Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-09-21

RICK IN ORT TH ID IxO xOIIA.
sion to return to Key West Y the Wit
ness was asked.
5sai 81 y ont know & was the reply
s5sst N hat was the cond ition OF the
weather at the time for coaling 5at
sen @ rs 5 &:
8zst'ss was not imp ossible to coal, i
thin ~ 1, sss ss:Ss
paaling OF the conditions when
3Santiago harbor was again reached
tile admiral said he could see we'll into
the harbor and that he saw the Span.
slsh ship Colon lying in the outer har-
Dor. He did not remember seeing
other vessels, but the Colon was then
f10,0 600 yards beyond Moro castle: The
vessel had lain there until 81 he vas
fired d@upon, which was done on May 81 i
and had then retired ].
Describing this enga cement. Admir-
al Higginson said that Admiral Schley
had come aboard and said that he
wanted to go In and fire on the. Co
Ion. s
:5 { 4 6 So we went In and fred on her"
continued the witness. He said the.
SghAs fell short Of the Colon and that
the Spanish shore batteries had In
turn fred at the bombarding ships S
In reply to questions as to: what had.
been accompl plished by the lombard
ment, the witness replied that it had:
served to draw thesfire Of the Spanish
shore battery and to give an idea Of
what It was comp sed of. w 3s sS55 .ss5 @
Colon Could Have Been Destroyed.
S6 The Judge advocate then @ asked !:
4. hat impression did the admiraps
manner in that engagement make
upon you,??" iSs g
*sSs AIr Raynor Of counsel for schley;
objected 81 to this question and after
some eontention the question was
withdrawn.55 55S
Judge Advocate Lemly; stated before
withdrawing the question that he con-
ssidered the point as embraced in the
Sprecept and said that while the task
was a disagree liable one, he considered
AT his duty to press it and intimated
that he would do so at another time.
lly did you not go In and destroy
the Colon in the engagement of May
S1 re Judge Advocate Lemly asked the
witness. :sE s5 II! E7.%,s s
Because we were not ord dered to do
So replied the witness. % $3& 2ss*s $35s
Ne Later on the Witness Volunteered
the tatement g think the Colon
could have been destroyed where she
lay at anchor that ay. 4
Admiral Higgihson stated III reply
10 questions from Captain Lemly that
there were no writ ten orders and so
FAR as he could recall the only verbal
orders were 60 "a ''s3,S IS s3S5
S The judge advocate then offered Ad-
miral iii iggs snson's report OF Aug. " S.
Saying the report had been made in
line OF duty MI :5s.,s$ s sE5Ss ES
Captain Lemly announced that he
had no further questions to ask OF
Admiral iigginson and counsel for
Admiral Schley stated they had no
Questions to- put. 1t was then stated
Eby Captain 8LemIy that the court had
some questions of its eWn to ask. {
Questions hy the court. 5 ..zs
|ss#sS They were written and the first was
concerning the eIeyat tion OF the guns
during the ombardme of the Colon
on May 81 The reply was that at
first they were IS 90 feet and latterly
5000 feet. The next question was
ether there was any place of shell.
ter rear Santiago where the flying
|squadTon could have coa1ed after Its
arrival at Santiag 2'' ;is:: s s5 S5:s.
Admiral Iigginson replied that
Guanta anamo was onI o miles to the
least.
The third question. coming as it did
from the court. created something Of
a sensa tion. The question was Z n: Isl s5s
Was every effort made by Admiral
Sehley to destroy or capture the Span
ish steamer G CoIonsas she lay at5anchor
In the harbor ait Santiago between the
9th and 31sts of May ~ ?a'5 3ss
| aObj bject, Z. & Obie ect.' .'s'6 s. Obiect, came
from each OF Admiral Schley' i coun-
sci, but before a halt could be called
/ the witness had replied ss 55.:s 7.
| I don't think IL was. = $3
| The question and reply led to a legal
controversy. Jud &c wilson and Mr.;
Rayner both gave reasons for their
| |sobjectians. They contended that the
question called for the opinion OF the
witness whereas only facts were ad-
Imissib bic. .ss 5g3ss.s
Captain Lemly replied and at the
conclusion ef his argument Admiral
dewey announced that the court
Withdrew the question.
Captain Chester TestifIes.
Admiral IIigginson was then ex.
cused and Captain q. II. Chester. who
Eeommanded the Cincinnati during the
Spanish war and who Ii now III com.
mand pf the naval war college at New
port, was called. Captain Chester,s
testimony related 20 coaifng OF The
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