The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-30
OF SCHLEY.
Gross Examination Of the Rear Ad
miral Continued.
THE CIENFUEGOs BLOCKADE
LemIy Asks What schIsy Would
Have Done Had Spanish Fleet
Suddenly Appeared OF Glen
fuegos-"KnocIxed, Emy,

fuegos-"Knocked' Emf,
Washington, Oct. 29.-Judge Advo.
&nte Lemly lost no time in beginning
is interrogations of Admiral Schley
fter the Schley court of inquiry con.
Eened. Before resuming the cross ex.
mination the judge advocate announc.
q that, with the assent Of counsel for
ne other side, the signal books of the
Few York for May IS and 10 and July
and and the Brooklyn's for May Is
June inclusive and July 2 and 8
GOULD be included in the record. He
Explained that May IS and 10 were
ne days on which the New York left
Key West The first question the
5udge advocate asked was In connec-
ton with Admiral Schley's examina-
ton in chief regarding the meeting
with the Eagle after the flying squad
|ph left Key West.
you said you had distinct recol-
|#ction that the Eagle passed within
il in the Yucatan channel and that
ke reported no news?"
mot In the Yucatan channel. We
ssed the Eagle soon after leaving
IN West"
she passed within hailT'
'That is my recollection"
And reported no news?"
Eyes"
AS you sent the Scorpion to COM
pnicate with her do you not think
b were in errorg'
No; do not think / am mistaken"
HDid the Eagle report anything
eg'
~ No; only that she had no news"
1.-The judge advocate then jumped to
lHenfuegos, examining him upon his
Hatement that upon the arrival of the
huadron there the Scorpion was sent
q as picket boat, and asked him to
Zeconcle that statement with the en-
BY in the log of the Scorpion to the
kffcct that from midnight to 4 n. M
fdrifted in company with the fleet for
fhe remainder of the watch
The admiral explained that that en-
FRY did not necessarily mean that the
Scorpion was absolutely in touch with
| he fleet.
Going back to the Adula's appearance
kt Cienfuegos, Captain Lemly- inquired
bbout the war bulletin brought by that
fessel and asked if it had not stated
HAT the Spanish fleet had left there on
May 20. This the witness admitted
10 be true.
Blockade of Cienfuegos.
Reverting to the blockade of Cienfue
los. Captain Lemly asked how he esti
<hated the distance of the blockadine
beet to be between three and four miles
&om shore.
4 In the daytime | took bow ana
Pam bearing. This, together with the
Rlrf and the land, seemed to confirm
Dat that distance was correct"
#The witness, in answer to another
&lestion by Captain Lemly, said he had
&otted the distance on a chart for his
kn information. He did not know
DIS would ever become a matter OF
anch Importance otherwise he should
N4ye kept the memorandum, as he
would have kept great many Other
khings.
IA dmiral Schley said he kept a close
ii cll ut day and at night while awake
Hlile off Cienfuegos. He said he had
I'm no auxiliary cruiser or gunboat
pr the entrance to the harbor, as ties
ed to by Lieutenant Griffin. The
h tneSs had an indistinct recollection
& having seen the mast or perhaps tho
HB of pipe over the hills. He saw
thing larger coming near the mouth
the harbor than an ordinary steam
3Rnch.
Had Cervera's fleet appeared during
fM nights you We're at Cienfuegos, eli
xM&r coming out or coming in from sea
III. what, under your instructions
hld your fleet have doneY"
knocked them out" A stir in the
CONT
~ hat We're your instructions?"
ITO follow the ADMINISTRATIONS Civ
Hi Hampton Roads,
efelring to the blockade of Santi
A, Captain Lemly asked the witness
WY he had sent IA dispatch to Admi
sampson that ION account of short
gaM supply cannot blockade them (tht
I'M niards) in Santiago"
93 meant that if we could not have
led off Santiago we could not have
Ayed there
Did You state that condition.
Gu no, | did not state that condition
'& was the impression in my own
3hd'
8 What did you mean by the report
hall not be able to remain off that
tSantiago, on account of general
ri coal supplyY"
sS Vessels short of Coal.
# think all the vessels We're more or
short of the complement and, CON
ering the fact that they ought to be
for any service and for every serv-
In arriving off the port we ought
he more than half or three-quarters
H.
Did You, on May "a, before Captain
n ala reported that the fleet was
8 III Cienfuegos, contemplate sending
OF two of your larger vessels back
key West for coal?"
think contemplated sending some
4 The ships back if we should be un-
+ to coal within week.
At what time did you learn definite
that the Spanish fleet was not in
(hfuegos?'
pom Captain McCalla's return,
slt p. M. May a.
hat time did YOU sail for Sapti.