Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-01
OPENING GUN Of
SAMPSON AND SCHLHY

naval court OF inquiry resumed Its sit.
tings al IA o CLOCK Today In the tool
shops a, the navy yard. Rear Admiral
ha.nsay occupied the seat which on
the nrst DAY VI the session was nlleu
py Rear Aumiral Howison.
Inc court was called to order by a
simple word IRON Admiral Dewey. The
nrst order or business was the read.
ing by Judge Advocate Lemiy OF tn4
order OF the Navy Department ap.
pointing Rear Admiral ramsay to a
place on the court, IN place of Rear
ADMIRAL howison. and when this was
Accomplished, Captain Lemly turned
to Rear Admiral Scnley and asked
hin. as he did when Admiral Howison
was chaiienged, whether he had obIec.
ton to urge against any member OF the
court. The Admiral arose as this cues
ton was asked and replied: 1 nave
not.
The Judge Advocate then swore the
members OF the court collectively and
then in turn was sworn as Judge advo.
cate.
The court then retired Tor the pur,
pose OF discussing ,.,e methods OF pro
cedure. Before the withdrawal a letter
|
partment requesting to be supplied
with all papers bearing upon the case
and the department reply granting
the request was read.
At 1925 the court returned from
its consultation. Judge Advocate Lem.
ly. addressing Admiral ochley. as the
applicant" asked If he had any sug
gestions to make as to the method VI
"A hi
to offer. or desired that he u.emly)
proceed. The Admiral responded with
nod of the head and move OF tbs
hand Go ahead
MIR. Lemly then presented the re.
port OF the bureau Of Navigation for
1898. a hydrograp hic chart OF the West
Indies and adjacent seas and other
charts. He stated explicitly that they
were introduced not as testimony but
as books of reference.
VIII they preclude the introduction
Of original documents?' Judge Wilson
asked.
mot at all, was the reply. ION the
contrary we shall desire to Introduce
the original document when opportu.
nifty offers"
Admiral Francis J. Higginsou. com.
mander In chief Of the North Atlantic
Squadron. was the first witness called
He said he had as captain command.
ed the battieship Massachusetts dur.
ing the Spanish war and that for q
part OF the time the Massachusetts
mad been part of the Frying Squad.
ron of which Admiral Schley had
been in command He told OF joining
the feet at Newport News; of going
to Key West and then. on the 22d
OF May. Of going to Cienfuegos. Cuba.
Key West had been left on May 10.
1899. and Cienfuegos reached on the
22d.
| What was then done to secure com.
munication with the cuban forces On
shore?" Captain Lemly asked.
| Nothing to my knowledge" the
witness replied. IL did not see that
anything was done. but I understood
that information concerning the Gu.
bans was received through Captain
McCalla."
Admiral Higginson said In response
to questions that this was later. He
also told. In reply to questions. of the
presence Of the collier Merrimac and
OF the departure from Cienfuegos and
the arrival at Santiago on the evening
OF Iie 25th. In reply to questions. he
said that the Massachusetts had at
that time taken on about thirteen tons
OF coal. but that as the weather was
rough this was done with difficulty.
e w.ness also toiu o! tne meets
.'Is. Sah.iaso ,or hey west on inc
m.s", W '.s arri.a, a. Tue FORMER pace
Gnu NV ai.sI sueaniihs westward LOT
.one .,Ihe, Tue Vessels All IN response
Son , Sch'ey signals return'
Wv anu S'ua'heu 70 WITHIN TWO or ,hre'
'",,yS VI '"e .hou'n o' the harDor'
"ha' nappeheu 10 cause the deci'
sion 10 return 10 hey west!
,,,,, uon hhow'
what was the cohditioh OF TIE
Wea.ner a' 'he time LOT coahhg az
sea
was not Impossible 10 COAL
'himh'
piu you nave any conference WIN
tne Commanding omcer IN regard %
returning 10 sahtiago aiter you had
so.,eh On tue way 10 hey west
none, we acted uhder general or
uers. All we ald was 70 pilow the
s,shais OIL Tue hasship signals u
'he commander III cniei.
speaking oil the condition when San.
tago harbor was again reached, the
admirai saih that ne could go well
INTO tne haroor. ana that he saw tbs
spanish snip Colon lying IN the outer
narpor. ne ala moi remember seeing
oan ne Vesse,s, put 'ne Co'oh was Then
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