New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
WORD SENT TO SCHLEY.
rgEN HE KNEW CERVERA
WAS AT SANTIAGO.
scu1EYs COUNSEL CONTENDS THAT
rur DISPATCH OF MAY 27 WAS THE
FIRST POSITIVE INFORMATION
MESSAGE SENT BY SAAIP-
son on MAY 81.
son on MAY 21.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuNE.l ]

washington, oct 12.-In the short session of
-. scbley court Of inquiry to-day the two senior
-oobers of Admiral SIMPSONS staff gave
.o-.ant testimony, and the proceedings
80. anlivened by a controversy between the
r1ags Advocate and Mr.. Rayner. Captain
cx.du-icJl's cross-examination was quickly COM
80 after Lieutenants Althouse. Dewey,
E.,,ob,er and Marsh had corrected their testi-
mony.
. ccblev's counsel laid particular stress the
,s.srtion that Chadwick did not see Sampson S
o-aer No TO Schley until five days after it
.. sent. although he was aware of its purport.
1rns Marblehead delivered this order to Schley
.ho dav the Flying Squadron left Cienfuegos.
:, directed Schley, after satisfying himself that
,be spaniards were not at Cienfuegoes. TO pro-
..o5 with all dispatch. but cautiously TO San
.,ogo and blockade. He also got Chadwick TO
o5nit that he had the Cienfuegos blockade
.,ar+iaIlv'' in mind when he protested against
campson's sending to Schley the dispatch of
Nav % congratulating him his success.
These replies by Captain Chadwick are consid-
.ra5 by schley's counsel sufficient cause for the
o5noission Of what Admiral Watson is ready to
sell on the same subject.
lieutenant Commander Sidney A. Staunton
c.mnson's assistant chief Of staff told in detail
how he received through Captain Allen, OF the
Army Signal Corps, the news that Cervera was
at Santiago from the telegraph operator in Ha-
vana. While he was under examination Mr..
Ravner outlined a contention in behalf OF
Admiral Schley to the effect that the dispatch
written on May % was the first positive notice
the conn1ander-in-chief had given Commodore
scblev of the presence Of the Spanish fleet in the
bsrbor Of Santiago. Lieutenant Commander
stanton said that this information was sent
by Sampson to Schley on May 81.
The last witness was Lieutenant Nathan c.
Twining. formerly junior watch officer Of the
Iowa. who said that while the Flying Squadron
occupied a position from three to five miles out
from Cienfuegos in the daytime. the distance
was increased from seven TO nine miles at night
He was in charge of the S-inch guns in the bonn
bardment Of the Cristobal Colon, on May 81.
and said that all the shots from the American
feet fell short of the mark.
Near the close Of the session Judge Advocate
rerly and Mr.. Rayner became engaged in
controversy over the adnlissibility at that time
of q chart showing the speed Of the vessels Of
the FLYING Squadron, and when Mr.. Rayner
made a statement concerning the matter TO be
introduced the Judge Advocate took exception
10 its reception, saying that Mr.. RayneTs sum-
mary might be inaccurate, as were other state
rnents made by him, referring especially 10 the
contents OF documents presented
Mr. Rayner resented the expression. and re-
ulied TO the effect that if uttered outside Of the
courtroom he would say that II was false Be
fore the court adjourned both Mr. Rayner and
Captain Ierlly made statements concerning the
incident 10 the court and Admiral Dewey ex-
pressed the opinion that Captain Lemly's eX-
panation should be satisfactory TO Mr.. Rayner
schleys counsel were permitted TO put in evil
dence an exhibit of the speed Of American
ships In the battle Of July 3, as shown by the
revolutions Of their engines. This was prepared
nv the Rureau Of Steam Engineering, and IL is
10 be explained by Lieutenant Dyson, who nm
ished the coaling tables last week.