Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-30
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asked NaS III tpnli''t tioi WIN
Schley's examination-in-c chief. regard
ing the meeting with the Eagle atte'
the flying squadron left Key West
You said You had distinct recol-
lection that the Eagle passed withir
hail in the Yucatan channel and that
she reported no news Not in IN.
Yucatan channel We passed the Eagle
soon after leaving Key West.
she passed within hail." That is
my recollection.
And reported no news" Yes.
As you sent the Scorpion TO com
municatc with her, do You not think
YOU were i'll error NO. do not
think | am mistaken.
Did the Eagle report anything else -
NO; only that she had no news.
The judge advocate then jumped to
Cienfuegos, examining him upon his
statment that upon the arrival of the
squadron there the Scorpion was sent
in as a picket boat and asked him TO
reconcile that statement with the en-
try in the log of the Scorpion To the
effect that from midnight to four a.
NJ. "drfted in company with the fleet
for the remainder of the watch"
Tho admiral explained that that en-
try did not necessarily mean that the
Scorpion was absolutely in touch with
the fleet As he recalled il all the ships
were drifting.
Did YOU regard her. under these
circumstances as Il picket boat. II
did. She was drifting in shors.
How far inside" That would be Il
guess; perhaps 4 mile
Going back to the Adula's appearance
at Cicnfucgos. Captain Lemly asked
about the war bulletin brought by that
vessel and asked If il had not stated
tha, the Spanish feet had left there
on May 20 This the witness admitted
was true. as he did also that he had
said that the distance from Cicnfucsos
To Santiago was from 81 To ~ hours
Then Captain Lemly asked: Would
not the fact that from 30 To - hours
was Necessary TO cover this distance
have brought the Spaniards 10 Glen
fuegos after your arrival there
Il did not wish TO br understood thar
that time would have been Necessary
for the Spaniards TO make the voyage.
| mean simply 10 give the time con
suned by the flying squadron in max
ing the voyage"
Revertng 10 the blockade of Clenfuc-
Cos, Capt. Lemly asked how ne esti-
mated the distance OF biockading fleet
to be between three and four miles
from shore.
in III. day time ! took 4 bow and
beam bearing. This. together with the
nI In VA
that distance as correct" Admiral
Schley said he kept a cloS.. watch day
and night. while of Cienfuegos. He
said he had seen no auxiliary cruiser $
or gunboats near the entrance To the
harb"r as testified To by Lieut.. Griffin
The witness had an indistinct recollec-
tion Of having seen the mast or per
hapS the top Of ship over the hills
He saw nothing larger coming near
the mouth of the harbOr than an ordi-
nary steam launch In response to q
request from Capt. Lemly. Admiral
Schlcy read extracts from the Brook
lvns log with view Of showing that
the admiral's memory had been AZ
fault when he had stated that the fleet
vas closer in at night than during the
day. The admiral had also testified
That the set of the current was toward
the shore. The log showed that at va
rious times the squadron had steamed
in as well as out.
Captain Lemly called his attention
10 the log for the following day. May
-. and then asked him whether these
entries in the log did not show that
the ships steamed both in and out
Yes" replied the witness, hut as
the entries do not show the speed it is
impossible to obtain the distance. W.
usually steamed as slowly as possible
simply kept the steeraEe way.
Had Ccrvcra's fleet appeared du.-
inS the nights You were ut Cienfuegcs
either coming out on coming in from
seaward. what under Your instructions
would your fleet have done
Knocked them out. "a stir in tn
tourD.
What were your instructions" It,
follow the ADMINISTRATIONS given az
lIampGen Roads.
But what were your instructions?
There We're none. | do not consider
that the regulations OF customs re-
uuir@d written Instructions
''IH it the unwritten law at Sea il
me navy tiltl Vessels III oli'i
shall follow th, flag Yes. except un-
der certain circumstances.
What circumstances? Well, i
vessel might see one of the enemy )
~hrS. drop out and follow to attack
her. That might be one of the circum-
stances
''Eut the rule is TO follow the flag
1t rs
In response to other questions Ad-
miral Schley said there We're three OF
four boats stretched across the har-
Dor at Ci.nfuegos.
capt. Lemly called the attention OF
the witness to the fact that in his for
me; testimony he had said that Lieut..
Wood had reported him as speaking
',isrespectfully of Admiral Sampson.
The admiral replied that he might
nave gotten Wood confused with Hood
ana upon referring to the court record
he said ii was true that Wood had not
so testified.
The ADMIRAL was also pur STONED again
concerning the return of his papers to the
department. '.\ll my papers," he sal.
again. were put in Il bog and. so far as
Know, not single one was left cxcep
some blue prints and the second copv 81
the Dear Schlcy letter" which was M
IL an envelope and retained"