Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-30
HANNA APOLOGIES
FOR saying ACCUSED
scHLEV WILL BE REFERRED TO
AS applicant" IN FUTURE
= PROCEEDINGS.

had not hitherto been sufficiently eiuci-
dated BY them.
Mr.. Hanna made brief explanation Of his
use OF the term accused" IN yesterday
proceedings as applied to Admiral senies>
he said:
Il should IKE TO say a word IN explana-
ton OF ne word which ! understand ap-
rEfrs IN the records. learn 20 my sur
rrrise that an examination OF the records
that i used the word accused IN reference
40 the distinguished 0ficer who has ASK
ed for the court OF inquiry. ] wish 70
state. with respect 20 that that was not
aware that I had used that-expression un-
ali this morning. II was used in the rapid
fty OF debate and simply for the reason
that IN the course Of long years OF ex-
rerfence IL Is the word generally employed
An such cases Before this court OF inquiry
began the Judge advocate and myself con-
eidered what we should call the gentleman
who had requested K. ana desiring 20 eA-
tend to him the utmost courtesy IN the
matter We selected a term which Is not Of
ten employed, the term OF applicant, and
I believe I had used that term many times
IN the course OF these proceedings. wish
10 add only my sincere and earnest and
most cordial expressions Of regret that oy
an inadvertency OF accident have en-
ployed the word which would imply any
such reflection"
stand ATr. Hanna asked him:
Were any ships assigned to the duty OF
engaging the batteries on the morning OF
Nay 81. ISIS. or during that day, or TO the
duty OF enflading the batteries2
The reply was:
None that know OF.
Mr. Hanna: Were there any shoals or
other obstacles OF any kind TO prevent the
battleships from approaching the mouth
OF the harbor OF Santiago sufficiently close
20 have been within easy range OF the
CoIOn7''
Captain McCsua replied;
None that know Of The only shoal
I know OF was the shoal on the west side
OF the channel opposite the Moro"
Did the battleships so within range OF
the COlou2"
Not from my observation"
Were you so situated as to observe the
fan OF shots from the fieet?"
Il was"
where did they faI7"
Y think I saw every shot fired. They
all Tell short that saw. One very nearly
reached the Colon"
The witness said that the American
ships engaged in the Colon bombardment
steamed in a distance OF about two miles.
Captain AEcCalla. tesfifed az some length
concerning the weather and the sea on
May IS and q. He said there was no diff
was smooth. The witness said that he had
been present during conference OF COM
manding officers on the Brooklyn while
the fleet was or Santiago on May -.
Describing what took place he said:
The commanding officers were ordered
on board the Brooklyn on May =. It was
with regard to the work OF blockade.
can only remember one specific thing
which took place at the close. and that
was that Captain Evans asked Commo-
dore Schley II the Spanish ships did not
come out II he was going In for them. He
said:
. Certainly And he then arranged for
a subdivision OF fire from the ships under
his command on the Spanish ships, should
they come out"
Relating the particulars OF the blockade
on Santiago before June 18th. Captain Nc
Gala said the Marblehead and the Vixen
had at night occupied positions inside the
large ships about two miles from the
shore line and that that line was easily
dfscernible.
Replying 10 a question Captain McCaIla
said that Commodore Schley's feet while
on Santiago had never to his knowledge
been withdrawn 70 any distance from the
harbor OF Santiago.
Then" said Captain Parker. that
story BY whomsOever told Is absolutely
faise7-'
q voice as sharp as a pistol shot"
The objection Is sustained" said Ad-
uniral Dewey. The question IS highly i'm
proper"
on redirect examination Mr.. Hanna
asked:
IF Commodore Schley had signaled you
TO come on the Brooklyn and had stated
10 you that his destination was Cienfue-
zos would you have communicated
10 him the secret signal to which you have
referred"
Il would have given him the code. Of
course" answered the witness.
In reply 10 questions by Mr.. Hanna,
CAPTAIN McCalla said that the memOran-
dunn prepared BY himself and quoted by
Admiral Sampson IN his report OF August
3. isss. as having been placed In possession
OF Admiral Schley. contained all the in
formation except the secret code. which
he possessed. concerning the insurgents.
when he arrived at Key West on May 10.
Mr. Hanna stated that his purpose In ask
ing this question was to develop the fact
that the memorandum was in the hands
OF Commodore Schiey In time for him 20
have acted upon IL before leaving Cienfu-
egOs for Santiago.
The court asked the following questions:
What was the state Of the sea between
May a4th and May 18th. when the squad
ron was steaming 20 Santiago from Glen
fuegos7"
ITO the best Of my recollection II grew
rough during the night Of the 24th. We
had 50 far as 1 remember. rain and thick
weather
THE next day we had thick and rough
weather and moderately heavy sea The
weather was clear on the 18th. So far
as / remember II was fair weather. The
sea was smooth from the 18th right on
until Il became quite calm the night OF the
ssth.
Did you on any occasion see the block
aiding force at or near daybreak between
the 18th and the slst day OF May7"
Il saw them every morning could see
them at night. too. because there was
some moonlight"
How far were they from the Marble
head. and how far was she from the en-
trance TO SantiagO?"
Il Judge we were certainly two miles
and perhaps three miles inside OF the
large ships
Were you familiar with the coast In
the vicinity OF Cape CRUZ
Il knew the whole coast pretty we'll"
at what distance from the mouth OF
the harbOr were the Massachusetts, the
Iowa and the New Orleans during the
firing on Nay 3lst?''
Il Judge they must have been from the
Colon about five miles.
Il estimate that the distance from the
Moro 10 the Colon must have been 100
or 1850 yards"