The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
|SCHLEY TELLS OF
SANTIAGO FIGHT
A Plain Un arrlshedI
Tale Told Court.
ROOM WAS CROWDED.
very Inch Of Space Occupied by
Ea-e Listeners
ADMIRAL NEVER DAMNED TEXAS.
Tuere Was No colloquy Witt iiodgson
Nor Was ihsre Ever Any Danger OF
collision Witl tae texas ns.
ks,n.r Called niufi u Judge
>dY0c-.e Is 10 ou.Iiaivu.
n. S-mpsoa.
ADMIRAL NEVER DAMNED TEXAS.
lBy Associatsd presal

| (By Associated Press.)
| WASHINGTON. Oct 2.-When rhe
Schiey court OF inquiry adjourned today
Auuairai schlvy had not completed mis-
/ testimony IN chief. He took the stand
| about halI-past eleven clock. after torn
! er witnesses had been recalled for the
| purpose OF making corrections In and
| additions to their testimony, and contir-
ued his Statement until the court adj
| journed at o:4u Z. NJ This adjourunlenS
twenty minutes Ill advance OF the USUAL
time was que TO the fact that the Admt
raj $ throat had become somewhat sen
/ s4.tse result or MS continuous talk
! ing yesterday ana to-day. He had ,nads
cuinp,stinC tbs court OF the condillJn
! OF ms throat Immediately after conciaa-
!, ing las recital The story OF the battle
OF Santiago, and Admiral Dewey, VINO
eVldentiy himself nad noticed the dliiI-
Guilty, responded by showing a Willingness
To auJvurn LIIe court
Mr.. kayner, however, expressed a de-
sire to proceed, saying that he had
number OF questions which he wished to
! asa. and Admiral Schley assented to his
/! counsel's suggestion a quarter of an
| hour later ADMIRAL Dewey himself re-
neWed the suggestion for an adjournment,
and all concerned agreeing to tn4, prupo-
| sition, the court adjourned until Monday
at IL clock.
Inc day was notable one in the court.
| BY large odds the largs st crowd that haa
| yet attended any of the sessions was pres
ent, and earnest interest was manifested
| throughout the proceedings. Long be-
fore the beginning of the morning ses-
| sion all the seats reserved for visitors in
] cd ND -to
! greater portion of the space in the rear
OF these seats was covered by men and
women standing. They not only stood
upon the floor, but upon window-sills and
tables. and even the elevator machinery
in that portion of the hall was covered
by men, On only one occasion was there
any effort at applause and this was sup-
pressed before it had reached any great
degree.
CHEF EVENT OF DAY.
The chief event of the day was the Ad-s
mirals relation to the events of July Gi'
when the American fleet sent Cervera's
squadron to the bottom Of the sea or to
! the beach. ffe told his story of this his
torical occurrence in plain words and ia
unaffected style. but the narrative was
straightfo ward and to the point, indicat-
ing close familiarity with alb s.le phases
of that event. He said that the Brook
lyn for time had sustained the fire of
az. four OF the Spanish ships and also
the fire CT the Spanish land batteries.
Explaining the historical turn Of his own
flagship. the Brooklyn. he said that she
had not approached to within less than
60 yards of the Texas, and that he never
| had considered that there was the least
danger to that vessel. He also stated.
| in response to an Interrogation from Mr..
Rayner. that he had never during the
| battle, engaged in any coIloquv with
| Lieutenant Hodgson, and that he had not
| used the expression attributed to him by
| Hodgson.
| which the Admiral is charged with having
| said: Damn the Texas!'
Admiral s"hIey also gave tha details of
! the reconnaissance OF May 3fst. when the
| Spanish ship Cristobal Colon was bonn
! barded IN this connection he denied
| the statements attributed to him by Com
| 1nander Fotts, of the hattleship p2lassa-
I chusetts.
| CALLING OF SAMPSON
Jus. before the court adjourned to-day
| JudSe-Advocate Lernly addressed the
| court as follows:
+ Before the court adiourns 1 would like
| TO ask counsel a question. He announced
] publicly that he desired summons is
| sued for Admiral Sampson. l have stated
| from time TO time II ne would give
! me notice when he wanted the Admiral
! summoned l would summons him. I have
| not received any notice. and 1 do not
| want to leave the record II this shape,
| Ind would like to know what his wishes
| are in the matter?
{! Mr.. Rayner: My wishes are that IT
| you can summons him. summon him. AS
/ understand it, Admiral Sampson Is not
i in q condition TO be summoned. He IS
| not we'll enough TO come into court.
! ana perfectly willing to have him here.
| and T. of course. don't retract for a mo-
\ ment anything / said at the time when
| call was made. The court will recoIlect
! the use OF the words .Cienfusgos' ana
/ Santiago The word used In that DIS
! patch was Santiago. At the time Adj
| miral Schley sent the dispatch in to the
! Navy Department there was IN the par
/ asraph: This evidently means Cienfuegos.
! w S. s. took it for granted that that.
| of course, would be admitted. There was
i only one person IN the world who coutr
| explain that and that was Admiral
| Sampson. My learned brother declined
| TO admit it. do not think now the ques-
J ton is as serious as | did at that time
| Now you and both know tina. Admiral
! Sampson Is not In condition to be caileG
| into court do not want to De put IN
/ the position OF abandoning my pcs--.on
| OF calling Admiral Sampson into a con-
I troversy where his presence is not nec-
I essary and when he IS In no condition.
/: whatever to be brought into court. even
IF 1.s-. 1r,r~srr,nss r,e,s lecessarv.' p
Previous to Admiral schies's appear
ance on the stand. the witnesses of yes
terday y ere recalled for the purpose OF
correcting their testimony. The hrst OF
these witnesses thus called was l..eutsn-s
ant-commaneer G. III. Harlow. OF whom
the court asked question concerning
tfs activity In tho ha-bor at Santiago
OF. the evening OF July 3D. The re-s's. -
this question au the effect OF causing
Iudge-Advocate Lsn.y to enter upon