The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-28
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action supply every captain with a plan
of battle, showing thereon the position
each shall occupy.
YES" replied the witness in reply to
Captain Lemly's question, If he had
complied with that article. 81 do not
understand that that is necessarily writ
ten I think that order is sufficiently
carried out when a COMMUNICATIVE chief
decided to place his crews in the order
of battle and inform each what he pro-
poses to do"
do you think admiral, that you can
supply every captain with plan of bat
tie and do that at an oral cOnference?"
asked Captain Lemly.
Il do not think that is absolutely nee
essary," replied the witness. There are
instances where battles have been fought
without doing that. Any plan of battle
that might be originated is subject to a
change. l have never known a battle
that was fought on the plan originally
chosen
Mr.. Rayner: do any of the regula-
tons use the word written
Captain Lemly: DO you think you
could supply the captains with a plan
of battle without writing them?'
Mr.. Rayner; I could not. but know
the admiral could
Continuing his examination, Captain
Lemly asked:
when at 9:45 a. M, May 20, you
sighted a man of war as shown by the
Brooklyn's log and cleared for action
formity with the provisions of the regu
lations?"
NO ORDERS NECESSARY.
81 should not think any instructions
would be necessary for a fleet meeting
a single vessel, except to smash her
up
Capt. Lemly: could you tell abso-
lutely there was only a single vessel al
though you sighted but one?''
AS only saw one smoke, presu1i cd
of exc-r-
Subsequently we raised the Vesuvius
which was very much lower in the wa
ter
Capt. Lemly: LAS a matter of fact
there was more than one vessel?'
There We're two vessels, that was de-
veloped later"
Others might have been developed
in the same way?"
IF they had 1 should have pitied
them. If they had been separated they
would have permitted themselves to be
knocked to pieces.''
The judge advocate then asked the
witness whether between the dates to
which the court had restricted the ex
animation he, according to article III
of the regulations, furnished each cap
tain with plan of battle.
Verbally, yes
But not in writing?'
81 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?"
Il did not because regarded them as
CONFIDENTIAL
I'm your report you say that the Iowa
arrived off Cienfuegos May %, although
she started day later, did she not ar
rive only about five hours after the
squadron"
Although we did not go in during
the night, I considered that we arrived
off Cienfuegos May 21-'
when did you first see the entrance
to Cienfuegos?"
"a little after daylight May o."
The judge advocate called the admiraPs
attention to his statement to the senate
that while on the bridge of the Brooklyn
on the afternoon of May p, being about
80 miles from Cfenfuegos, he heard big
guns fired with the regularity of a salute;
The admiral stated that he remembered
the incident distinctly. He did not know
the exact distance He did not consult
the log.
Does not the log show that you were
As miles from the harbor?'
Il do not know"