Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26
DID NOT DAMN The TEXAS
Admiral Schley Denies that He Used
! the Vigorous Expression Regard
s>>ss%- :. ing the Texas.
Says Also that the Alleged Colloquy
which Commander Eodgson Did
Not Take Place.
Was on the Stand All Day and Court
of Inquiry Hears His Story of
the Campaign.

the Campaign.
Washington, Oct. 26.-In the Schley
court of inquiry Admiral Schley con-
tinued the recital of his narrative
which he began the previous day. The
attendance was the largest since the
sessions of the court began. Tickets
for all the reserved seats had been is
sued before the court was called to Or
der and an hour before that time there
was not an unreserved seat unoccu-
pied. .,
Persons without tickets arriving aft
er 10 o'clock were, therefore,, either
compelled to accept standing room in
the rear of the hall or to leave the
building without hearing the proceed
ings as many did. AS was the case on
the previous day, Admiral Schley was
thoroughly self-possessed and he again
spoke clearly and distinctly, so that
his words were heard throughout the
hall.
When Admiral Schley resumed his
story he said, with the courts permis-
sion, he would 60 back to Cienfuegos
in order that his narrative might be
clear. Regarding the McCalla memo
randum he said he had received but
one copy. If there had been another,
he said, it should be in the papers
which were returned to the navy de-
Dartment in January or February,
1900. He said he had not ,bombarded
the earthworks at Cienfuegos because
he was convinced that such lombard
ment would be unavailing. Subsequent
experience in the war, he thought,
bore out this opinion.
Admiral Schley was proceeding to
say that a dispatch, No. 10, concern
ing which Lieutenant Marsh had tes-
titled (the dispatch conta aiming posi-
tive information that the Spanish fleet
was in Santiago), was not received by
him until June 10, when the judge ad-
vocate objected.
Captain Lemly-"If the court please,
] regret very much to be compelled
to make objection to this character OF
testimony, but 4 understand from the
court itself that it wants facts
Admiral schley (sotto voce)-"Wen,
these are facts : ..
! Captain Lemly-"I do not under
stand this witness is here for the pur-
pose of making an argument and do
not think this character of testimony
from a witness even on the stand in
his own behalf is q matter of testi-
mony." z
4 Court Allows the Statement.
Mr.. Rayner contended that Admiral
Schley was not giving opinion, that he
his knowledge. -.G
After some further sparring the
members OF the court held brief con-
room and Admiral Dewey announced
its decision as follows:
"The court is of the opinion that it
Is eminently proper for the witness to
make the statement that the dispatch
; was dated May ~ and not received un-
til June 10, then drop it, just give the
facts" 5$is 1s$ @
TO this Admiral schley responded
that this was all that he had intended
to do. d. ~ es:,:5 % a .as -.
s:4 Proceeding, Admiral Schley testified
that he believed Captain Cotton's s
statement regarding the offer of Lieu
tenant Field to go ashore at Santiago
to learn positively whether the Span
ish feet was In Santiago was some
what faulty and he detailed some facts
\ relating to Field IS offer which fixed his
II own imp preston OF it in his mind. On
May 81, after the bombardment Of the
Colon and otter Captain Cotton had
gone to Mole st. Nicholas with a re-
port to the department on that sub
ject, Admiral Schley testified he sent
4 Nunez, the pilot, westward to com
municate with the insurgents. Nunez
& landed near Ascerederos, 15 or 16
miles west OF Santiago, and joining
some Of the Cuban insurgents, went
n into the interior. He returned June
1or$2 with detailed information Of the
location Of the Spanish ships in the
harbor 5s'aI 81 sent him" z added Admiral
u Schley, to the commander-in-chief
!, with that information u sS$,:s s$. s=:
The witness then returned to the
Fetrograde movement saying 4
Touching the question OF the retro.
II grade movement after the Merrimac
4 had broken down, the movement was
not made to the westward until toward
u s clock the Yale having had consfd.
\ erable diff1culty in getting a haWser to
II her. That haWser parted about IA
clock that night, when / was sig.
B nailed by Captain Wise of the Yale
that il would take some four hours tc
bring out a steel haWser The ship at
& that time was absolutely nnmanagea
B BILE. She was not apable Of turning q
4 propeller.
Caused Considerable Delay.
III do not, think we got under way
again Until o'clock OF the afternoon
Of the 27th and not long after she was
taken into tow, steaming westward
we went a little further than 4 had
s Intended on account of the difficulty oi
getting the Yale TO read our Ardois
signals We we're obliged to 60 three