The age-herald., 1901-10-26

Calls On cervera.
 Returning from this chase Admiral Schley told of passing the Iowa when he was hailed by Captain Evans who in- formed him that Admiral Ceryera was on board and would like very much to see him. Admiral Schley said that he then went on board the Iowa having in the meantime directed his men not to cheer as he did not think it would be proper to exult over a foe who had fought and behaved so gallantly.
 T found the Spanish admiral greatly dejected," said the witness, T said to him knew he had lost everything, cloth that my wardrobe as well as my purse, as far as that would go, was at his service"
 Admiral Cervera thanked him for his courtesy saying he had never met q sailor who was not a gentleman, but de clined the profrer, only asking to be allowed to s<i a dispatch to his govern ment announcing the fate of his squadron
 ''I told him there would be no objection to that whatever" said the witness.
 And that" the admiral said, closing his narrative impressively, tended the battle of the third day of July, 1898. wish to add that I was very much im- pressed on that day with the fact that the officers and the men who were en- gagged in that struggle fulfilled in the very highest and in the very noblest de- gree the traditions of the American Navy"
 Admiral Schley quoted an official docu- ment tending to disprove the testimony given by Admiral Taylor who command ed the battleship Indiana to the effect that he saw the Brooklyn pass mile and half south of the line that day. The witness said the log book of the Iowa for July states that the Indiana soon dropped hopelessly behind. Admiral Schley thought the Brooklyn passed with in her tactical diameter when she made l the loop.
 1 The admiral could not recall a conver- sation with Captain McCalla on July D. when the latter had said to Admiral Schley, according to Captain McCalla' E statement on the witness stand that there was "glory enough for all,' Ad- miral Schley said he had first seen this sentiment as formulated accredited tC Senator Hale. Senator Hale" he said expressed my feeling at the time, ant that feeling still hold"
 Denies Hoduson's Statement.
 In response to questions from MT, Ray. ner, Admiral Schley denied the alleged colloquy with Lieutenant Hodgson; said he had given the order to stand by tc
 
 | tempt on the part of both the Tsresa and l Viscaya to ram. He said if he had made the loop with helm to starboard 1t would l have carried him into dangerous proximi- ty to tarpedo attack, a broadside torpedo attack of the enemy's vessels; that Ad- | miral Sampson had told him he knew of no signals with the insurgents; that the escape of the Spaniards through the blockading line at either Cienfuegos or uyifh tS~l. ,, not have been possible: and denied em- phatically the statement of Lieutenant Wood that he was extremely nervous. MT. Rayner asked whether Lieutenant Hood, while off Cienfuegos, had told Commodore Schley that Admiral Sampson considered his information of the pres- ence of the Spanish fleet at Santiago as oetnite. The admiraps answer was, No; nor do l understand how he could have communicated such information in view or the doubt which Captain Chadwick said existed in the admirals mind after he had received the information from Lieutenant Stanton on the 20th 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 Cap tain Chadwick seems to have felt thai 1 the admiral thought oppositely." l Judge Advocate Lemly said: q don't think the witness ought to answer witt | an argument"
 MT. Rayner: T think he has answere, | pretty well.'
 l Captain Lemly: "The latest answer f, plainly an argument"
 Admiral Dewey: Scratch the answer out''
 MT. Rayner: Yes, let 1t go out. It i. | so good I will use 1t in my own argu. | ment."
 Sampson May Not Take Stand. | Before the court could adjourn, Judge | Advocate Lemly reviewed the necessity l of summoning Admiral Sampson as a witness In addressing the court today, 1 Captain Lemly said:
 Before the court adjourns, I would | like to ask counsel a question. He an nounced publicly that he desired sum- mons issued for Admiral Sampson; I have stated from time to time that if he would | give me notice when he wanted the ad- | miral summoned I would summon him. I have not received any notice, and I do not want to leave the record in this shape. and would like to know what his | wishes are in the matter" l MT. Rayner My wishes are that If l you can summon him, summon him. As I understand 1t, Admiral Sampson is not | in a condition to be summoned He is not well enough to come into court. I am 1 perfectly willing to have him here, and I, | of course, don't retract for a moment anything I said at the time when the call was made. The court will recollect the use of the word 'Cienfuegos' and Santiago The word used in that dis patch was Santiago At the time Ad- miral Schley sent the dispatch into the Navy Department there was in the para | graph this evidently, w. s. s. I took 1t for granted that that of course would | be admitted. There was only one person in the world who could explain that and that was Admiral Sampson My learned brother declined to admit it. I don't think now the question is as serious as l did at that time Now you and I both know that Adnyral Sampson is not in condition to be called into court. I don't