The Washington times., 1901-10-02

his voice was so low and weak that the
stenographer who sat two feet away
from him, could scarcely hear what he
said.
Mr. Hanna endeavored to show by the
witness that a memorandum of the code
OF signals established by McCalla with
the Cubans had been sent to Schley by the
Iowa and the Dupont as well as the
Hawk. which IT is admitted carried this
information. A large journal which the
witness had kept for Admiral Sampson
was produced and the witness looked it
over Then he said that the Iowa and
the Dupont had carried the memorandum.
Mr. Rayner asked him uUon cross-eXam-
ination to point out the entry in the book
which showed that the Iowa and the Du-
poht had carried the memoranda. He
could not find it, because it was not there.
Then he said that he knew from his mem
DRY that they did.
Captain Lemly, the judge advocate, did
not appear in the case yesterday owing
to the death of his sister He did not
leave Washington, however, and will re
sumo his work today.
The Signal Code
When Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans,
the first witness, resumed the stand TO
his testimony of Monday the spectators
seats were full and great many people
were standing in the rear of them. Mr..
Rayner began with a reference to Ad-
miral Evans failure to tell Admiral
Schley at Cienfuegos the secret arrange
ments given to the witness by Captain
Chadwick, chief of staff to Admiral
Sampson, for communicating with the
insurgents on shore near that place.
Q.-At the time that Captain Chadwick
gave you the signal code which had been
communicated to him, did he instruct
you to communicate It to Commodore
Schley on your arrival at Cienfuegos?
Ale Hid not.
Odd you have a conversation with
Commodore Schley on the ith Of July, on
his flagship at Santiago, in the course of
which you used the language: Did you
know that Captain Philip started to run
away at the beginning af the battle?" to
which Commodore Schley replied: You
are mistaken about that. / saw nothing
of the kind. The Brooklyn made a turn,
and you must see that the actual situa-
tion made it necessary" Did you have
that conversation or any part of It?
Admiral Evans-I do not recollect being
on board the Brooklyn on the 4th Of July
at Guantanamo; and ] am quite positive
that l was not on board the Brooklyn of
Santiago but once. AS to that con-
versation-I never said anything tc that
effect. l think that Commodore Schley
discussed the position OF the Texas when
the fight began. The Texas was lying
with her head TO the east; she turned
with her starboard helm and headed of in
the same direction. She fired from her
port battery. ] think that that question
l discussed with Commodore Schley. But
that l ever intimated that Captain Philip
attempted to run away with the Texas is
preposterous on the face of it.
Odd you have a conversation with
Admiral Schley on the same day and at
the same place, or at any other place in
which you used substantially the follow
ing language: Il shot the bow off the
Furor, tie stern off the Pluton. put my
helm to starboard, and Taked the Theresa
and knocked out the Vizcaya?''
A--To the best of my knowledge and
belief. | never used such language
Q.-Were not the commanding officers
of the squadron all on board the flagship
Brooklyn. by signal on the morning of
May q. after the Colon was discovered?
Q.-Can you reco;lect what took place
at the conference OF the commanding Off
GERS at that time2
Ain general way. yes. Commodore
Schley was in the cabin of the Brooklyn
when we assembled. There was general
talk about the Spanish fleet having been
located at last. at Santiago. / do not re-
call any special conference. / do not
think il was in the nature of a conference.
! do not recall that the officers were ask
ed TO express an opinion. j remember
having a conversation with Commodore
Schley as 10 the effect of fighting land
batteries with ships in which | told him
Of my experience at San Juan and e8-
pressed 10 him the opinion that II was
not worth while to risk ships fighting the
shore batteries alone: but that. in the
case under consideration. the conditions
were changed, and we would have TO take
the fire from the batteries in order TO get
at the enemy's ships.
Discrepancy as to Time.
Q.-I want to read to you two reports of
the engagement with the Spanish squad
ron-your own report and that of Admiral
Sampson. and l would like you to tell me
whether there is any conflict between
them. Your report is about the same
time (abcut 1925 the fire of this vessel,
together with that of the Gloucester and
another smaller vessel. proved so destruc-
tive that one OF the torpedo boat destroy