The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-01

dore Schley that Admiral Sampson
| considered his information Of the pres
ence of the Spanish fleet at Santiago as
definite.
The admiraIs answer was: mo;
nor do [ understand how he could have
communicated such information, in
view Of the doubt which Captain Chad
wick said existed in the admiraPs mind
after he had received the information
from Lieutenant Staunton on the Goth,
that the admiral felt sure that the feet
was there. AS he was the bearer of
dispatches to me, do not see why the
admiral could have expressed to him
one thing when Captain Chadwick
seems to have felt that the admiral
thought oppositely.'
The tenor of this called forth an OBJ
lection from Judge Advocate Lemly
i Cont think" he said, 1.-The witness
ought to answer with an argument
This point has been once ruled upon
by the court. He should answer the
question as to the facts
Admiral DeWey-Scratch the answer
out.
Continuing his testimony Admiral
Schley said: Il must say | do noE re-
member a conversation with Lieuten-
ant Hood lasting over about two min
utes. [ never saw him again until I
sent him back with dispatches Ac-
cording to his evidence there is de-
tailed here what might have occupied
an hour, but l don't think [ saw him
over three minutes"
Admiral Schley also referred again,
at the instance Of Rayner. to the con-
versatfon with Captain McCalla upon
the latter's arrival off Cienfuegos, as
reported by the latter in his statement
made before the court. In that state
rlent Captain McCalla said he had in
formed Commodore Schley on that oc-
casion that Cervera had been authOri-
tatively reported as having entered
Santiago on May 10, and was believed
to be still there when he (McCalla) had
left Key West on the Dist.
Responding to this question AdmiraI
Schley said: Il have no recollection
at all about that l do not recall any
conversation on that first occasion with
Captain McCalla except in regard to
the insurgents and the system of sig
nails which he had arranged and the
orders which were given to him to pro-
coed westward. I do not recall any
other"
Rayner-DO you remember what
took place at the time he says you
said that the English had demon
strated that ships could not be coaled
at sea, and also that if you returned
to Key West you would be court-mar-
tailed?
"That has escaped me. I do not
have any recollection of it. [ would
be likely to remember it if such con-
versation had been held"
With the above statement Admiral
Schley terminated his testimony for the
day.
During the story Of the battle of
Santiago as told by Admiral Schley, he
said that the Brooklyn had for time
sustained the fire of all three Of the
Spanish ships, and also the fire of the
Spanish land batteries. Explaining
the turn of his own flagship, the Brook
Ign, he said that she had not ap-
preached to within less than 600 yards
of the Texas, and that he never had
considered that vessel in the least
danger. He gave the details Of the
reconnaissance of May 81, when the
Spanish ship Cristobal Colon was bonn
barded In this connection he denied
the statements attributed to him by
Commander Potts, of the battleship
Massachusetts.
In fact, all through his continued
narrative of the cruise he contradicted
everything that has been alleged as his
words or actions that could be made
ito h1a To hiy,