The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-01

And that" the admiral said. clos
ing his narrative fmpressively, ended
the battle OF the third day Of July.
1895 Il wish to add" he continued.
that I was very much impressed on
that day with the fact that the officers
and the men who were engaged In that
struggle fulfilled IN the very highest
and in the very noblest degree the ira
ditions OF the American navy"
The admiral said he was unable to
recall a conversation with Captain Nc
Gala. on July 5th when the latter a
said to Admiral Schley h a there was
glory enough for ALL Admira Schley
said he had first seer this sentiment
as formulated accredited to Senator
Hale. Senator Hale" he said, Eek
pressed my feeling at hat time and
that feeling Is still held. A controversy
was not thought OF at that time"
Mr.. Rayner reminded Admiral Schley
that he had stated that at the begin
ming OF the battle the ships charged in
according TO h original plan. Now"
he asked. with whom did that plan
originator"
That was the general order of the
commander-in-chief during the time or
the blockade, but that failed. q
the enemy succeeded really in passing
the battle line" replied Admiral Schley.
The admiral said he a given he
order Stand by to ram" He thought
the engines were ~uncoupled by a stand
ing order of the commander-in-chief.
and he considered IL q wise plan. He
had not been ordered to Santiago be-
| fore the dispatch OF May 9th. which
he did not get until June 10th. He did
| not think the enemy could have escaped
| through the blockading line at either
Cienfuegos or Santiago
OVATION TO SCHLEY.
As Admiral Schley left the court
room today he was given quite an ova-
ton. A large number Of persons had
halted outside the court room door, and
| many insisted upon shaking hands with
him The assemblage escorted him up
| the hill from the gunners' workshop
in which the court sits to the outer
gates of the nav yard.
QUESTION OF SOMMONING SAMP-
SON.
Just before the Schley court of in
ouiry adjourned today Judge Advocate
Lemly addressed the court as follows:
Before the court adjourns, / would
like to ask counsel a question. he an
nounced publicly that he desired a
summons issued for Admiral Sampson.
1 have stated from time to time that
if he would give me notice when he
| wanted the admiral l would
summons him. 1 have not received my
notice, and 1 do not want to leave the
record in this shape and l would like
to know what his wishes are in the
matter"
Mr.. Rayner said: My wishes are
that if you can summon him, SUMMON
him. AS 1 understand it, Admiral
Sampson is not in a condition to be
| summoned. He is not well enough to
come into court. 1 am perfectly willing
to have him here and 1, of course, don't
retract for a moment anything 1 said
at the time when the call was made.
The court will recollect the use Of the
words 'Cienfuegos' and Santiago. The
word used in that dispatch was San
| tiago.' At the time Admiral Schley
sent the dispatch in to the navy depart
ment there was in the paragraph:
This evidently means Cienfuegos.
w. S. s. 1 took it for granted that
! that of course would be admitted. There
was only one person in the world who
| could explain it. 1 do not hin low
the question is as serious as 1 did at
that time. Now you and 1 both know
that Admiral Sampson is not in ond
ton to be called into court. I do not
want to be put in the position Of aban-
doning my position or calling Admiral
Sampson into a controversy where his
presence is not necessary and when he
is in no condition whatever to be
brought into court, even if his presence
was necessary"