Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-28
SCHLEY UNDER
CROSS EXAMINATION
finishes Direct Evidence and Takeniu Hand
Oy Judge-AdyOcate LemIy-Ques.
tons Keen and Close.

+ hampton Roads that tho portion " ~ az :.
! SsialIu Ol CUBA west OF Havana anS
IiehlueEos was we'll held BY the sn az
~ soldiers lie replied that rs conla
- slse the names, that they were Gu
pahS who had come TO him as ~ ~
HHiahuer or the flying squadron 10 I edna
MIN that information. " si'e
THE TALK WITH sAMpsoN
lie was then closely questIonsa A. :,
VINO vas present In the cabin ~ ~, W.
-NeW toik at KeyWest when he tsi'a9
OYef inc campaign with Admiral Sam
Sgn Admiral Echley replied hat cans
time. ''NN part Oh the
When was this?"
"On May IS"
Did Admiral Sampson exhImt 81
you any or all the Instructions h. Ma
Huui the navy Department." ""'
70 he simply spoke Of his cons.
GENITAL instructions from the secrs,ar,,
OF the navy" 'A' 'eue'ary
Admiral schley said he and Adro,,o,
sampson talked Of many things n Nc.
Iather long conference and he rs,,o,
dted mat he could not recall whs,ha.
| Sapt' chadwick was present ali ~
tiiue' Inc Judge-advocate then inuonaJ
70 the COMMUNICATION from The Marh,sI
Head conveyed 20 Schley througb ~.
Eagle while the flying squadron Mas n,'
~ way 10 Clenfuegos. The admiral
talu mat the message he receI,,od NJ,
hnt there was no news OF the snanlsh
meet The judge-advoeate tbcn osLcd
ADMIRAL Sohley n he regarded az Ss
r4luous the journey OF the souadrnn
IRON Key West TO Cienfuegos IN Wow
on the instruction TO ESTABLISH tha
blockade there with as little delay IA
Nfulslng as he was IN squadron
against a current, Admiral gehley re-.
piled that he DID,
SPEED FROM CHARLESTON
The Judg. advocate then asked ahou,
the speed from Charleston No Kev W.
TO show mat the speed from Kew Ivest
aJu,ilw'rd was NOT 50 great. He asked
WY ~ one stage the admiral had Sig
nais9 70 lhe Massachusetts that II abe
eou'a in I,i zen AhQts Il would be suffi- !
.ieht Inc admiral replied that after
snIee ears u was pretty difficult 10 tell
Just why particular signal had beer
~ ee mhen thefe was nothing startllnj
=. Your speed was two knots less frq
ney Mest to C.eniuegos than m
Charleston 70 Key West"
Apparently"
YWhy, al A;i5 p. m, May a. accor
90 ihe 10Y, ald sou siow 70 ~ kn(
! INNS Il was on account Of III
poafq me ssetbiea
q, Why did you stop at mlgnight May \
"a pelofe your atrival az Cienfuegos?
WAITED FOR DAYLIGHT.
I'VE were ten or twelve miles from
me height In the land where the mouth
OF the haibor Of Cienfuegos was and
we stopped until daylight / dld moi
care 10 arliYc there IN the dark"
ADMIRAL Schley was asked why he DID
mol personally communicate with Cant
McCaiia When lac met the Marbleheal
on the way down. lie replied that Ne
raw Tie auxiliary coming down from
the Marb,chead 70 communicate with
him. 1t Was Capt McCallas duty 4
he possessed important information %
communicate il.
Was Il the duty OF the senior Of.
lcers to call for report or the juniors
iuty ~ volunteer to-
The junior officer invariably yoluh.
.eers such information"
"Did Capt. Chester inform y0u Tat
capt. McCalla who came aboard no
Cincinnati had lately been at Cienfue-
'os IN communication with the insgf-
sents?"
NO"
The witness said he had had no con-
'ersati0n with Capt Chester about Ghe
Methods OF blockade. The conversation
ealt rather with the habits and usage5
I the blockade.
did you learn from Capt Chester
r Capt McCalla that several gun-
oats were reported az Cienfuegos~'
"A heard that IN Key West. II was
he general report there" replied the
fitness
What official Information and In
lructions did you get az Key West
ON the commander-in-ohiefy' asked
apt, Lemly.
GOT ORDERS TO PROCEED.
His orders, OF course, to proceed
ld the conversation | have detailed
ith him"
The witness said he thought be could
u why the department issued Its or
n regarding the protection of ships
ON land batteries when Capt Lemly
ljected. The court decided that they
d not care for this. The witness said
I was on board the New York as well
he could remember, al that Tine
ON a half 20 three-quariers OF an
,ur. Mr.. Hanna then read two dis
tches from the department., dated
ashlngton, May l6, regarding the re-
ried presence OF the Spanish feet
az Curacao. Capt. Lemly asked the
ncss II he was familiar with these
'patches when be had MS converse
N with Admiral sampson
Admiral sampson merely mentioned
em 90 me-" replied the Witness. Il
D not seen them"
apt. Lemly thcn took up the ques-
% Of naval regulations and asked the
.ness u he was familiar With them.
Yes" responded Admiral Schlcy.
PARAGRAPH 40 2e7.
apt Lemly then read 4 number o.
iclcs 81 The regulations, IN each case
ing the witness % be had con-
n with the terms of the paracraph.
nrst paragraph was 30. 26T and re-
res the c1mmander-iu-chief VIXEN
airing his feet or squadron 70 meet
enemy % communicate his general
ers instructions, private signals and
% other Information as vill enable
b so Gao as possible to understand
duty when IN action and al an other
IMPLIED WITH REGULATIONS
think complied with that" re-
q the witness
low and In what Manner asNe'
l. f.emly.
BY issuing general orders foi inc
u the Squadron. thr.r n
cu0ns and their Flvaie signals
BE- next article wa as folloas
lticle efs. He shsll. n possible. be-
Going into actiot communicate %
juniors IN connand hs private
as and other Information that VA
,rially assist ihen Il called Upon 10
else oommund.f
n REAiEMRER TO HAVE coA-
PLIED.
hat I do not remeinber 70 haFe
lied with. sall the witness
pt Lenly then read article sa-