The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-29

TO-DAY Detore the court OF inquiry. ana
hardly more than a third Of the ground
was covered .shen the court adjourned
at o'clock. After Admiral Schley con-
cludes tomorrow. two other witnesses
will be called in his behas'. Admiral
Barker and Captain Thoma. BORDEN.
The latter was an officer of the marine
corps aboard the Brooklyn.
The judge advocate then VII call his
witnesses in rebuttal. of whom there
are understood TO be more than fifteen,
ard il is probable that Admiral
Sthley's counsel viii call witnesses in /
surreDuttal.
The crowd present today while hard
y so large as on Friday last, when
Admiral Schle.- told the story of the
battle of Santiago. showed undated
iutersss in the proceedings. Nothing
sensational developed and the only OUT
burst in the court occurred VIXEN Mr..
Raynor Admiral Schley's counsel, OBJ
1ected to a line of inquiry of the Judge
advocate designed TO criticise Admiral
Schley's alleged iaijure to formulate a
plan of battle, With the declaration
trat as ADMIRAL Sampson was in com
mand mis- Junior had no right to plan
an order OF battle.
Brooklyn's Hard Fight.
Admiral Schley concluded his direct
examination, which continued only
about ten minutes after the court con-
vered this morning, with a statement
fleets at Santiago. showing that S6 per
cent OF the hits suffered by the enemy
were scored by the BrOOklyn's tive-inch
guns. while his ship received 30 per
cent Of the hits from the Spanish
ships.
Captsin LemIy's cross-Cxamination
was very searching. Admiral Schley.
however. appeared TO be unrufied
throughout the examination, frankly
admitting on several occasions that he
tine lapse of three years. one line OF
inquiry which the judge advocate tried
TO press. to show that Admiral SChley
did not proceed with dispatch from
Key West to CienfuegOs, by attempting
TO contrast the speed between Charles
ton and Key West between Key West
and CienfuegOs, was Curtailed by
decision OF the court. which confined
the questions TO the time subsequent
TO May ~, the date on which the dying
squadron left Key West.
Lemly's Cross-examination.
The judge advocate. in his cross
examination. dwelt upon the interview
between Admirals Sampson and Schley
1T Key West before the departure OF
the flying squadron. at which the lat
ter testified that Admiral Sampson in
structed him not to expose his ships TO
shore batteries until the Spanish fleet
had been destroyed; on the fact that
Admiral Schley Issued no written order
h CienfuegOs, and the steps SChley
took there to ascertain the presence OF
the Spanish feet.
He was crOss-examining the witness
upon matters connected with the cruise
of the squadron from Cienfueg0s 20
Santiago when the court adjourned.
The retrograde movement the firing
upon the Co m and the battle Of San
tiago, which constitute the main fea-
lures Of the precept. was not touched
upon TODAY.
Miz-up of the Ships.
Admiral Schley took the stand about
11.1O Mr.. Raynor's first question re-
lated to an incident testified to by
Lieutenant Grant of melee the ships
got into on the way from Cienfuegos
TO Santiago when il met a sailing yes
sci.
The admiral replied that he had an
inoistinct recollection OF the incident
He said that whenever the squadron
stopped IL was always in conformity
with signals previously made
If there was any miN-up as testi-
fed to- he said. lit must have beer
the result Of the carelessness Of the
officer OF the deck in not carrying on
the signals from the flagship
Reverting 10 May 81, the day Of tn
reconnaissance. Mr.. Raynor asked th'
witness T. he recollected any sigma
from the Massachusetts to the squad
ron to not go I'm any closer.
Il cannot recall that signal at all.
replied Admiral Schley. 1T would hav
been. OF course. unnecessary in view
Of the fact that no vessel could hav'
left the line without permission from
the flag or comma nder-in-c chief
-Ir Raynor then asked Admira
Schley regarding alleged conversation
with Admiral. then captain. Evans Of
July or ;.
Talk With Bob Evans.
Il did have conversation Wit
rra.N rs-fFr Il
not remember whether 70 was on IN
4th or 5th. 7 would say of Capital
Evans. as I have said n all the Others
do not believe he would wtldngl
1nis-state. 7 think his recollection
at fault. He did have a conversatio
with me in relation to shooting tn
bow of OF one Of the torpedo hoat
and the sle~-s ~ another and putin
his helm 10 starb2ard and raking on
ship and then arort and raklng ar
other. My recollection now IS that pre-
1iminariiy he said 20 me. Did YOU sc
Jack Philip start to run away anu
said No. that he was mistaken.
was the BROOKLYN that made the tCT
and I asked him If he did not see II
tactical necessity for &c
Mr. Raynor then called Admire
S~hlevs attention 10 the testimony
ADMIRAL Taylor. who. as captain. con
ra1ded the battleship Indiana durir
the battle of Santiago. and CAPITAL
Dawscn. who commanded the marine
on that vessel 20 the effect that u
BROOKLYN. when she made the loS
went southwark a mile CT asmile and
h-f.
''f think they are entirely and abs
Itteiv mistaken" replied the witnes
''-The Brooklyn did not pass o q
southward Of the line except. the di
lance perhaps OF her tacticsl diamete
which surely was not greater than S
yards ari from that time she steer'
= course parallel to the Spaniards. al
do not think we were over 2.300
400 yards at any tine from the Spa
fsh line 7 say empba tically that q
77rooklyn did not run south and al
settlement 10 the contrary is a mi
take
Hits on Spanish Ships.
The admiral then. By permission
che 7tlrt. reverted to his narrative
Frfo y and spoke of the hits on G
Snanisn squadron. The Brooklyn.
testified. was the only ship carryii
fve-fsfch guys. = record Of the hi
received ~ the enemy showed that
rer cent Of the hits scored by y
American feet came from those gu
On tn BROOKLYN. The BROOKLYN 7
ceivea thirty Of the fortv-two hits fro