The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-07

- consideration of Gues-
(nich was at that time
.Schley's point of view.
\NO)IN'us," he said, put ourselves in
.ND5lace and see what the circum-
stances were. we all know now what
/ 1t would have been wise to do"
! discussing dispatch No. Z, known as
/ the Dear Schley" letter, Mr.. Raynor
/ contended that the order conveyed ito
/ that message made il incumbant upon
/ Commodore Schiey to remain at Cien-
/ fueSos- He declared that this was the
/ key TO the whole case, and thar IL did
not admit Of any other construction
/ than that Commodore Schlev shouId
remain at Cientuegos Ia support Of
/ this contention he read the deuart-
ments orders TO Admiral Sampson He
/ then took up the 1IcCaIIa memoran-
/ dunn, the message delivered bv the
/ Eagle to Commodore Schley and the
/ testimony Of Lieutenant Hood, and de-
/ clared that Admiral Schley was the
/ victim of an unfortunate combination
/ of circumstances that left him in total
J darkness as TO the location of the
( Spanish fleet.
Coaling at Sea.
Concerning the question of coaIne at
/ sea, Mr. RaynOr read the testimony OF
+ several witnesses to prove the great
. -AiAA-'- -ilAA-s' oNNAA tcLeA involved
said that all they wanted to prove
/ was that Admiral Schley was honest
/ when he informed the department of
/ his increased anxiety regarding the
I coal supply, and that he acted accord
/ ing to the dictates Of his own con-
/ science He was prepared to prove that
+ one ship could not have followed the
/ Spaniards six hours, and have had
! enough coal left to return TO Key
/ West
Coming to the reconnaissance of May
81, Mr.. Raynor contended that it had
( been Commodore Schley's chief inten-
[ ton TO develop the Spanish land bat
terles, and in this, he said. he had
been eminently successful He claimed
/ that the man who was in command at
such a time should be given great dis
: erection, for he must necessarily know
more of the situation than the gentle
man who made out battle plans at
! home on charts with compass and lead
/ pencil and direct other people thou-
sands OF miles away how to fight
battle
Reyerting to the blockade Of Glen
fuegOs. Dir. RaynOr said Captain Nc
Gala had admitted on the stand that
ne himself had disobeyed orders in not
/ leaving the Eagle of that port when
/ he left Tor Key West. He did not
5 he said, mean to eriticise Captain 3Tc-
Gala, but If he was not to be CEN
sured for disObedience Of orders. why.
he asked. should Admiral Schley be?
Loop Of the Brooklyn.
After luncheon Mr.. Rayn0r discussed
the ninth specification whiCh dealt
with the loop of the Brooklyn or jury
ana the possibility of cOIidiug VITA
the Texas.
Mr.. Raynor said he stood. upon the
testimony of Captain Cook who. Ell
things taken together. had the best
/ opportunity TO give all the information
about the loop What might have hap-
pened had the Brooklyn turned to port
was purely matter Of conjecture. The
turn IN the other direction was COM
/ pletely successful
IT was intimated that the turn 10
the south would have been 10 set away
from the enemy, yet il was an indis-
putable fact that the turn mad brought
the Brooklyn closer to the spanish fleet
and that she received thirty of the for
Jy-three shots which struck The Amer
lean ships Captain Cooks testimony.
he said. illumined this vancouver and
he planted himself upon this testi-
mony.
Mr.. Raynor then discussed the testi-
mony OF Heilner and HOdgson and Sc
this connection ridiculed The chart pre-
pared By the naEigators Of the ships in
battle
/ NO DC. concerning the HOdgson con-
/ toversy. He said he would not under