The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26

attempt on the part of both the Teresa
and the Niscaya to ram. There IS no doubt
us, and 1 don't think ] mistcok their in
tentiOn at all. II was only after the Nis-
caya had changed her course that We made
our loop. now SO celebrated.
Mr.. Rayner-Whie talking about this
loop why didn't the ship turn with helm
'SimpIy for the reason that it would
| have carried Us into dangerous proximity
to torpedo attacks. a brOadside torpedo at
tack of the enemy vessels. Ny Judgment
was that at that stage OF the action the
! Brooklyn ought not To be sacrificed, that
so far it might effect the result 10 in
| dividuals ] thought that was consldera-
ton that should be turned aside for she
| higher and more important one-the inter-
! ests of the country she was there 10 SUD
| serve
AS TO the uncoupiing of the engines Al
miral Schley testified that he thought they
| were uncOupled by standing order or the
| commander-in-chief At the same time, ne
| said he believed the uncCupling was wise,
| both because il would keep down the neat
below decks, which was well mgh insurer
| account Of the desirability OF economlzlnS
! coal. I'VE felt" he said, that with one
engine and all the boiler power we could
get uD ali the speed thaJ Was heeueu OuE
| efficiency was constantly increasing, While
that of the Spaniards was decreaslng;
| Mr.. Rayher then asked Admiral Schley
| If he had asked Admiral Sampson II there
! were any signals with the insurgents. i
! did" he replied but the admiral said he
| knew of none"
Mr. Rayner then called attention Of Ad-
| miral Schley TO the following dispatch,
! dated Key West, Fla, May y, loiS 10 the
| secretary of the navy:
| 'Schley has been ordered 10 Santiago de
! Cuba. SAMPSON"
SIMPSONS ORDER.
Mr.. Rayner asked if he. had ever been
ordered to Santiago before the dispatch of
May p. which, 1t had been stated, be did
not receive until June 10, to which the ad
miral replied: NO except under the order
| No. s, leaving the matter to my discretion"
There is nothing, then, between the or
der No. and the dispatch 1 have given?'
mo; nothing"
Here Mr.. Rayner reminded the witness
that there had been more or less discus
sion of the possibility of the escape Of the
Spanish squadron through the blockading
| line, al either CienfuegOs or Santiago,
without being detected. and requested from
/ the admiral an expression on this subject
! Responding, Admiral Schley said: Il do
| not believe that that could have been pos
( SlDle, simply because the squadron, from
| the position which it occupied before these
ports, always would have had that squad
rOn had 1t attempted TO escape, under its
1 gunfre. L had no trouble IN seeing the
! beach 20 per cent. of the time, and looked
| at II with very great care.
Here Mr.. Rayner asked a number or
! questions concerning interviews with Cap
! tafnS Cotton and Wise and other ohcers,
intended to bring out information TO make
perfect the record He also called atten-
! ton TO the testimony given by Lieutenant
/ Wood, who had stated that Admiral Schley
| was extremely nervous when ne Delivered
admiral SIMPSONS dispatch lnstru S,,iIIs
| him 10 go 10 Santiago. Mr.. Rayner dWelt
! upon the words Lieutenant Wood had en-
| ployed in describing Admiral Schieys nerv-
! business Lieutenant Wood had said the
| admiral got up and sat down and occa-
| sionally walked around"
Did you ever get up and sit down!
! asked Mr. Rayner, with mock seriousness
1T is rather habit | have replied Ad-
miral Schley amid general laughter, which
the court did not rebuke. But L object to
Lieutenant Woods deductions the adj
miral added. Il only saw him for a few
! minutes He was in such a condition that
| l relieved him and allowed him TO rest and
sleep on board the Brooklyn"
Mr.. Rayner also interrogated the witness
concerning statements made before the
court by Lieutenant Hood, who had said
that on the occasion of his official visit on
/ board the Brooklyn, when she lay off Glen
fuegos. he had told Commodore Schley that
! Admiral Sampson considered his informa-
ton of the presence of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago definite. The admiral 5 answer
| was: NO; nor DO 1 understand how he
could have communicated such information
! IN view OF the doubt which Captain Chad
! wick said existed in the admirals mind
after he had received the information from
! Lieutenant Stanton on the 10Th that the
| admiral felt sure that the fleet 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 ad-
| miral thought ODDOsitely.'
ANSWER RULED OUT
The tenor of this called forth an objec-
ton from Judge Advocate Lemly. Il don't
think" he said, 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"
Mr.. Rayner said: Il think he has an
swered pretty Wen"
Captain Lemly-The latest answer is
plainly an argument
Admiral Dewey-Scratch the answer out.
Mr.. Rayner-Yes, let it go out. 1t is so
good ] VIII use il in my own argument.
! Continuing his testimony, Admiral Schley
SAID; i must say / do not remember a
/ conversation with Lieutenant Hood last
| ing over two minutes. l never saw him
again until L sent him back with dis
| patches. According TO his evidence there
, is detailed here what might have occurred
| IN an hour, but L don't think / saw him
Admiral Schiey also referred again. at the
instance OF MIR. Rayner, TO the conversation
with Captain McCalla, on the latter's ar
rival or ClenfuegOS as reported by the lat
ter in his statement made before the court
| In that statement, Captain McCalla said he
| had informed Commodore Schlev on that
| occasion that CerVera had been authOrita-
lively 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, Admiral
| Schley said: Il have no recollection at all
| about that. | do not recall any CONVERSE
ton on that first occasion with Captain Nc
! Gala except in regard to the insurgents
! and the system Of signals which he had ar
| ranged and the orders which were given 70
| him to proceed westward. ] do not recall
| any other
Mr.. Rayner-DO you remember what took
| place at the time he says you said that the
| English had demonstrated that ships could
| not be coaled al sea, and also that if you
returned TO Key West you would be court
| martaled?
That has escaped me. do not have any
| recollection of ii. l would be likely TO re-
! member it if such a conversation had been
| held"
! With the above statement Admiral Schley
| terminated his testimony for the day. The
| court soon afterward adjourned until Mon
| day morning al II o'clock!
No Color Line i'm Paris.
! New York Evening Sun.
I'VE dined with Mr.. Booker Washington
! in Paris a couple of years ago said a
| woman. AT least, we were at neighbOring
! tables i'm the same hotel dining room, and