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of the 18th. In reply to Questions, he
said that the Massachusetts had at that
time taken on about 1870 tons of COAL but
that as the weather was rough, this was
done with difficulty.
The witness also told of the fleet leav-
ing Santiago for Key West on the night
of it's arrival at the former place, and
of how, after steaming westward for
some time, the vessels all, in response
to Commodore Schley's signals, returned
and steamed to within two or three
miles of the mouth of the harbor
What happened to cause the decision
to return to Key West?" the witness
was asked
81 don't know, was the reply
What was the condition of the
weather at the time for coaling at sea?''
1T was not impossible to coal,
think
did you have any conference. with
the commanding officer in regard to re-
turning to Santiago after you had gotten
on the way to Key West?'
None. We acted under general orders.
All we did was to follow the signals of
the flagship-the signals of the comman-
der-in-chief.''
COLON IN PLAIN SIGHT.
Speaking of the conditions when San
uago harbor was again reached, the ad-
m1ral said he could see we'll into the
harbor, and that he saw the Spanish ship
Colon lying in the outer harbor He did
not remember seeing other vessels but
the Colon was then 10000 yards beyond
MORO castle. The vessel had lain there
until she was fired upon, which was done
on May 81, and had then retired.
Describing this Pnpa
Higginson said it was on the day before
the day of the arrival of reinforcement
10 Admiral Sampson. He said that Adj
mlral Schley had come aboard, and said
that he wanted to go in and fire ON
the Colon
SO we went in and fired on her. con-
tlnued the witness. He said the shots fell
short of the Colon and that the Spanish
shore batteries had in turn fired at the
bombarding Ships
In reply to questions as to what had
been accomplished by the bombardment,
the witness replied that it had served to
draw the fire of the Spanish shore bat
terry and to give an idea of what it was
composed of.
What idea did you get of it's COMPOST
tion?'
81 didn't think it amounted to any
thing
Where was Admiral Schley during the
bombardment?''
AT one time he was with me in the
coming tower, but most of the time he
was on the outside of it. L was near
him most of the time.''
Describe the admirars manner in this
engageme MT
II hardly know how to answer that
question, except to say that his manner
was that of commander-in-chief.'
The judge advocate then asked: What
=,
that engagement make upon you?
Mr.. Raynor, of counsel for Schley, OBJ
jected to this question and after some
contention the question was withdrawn.
Judge Advocate Lemly stated before
withdrawing the question that he con-
Sidered the point as embraced in the pre-
cept and said that while the task was
diSagreeable one, he considered it his
duty to press it and intimated that he
would do so at another time.
s'Why did you not go in and destroy
the Colon in the engagement of May 81 ?''
Judge Advocate Lemly asked the witness.
Because we were not ordered to do
So" replied the witness.
COULD HAVE DESTROYED HER.
Later on the witness volunteered the
statement, 81 think the Colon could have
been destroyed where she lay at anchor
that day.
AuIlHdl f11SS1nSOn stated IN reply TO
questions from Capt. Lemly that there
were no written orders and so far as he
could recall the only verbal orders were
to 'go in
The judge advocate then offered Adj
miral Higginson's report of the 9Th of
August, saying the report had been made
in line of duty. Judge Wilson, of coun-
sci for Admiral Schley, said no obJec-
ton would be made, but that counsel for
the applicant did not desire the unobject-
ed acceptance of the report to operate as
a precedent.
Capt. Lemly announced that he had no
further questions to ask of Admiral Hig-
ginson and counsel for Admiral Schley
stated they had no questions to put. 1t
was then stated by Capt Lemly that the
court had some questions of it's own to
ask.
They were written and the first was
concerning the elevation of the guns dur
ing the bombardment of the Colon on
May 81. The reply was that at first they
were 1880 feet and latterly 5000 feet. The
next question was whether there was
any place of shelter near Santiago where
the flying squadron could have coaled
after its arrival at Santiago?"
Admiral Higginson replied that Guam
tanamo was only forty miles to the east.
The third question, coming as it did
from the court created something of a
ply. The question was: WAS every effort
made by Admiral Schley to destroy or
capture the Spanish steamer Colon as
she lay at anchor In the harboF at Santi-
ago between the 9th and 31st of May?'
SCHLEY'S COUNSEL OBJECTS.
"Object," Object" Object" came
from each of Admiral Schley's counsel,
but before a halt could be called the wit
ness had replied: mo, 1 don't think it
was"
The question and the reply led to a
legal controversy. Judge Wilson and Mr..
Rayner both gave reasons for their OBJ
jections They contended that the ques-
ton called for the opinion of the wit
ness whereas only facts were admis-
sible
Judge Rayner asked, May I ask the
court if, according to the method of pro-
cedure here the court has ruled that we
are not at liberty to object to any ques-
ton at all that may be asked?"
To this Admiral Dewey replied: While
this court Is ordered to investigate ell