The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-11
.LEMLY FALLS DOWN
,,c DISCREPANCY IN GOVERN
MENT TESTIMONY.
MESSAGE scHLEY NEVER GOT.
vs As IF THE TRUTH HAD
REEN TAMPERED WITH.


onder Switzerland as to Mess"se
T.ousmitted to schieS-hhe"'' d
-,.,d.n. who Wrote the Log, on
.ho Stand-LemIy Admits the rail-
the Evfdence-Lieut. Com
r Schuetze Admits signing
omciaI Chart Under Pressure AIT
Protesting Against Its lnaccu-
racy.
uoshington, Oct. 1O-Just before the
...,ov court of inquiry adjourned to-
sov Judge Advocate Lemly introduced
Tiaut 7. H. Holden, formerly watch
oaicer on the Scorpion, as a witness.
Yiout Holden signed the entry IN the
ccornion's log, giving the particulars
- tho receipts of a message for Com
r,odore Schley from the Eagle, whlch
that vessel had brought from Capt
Nccalla on May 10, 1898, when the n.y.
,ro souadron, then bound for Cienfue-
ros fell in with Capt. McCalla's sub
souadron. which had just left that port.
The government had sought to snow
.ho+ hv this message Commodore
Gahl
isb fleet was not in the harbor of Glen
fuegos. and Lieutenant Commander
southerland of the Eagle had testified
that he had megaphoned to the Scor-
nion that there were only torpedo
boat and several cannonieros in that
harbor. Capt Lemly told the court to-
dav that the log of the Scorpion did
not show the receipt of the message in
this form and that there not no evil
dence to show the delivery of the mes
sage to Commodore Schley.
Other witnesses to-day were Lieuten-
ant Commander w. H. Schuetze, who
served on the Iowa, and Lieut.. A. w.
Grant, who was on the Massachusetts,
who testified concerning the general
campaign on the flying squadron.
Lieut.. E. F. Leipner concluded his
testimony begun yesterday.
Capt. Lemly asked him concerning
the blockade of Santiago by Commo-
dore Schley. The witness said the YES
sells were lying in column from six to
night they steamed slowly back
and forth in front of the
harbor 500 yards apart. They were so
far out the witness said, that it was
impossible to distinguish points on the
shore or to determine where the shore
line met the water line.
Mr. Rayner called attention to the
fact that the log of the New Orleans
placed the distance of that vessel from
the Morrc at four and a half miles and
the witness said this was true.
Signed Report Under Protest.
Lieutenant Commander William H.
Schuetze, who was a member of the
board OF navigators which prepared the
official chart of the positions of the
vessels engaged in the battle of July
g. said he had not been satisfied with
the report.
q protested" he said, against the
signing of the report as being mac
curate, but l was finally persuaded to
do so by the senior member of the
board, Commander Wainwright, who
thought that was the best we could do,
even if we stayed there until dooms-
day and I signed it under protest. My
hrst objection was that the chart was
Inaccurate. That the position CT the
Iowa was plotted on this chart as CIV
ing her too much speed. Another OBJ
lection | had was the initial position
OF the Brooklyn when the Spaniards fell
the harbor. l contended that the
Brooklyn's position was too close to
tne mouth of the harbor. That she was
not in her regular position. She was
south of it."
Capt. Lemly: 81 want you to state
whether you saw the Texas?"
When | first saw the Texas she
was heading to the eastward or north
Soon afterward 1 noticed her again
and she was headed to the westward
and apparently lying dead in the wat
er | called Capt. Evans attention to
the TACT that she was in our way;
mat she was lying dead in the water
and cautioned the captain that we
would probably run into her if we kept
on the way we were heading. She was
then on our port bow. We were try
ing TO get close into the harbor and
steamed at first directly for the mouth
OF the harbor. AS the Spaniards turn
ed TO the westward we turned in the
same direction. and in this move we
were hindered by the Texas"
on examination, Mr.. Raynel
Questioned the witness in reference tC
The official chart.
Why did you not state This chart
wrong, and 1 will not sign it?''
Il did" ~
was Persuaded to Sign.
Then, why did you sign?"
because | was persuaded by the
OlHer witnesses of the board that thai
was was me best we could do, and they
wanted to come to an agreement. Thai
was a compromise"
!. Inen really this chart was signed
tor me purpose of coming to an agree
nIeht and not for the purpose
it?" any accurate ie'ui'''
The board was ordered to show ac
tuIate results, but it was an absolute
L"iipoSSlblllty to make a chart of tina
ru 'u showing accurate results. There
,Tas never a chart drawn of any bat
w IN the world that is correct
"neh the court reconvened aftel
luncheon Lieut.. Commander Schuetz'
,a'P ne mad seen no evidence of a dis
t0ol'Ioh on the part of Cervera s ship!
I'm any OF the American vessels
any the court: Was your position
~ ing the battle Of July 3rd such a!
enable YOU to observe clearly the
..slatlve positions and movements o
"e inherent ships?"
NO SIR. | never observed the rela
[o positions of all the ships on ac
NE vi the smoke and the attention
fight" e " our own snip III th'
hy ~ t. commander Grant was askeC
aI apt. Lemly concerning the block
",s "le Of Cenfuegos and he said ther,
batn. no directions giving an order o
srr,,'a, mere. but that there was upoi
CIsnfi,.a a signal from the flagship thu
hsd ssos was TO be blookaded. II,
OF rta ,he occasion Of the maneuve
AsrLn ne.ittuegos seen the Spanish earth
- lnere and the mn .fa ~ 80. ,tna