Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
APPLAUSE FOR SCHLEY
SWEEPS OVER COURT
ADMIRAL DEwEY,s eAVEL FAILS
TO STOP THE POPULAR
DEMONSTRATION.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ga mighty
shout Of applause swept the court room
today as the courage and wisdom Of
Admiral sehley was portrayed in the
testimony Of Witness Hill.
Admiral Dewey's gaVel fell again
and again in vain attempts to silence
che shouting audience.
WASHINGTON, Oct a.-After two
ders' rest the Schley court Of inquiry re-
suned its session at II o'clock today.
After the witnesses OF former days had
been recalled for the purpose Of correct
ing their testimony. Lieutenant B. w.
Wells. Jr.. secretary to Commodore
Schley during the Cuban campaign. re-
stIrned the testimony which he had be-
gun on Friday. After a few preliminaries
he began his narration OF the battle OF
July : and was then questioned at some
length BY Mr.. Rayner before he was
turned over to Captain Lemly and Mr..
Hama for cross-examination.
Lieutenant B. w Wells. Jr. who was on
the stand when court adjourned Friday.
was then recalled and testified regarding
the battle Of July 3D. He said he did not
remember the ranges at which the Brook
Iyn fred. but thought loo yards was the
shortest. He described the turn Of the
Brooklyn and the chase after the Spanish
ships. When the Viscaya ran ashore the
Colon was about Il. 900 yards ahead OF the
Hrooklyn, and for a time firing ceased. He
said that he had received orders TO get
quantity Of rapid fire ammunition.
Owing 70 the character OF the coast. Il
was expected that the Brooklyn and Colon
would come 10 close quarters. He was or
dered to have this ammunition ready 10
close with the Colon and give her rapid
IRE when they got close together. He
then described the rest OF the chase and
~ Of 10 IL sat HkaF
he had not seen the Texas when the
Brooklyn made her turn. At one time
during the battle. he said. the Brooklyn
seemed 70 be alone. engaging three ships.
When Lieutenant Wells had finished his
description OF the battle. a number OF
dispatches were SHOWN him and he was
asked as TO their receipt by Commodore
Schley. One from Secretary Long to the
American consul at Kingston, dated May
3. Washington. saying Il must be deliv-
cred TO Schiey at once. and informing him
fschIeyl that unless unsafe for his squad
ron. the department wished him TO remain
on Santiago. and asking II he could not
take possession OF Guantanamo as a coal
ing station; also a dispatch from Secre-
tary Long 10 Captain Cotton, Of the Har-
ward. dated Washington. May % encios-
ing a dispatch TO Commodore Schley. tell
ing him 70 hold on at all hazards. that tho
New York, Oregon and New Orleans were
on the way: also two dispatches from
Secretary Long 20 the dispatch boat Hsr-
ward dated Washington. May %. one IN
forming him that the commander-in-chief
had started 10 join him and the other tell
ing him that Sagua. twenty-five miles east
OF Santiago. had been reported as good
place 70 land. from which Il would De
easy 10 reach the heights in the rear OF
Santiago. The witness said the latter
had been received on Nay 81
The cablegram from Secretary Long,
dated washington. May Y. to the cable
once az Mole St Nicholas. Hayti. direct
ing that II be delivered TO the next Amer
frsn vessel 20 arrive and informing Com
ruodore Schley that the most absolutely
urgent thing now Is 20 know positively
whether the Spanish division is in Santa
70. etc" was shown the witness. be stat
ed that Il had been received BY Commo-
dore schIey on May 30. The Colon had been
discovered In the harbor Of Santiago by
Commodore Schley Nay q
Did you see him during any Of the
bombardments2
u saw him during one-exactly which
one I cannot recollect-"
WAS he al any time within your knowl-
edge laboring under any mental excite
ment?"
mo. sir"
Respecting the correspondence while the
fying squadron was at Cienfuegos. the
witness said the letters. as received, were
rriefed, stamped and fled He had no
trouble under this system I'm finding any
letter the commodore wanted
The witness also testified that never, TO
his knowledge. was a single paper lost.
Mr.. Hanna exhibited to the witness a let
ter dated May .. 1Sss. and written by
Commodore Schley. which contained a
reference TO the dispatches that had
been brought BY the Dupont and giving a
general account OF operations of the fly
ing squadron He sought by the letter as
stated g. him TO show that the number
enwar Sfguafrh- known the Dear
Schley'' letter. was received on the 22d
a May. and not on the sd. The witness
said:
The conjunction OF this letter and
the changed Endorsement in lead pencil
on the back OF the dispatches would seem
10 Indicate that the dispatch might have
been. received on the Ind"
After the examination had proceeded
along this line for some time. Mr. Rayner
said:
May it please the court. we admit that
we got No. by the Dupont (Which Joined
the flying squadron OF Cienfuegos on May
IND. ISIS and we admit that we got No.
BY the Hawk and Marblehead. Now
the trouble is about the other No. I.
Where did the duplicate No. go? We
cannot admit We got II by the Iowa.
but we agree upon three propositions:
The Dupont received No. :, the Hawk
No. and the MarbIehead No. g. We ad-
NIT the receipt Of this memorandum from
Captain McCalla by the Hawk, but what
We have not been able 70 find out and
cannot admit is that the Iowa carried
No ="
Mr.. Rayner turned TO Admiral schIey
and asked:
You admit that, don't you admiral?-
20 which the admiral replied:
Certainly we admit that"
sIgsbee Said Fleet Was Not There.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22-Lieutenant
Wells resumed the stand soon after the
Schley court Of inquiry was called 20 ord
er at II O'Clock today and continued his
narrative OF the events OF the Cuban cam
palgu OF 1885. He was under cross-exan-
suaffon ~ TnH~a AHvora4a Tav,fa,- .,a