The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07
Remarkable Scenes in Favor of Schley at the Con-
ClusiOn of Mr.. RaynOr's Presentation.
Eloquent Plea OF Earnest Speaker Received With nconoa0ge
Enthusiasm Scheys Traducers Scored With Merciess and
Cutting Sarcasm-Court Congratulated the Speaker.

mitted II with directions to Schley TO re.
main on Cicnfucgos, on the ground That the
holding Of that port would offer the best
chance of capturing and destroying the
Spanish feet This modification of the de
partment's orders by Admiral sampson had
been followed 10y order No. $, directing
him "if satisfied that the feet was not In
CiCnfucgos TO proceed, hut cautiously, 10
Santiago" In this connection MIR. Raynor
discussed the McCala memorandum, which,
he said had never been intended for Com
modorc Schley. hut for the commander
IN chief at Key West The memorandum
contained not a word about the means OF
communicating with the insurgentS. u.
the other side had laid so much stress, ne
said did not permit Commodore SchIeN 70
leave until satisfied that the Spanards
C COM cS, e sehicy, rs Admiral sampson
believed Il would. by a. m. April ~, he
could not have left. THAT dispatch reached
Commodore Schley at & a. M, April %. on
which Mr.. Raynor said he regarded as ono
Of the most Important in the campaign.
When the Aduls did not come out the
next day, as her skipper had agreed 10 DO;
Admiral Schlcy was stu further confirmed
In the belief that Ccrvera was In Cleptue'
Cos. -, .,.o5
Mr. Raynor that ms brave man MS Me,
Gala is and ms daring and fearless a soul
as he IL. he never pretended 10 land any
boats on the Cuban coast and he was
cism OF him. but 90 show that YOU are
crIficlsng one man for not doing what an
other man never attempted to do
Mr. Raynor next devoted his attention 10
the message delivered by the Eagle TO
Commodore Schiey when the latter was
en- route 10 CIcnfucpos ana met 'aptaln
McCHlla'S subsquadron returning 70 Key
West Telling OF the landing OF the Scor-
piou 10 intercept the Eagle, he said
where is the megsphonc message of Com
mandcr southerlnpd? Is It still in the meg
nphone, or Is II vibrating upon the tropical
breezes Of the Caribbean Switzerland
must either have gotten at the wrong end
Of the instrument, or perhaps the instru'
mcnt was like the stadimeter and was not
correct in recording sound for a distance
Of more than thirty yards. At any rate
the message that the Scorpion did receive
and which has been sent 70 MS by Com
mander Mark from the Philippines wal
whatr That there was an lnsursent CAM
in the vicinity of Cicnfuegos? oh, no
That signal code had been agreed upor
with the friendly natives? Oh, MOI Thes'
were all mysteries that IT was not propei
TO communicate to the commander OF th'
Aying SQUADRON Instead of that dul
thud fell upon his listening and anxious
cars. NO news Of the sbaniards' was the
thrilling intelligence that he received, and
with ii, the Eagle and her megaphone Went
on her way rejoicing and the Marbleheac
sned TO the presence Of the commander II
chief at Key West with this profound secre
buried in the bosom of her fearless com
mauder"
In this connection, Mr.. Rayuor referred
10 the testimony OF Lieutenant hoQa
| which he said, he did not Ike. IL
| thought that the lieutenant had put MN
| self In place from which j was I'M
| possible for him to cXtricate himself, be
| cause lie had condemned the commando
! IN chief more hRerely than he had crit
clsed Admiral Schley, He could not, IA
said. believe what the lfuetnant had SAT-
! concerning the messages, written nh'
| verbal. which he had carried 10 CommodOr
incnl.ccyahle that the commander IN chle
would give him dispatch outlining M
uncertainty as 10 the presence Oh IN
| Spaniards at Cenfuegos and, mt the sam
time would give the lieutenant NerDu
| messages saying he was positive that Inc
were there. without impugning any Once
~
| clarcd that Admiral Schley was Inc Yictll
Of an unfortunate combination of circun
stances that left him in total darkness Il
to the location of the Spanish hect.
Concerning the question OF coming Q
sea- Mr.. Raynor read the testimony {
| several Witnesses TO prove the great CHI
entities such q task involved. He said thf
all they wanted 10 prove was that Adn
raj Schley was honest when ne lnforme
the department ~ his II creased anNet
Regarding the coal supply and that Il
acted according TO the dictates Of his oW
conscience lie said the question was NJ
how long the fleet could have remained O
Santiago on blockade, but what the dc'
could have done had the Spanlards con
out lie was prepared 10 prove that on
ship could not have followed the Spaninrt
six hours and have had enough coal le
to return to Key West.
Coming to the reconhais sance OF Ma
81, Mr. Raynor contended that II had bee
/ Commodore SchleyF chief intention TO d
velop the Spanish land batteries aud
. II is he snid, he had been eminently su
Crssful. He claimed that the man WI
wes In command at such time shou
necessarily know the situation better tn.
the gentlemen who make out battle pla
at home on charts with lead pencils al
, direct other people, thousands of mil
away, how to fight a battle.
Mr.. Raynor referred sarcastlcally TO Il
testimony of Lieutenant Bristol, sayli
other things: His vision was Divil
inspiration. Sextants and stadlmeteT
/ compass bearings, government measur
ments and photographic plates were 3