Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

r the atrongebt vessBls OF tho Flying
Squadron to pursue effectively. A fail
ure 10 such onase for want OF coal
would have been Responsible matter.
This phase OF the defence is only one
part Of the argument 10 explain the
dubious moyements Of the squadron be-
cause Of the difficulty as to getting on
coal Among the data put in by the
government yesterday was chart and |
table OF distances showing the time 1t |
would have taken Sehley's fleet to go tc |
Mole st, Nicholas, Gonaiyes, Jamaica,
Kingston, Cape Cruz and other points
suggested by Secretary Long to gee into
favorable water to coal the fleet, The
defence accepted these figures of dis
tanoes at materially what they should
have shown themselves,
Their answer to this punt Ii that
when Secretary Long wanted Schley 10
90 from 100 to several hundred miles to
coal. 6chley really went but 81, there
coaled, and returned to Santiago.
Although he signaled he WINS going to
Key West, IL is Urged that he should
be judged by what he really did, and
not by what he might have thought he
would have to do.
Lieut.. Doyle was on the stand the
greater part OF the day. Before getting
| far with this witness, Mr.. RRynerbrought
| up the question once mere of testimony
bearing on the mannOr OF Admiral
| Sampson's conducting the campaign at
Santiago. He announced that for the
| present hs should abide by the ruling
made by the court just before adjourn
ment Wednesday, but before the case
was concluded he should submit
| series of questions for examination by
the judge advocate, and to he passed
on by the court, 1t lie understood that
list Of questions will be presented when
i Capt Chadwick is brought on the
stand. The defence desires to get the
ruling of the court ut that time, be-
cause Capt. Chadwick is regarded as
one of the must important witnesses
against Sohley, and as he was in COM
mhnd Of the New York, Sampson g flag
ship, it would be q precarious businesn
to ask him almost any question without
risk OF infringement OF the rule laid
down by the court.
The most important fact brought out
in the examination of Lieut.. boy Q
came 10 answer to a question from Ad
miral Dewey. Doyle had stated that
the Iowa was at one time in the fight
ordered to fire her l3-Inch guns. and
Admiral Dewey asked quickly who gave
the order. Lieut.. Doyle said that the
order was given by Admiral Schley. lie
also told Of other signaled orders that
were from time tic time given from the
flagship. The statement made some
stir, as 1t has beeu testified by several
witnesses that Schley did not assume
the prerogatives of commander. In :
chief during the battle. and Admiral
Dewey seems to have desired to get
light on the point,
An effort by the defence to get from
the witness some recollection OF the
. smoke seen the day before the Spanish
ships came out, and the fact that word
was sent BY Schley to Sampson that he
thought they were getting ready to sal
out the next day, iniled. The judge
advocate objected to the question, but
the court allowed IL. Capt Parker al
this point exposed himself to SHARP
fire from the government counsel by
demanding wide oren inquiry which
should let Ia everything bearing on the
whole series OF operations in tho cam
, paign.
Mr.. Rayner found justification fol
D his smoke question under the first
charge in the precept, which alluded
9 to Schley's conduct during the cam
: paign, and he thought that II Schley
saw the smoke and reported it to Samp
son IL showed what hrs conduct was.
This was probably the view of the
court, for the question was declared by
Admiral Dewey to be admissible,
Lieut.. Doyle made an important ex
2 PLANTATION Of the Brooklyn's "loop" Il
q q question by Capt. Lemly. lie suit
I that the mix-up to which he referred
3 Wednesday rs imminent Just hefcri
2 the turn began was not mix-up OF thu
i Brooklyn aud the other ships Of thu
Q Flying Squadron, but between III,
! Brooklyn and the Spanish ships.
An amusing incident Of the morning
session was the absence by some mis-
Q understanding of all three oil the ollicia
Q stenographors. Admiral Dewey did no
Q know where to send for them, an,
finally, after u short wait, he aske,
:, Secretary Lieut. Crawford to act n
l. stenographer, which he did for half al
hour. Although not accustomed to th
u work Of court reporter Mr.. Crawfor
y kept up with tho remarks Of attorney
'e aud the witness until the reguia
q stenographer arrived.
J. Washington, Oct, 4.--Ths Schlo
= Court of Inquiry began ita proceeding
today with the recall Of witnesses VII
- were on the stand yesterday, anu aftt
10 they had corrected their precious t Ell
OF mony and made Ruch additions therei
O. rs suggested themselves they were .,
r cused and new witresses were Intro
le duced. N.r
IS The list OF available witnesses for II
er day included Capt. Ramond R. Rodger
who was executive officer OF tho Tow
during the Santiago campaign, Epsip
e. tnow lieutenant) NJ. /, Bristol, wi
be was watch and division officer On ii
he Texas and officer on the dsrk Of til,
to vessel when the Spanish ships o1me q
III Of the Santiago narbor, LisnteDan
on Commander Albion u. Hodgson, wi
be was navigator ON the Brooklyn az
ed whose testimony has been looked TO
Id ward to with much interest because
,rs his correspondence with Admir-
schley, and Lieut.. q. W. Dyson Of Il
as Bureau Of Steam Navigation.
srt Capt. Dawson Of the Marine Corp
to who was on the stand yesterday, "
to called to correct the official copy OF
nd testimony. He said that while he hl
OF not seen the Brooklyn swing with sta
om board helm be was sure that she did
Jal swing.
ur- Lieut.. Dyson, who was on the stal
yesterday when the court adjourne
nd was then RECALLED. He had added
ng his coal history Of the feet informant
,he as to how long the supply Of coal
Ter hand May 26th would have held o
'zu under forced drAught. The informati
read by Judge Advocate Lemly. L
r a witness also read the same informant
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