Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-30
A TRYING ORDEAL
That of Admiral Schley Before
 the Naval Board.
HIS FIFTH DAY ON STAND

Long List of Typewriter Questions
 Given the Witness to AnsWerIIhe
 Great Battle Will Be the Last to Be
 Touched Upon by the Judge Adyo-
 cate.
 Washington. Oct 3O-With the open ing of Ihe Schley court of inquiry Io- day. Admiral Schley began the nftn day Of his testimony, and the third day of his rossexamination. The pros pect then was that he would continue on the stand throughout the day. Judge Advocate Iemly still had long list of typewritten questions before him, and the different members of the court have been indusfriously prepaf- ing questions to be presented to the admiral for his consideration when hlS examination by counsel is concluded. The testimony begun to-day where IL left of yesterday, taking np different phases of the blockade of Santiago and passing from that question into the re connoissance of May 31, when the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon was bombarded. The battle of July was left for the last subject to be consid- cred
 The ross-examination as conducted to-day by Judge Advocate Lemly re ferred to the orders that were given by Admiral Schley to the various com manders. The advocate tried to prove that the necessary orders were not given at all times. The examination also touched on certain things that should have been done. The admiral replied to this that only newspaper man who had his pencil in his hand all the time could think of certain things that should have been done. There were certain matters that should have been attended to, but they were forgotten in the rush of other busi- ness.
 The admiral said in response to a question from the judge advocate that he had not mentioned the loop in the report of the battle because it was an incident of the war which he had no idea would provoke controversy. Cap tain Cook gave the order for that loop without any orders from him except what was contained in the general or ders. Although Captain Cook gave the orders said the admiral. Il would have done so in q moment had the cap tain of the Brooklyn ia 1ad to do so.'' ' Do you assume full responsibility :" was asked by the judge advocate. and
 
 did not give the order l approved of it.,
 The judge advocate then said thera were three reasons for the making of that loop. "Why did you do it?" asked the advocate.
 Tn order that the ship might con tinue in action and beat the enemy. as it did,'' replied Admiral Schley. The admiral continued further and said: fr1fn fa1l- Ina tain Of the Viscaya and the second off cer of the Colon that all the fire Of the Spanish fleet was to be directed on the Brooklyn, and that the ViScaya was to ram her in the hope that she could de stroy her and then the chances of es- cape would be better, because they considered the Brooklyn the fastest boat of the fleet.
 At 2:36 the judge advocate said he had no further questions to ask, and Attorney Rayner said that he had no further questions. Admiral Dewey said that the court had some questions to ask and Attorney Hanna proceeded to read them.
 WASHINGTON. Oct 3o.-The cross examination of Admiral Schley was continued throughout the session of the court of inquiry yesterday. The progress made was exceedingly slow. Practically the whole day was con- sulned in questioning the admiral about the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago and the motives and infiu- ences that governed him in turning back after his squadron had arrived in the vicinity of the latter port. This latter branch of the cross examination had not been concluded when the court adjourned
 The blockade at Santiago, the recon noissance on May 31 and the battle of July 3 still remain to be covered. It is hardly probable that the judge adyo- cate can conclude before adjournment today. After he finishes quite num- Der of questions prepared by the mem bers of the court will be submitted. The judge advocate in conducting the cross examination used a carefully prepared typewriter list of questions They called for comparison of state ments Admiral Schley had made ei- tier in his direct testimony, in his communication to the senate or in his dispatches to Admiral Sampson or the navy department, with the testimony of witnesses who have preceded him and the logs and signal books of the other vessels of the fleet.
 The main points to which the cross examination was directed were the ability of the ships to coal off Cienfue- gos and the reasons for what is known as the ''retrograde movement"
 The latter point was dwelt upon with much emphasis and detail and had not been disposed of fully when the court adjourned The admiral gave three req sons for turning back-frst. the state ment of Captain Sigsbee. who com handed the scoutship St. Paul. that the enemy was not in Santiago; second. the opinion of Nunez. the pilot, that the en- trance was too narrow and shallow for the Spanish ships to enter, and. third, the ambiguity of the departments tele- gram. Tn the course of the cross exam 1nation the admiral said he regarded the departments dispatch rather as a suggestion than as an explicit order, a suggestion which he carried out after the sea had abated and the coal supply zr -fl,o T~--s s~7-<sl
 DEATH OF A SOCIALIST.