The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26

telling.
Capt. I~mly then read the despatch
and u Wa placed Ia evidence ~ was
20 this despatch presumably that Admiral
Schley seat the rc-rous" thai ne cocli
not obey the Departments orders, although
he had stnven earnestly. and was obhgc
TO return To Key West for coal
Continuing his c~xamlnation Capt. bemly
asked Admiral Cotton could not the
squadron and also the Harvard have ooalei
from the M-rIimac on Nav ~
The Harvard could have coalrd on
some part - that DAY from the Merrimac,
Wa The answer.
This testimony had n rearing on Adj
mlrL SchlHy'- despatch - the NAVY De
partner, hat It wa too rough 20 coal
scHLKY's -cAS'T ohEY' DESPATCH
Admiral Cotton. after examining for n
hong time a paper handed him bv III" Iutgo
Advocate. identified u a the despatch
haniod 20 him by Admiral Sghley on fh'
Brooklyn on Nay .. 60 b" taken {, KING
ton. Jamaica. Tor transmission 10y tele-
graph 20 tho Navy Department. Then
Capt. I.enlv handed the witue-. the ohi'ial
press copy book Of The Brooklyn for mo
period including MAY q. and admiral
Cotton Identified In ~ a copy u the de
spatch he transmitted.
The Judge Advocate asked 70 have thus
despatch embodied IT, the record AMI
-tartei to read II. tut Mr. Rayuor 81 Admiral
Schlsv's counsel interrupted lin 10 call
atteutiou. he said. 20 tho dlrerencs,s Ia tha'
daNpairh and the same despatch ~ printed
In the Ar eudiK To- ne Bureau Of NaNtga-
tons report for 10 containing ohi'ial
communicates fuI a." period - H." Wu
MIR I,ayuor said hat hi, wa- an important
point A. II cam" within 'he scope 20 that
part 81 The Prtccut - the Court Using the
phrase -dispheiiencc 81 orders, with re-
%ssersat =" N''" e''
one text - the despatch Is IN tho original
English ~ clsimesi a. have been prepared
hy Admiral Sch!ey on the BROOKLYN. ant tho
other Is la the Navy Departments English
translation Of II from the cipher after it,
t~rankuission by ~ielcgrsI j Admiral
Schlcy's press copy book shows That Ice
wrote the despatch before IL var plac',i ia
cipher and Il u how printed Tor tho first
time
THE DESPATCH As scfLEY WROTE IT
.Reccived despatch u May 20, delivered
by Harvard Of Santiago de Cuba M"r-
riuac'- engine j. dlsa Died and she l. help
l.~-. am obliged 20 have her tuw"i 60 krv
West Have been absolutely unahl" -
coal the Texas, Mafbtehcad. Vixen and
Brooklyn from collier. owing % very tough
sea= and buistcruus weather siuCs leaving
hey West. BROOKLYN - the only one an
squadron having mora than sufficient
coal TO reach Key West lmpos-lbl" 20
remain N sant4agp ia present. state ~ 80.
account Of tha squadron. N"' possible
e. Cnal 20 leewHrd ~ tap' CRU "a summer,
owing 90 the southwest winds Harvard
Just reports go IN" rho has only coal enough
e. reach Jamaica and siue VA. proceed
to PorT ROYAL. also reports only small N'.-
sis could coal at GpuaIyo- or Mole, lla'li.
Minneapolis La only coal enough 60 reach
key West and same u Tale, which NtN g."
Ncrflmac Il H. 90 Toe regretted that 'lo
Departments orders cannot L. utctrd.
earnestly a. We have all .tuy"n To- that %
| am foicsd 90 return 90 hey Wet, Wa
Nucatan Passage, iul coal Can as''rs.A
nothing certain concerning enemy Nn
obliged tu ~eud Eagle q" Pur' Antonio.
Jamaica. Yesterday, A. che had on.y 'Vyntv-
-.Vtu tons - coal uu board VA l"aNo
~ Paul here Wal require go tons u
coal at hey West. SCHtLr
IHR DICTATOR A. TRANSLATED 10Y ~
CIPHER.
A. the Navy Department Translated IL
from tn. cipher Telegram HId a. u ap.
Is'ared ~ the ITintsi volume - val Cuirs-
.epundruc.. eiItitb-i Appendix 20 tf" report
81 the chief 81 the Bureau ~ Navigation
lsgs. the despatch reals "a follows
KINGSTON. NAV =, ls9s.
Secretary % The Ndry, Ndsh1HgtDr.
The receipt Of Telegram Of MAY 20 Il
arkno~ letged. Delivered 10y Harvard IN
Santiago de cuba M"rnmac engines die
e. hey West Have been aide absolutely
10 coal the Texas. Marhlehrad, Vixen.
BROOKLYN from collier, all owing 10 very
rough sea kai weather since leaving
key West. Tho Brooklyn alone has NOR.
than sun Cieut coal 10 prorc,-t t. hrN West.
cannot remain N santiago pie~"rt stat"
squadron coal account. Impossible t. coal
leew art Cars cruz IN the summer, all owing
Ia -UuihN esterty winds Harvard reports
coal sufficient far Jamaica. lraN.- today
Tor Nh g-'on, reports only smaIl vessels
could coal at GouAive- or Mole. Mime
apolis only Coalcd for hey West. al~p Yale.
which tovs MerTinac Much o. h~ regret
ted, cannot Obey orders Of Del 'artment
Hav" stnven earnestly, forced O. pr"c,-d
for coal L. Key West 10y way ~ lucatan
Passage Cannot ascertain anything re-
speStng enemy positive. Obliged 10 send
Eagle admitting npdelav- to Port Antonio
JHmRiCa, had only tweutv-tyr tone Oi Goa.
Viii leave ST PAU "A Sar'agD dc Cuba
Will r.Uuir. 1000 tons - coal az hey West.
Very difficult T. tow collier to 60 caile 10
hold. SCHilN.
DIFFERENCES m 1wEtN TWO DISPATCHES
The principal verbal DIFFERENCES between
the two derIatCtes as bTuugut out 10y the
reading were us follows
The original. a. found IN the Brooklyn's
press copy tS'k, saws received despatch
81 MAY q 10y Harvard "A Santiago. and the
transition saya The receipt 81 tol"-
gram Of May ~ il acknowledged Delivered
by Harvard IN Santplcp' Schlcy's state
mfnt that the N"rrimao was helpless
was translated is hcavy- Schley says
In the original that be- was unable so Nbal
the Texas. &c from collier on aN-nuut ~
very rough -sas and -inistcrpus weather
the last two words were translated had
weather. SChlcv wrote Not possible
Ia coal 70 lcrward Of IaJs Cruz la summer
owing a. s1uthwcst winds. and IA" trans
lAtiou read Impossible to coal lenWard
H. tho summer. all owing to southv"~,-fly
winds The -~'ntencc in the original that
IN. Harvard would r'turn 20 Port Royal
for coal IL not In the translation.
Schley wrote 1T l. to be regretted that
the Departments orders cauuot be ob~yesi
earnestly a. We havo all s'flVen 10 thai
end Tho translation reads much 20
b. regretted cannot obey orders 81 depart
m"ut, Have strven earnestly Smiley
wrote. Can ascertain nothing CONCERNING
enemy and the translation reads Can
ascertain anything Respecting enemy
positive Schlrv wrote will require
o 500 tons OF coal at Key West Tho trans
lation r"ads viii requlie lo.oun tons
Of coal a. hey West The original does
oouta.n tho words with reference 10
= ndiug tho Eagle to Port Autuuiu. AT
no delay In. original also dues
not contain tho concluding -"utcncp OF
the Translation Very din!cult ~ TOW
collier to got cable To hold.
CONTENTION oF sCmEY's
Mr. Raynor maintained that tho Ian
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