The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-26
SCHLEY TELLS OF
 FIGHT OF JULY }

(Continued from Page One.) His attention was called to Lieutenant Harbor's testimony. regarding the situa- ton south of Cuba to that at Dry Tortu- gus, where ships had coaled. The Ad- miral says that the two places were not comparable. The sea to the south Of Cuba was exposed for hundreds of miles. Dry Torgugas was surrounded by reefs in which a sea could rarely enter.
 The witness stated he had not gone into foreign waters for coal because he wanted to avoid international complications and especially wanted to avoid the charge of taking advantage of weaker nations like Hayti and others.
 Reconnaissance of May 31.
 After this Aggression the Admiral re- turned to the reconnaissance of May 3l That some of the younger officers who testified regarding that occurrefce were mistaken, he said, was proved by the fact that there was today on the deck of the Indiana a plate showing where an S-inch shell from the land Notifications entered July and wrecked her ward room. The officers referred to had testi- fled that there were no guns over 6-lncnes in Santiago land batteries. The Admiral said the shell which wrecked the waro room of the Indiana might possibly nave been fired from a mortar, of which there 
 were several.
 '.In fact" said he, "it was very lively for few minutes.
 Again leaving the question of the May reconnaissance the witness related the' particulars of tic arrival Of the New orleans. May 30th conveying the colller Sterling. Captain Folger had, the Ad- roiral said. brought instructions to sink the collier in the fairway to Sanuago, the details of which performance were 10 be left largely to Admiral Schley's dls- erection.
 q did not" he said, understand that +b,s massage was to be blocked up except ;n case we should be compelled to abandon the port. in which event that exnedient was to be resorted to.
 He then proceeded to detail his con versation with Captain Folger concern ing which Captain Folger also tesuheo as witness for the department
 Folger Did Not Tell All
 While saving Captain Folger had meant to do no injury to him (the Admrap ne felt that the Captain had falled 10 snTe all the details of the conversation. he aid no+ want to explain to this court, said the witness, just what the conVer- sotion had been, flor l had condemneo inc circular form of blockade ana hau advocated the form which l had estap- Ushed as being more mobile and faclle TOT small fleet, If attack by the enemy. and more easily noaninulated and handled under signal.
 .Tbe Captain spoke of advising me to ,,oar in closer continued Admiral SchIev whereas on the next day he signailed that the enemy would fre on us at the then range. We had not cnaneeo our position. o,, of the instructions to him to examine Cuantanamo as a coaling base. To do th;s was. he said. not practicable as at least COO marines would have been nec- essary to guard that point.
 Had he gone there he would nave ln- vited attack h. said lhese, ne "uueu' .were among the matters I had to con- sider" ,, 4. .ho
 This brought Admiral Schley to the ,;n,e of the arrival of Admiral Sampson, Commander-in-Ch Chief of the North Atlan-- lie squadron. In speaking or thls event and the change in command which IL in- voIved. he vontured upon ground wnlcn Captain Lemly cohsldereu as Soiii0 ~ questionable
 Coming to this point, the witness salo'
 "On June 1 Admiral Sampson arrived. He brought with him the New York, the oregon and the Mayfower and steamed down to the westward a little inside or in, line of blockade. He found us at that time just in making the turn. and l was invited on board. He was very cor dial very glad to see me, and explained to him the situation and the fact Of the reconnaissance. He seemed to be very glad to flint out the situation there, and pointed out to him the Colon lying ashore. Cantain IIemly: "If the court pleases, we are getting beyond the courts correc- ton of the scope of the evidence"
 Admiral Dewey: AS I understand, he is turning the command over to the Com mander-in- Chief. I want to hear that. would like to hear that part"
 Continuing, Admiral Schley said:
 Commend Turned Over.
 "I handed him a number of dispatches, explained to him the situation and told him the form of blockade that had maintained and I heard no word of com plaint from him. In fact, in view of the telegram of congratulation. l supposed naturally everything was approved Ad- miral Sampeons relations and mine were always cordial 1 never had any differ enca with him.
 Admiral Dewey: You have turned the command over. Now go on.'
 ''I turned the command over to Ad- miral Sampson and my squadron was not broken up until the 18th or 18th of June. I was still in command of the flying squadron and composed the left half of the blockading line at Santiago. Of course, I have no criticisms to offer: merely a plain straight story to tell of what its operations were up to that time
 Court here recessed till D. m.
 When the court resumed. Captain Lem Iv read a written statement explaining discrepancies in some of the dispatches referred to by Admiral Schley in his morning testimony. The dispatches re- ferred to coaling, and in one case the name "Gonaives' was used when it ap- peared the name "Guantanamo" should have been given.
 Captain Lemly also secured the consent of the court for an adjournment from today until Monday, avoiding a Saturday session.
 The Admiral then stated his ohserva- ton of suspicious circumstances in the harbor and on the land at Santiago on the evening of July ?. He said that the outlying Spanish land forces were at that time being pressed into the city by the American and insurgent forces and he had noticed that several of their block houses burned that evening" He had at the same time observed smoke coming from over Socapa Hill. and he thought the enemy was preparing for a sortie Of this circumstance he had notified Admi- ral Sampson and he thought the Admiral had acted upon the notice as the block ading line was moved in closer that night
 He explained why all the engines of the