The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-12
SIMPSONS CHIEF
OF STAFF SPEAKS
Why SchIey Knew Nothing
Of Signal Code.
McrhIlA tn TFII HIM
McCALLA TO TELL HIM
No Dispatch Was Sent and McCalls
Arrived Too Late
CHADWICK LAST WITNESS OF THE DAY
He Was Under Cross Examination by Rayner
When The Court Adjourned. five Other
Witnesses Testified Before the
Court Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Oct. 11.-Captain E. F.
Chadwick, who was in command OF Ad-
miral Simpsons flagship, the New York,
and who was also chief Of the Admiral's
staff during the war with Spain, testified
before the Schley Naval Court for
short time this afternoon. He was the
last witness called, and when the court
adjourned was still under cross-examina-
tion by Mr.. Rayner, who stated that he
had only few more questions to ask him.
tain Chadwick's appearance because of
MS close relationship to the commander
in-chief of the North Atlantic Squadron
Captain ChadwickS testimony related
very largely to dispatches sent by Ad-
miral Sampson to Commodore Schley
while the latter lay off Cienfuegos in May,
1898, and to the code of signals agreed
upon between Captain McCalla of the
Marblehead and the Cuban forces operat-
ing near Cienfuegos. He said this code
had not been sent to Commodore Schley
by dispatch because Captain McCalla had
expected to join the Commodore immed-
lately and communicate the code to him.
Captain Chadwick said he had not APP
proved Admiral Simpsons dispatch OF
May 2S, congratulating Commodore
Schley on his accomplishments to that
date.
Five ether new witnesses were heard
during the day, two of them being Off
GERS of the New York. One of these was
Lieut.. G. G. Marsh, the flag secretary OF
Admiral Sampson who testified concern
ing dispatches to Commodore Schley, and
the other was the ships flag lieutenant,
Lieut.. E. L. Bennett. Lieut.. Theodore G..
Dewey nephew of Admiral Dewey, who
served on the Massachusetts. Lieut. Adel-
bert Althouse, also of the Massachusetts,,
and Lieut.. Francis Boughler, who served
on the Marblehead were the other wit
nesses of the day.
TAYLOR CROSS QUESTIONEDs
Among the witnesses called early ip the
day for the purpose of correcting carly
testimony was Admiral H. c. Taylor
While he was on the stand, he was
questioned as to whether he had re-
ceived information that the Spaniards
were coming out of the harbor at San
tiago before they made their appearance
on the morning of July 3. The question
was asked by Capt. Lemly and the answer
was
None whatever"
Mr.. Rayner: "You did not get mes
sage from the Vixen in reference to
smoke coming out of the harbor?"
None"
Captain Parker: "Your attention was
not called to smoker"
mot at all, sir
do you remember anybody on your
vessel who did observe smoke and re-
ported it to your"
Il do not remember"
Lieutenant Adelbert A1thouse, former
ly watch and division officer on the bat
tleship Massachusetts, Haid that at Glen
fuego5 the vessels lay six to ten miles
out at night, going nearer in the day
time.
Lieutenant Althouse said that on the
day of the bombardment of the Colon he
had been in charge of the S-inch turret
OF the Massachusetts,.
ORDERED TO SINK THE COLON.
Asked what was developed as to the
strength of the Land batteries by this
reconnaissance, he said that to his min5
"
reply to a question as to whether he had
made any notes concerning the engage
ment he replied, mo, 1 went under in
structions to sink the Colon.'
His orders had been to direct his fire
at that vessel.
Captain Lemly introduced as evidence
the report made by Commodore Schley to
the Secretary of the Navy of the engage
ment of May 81. In one of these dated
June 8, Commodore Schley said: Recon
noissance was intended principally to in
jure and destroy the Colon. The fire was
returned without delay by the heavy bat
tcries TO the east and to t le west en-
trance, large calitre, long range; recon
nCissance developing satisfs Ctorily the
presence of the Spanish squ dron lying
behind island near inner fut as they
fred over hill at random. Quite satisfied
the Spanish fleet was there.
Lieutenant p. G. Dewey, nephew of Ad-
miral Dewey, who was watch officer on
the Massachusetts was the next. witness
He placed the distance of the blOckading
line under Commodore Schley from the
mouth of Santiago harbor at f.-Om five
to eight miles. the distance beir about
the same day and night. There was, he
said, no particular formation of he ves-
sells.
NO ORDERS TO ATTACK.
Captain Lemly: when you were at the