Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03

and so on. We got up TO H. IDere 10
one entry here that We got up to IL
knots. On that date find streaming
with the squadron cast to quarter
north, and find by the entry between
8 clock in the morning and meridian
of that date that we made from ~ 10
IL lsnots.''
Mr. Hanna: "What was the condition
of the scar"
1.-The sea had then smoothed, should
Judge from tho way we were going, We
raised our speed from to 10 knots.
''Do you !ipd any entries as to the
wind2"
THE wind was onst, southeast and
veored 60 south west. ~
"As 10 its cOurse?'
"Its course have not hero. On the
colliers we kept no regular log.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The main at
traction in the Schley Court OF Inquiry
yesterday was Rear Admiral Rohley y.
Evans, who commanded the hattleship
Iowa during the operations of Glen
fuegos and Santiago 10 the Spanish |
War. There was a large attendance and
great interest was manifested in the |
statement made by Admiral Evans He |
told of his leaving Key West at the
same GlI06 WIN bn6 hu touu w ohtiy
| djspstohes from Admiral Sampson to
| Admiral Schley. The dispatches were
sealed. and he did not know their con-
| tents. In some way, how he could not
recolleot, he thought there was mem
orandum to Schley giving instructions
| about the signals arranged with the
| Cuban insurgents. He supposed that
| there was general information among
the officers OF the squadron about the
| signals. lie never thought anything
about whether Schley knew them or
not
Mr.. Raynor read to him passage in
Evans Took, "a Sailors Log" in
which the author said that he supposed
Schley knew the signals. The book was
not allowed to he put in evidence. but
the question and answer went in. Evans
said he knew of the signals. as the
officer of the deck twice reported to
him that they were visible, hut he did
not report to Schley anything about
them. He did signal to the Admiral
when a Spanish gunboat was seen com
ing out OF the harbor Of Cienfuegos.
When asked as TO the belief Schley en-
tertained that the Spanish feet was at
Cienfuegos, Evans said be did not know
, whattthe Admiral knew or thought. He
diu not know whether Schley thought
tho Spaniards were at Cienfuegos or
, where they were.
The log of the Iowa was laid before
! him., showing that on May odd the
/ Brooklyn had signalled for the infotma-
: tion of the fleet the intelligence re-
} ceived from the Aduls to the elect that
8 the Spanish feet had gone to Santiago
5 and had left there, and was thought
a had entered the harbor of Cieniuegos.
I The log of the Iowa showed that the
: signals was not accurately read on the
: Iowa, and the latter vessel had sent the
/ signal "Please repeat after 4 O'Clock. y
y Admiral Evans described the loop
!, much as Commander Heilner did, max
n ing his estimate of the distance be
q tween the Brooklyn aud the Texas l0t
O yards. He would not take any stock il
Il the official chart which described thu
II positions Of the vessels during th,
battle, saying that some parts OF j
J. might be right, but it was wrong II
!. most respects. The loop" he said
" threw the Texas in danger Of coliidinl
1t with the Iowa, and brought the Oregon
d up in between the Iowa and the Texas
10 The next he saw Of the Brooklyn afte
10 she had clehred the Texas she was
d mile and half to the south.
10 liz the attack ON the Colon when sh
Is lay at the mouth Of the haI hor of San
y tiago, Evans said he had at first fire.
is at range of 5000 yards, then at 8. SOC
then at 5000, and on the return, a
they sailed past the entrance Of til
1t harbor, he increased the range to loo
If yards, and finally to 1l,500. The los
" shot at the latter distance, he thought
is fell near the stern OF the Colon.
or Other witnesses OF the day were Com
"A M tlIar - ha n0lltor Mafrif,u M
IN who testified to the had weather an
r the difficulty of coaiing lie ngree
" with Evans TINT it was possible to Goa
re on the afternoon of the Goth. Cap
Jewell nf the scout Minneapolis ais
re threw soine light on the general dout
g. among the commanders about the pre-!
sy ence of the Spanish fieet at Santiag
" when the Flying Squadron arrive
es there. H.
be- Washington, Oct. Five Admira
no OF the United States Navy were col
he gregated today within the building
q the navy yard where the Schley Cou
ut of Inquiry meets. Admiral Dewey ar
Ter his assistants, Admirals Denham AT
h. Ramsey, were In their usual seats
@. the members of the court; Rear-Admir
$50 Schley was in his customary place
tbb thblo och apart dppitNNhbt
ia. and Rear dmiral Evans, who had bet
he called yesterday. still occupied the wi
lit ness stand and continued to tell b
th story of the part taken by him
he captain Of the Iowa during the histor
Or period OF the Santiago campaign.
of ADMIRAL Evans had completed b
testimony in chief when the court a
Tas journed yesterday, and had also be-
he questioned at some length by M
era Rayner on discrimination, but
it was recalled for the purpose Of allowil
els Mr.. Rayner time to consult with a
miral Schley and prepare certain form
~; questions bearing upon special featur
the Of the oampeien, which the attorn
nee had stated would require more tn
: to ordinary time and research in th,
ed. preparation. These questions were p
ave up to the Admiral today, and the
sponses to them naturally ELECTED 9th
I'M questions.
in The proceedings today began,
Iile usual, with the recall Of former W
iral nesses who had completed their ties
mony, for tho purpose of making su
had verbal corrections In it as they mig
nae desire. The day was begun with :
ken intention of bringing Capt. SgsbI
ter who commanded the scout st. Pa
res during the war with Spain. Unjust
irst interest was manifested in Capt. ST,
nts. bees probable appearance, not so mu
HE on account OF his participation in /
day war as because of his connection wi
tied the ill-iated Mains, whose destructi
han in the harbor ut Havana had an l