The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-29

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81 think he said, that follow the
| flag is enough for battle. How often
has the signal follow the flag been
given. The only signal Nelson gave at
! Trafalgar was England expects every
man to do his duty
Capt. Lemly asked Mr.. Rayner if he
was combining himself to July in regard
! TO the plan of battle.
What order" asked Mr.. Rayner,
could Admiral Schley have given be-
tween June l and July 3?''
He was going out to meet the enemy"
said Capt. Lemly, "and we contend that
] under those circumstances he should
| have had prescribed alternative order
| OF battle This whole matter has gone
| right through the entire proceedings as
| to whether he had prescribed order
of battle, in writing, and distributed it
| to the fleet under his command, and it
belongs to that clause of the pfecept,
Conduct during the Santiago cam
| paign.'
Court at this point recessed for lunch
con.
Upon returning Admiral Dewey an
nounced that the court decided that all
questions to be asked of the applicant
shall be confined to between May 10 and
June ], relating to the organization, man
agement and control of that squadron
when he was actually commander in
chief
The judge advocate then asked witness
whether between the dates to which the
court has restricted the examination, he
had, according to article II of tl.A regu-
lations, furnished each captain with
plan of battle.
Verbally, yes
'But not in writing?'
81 did not think the regulations re-
quired it,
Confidential Orders.
Did you communicate to your captains
your confidential instructions from Adj
miral Sampson not to expose your ships
to land batteries before the destruction
of the Spanish f1eet?''
II did not, because 1 regarded them as
confidential
I'm your report you say that the Iowa
arrived off Cienfuegos May o. although
she started day later, did she not
rive only about five hours after the
| squadron
Although we did not go in during the
night, I considered that we arrived off
| Cienfuegos, May IL
when did you first see the entrance to
Cienfuegos?''
"a little after daylight, May 22.''
The judge advocate called the admiral's
| attention to his statement to the senate
| that while on the bridge of the Brook
| Ign on the afternoon of Nav q, but when
about twenty miles from Cienfuegos he
| heard big guns fired with the regularity
| of a salute. The admiral stated that he
remembered the incident distinctly. He
| Gid not know the exact distance. He did
| not consult the log.
Does not the log show that you were
forty-five miles from the harbor?"
! Il do not know" The admiral then pro-
| ceeded to explain that the statement sent
| to the senate was gotten up hur-
| r1edly and largely from memory in the
| closing days of the session and he may
| have made some slight mistakes.
Capt. Lemly asked witness to look at
! the signal book of the Brooklyn for May
! % and to read a. signal which had been
|. made at 5:35 a. m. by the Texas to the
| flagship. This he did, reading as fol-
| lows: Please tell me what we have to
do today. 5:40-fag ship to Texas: When
we get close to the port we will blockade
| it and unite, but will keep under way, i'll
readiness for anything
In answer to question from Capt.
Lemly regarding the orders: Clear ship
! for action Admiral Schley explained
| that the ships were practically cleared
| for action all the time, but that there
| was always a certain amount of para
| phernalia aboard ships to prevent persons
| falling overheard, or awnings which had
| to be removed and that that was what he
had in mind when he signaled to clear
| ship for action.
Which was the closer blockade, at
| Cienfuegos or Santiago?"
II think at CienfuegoS. There we were
| from three to four miles off; at Santiago
| We were from three and half to five and
| one-half miles; closer at both places at
| night"
II do not mean distance, mean close
ness
cat Santiago it was closer on account
| of the method used"
Eat Cienfuegos did you issue any plan
| of battle in case the Spanish fleet should
attempt to enter or come out?''
mo, I should have relied on signal
Feigned Disorder.
you stated in one of your reports
| that while lying off Cienfuegos you
feigned disorder in the squadron in the
hope that the Spanish fleet would come
out. Did you inform the captains Of the
squadron of this ruse?'
mo, 1 think not. I talked with some
of those aboard the Brooklyn about it,
Did you mention it to Capt. Cook?''
ST do not remember 1 talked with him
| so frequently on every subject that L
cannot recall now whether 1 mentioned
| this or not
"You would have arrived at Cienfuegos
May p if you had not been delayed sew
eral days on the way?"
THE delays made only difference Of
a few hours
when did it first occur to you there
had been firing at Cienfuegos?'
| when it occurred
''When did you mention it to others?'
cat the time
Did you signal to the fleet about it?'
st think So"
| ''When?"
1.-THE next day. think
Does not the log say it was on the
2ad?"
Perhaps it might have been on that
day
After consulting the log Admiral Schley
said it was on the 23d, and he made it in
connection with a notification to the fleet
! that the Adula would be allowed to enter
| At o'clock the court took recess I'M
til o'clock.
| After the recess the judge advocate
continued his cross-eXamination of Ad-
| miral Schley. He called the witness at
| tention to the Brooklyns log APO o. M.
May q, mentioning the hearing of the
reports of two guns in the direction of
| Cienfuegos.
'"The leg mentions only two reports
said the admiral 81 heard more"
The judge advocate then reverted to
| the confidential orders received from Ad
miral Sampson and called the witness.
| attention to article 269 of the regulations
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