The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-29
FIVE ARE SERVED
REAR ADMIRALS OF THE NAVY
WILL TELL THEIR STORY.
EACH LIVING COMMANDER
SUMMONED AS WITNESS BEFORE
COURT OF INQUIRY.

on Santiago to Be Related by
Those Who Commanded on That
Day Americas ships of war-Long
List of Witnesses, Prepared by
Judge Advocate LemIy, Is Made
PubIic-Lemly VIII Have Expert
Help in Conduct of the Case.
Washington. Aug. 2S.-The list of
judge advocate of the Schley court of
inquiry, and transmitted to Admiral
Schley yesterday, was made public to-
day by Capt. Lemly
1t does not purport to be complete
list, but includes the principal witness
vocate. The witnesses whom Admiral
Schley has asked to be summoned are
not included in the list. The list is as
follows:
Rear Admirals William t. Sampson.
Robley D. Evans, Francis ]. Higgin-
son, Charles S. Cotton, Henry C. Tay-
lor.
Captains French E. Chadwick, Cas-
per F. Goodrich Charles D. Sigsbee,
William c. Wise, Francis A. Cook
Bowman H. McCalla, Theodore F. Jew
ell, William NJ. Folger Robert M. Ber-
ry, John L. Hannum (retired).
Commanders William p. Potter Rich
ard Wainwright, Joseph G. Eaton,
Newton E. Mason, Seaton Schroeder,
Giles B. HARDER, James NJ. Miller,
Lewis c. Heilner, Alexander B. Bates.
Lieutenant Commanders Sidney A..
Staunton, Nathaniel B. Usher, Albert
w. Grant, Albion C. Hodgson. William
H. H. Switzerland, William H. Schu-
etze. Templin NJ. Potts, Alexander
Sharp, Jr.
Captain William C. Dawson. U. S.
NJ. C.
Lieutenants Charles c. March, Spencer
S. Wood, Victor Blue, James G. Doyle,
Charles Webster John Hood, Charles
H. Harlow, Charles w. Dyson. Kenneth
McAlpine.
Lieutenant, junior grade, Ernest L.
Bennett.
| Ensign Henry G. Muslin.
Acting Boatswain Dennis ]. o'Con-
nell.
Chief Quartermaster Niels Anderson
| and others.
Where Eaci, witness Served.
The list of witnesses to be called by
ple light upon the lines of testimony
which he will seek to adduce before
the court Admiral Sampson, as COM
mander-in of the fleet of course,
heads the list. Then follow the cap
tains of all the ships engaged in the
Santiago campaign with the excep-
ton of Capt. Clarke, of the Oregon,
and Capt. Phillips of the Texas, the
latter having died since the war.
Evans was in command of the Iowa,
Higginson of the Massachusetts, Cot
ton of the scout Harvard, Taylor Of
the Indiana, Chadwick of the New
York, Goodrich of the Newark, and the
scout st. Louis, Sigsbee of the scout
ST. Paul, Wise of the scout Yale, Cook
of the Brooklyn, McCalla of the Mar
blehead, Jewell of the scout Minneap-
oils, Folger of the New Orleans, and
Barry of the Castine. Hannum, re-
tired, was chief engineer of the Brook
Ign. Commander Potter was the eX-
ecutive officer of the New York, Vain
wright was in command of the Glou-
cester, Eaton of the Resolute, Mason
was executive officer of the Brooklyn,
Schroeder executive officer of the Mas
sachusetts, HARDER executive officer of
the Texas. Miller commander of the
Merrimac, Heilner navigator of the
Texas, and Bates chief engineer of
the Texas.
Lieutenant Commander Staunton was
SIMPSONS chief of staff aboard the
New York; Usher was commander of
the Ericsson: Grant was aboard the
Massachusetts; Hodgson was navigat-
ing officer of the Brooklyn; Souther
land was in command of the Eagle;
Schuetze wars aboard the Iowa; Potts
aboard the Massachusetts, and Sharp
was in command of the Vixen. Capt.
Dawson was commander of the ma
rines aboard the Indiana.
Lieut.. Marsh was on SIMPSONS
staff; Wood was commander of the
torpedo boat Dupont; Blue was aboard
the Vixen Boyle and Webster were on
the Brooklyn: Hood was in command
OF the Hawk; Harlow was executive
officer of the Vixen; Dyson was en-
gineer of the Texas. and McAlpine as
sistant engineer of the Brooklyn: Lieut..
Bennett was on Simpsons staff; En-
sign Muslin was aboard the New York,
and Boatswain O'Connell and Quarter
master Anderson were on the Brook
Ign.
Assistance for Judge Advocate.
Edgar May. a clerk in the Office of
the judge advocate general, has been
detailed to assist Judge Advocate Cen
eral Lemly in the preparation and ham
ding of papers before the court. AL
though not an assistant to the Judge
advocate general in a technical sense.
he will actually act in that capacity
in the handling of the official papers
required by the thdge advocate in the
formal presentation of his case.
1t is regarded as extremely probable
that an assistant attorney general will
be assigned to assist Judge Advocate
Lemly i'm looking after the interests of
the Navy Department before the court.
The names of several officers of the
department of justice have been con-
sidered in this connection. but so far
no final selection has been made. Capt.
Lemly has expressed his willingness to
conduct the case without assistance,
but the officials of the Navy Depart
ment have practically concluded that
he should have the assistance and CO.
operation of an officer of the depart
ment of justice learned in the intrica-
cies of legal practice.