The San Francisco call., 1901-10-19
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEYS CONDUCT IN BATTLE
SUCH AS TO INSPIRE HIS SUBORDINATES

nor questioned witness with view of elicit
ing exact Information as to the time OF tn the
the Spanish fleet was not in Cienfuegos. In
| reply Lieutenant Wells said:
1T was during the afternoon. some time, I
should say, about $3.50 o clock"
What was the time between the receipt of
this message and the time you set sail for
Santiago?'
I'VE prepared several letters or dispatches to
Admiral SAMPSON, 1 believe. and to the de-
they were finished the Dupont left some time
along about 7 o'clock. 1t was shortly after
that that the squadron stood out to south
Signals in the Squadron.
do you remember any Ardois signals made
in the squadron after the departure from Glen
There were some I remember their . being h
made but 1 cannot exactly say what they
Were
.''Have you any recollection how far off shore
the f6 xon WAS when tnese
well, the squadron's general distance was
off shore about three or four miles and We
stood to the southwark about eight miles, L
should say. We were twelve or fifteen miles
When did you first distinctly find out where
the Spanish squadron was?
when we saw the Colon at the entrance to
the harbor of Santiago on the morning OF the
DO you know, from your own knowledge.
about the difficulty of coaling the Texas on
May 27 and Is
II recollect that there a signal. which
the subject of some conversation, relative
to the fact that the collier and Texas had both
suffered from injury at that time and, later, a
day or so, l remember seeing on the ships side
evidences of some repairs being made, in the
nature of red lead and touching up
DO you know whether any report was made
to Commodore Schley at the time OF the recon
noissance of the fact that the ship was not on
the range that had been determined on? What
was the range determined ong'
Seven thousand yards or 1880 yards When
Potts reported to Captain Higginson that the
ship was about that range
WAS any report made to yourself about that.
that she was not on that range?
mo, sir
Or afterward?'
mo, SIR"
did you hear Commodore schley say at any
noissance?''
NO sir; 1 do not recall any such remark
What have You to say in reference to
statement that he took refuge behind or on the
lee side of the. coming tower during the time
hciently to enable to, speak that%
II was in his immediate vicinity during the
entire reconnaissance and l recollect that he
behind the coming tower He was at different
points about the coming tower in the turret,
one side or the other, quite indiferently, ap-
parently."
Have you a personal recollection of any sig
nal Don't go In any closer without consulting
IT do not see how such a signal could have
been made"
At this point Raynor stated to the court that
he desired to interrogate Wells with reference
to the battle of July 8, but that, the hour of
adjournment was approaching, he would not
have time to conclude his examination Of the
witness upon this branch of the inquiry. He
therefore asked to be allowed to postpone fur
ther questioning until the next session of the
the court until next Monday. Both requests
were granted and the court adjourned until II
o'clock Monday next.