New-York tribune., 1901-10-29

1 IL
! AT the time
| Did you make signal TO the fleet about it7"
| "I think So
| When"
THE next day. ] think
Does the log say il the 23d .?
| Perhaps 1t might have been that day."
| After consulting the log the Admiral said 1t was
| on the 25d. and he made it in connection with
| notification to the feet that the Adua would be
allowed to enter. The court then took recess
| Until 2 o'clock
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the recess the Judge Advocate continued
his crosseXamination of Admiral Schley. He called
| the witnesses attention TO the Brookiyn's log at
| 40 p m. May p mentioning the hearing Of the
reports Of two guns in the direction of Cienfuegos
''The log mentions only two guns, said the Ad-
mral al heard more"
The Judge Advocate then alluded to the conf
dential orders received from Admiral Sampson. and
called article 269 of the regulations
quirng the commander of a squadron to communi-
cate his secret instructions to the captains under
| him.
''I regarded the instructions as confidential" said
! the Admiral
| THE DEAR SCHLEY'' LETTER AGAIN.
| The witness was then closely questioned about
the time of the receipt of the Dear Schley letter.
| which the Admiral declared received May
| 22. according his best recollection.
But in your letter to the Senate you said that
| this letter came to you on the sd, and confused
| the situation
THAT is a fact
but If 1t came the 22d?'
"As stated before. l wrote the communication
to the Senate from memory. The point was that
| at that time had not received order No. s..
| The Judge Advocate called the attention OF the
| witness 70 his statement that when he the
signals at Cienfuegos he did not understand them.
| and asked why he made the statement
Because Admiral Sampson had stated 10
! qualifedly that he got the situation
| better In hand he would advise me-
when did the Iowa arrive at Cienfuesos%'
"The Iowa arrived at Cienfuegos on the 22d. some
| time in the afternoon. think
Captain Lemly said that the Iowa left Key West
| at IL o'clock a. m. May 90 and gained in her
! trip about thirty-One hours the squadron He
asked the witness how he accounted for this. par
| ticularly I'm view OF the fact that the Iowa had
! orders to show herself Off Havana.
Before Admiral Schley could answer this question
Mr.. Rayner asked Captain Lemly where he got
his figures Of thirty-one hours. and short dis
cussion ensuec the time OF the arrival Of the
Flying Squadron off Cienfuegos. Both sides finally
settled fourteen hours instead Of thirty-one.
Mr. Lemly then repeated his question a basis OF
fourteen hours.
THE only I can give" said the witness.
'is that she stood directly across from Key West
10 Havana; also that inshore the current would
not be as strong 1t was Ofshore. Then prob
ably she may have steamed out of the current
after she got around
Mr.. Rayner called attention to the fact that the
precept does any question concerning the
| movement OF the squadron from Key West Glen
fuegos but Captain Lemly and Mr. Hanna con-
tended that inquiry this line included the
pTecepts instruction investigate Admiral SchIey's
conduct generally. In presenting his objection Mr.
Rayner spoke OF the Charges against Admiral
Schey." hut Captain Lemy replied that there We're
no charges"
RULING By THE COURT
The court retired to consider Mr. Rayner's sug-
gestion. and when It's members had returned Ad-
Dewey ts coll
The court is Of opinion that this question is in
compliance with it's decision OF this morning
M o Jane The ii Is s aso % Of opoHy S May a haf
mis- witness occupies pies direrens position from any
hed to give reasons than any other witness II IT
Key to a dSay xnes In s1 ho% "trip on fS fS
stand Is better qualified 70 give reasons than any
clsion Of this morning
Captain Leully then began a line OF inquiry 20 de-
veop the facts concerning the alleged delays on the
route 20 Cienfuegos. beginning with the interview
between Admiral schley and Captain Chester OF
he Cincinnati. In connection with this incident
Admiral schley repeated that he had declined 10
take the Cincinnati along because did not feel
that he had the right take ship from station
when sho had been placed by the commander-in-
chief
BELIEVED SPANIARDS AT CIENFUEGOS.
When did you rrst acquire the belief that the
Spanish fleet was al Cienfuegos?" asked the Judge
Advocate
Y.
difficult 10 answer. but think became reason
ably certain that the feet there after hearing
the gun firing on the afternoon preceding my ar
rival and after receiving the news brought from the
Adula from Kingston"
WAS there anything In dispatches Nos : and to
indicate that the Spaniards Cienruegos?"
There not"
why did you not make effort 10 ascertain
whether the Spanish feet In CienfuegOsr'
Il made distinct effort May % by allowing
the Adula 10 go In
You regard that the best effort that could
have been made?''
I do inasmuch $ she was to come out the day
following
The witness then questioned as 10 the orders
ne received by the Hawk. He remembered dis
patch No distinctly
when you received that order why did Won NOT
proceed TO Sanuago?'
Simply because the order was conditional When
l became satisfied that the fleet was not at Glen
fuegos was directed TO proceed TO Santiago
Captain Lemly called attention TO SchIey's letter
to Admiral Sampson. dated off Cientegos May g
and reading;
Sir In reply to your letter No. s. l would state
son is not in CientuegOs. The large amount OF
smoke seen in the harbor would indicate the pres
ence OF number OF vessels, and under such cir
cumstances IL would seem to be extremely unwise
way OF Santiago. and no doubt ruse.
Does that contain all your reasons for not pro-
ceeding when you received this last dispatch from
admiral Sampson
Yes 1 have had other reasons. but I do
not recall them"
did you anything in regard 10 the Adula |
incident in that letter. NJ. V. 3d.
mo. but sent at the same time NJ V. 4. in
which / did speak Of it."
Captain Lemly asked a number of questions con- |
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