The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-01

Have soaled Ne nert Made To De-
strey batteries at trepfuegos The
HIoessade Of santiago Described IN
LOOP Made ~ the sroekiyn - Seen
rrosa the ~sswa--.@rhe BrsesIyn.' We
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recti, I'm Front Of the Texas'-Ns
Enert Made 10 Desire, the Colon
When she "a, In the Mouth Of santiago
uarser Capt. Jew I'll Con,radicis
schsss -Wesrtmac's Captain c-uHe
W%AsHIsoroS. Sept. S.-A number OF
statements made by Rear Admiral schley
In official communications were contra
dicted to-day by naval officers who APP
pear~d a. witnesses before the Court OF
Inquiry which N investigating the con
due, ~ Admiral Schley In the spanish
American War. The most interesting OF
these Witnesses vas Rear Admiral Evans,
who commanded the Iowa during hat
conflict. He not only made damaging
statements against Admiral Schley In
regard to the slow progress of the Flying
Squadron toward Santiago. the ~retrograde
movement, toward hey West and the at
tack on the spanish cruiser Colon by three
Of Schlev's shiJ- ON Nav n. isS. but his
testimony suggested the new charge that
the famous bop 81 the Brooklyn. Adj
miral Schlev's nag,hip. in ia" engagement
withsCsrv-ra's feet endangered the low
~ we'll ~ the Texas.
Admiral Evans and Commander Miller.
whn WA Captain ~ the collier McrriCSSc.
both agr~od that the difficulties Of coal
ing Experienced by the FLYING squadron.
..t,, q. AL ,s,ppfpg away ffpm Santiago.
o., forth bv Admiral Schlev In official com
nunicat,on- to m. senate Naval Com
mittee and tho SECRETARY ~ tho Navy,
were no, apparent to them To enable
a better understanding Of their testimony
a. Thu, regart som" extracts from these
Communicate tons are given.
For the two DAYS spent hy III" FLYING
Squadron at Cienfnego~. Admiral Schley
wrote 10 the senate COMMITTEES The winds
we're fresh, with rolling -'as, and after
sailing ,hercr for Santiago on Nav "a
.The sea became so rough thai ia" smaller
craft were endangered and Two or thr,-c
tilnes- tho squadron had TO stop to make
minor repair To- he culhcr. on Saniiagu
thirty mile- m. Admiral Evans said ~"
cpl,.r ls~ame Disabled and IL wa n"ccs-
saw io have her taken in tow and this
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fueso- on Nav - and -. thai there were
squalls ON the night OF the 2+th and that
the 2Mh was ~qually With a long -sa. that
on the night of the goth. when The squad
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