The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-29

Captain Lenly then took up the
question of naval regulations and
asked the witness if he was familiar
with them.
yes responded Admiral schley.
Naval Regulations.
Captain Lemly then read a number
of articles of the regulations, IN each
case asking the witness If he had COM
piled with the terms of the paragraph.
The first paragraph was No. 26'. and
requires the -chief when
preparing his fleet or squadron TO meet
the enemy to communicate his general
orders, instructions. private signals
and such other information as Will en-
able each so far as possible to under
stand his duty when in action and at
all other times
I think I complied with that" re-
piled the witness
How and in what manner" asked
Captain Lemly.
.sBy issuing general orders for the
organization of the squadron. their in
structiOns and their private signals
The next article was as follows: Ar
ticle 269.-He shall, if possible, before
going into action. communicate TO. the
juniors in command his privs~> signals
and other information that viii ma
terially assist them if called upon TO
exercise command"
THAT 1 do not remember to have
complied with" said the witness.
Captain Lemly then read article ri,
which provides that the commander
| in-chief shall. if possible before going
into action. supply every captain with
a plan of battle, SHOWING thereon the
position each shall occupy.
| Yes" replied the witness, in reply
/ to Captain Lemly's question if he had
! complied with that article. Il do not
y understand that that is necessarily
written l think that that order is suf-
| ficiently carried out when a cOmman-
| der-in-chief decides to place his crews
| in the order of battle and inform eacn
what he proposes to do"
do you think, admiral, that you car
supply every captain with a plan OF
battle and do that at an oral confer
| ence?' asked Captain Lemly.
II do not think that is absolutely
| necessary" replied the witness. Therf
| are instances where battles have beer
fought without doing that. Any plar
| of battle that might be originated j:
| subjected to a change. 1 have never
known a battle that was ever Tough
| on the plan originally chosen by thu
commanders n-chief-"
Mr.. Raynor-Do any of the regula
tions use the word written"
! Captain Lemly-Do you think yoI
could supply the captains With plal
! of battle without writing them?
Mr.. Raynor-I could not, but l know
the admiral could.
Cleared for Action.
Continuing his examination, Captain
I,emly asked: when, at 9:45 a. m
MAY 20. you sighted a man-Of-War a
| shown by the BroOklyn'S log, an
cleared for action. what orders ha'
been issued in conformity with tn
provisions of the regulationsg
Il should not think any instruction
would be necessary for a fleet meetin
a single vessel except to smash he
up"
Captain Lemly-COuld you tell abso
lutely there was only a single vesse
although you sighted but one?
LAS L only saw one smoke pre-
sumed of course. there was but on
, vessel Subsequently we raised tn
Vesuvius. which was very much lowe
= in the water"
Captain Lemly: LAS a matter of fac
there was more than one vessel?''
There were two vessels; that wa
p developed later"
, Others might have been develope
I in the same way?"
eff they had I should have pitie
I them. If they had been separated the
| would have permitted themselves
be knocked to pieces