Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04

tho Santinpo campaign and showed that
Scbley has witnesses who will testify aS pos
itiyely as have those for the Governiheiit
against him that Admiral schley dld h's
whole duty at Santiago.
DOYLE cleared up the question of what Adj
mirai Schley had done of Cienfnegos to ascer-
tain whether the Spanish fleet was there
Every other witness for the department nad
testified positively that schley made no enort
beyond steaming in column forinallon pas 't
the harbor entrance. Lieut. Doyle swore that
| TO his know ledge Schley permitted the BRUSH
steamer Adula to enter Cenfuegos on t6e cap.
taiu's solemn promise to come next Gay Ut
noon and tell whether the Spanish fleet was
there.
| Qualification for Schley.
| He did not come out at noon the next day.
From this circumstance, counsel VIII CONTEND,
Scbey was justified In assuming that Cervera
was there and had detained the Adula. IL
will be shown, Schley's counsel say. that the
Spanish port authorities prevented the AQUA
| from leaving as q ruse to delay the hyihg
squadron off Cienfuegos in order that Ger
yera's fleet might enter Santiago.
| Mr. Raynor proposes to present DIS case
chrouologicully from the departure from Key
West to June /, when Admiral sampson
arrived. Rounding Cape smoke was seel,
and the ships cleared Tor action. ~ uesei9p tba
that the vessels were the Vesuyiu' and the
! Cincinnati. Before leaving Key west nt
had never heard of any communication Win
the Cubans and knew nothing OF "A sishai
code. ,,,.,.s
II saw what thought were signal lights
on shore every night dec Jared Lieut. poyh;;
Is'No one aboard knew what tney meaht auo
they excited much comment.
| "Whjle on watch on the 2lst | beard hrlng
| said Lieut. Doyle. at was OH TOWARDS
| Cienfuegos and l reported Immediately TO
Commodore and Capt Cook. They came 10
the bridge and we heard several reports. We
continued our course and went close I'D prop'
ably three miles from the Shore
This il the first testimony to support Scniei
contention that he heard firing on May u
and interpreted it AS awelcome to the Spapish
feet at Cienfuegos. -.
| DOYLE testified to the arrival of the Dupont
and Iowa on May D. and that the dupont
was assigned to picket duty close In shore
Immediatelyafter hearing from the Cubans
the ships were put in line for Santiago. ms
testimony is held to sustain the contention OF
Admiral Schley that he started to santiago
with all possible despatch" witnesses loI
the department have testified positively that
the start for Santiago from Clenfuegos was
not made until $50 that night,
Questioned as to the weather. TO dispute
1.-The departments associations regarding coal
ing opportunities, Lieut. Doyle SAID tnere W as
| a long southcrly swell, and that the weather
became much worse during the night. VI,
the course an ea,terlv swell was encountered
which male it difficult for both the Vixen and
| Earle to Keep up " 18th the fleet. several times
he said. the fleet slowed downfall they might
catch up. ,,.;
After testiiying as to the trouble the Merri-
mae had with her engines, he told OF slgDlinS
the scout ships off Santiago on May 26 Inc
; weather on that day cleared somewhat; he
said and on MAY 81 the Texas and Marble
head took coal. He told of consultation
; aboard the Brooklyn participated IN ny me
commanding officers. AMI swofe positNel.
that Capt Sigstee was present although that
Concerning Schey's blockade off Santiago,
t Lieut. Doyle said
"Tbe orders were for the fleet in column to
steam two and half miles to each SIDE OF the
harbor entrance at distance on shore OF tniee
or four miles. 1t was discretionary WIN
) officers on which helm they turned at the END
! of the course. This system Of blockade was
, continued until June 3. two night, after the
| arrival OF Admiral sampson and the neet OF
( his command.
G The fleet was about four miles on curing
the day and closer at night
, Admiral Schleys counsel regarded this as
1 important because as the testimony adduceu
] hy depat tment witnesses showing mat the
n fleet was at greater distance. and that Adj
miraI Sampson did not approve OF the DOCK
ade.
describe the blockade OF June in detail >
| =.
5 ut was the same As the previous one
announced the witness.
: Tcstifvng a. to the reconnaissance OF May
%. Lieut. Doyle said it developed the batter
D les about the harbor and showed that the
I shore batteries had good guns. All that was
2 known of these batteries was the result OF
g this reconnaissance aud sampson never tired
l TO learn more and never undertook to light
: them. though he had twice Schley's force.
An attempt was made by Rayner to
t show that Schley had informed Sampson the
day before the battle of Santiago or the day
e that the spanish fleet was preparing 10
come out of Santiago harbor and that Samp-
son had sent word TO all the Captains to keep
a strict watch Lieutenant Commander
sharp. who was named by Mr. Rayner as the
! officer to whom Schley had sent the alleged
| message to Sampson and by sampson ordered
TO inform the Captain said he had no reco !
/ lection of any such occurrence though the
question indicated that ne himself delivered
the order and was then sent by sampson TO
( the Captain of each ship with directions to
: keep u close watch.
Salnpsou's clerk Becker was recalled 10
J testify about a memorandum with refer.
ence TO the signal code with the Cubans at
t Cienfuegos, which Schley never received.
; Beckers record did not show that twas ever
, sent but he Thought il was forwarded by
the Iowa ahd Dupont 18th the Dear Schley
letter which was delivered.
Yesterday Doyle testified to Schley,s sig
Mailing several orders in the Santiago battle,
in contradiction of the claim that 1t was
fought by the captains alone. Capt w { Dh-
yison of the marine corps was called to tell
/ about he Brooklyn loop and testified that