If It the tine Brooklyn did not stop her she had a good chance of ot escaping So the helm was sas put hare hara aport I said I would run up on top of at the bridge and look took out for tor the Texas As AsI I was vas going up I asked tine the chief quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster It If he had seen a n torpedo boat bont and nn he said he ho mail had seen feen one blown up by b a n large shell away awa In the rear I Isaid Isaid said I had not seen nn an an on I told the commodore previously The helm however was kept hard aport The Brooklyn swung clear of ot the tine Texas and brought around with the helm hard inard aport until she brought In Insight Insight sight the leading Spanish vessel which wa aR the tine the Teresa TeresI having fallen off oft and gone ashore seeking Reeking a n aberth aberth berth As AR soon Boon OB nil wo WI were around at the proper position po the helm was eased cased so that we paralleled the course oure of oC tine the which nt nit that time was wall about 2 2400 00 or 2500 2600 yards ards en n our star starboard starboard board beam b Rm Tine Tile Colon olon was WaR probably on in the tho beam or a little forward of at the tho beam heam the tine abaft abatt tip tin th star beam benm the Oquendo shaft abaft ahn the star fell tell out and ran Inshore afire and In then wo WA vr devoted our attention solely to the Colon mid and WEltE CLOSE Lemly How rican near was the Texas to the Brooklyn when the tine latter cruIser crossed ed her iner bowa I suppose It was about 2 or Z yards Have e you OU ever eer given shen this estimate as liS nearer than tuna that 1 Yes sir What hat have you given It before One hundred and fifty tift yards ards Why do you OU change It now Because I have |