The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29

WAodlNGION, sept. G.-1n the Scnley
court of inquiry today Capt McCalIa, OF
the MaTblehead, concluded his testimony,
which was begun yesterday, and the court
heard the testimony of Lieutenant Com
mander w. H. H Switzerland, who COM
manded the Eagle during the Spanish
war. and also that of Lieut.. Carey b.
Barnes. The latter is cipher expert in
the navy department, and his evidence
was devoted to showing that the dis
patch from Commodore Schley to the
navy department of May 2S 1885, saying
that he could not, much to his regret,
obey the orders of the department. as
printed in the official reports, was a cor
rect translation of the message as for
warded from the Harvard at Kingston.
Commander Switzerland explained the
condition OF the Eagle during the cam
paign, and told of the part that vessel
played. He said the slow progress made
in the cruise to Santiago W; due to the
fact that the vessel was one-third full or
water. He also told Of signaling the
Scorpion to inform Commodore SchIey
that the Spanish squadron was not in
the harbor at Cienfuegos. Capt McCaIla
said that he had suggested to Schley aft
er the battle OFF Santiago that there was
glory enough in the victory for ALL
Mr.. Stayton did not press his request
TO be allowed to appear as counsel for
Acmiral Sampson, as he had announced
ne would do. He wrete a second letter
TO the court renewing his application and
recounting the times that Admiral Samp-
sons name had been brought into the
case, but he left the city early in the
day, requesting the court to hold the
matter up for the present.
MCALLA RECALLED.
Today's session of the Schley court OF
inquiry began as usual at IL o'clock with
the recall of yesterdays witness for the
purpose of correcting mistakes in their
testimony and allowing other questions
TO De asked them when necessary to elu-
cloate the record. Capt. McCalIa. who
commanded the Marblehead during the
spanish war, then continued his testl-
mony. The attendance of the spectators
at the opening of the session was in ex-
cess OF the average, and an exceptionally
large number of people had arrived be-
Iore the usual time with a view of Sc
curing the best available seats, evidently
uhder the impression that the proceed
ings are OF growing interest. None OF
the chairs set apart for the public is anv
longer Ieft vacant, and many persons
stand through the sessions to listen tn
tne testimony and observe the members
OF the court. Great interest is always
manifested in Admiral Dewey and Rear
Aohlral Schley, and their smallest mo-
noted. 80
The counsel for Admiral scb1av bave
reached an agreement with the counsel
Nor the navy department as to the parts
OF the logs Of various vessels engaged in
the Santiago campaign which are to he
put IN as evidence and printed in the
records OF the courts PROCEEDINGS II
was 1ound lmpracticable to print the en-
tlre 'ogs, not only because to do so would
nave been confusing, bu. because of the
delay 1t would have occaG,oned in getting
out sucn a volume of mate rial as thew
would have made
The counsel have eliminated all parts
OF the logs which do not bear upon the
inquiry and such as will be printed are
expected to be very useful to the court
as well as to the counsel
MI Hanna made a brief explanation
al the use of the term accused" In yes
terday's proceedings as applied to Ad-
rlral Schley. He said:
HANNA APOLOGIES.
l should like to say word in explana-
ton of one word which 1 understand ap-
pears in the records. 1 learn to my sur
prise from an examination of the records
that used the word accused In referring
TO the distinguished officer who has asked
for the court of inquiry. I wish to state
with respect to that, that was not
aware that 1 had used that expression
urtil this morning. It was used in the
rapidity of debate, and simply for the
Years
of experience it is the word generally
employed in such cases. Before this court
or inquiry began the judge advocate and
myself considered what we should call
the gentleman who had requested il, and
desiring to extend to him the utmost
courtesy in the matter we selected a
term which is not often employed. the
term applicant and I believe have used
that term many times in the course of
these proceedings. I wish to add only
my sincere and earnest and most cordial
expressions of regret that by inadvert-
ency or accident 1 have employed word
that would imply any such reflection"
When Capt. McCalla took the witness
stand he was asked: Were any ships as
signed to the duty Of engaging the bat
teries on the morning of May 81, 1893
or during that day, or to the duty OF
enfilading the batteries?"
The reply was: None that 1 know
of"
"Were there any shoals or other obsta-
cles of any kind to prevent the battle
ships from approaching the mouth of the
harbor Of Santiago sufficiently close tc
have been within easy range of the
Colon?"
Capt Parker objected to the question
but the court refused to sustain the OBJ
lection and the question was repeated.
Capt McCalIa replied: "None that
of was the shoal on the west side of the
channel opposite the Morro."
Were you so situated as to observe
the fall of shots from the feet?"
"I was"
Where did they fa1l?"
SHOTS FELL SHORT.
ST think I saw every shot fired. They
all fell short that 1 saw. One very nearly
reached the Colon"
Capt. McCalla said that the American
ships engaged in the Colon bombardinen'
steamed in distance of about two miles
lie testified at some length concerning
the weather and the sea on May 26 ant
q. and said there was no difficulty II
coaling on the 9th, as the sea was
smooth.
He said that he was present during
conference of commanding officers on tn
Brooklyn while the fleet was off Santiag,
on May g.
Describing what took place. he said:
''The commanding officers were orderes