The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-30

Undoubtedly. If I had known that
at that time might have taken differ
ent action; that is, if I had been as
well prepared beforehand as 1 was
afterward.''
Replying to further questions. Ad-
miral Schley said that he considered
that his blockade of Santiago had be-
gun on May IS, and then Captain Lem
" asked
DO you consider that in commenc-
ing your blockade then you complied
with the order received on the 23rd.
and acted with all dispatch, as re-
quired by that order?''
In view of the informat ton 1 had
when l arrived off the port, yes
After discussion of dispatches re-
ceived during the first few days after
the arrival of the flying SQUADRON off
Santiago, in the course of which Ad-
miral Schley said it had not been his
intention to remain in that vicinity if
be had not found the Spanish fleet
there. Captain Lemly said:
Ruse to Confuse Spaniards.
You have stated that off Cienfuegos
tue formation during the day was such
as 10 feign disorder as an invitation to
the Spaniards TO come out?"
Yes" replied the admiral. Il meant
We We're not in column steaming."
Did you pursue this same plan after
arriving at Santiago and after learning
that the Spanish fleet was there?''
In the daytime, yes. While we re-
tanned semblance of formation. we
were always very close to each other 1
mean that We were not steaming in
front of the harbor as we did at night"
Then you did adopt the same ruse %
Yes, generally"
In reply to further questions, Ad-
iniral Schley said that was under the
impression that he had informed Cap
tain Cook of his plan in this respect.
but he did not recall whether he had
spoken about it to the commanders of
the other vessels. Still, he might have
done so in his consultation with them
on May 29.
Orders to Officers.
Captain Lemly then asked: What
We're the orders to the deck officers of
the Brooklyn and the other ships of
the squadron as to the distance on each
side of the MORO they were to steam
ade?''
Il think that was outlined in the
fact that the Brooklyn led
What were the orders given to the
deck officers?"
II do not know. My usual method
was to say to the captain what I want
ed him to do. and he embodied that in
his night orders"
Did you designate the formation of
the squadron under your command
prior TO June l, when blockading off
Santiago as a line of battle?'
Yes, 1 was in line of battle all the
time, in column
did you discuss with any of your
captains your plan of battle as out
iried in your evidence in chief and the
changing from column to line of bat
tle?"
L do not really remember the full ex-
tent Of the discussion, but it was a gen.
eral explanation of the plan. Why I
say that is because Captain Evans said
to me: Then you propose to charge
into the entrance?' and that would
lead me to infer that there might have
been some explanation, because that
was the purpose If we We're in line or
column of battle off the harbor, and
the enemy should appear a wheel would
bring us in line directly for them, and
another wheel would bring us east or
west if they turned east or west. That
occurred to me as very facile and mo-
bile movement. Ny squadron was
small. and I had to keep it together as
a unit"
At this point Admiral SchIey COM
planned of sensitiveness in his throat,
and the court adjourned, ten minutes
in advance of the usual time. until IL
O'Clock tomorrow