Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26
NO SESSION TODAY
Court of Inquiry Adjourns Until
Monday.
SAMPSON NOT TO Be SUMMONED
Schleys Narration of Events in the
Spanish War.
HIS DIRECT EXAMIN ALTON
SAMPSON NOT 10 Be SUMMONED
HIS DIRECT EXAMINA

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| 5ourned yesterday afternoon until Monday,
| the question of calling Admiral SAMPSON
1 to the stand was revived by Judge Advocate
| Lemly. who reminded Mr.. Rayner that he
| (Mr Rayner) had suggested some time ago
| that he desired the admiral called Captain
| Lemly said he was prepared to issue the
| summons IL called upon to do so. but Mr..
Rayner responded that the incident which
had seemed to demand the admirals at
| tendance had dwindled into comparative
| insignifcance, and he added that 1t was
| well understood the condition of Admiral
| SIMPSONS health was such that he could
not be expected to appear upon the witness
I stand
AS Admiral Schley left the court room
yesterday afternoon he was given quite an
| ovation. large number of persons had
| halted outside the court room door. and
| many insisted upon shaking hands with
| him. The assembage escorted him up the
| hill from the gunners' workshop. in which
| the court sits, to the outer gates of the
| navy yard.
Brooklyn's Turn to the South.
, After The Stars report of the proceed
! ,rsS was closed yesterday afternoon. Ad-
/ r1lral Schey referred to the testimony
I given before the court by Admiral Taylor,
WIN, QuTlHS lHe oanlldSO CdHpdlSD, CO1fl-
| manded the battle ship Indiana.
Admiral Taylor" he said. has testified
| here that he saw the Brooklyn pass a mile
| and a half south of the line that day. Cap
| tain Taylor's position was distant from
| that of the Brooklyn possibly four miles
| In the preparation of the Senate executive
| document. which is before the court. the
| statement is made that the movement OF
| the Brooklyn in making the loop separated
| her 500 yards from the enemy Captain
| Taylor was member of the board which
made that declaration. His evidence Of
| three thousand yards. as testified to here
does not agree with that fact Further
| more, the log book of the Iowa for July 3.
| as printed in the report of the bureau of
| navigation, states that the Indiana soon
| dropped hopelessly behind. So that | do not
1 think Admiral Taylor was in position to
| have been cognizant of the fact. 1 do Lot
| think the Brooklyn passed even within her
| tactical diameter when she made The loop.
When she made that turn | do not think
she separated herself beyond COO yards.
| because when she turned from the Viscaya
| her distance was a little less than 100
yards. After that range was given we had
| advanced little, and when she turned
| around the leading ship of the Spanish
| fleet. at least the ship of that fleet west of
| u.s. was not over 500 yards away. That was
| my reason for that conclusion"
"GIory Enough for ALL"
| The admiral said he was unable to recall
| a conversation with Captain McCalla, July
., when the latter had said to Admiral
| Schley. according to Captain McCallas
| statement on the witness stand that there
| was glory enough for ALL" Admiral Schley
said he had first seen this sentiment as for
| mulat ted accredited to Senator Hale. Sen
ator Hale" he said, expressed my feeling
| at the time and that feeling till hold"
Speaking further on this subject, Admiral
| Schley said: my report had been prac-
| tically written. l do not think 1 added any
material fact to it, as wrote IT on the way
| down to Guantanamo. / cannot recolIect
| Captain McCalla's observations at all. In
| fact, controversy was not thought of at
| that time
Here Mr.. Rayner reminded Admiral
| Schley that he had stated that at the be-
| ginning Of the battle the ships charged in
according to the original plan. Now" he
| asked, with whom did that plan origi-
nate?'
mander- in-chief during the time of the
! blockade but that failed. because the enc
| my succeeded really in passing the battle
| line replied Admiral Schley.
Reason for the Brooklyn"s sLoop."
Mr.. Rayner asked Admiral Schley If he
knew anything Of order which went to
the men on the Brooklyn during the early
part of the battle of July to stand by
to RAM" to which the admiral replied:
Yes, / directed that order myself. because
l called the attention of Captain Cook at
the time we were standing in to the Span
ish ships and said Look out. they are
going to ram you There was a distinct
attempt on the part of both the Teresa and
the Viscaya to ram. There is no doubt
about it. They were coming directly at us.
and 1 don't think 1 mstook their intention
at all. 1t was only after the Viscaya had
changed her course that We made our loop,
now so celebrated"
Mr. Rayner: while talking about this
loop why didn't the ship turn with helm
hard a-starboard?"
"Sinnlv for the that II WOuli have
carried us into dangerous proximity TO tor
pedo attack, a broadside torpedo attack of
the enemy's vessels. My judgment was
that at that stage of the action the Brook
lyn ought not to be sacrificed; that far
as it might affect the result to individuals
I thought that was a consideration that
should be turned aside for the higher and
more important one-the interests of the
country she was there to Subserve."
AS to the uncoupling of the engines Ad-
| miral Schley testified that he thought they
| were uncoupled by a standing order Of the
| commander-in-chief. At the same time he
| said he believed the uncoupling was WISE
! both because it would keep down the heat
| below decks, which was well nigh insup-
| portable for the men it was, and also
on account of the desirability of economic
| ing coal. I'VE felt" he said. that with
| one engine and all the boiler power we
could get up all the speed that was needed.
Our efficiency was constantly increasing
while that Of the Spaniards was decreas-
Ing p.vno, than .s..s .sn,.o, :.
he had asked Admiral Sampson If there
were any signals with the insurgents
81 did, he replied, but the admiral said
he knew of none"
Ordered to Go to Santiago.
Mr. Rayner then called the attention Of
Admiral Schley to the following dispatch.
dated Key West, Fla. May p. 1898, to the
Secretary of the Navy:
"Schley has been ordered to Santiago de
Cuba (Signed) SAMPSON"
Mr.. Rayner asked il he had ever been
ordered to Santiago before the dispatch of
May q, which it has been stated he did
| not receive until June 10, to which the ad-
miral replied: mo, except under the order
No. s. leaving the matter to my discretion"
"Ttere is nothing then, between order No.
and the dispatch have given?"
mo, nothing
Here Mr.. Rayner reminded the witness
that there had been more or less discussion
Of the possibility of the escape of the Span
ish squadron through the blockadng line
of either Cenfuegos or Santiago without