The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-29
SCLEY WAS CALM
UNDERQuEsT llONINGl.
Lemly Made as Little Impression as
Spanish Guns.
ADMIRAL AS COOL AS IN BATTLE
lie Was Subjected to Fire Of Questions
from yudgc Advocate. Rut Replied as
Effectively as Old Brooklyn to
The Vessels OF Cervcra.
ADMIRAL AS COOL AS IN BATTLE
lie Was Subjected to Fire Of Questions
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.,,,d. bars,v more than third of the
rro,,na was covered when the court ao-
so,,,ned at o'clock. After ADMIRAL
schlcy concludes, two other witnesses
viii be called in his behalf--Admiral ia
aser and Captain Thomas Borden. The u
,or WAS an officer of the marine corps
aboard the Brooklyn.
The nudge advocate then Will can VIII
,,csses in rehuttal, of whom there are UNI
aerstood TO be more than htteen, ana ~
l. probable that Admiral Schley's counsel
will call witnesses in sur-rebuttai.
The crowd present to-Gay, While hafeiE
SO large rs on Friday last, when Admiral
Schley told the story OF the battle OIL
sSan,ia.o showed undated interest.
: rso+,,ing sensational developed and the
only outburst in the court occurred when.
Mr. Rayne,. Admiral Schley's counsel, OBJ
ineted to a line of questioning by the
i,,sye advocate designed TO crlucise -Ad-
,,,tral Schlcy's alleged failure 10 formulate
q man of batt1e with the declaration that
"A admiral Sampson was in command,
his Junior had no right to Elan an order.
of battle.
Admiral SchIey concluded his direct ex-
animation which conunued only ABOUT
ZEN minutes after the court convened
5lds morning. with a statement of the ef-'
feet of The fire of the respective fleets at
Santiago. showing nat Sc per cent. OF the
hits suffered by the enemy We're scored
snv the Brooklyn's fiye-inch guns, wfile
ms shin received 20 per cent. of the hits
from the Spanish ships.
SEARCHING EXAMINATION
Captain Lemiy's cross-eNainlnatiol "as
very searching. ADMIRAL Schley, nov"
eyer. seemed 10 be unrufded throughout
-. F,.,r l1- III
several occasions that he could not re-
memper little details after The lapse o.
three wears one line of inquiry which
lie nudge advocate tried to press 10 sho"
that Admiral Schley did not proceed
with dispatch from Key West to Glen
fuegos by attempting TO contrast the
speed made between Charleston and Key
Nest with the time between key WEST
and Cienfuegos, was curtailed by &c
cison of the court which coilliiieo the
questions to the time subsequent TO May
~ the day on which the dying squadron
left Key West.
The Judge advocate in his croSS-eN-
animation dwclt upon the interview be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Commodo- e
Schley at Key West before the departure
of the flying squadron. at which the lat
ter testified that Admiral Sampson i'll
structed him not to expose his ships TO
Spanish 1lec1 ILL
been destroyed on the fact that Admiral
Schley issued no written order of battle,
on the question of CoalinG off Cienfuesos
and the steps taken there TO ascertain the
presence of the Spanish fleet He was
the witness upon mat
ters connected with the cruise Of the
squadron from Cienfuegos to antiago
when the court adjourned.
MAIN FEATURES NOT REACHED.
,.at, mo- ~ no;
the Colon and the battle Of Santiago.
Which constitute the main features of
the present, We're not touched upon to-
day.
When Admiral Schley took the stand at
the morning session, he testified that he
did not recall any signal on May 31st,
.'Do not go in any closer" He was then
asked about his talk with Captain Evans.
He said:
81 did have a conversation with him.
replied the witness. 81 would say of
CaIIain Evans as / have said of all the
others, do not believe he would willing
ly msstate. j think his recollection is
at fault. He did have a conversation
with me in relation to shooting the bow
off of one Of the torpedo boats and the
stern off another and putting his helm
a'starboard and raking one ship and :len
apoit and raking another. My recolec-
ton now is that prelimnarily he said
too: Did you see Jack Phillip start to
run away aid said: No, that he was
mistaken. 1t was the Brooklyn that
made the turn, and ] asked him if he
did not sec the tactical necessity for it,
ABSOLUTELY. MISTAKEN.
Mr.. Rayner then called ADMIRAL Schley's
attention TO the testimony of Admiral
Taylor. who was captain commander OF
the battleship Indiana during the battle
off Santiago; and Captain Dawson, who
commanded the marines on that vessel,
to the effect that the Brooklyn when she
made the loop went southwark a mile or
a mile and Il half.
81 think they are entirely and absolute
1y mistaken, replied the witness. 1.-The
Brooklyn did not pass to the southwark of
the line, except the distance perhaps of
her tactical diameter, which surely was
not greater than 605 yards, and from that
time she steered a course parallel to the
Sr,aniasd. and ] do not think we We're
over 900 or 200 yards ut any time from
The Spanish line" ! say empliaiically that
The Brooklyn did not run south and any
statement to the contrary is mistake
The witness stated in reply to "a cues
ton from Mr. RaSner that when he start
ed TO the westward from Santiago he lcft
the s.. Paul at the latter place.
BROOkLYNtSs HITS.
The ADMIRAL then spoke OF the hits OH
The Spanish quadron. The Brooklyn. he
testified. was the only ship CARRYING i've
inch guns. \ record OF the hits received
by the enemy showed that IS per cent. of
the hits scored by the American ileet
came from those guns on the Brooklyn.
THE Brooklyn received 30 OF the % hits
from the Spanish fleet, or about 70 nGr
cont. With this statement Admiral Schley
concluded his direct testimony, and the
5udge-advocate then began the cross sex
animation. He was asked first about the
consultation with the commanders at
Hampton Roads before the FLYING Squad
ron sailed to the southwark. In reply ad-
lniral Schley said that Captains 1Iigsia-
son. Jewell. Sands. Cook, and Marx .:ere
present. lie explained that they had dis
icussed The order OF bpattie in case the
Spanish feet was met, and also the lues-
ton of place below the war heads OF the
oscr-water torpedoes.
& WAS there any other consultation with
the captains?
Yes; off Eantiago. for the purpose nf
explaining the formation of the blockade
and tho method of attack in case we met
the Spanish fleet
5st..,yas there any prescribed order of bat
tie in wr!.!ne?'
..I did not consider 1t necessary. We