New-York tribune., 1901-10-30

tsinly one ought 10 take an expert pilot.s knouI
% edss OF port think that subsequent eIpert.
sh Vessels dS ihaicae that ne was right The Span
GIt s,so according ,, TO the papers sbsqueny trans
sin Ieh would rather go 10 justify Nunezs conciu-
suhseauent experience. however. developed the
issy yes shat II, they we're in there at that timer?
rs. ..IrtSs. ot course. IL did
therefore NuneZ was wrong@'
p59 eS5Gu65ediy bsz, II had known that al that time
s,i hso been as we'll prepared beforehand as l was
DO you remember whether there was any dis
screv vessA 81 Ine &C q1fssion or any mention Of twin
L.. 40 not recoleet that there was. 1 only recol-
Nnel an 9et oI that conversation being between
Dropplng the Nunez report, Captain Lemly asked:
noon Of May 2s wa it because YOU Believed the
tended merely to determine whether or not it was
could "''''o'o 10 decide 'ne matter as well as
You had then. determined TO ascertain definitely
Yes thar vas mn rgTt i Was N the haroor?
the fSx on Ds hs day day fnen and after having coaed
had seen the Spanish ships. did you signal that
Simply because if not found there I would
You did not make that condition in your sig
Replying to further questions Admiral schley
said that he considered that his blockade of San
Lemly asked
SAYS HE ACTED WITH ALL DISPATCH.
DO you consider that in commencing your block
ade then you complied with the order received on
the 25d. and acted with all dispatch required by
that order?"
In view Of the information 1 had when ar
After discussion OF dispatches received in the
Squadron OF santisao in the course Of Witch Ad5
mirai Schley said il had not been his intention to
Spanish feet there Captain Lemly said: You have
stated that of Cienfuegos the formation during the
daN such : fpEn disorder n Invitation
to Lhe Spani5a,Tds 10 come out?' -, -.
not in column steaming."
SANTIAGO. and after learning that the Spanish feet
blance Of formation. We were always very close TO
each other. mean we were not steaming In
front OF the haroor as we did az night"
The Then You did ID. adopt the same ruse?"
In reply to further questions Admiral schley said
that he was under the impression that he had
but ne did not recall whether he had spoken about
II 70 the comnandeTs or other vessels sun he
might have done so in his consultation with them
other ships Of the squadron as 10 the distance on
the night OF the Santiago blockade?"
y think that was outlined in the fact that the
What were the orders given to the deck oficers7
u do not know. Ny usual method was 10 say
10 the captain what wanted him TO DO. and he
embodied that in his night orders
of The ground covered in the Admirais examina7
ton-in-chief about the masking Of the lights Of the
ships night. and from this subject drtfted into
hlockadirg line Santiago from MORO Castle.
On this latter point he asked:
DISTANCE OUT AT SANTIAGO.
Were you more than four miles from the MORO
at nisht?'
We may have been perhaps four and a half
miles four miles. We always nearer
night than in the day time
Captain Lemly then asked II the picket boats
were TWO miles inside Of the squadron Ad-
mira Schley replied iE the affirmative. and added.
7 think II would not have been difficult with night
glasses 10 see them. Nights pretty clear there
tor some time invariably looked for the pichets
before going below
Did you designate the formation Of the squadron
under your command prior TO June I when block
aiding of Santiago a line Of battle2'
Yes, was in line OF battle all the time. in
column"
Did you discuss with any Of your captains your
plan Of battle outlined in your evidence in chic,
and The manner Of changing from column 10 line
Of hattle?"
Il DO not really remember rhe fun extent Of the
the plan. Why ! say that Is that Captain Evans
said 70 Then you propose TO charge into the
entrance and that would lead me 20 infer there
must have been explanation because that
was the purpose II We were In column line of
battle before the harbor and the enemy should sp-
pear. wheel would bring in line directly FOR
them, and another wheel would bring east or
west II they turned east west That occurred
a very facile and mobile movement NY
squadron was small. and had 10 keep IL together
unit
At this point Admiral schley complained Of sen
sitiveneSs IN his throat. and the court adjourned
ten minutes in advance OF the usual time. until II
O'Clock tomorrow.