New-York tribune., 1901-10-30

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looked TO TO determine and report whether the
enemy was in port or Those were the tnhuenc-
ing motives"
Captain Lemly-And you were satisfied nom
these without taking steps whatever to ascer-
tain II this order these reports were correct?
II ascertained for myself through the medium
that the department had placed there to keep me
| informed. Those scouts represented very largely
the cavalry of army and if they were unreliable
| they should not have been placed there. 1 must
have relied upon what they said"
Reminded by Captain Leully that Admiral Samp
| son had thought that when Commodore Schley left
| Cienfuegos the enemy would leave Santiago. the
Admiral replied: ''Of course, If had gone to the
! eastward and exposed the westward there might
| have been serious consequences He again spoke
OF the dispatch OF the department indicating that
the Spanish feet was still at Santiago as ambig-
uous and said that the information that there were
| Cubans five six miles west of Santiago was
erroneous. for the Cuban pilot Nunez had informed
him TO the contrary. He said that the dispatch
| also was ambiguous in the matter OF coaling the
| Harvard from the Merrimac
/ why do you revert TO No Z. when you had dis
| patch No. in your possession
II merely reverted TO No as one of the doubtful
| questions.
IF you will look at the memorandum of No.
you will also find that Admiral Sampson held to
the view that when you left Cienfuegos the Spanish
! squadron probably would leave Santiago"
''Of course. il l had gone to the eastward and
/ exposed the westward there might have been
serious consequences.
| (which dispatch is It you say is ambiguous
! RECEIVED INCORRECT INFORMATION.
'0The one in which the departments information
goes to indicate that the Spanish fleet IS still at
| Santiago. Then the Cubans who were familiar
with the coast said that five or six nautical miles
! west from the mouth OF the harbor insurgents
| would probably be found and not spaniards. That
! information also was incorrect"
..Now do you note in this communication which
| tn fheSe
partment looks to YOU 10 ascertain facts and that
! the enemy. II therein. does not leave without
| decisive action Did you take any steps further
| than you have stated to ascertain the facts?
! NO. thought that the information which had
/ was pretty conclusive ] did anything in
| this dispatch however. that partakes Of an order;
II is rather suggestion. There is vast difference
| between communications that come TO you In the
nature OF suggestions and those that come TO you
| in the Of orders ! think the department
never hesitates to order distinctly when IL Is de-
cided about matters All this points TO the fact that
| there certain information IN the possession
/ OF anybody that the enemy were really there. and
that that which they had was not TO be relied upon
that IL untrustworthy.
In regard TO this landing place five six miles
west OF the harbor YOU say you ascertained subse-
! quently that the Spanish were there and not
| Cubans?"
predicated the remark that If had landed in that
! position probably we would have been gobbed up"
DID NOT TRY TO LAND.
You did not try TO land thereT'
| NO thank God. did not"
You did follow up that and fnd out at
that time whether insurgents were there. did your?
/ Perhaps It Is lucky did not
Don't you think perhaps It might have been
/ lucky II you hadT'
| NO. I DO not think So
! You did not know really who present there
\ az that timer
/ Personally did not know. only in the light of
/ what subsequently heard"
Did You not. I'm fact. finally accept the dispatch
| OF the department order TO remain OF San
! tiAgo. and indicate in kilograms and signals
without yourself acquiring any further information
as the whereabouts Of the Spanish heet?'
COUNSEL IN A CONTROVERSY.
| Mr. Rayner-The word remain" Is not IN that
dispatch. II Ia the secretarys letter. think the
I Secretary has inadvertently fallen into an error
! about that.
I Captain Lemly-What is tho point OF the question:
Mr. Rayner-My point is that you use the word
remain in referring 10 the dispatch. that the
/ Secretary of the Navy used the same word when
the word remain IS not in the dispatch.
/ Captain Lemlg--I had no point 10 make on that.
I simply read that word remain IN trying TO
pararhrase the question.
I Mr.. RayneT-It is not correct paraphrase.
Captain Lemy-The word remain Is not in that
Reading. The department looks 10 YOU ascer-
facts aud that the enemy, IL therein, does not
leave without decisive action
. Mr.. Rayner-The enemy did not leave without
decisive acto1 and no did ascertain the facts, but
! the trouble is the Secretary OF the Navy used the
| word remain You see II implies that there was
} a dispatch 20 him 20 remain Santiago.
Captain Lemly-Then ! will change my question
! and ask II you did accept II requiring you
: return and II. as matter OF fact you did not
remain of Santiago after that?
Admiral Schley-No think that my reason for
remaining
Captain Lemly-R Remaining or returning?
Admiral Schey-I mean remaining in that neigh
borhood.
Mr. Hanna-The improperly OF counsel referring
70 letter Of the Secretary OF the Navy is obvious.
Mr. Rayner-It is in evidence
Mr.. Hanna--It Is I'm evidence: but IL has no rela-
tion 10 the subject.
AIr Rayner-Dont say that a letter OF the Secre-
tary OF the Navy is not IN evidence. II is much
ia evidence any document in the world This
Is very important matter. IL is an inadvertence
upon the part Of the Secretary OF the Navy. en-
tirely unintentionaL He uses the word remain
when that word is in the original dispatch.
Captain Lemy-If the court please, this is what
they call in football Interference" and it is for
no other purpose than TO interfere with the exam
inaton 81 this matter.
CAPTAIN Parker-It is Interference" that fire.
ouently wins the game.
At that point the took it's usual recess for
luncheon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the recess Captain Lemly repeated his ques-
ton OF the forenoon, as follows: Did you not ac-
cept II (meanng the order Of the department re-
ferred 10 previously requiring you to return ?
As a matter OF fact, did you not remain of San
tiago after that?'
Admiral Schley replied follows Il said that
after the coaling efficiency Of the squadron had
been established upon A basis of equality. and we
were very distant from Santiago in view OF the