Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-30

washington, Oct. SO.-With the open
ing Of the schley court Of inquiry TO-
day Admiral schley began the nfth
day of his testimony and the third
aav Of his REORGANIZATION. The
nrospects then were that he would con-
tinue on the stand throughout the day.
Judge Advocate Lemly still had long
list of typewritten questions before him
and the different members of the court
have been industriously preparing
questions to be presented to the admiral
for his consideration when his examin-
alton by counsel is concluded.
The testimony began today
where left off yesterday. taking
up the different phases Of the
blockade of Santiago and passing
B from that question into the reconnals-
sance Of May 81, when the Spanish
: cruiser Crlstobal Colon was bombarded.
The battle of July was left for the
last subject to be considered.
IOWA NOT AT HAMPTON ROADS.
The first question Capt. Lemly asked
was whether the Iowa was with the fly
ing squadron at Hampton Roads when
he gave the captains of the ships the
verbal orders as to attacking the enc
my's fleet. Admiral Schley replied that
she was not. In response to questions
he said that he first fell In with the
Iowa off Cienfuegos. Capt. Evans was
then Ill and Commander Rodgers was in
command. He did not recollect whether
he had communicated the verbal orders
10 the latter. He first saw Capt. Evans
on May 20. He was then questioned as
TO his conversation with Capt Folger
when the latter suggested a circular
blockade such as existed at Wei Hal
Wei. Witness said he thought the fleet
was larger than his at Wei Hal Wei.
He was asked whether he did not con-
slider circulags blockade with the ves-
sizes pointing in as mobile as the other
s form In that the ships could move
either way by turning with the helm.
The admiral replied that he thought a
circular blockade where all the vessels
charged to the center would produce
confusion and inevitably lead TO diff
ferent arrangement according as the
enemy moved east or west. THE out
come" said he, ''could only be more or
less confusion such as did actually &C.
cur later"
FoLGER's SIGNAL READ.
The admiral's attention was called to
Capt. Folgers statement that the latter
had advised him 10 go In closer at
8 Santiago and his own statement In
chief that on the next day Capt. Fol-
ger had signaled him that they were
z within range OF the batteries. The adj
& miral In reply changed the c &c of the
81 signal TO day later. He read Folger's
& fignai: Il think the forts may open at
Ihis range" He said when Folger made
this signal the squadron was In pricti-
cally LIE same position as on the day
Folger testified he had asked the ad-
miral to go in closer
Witness attention was then called to
his statement that neither at Cienfue-
gos nor Santiago had any vessel en-
tered or departed and he was asked
how he knew this. He replied that he
( only knew Il because he never heard
of any ship getting In. On the north
Cuba blockade when Frenchman sue
ceeded In getting through the blockade
line into Havana the fact had been
widely advertised as a great accom-
plishment. His conclusion, therefore,
was that none had entered.
REcONNAIsANCE OF MAY 81.
Coming to the reconnaissance Of May
81, when the Spanish ship Colon was
bombarded as It lay In the harbor at
Santiago. Capt Lemly asked Admiral
Schley when he first received notice
that the commander-in-ch would be
Mt Coz A.. .s.tt.. tA.f
the notice had come In the dispatch
brought to him by Capt. Cotton, which
was dated May 49, This telegram was,
he said not received until May 81. Pos
sibly, too, the New Orleans might
have brought information OF the COM
Ing Of Admiral Sampson.
why did you wait two days after
the discovery Of the presence of the
fleet In the harbor before undertaking
your Reconnaissance"
For the reason had used those two
days for coaling the vessels OF the feet,
so as 20 be prepared In case the enemy
should come out"
Relating the occurrences of the bonn
bardment he said he recalled that Capt.
Higg!nson had asked after he (Schley)
went aboard the Massachusetts, that
the bombardment be postponed until
after dinner: that he warned some
people 10 get or the turrets. and that
Lieut.. Commander Potts had given no.
fice that they were on che range. He
BID not recall, he said, the signal not
10 go In closer but II was possible that
tuch signal had teen sent and II had
not been recorded. II might be that
II was with this as with other signals
which had not been recorded. because
the writing OF them was always done
the next day.
PRESS CORRESPONDENT
PRAISED.
mo man." he said, except press
Dorrespondents who brave all dangers.
can always have paper and pencil at
hand while battle IL in progress and
- consequence there is a failure TO
record many occurrences that should be
recorded"
Here followed an examination OF the
various signals OF the Massachusetts, on
the day OF the bombardment which the
admiral verified AT the same time
he remarked he thought there were