The age-herald., 1901-10-12
More Witnesses Describe the Blockade and the Distances
 of ths Ships
COURT WILL LAST THIRTY DAYS
In Bombarding the Colon No Damage Was Done-Some Witnesses Say the Spanish Ships Could Have
 Escaped at Night.

Washington, October 11-Captain F. F. Chadwick. who was in command of Ad- miral Sampson's flagship, the New York; and who also was chief of the admirals stair during the war with Spain, testified before the Schley naval court for a short time this afternoon.
 Captain Chadwicks testimony related very largely to dispatches sent by Ad- miral Sampson to Commodore Schley while the latter lay off Cienfuegos in May, 1898, and to the code of signals agreed upon between Captain McCalla of the Marblehead and the Cuban forces operating near Cienfuegos. He said this code had not been sent to Commodore Schley by dispatch because Captain Mo- Gala had expected to join the Commo- dore immediately and communicate the code to him. He also told of being pres ent at an interview between Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley in which the latter had expressed his intention to be loyal to the commander in chief. He related in detail the change of opinion concernig the whereabouts of Cervera's fleet by Admiral Sampson on May 21 be- tween the sending of the two dispatches of that date by Admiral Sampson to Com modore Schley, one of which was dated at Key West and the other at Havana. Captain Chadwick said he had not ap- proved Admiral Sampson dispatch on May 2S, congratulating Commodre Schley on his accomplishments to that date.
 Five other witnesses were heard during the day.
 Captain LemIey Explains.
 When the court was called to order Captain Lemley made brief explanation of one of his statements of yesterday con cerning the statements received from Commander Mark. He had said that the statement was unsworn. T would like for 1t to appear he said, "that although these are sworn to, they are not being in the shape of dispositions and ex parte statements, such sworn evidence as is usually admitted before the court. but came in with their value merely because there was no objection on either side"
 Among the witnesses called early in the day for the purpose of correcting early testimony was Admiral H. C. Taylor. N hile he was on the stand he was ques- ,tioned as to whether he had received in- formation that the Spaniards were com ing out of the harbor at Santiago before they made their appearance on the morn o by Captain Lemley and the answer was:
 None whatever
 MT. Rayner: You did not get mes- sage from the Vixen in reference to smoke coming out of the harbor?"
 None"
 Captain Parker: "Your attention was not called to smoke?'
 Not at all, sir"
 Do you remember anybody on your vessel who did observe smoke and report ed to your"
 q do not remember
 Captain Lemley re9d a report from Captain Miller, form erly of the Raleigh. concerning the accuracy of the stadimer. This report was dated in 1895 and stated that the stadimer had been found to give accurate results in measurements of less than 800 yards, but not so when the dis ance was greater In one case the writer noticed an error of twenty yards in 1900 yards measurement.
 Lieutenant AIthouse.
 Lieutenant Adelbert Althouse, formerly watch and division officer on the battle ship Massachusetts, was then called. He detailed the movements of that vessel in connection with the flying squadron He said that at Cienfuegos the vessels lay six to ten miles out at night, then nearer in the day time.
 Lieutenant Althouse said that on the day of the bombardment of the Crstobal Colon. he had been in charge of the eight inch turret of the Massachusetts. He said the ship had not been three minutes in passing the entrance of the harbor on the passage and that two shots were then fired. The instructions were to make the range 1000 yards. but the shot fell short and the range was increased to 10000 yards.
 Asked what was developed AS to the strength of the land batteries by these reconnoisances, he said that to his mind 1t was shown they were very weak
 In reply to question as to whether he had made any notes concerning the en- gagement. he replied: No; we went in under instructions to sink the Colon"
 His orders had been to direct his fire at that vessel.
 SchIey's Report.
 When Lieutenant Althouse was excused Captain Lemley introduced as evidence the reports made by Commodore SchIev to the Secretary of the Navy, of the en- gagement of May 31. Tn one of these. dated June 3, Commodore Schley said:
 Reconnaissance was intended principal- ly to destroy Colon The fire was re- turned without delay from the heavy bat teries to the east and to the west en- trance. large caliber, long range; recon noissance developing satisfactorily the presence of the Spanish squadron lying behind the island near inner fort, as they fired over hill at random. Quite satisfied the Spanish fleet was there"
 Lieutenant G. Dewey, nephew of Ad- miral Dewey, who was watch officer on the Massachusetts. was the next witness He placed the distance of the blockading line under Commodore Schley from the mouth of Santiago harbor at from five to eight miles. the distance being about the same day and night There was, he said no particular formation of the vessels
 Captain Lemley said: When you were at the western end of the blockade with the leading vessel making the turn, what orders were there for attacking If you saw the enemy come out of the harbor?'' T do not believe we could have seen the enemy coming out owing to the dark ness and the distance from the harbor.