The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-29
SCHLEY WAS CALM.
INCLUDED PROM FIRST PACED

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
confined to between May 10 and June l,
relating to the organization, management
and control of that squadron when he was
actually cOmmander-in-chief."
The admiral piled with questions I'M
til recess. but there was no important va
Rance with previous testimony. After
luncheon the witness was closely questioned
about the time of the receipt of the Dear
Schley' letter, which the admiral declared
was received May y, according to his best
recollection.
But in your letter to the Senate you
said that this letter came to you on the
2Sd, and confused the situation"
THAT is a fact" a
but if it came on the 22d?'
LAS l have stated before, l wrote the
communication to the Senate from mem
DRY. The point was that at that time L
had not received order No. s..
The judge advocate then called the atten-
ton Of the witness to his statement that
when he saw the signals at Cienfuegos he
did not understand them, and asked why
he made the statement.
Because Admiral Sampson had stated to
me unqualifedly that as soon as he got the
situation better in hand he would advise
me"
A CONDITIONAL ORDER.
Captain Lemly then asked questions
about the cruise of the squadron from Key
West. especially in the delay of the move
ments of the ships. Next he Intercepted
the admiral as to the orders carried by the
Hawk He remembered dispatch No. dis
tinctly
when you received that order why did
you not proceed to Santiago?"
Simply because the order was condition
al. When L became satisfied that the feet
was not at Cienfuegos L was directed TO
proceed to Santiago"
Captain Lemly called Admiral Schley's at
tention to his (Schley's) letter to Admiral
Sampson, dated off Cienfuegos May %, and
reading: Sir, in reply TO your letter No. 5,
l would state that am by no means salts
fled the Spanish squadron is not in Glen
fuegOs. The large amount of smoke seen
in the harbor would indicate the presence
OF a number of vessels, and under such
circumstances it would seem TO be extreme
| ly unwise to chase up a probability at San
tiago reported by way of Havana, ano 10
doubt Is ruse."
Does that contain all your reasons for
not proceeding when you received this last
dispatch from Admiral SAMPSON
Yes. L may have had other reasons, but
L do not now recall them.
The Adula incident was gone over al
! length. Then Captain Lemly asked: when
! Captain McCalla gave you the information
with regard to the Spanish fleet hot being
| in CienfuegOs, did you determine 10 leave
| for Santiago that day?'
Il think L did. That is my impression.
| L remember To have sent a dispatch in
! which / said that L might leave IN the
| morning. ] had in view at that time the
return of the Scorpion, which l had Sc t
east, feeling that she might bring me some
| necessary information"
Here is your letter of May "a, in which
| you say: Have ascertained from the an
| surgents that the Spanish fleet IS not In
| this port. AS il is not found practicable 10
| coal the Texas here L shall proceed to-mor-
| row for Santiago, being embarrassed by the
| TeXas's short coal supply and our lnablllty
to coal I'm the open sea- That Is correct
| is il not?"
Yes, I said that
! "In a dispatch you sent TO COMMANDER
| Remey you say, L shall move eastward 10
morrow, as is indicated in letter TO COM
| modOre Remy for the secretary OF the nav,
| so you will know my whereabouts uuii"s
| the next week
That's right. I recollect that
! Closing his testimony for the day Auiii! al
| Schley said he had anticipated uiihSu -
/ in coaling at Santiago. ana Mhlie tnesy
| difficulties had been encountered lhey hau
| also been overcome. He said ne had 9e-
tached the Eagle from the squadron pc
! cause she was an impeachment ana cVulu
| not be carried along. He said likewise that
/ he didn't think it would be wise 10 detacn
/ the Vixen and Merrimac from the meet en-
route TO Santiago. He also DEFENDED MS
| line of formation on the cruise from ZEN
| fuegos as the wisest possible one Admlral
i Schley said that he had asked 10 nave
| Golfers sent TO GOnaives because ne did
| not believe they would be able 10 coal In
! the open sea. He said he had never con-
! templated taking more than one vessel at
/ time away from the blockadlng line Inc
court then adjourned for the day.