New-York tribune., 1901-11-06

Mr. Hanna expressed the opinion that the Com
nodore's statement that he could ascertain moth
ing certain concerning the enemy" disposed Of the
controversy respecting Captain Sigsbees reports
ana the statement of the pilot Nunez.
THE COAL SUPPLY QUESTION.
Taking up the coal supply Of the fleet as re-
qured by specification No of the precept. Mr.
Hanna said:
obsp the os ssm9ny tb Of the G and
chusetts the Marblehead and the executive and
logs of those vessels it Would appear tha; as fully
and completely as any fact can be shown by evi-
squadron on Ma r. 1855 fairly a well IL equipped
Specification No. I was next considered This re-
quires an Inquiry as to whether every proper ef-
fort was made TO capture the Colon as that vessel
lay in the harbor at Santiago, and referring to it
Mr. Hanna said:
With respect ito to this spseihGatiGn it seems SUN
rived off Santiago on May % the Colon was dis
ad e PAN o the Mor 5 oored stem @ and 10 @
NTH @ up @ and h hat IS she T so and
until the morning of June L
Mr. Hanna referred the reconnaissance of
May 81, when the Colon was bombarded and said;
During this action not one Of our ships had , the
Ave and Re coon was not st rucP
ns in h ss9 H OF t them epar
ment to Rear Admiral Sampson and printed II n the
the Bureau Of Navigation pages II lii 5ss and So,
have been cited as forhding the exposure Of YES
modore sshIey CONDUCT of the so,Gaed cal @
these orders communicated TO Commodore
schley by ADMIRAL dd Sampson at A Key West on the
on the Slst of May.
Taking up the blockade of Santiago Mr.. Hanna
said he did not feel competent to discuss it, and
therefore would content himself with outlining its
character.
Mr. Hanna referred to the eighth specification Of
the precept. concerning the withdrawal of the ships
OF the Flying Squadron from the vicinity OF the
harbor at Santiago at night OF this he said:
It does not appear from the testimony adduced
before this court mat the vessels Of the Flying
Santiago Harbor to distance at sea and there
need not be discussed
THE BROoKLYN'S LOOP.
Mr.. Hanna said that beyond the Brooklyn's turn
the battle of Santiago not involved in the in
quiry. According to the weight Of the testimony,
10 disposition manifested by the Spanish ships
TO ram the Brooklyn With reference TO the testi-
mony concerning the possibility Of collision with
the Texas, Mr.. Hanna called attention to the fact
that the two vessels in closing in moved on con-
verging lines, He said that Captain Cook and Navi-
schiey's movements on the day Of the battle from
pres g ohs int xsH H 0n With
He quoted Captain Evans. Of the Iowa and ID Lieu leu
tention that the Texas was STOPPED Thgs h. he
argued; batteship not ony was s, ;,toi poi
time The loo OPT the Brooklyn was, he asserted. the
only movement of that day that had called for
Recess taken At this point ps,;-,,.a 81.
concerning the Brooklyns loop c9ntending that 1t
as n9 a a6e bere 10 was no such effort at that tins
He quoted Commander Mainwrghts testimony ,op to
Mr. Hanna also discussed the reported colloquy
SON in which schley Was reported TO nave said sid
showed a lack OF interest IN another ship or the
hee He @ 5ns opon Tecoecdn 6ha Of THIS
incident he also discussed the correspondence be
Hodeson on this subject That correspondence had
been started by the Admiral said MI hanne5 an0
had maintained the correctness Of his original po-
With his remarks on this correspondence Mr..
Hanna , finished 4 his 2 sPeeefb bs # bor 2 p m m ad h
considered the inquiry serious proceeding ana tHe
snsepn 10 fne court 9sf fo m attention and to
for courteous treatment
CAPTAIN PARKER OPENS FOR SCHLEY.
CAPTAIN Parker then began his address in sup
port Of Admiral Schey- He stood at counseis
table and spoke in clear and distinct tones
II doubt" he said 'if the naval history OF the
world presents or ever has presented. a case Of
the Importance and character of that in which We
have so long been engaged I doubt II tribunal
more exalted in the character of the persons who
sat in t uRen R9dioas sFosser other
acer and standing and conduct that Admra MIRA 5e9Ts
to ask an investigation OF his conduct as victori-
charges made after the battle OF Lake Erie. In
that there might have been some iouldauQQT,
said that the court had in its wisdom prevenoea S
comparisons with other offcers efgaeo IN bere eve he
sad nobody is trial, and yet the case has been
conducted as though Commodore schiey we're ,Sn Sn
argument now being made here So that we are
compelled to consider the inquiry as trial. .,o,-
Taking up ne eTents OF L ImG of the interview
Ars s and ba wond not give Ad
mra Schley's testimony IN this point ne Pointe95
sa 9ni S seash fa es sfhs hs e now
standing Sampson had been IN possession OF thiS
information for three or four days Z
He then quoted sampson's orders t8 schley TO
proceed to Cicnfucgos and there establish block
ade and quoted schley's testimony to the effect
that Sampson told him he had Mt that time no
advices as 10 the whereabouts of the Spanards.
DEFENDS scHLEY's ACTION AT CIENFuEGos.
Speaking of the cruise to Cienfuegos, Captain
Parker said it inconsistent to crtcise Admiral
Schiey for stopping take Captain Chester on
board while at the time criticising him for
calling Captain McCalla aboard. We can't,
he said, blow hot and cold In the same breath.
The ruth there delay in the voy
age CaStain Parker said that any who con-
derned Admiral Schley for this voyage from Key
West to Cienfuesos must be pretty hard up for an
issue. 1t a charge unworthy of anybody's
consideration.
Speaking of the assertion that dispatch No.
had been carried by the Iowa Commodore Schley
Cienfuegos. Captain Parker said there was no
evidence that the Iowa had brought any dispatches
Regarding the charge that Commodore Schley had
not made proper efforts locate the enemy at
Cienfucgos he said that the task OF landing a boat
on the coast was an exceedingly dangerous one
There is no evidence he said. Ito show that Cap