The sun., 1901-10-22

modore Schley on May 20 that he had capt:
urcd the British collier Restorrnei bound
for Santiago. with coal for the spanish
feet. Schley did not mention this In bis
telegram Ia thr Navy Department, saying
that all information Indicated that the
spanish fec' was hot AZ Santiago and ttat
he Wa obliged 20 60 20 Key West Tor coa.
Mr. Hanna produced Commodore Schley
press copy book which showed thar on
May - he had acnt a cipher despatch 10
Sampson and tho Navy Department, re-
PORTING the capture OF tho collier on May
%. letter FROM Capt. Sigsbce 10 Ionl-
modorc Schley showed that the capture
was made on The 3s,h. II was shown also
by Mr. Hanna that tho reference to inc
capture Of The Res,ormel In Schley's de,
spatch of NAV - wa appended 60 u IN penclI
after the original had been prcss copien'
scHIKY's PUHPOsK m FiRiSo on rHt COLON
Lieut. Wells was minutely examined
also with reference to whnt he knew OF
Commodore Schley's purpo~c IN firing on
tho Spanish forts at santiago and th" CRUISER
Colon. which lay inside the har bor entrance
on NAV ~ The witness said that he under
stood that Commodore Schley though ma,
I've could e. n shot at the Colon, atnoush
hts purpose was Ia develop the iei'd nat
terit- only and NOT To enter into an en-
gagcmcn, II was then believed, tho
witness explained. that the Colon was near
the entrance, but her log showed she was
about mile from H. The idea was, TO
SAID, fnhi inH hfufftchn Sfulr sh'uN -
90 within 100 or ! 500 yards Of tho harDor
entrance and shoot at the Colon with Their
largo guns I, wa stated also by lAeut
Wells IN answer TO question that IN nfus
on the Colon the vessels engaged Were sbVut
a mile. or po-sibly mile and hall, inside
their regular blockading p,s-itions This
statement j. interesting, NJ showing the
distance, the blockade was maintained from
shore IN view Of the testimony oi other
witnesses that the range on That day wa
al one time morr thnn six miles
All the witnesses heretofore called 70
testify ~ regard to the Colon anair, which
Cominudury Schlry designated az a rccoh-
noissa uc,. have testified that none OF th"
shTs went a. Close n. the range gwen
: 90 or : 500 yards Lieut. Wells said how
ever that while the shIs were steaming
In Iieutnnart-C ( Comr Iand,r Potts. the nan-
nator OF the Masaa chu-ctts, SchleyS tenn
| porary nagship, came To where me ,oIn'
| inodore and others were standing ana r
! torted that the vessel was then at about the
/ ranged fixed Lieutenant Commander
| Poti- Is tho witness who testified that Com
| nodore Schev -.cmed 10 L. suffering
! frnm great mental excitement on that oc-
! ,usion aud suggested that he and 0thet
| of'lSpr- get down from turret. when the
| Mnssa chII-ctts war about six miles from
| the harl,or entrance. because their whte
| uniforms made them conspicuous obJ'ir.
I,Ioit Wells said that he had helped pre-
| nare th. d,-pa tch from Schley TO IN" navy
lttslmTfTneHt f"NDfilik 'ilh' WV dhah
reconnaissance to develop the strength oi
| he Qualifications and their character that
| tla range was Opo yar,ls, that the Intention
was principally to inlure or destroy
| tho Colon, aud that the iir" was returned
hy heavy batteries 81 large callhr" ana lofs
range. u.-r- 4, 49,.
| Ma unV infut tfnation In the chart uf san
| ,iago which Commodore Schl"y hsd re-
cciv"d from ~" Naval lntellig"nc" ouio
on April S. saying that TIE guns N Sn ,
| tiagu wrr. new Lieut.. Wells replied thar
| ~ ,aid the Spaniards wer" preparing 10
| mount new guns aud h" supposed they hau
| laen put In position. u was ht"rNafd
asc.rtained that the batteries were not a.
| strong a. was supposed on May ~
| DISPLAYED ARpOIs SIGNALS ON LkANNo
| CIENFUEGOs
| In order go develop whether Commodore
| Srhlcv had IN leaving tIcniuegos, carried
| o,tt Admiral Sampsou's order to conceal
| hi- real directions a. much A. possible, Mr
! Hanna asked long series OF questions
| about the display 81 Arduis signals 10y 70"
! squadron when II left CcnfIegos on th"
| r,iptcd Mr Hanna to ask the purpose o'
Il viii state the objec, Of them, said Mr.
Hanna The flying squadron was or
dered io leave GenfucgoS hy night ana '"
| mask It's movement Will" instead oi MASK
| ing it, movements there vas a display oi
| Ar,loi- signals. and that the c"urs" taken
! lN The squadron was such TINT ih" ShlpS
| wpr, vl-ibl, from IA" shor" until s25 cloch
! that nigh. and we ar" Informed thh'
| ia. movement was known at Santiago.
III vou will prove brilliant display
Of Ardois signals Mr. Rayner said, all
night ~ ,..u,.,, ,,id,w -.
! mark,-l Mr. Hanna, hut sufficiently bnl-
| Inn, 10 have b.s.n seen hy the enemy, nj
7 a.a.sft ~, might Ytsf
uu' uf the way II u d,eircd
And thai was The obIc-'t ot making those
! signals, too. said Capt Parker, ironically
| Put that s'at"m"ut down, said capt
! Iomy 20 tho -tenographcr, and then. turn.
/ ms tn Mr Hanna hut don answer him
| Cap, Parker came back at him with this
we don't know what the ohJeCt Of The
| other side was IN making that statement.
onIEcr or RE1RoGRAnE MOVEMENT
| Mr. Hanna questioned Lieut. Wells about
| Coumudsrr Sohl"y'S object IN making 'h'
! rotrugrldr movement, and the witness
I -aid that he had 'h. impression that the
| Coin,uo,inrr turned hack b,Sause Of hl-
| ANXIETY To- g.' 'hc ships coaled, and NJ the
! Sn,uish squadron was IN the vicinity his
! vessels would nn' u" in proper COthltion
| 10 meet them with short coal supply
! Ue .,aii h.. ll no, know that the condition
! ~ IN, machinery 81 the vessels had any
! thing - de- with the retroeradr movement
! although the culli"r'S machinery was n
| snur,-, 20 considpral" trouble.
Mr. Hanna asked question IN regard "a
! thc Flying Sauadruu az hey West. and Nr
! Rayn.r remarked In disguised tone
| -\ow. W. arr going back - kcv West
No said IN" smihrc assistant to tha
| 1pdga Advocate. I'VE have only hoisted
I the signal. We won't ~ all the wav.
To other questions Lieut. Wells said that
ON tho dav ~ 'hc shooting nj the Colon Ne
did no, hear The Commodore say We arr
going I'm ,n not tho Colon, or. after short
reriod 81 gun IraciiC. Niarnoafh N"u'
holm and lc,'s get ont 81 this
mid Won hear him sav ANYTHING about
! sinking or d,st rowing the Colonf'
sks I said before, hl- idea was 20 fir'
NJ her with the larger guns with tho hoIf
Of g,.,tinr one or moro shots IN hcr
| With evident reference q IN" Sialen"r,
! of Iau, Cook ~ the BROOKLYN that he had
no, lcrn consulted about The r'irogIad'
mnvrment. Mr Hanna asked l.ieut Well.
II Capt Cook had h'en APPOINTED CHIEF
| Of stan 20 Commodore Schlcv, and th"
witns-~s answcr~d that tho appointing
had h.,cn announced in n general order
I Car' Cook testified whlc nn tho stand
that Admiral Schlcy had not appointed
| him chief - siar although u" had intcndS'
I 10 do an. and he Cook hai sonnet irucs
signed communications a. chief of stan
Tho ord"r rrfcrr,d to hy Mr Wells vac not
yrriuc"i
Tho Cpur- a, o'clock adjourned unit
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