The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-10-03
IGNORED ORDERS.
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McCali: and Switzerland Admi
FniIure to GIVE Inf 6rniatfon. tt

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McCalin and Switzerland ADMIT
FnilureSt to Give Information. a45f n
washington, Oct IA 70 At. the Schley:
court of inquiry s;aturda Mr. Rayner.s
by cross-examination succeeded In
direct evidence given by Capt. Me-
Gala, which was damaging to- Rear
Admiral Schley. 1T was shown hat:
McCalla and Switzerland disobeyed
orders; that schley was not given the
code arranged with the Gubans, and
that he was not. nformed that the:
Spanish ships were not at & Cienfuegos.,
Although Capt. McCalla testified
that he was no! apprehensive about
the coal supply he admitted Saturday
that the Mar b1ehead had. only enough
coal to steam less than d tw ent y-fours
hours under: foreeda draft, and for two,
days under normal aftconditions.gp "a [
Capt McCaHaftsurprised every one
by claiming credit for thef expression
There is glory enough for allis' ,usea,
BY Schley. He had read d portion of
Sehley's report of the battle and said::'
"Colnni9d dore; syon remember. that afsl
ter the battle Of Lake Erie, there was
an Unfortunate controversy. and
hope there viii be none after the batz
tlesof Santiago There is3s O. afsa 9i1i
CORY fof Eyerybodyts,,ss3tae ~ 4
Capt. AIce e,alla, 81 testimony as to the
state Of the weather was also shaken,
but Cotinsefi Rayner was not able to
destroy 1T entirely. ass Capt. 4McCalla
was positive that i he weather did didInot
preclude co,aling. II was "a 4 shown f,s thai
the Weather and sea were rough a part
Of the time, Notwithstanding that Capt
MeCanap was iso5 positive, Friday that
thsitseas was smooth and he weather
good. 40
1T was developed that Capt. McCalla
disobeyeds the orders of sdepa rtment
and on his own respo nty modiaea
the instructions ;of the, navy depart
ment ordering him to direct all except
tn Smallest biotkading Vessels Off gi e
enfdeges to RETURN ,tos Key sWesty as
the Spanish fleet swas9s near GuFacpas
Capt. MI Gala ithdrew all vessels sell
contrary to instructions, and as q re-
suit Schley was not Informed or the
location of iaylandhsg3s p3aeeT arteeIf
miles from iepfueges.e Lieut., Sou tn
erland of the Eagle admitted under
oath that he had ''i'5!'S1 $, sss
sf fDfsobe yedd Sthe Orders 9naffla
OF capt iMcc Gala on May 1900 inform
the BrbdKfgn ofCtiie sitHatdpn atiCens
fuegosst This wasi NJ hen the Ma Marble Eat
head and Eagle ssli jim with the .il!5t, ny!1ne, ;,
squadron ualstI When When that iiest was Bound
for cienfuegos, aifd sSfieAf ? The" two
former vessels eFea sen thss My atfeI atfel
keYyf NJ esbnomBfu offf sss OF tifgiff j
Instead 81 CARRYING out these = oroeEs tssa Il
Lieut. souther1ana cohmuii ca tea 'ftss
the dssSeso orBi5ns WHICH hebs staat,sisa styas
-santsfaoni. tha aging auaSrun To snteFll
eentu Bhes #aglaqs Ltssit So'ithfFlanas tftff ,ts
sealbiSn thy ihfSqfhs 4a 3hf only
y sge1g inHefaaaf 1 q rHafs5dr aefeJtiso
s torpaaofbosdnG5lla6fa, opsuentt g lgNflri
FboassJ end d seRer@ 81 easnnpnsifIos niI rnsI QsI
llaS6s9f n,l3ss2 II she > ssoFpi6ah8 EdgifFsr es
message to schley as comings 1sdfo
Can't. McCaiia The log books OF the
scorpion and the Eagle were produceu
bus the message referred to could not
be found In either Of them.