The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-02
.scHLEY ON STAND

ADMIRAL TELLS THE STORY or
HIS PART IN THE CUBAN
CAMPAIGN.
Blockade Of cienfuegos and Santiago
Deseribed-Retrograde Movement
Toward Key West Explained-eat.
tie Of July Related In Manner
Indicating Close Familiarity With
All Phases Of the Event.
Washington, Oct. 25.-Rear Admiral
Schley took the stand in his own be-
half Thursday and descr bed in detail
the Cuban campaign to the battle of
July 3. He first told of taking COM
mund of the flying squadron at Hamp-
ton Roads March %. 1898. and of
mapping out q plan of campaign be-
fore leaving there. Admiral Schley
then told of his orders to go to Key
West and OF his first meeting with
Sampson. Detailing their converse
ton he said it was the belief Of both
Admiral Sampson and himself that the
Spanish feet was at Cienfuegos. He
then told of his parting with Samp-
son for his post of Cienfuegos, telling
Sampson he would be loyal, absolutely
and unreservedly, to the cause they
were both representing. After leav-
Ing Key West he met Captain McCalla
and his squadron returning to Key
West, but the latter said nothing re-
garding the signal code arranged with
Cuban insurgents. The fleet arrived
at Cienfuegos at midnight May 81 and
the admiral told of hearing guns which
he supposed was a salute to the Span
ish fleet. Regarding the blockade the
admiral said the vessels remained
about three miles of the harbor in day
time and closer to shore at night.
He denied firmly the testimony of
Lieutenant Wood that he (Schley)
spoke disrespectfully of Sampson. Cn
the arrival of Captain McCalla on May
"a communication was held with the
insurgents and it was learned that the
Spanish feet was not in the harbor.
The flying squadron then left for San
tiago, reaching there on the after
noon of May 26. Admiral Schley then
related the meeting with Captain Sigs-
bee, who told him that the Spaniards
were certainly not at Santiago. Re-
ferring to the retrograde movement,
he had, he said, found it impossible to
coal at sea. The admiral maintained
that there was no diSObedience of or
ders IN MS act, even II ne 1ao orls-
analiy lntenaed 70 80 70 hey west, as
circumstances caanseu anu N ne again
turned towaros oantlaso: Inc court
tnen adJourneo LUZ 'ne oay'
oc
Wasnlnglon, oct. On tne court
OF inquiry FRIDAY Aamiral Sch,ey was
on tne stand neary tue entlre day ana
nad not compieteo MS tesCmony "nen
the court adjourned until MONDAY. IN
beginning MS testimony ne re1erreo
Drleny 10 tne retroeraue movement 70
Key west tor coal ana salo ne ola not
consider IT a dlsoDeolence OF orders.
The most OF the DAY was occupied IN
q description OF tne Dattle OF July 8.
Admiral scnley tolo tne n stoly OF tn1s
and in unaffected style. but the nara
tive was stralgntnor"aro ana 10 tne
point, indicating close 1amlharity with
all the phases OF taat event. he SAID
that the BrooKiyn naa Ior q Ilme sus'
tanned the nre OF an 1our OF tne span
ish sdaps ana also t1e nre OF the span
Ism land Datoerles. Explalalng une MS
torica! turn OF MS own nagsnip, tne
Brooklyn, ne SAD sne nao @ not ap'
proacned 10 WHnln less tnan ooO yaros
OF the Texas, and tnal ne never naa
considered tnat vessei IN the least
danger. he aiso stated IN response
10 an lnterrogatlon iIom MI; hayner,
tnat ne aao never curing one Dattie
engaged IN any coiioquy Win Lieu.
tenant Hodgson' ana ne nau no. useu
the expression a1trlDuted TO MN oy
dodgson. ihls reaers 10 tne aAeged
colloquy IN Wnicn tne admlral is
charged w1tn naving sald, Damn nne
Iexas. Adm1ral scnley also gave une
details OF une reconnaissance 0I May
81, Wnen the spanish snip CristoDai
Colon was pomDarded. IN tnls con
nection ne denied the statements ~
trlDuted 70 MIN oy Commanuer -fotos
OF the Dattiesn1p massachusetts
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washington, OCT. 1S..Aamiral a
Scnley was unaer clOss-AaMlnaI,on n' AZ IN
me court o. inquiry nealy al aay
MONDAY. captain Lemly eAamina'
tion was very : searching: e Aamiai
rufted throughout tne examination,
lrankiy admigtlng on severn ocasaohs s;s
that ne coula not rememper nr.ie ae-
talls alteT the iapse OIL ot Inree yeaIe.
one llne OF INQUIRY ~ WHICH, Inc yuase
advocate trieo 70 SLOW CnaI AomaIai
scnley dla not proceea e WIN aispatcn
from hey west 10 Caenluesos, W ~
tempting 10 contrast tne sPeeo Maae
between Gnarieston ana hey wees
Win rne tlme Detween nsy West ana
Cien1uegoe, was curIal,eo Dy q aecl.
saon OF the couI, Wnlcn connneo tne
euestio@s 70 .ne tlme . supssaueat tI 10
Nay ~, cne ne uay On WHICH rae nyans
squadron ieIt hey west. me JuGge
aavocaue dweI epon tne inlsrvlew De'