The age-herald., 1901-09-29

i which took place at the close. and tha was that Captain Evans asked Comma dore Schley if the Spanish ships did nd come out if he was going in for then | He said: Certainly and then arrange | for g sub division of fire from the ship
 under his command on the Spanish ship should they come out" Mir. Hanna: "Prior to that couferenc l on May 29 had you at any time receive ] definite instructions respecting the orde | of battle or the mode of procedure whic l the fleet should follow in case the Span | ish vessels should suddenly appear?' | T do not remember Did you have any further converse | tion on the 18th with Commodor Schley?"
 "GIory Enough for Everybody" q had a conversation with him in hi cabin after the battle of Santiago als on July in Guantanamo Bay. I went O board making an official call to pay m respects, and during the visit Commodor Schley read me what I understood to b a part of his official report of the battlf After he had finished I said: 'Comm md dore. you remember that after the battl of Lake Erie there was an unfortunat circumstance and controversy and hop that there will be none after the battl of Santiago. because there was glor enough for everybody
 Captain McCalla said that when tn Flying Squadron encountered the scou ships to the south of Santiago on Ma 26 they were east of a direct line south.
 If they had continued as they wer then going, could they have arrived Santiago?" he was asked.
 Certainly not"
 Where would they have,arrfved?'
 "On the coast of Hayti'
 Relating the particulars of'the blockad off Santiago before June IA. Captain Mo Calla said the Marblehead and the vixa had at night occupied positions inside tn large ships about two miles from tn shore line. and that line was easill discernible
 On cross examination by Mir. Rayne the witness said he had failed to execut an order from Admiral Remey deliverei while he was in command off Cienfuego and directing that all except the ,smalles vessels be withdrawn. He had. he said failed to leave the small vessels there. Did you do that on your own respon sibility?'
 Yes"
 Referring to the fact that he had in | formed Captain Chadwick Admira | Sampsons chief of staff, of the code O | signals arranged for communicating l with the insurgent Cubans. he said tha, | he did not in any way communicate witt | the commander r-in-chief. Mir. Rayner: According to the regulai | cusutom and regulations observable in case of that sort, was it not your purposl | that this communication should go Il the Commander-in-C Chief through hi chief of staff?'
 Certainly" was the reply. No Code Given.
 The witness said further that h, thought it had been common knowiedg, at Key West after his arrival there oi May g that the Cuban insurgents were or the coast near Cienfuegos, but that nt information was given concerning a di rect code. He had. he said, failed tt give the code to Commodore Schley wheI he passed him. when the Commodor{ was on his way to Cienfuegos. becausi he did not konw that the Commodore was bound for that port.
 "If l had thought that he was gofna to Cienfuegos," he said. q would hav1 gone alongside and given him my infor. nation"
 He had ordered the Eagle to give Com, modore Schley information concerning the presence of insurgents, but he had not given the code to the commander of that vessel. He would have done so if he had known the destination of the squadron.
 An Objection Sustained.
 Replying to a question, Captain Mo, Calla said that Commodore Schley's fleet while off Santiago had never. to his knowledge, been withdrawn to any dis tance from the harbor of Santiago.
 Then" said Captain Parker. 'that story, by whomsoever told. is absolutely false?'
 'I object" shouted Captain Lemfey, in a voice as sharp as a pistol shot.
 The objection is sustained" said .Ad- miral Dewey. "The question is highly sim- proper
 On redirect examination. MT. Hanna asked: '1f Commodore Schley had sig nailed you to come on the Brooklyn and stated to you that his destination was Cienfuegos. would you or not have coms .,s lcenttnusd ans NintAs YageA .,s..z1