Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01
ADMIRAL SCHLEl'S STORY
or THE DEsrRuCrioN
or CERVERA'S FLEET
IL. Tells II UnRffrctedly III fl"lh o''"'S
Forward Langunge-Hs story OF INV
Loop-No Colioauy WIN ho"sS""
Damaging Testimony c"hir""lc'e"-
strong Point. Made by the Admiral

Admiral Schley finished his story
of the Santiago campaign before Tue
ronrt of inquiry Monday and for three
DAVIS has been subjected to the most
sptare and confusing cross-eX ihl4a-
+on iy Judge Advocate Lemly, a de-
te5mined effort to involve him IN CON
Itradictions being apparent "ltnoul
surcass. Throughout the strain 10
which thp witre-S naturally was SUD
ierte1 when under examination Tue
admiral retained his customary com
uosure. His t stimony was noI us
rnrbet and he remained unrullieu ny
The weary ross-GXamination,
In beginning his story which ne toIo
in a direct. convincing manner ne ue7
,cribed his meeting with AumltaI
samson at Key West. His references
Ito Admiral Sampson were in ucrie-tI!
Inoad taste aud in the spirit OF lSlrEess
that ought to dominate oihGer.
"The admiral was very mucn worm
| ne said. "and necessarily So, because
his responsibility had teen great lie
/ ~5owei me a uumher of orders, one OF
yhich was for a division Of the Two
sluadrOna. one TO take toe nofln ana
ithe other the south coast Of Cuoa'
and ne to have the Havana command.
liz told me confidautillly that UhIcu-
,r,,, command SHOULD take ! must
.,,,-,,,,,,,,, not IN attark heavily forth
a. ia as nm fine shore until the Span
;sE ihins we're disposed of; that we
,,,,,st nnt ri,l, the sims until the Span
-, a,,.+ ,.,s ,,nt Of the way. 80 They
1,th ,L',nnLt mat CirDfurgns would
~, ~. ,,oir+ of Cprypra's probable des-
,inafio5 S3mr,1n said that when
t.,, ',,', ,bc..irlntiou better in hand he
ND communicate with me and that
ha trnnnht il would be better for me
~ nr,ceed m the hlorkaue Of Cienfu-
gonn a. uos,ibIe. " The adj
-,,;raI than rnsrri6pd the eoaling of his
,,nadr,n phicb he said was a more
.teuious task tnan it became later. tie
. .eI'io ~ tHo ,n,nuot of coal his ships
if,a3 ma ,aii that between and
.',,'j,ri, ON tine morning Of the 18Th ht
,;ia3 for Ciarfuepos arriving there
tt''' n,,,bt ~ Nav 81 II believed all
tho+ Ina >, he said. "from the sound
.of fine firing and conyefs .tion | had
Ia r;tb ADMIRAL Sampson, that The
, ,,o,Jrnr uas in Cienfueu0s. The line
- fn,tnation was kent ready for any
} % and was never abandoned
0n,;T,, The day we feiRled disorde,
liz hooin1 they would come out
", .,nor thnr9 would be difficulty II
.,,.+;n, !, as tine flagship was Of tot
s, G1cI"7 5r,rghr. 40 we're the othe
rnir,s The channel was very crooked.
! ,I;on+ Wood has testitie to a con
: ,..Dt;on uh,cb he said | had viii
I -, rec,a,d IN the delivery of des
,'n,D rLicb I for the life Of me
= phyCnr naIi + thint, ne did me Al
p ~ a. nj. - jn,irai Saunsou uset
' ~ -,,ch terms. There was no reasol
= no SuT" bo,iJ have done so, | inyar
. M .Liy, snnLo NJ him AZ Admiral Samp
MY ~ do not racau one word o
son auu r.a 49, ubirh ne recites, no
= Iue S"u
- QUE; .o,,rd IN Commander HOOD
u ,. ~ 80 nnrcerninp the delivery O
Isl. Isl 49, 9a!',,atnbes the admiral said, :"
= tntNs Io9l, shny you nv a uemoran
t tnlns ~ ogriai government repor
= uua ~ w. boI any vprhaI orders b
y .nat - ue u" t6en ),
J. Admiral Schley said
r ~ SoLi , ~ IS, whnthar or not Their
k wv nv nv. ;rl,raants IN IN. vest q
: "''7 o.. ,+ Ior;po had communi
d tnIS ary Information tina
e caleu ~ ,"o tnr, of sirnaIs arrange
e Ineie tinn,L asked the cues
n WIN then' ai - +ba snua,ir,r
tiop .! vuo O. go NcC,aIla and LIEN
tnt la!Iul 9 u - C ,,i9s me- that il forms
u aulhe'l va y; r ~ rgsnnnaibIe for Nh
=, tiou wa uittl,,'s ,a+ino saw carg
" delag ~ oo. thn , nnast 6ncn or twir,
! TE.nen a on ,nG for moment and toe
= luey np pf sirb+ thoupbt to vast
+ o,,r,,r;+ion nm a solitary cavalryma
i, AMIN uuI'lon Gu ,i, ,,nr. an srarCow
i was IKE "as.iu Ii 1ba arnrnuririo
l " van, o.. ~ &C., s"'F o"sinsr the enemy
= Nc "a" W. ,.hi,b T knep IN he ,3m,
,e 50 uau'Gn' ~ i" ,'+ ,,;niriIv :,
b. "nsIe az III 80 r,atin,, that was pra,
n "a H'u t al, ,u - Yas rTS.ible Or
re IicH'Ie %, WEI. ~ L,L -, -, RI Nav ynrl
b. Oh o., Tue ,oII,G.9 ,.ac eavnral hoI,
t, me He 4tn -i"l bor ard NV imnrr
n puncneu 'nl % - nd 'It, of fha nm,
If sl'h no% f. Is ctdrI;r% was iriurrd
il "oIhs u VI ~ US al ,yavs vt Cie,
solhe W ny. .,1lin,, sxaIl ard vessels ; it
IT, IT, projecting spGnSI iaao a. rcroIieat
~ were 'l"hys -" a'-7go,.oc-rCnrd en-,
4 one cas 9m ",'I W. wa. ban+ an anoI,
~ on tae Dl3oNt, nm, IN raI7i-ir
81 'U ieI &c tS,.o roIliors In otbI
no WIN out u .atio,, ,,rasar+ed fl, II
Is ""LG?, w. 49,, =. ha said was IN
= az : Iea ., ottES.,,i,1od tba ravias NJ n
No tuaJ ia" at 1!oI all finn :, As
"orl" luio ny i.,,, - = ,ras ,I,s,i,+e
cuAlIuE u" ..i gar,be4 tEa sin1ati,