Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-18
SOULEY WITNESSES
TESTIFY BEFORE
| THE NAVAL COURT

|
tho SchIev inquiry Monday Comman
d t Eujhsm. who was the senior
match otticer on the New Orleans dur
mo the Santiago campaign, said the
Nav Orleans bad joined the lying
sonadron on May 80, finding the
squadron living about seven miles out
The distance of the line OUTSIDE the
harhor under Commodore Schley
command had been from SIX to elSpt
l. lies +b.,
Describing the engagement wltn .me
Colon nm NAV 81, he said that while
the orders we're to go into within IT,
600 wards of the Colon the Ametlcan
vessels did not 90 nearer than i!ooo
Yards All the shots fired, with one
eycertion had fallen short. Tine Colon
was in sight for only two or three min
vtes at a time. The witness also ue-
scr;bed the bombardment OF the
shore batteries on June J. when ne
said the New Orleans went within
oooo wards of the eastern battery. On
tbat occasion both the eastern bat
ta a were silen. ed. The bombardment
If Nav 81 had, he said, brought about
tho discovery that the land batteries
we're very weak ..o uar
vayd sn1 the last of the government
witnesses. detailed the meeting of the
Harvard with the flying squadron on
Nav 27. when that vessel carrier nes-
natches to Commodore Schley from
Mole 81 Nicholas There vera i've OF
= these desoatches, which had come 10
} c;nher and which he had translated;
, One was from Admiral Sampson and
3 the other four from Secretary Long
. The last one from the secretary was as
t received at Mole st Nicholas st ~
J m MAY 26, and was the despatch ol-
rectipg the commander OF the nar
= yart to "proceed at once TO III rn'
= Schley that all the department lnfor !,
k, nation is that the Spsniards are al
Santiago, etc. c1 i,o+
< Edward o Nunez, the CUBAN piloI;;
e was called as the first OF Auliiliai
I Schley's witnesses. through Hn
= itproreter. he said he had been pilol
u years in all the southern Nuo"n
ports G.. o+ Gown.
Nunez said that he first met COM
modore Schley on May 70. me coin
l. nodore, he said, bad a.keh MN "a Nv
d knew Of the presence OF tne opani sa
y naet at Santiago. He replied that he
e douhted it, as he did not thlne lhe
- uatar was deep enough for vessels Of
=" snnh s,za On June ! be had gone on
=, rbe VIXEN to the Cutan coast with
~ message for Gen Calixto Garcla'
% which he had delivered to Col Ger
n hero Admiral Schley had sent MIN
!, IN this mission end be bad then peer
70 fold by Certero that the Spanish nee
~ was in the barber This informal oi
! Nnrez said he had carried to AdmlFd
"A Samnson under the direction q
.e Schley. g IN,
n. Col Parker then read copy OF M
: letter which the pilot SAID ne nau car
ried from Commodore Schley to tn'
Cubape. 10 which he suggested
u" code of signals similar to the CODE Ut
re ranged by Capt McCalla at Clenfue
90 Cos. 49, ;o, :,
DO goina ashore June | be had not see'
X tbe Cclon. He said he had not see
le tbe vessel. indeed, until july s. II
ed cold mat his reason for thinkln
L those vessels had not got into the mar
G. hor at Santiago was that such a lsrg
d. yessel as those of the Spanish flee
OF had never before been up such cnan
q mel. both 700 barrow and too shalio"
/! With the exception of snort tl"t
CT duirrp which Capt Cook was agar
III nm the stand. the entire session {
o Tuesday was taken up with the test
n mony of Lieutenant Com nanoe
. James Fl Sears, flag Lieutenant
Commodore Schley on board the hse
OF ship Brooklyn. The evidence OF ~
ny Sears covered the movements OF ~
p' living squadron, and especlhily VI
part the Brooklyn played IN tne.
from the time the squadron lele ~
West May 10, lo9s, to the Gomez us ~
. of the battle Of Santiago July D. ~
~, testimony generally corroooI SI. ' ar
ng WAS like his. strongly favorable to AZ
~, ~ miral Schley. ,..;,,
pg tho crp;se from Cenfuegos to Santial
said the weather was boisterous, VII
heavy sea, and that coaliog al s.
w vopld not have been safe before MI
ia u. when it was undertaken
Ne saw the engagement OF July
:. Altar stating the preliminary inc
'llc dents. he said. that the second spa
ro- ;Sh shin to come out of the harp
at headed toward the Brooklyn Rs II
h. ram her. He was not sure whether
ut. was Cook or Schley who ordered Z
any helm hard aport, at later stage. 1
was R,ookIvn. he said. engaged thr
i
lau SpaL ish vessels. -
Is the commodore say, on tue occasioI
ter the Colon reconnaissance, anything
the nresepce of Mr. Potts concern
the conspicuousness of the uniforms
the officers as they stood on the turf
red nurinp the firing of the enemy ot
lera teries. The witness replied IN the nc
rs ative. i.L .
dis WAS the commodore behind I
II coming tower OF that OCCASION!
ID a "He was both behind and in fre
no of it. he was moving about.
am Commander Sears said lie hai be
loea with Commodore Schley IN tiNe {
en- pagemepts all told. He was 6, TO
not asked as to the bearing OF that ONT
ling unde. fire, and replied:
that His bearing to me vas mouel
Of ANYBODY. worthy of emulation at
5 OF times. Under fire his faculties II
ate was possible, seemed to be clearer
and ne seemed more in possession oil IN
e. than at any other time. tie was
ouse ways putting himself in exposed pc
IT tiors. | requested him many tiI
not to expose himself, 1t was usel
pun 70 do 90 ),
pop Commander Sears said that Co
the modor. Scblev mad discussed tue c
ent, situation freely with him, and &
tam when the retrograde movement was
GUN the Texas had only little m