The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-05

may be brought To realizing sense OF
his duty. and ultimately perform IT,
The Horizon Not Refuge.
Small things sometimes serve To-
change the course of events. 4 little
slip Of the pen ON the part of Admiral
Sampson in his famous Dear SchIey"
letter viii result IN landing him on the
witness stand before the Court of En-
ouiry. unless indeed. he should repeat
his fayorite evolution md disappear
from sight. At yesterdays session Of
the Court. while Commander Rodgers.
formerly executive officer of the Iowa,
was on the stand. MI Eayner. of coun-
SCI cov Admiral SchIey, called attention
e.. a despatch from the Department
which mad been a subject of converse
ton between the Witness and Admiral
Sampson at Key West on May 20. lS3s.
This was the despatch in which the
latter was notified of the report that
the Spaniards were at Santiago. and
advising that ComUodora SchIsy be no
tilted % proceed 20 that point. Com
muniCating this information % the
commandments Of the Flying
squadron Admiral Sampson accompan-
led 1t with the letter. above referred to,
from which Mr.. Ttayner read as follows
After duly considering this telegram ] have
decided o. make no change boo fHa present plan,
that D. that you should hold your squadron of
Cirutuc-o-. il the Spanish ships have put into
santiago. they must come oitag. tn Havana nr
tIrutue-.s 20 deliver the mWiriuu, OF war
which they are -aid Co hrIuE for use Iu Cube.
J. therefore am of opinion that our best chance
r| ir.r f.H
bold the two points, tloUiug-us and Havana
with all the force We can muster ID later 10
should develop that these vessels dr" at >Intl-
ago. we could then assemble of that port the
ships hos- suited 3ar the purpose and completely
blockade IT, Until we tIn receive more POSI-
/ tive information VIC shall continue 20 hold ia
wanna and Santiago
Mr.. Bayner. after reading. remarked
that the word Santiago" at the end
of the quotation evidently was "A mis-
take, as the context shows il to have
been. and as everybody concerned here
tufore has regarded it. But. after being
prompted in a whisper by Lieutenant
! Ward. of the Navigation Bureau, Cap
/ tain LemIy exclaimed. Il do not think
/ it is a mistake.' Probably he imag-
/ iued that this was a neat and effective
( point to make. and so it was. but not
4 for the prosecution" since il afforded
! Admiral Schley'S counsel the opening
! they had been watching for from the
/ beginning Of the enquiry. Mir. RayDeT
+ replied 10 the judge advocates remark
/ that the only way to settle the ques-
/ tinn was 10 summon the author of the
! letter. Captain L=mly said that any
/ witness desired by the other side would
| De called. Then issue a summons Tor
/ Admiral SAMPSON" rejOined the Mary
, land Attorney General Thus the de-
1 termination of the Navy Department TO
/ keep Admiral Sampson out Of the case
/ was overset by the inepJnesS Of its
. own representative. and the man be
/ hind the horizon" this time viii De ask
/ ed 10 appear above the protecting sky
4 line before the battle is over.
There were other developments IN the
I course Of the day. In the circumstances
. one Of them was sensational. II was
the statement of Commander Rodgers,
that. at CienfueEos. Capt Eo5iey j.
+ Evans had explained 10 him the mean
/ ing Of the signal lights on shore. 1t
! appears that this knowledge was gen
elal I'm the squadron, having been with
=
the officers of the flagship. Commander
Rodgers also testified that as senior
member Of the board appointed 10 as,
certain the injury done to the Span
ish ships by the several vessels of the
American fleet under command of Com.
. modore SchIey in the battle of Santi-
ago. he had found that thirty-three per
cent Of all the hits mad been made by
the fye-inch guns of the Brooklyn
Lieutenant Commander Hodgson testi-
fed that the loop" of the brooklyn
was made 20 clear her Of the Texas and
the fire Of that vessel, and 10 bring heI
. around TO a position where she could
: head Oft the Spanish ships
u was more than an average
Schley day. The prospect that. as a
result Of the sitting. the country vii
have a chance to see Admiral Sampson
oU the stand. and TO hear what he has
70 say for himself on many subjects OF
intense public interest is most encour
! aging. Unless the Navy Department
can give him uaresis. demeHtia ol
1 paralysis IN time TO keep him out. Their,
. should be no doubt about his appearing