THE OMAHA DAILY HDL: TUESDAY, SLTTEISIHET? 2 1, 1001.
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SHAFFER'S STORY OF STRIKE
Atnalgamtcd .stcoifttio.i Prsiidsnt Macti
FromiteJ Fiplnuition of Surrender.
UPBRAIDS OTHER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Chorum DIkIii) ale on ThHr I'nrt
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P1TTSHURO. Sept." 23. President Shaffer
of the Amalgamate) association tins pre
paied au uxhaustlvo stntcmetil reviewing
the Incidents of the Into strlko of tlin steel
workers. Too circular will b mulled nt
once to all the lodges of tlio association.
The Interesting feature of President Shnf
'fer's statement Is his severe criticism of
other labor organization:! fat- their falluro
to come to tlio aid of the Amalgamated as
sociation, lie Is especially sovero In criti
cism of tnose labor loaders who promised
assistance and, us he soys, "failed to keep
their agreement."
Ho said: "We were In fairly good condi
tion to win without help, but looked for aid
from other , labor bodies, somo of which
were pledged, and to the general public,
but especially relied on the American Fed
eration of Labor, with which body we havo
been afllllated ever silica Its organization,
and to whoso support wo have never failed
to contribute
C'lnirKcM I'rt'it ulth l.ylim.
"Our strike advnnced and we were) confi
dent of winning until the newspapers de
liberately and maliciously published state
ments replete with lies. Our people began
to doubt and upbraid; some who had been
officials deserted us, anil afterward, like J.
D. lllckoy of Milwaukee, accepted" thu
terms of the trust and scabbed. Hundreds
who dared not sleep nt homo wont to other
places, and In nearly every mill the trust
tried to run were many Amalgamated as
sociation men from striking mills. Wr
know our ccusn would ton lost, but pro
ceeded feeling turn wo could win If sup
port could bo secured for the tnlthbil strik
ers. The American I'Ydoriitipn gavo in not
ono cent. The report that financial help
came from the national lodge cf- the Min
ers' aesoclatlon Is false wu rcrlvcd noth
ing. Perceiving that luck of money, loss
of public approval, desertion by hundreds nf
our own people and neglect by other or
ganizations would render It Impossible to
gain a declslvo victory wc endeavored to
snve what wo could. I arranged for Mr.
Oompcrs of the American Federation of
Labor to meet Mr. Morgan to effect a set
tlement. Mr. Morgan gavo up his vacation,
went to Now York and waited for Mr.
Oompcrs, who failed to nppear, nor has he
slneo explained why he neglected our In
tercuts. Wlu-n Other OIIIimtk C'niiir.
"We were called upon at the national
offlco by John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers, Mr, Kiuley of the Civic federo
tlon, Henrj Whlto of the Garment Work
ers and Prof. Jenks of Cornell. Thcso men
entered heartily Into our strike and Mr.
Mitchell stated that If wu would present
a petition which ho outlined, ho would de
mand rntlsfactlnn from the trust or coll out
tho miners nnd ho said he felt uro Mr.
Sargent would call out th trainmen. Wo
sent tho proposition to tho members of the
oxecutlvo board, which voted In favor at
tho pr.-.p:sltlon, of which tlio following is
a copy:
We, tho representatives of tho Amalga
mated association, hereby ngree that the
scale shall bo signed for the mills that wuro
signed for Inst year, with .the understand
ing that union prices shall be paid in the
mills now on strike and that no striker
shall lose his position because of connec
tion with labor organizations nor shall he
be prevented from continuing his member
ship If he so desires.
t'rucit to C'oniriiiiln'.
I notified Mr. Ensley of this and on Sep
tember 4 obtained this reply:
NEW YOHK, Sept. 4, IMl.-Theodore K.
Chaffer, Pittsburg, Pa.: Wo huvu had an
extended conference, with Mcs.irs. Schwnb.
Cory. Preston, Qraham and McMurtrlo of
tho Steel corporation' and presentee! your
proposition for the settlement of the pres
ent Btrlke. It was rejected. We ran. how
ever, secure settlement on the following
basis: The signing of the agreement for
all mills which wero union last year, ex
cept Old Meadow, Saltsburg, Hyde Park,
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Star Hnd Monesscn. There will be no ills
crimination ngulns' the re-employment of
any one by the rompany by reason of his
connection with the strlko ntnl no nuestliins
will be asked as to thn membership nf any
man In the union. We are convinced tint
these oro ttjo best conditions that can be
secured, thut It Is the Inst offer of nn
agreement that the company will enter
tain and thnt we must bo In n position to
nccept these conditions today or negotia
tions will lw off From the facts ilemin
strntcil to us of the pn-ent situation of
the strike, thnt Is now In operation, and
sevcrnl which will bo In operation In u iIhv
or two, we are of tho opinion that the
Interest of your trade nnd your organisa
tion demand these terms bo accepted We
recommend their acceptance by you at
once.
JOHN MITCHKl.L.
SAMPHL OOMPF.HH.
Fit A NIC SAItOKNT.
J. W. JKNKH.
IIKNItV white;,
HAll'I I M. UAHLKY.
Mr Oompcrs. by telephone, said: "To
you, as prrsldent, Mr. Shoffcr. I ns an In
dMdunl recommend that you take a stand
for tho proposition. 1 have done the same
and would do so again."
Turn Dim, ii ioiiiirr.
"Wo refused to hold further telephone
Intercourse with him and waited for tho
minors and railroad men to be colled out.
They were willing to come, ns thousands
assured us, but they hnvn not been collrd
and tho trust was mora sure that with
other organized labor bodies against us wc
must ho defeated. Our people become ills
heartened; they sont lottcrs and telegrams
asking tho board to settle. That body gave
full power to tho national officers, and the
latter requested your president to seek a
conference. Ilo was successful after many
difficulties. Tho conference wns held In
Now York September II and a settlement
made."
Tho terms of this settlement Mr. Shaffer
sets forth In detail. The agreement Is be
tween the American Tin Plato company and
thu Amalgamated association. It provides
for tho wages provided nt the Cleveland
conference and contains tho following stip
ulations: Terms of Settlement.
That the company reserves tho right to
discharge any employe who shall by Inter
ference, nbuse or constraint prevent an
otner from peaceably following his voca
tion without reference to connections with
labor organizations.
That nonunion mills shall be represented
ns mien, no charters granted, old churters
retained by men If they desire.
Thnt thn company shall not bold preju
dice ngalnst employes by reason of their
membership with the Amalgamated asso
ciation. The Inst clause provides that tho agree
ment ohnll retrain In force threo years from
July 1 last, hut that It shall be terminable
at ninety days notice from either party on
or after October 1. 1002. It Is provided,
however, that tho last clnuse shall bo voted
upon Immediately by the tin lodges who
aro thus given the option of a three-year
contract or n yearly contract.
Mr. Shnffer closes by saying ho Is willing
to resign If the mombcrs think he In In
efficient and Incapable.
TIN WORKERS" IN NO HURRY
Deelile Thnt nf They 'llrnv Strike
tlcnellti They Will H'mnl:i In
AinnlKKinntei! Awhile.
PITTSBUHO. Sept. 23. There was a gen
eral resumption nt nil the mills heie nnd
nt McKcesport today, except at tho tin
plate mills, which were working with the
same forces ca last weok. The strikers hod
pickets on active duty ngnln at the Star
nnd Mf.ncngahcla tin plate plants In thu
city and n strong force of police wero also
on hand to prevent rioting.
Tho tin worker tonight doclded to post
pone action on tholr plan to secede from the
Amalgamated aisociutton until tjio scttle
mtnt of tho strike Is better understood. As
long ns they retain their charters they arc
strikers and are entitled to strike benefits.
This fact led them to call off, for tho pres
ent, their proposed confc.ronce with District
Mnnoger Phillips and until something fur;
fher developcs thoy will continue o Amal
gamated strikers.
Cnll Or nml Jury nt Vermilion.
VERMILION, S. D Sept. 23. (Special.)
As tho result of n petition presented to
Judgo E. 0. Smith, signed by many citi
zens, asking for a grand Jury to Investigate
tho Illegal sale of liquor, which has bom
going on for tho last three years, a session
will bo held at tho October term of court,
Judgo Smith haH signed tho order for a
grand Jury. Owing to the sccre:y with
which tho mombcrs will net. many Indict
ments may follow.
m." n it
White, Floating,
i MORE DANGEROUS THAN DONS
ratcj Tell I qa r; Toad of Texst.' Hit
r;w Eicipj fnm Collision.
HEILMER DISAGREES WiTH THE CHART
Member of llonril of .itt luntor oe
llnck on .Snntlnuo Alnp Hint He
Kelpril MnUe mid Itiiynrr
I'pliriiMn the WorU.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. Tho part
played by the battleship Texas In tho battle
of Santiago of July 3, 1S9S, lu which tho
Spanish ileot under Admiral Ccrvera was
sunk, was the basU of the greater part of
today's proceedings of tho naval court of
Inquiry.
Three witnesses examined had been otll-ct-ra
on board Texas during the battle, nd
two of 'them wete new wltneiscs. Tlvso
v. ere Commander George C. Hellner. who
wns iiavlgntor on Texas and Commander
Alex II, Hates, who was the chief engineer
on that battleship. Commander Hnrber.
executive officer and tho chief surviving
officer of the ship since the death of Captain
Philip, was recalled. The fourth witness
was Commander Seaton Schroedcr. execu
tive officer on Mnssachussuts and now
governor of the Island of fJuam.
Tho testimony several times during the
day wds somowhat exciting, and It was
especially to when Commander Hcllucr do
srrlbed the baule and tho part Texas had
taken In It. He oaM that when Brooklyn
made Its loop It passed arros Texas' bov,
nt a distance not to exceed ICO to 160 yards,
and that by the command of Captain Philip,
Texas had been brought to a dead stop.
Mori- DinmiTiMin Tliini lions.
Engineer Untes tcstilled that tho star
board engines had been stopped and sal.l
he thought this also had happened to tho
port engines. Commander Hellner ex
pressed the opinion that three miles had
been made In the manouvcr nnd that part
of tho machinery wns deranged. IJe salt!
Texas wns In greater danger when Urook
lyn crossed Its bow than at any other time
during tho battle.
On cross-examination Commander Hellner
admitted taking part In the preparation of
the official Navy department chart showing
tho positions at different times tf the shins
that participated in the battle. He said
that according to this chart tho two shlna
were novcr nearer than 600 yards of each
other Hut he contended that the chart
was Inaccurate, and ho hnd only contented
to It ns a compromise.
Commander Schrosder testified concern
ing tho coal supply of Mnsachussctts.
which ho saM would have been sufficient
for n blockado of sixteen to twenty davs.
The day closed with another nnimntcd dis
cussion between counsel as to the policy
of brlnglpg Admiral Sampson's namo Into
the trial.
llonril I'MihIn IIiMIit Comfort.
The members of the court found tho ac
commodations In tho tool shop at tho navy
yard somewhat improved when It met tluro
at the usual hour of 11 o'clock today. The
long bare room which hitherto had been
open from floor to roof, hud been, In op
pearonco, at least, completely transformed
over Sundny by tho addition of a celling of
plain white cloth. This hnd the effect alsa
of Improving the acoustics of the hall so
that tho court nnd otheri- had lc3S difficulty
than formerly In hearing the witnesses.
Tho members of the court wero prompt as
usual In reaching the navy yard, but when
they arrived they found Captain Lcmly and
hl3 assistant. Mr. Hanna, already thero
busily engaged In getting ready for tho
day's work.
Among the witnesses who reported this
morning wero Admiral C S, Cotton. Com
manders James Madison Miller. A. 11. Hates
nnd C S. Hellner. Captains H. II. Mc
Calla and William C. Wise and Lieutenants
John Hood nr.d Spencer F. Wood.
Admiral Schley and his counsel arrived
at 10:45 o'clock. It was mthorltivjly
elated today that the Navy department ha.i
no Intention, at present, of bringing Ad
miral Sampson to Washington as a witness
or to participate In any other mimncr at
the Inquiry
Tho hands of tho old-fashioned hall clock,
standing back of tho scats occupied by the
court, pointed directly to the hour of 11
o'clock, when dmlral Dewey, with a 6harp
rap of his gavol. called tho court to order.
Thero wus nt thnt time n somewhat larger
attendance on the part of :hc general public
than there had hcrctntoro been nt the be
ginning of tho sittings, but there worn fewer
distinguished personages occupying the re
served seats.
Captain Lemly presented the dock Iok
books of the Hrooklyn, Texas, Iowa. Cns
tine. Marblchead, Massachusetts, Minne
apolis, New Orleans. Oregon, St Paul,
Scorpion, Yale, Vixen, Eagle. Dupont,
Hawk and Merrlmac
V 1 son AnUm for I,ik nf New York.
"How about tho New York?" asked .Hideo
Wilson. "I want to cxpedlto thu proceed
ings.' "I havo no objection." responded Captain
I.emly. "I, too, want to hasten the pro
ceedings ns much ns possible "
Proceeding, Captain Lemly said he had
suggested such logs at ho considered es
sential and that he would have printed
tho points considered pertinent. He thon
Indicated tho time that ho desired covered
by the matter to be printed, but Admiral
Schley's counsel oh'ecto.l and asked tint
the entire logs from the tlmo that the licet
loft Key West until after tiln battlo off
Santiago be made available. After somo
exchanges of opinion on tho part nf coun
sel tho understanding was reached that
such parts uf the logs as cither side de
sired could bo printed.
Captain Lcmly also presented the steam
logs of the Hrooklyn, Texas, Mcssachu-
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Fragrant.
Omaha.. .Kansas City.
setts, Iow snd the Marblchead. Admiral
Schley's counsel asked to have the leg tf
the Sranlsh ship Chrlstob.il Colon pre
lentod. I ! Colon' I. ok.
"Very well. If we can find a Spanish
scholar to go through It and select the facts
wanted," said Captain Lcmly.
"Admiral Schley Is a good Spanish
scholar and he ran make such selections
as wo may desire," responded Mr. Itayner.
S.'hrocder vss recalled and asked If ho
desired to make Hny corrections In the of
ficial record of his testimony of Saturday.
"There is one omission from Admiral
Schley's remarks on the Massachusetts on
the day of the bombardment of the Colon,
which I overheard, which I should like to
supply," no replied.
"It Is this: He said when he came aboard
that Admlul Sampson would be there on
I be following clay. He mads that statement
in connection with his remark that he was
going in to slok tnc Colon."
Commander Schroedcr was' then asked
concerning the coal supply of the Massa
chusetts and wheu he replied tbat he had
no Information on that point he was asked
to read tho log to secure this Information,
Counsel for Admiral Schley objected, but
Assistant Jtidg Advocate Hanna In
aisled, tiaylng that Admiral Schley's coun
sel were merely causing delay by thefr ob
jection. "I propose to develop the facts In this
case nnd technical objections will not nvall
to prevent It," ho said.
The purpose of this Inquiry wns to de
vclop what measure Lemly nnd Hanna
consldsred nn irror In Admiral Hlgglnson's
testimony. He had sold that tho Massa
chusetts could not have remained on block
nils for .moro than twelve days nnd then
the vessels would be without coal nnd pow
erless to proceed to coal,
Tho objection to the question was not
prested nnd upon reading from the Iok
Commander Schroder said It showed that
the Massachusetts had oer 800 tons of coal
aboard when It arrived nt Santiago.
Conl Siipl- of .MnnsnchtmrMN.
Mr. Hanna Assuming that tho Massa
chusetts, on blockr.de duty, would use thlrtv
to forty tons of conl per day, how long
could tho .Massachusetts havo remained
on blockado before Santiago with that sup
ply of coal?'
"That would depend entirely upon the
nature of tho blockade and upon whether
wo would have to go some distance to re
plenish the coal supply. Hy keeping uuder
way at night, as we did up to the first of
June, of courso. we used a little mor.i
conl than we would havo by kcoplng sta
tionary blockade. at was done afterward.
I do not remember the coil consumption per
ilny My recollection was that during tho
stationary blockade the noon signal was
to go to twenty-flvo or thirty tons n dav."
"Assuming It then to bo thirty to forty
tons, how long could the Massachusetts
hnve remained on blockade?"
"At forty tons a day, of course It would
remain about twenty days If thsre was a
coal supply at hand so we would not have
to go off and got some, and there was ccal
thero at the time on the Mcrrlmnc "
"Steaming at ten knots, about how much
coal would the Massachusetts consume on a
day's run?"
"That 1 do not remember."
"Assuming that It was fifty tons a day.
that would give It a steaming radius of
what?"
"My recollections are that wo could
make four and a half miles per ton of ccal.
So that wo"illd bo about 220 miles a day on
fifty tons, nnd I think this probably not far
from what was tho case."
Conl Neeilnl to Hcnrh Key Writ.
"Allowing then sufficient ccnl on the
Massachusetts with an equipment of 800
tons to reach Key West, how long could It
hovs remained on" blockade, steaming back
ward as It did from May 20 to June 1?"
"If It used forty tons a day It could have
remained twenty days,"
He then stated thnt It could have re
mained sixteen days and would hive had
Biifflclont conl left to reach Key West."
"Assuming the distance to Key West to
be 700 miles, what coal would havo been
necessary?" nsked Captain Lemly.
Commnnder Schroedcr' "I should think
150 to 175 tuns would have probably taken
ua there. We can always rely upon thnf,
becsuso as a rulo tho engineers keep a
llttlo ahead rather than behind their coal
nccount."
Si'hrocilcr Will Itetnrn to (iiinm.
When Commander Schroedcr left tho
stand he vas requested to return tomorrow
and correct tho official copy of his testi
mony of today If necessary. He said he
would d.. so and asked If he could then be
excused. "I dislro to make preparations
for returning to Ounm." he said. He was
told that .o could do so.
Lieutenant Commander L. C. Hellner, who
wits navigator of Texas during tho Spanish
war, was next called. Ho said ho had heard
no guns fired when the squadron npproachfd
Clenfurj-os. To his knowledge no effort
was made to ascertain whether the Spanish
fleet wns In the harbor at that point or to
destroy Spanish works there. Nor had
thero Ken uny effort to comtnunlcotn with
Cubans on shore until Captain McCalla ar
rived on the Marblehead.
Ho told how the lleet had proceeded from
Cicnfucgos to v.ithln twenty miles of Santi
ago. "We had," ho said, "good weather; a
fresh wind and a sea that wns mndsrato to
rough." None cf the fighting ships had been
delayed, he said, but somo of the smallor
vessols had. The lleet was signaled that
the rendezvous would be twenty-five miles
duo south of Santiago.
Commander Hollner said that whllo tho
Texas was not In the engagement with tho
Colon May 31 ho had seen some of tho shots
from tho enemy which had fallen short.
Tho witness was then nsked to describe
tho battle of July 3 nnd said;
rienerllieK Untile nt Snntlnwo.
"The Texas had beer, heading sbout cast
when the enemy was scon coming out of
Santiago. Lieutenant nrlstol, who was offi
cer of the deck at the time, rang to go
ahead at full speed and put the helm hard
to otarboird to make a turn. When I got
on deck he Informed me of whst had hap
pened and I sent him below and assumed
charge of the deck.
"Tho captain told mo thnt he had eased
tho helm until he could find cut which way
the ships wero going, and he also rang
half speed. I suggested full spoed. He
sold the battery was not ready. I told him
it would bo ready before the ship was In
position to fire, and then he said all right,
and rang full speed. When the second of
the enemy's ships followed the first to the
westward he put the helm hard to star
board. 1 made several reports to him
about tho Brooklyn, regarding Its signals,
Hi- said 'Never mind." I alto referred to
the way I thought the Hrooklyn was stand
ins up to fight very nicely. The captain
said: 'Oh, crackle, ncvor mind the Brook
lyn. You look out for this ship,' Urooklyn
was then about tho port beam. So I jald
'All right, captain. I will look at the
Brooklyn no more,' and I turned my back,
looking on the starboard brnm at the ships
getting out. After we sheered around to
tho westward, I suggested to clve It a little
port helm to get closer In, and he did.
Illgiit after h gave It this helm he ssng
out through the sight hole to the mm at
the wheel and ths engine room to slow up,
and I snlrt, 'Captain, they will get away
from us,' "
llrnoklsn Mill ct Loop.
"Ho did not answer me, but Immediately
stepped back, snd then I said 'My Lord,
Captain, we are out of the fight.' He sail
'Lock at Brooklyn,' I turned around
and rlfint ahead of us thU big gray shta
loomed up In the smoke. For n second
I thought my htart was In my mouth. Wc
wero steaming with a heavv helm and It
steered by us. When I saw It, It wns prac
tically ahead of us. That wns the first
I saw It sheered off und went to sea. I
should say, nbotit 2,000 yards and then on
to tho westward. As soon as Ilrooklvn
cleared tn. we rang to go ahead, and started
up forced draft again. After that we slmolv
went forward ns fast as possible on a line
that was Just Inside n line that Oregou
was engaging the ships. Just before this
turn of Hrooklyn, Iowa and Oregon
were both close to us on our starboard
helm. Wc continued to cbase until Colon
l aulcd down Its flag, when the captain gave
the order to stop forced draft."
Captain Lcmly: "How close was Brook
lyn to Texas at the time you say you saw
It loom out of the smoke'"
"I did not make any estimate nt the
time, but 1 came to the conclusion later
that It was between 100 nnd 150 yards from
us. which wns a much longer distance than
Captain Philip thought It wns."
1'oittlmi of Vri! Itefore Flicht.
Captain Lcmly: "Perhaps I should hava
aiked you In the fltst place the position of
Brooklyn relatl to Texas Just before
going Into battle."
It was almost astern of us. That Is he
causo we were headed almoM east ,Il
should havo borne west by norlhwest. It
was beading for the land nnd I thouKht
It was standing pretty nearly on Its north
course. I did not see at .first nny Intima
tions of turning and 1 thought It was going
right In."
"Did Breoklyu glvo any steam wh'stlo to
Indicate Its chnngis of couriie?"
"That I do not know."
"Did you hear nny?"
Xn Whittle Itrnnl.
"I dbl not hear nny."
"Do you think you would hae heard It
If there hnd been n steam signal?"
''No, sir, wr could never have heard It."
"At what time daring the battle of San
tiago do you consider Texas was In tho
grcatcM danger?" nsked Captain Lcmly.
.Mr. Itayner objected contending tint
such opinions were shut out by a previous
ruling of the court. Mr Hnnna snld there
wero minor points on which the court must
from time to time nak tho opinion of wit
nesses. Tho point was nlso argued on the
one side by Captain Lemly nnd on tho
other by Judge Wilson.
The court overruled the objection and
the question wns repented.
On n kit of ('olllKlnn.
"Looking back, responded witness. "I
know that the time of the grentest danger
cf Texas was when Brooklyn loomed up out
of the smoke right ahead of us "
He said in response to questions that he
had never sailed with n man who had
quicker sight or who handled his ship to
better advantage than Captain Philip. Ho
added thnt the enptnln had on the occnslon
given successive orders nnd thnt Texns
had backed "until It was drnd In the
water." He said that on account of thli
Incident two or threo minutes had been
lost and that fully three miles were lost;
to the ship. A part of this delay had, how-
over, he said been caused on nccount of
tho fnult of the ship's blowers, rendering
tho vessel slow in getting up steam.
Referring to Commodore Schley's block
ado of Santiago hsrbor the witness saU
that during thn day tho dlstanco was five
or six miles out, but that In steaming
across the mouth of tho harbor nt night
the distance was gradually Increased. On
tho day whsn tho enomy's ships wero dls-'
covered the fleet had been closer In. Hoi
had, ho sold, on that day seen threo cruis
ers Insldo tho harbor.
Too lnrk to fire Milps,
Asked If tho opportunity wan good at
thnt time for observing the vessols the
witness replied that after tho ronon set,
ns It did ,-nrly In the evening at that tlms,
the darkness wns such that tho enemy's
ships could not havo been distinguished nl
any great distance.
Commander Hellner wns then questioned
nt considerable length concerning signals.
He had, ho said, In response to Mr. Hay
ner's questions seen Brooklyn make sig
nals to Texas on the duy of the battle.
Mr. Hayner What were thoy?
"I don't know what they wero. First, I
reported a one-flag hoist, which I sup-!
posoe, vas 'Clear ship for action.' Thnt
was Immediately after going on dock."
"How ninny of these signals do you rec
ollect being mado to Texas?"
"I saw that one, and then shortly after
I saw a socond signal, which wns a thren
llog hoisted, and that Is the time 1 re
ported It to Captain Philip. Hn said, as
I stated before, that I wns not to look
after rrooklyn. but Texas."
"How raony signals did Now York make
to Texas on Ihe day of the battln?" asked
Mr. Hayner.
"I don't know," was tho response.
"Did It makn nny sicnals to Texas?"
"I saw signnls from Now York, I think,
but at S o'clock or 0:30.
"How long?"
"That I don't know. Twelve o'clock or
around that. It may have been half past
12. I saw tho signals In tho chase of
Colon."
Objection was made to this lino of ques
tioning and tho question wns withdrawn
temporarily.
The court then took a recess until 2
o'clock.
When the court convened at 2 o'clock
Mr. Hayner continued his cross-examination
of Commander Hellner. Ho nsked him
especially concerning tho official chart of
the battle off Santiago, exhibiting the chart.
The witness said he had been one of the
board of navigators who had prepared the
chart. He had testified that Brooklyn was
enly 150 yards distant when it crossed the
course of Texas, but ho stated that ac
cording to tho chart the dlstanco was about
1,800 feet when Brooklyn wns making Its
famous loop,
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Mr. Itayner. "According to tho mnp tho
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2.400 feet of ench other."
The witness replied that ho considered
tho map It'ncctiinte.
Mr. Hayner then commented quite vig
orously upon the fact that the chart wn
an official document. After n careful in
spection of the map. Commander Hellner
revised tils statement, saying that tho dis
tance was about linl a mile, ns shown by
the chart. Commander Hellner nlso said
thnt the chart made Brooklyn go half a
mlln out to sea In making Its loop; that on
that point the chart was not accurate. At
the time ho nld Texas was going nl the
rate of twieve knots nn hour. Mr. Hayner
questioned the witness nt length concerning
signal lights at Clcntucgns, and the latter
raid that he had not known until after
the arrival of Captain McCalla on tho Mar
blchead on May 21 that there was to bo j
a system of signals for communicating with
Cuban allies on tho shore. Nor had he
known until then that Cervera's fleet wus
not Inside tho harbor nt Clenfuegos.
"Did ycu see nny signals from New York
on thn day of the bnttle?" asked Mr. Ra
ner. '
"We did not receive any signals from
that vessel on that day until In tho after
neon," replied tho witness.
Fin km It l Coinex Up I.ntr.
The witness also said thnt New York hnd
not ionic up until the Inst of tho Spanl3h
ships came out cf the harbor.
Captain Lemly here Interposed to ask
the purpose of these Inquiries and Mr. Raj - ;
ner stated that It was to bo nblo to mako 1
compirlsnr.a betweon Schley's blockado am!
Sampson's, because If It could be shown
that Schley's blockade wsh equal to Samp
ton's be could not be considered censuru- ,
ble,
lie supposed that It would he shown that 1
Colon was vlslblo when Admiral Snmp- !
son come up. Captain Lnmly objected, not
only to tho Hue of questions, but to tho
line of argument.
Replying. Mr Hayner said that notwith
standing tho strenuous efforts of Captain
Lemly to keep Admiral Sampson out of I
tho controversy, he would Inevitably boi
brought Into It. not for tho purpose of crit
icism, but for the purpose of showing that
Admiral Schley had merely obuyed the or
ders of his superior officer, who wts Ad
miral Sampson, In dclng whnt ho hnd done.
Continuing. Mr. Hayner sold thnt Ad
miral Schley wanted to prove threo things,
These wero:
Wlml Selilr "Will Tr to I'rme,
Plrst It In maintained that tho hlockndt
na maintained by Commpdoro Schley wae.
tho same so far as distances were con
cerned, as that maintained by Admiral
Sampscn.
Second -Tho failure to engogo Colon fur
ther on May 31 wns In the line of Snmp
son's policy ns developed nfter his arrival
on Juno 1, when Colon was still In sight.
Third Thnt Brooklyn had Its place In
tho line of blockado assigned by Sampson
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Having iiuide this presentation, Mr Hay
ner, nt the nuggestion of Judge Wilson,
withdrew tho question. Judgo Wilson said
the subject wc Id bo brought up when
there wns n witness on tho'stund who could
testify to the facts. "Wo propose. " ho
said, "to show that Admiral Sampson win
novcr in tho fight off Santiago nt nil and
thnt en thnt account Admiral Schley had
the responsibility o' lommnnd thrust upon
him."
Mr. Hunnn responded, saying there would
be no obiiHiliin to nny ptopcr reference to
Admlrnl Sampson's connection with tho
bnttle. but thit so fnr nil efforts wore
clearly outside that description.
Comm.miK'r Hellner wns excused at 3 ..10
p. in.
Commander Hnrber was recalled nnd Cap
tain Philip's: report! of tho Santiago rnm
palgn wero offn-eil ns evidence.
Commander Alexander H. Mates, who wa
chief engineer en Texns during the San
tlago engagement on July 3, tlwti wns
called. He testified concerning the work
of the enemies on that day.
Tho court adjourned nt 4 o'clock.
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