The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-31
Thus Schley's First Report of the
Battle Off Santiago Has Never
Seen the Light.
lEMLrs CROSS QUESTIONING ENDS
Schley Says That the Turn Of the Brooklyn on
July the Third Prob,bly Decided The
Day. One More Witness
For Schley.
tBy the Associated Press.)


Washington, D. c., Oct. 3O.-The long
ordeal to which Admiral Schley has been
subjected since Monday morning ended
this afternoon when his cross examine
tc leave the witness stand.
When the Judge Advocate finished the
cross-examination shortly after 3 o'clock
the court propounded to the Admiral
number of questions prepared by the
members of the court. These questions
touched many points of the campaign of
the Flying Squadron but mainly conferred
about the difficulties encountered in coal
ing and the reasons for the retrograde
movement. Not one of them related to
the battle of Santiago.
The Judge Advocates cross examination
today covered the retrograde movement
the reconnaissance of May 81 the loop Of
the Brooklyn and the alleged colloquy
with Lieutenant Hodgson about the Texas
One of the most interesting features of
the day was the development of the fact
that the report of the battle written by
Admiral Schley July 6, 1898, was not the
original report. The original report never
has been published and in accordance
with previous decision the court today
declined to allow it to go into the rec
ord. Admiral Schley was allowed to ex-
plain however, that Admiral Sampson
declined to receive the first report be-
Carse it did not mention the presence of
the New York 81 felt that the victory at
that time said Admiral Schley in ex-
planning the matter. was big enough for
all and / made this change out of gener
osity and because | knew if the New
York had been present she would have
done as good work as anybody else"
Captain Thomas Borden, of the Marine
Corps who was aboard the Brooklyn, will
be the last witness called for Admiral
Scliley. After he testifies tomorrow the
Judge Advocate will put on the stand
the witnesses in rebuttal of whom there
are underst God to be about fifteen and it
is probable that Admiral Schley's counsel
will call several witnesses in sur-rebut-
tai.
LEMLY BEGINS HIS CROSS FIRE.
Among Captain Lemly's first questions
was one asking Admiral Schleys opinion
of the circular blockade The Admira!
replied that he thought a circular block
AIDE where all the vessels charged to the
centre would produce confusion and in
cvitabIy lead to a different arrangement
according as the enemy moved east or
west Tho outcome said he, could
only be more or less CONFUSION such as
did actually occur later.
number of questions were asked re-
garding the reconnaissance of May 81.
Captain Lemly inquired:
''In your report of June / to the De-
partment concerning the reconnaissance,
you did not mention any purpose to sink
or destroy the Colon
Il did not
But in your Geographic report you did
say that your purpose was to destroy the
Colon?"
Incidentally, yes"
The Judge Advocate then asked the Ad-
miral to tell exactly what his purpose
was on that occasion and what instruc-
piled that the signal instructed the ships
to us. their heavy guns agaiust tho Colon
The New Orleans with her lighter bat
terry was directed to fire at the shore
batteries. II directed the ships to fol-
low the flag. to operate against the Colon
and fire at the forts to develop them, and
/ think the reconnaissance, so far as it
went was eminently successful. The bat
teries were developed and the fact was
demonstrated that the enemy was in
port, With squadron of only five or
est military necessity would have iusti-
fled me in risking the loss of a vessel
that might have reduced our squadron to