Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-29

Previous to Admiral Schlcy taking
the stand. Lieut.. Command Harlow
was called to correct his testimony.
This occupied but 4 few minutes and
Admiral Sohley took the stand about
lilo o'clock. MIR I.ayner's first qurs-
ton related to an incident testified 10
by Lieut. Grant Of z melee the ships
got into on the way from CienfutgoS
to Santiago when il met 4 sailing Yes
sci. The admiral REPLIED that he had
an indiStinCt recollection Of the acCi-
dent He said that whenever the
squadron stopped il was always in con
formity with signals previously made.
If there was any miNup Is testified,
he said. 1t must have been as the re-
suit of carelessnese Of the officer of the
deck in not carrying out the signals
from the flagship.
Reverting to May 81. the dag Of the
reconnaissance. Mr. Rayner asked the
witness if he rerollected any signals
from the Massa chusetts 10 the squad
ION not to so in any closer
Il cannot recall that signal AT all"
replied Admiral SchIey. 1t would have
been of course unnecessary in view Of
the fact that no vessel could have !et;
the line without permission Of the
flagship Or the commandments chief"
Mr.. Rayner then asked Admiral
Schley regarding alleged conversations
with Admiral tthen captain> Evans on
July or :. Il did have a conversation
with him. replied the witness, but I
do not remember whether it was on the
18th or 5th. would say of Capt. Evans
as ! would said OF all thr others. !
don't believe he would willingly mis-
state. | think his recollection is at
fault. He did have a conversation with
me in rcla ton to shooting the bow off
Of one of the torpedo boats and the
stern off another ana putting his helm
astarboard and raking one ship and
then aport and raking another. My
recollection now is that, preliminarily
he said to me: Did you see Jack
Philip start to run away and I said:
No that he vas mistaken. it Wi:
The brooklyn that made the turn an1
asked him if ne did not see the tactical
necessity for it,"
Mr.. Rayncr then called Admiral
Schley's attention to the testimony of
Admiral Taylor. who was captain com
manding the battleship Indiana during
the battle off Santiago and Can't. Daw-
son who commanded the marines or
that vessel. TO the effect that the
brooklyn when She made the loop
went southward Il mile or a mile ana a
half.
Il think they are entirely and ah2r-
lutely mistaken" replied the witness.
no HrOoklNn ,1il
southward of the line. cycpp, the dis
TAME. perhaps Of her tactical diane
ter which surely was nor greater thar
t"o yards and from that time sh. steer
90 course Parallel to the Standards
:" '" not talik "" Were over $500
"r 2|t" yards At any tim. from, tho
spanish me. | say empnatically that
the Brooklyn did not run south and
any statement to the contrary is i
mistake"
Inc witness stated in reply to q uCcs-
ton from Mr.. Navncr that when ne
started to the westward from Santiago
ne left the ST. Paul at the latter nlaco
Admiral Schley then told how his pa :
pers We're boxed up by his secretary for
TRANSMISSION to the department as the
regulations require. About this time
ne went to Porto Rico as a member, Of
me lorto Rican commission ami this
NdS put on the steamer together
win ms baggage. His box finally
reached Washington and was then
opened for the frs, time. the witness
'eslIlhG 10 see if the papers were com
.it'e' lie turned the box over to the
department about Feb. G. He estf}nat
GU mat this box contained all his pa