Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-29

q battle that was ever fought on a plan
originally chosen s. 5ss$ f'1 .53s u. '7$
Mr. Rayn Do any Of the regula-
tions use the word swritten'?" ss4..3
Captain Lemly Do you think you
could supply the captains with d plan
Of battle without writing them 2" p 3ss ,fal
III Mr. Rayner-"I could not, but i
know the: admiral could, %s,.s... ,.t,;5
~. Gave Verbal Instructions. .Sz |
: The Judge advocate then asked wit
ness whether between the dates to-
which the court has restricted the ex-
animation he had, according to arti-
:eles II of the regulations, furnished
each captain with q plan Of battle. y
Verbally, yes" =. -. F.. r. :
y. @'But not in writing?" ~ A. ri s. NJ .
+ 81 did not think the regulations re-
CURED it, H. >,$t .. !. .5,:= ", 7.ss::&t
j.. Did you communicate to your cap
tains your. confidential instructions
from Admiral Sam pson not to expose
your ships to land batteries Before the
destruction Of the Spanish fleet?"
81 did not because I regarded them
as confidential" - ''' - -
The Judge advocate called the ad-
miral's attention to his statement to
the senate, that while on the bridge of
the Brooklyn on the afternoon Of May
Fl, but then about 20 miles from Glen
fuegos, he heard big guns fired with
the regularity of a salute. The ad-
miral stated that he remembered the
incident distinctly. He did not know
the exact distance. He did not con-
suit the loe.. ;;4@s.".-. ~. 'F.-s: '~
st'Does not the log show that you
were 4 miles from the harbor?" ~, ~.
81 do not know" The admiral then
proceeded to explain that the COM
munieation sent to the senate was got
ten up hurriedlyy and he may have
made some slight mistakes.
Captain Lemly asked witness to
look at the signal book of the Brook
lyn for May % and to read a signal
which had been made at 5::35 a. m. by
the Texas to the flagship. This he did,
~. u 2z. Manner of the Blockade.
(which was the closer blockade, at
Cienfuegos or. Santiago 2" z5,. .
Il think at Cienfuegos. There we
We're from three, to four miles off; at
SANTA go we were from three and a
half to five and half miles; closer at
both places at night 4! 4 y - 70,
: 3 II do not mean distance: I mean
closeness.n # .1ssl.s T. =.
ID - At Santiago it was closer on ac.
count Of the method used '=i5s'' = n. =
: At sCienfuegos did you issue any
plan OF battle in case the Spanish fleet
should attempt to enter or come out ?"
II L mo, | should have. relied on signal"
You stated in one of your reports
that while aying off Cienfueges you
feigned digev der in the squadron in the
hope that the Spanish feet would
come out. Did you inform the captains
ofsfhe, Squadron of fhiss :ruse?'.'e .....: -
mo, / think not. + / talked with some
Of those aboard the Brooklyn about
it." :. * - :.
: "Did you mention it to Captain
Cook ?" t,zss. -, ;5a,ss.s. :. T.. -
j !. II do not remember. I talked with
him SO frequently on every subject
that cannot recall now whether /
mentioned this or not" p"
= You would have arrived at Cienfue-
gos May 81 If you had NOT been delay
ed several days on the way?"
THE delays only made a difference
of a few hours" /. -
& When did it first occur to you there
had been firing at Cienfuegos?
/, y" When it occurred" T., -
Whensdid you mention It to 9th
ers?" 5s Il 5 ,;,5s ....:;ss &
,I*" At the time" = :,
did you signal to the feet about
s.$s.I think so,'''; ~. ,.%ss, .> a.. i
a Witness was then closely questioned
about the time of the receipt of the
Dear Sehleya letter, which the ad-
smiral, declared was received May 22,
according to his best recollection, -
Signals offscienfueaos. -: !. ..
Judge Advocate Lemly then called
the attention of the witness to his
statement that when he saw the sig
nails at Cienfuegos he did not under,
stand them and asked why he made
the statement. & : +,..%>. .:S.. -.
$S $5 Because Admiral Sampson had
stated to me unqualifiedly that as soon
as he got the situation better in hand
he would advise me- + -s. .szs a. =, !,
Captain Lemly then stated that the
Iowa left Key West at 11 o'clock on
May 20 and gained in her trip about 81
hours on the squadron. He asked wit
ness how he accounted for this, par
ticularly inSview of the fact that the
Iowa had orders to show herself off.
Havana, en- route.
Before Admiral Schley could an
swer this question Mr.. Rayner asked
Mr.. Lemly where he got his figures OF
81 hours. discussion then followed
as to the time OF the arrival Of the
flying squadron off Cienfuegos and
both sides finally settled on IA hours
instead OF 81 s325s ss
s Mr.. Lemly then repeated his ques-:
ton on a basis Of il hours. {: 1
Sss The only reason I can give. ''s said
the witness, lis that she stood directly
across from Key West to Havana,
also that Iii shore the current would
not be as strong as 1t was of shore.
Then probably she may have steamed
out of the current after she got
around. = 85= q s s S Z
Mr.. Rayner called attention to the
fact that the precept does not raise,
any question concerning the move
ment Of the squadron from Key West
10 Eienfuegas but Captain LemIy and
Mr.. Hanna cont tended that inquiry In
this line Is included In the preceptAs
Instruction to investigate Admiral
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