Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-30
Still UNDER CROSS FIRE
Cross Examination of Rear Admiral
Z. Schley at the Court Of Inquiry
: .!tFE: ,'& Not Completed. -.
Lenly Is Very Searching and Asks
Numerous Questions Regarding
Blockade of Santiago. 3D..
Retrograde Movement Taken Up and
Admiral Schley Is Asked to
Give an Explanation.

.Washin gton, Oct. 3O.-JuGge Advo-
cate LemIy lcct no time in beginning
his interrog2tions Of Admiral Schley
after the Schley court OF inquiry con-
vened at IL oHclock, The first question
Of the slage advocate was in relation
With Admiral Schley's examination in
chief in regard to the meeting with the
Eagle after the flying squadron left
Key West. Admiral Schley, in answer
to questions, replied that the Eagle re-
ported no news.
The judge advocate then jumped to
Cienfuegos, examining him upon his
statement that upon the arrival of the
squadron there the Scorpion was sent
in as a picket boat and asked him to
reconcile that statement with Che en-
try in the log of the Scorpion to the
effect that from midnight to 4 a. m.
"drifted in company wish the fleet for
the remainder of the hwatch."
The admiral explained that that en-
try. did not necessarily mean that the
Scorpion was absolutely in touch with
the fleet. AS he recalled it, all the
ships were drifting
"Did you regard her under these cir
cumstanoes as a picket boat?" 49,
II did. She was drifting in-shore. -
"How far inside?"
''That would be a guess, perhaps a
mile"
Captain Lemly then asked a num-
ber of questions regarding the block
ade of Cienfuegos, but no new facts
We're brought out. z.g
Captain Lemly then called the ad-
miral's attention to the log Of the
Brooklyn May "a and asked him
whether these entries in the log did
not show that the ships steamed both
in and out. =.
YES" replied the witness, "btt as
the entries do not show the speed, it
Is impossible to tell the distance. We
usually steamed as slowly as possible;
simply kept steerage way
!, Would Have Knocked Them Out. :,
"Had Cervera's fleet appeared dur
ing the nights you were at Cienfuegos,
either coming out or coming in from
seaward, what, under your instruc-
tfons, would your feet have done?"
knocked them OUT CA. stir in
court). VII -
What were your instructions?''
>, ''To follow the .f1ag-instruction
given at Hampton Roads,"
II 4 What were your written instrue-
tions?'' E s-s. ~ .. p. ~.
4. .'"There were none do not consid-
er that the regulations required writ
ten Instructions: J5& IN
4 isn't it the unwritten law at sea in
the navy that the vessels in squadron
shall follow the1fag?" t y
: 80 Yes. except under certain circum-
stances '%|'3,'
4 a = What circumstance" .-s..
4 well, a vessel might see one of the
Henemy's ships drop out and follow to
attack her. That might be one of the
circumstances Y -@ s.. ...-,""
G &t.But the rule is$to follow the flag?"
# #ssS cit isl j n. s':, .3?,
s#@ Captain Lemly called the attention
1 of the witness to the fact that in his
4 former testimony he + had said that
lieutenant Y God had reported him
as speaking disrespe ectfully of Admiral
L /: Sam pson, calling him captain.
The admiral replied that he might
and upon referring to the court record
he said It was true That Wood had not
& sotestifed. .5SS S ~
4 Il The admiral was again questioned
concerning the return Of his papers to
the navy dapartme ent. E ls:.. . =: - a. = I
,zG !. All my papers, y " he replied yewere
! packed Ia q box and SO far as T know
not a singI one, was leftSexeept some
I Dear Schley'' letter, which was put in
an envelope and retained: < ss3. q. a. %=* .%
ss55ss The Blockade of Santiago. II, M, /,
s Referring to the. blockade Of Santi-
ago Captain LeIi1y asked the witness
why he had sent a dispatch to Admiral
. Sampson that on account OF short
Aeoal supply cannot blockade them (the
8Spaniards) } III Santia go. .ss5 H s{ S5S
81 meant that If we could not have
coaled of Santiago we could not have
stayed there. lyi 5 ss3
Did You state that condi dition ?', n,
IL did not state that condi ition.
Z + That was the impre ression In my mind. e
hat did you naean BY the report
III shall not be able to remain of that
port (Santiago1 on account OF general
shortage OF coal supply ~,
sX 81 think all the vessels were more
I or less short Of their conpl element and
5consld derIng the fact thar they ought.
TO be fit fol. any seryi iee and for every
service and that Id arriving or the
port we ought to be more than half or.
three quarters full. (.
Captain Lsraly sked the admiral to-
point out the signals OF the Massac1ll-
setts and Texas showing sOdcituda
shout coal and 10 include the Iowa
III response Admiral Schley said
that when the lowe arrived at Cienfues
4 gos she only had about half her coal
supply aboard and almost her .flrst re-