Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-31
scHLEY CASE.
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ceeded to ask them. Those most IN
teresting are given:
| "IWhile of CienfuegosI was there
any reason why you could not send a
boat inshore 10 obtain Information
about Cervera's squadron from the
fishermen OF other persons who could
be communicated with?' There W ere
no fishermen that | discovered any.
| where along that coast. | saw none.
saw no boats"
Lieutenant Hood testified very posi-
lively to a conversation you had with
him at Cienfuegos. Can you say that
any such conversation took placer" II
cannot recall one single word that Mr..
Hood said to me. or any conversation
1 had with him.
Was il not possible for your SQUAD.
ron TO blockade Santiago on MAY 20
for few days and still have coal
enough to run to Key Vest" Yes.
III l had known then as | knew Subse-
quently that the fleet WAS there
Did not the order under which Won
were acting require you to remain on
Santiago?' Possibly. yes: but | do
not think that the order given me was
{" deprive me of all discretion in the
matter If I heard TO the contrary"
develop the batteries May 3l?" "Sfm.
ply to he able TO know what was in
front of lis. | thought we ought ia
know that. in view of the possibility of
our having 10 be obliged to force the
entrance"
please point out the particular parts
of the departments order of MAY 25
which you regard as ambiguous"
Reads "'All of the departments in
formatio indicates Spanish division is
still at Santiago The following para
graph indicates that there was doubt
OF the fact. They required me To as
certain. or suggested that | ascertain.
that. Then again lreadingl The Gu.
bans who are familiar with Santiago
say that there are landing places five
or six nautical miles west That lOca-
ton was. at this time-accortiing To-
the information / got subsequently,
occupied by Spaniards. Again read
ingl. As soon As ascertained notify the
department whether enemy is there
Those were the main things that oc-
Cured To me as being ambiguous
IF you were governed in making the
retrograde movement by the motives
you have stated here. rhy did you send
tn the department the dispatch Of May
-. 1898. which you gave To Captain
Cotton 70 send i'm cipher from King
stOn?" THAT Is very difficult ques
ton to answer"
Admiral Ramsay-YOu give four mo-
tives for the retrograde movement
Those motives do not appear clear to
me-
Il telegraphed mainly regarding the
coal supply. because ! imagined that
that would he the most important mo
tive. in view of the fact that the ships
might not have a sufficient supply of
coal. do not know that / gave my
reasons for it. did in subsequent;
dispatch to the department. stating
that the movement TO the westward
had been for a certain object.
IF il were your intention on May 81
to open fire with three vessels only.
with view of developing the batteries.
why did You al I 20 a. III. of that date.
make signal 10 the squadron: The Mas
New Orleans and Iowa VIII
go In after dinner to distance of zoos
Yards and fire at the CriStohal Colon !
with eight twelve and thirteen-inch /
guns speed about ten knotsE Il in |
tended that the heavier guns. of course. |
should be directed at the Colon. ana
afterward | determined to make an
other signal tO the New Orleans when |
I got on board. which did"
The examination OF Admiral Schley /
was concluded at sos y. M. and he /
was excused. There being no further /
witnesses present the court, at 3:10 r. /
n. adorned for the day.