The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16
SCHLEYS TURN
BEFO COURI
All Evidence Very Fsv
orable to Him.
CONDUCT ADMIRABLE.
Cautioned Men Behind Guns 10 Fire 8
With DeIiberation.
COURT ASKED MANY QUESTIONS
Commander Sears Occupied the Stand R,ost 8
OF the Day and Told OF the Battle With
| eerYe7a's squadror-T There Was
Never Any Danger Of q
coIisoa Vita the
Tsxas.
Cautioned Men Behind Guns TO Fire
With DeEberation.
COURT ASKED MANY QUESTIONS
By Associated Press. J

(By Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 15.-only
one new witness was heard in detail by
the schley court of inquiry to-day This
was Lfeutenant-C Commander James II.
Sears. who was ADMIRAL Schley's flag
lieutenant during the Spanish war He
gave a detailed account OF the entire
Cuban naval campaign
While Commander Sears was on the
stand Captain Lernly asked his age. but
the court. after quite prolonged CONSUL
tation in retirement. decided that the
question was not admissible. 1t held.
however, that the time of service could
be inquired into.
Mr.. Rayner sought to, secure the in
PRODUCTION of a brief report OF the battle !
of July Sd. which Commodore Sehley
prepared for transmission to the Secre-
tary Of the Navy. 1t was stated that
Commander Sears had taken this dis
patcn ashore to be cabed to the Seere-
retary, but that it never had reached
that Official I'll edispatch wts ruled sut
on the ground that as it was received it
! was not al Official communications.
SCHLEY.S S REPORT
1t was not read in the court-room. but
the following is a copy OF it:
TO the Secretary of the Navy WASH
ington, D. c.
Spanish squadron came out of SAN
tiago this morning, July Sd, at $50 and
were all captured or destroyed in a run
ming fight to the westward of about
ana II hours. Very few casualties In
our fleet. Ellis. chief yeoman. killed.
/ ard one man wounded on the Brooklyn
Reports from other ships not in yet The
commander-in-chief now experimenting
transportation of prisoners from the cris-
| tobai Colon, which surrendered to Brook
| iyn and Oregon at 10:I5. About LOGO nris-
oners in all. including Spanish atsrniraI.
victory complete; details Iater.
tSignedj ..SCsfII 50
Captain Cook was recalled during the
day and in response to q question by
Captain Lemly made an additional state
nent concerning the retrograde movement
| OF the hyirg squadron May 2G to May %.
de also said in answer to a question: by
I the court that Commodore Schley, during
the battle of July 3. was cool. brave and
enthusiastic I cannot imagine any con-
duct in battle more admirable. =
| KNEW NOTHING OF SIGNALS.
Lieutenant Commander Sears, in re-
sponse TO questions, said that wfser, the
| flying squadron arrived off Cienfuegos
ne knew nothing of q code OF signals for
communicating with the Cuban insur-
gents The McCalla memoranda, ne said
had been brought to Commodore Schley
! by the Hawk and by no other vessel. to
his knowEedge.
| Commander Sears gave a detailed ac-
count of the encounter with the British
| steamer Adula. He told of other otff-
GERS boarding the AduIa. and. continuing
said: After they returned and made re-
| port, the Commodore directed me to so
aboard the Aduia and see If could con-
| trive some manner of inducing the cap
| tain of the Adula Gan Engiishmanl to-
! put himself out a little to tell us some
| thing about what was going or inside OF
| CIenfuegos. The captain said, of course.
| ne would be very glad to do it, as he was
! coming under some authority from our
/ fleet in jamaica"
With what understanding did they go
| into the portg'
| That he was to come out the next
] day and it would be possible for Us to
set that information
Did ne come out the next day?'
+ .fie did not
/ Describing the blockade of cienfuegos.
/ Commander Sears said that it had been
T maintained from one to four miles out
/ and that the Dupont was stationed in
/ side with instructions to keep close into
the mouth of the harbor and maintain
/ careful watch, reporting any suspicious
{ Incidents.
/, The witness in giving the details OF the
/ cruise from Cienfusgos to Santiago said
/ the weather was boisterous. with q heavy
T sea. and that coalirg- at sea would not
( have been safe before May eth. when
| il was undertaken. He also said that
on this voyage the squadron lad been
.telayed by the Eagle and other small;
/ boats.
VARYING DISTANCES.
With reference to ne blockade at San
siago, the witness said that it had been
+ maintained at varying distances of from
three 10 siy miles to suit the Commands
er-in-Ch.ef In thick weather and at
hagat, the distance was less than in fair,
i weather and in the Gay time
The witness also described the recon-
| noissance of May etst. when .ths Colon
was fred upon. and giving his conclts-
sions with reference TO that event. he
| ssftd 1t mad developed the strength -cf
lane batteries md they had proved 10 be
/ stronger than he haa supposed they
We're. Commodore schiey had. he said.
/ re'f hf-~ shet his nurpose was to ascar.
tain what the batteries were. He SAD.
rs .sfad hsen With Lieutenant Potts on
( the massachusetts, ON that day. ana had
+ not heard any conversation between, that
I officer and Gersmosors schley.
The witness described the engagement
Of July %. Asser stating the rresirr.irsar,,
Incidents. he safts @
t II met ta Commodore. os the a,,s-sar-s
deei- s rs = 8 srsal .C.tsar ss,, il,
for action followed by
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nv rostffer faa1 Seoa visw. of e.,s
trance Orr shin WIS t7ese,sss,@ ssss
.ir-es Fse,ti, tss ---e st ssys
nor. h. not en hsr regnsar heading which
w-ss a5o,rt northeast by na-sh rrs s,,-
gnss had been srartsd by the time ss,t
ON fseck ard she WIS gaining e-sv a aeI
swinging toward the en- my, As the shsps
swung toward ths Terest, She Swung
s,oyvly around. To me the sf'sresa stys-s
reared 70 not bold an exeetsy sseafsya