Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-28
THE ADMIRAL Is BEING
CR0SS-EXA MINED

as having had with the admiral
Mr. Rayner asked Admiral Schley re-
garding the alleged conversation with
Admiral, then captain, Evans, on
July or S.
II did have conversation with him" !"
replied the witness, "but I do not re-
member whether it was on the >4th or
5th. / would say of Captain Evans, as
said Of all others, I do not believe he
would willingly misstate. I think his
recollection is at fault He did have a
conversation with me relating to
shooting the bow off of one of the tor
pedo boats and the stern off another
and of putting his helm starboard and
raking one ship, and then aport and
raking another. My recollection now
is that preliminarily he said to me: Did
you see Jack Philip start to run away?'
and I said No. that he was mistaken.
1t was the Brooklyn that made the
turn, and asked him if he did not see
the tactical necessity for it,
Rayner then called Schley's atten-
ton to the testimony Of Admiral Tay-
lor, who, as captain, commanded the
battleship Indiana during the battle
off Santiago, and Captain Dawson,
who commanded the marines on that
vessel, to the effect that the Brooklyn,
when she made the loop, went south
ward mile or mile and half.
II think they are entirely and abso-
lutely mistaken" replied the witness
'The Brooklyn did not pass southwark
of the line, except the distance, per-
haps, of her tactical diameter, which
surely was not greater than 600 yards
and from that time she steered her
course parallel to the Spaniards, and
do not think we We're over 1900 or 2,4O(
yards at any time from the Spanish
J. line say emphasically the Brooklyn
did not run south and any statement
+, to the contrary is mistake"
The admiral then, by permission Of
the court, reverted to his narrative o1
Friday and spoke of the hits made or
the Spanish squadron.
The Brooklyn, he testified, was the
only ship carrying 5-inch guns. The
record of the hits received by the ene'
my showed that S6 per cent of the hits
scored by the American fleet came
from those guns on the Brooklyn. The
Brooklyn received 30 of the AZ hits
from the Spanish fleet, or about 70 pei
cent.
With this statement .Schley conclud-
ed his direct testimony, and the judge
advocate then began cross-examina'
ton.
Schley was closely questioned as t.
who was present in the cabin of the
New York at Key West when he talk.
ed over the campaign with Admira
Sampson. Schley replied that Captain
Chadwick had been present part Of the
time.
"Did Admiral Sampson exhibit t.
YOU the instructions he had from thu
navy Department."
mo. He simply spoke of his conf
Dental instructions from the secretar!
of the navy"
The Judge advocate asked Schley /
he regarded as expeditions the journe!
of the squadron from Key West t.
Cienfuegos in view Of the instruction
to establish a blockade there with a
little delay as possible.
Cruising, ais he was, in squadro
against the current, Schley replied tina
he did.
Schley was asked why he did nc
personally communicate with Captai
McCalla when he met the Marblehea
on the way down. He replied he say
: an auxiliary coming down from tn
Marblehead to communicate with hin
1t was Captain McCalla's duty. If h
possessed important information,
communicate it.aYThe Judge advocat
asked the witness whether, betwee
1.-THE dates to which the court restricte
, the examination, he had, according
Article 271 Of the naval regulation
furnished each captain with a plan
battle.
, verbally. yes"
But not in writing?'
II did not think the regulations r
quired it."
Did you communicate to your cal
tains your confidential instruction
: from Admiral Sampson not to expo
!, your ships to the land batteries befo
the destruction of the Spanish fleet
!. II did not, because regarded the
as confidential"
Washington, Oct 2S.-In closing Il
D Testimony for today, Admiral Schl'
!, said he anticipated difficulties in cos
0 ling at Santiago and while these ala
lcultics had been encountered they hs
J, also heen overcome. He said he d
:, tached the Eagle from the squadrt
lbecause she was an impediment al
!, could not be carried along. He ga
: likewise he did not think 1t would
wise to detach the Vixen and Merf
J: mac from the fleet enroute to Santiag
J, He also defended his line of form
y tion on the cruise from Cienfuegos
the wisest possible one. Schley ga
c he had asked to have the golfers se
). Ito Genaives bay because he did n
!. believe that they would be able to co
a lin open sea. He said he never conter
!. plated taking more than one vessel
"a time away from the blockading In