Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-25
SCHLEY INQUIRY.
Examination OfWitneSS-
es Resumed.
Telegraph Line Completed to
klondike Region.
Duke and Duchess Of Cromwell Max
ing Tour.
MRS. ROOSEVELT GOES TO WASHINGTON

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 25.-Wher
the Schley court of inquiry convened
at II o'clock today the seat which
had been occupied from the beginning
son was vacant.
Admiral Sohley stated that since the
death of Judge Wilson, Attorney Gen
eral lsidor Rayner would be the lead
ing counsel In his case and be assist
ed by Captain James Parker of New
Jersey and NJ. A. league of Balti
more. The wall back of the court was
adorned today with a chart on large
scale showing the groundsite of the
battle OF Santiago on July 3. Also a
number of transparent charts intended
TO Illustrate the various phases of this
Santiago campaign. The first witness
called today was A. b. Claxton, ma
chinist on board the Texas. who begun
his testimony when the sitting OF the
court was so abruptly terminated yes
terday morning by the death of Judge
Wilson.
Claxton said that on July 3, 1898, he
was on duty in the engine room of the
Texas. The engine Indicator had
called for full speed ahead early In
the morning, which had within an
hour after beginning of action beer
changed to full speed astern.
Rear Admiral Cotton. now com.
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard
who commanded the auxiliary cruis
or Harvard during the Spanish war
was the next witness. lie told of meet
ing the flying squadron under Commo
lnrn SRhlay N Gnnfiuun MaU D-
1898. and said on that date that hI
delivered a dispatch to the then com
modore from Admiral Sampson ant
navy department. He said Commodore
Schley asked II he thought the yes
sells could coal at the Mole st. Mich
olas or In the Gonaives channel, ant
told him that the small ones could
but not the battleships.
Admiral Cotton said that while he
was on board the Brooklyn the order
10 start for Key West was given. Ii
response to further questions Admira
Cotton said that he had ori0nal
translations of the cypher dispatches
addressed to tie Harvard which hi
delivered to Schley. A dispatch Of
May 25 was then read by him, as fol
lows:
Washington, May 25, 1S98.-Har
ward, st. Nicholas Mole. Hayti: Pro
ceed at once and inform Schley ant
also senior officers at present of
Santiago as follows: All the de
partment's information indicates tha
the Spanish division is still at San
tiago. The department looks to yoi
to ascertain the facts and II the en-
emy, IL therein, does not leave with
n 1n.iGiun aptinn Tho al IA,
familiar with Santiago say there ar,
landing places five or six nautica
miles from the mouth of the harbol
and there the insurgents probabl!
will be found and not the Spanish
surrounding heights can see every
vessel in port. Soon as ascertainet
notify department whether the eneml
Is there. Could not squadron and ais,
the Harvard coal from the Merrimac
leeward of Cape Cruz, Gonaives chan
mel. or at the Mole, Hayti? The de
partment will send coal immediatel!
to the Mole, Report without della!
the situation at Santiago. Cuba
LONG"
Rayner called attention to the fac
that there was some material changes
In the dispatches as printed in the of
hcial TepoIls Wy the navy ueparL
ment.
Admiral Schley's reply to these dis
patches, dated May 20, in which h,
said he could not obey orders of tn,
department, We're then read, and Ray
ner pointed out the various changes
in the language of the dispatches al
printed in the official report.
The witness said that no effort wa
Il n hNH oh al. a.
department order as far as he knew
Captain William c. Wise, in CON
mand of the auxiliary cruiser Yale
told OF his accommodating about San
tiago harbor May %. previous to tn
arrival of the flying squadron. He wa
not able to see anything of the Span