Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03


Importance OF absolute secrecy In re-
gard TO it, dis reason for doing 80 was
to avoid betraying the Cubans TO tho |
Spanish forces. Lieut. Wood OF the |
du Point, who Thursday and Yesterday |
showed decided animus against Ad-
miral Sohley aud VINO swore that the
| code OF signals was a common ward
| room talk at Key West on the 18th,
| and, therefore, presumed that Schley
knew of it, was 10 this positively con-
tradicted by Capt. McCalla.
| Wood became plaything In the
hands of Mr.. Rayner on CROSS xamina.
ton. and excited tho apparent disgust
| OF Admiral Dewey almost as much as
| Commander Heiner did the other day.
Wood commanded the torpedoboat du
Point, and 10 his testimony contradicted
Commander HARDER OF the Texas, who
said there was no inner picket line OF
small boats, so for as he knew, and at
the same time charged Admiral Schley
with failure in his official report of
operations on the south coast of Cuba
to give the small boats credit for the
work they did. MIR. Rayner pulled the
official report on Wood and showed that
Admiral Schley had plainly mentioned
the du Point, Vixen and Scorpion.
An eSciting episode during the day
occurred over the publication in the
newspapers of tho original dispatch
which Schley prepared to send to the
Navy Department, giving the report OF
the battle at Santiago, before Sam; son
sent bis famous Fourth Of July pres
ent' dispatch. Judge Advocate Lemly
charged the counsel for the defence
with giving out TO the press papers in
use at the court
Some sharp words passed between
, Capt, Lemy and Capt Parker, but the
matter finally quieted down. A good
| tienl was expected of Lieut.. John Hood,
who commanded the Hawk and carried
t dispatches from off Havana TO Admiral
A Sohley May 23d. II was promised that
{ Hood would give the substance OF some
: important oral instructions which
!. Sampson gave him at the same time,
a but it turned out that tho conversation
Q between Sampson aud Hood referred to
/ a memorandum from Capt. McCalla in
: regard to the Notifications at Glen
i fuegos- matter which had been brought
g out sufficiently from the records. IL,
o however, appeared in regard to this
n matter later in Capt. McCalla's testi-
q lnony that Schley was ordered to reduce
is these Notifications, but did not do so.
It Unless satisfactorily explained ny the
IA defence, there seems to be scored against
,r Sehey in this respect distiIct failure
@ tn obey orders.
y Washington, Sept 29,-Today's ses
e sion of the Schley Court OF Inquiry
d began as usual at II O'Clock, with tn,
,f recall OF yesterdays witnesses, for lht
IT purpose of correcting mistakes in thei
10 testimony and allowing other question:
4. to he asked them when necessary t.
3, make clear any point which had no
I'd hitherto been sufficiently eluoidated b.
i'd them. Capt. McCalla, who had com
20 Spanish War, then continued his testi
es mony, which, had begun yesterday.
or The attendance OF spectators at tn
8. opening of the session was in excess O
SO the average, and an exceptionally laig
III number of people had arrived befor
IS. the usual time with view of securin
30 the best available seats, evidently unde
st the impression that the proceedings Hr
of growing interest. Indeed, the publ
n. interest is manifestly increasing in til
cd proceedings and not diminishing. Non
o OF the chairs set apart for the publ
lst are any longer left vacant, and man
of persons stand through the sessions
IT, listen to the testimony and observe tn
of IN Members Of the court. Great interest
ce always manifested in Admiral Dewe
.BI anu NthTTAhinItul kobhiOff bhh WV
d. smallest motions are observed and the
he slightest words noted by those presen
ng The counsel for Admiral Sohley hay
ed reached an agreement with the ooups
:. = for the Navy Department as to I'll
parts of the logs Of various vessels eli
GU gagged ia the Santiago campaign whic
de are TO be put in as evidence and printt
J." iu the record of the courts prooee'
raj ings. The counsel have eliminated a
ST. parts Of the logs which do not be-
dr.. upon the inquiry, and such as will
snt printed is expected to be very useful
icy the court as we'll as to the counsel.
vo. Mr.. Hanna made brief explanati'
en- Of his use of the term accused
Yesterdays proceedings as applied
ter Admiral Scbley. He said: ~ wish
to state concerning the word ACCUSE
ep. that was pot aware that bad used
for until this morning. IL was used in I
in rapidly OF debate, and simply for t
ere reason that in the course of long yes
ect of eAperience il is the word genera
employed 10 such oaBes. Before Il
de- court Of inquiry began, the JUDI
,ar- advocate and myself considered wi
mp we should call the gentleman who
III requested it, and desiring to extend
ded him the utmost courtesy in the matt
as ae selected term which is not Oft
employed, the term OF applicant, q
! to believe | have used that term ma
dad times IN the course OF these procet
the inga. | wish TO add only my sine
avi- and earnest and most cordial expr
the sions Of regret that by inadvertenoy
the accident ] should have employ ed
Itch word that would imply any such
eed- Election.
ues- When Capt McCalla took the "
ask ness stand Mr.. Hanna asked hi
,ade "Were any ships assigned to the d
mp. of engaging the batteries on the mo
him ing of May 3lst, 1898, or during t
they day, or to the duty OF eniilading
by batteries?'
the The reply was mot that know o
bout Mr.. Hanna then asked; Were th
any shoals or other obstacles of
had kind to prevent the battleships Fl
sr as approaching the mouth of the har
mly, of Santiago sufficiently close to b
pear been within easy range of the Coloi
Thus Capt. Parker objected to the q,
this ton, hut tho court refused to susi
,cog- the objection, ana the question was
pson peated.
} the Capt. McCslIa replied: "None tn
curt, know of. The only Hnoal ! knew of
/, Ad- the shoal on the west side OF the 81
Judge mel opposite the Morro."
takes "Did the battleships go within "a
time of the OolonY'
Epson 'Not from my observation.
curt. "Were you 10 situated as to obs
more the fall of shots from the feet?"
lttor- 81 was.