The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
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telegram sent by Admiral Schley to the de
partment July 10, saying in substance that
he did not desire TO assume entire credit
for the victory of July >, and that the vic
tory belonged to the fleet under the com
mand of Admiral Sampson. In reply to a
question from Captain Parker he said he
had taken this dispatch to Admiral Samp-
son, who stated that he was very glad
that 1 had sent it, and thought it was very
generous"
Who was generous?"
81, of course"
THE COURTS QUESTIONS.
The court then asked questions. while
off Cienfuegos could you see the shore to
the westward so distinctly as to form an
idea of the feasibility of making a landing
there?" was the first. The witness an
swered this question in the affirmative, and
in reply to the next question said he had
seen no fishermen or fishing boats on shore
with whom he could have communicated.
After a number of questions concerning
coaling the court asked: AS you We're
ordered to C~ienfuegos was 1T not your duty
to communicate direct with the senior OH
Ger leaving there?'
eff he had important information think
ii was his duty to communicate IT TO me.
IF you were governed in making the
retrograde movement by the motives you
have stated why did you send TO the de-
partment the dispatch of May q, 1898, which
you gave to Captain Cotton to send Ill
cipher from Kingston"
s'That is a very difficult question to an
swer."
Admiral Ramsay-You gave four motives
for the retrograde movement. These mo-
tives do not appear clear to me.
II telegraphed mainly regarding the Goa
supply because L imagined that would be
the most important motive. l do not know
that / gave the reasons for ii, but 1 die
in a subsequent dispatch to the department
stating that the movement to the westward
had hppn for a certain object
IF it was your intention on May 81 to
develop the Spanish shore batteries why
did you signal that you were going in with
the three ships-the Massachusetts, the
Iowa and the New Orleans-only TO fire on
the Colon?'
81 intended 20 use the large guns for that
purpose, expecting to make another signal
after boarding the Massachusetts, which
did-told the New Orleans to. fire at the
batteries with her small guns"
Replying to other questions Admiral
Schley said he thought some of the pro
~jectiles fired at the American fleet May 81
came from other ZOcapa hills. He was
satisfied that some of them from the forts
were from eight-inch guns; that the Merri-
mac had been required to use her own ma
chinery as soon as 1t was repaired, and that
the chief engineer of the squadron had ex-
planned to him the extent of the damage tC
the collier.
The last question of the court was as
follows: Where could the Spanish squad
ron have taken refuge if it had come out
of the harbor at Santiago and had steereC
to the southwark
1T could nave gone to Jamaica, but
should imagine that after having gone suffi.
GENTLY far TO evade me the Spanish fleet
would have skirted around to the west.
ward. knowing that Admiral Sampson had
left Havana for the east
Then, at 3:0S p. m, Admiral SchIev was
finally excused and at $40, there being nc
other witnesses present, the court ad.
| 1Ourned until Tomorrow.