The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-31
[1LEY EXCUSED
examination az CAP
IAN lEmlv IS FINALLY
COMPLETED.
Ct DAYS QUESTIONING
onMENT OF THE COLON
AND BATTLE OF JULY >
GONE OVER.
bvIRIEs BY THE COURT
l,urp INFORMATION NEEDED
>, SOME OF THE POINTS
REFERRED TO.

). ..hs,r,Un. Oct. 3l.-Wi.h III
.he Schl.y court II inquiry
l hley began the fifth III.
nsuy and the third e!as II
.-..,.Nanilnation The .igsi 4fl.s
ra.4 l.cmly asked aas wA.tA
!. ,a.a WAS with the !iyins squat
J. hampton Roads when Il. gave
a..a> q! the ships thc verbal
+ i, - attacking the enemy
Aam.tal Schl.y replied that sho
nd. la response 10 questions h"
,1.. s. ngst fe!l in with the Iowa
e.e.tIrEos Captain Evans was
b anil Commander Rodgers nas
He did not retollee.
.ae- II, had commun.ca'.d .ae
!. pa.,rs ~ the latter. II. first
Captain Evans on May - II.
ta.a questioned as 10 It's eony.r.
i captain Folger wh,a tn
. s@ tf-. circular blork kat,
i tN.st,l at W.i.H.i.W,l Wit
= l., thought, III. i'.s, Va
+ ,a4a his AT We. .Hel-Wei and
.seee w,r" Ranking vessels IL
s..t II, was asked whether b
- faa-4!cr a circular bloek kaao
tae ,els pointing III as mobile
o,t.r form IN that the ships
e.r,g either Nay hy tafn.rs
:. aW. helm tn. admiral r
.a4' d bought circular a.o \
ss ai ta. vessels charged -
- would produc. confusion
.t.i.'ah.y lead 10 a different ~
tat ogilng a the 'nt ny
as. west. The ogtsafnr
l.l only he mof. ~ Ill.
{, s4gA as d!i actually osear
..sfa'.," reconnaissance q Mal
5 spanish ship Colon Was
'a.ie1 as L lay in the hafhor X
81 captain I.mly asked Al
; y.ty when he first received no-
ma the commander ii.-ehie'
w u Santiago. Witness re.
-.et -' information was brought
N, captain Cotton In = telegram
Aat ~ This telegram "as. -
.lN nyed until May 81.
Il. l You wait two DAYS after
Il 7ttsA u the presence oi the
4. iae harbor before undertaking
Fl a.loisSancc,'
Y ~" reason ! had used those
lass TIT Coaling the vessels Of III"
y as - be prepared in ease the
should come out.
Details Of the Bombardment.
'"siAs the occurrences OF the BON.
90" said nv recalled that
:" iilgsinson had asked after he
- vent aboard the Massachl.
aA' ihe bombardmcnt be post
'"t.. after dinner. that he warn
'- p"ppl" TO get on IN" turr"ts
- Lient"nant Commander Potts
I notice that they We're on III.
! II lld not recall, h. said. II"
! 4ai - 70 in closer. but ii VAS
= 'Aa' such signal had been
- II had not been recorded. II
I" 1lai II was with this signal
- other signals which had not
f'o'a"d. because the writing o!
HAe always deferred until the
'"tiowed an examination of the
shals from the Massachn-
va '"t DAY of the bombardment,
"' admiral verified At the
4, 'h" he remarked that he
n 1Aetc We're other signals un'
~ A Schley said he had ordered
~ 1000 yards for that day,
\ "da not supposed the Colon
4 'aF ip the harbor.
n Sour letter To the senate. dat
\. IA ~ 1899, plead the precauiion-
ri oi the department for not
I f'hg the Colon?"
- ~'u'd rather think that Is the In
M "Nhiifal then. ut the request OF
so advocate. read what he
- 'he senate. The letter con
I'M NV precautionary order of the
p,', ~ at the opening Of the war.
] = = explained. as he had done
ra,i''' t''' when ne wrote his com.
an non ~ 70 the senate. he did not
eI '"e records before him. He
/ y mention In that commnnl'
N - - said. Admiral Sampson
/ H. NY West. He prepared the
snn' s1iy from memory. In fif-
.tbo OF his position witness
"'nattIent's instruction ol