The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-26
SCHLEY TELLS OE
 BATTLE OF JULY }
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 Admiral Cervera thanked him for his courtesy, saying he had never met sailor who was net gentleman. but declined the proffer. only asking to be allowed to send a dispatch to his gov ernment announcing the fate of his squadron.
 T told him there would be no ob3ec- ton to that whatever" said the witness. And that the Admiral said. closing his narrative, impressively, "ended the battle of the 3rd day of July 1898. l wish to add that l 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 degree the traditions of the American navy"
 Taylor is Disputed.
 Admiral Schley quoted an official docu- ment tending to disprove the testimony given by Admiral Taylor who commanded 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 3, states that the Indiana soon dropped hopelessly behind. Admiral within her tactical diameter when she | made the loop.
 | The Admiral could not recall conver- sation with Captain McCalla on July 9th | when the latter had said to Admiral | Schley, according to Captain McCallas's | statement on the witness stand, that there was Glory enough for all"
 Admiral Schley said he had first seen this sentiment as formulated accredited to Senator Hale. Senator Hale," he said, expressed my feeling at the time and | that feeling I still hold"
 | In response to questions from Mir. Ray nor Admiral Schley denied the alleged | colloquy with Lieutenant Hodgson, said he had given the order to stand by to ram," adding that there was distinct attempt on the part of both the Teresa and the Viscaya to ram, said if he had made the loop with helm to starboard 1t l would have carried him into dangerous proximity to torpedo attacks, broadside | torpedo attack of the enemys vessels. said Admiral Sampson had told him he knew of no signals with the insurgents said the escape of the Spaniards through the blockading line at either Cienfuegos or Santiago without being detected would not have been possible and denied em- phatically the statement of Lieutenant Wood that he was extremely nervous. | MT Raynor asked whether Lieutenant Wood. while off Cienfuegos. had told Commodore Schley that Admiral Samp- son considered his information of the presence of the Spanish fleet at Santiago as definite The Admirars answer was:
 Schley Uses Argument
 "No: nor do I understand how he could have communicated such information in view of the doubt which Captain Chad wick said existed in the Admiral's 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 l to me, I do not see why the admiral | could have expressed to him one thing when Captain Chadwick seems to have felt that the Admiral thought oppositely." | Judge Advocate Lemly said: "I don't think the witness ought to answer with | an argument"
 MT. Raynor: q think he has answered pretty we'll"
 Captain Lemly: "The latest answer is | plainly an argument"
 Admiral Dewey: Scratch the answer out"
 MT. Raynor: "Yes, let it go out. It is ment."
 Before the court could adjourn Judge ! Advocate Lemly renewed the question of summoning Admiral Sampson as wit ness. In addressing the court today Cap tain Lemly said:
 Before the court adjourns, l would like to ask counsel 8 question. He an- nounced publicly that he desired a sum mons issued for Admiral Sampson; l have stated from time to time that If he would give me notice when he wanted the Admiral summoned, 1 would summon him. l have not received any notlce' and I do not want to leave the record | in this shape. and I would like to Know what his wishes are in the matter.
 MT. Raynor: My wishes are that If you can summon him, summon him. As l understand it. Admiral Samposn Is not in a condition be summoned. lie IS not well enough to come into court. am perfectly willing to have him here ana |, of course, do not retract for moment anything l said at the time when the call was made. The court will recollecl the use of the word 'Cienfuegos' and San tiago.' The word used in that dispatch was Santiago At the time Admiral Schley sent the dispatch in to the Navy Department there was in the paragraph This evidently means Cienfuegos' w. C' 1 took 1t for granted that that or 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 admt It. l don't think now the quesuoH ls as serious as l did at that time. NOW you | and I both know that Admiral Sampson l is not in condition to be called into court | l do not want to be put in the poslton of abandoning my position of calllhg Au- | miral Sampson into a controversy where his presence is not necessary ana when he is in no condition whatever 10 De brought into court ,even 1T ms presence was necessary" ,,, | The court then adjourned uiltll ''"N''