The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-29
SCHLEY is EXAMINED.
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NSOHLiuucu lIOiil 4 lISl EdbC.I
was not moment of time between
June / and July that he had a right
to supply any plan of action. That is
the point l wish to make"
Mr.. Rayner said that the question
of naval regulations had not been
brought to the attention of Admiral
Schley; that they had no opportunity
to go into it. II think" he said, that
follow the flag is an order of battle.
How often has the signal follow the
flag been given? The only signal
Nelson ever gave at Trafalgar was
that England expects every man to DO
his duty"
Capt Lemly asked Mr.. Rayner If he
was combining himself to July 3. in re-
gard to the plan Of battle.
What ORDER" asked Mr.. Rayner.
could Admiral Schley have given be-
tween June l and July 80"
Lemly Insists on His Point.
He was going out TO meet the en-
envy" said Capt. Lemly, land we con-
tend that under those circumstances
he should have had a prescribed al
tentative order of battle. This whole
matter has gone right through the en-
tire proceedings as to whether he had
q prescribed order of battle in writing
and distributed to the fleet under his
command, and it belongs to that clause
Of the precept, conduct during the San
tiago campaign
The court retired for consultation.
Upon returning Admiral Dewey stat
ed their decision as follows:
THE court decides that all questions
10 be asked of the applicant shall be
confined to between May 10 and June
l. relating to the organization. man
agement and control Of that SQUADRON
when he was actually commandment
chief"
LemIy Asks Many Questions.
The Judge advocate then asked Ad-
miral Schley whether between the dates
to which the court had restricted the
examination he had according to arti-
Gle 271 of the regulations furnished
each captain with a plan OF battle.
verbally, yes"
but not in writing?"
IT did not think the regulations re-
quired it,
did you communicate to your cap
tains your confidential Instructions
from Admiral Sampson not to expose
your ships to land batteries before the
destruction of the Spanish fleet?"
II did not because regarded them as
confidential"
'In your report you say that the Iowa
arrived off Cienfuegos May %. AL
though she started a day later, did she
not arrive only about five hours after
the squadron
Although we did not go in during
the night, / considered that we ar
rived off Cienfuegos May 81"
Capt. Lemly asked Admiral Schley
TO look at the signal book Of the
Brooklyn for May 20. and to read a
signal which had been made at 5:35
a. m. by the Texas to the flagship.
This he did. reading as follows:
please tell me what we have to do to-
day"
$40 a. m.-Flagship to Texas:
When we get close to the port we will
blockade it and unite, but will keep
under way ready for anything"
In answer to a question from Capt.
Lemly regarding the orders, Clear
ship for action" Admiral Schley ex-
\plained that the ships were practical
ly cleared for action all the time. but
that there was always a certain
amount of paraphernalia aboard the
ships to prevent persons falling over
board, or awnings which had to be re-
moved, and that was what he had in
mind when he signalled to Clear ship
for action"
(which was the closer blockade, at
Cienfuegos or Santiago%
II think at Cienfuegos. There we
were from three to four miles of, at
Santiago we were from ga to 5h
miles; cliser at both places at night"
."At Cienfuegos did you issue any
plan of battle in case the Spanish fleet
should attempt to enter or come out?"
mo. / should have relied upon sig
nal"
You stated in one OF your reports
that while lying off Cienfuegos you
feigned disorder in the squadron in the
hope that the Spanish fleet would come
out. Did you inform the captains Of
the sqadron of this ruse?"
mo. think not. / talked with some
OF those aboard the Brooklyn about
it,"
After the noon recess the Judge advo-
cate asked Admiral Schley about the
time Of the receipt OF the Dear Schley''
letter, which the admiral declared was
received May ~, according to his best
recollection.
But in your letter to the Senate you
said that this letter came 70 you on the
2Sd and confused the situation"
That Is a fact"
But II II came on the 22d?''
"As / have stated before, wrote
the communication 10 the Senate from
memory. The point was that al that
time ] had not received order No. s."
Why Delays En- Route.
Capt. Lemly then began a line OF
inquiry 20 develop the facts concern
ing alleged delays en- route from Key