The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-10
SAYS SCHLEY WAS EXCITED,



From time to time, yes"
what do you mean by mental ex-
citement?'"
Il quoted conversations that had'
The first thing was the apparent anx-
iety of Commodore Schley about using
the coming tower. Secondly, his stat
ing that at a distance of fvt to six
miles men standing on the forward
thirteen inch turrets were conspicuous
objects"
ibid the commodore use the coming
tower?'
IT did not see the commodore go into
the coming tower. To the best of my
knowledge and belief, he did not He
was outside the coming tower and be-
tween the coming tower and the heavy
plate that protects the manhole in the
coming tower. My pre-conceived idea
of Commodore Schley previous to that
occasion was so entirely different from
the impression I received on that day
that I concluded that he certainly was
under tremendous mental strain"
'IIave you ever been under any men
tai strain in time of battle?"
IT have been scared"
"Have you any other facts from
i which you base your statement to the
MNcsQrt that he was laboring under men
Tal Nexcitement except the facts which
you have given?"
Eyes. When Commodore Schley came
on board the Massachusetts he stated
lin distinct terms that he was going IN
\ to destroy the Colon. The Colon was
not destroyed. When he left the ship
he called it Reconnaissance, drawing
the fire of the bat teries and developing
their weakness or strength"
edo YOU gather from that that he was
laboring under great mental excite
ment?"
Prom that and from circumstances
have already stated from my obserVa-
ton of him from the time he came on
board the ship until he left
"Suppose you were aware of the fact
that when he entered into that engage
ment he was under the regulations of
the navy not to engage shore batteries
If there was any danger of the shore
batteries Gripping the ships, would you
say If you knew of that that he was
still laboring under great excitement
mentality"
II cannot answer that"
Captain Lemly objected to the intro
duction Of the navy departments or
ders as evidence, but the court decided
that they could be put in
Mr.. Rayner then asked concerning
s the weather on the trip from Cienfue-
ros. and the witness said that on May
% 1t had been what is called dirty.
There was an eastern wind and a mod
crate sea rough for small vessels,
The witness said on further examna-
tfon that Lieutenant Commander
Schroeder, Lieutenant Sears and Lieu
tenant Welles had been present during
the bombardment of the Colon when
Commodore Schley had remarked that,
as they were conspicuous objects on the
s-13-inch turret it would be better to
move away.
4 Referring to the Spanish shore bat
ferries at Santiago, Commander Potts
/ said they would have been no menace
to armored ships passing them.
AT the suggestion of Judge Advocate
J T,emly and in accordance with the de-
4 fci:or of the court Mr.. Rayner here
u formally introduced as evidence the
order from the navy department con-
corning the exposure of the American
ships to the fire of shore batteries.
The order is that issued by Secretary
Long April 6, 1898, and directed to Ad-
CENTRAL Sampson.
he court asked questions as fol-
lows:
"Can you give the distance the large
vessels were from the entrance to Glen
fuegos on the early morning of either
the 22d or 23d Of May?"
IT do not recollect any being nearer
THAT [ have said four or five miles. l.
i-did not measure the distance there.
"What efforts were made by the yes
sells Of the flying squadron prior to the
arrival of the Marblehead, to determine
whether or not Cervera's squadron was
IN fine harbor of Cienfuegos?"
s.None that ever knew Of"
Referring to the range OF the guns
Far that day Commander Potts said
+he range given previous to entering
+ba gagement was 1000 yards, but he
had increased it to $500 yards, then to
lo.n00 wards and finally to 10000 YARDS.
4 5ar,n1v one shot which had been fred at
+he American fleet had impressed MIN
..as being at all dangerous. Ihat 1ell
hear the Massachusetts. Soon after
+hat the commodore had given the or
der "Put your helm to starboard and
l1ets get out of this
IA ITO said he had seen no shore batter
sdas at Cienfuegos
II fronmander Potts was then excused
M lieutenant e. r. Leiper called. He
ted on the New Orleans during the
nish war and told of the participa-
hof that vessel in the bombardment
he Colon May 81
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