New-York tribune., 1901-11-07

Schley still further confirmed In the peef thdt
Cervera in Cienfuesos.
II want to say right here" continued Mr. Ray
ner that as brave a man Mccana is and as
daring and fearless soul as he is, he never pre-
tended to land any boats on the Cuban coast anu
he around there eight days. This is not crlu-
cism Of him, but to show that you are cr''iclsiis
one man for not doing what another man never at
tempted to do"
SARCASM FOR SWITZERLAND
Mr.. Rayner next devoted his attention TO ire
message delivered by the Eagle TO Commodore
Schley when the latter was on the way Glen
fuegos and met Captain McCalIa's sub-squadron
returning to Key West Telling of the landing Of
the Scorpion to intercept the Eagle, he said;
Where is the nlegaphone message Of Commander
southerland? Is It still In the megaphone m " aEh II
bean? southerand must either have gotten at al Ine Jn
etrun7ent was like the stadineer and was not cor
rect recording sound for distance OF more tHa b
SEQ pion did receive and which has been sent to Us
by csmmandeF Mark from the aap in fhs
vicinity OF Cienfuegosc oh no; That sigma! cooe
On On no pe' Thsse were al mysteries that i was
proper to communicate TO the comm@anqeTb @ bd 90 f
upon his listening and anxious ear. NO news t ot
ba ee rseleiYad and with it tie Eagle and her mega
phone her way rejoicing; and the 5 Maroie e.
ebe e a spfa Kew on w ef R M fofdund
in the bosom of her fearless commander
Mr.. Rayner referred to the testimony OF Lieuten-
ant Hold. which he said he did not like lie
thought that the lieutenant had put himself IN Il
place in which II was impossible for him to extri-
cate himself. because he had condemned the com
rnandel in chief more severely than he had crtti-
cised Admiral Schley. He could not believe what
the lieutenant had said concerning the messages
written and verbal. which he had carried to Com
modore Schley from Admiral Sampson. 1t was in
conceivable that the commander in chief would
give him dispatch outlining his uncertainty as to
the presence OF the Spanards at Cienfuegos and at
the same time would give the lieutenant verbal
message saying he positive that they were
there. Without impugning any officer of the Amer
lean feet. Mr.. Rayner declared that Admiral Schley
was the victim of unfortunate combination OF
circumstances that left him in total darkness as
TO the location Of the Spanish feet.
CoALING AND THE RECONNAISSANCE.
Concerning the question OF coaling at sea, Mr.
Rayner read the testimony OF several witnesses to
prove the great difficulties such a task involved
He said that all they wanted to prove was that
Admiral Schley honest when he informed the
department of his increasing anxiety regarding the
coal supply. and that he acted according to the
dictates of his conscience The question was
not how long the fleet could have remained off San
tago on blockade. but what the fleet could have
done had the Spaniards out. He was pre-
pared TO prove that one ship could have fol-
lowed the Spanards six hours and have enough
coal left return to Key West
Coming to the reconnaissance Of May 81, Mr..
Rayner contended that it had been Commodore
Schleys chief intention develop the Spanish
land batteries and IN this he said. he had been
eminentIy successful. He declared that the man
who was in command such time should have
great discretion for he must necessarily know more
OF the situation than the men who make out battle
plans at home charts with compass and lead
pencils and direct other people thousands OF miles
away how TO fight battle,
Mr. Rayner referred ssrcastfcaly to the testi-
mony of Lieutenant Bristol saying:
His vision was divine inspirati ton sextants and
urements and photographic plates were all dim and
obscure in comparison with the miraculous US power
the entire of Cienfuegos and Santiago with
e e9oerfs With accuracy
had measured the heights OF Moro Castle ; ana
feet when they encountered Brlstols miraculous
eye.
SIMPSONS INTERVIEW WITH SCHLEY-
Mr. Rayner next considered Admiral SIMPSONS
Interview with commander OF the Flying Squad
ron especially referring to Admiral Schleys testt
naony relative TO the directions OF Admiral Samp-
son regarding attacks land batteries. He also
referred to Captain Chad~ick's testimony, and said
that Admiral Schley's statement being affirmative
was much more entitled to credence than Captain
Chadwick's which was negative. He SAID captain
Chadwick had given testimony as to only one state
noent made in that interview. which could have
been uttered in thirty seconds. while Chadwick
himself had admitted that the interview lasted
nearly twenty-five minutes. and Admiral Schley had
placed the time at three-quarters OF an hour He
thought that Captain Chadwick had been forget
full but that no charge could be made against him
on that point. Admiral Schley, however who had
given positive testimony. would be guilty OF perjury
if his statement was not true "Tney must nave
talked about something he said, land what would
they be more likely have discussed than the guns
On the south coast OF Cuba. Whlther commodore
Schley then boundg
Mr. Rayner contended that there was no ground
for censure In connection with AdTnlral Schiey
conduct in the affair of May 81. He had done no
more than to exercise the discretion allowed to a
comma nder- -in-chief under such circumstances
Returning the blockade Of Cenfuegos Mr
RAvner said Captain McCaIIs had admitted on the
stand that he himself had disobeyed orders IN not
leaving the Eagle off that port when he started for
Kew West He did mean TO criticise Captain
McCalla. but if he to be censured for dis
obedience of orders why should Admiral Schey be?
THE RETRoGRADE MOVEMENT.
Mr. Rayner then came to Specification No. g. re-
lating to the withdrawal of the Flying Squadron
from off Santiago night. The evidence had
shown he said. that there was nothing in that
charge. He said that Captain Harber was the
only witness who had testified that the Santiago
blockade not success.
Had / reflected for a moment, he continued,
.'thst Captain Harber had just arrived from the
CAV festivities of Continental capital, l would
have treated him with far greater Difference. /
would have modelled my style according to the
manners Of the best Partisan court. and would
have greeted him with the foreign accent and
graceful gestures that due to any one who has
been suddenly transferred from the deck of
American ship to the elegant and fashionable
circles Of European diplomacy"
The court at this point took its usual recess.
THE BRooKLYN's LOOP.
After recess Mr.. Rayner discussed the ninth
specification which dealt with the loop of the
Brooklyn on July and the possibility of collision
WITH tts Texas Mr.. Rayner said he stood on the