The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
!. OF SANTIAGO.
|ination of Admiral Schley
Progresses.
DECIDED THE DAY.
X4l6S DecIares--Assu Full
&bIIity Therefor Closely
lDned Concerning the
s 6n N oissance of May 81.

3B Schley court of inquiry Adj
Hiley began the fifth day of his
III and the third day Of his
8mination.
lrst question Captain Lemly
us whether the Iowa was with
ID squadron at Hampton Roads
. gave the captains of the ships
rbnl orders as to attacking the
fleet. Admiral Schley replied
was not. In response to ques-
said that he first fell in with
va off Cienfuegos. Captain
was then i'll, and Commander
was in command. He did not
whether he had communicated
,al orders to the latter. He first
ptnin Evans on May 30. He
ID questioned as to his CONVEX
with Captain Folger when the
yy1ifgested Il circular blockade
|eNsted at Wei Hei Wei.
Illness said he thought the fleet
|5ffer than his mt Wei Hei Wei
aSfhere were thanking vessels in
i2 He was asked whether he
81 onsider u circular blockade
Fessels pointing in as mobile
2132lcr form, in that the ships
Re either way by turning with
SI helm. The admiral replied
hought Il circular blockade
the vessels charged to the
" Said produce confusion and
I| lead to Il different arrange
IS ording as the enemy moved
fest. "The outcome" he said,
s81ly be more or less confusing,
fctually did occur later"
III to the reconnaissance of May
8H the Spanish ship Colon was
led MS it lay in the harbor ut
fU Captain I.emly asked Adj
alley when he first received no
34t the commander in chief
IA at Santiago. The witness re-
Hht the notice had come in the
n brought to him by Captain
which was dated May 20. This
ID was, he said, not received un
" 81. Possibly, too, the New
81 might have brought inforlna
#the coming of Admiral SaInp
r did you wait two days after
Geoyery of the presence of tht
4the harbor before undertaking
conroissance?"
Ethe reason that | had used thos'
rs for coaling the vessels of thu
\ ms to be prepared in case tn
#should come out"
Hing the occurrences of the BON
Rnt. he said lie recalled tina
b Higginson had asked after h
ID went aboard the Massachu
hat the bombardment be post
until after dinner, that he warn
he people to get off the turret
ht Lieutenant Commander Pott
zen notice that they We're on tn
d He did not recall, he said, til
mot to go in closer, but it wa
De that such n signal had bee
nd that it had not been recort
i might be that it was with thi
III other signals which had nj
Recorded because the writing {
Twas always deferred until I'll
Hay.
fman," he said, except the pre-!
spondents, who brave all dal
fan always have paper and peno
bid while Il battle is in progress
Is Il consequence there is a failu
IDrd many occurrences that shou
corded. !"
Be followed an examination of u
BIS signals from the Massach
On the day of the bombardmel
II the admiral verified. At Il
n time he remarked that
kbt there We're other signals unr
n5iral Schley said he had ORDER
'ange 1T 1000 yards for that ia
he had not supposed the Colt
40 far up the harbor.
E course" he said, Il left t
sHrement of the range to the exc
apliiccr."
|<|es your letter to the senate dat
2&S, 1899, plead the precautiona
N of the department for not {
fhg the Colon!"
mould rather think that is the
BE-"
your report of June | to the
4 TENT concerning the reconno
# YOU did not mention any pl
10 sink or destroy the Colon"
#id not"
III in Your Geographic report Y
ply that your purpose was to
the Colon"
ei(lnntally. yes"
& Judge advocate then asked |
&fal 10 tell exactly what his p
sWaS on that occasion and what
$tions he had given. Replying Il
5pd testified fully on this subj
fc. he said that the signals ma
&ated the purpose. The signal
Ftcd the ships to use their hea
d against the Colon. The New
s, with ller lighter battery, was
$d to fire at the shore batteri
q obstruction was to go in to a.
Is, and he thought until seve
afterward that the ships |
in to that distance. Il direc
hips. to follow the flag, to opcr
psf the Colon and fire at the fo
eVelop them, and | think the rec
Bancc, so far as it went, was e
~ successful. The batteries W
loped, and the fact was dem
ed that the enemy was in p,
4 squadron of only five or
! believed that only the stl
kiiilitafN necessity would nave J
| me III risking the loss of yes
&hlighi have reduced our squad
numerical inferiority with the