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to- day that Admiral Schley would not LEI
the Brooklyn follow the example Of other
ships on santiago in going To Guantanamo
To coal while Cervera remained I'm the
harbor. He testified also that the courr.
OF the Brooklyn from Genfuegoe was not
toward Santiago. and II she had kept on
after stopping twenty-five miles or 20
south OF that place, instead oi turning
around and starting hack for Key West
II would have brought her almost any
where TO the east ward
There was a big crowd AZ the courts
session to-day. Most Of those who came
were women Admiral Schley went among
the spectators ~ usual during the recess
hour and shook hands with a NUMBER OF
people.
THE ciES rutoos BLOCKADE.
Lieut. Charles Webster. formerly on tho
Brooklyn, who was on the stand yeeter-
day. was the frst witness called this morn,
ing. hut he did not give any additional
testimony q. importance. When be was
on the stand yesterday Lieut. Webster
told the cour that on Cenfuegoe. ACCORD
ing to his recollection. the blockade Tine
~ tho FLYING Squadron was perpendicular
Z" the shore lire az night. In 1HE suns
4 report N was enormously stated NAV ~"
sald the line was parallel - the shore limo.
Llen' Commander I u GRIMM. now
stationed ~ Mar Island. Cal who was
senior watch oNicnr on the BROOKLYN IN
the Spanish war. testified that NJ 'ien-
hIego= Schlev'S ships were further ON
shore a. night than In the day. lie VOC
~ n conversation IN Nav -. while IN"
FLYING Squadron was on its way to santiago.
bot ws-an Commodlrn Schlay and Lieutenant
Commander Southerland Of the tAgt".
Schley said to Switzerland that ~" cnulh
not delay the squadron any Longer on a.
count Of the Eagle. which WAS processing
slowly, and ordered him 10 GO &" Kingston
Jamaica, for Cpal Then the squadron
went ahead a. the Increased speed Of mn"
knots. Of the Santiago blockade Mr.
Griffin said that Schicy's SHIPS were atont
q milo closer "a the harbor a. night Than
hv dav. Ha testified also that when "
was suggested To- Commodore Schley, n ~
had t--sn several times, that the Brooklyn
60 to Guantanamo To- coal and give the
officers and men n rest from the strain oi
the blockade. he had answered In zach
Instance that he preferred 20 remain on
hi station until the Spanish ships came
out of the harbnr
In tho hattl- Of July Mr. Ginin was In
charge II the Brooklyn's powder and tor
pedo division, with station on the berth
deck He wont 20 the forecastle after the
Ni~caya. Teresa and Oquendo had gone
ashore and watched the chase 81 the
Colon Commodore Schley. he said, i'm
pressed him al that time A. being remark
ably cool. considering the haiti" that had
just occurred
1HF WEATHER on THE RUS TO SANTIAGO.
'rns~-esahil py 'h" tuNufa.e
Nj. Griffin, after examining IA" Brooklyn's
Ios s'ln ,ial u",,ls wv "lurI"ouu au."
on WAY 70 WIZ wv 1"s" wa -, 49,
the tNulE HIuHIi'"t W. aIous io,,s . .r
Y" 'h| N'HeNa'H W III i"''
squadron mN e'olI'u S
'pNaru ~hlnsp ~" Ie~u i."n Nv us
Mha' NJ NTl u'Hu' t w Ma,
% ahu 9"
m1Nl'ra,' ~ 'Nnn -.
~. W Tx" Hs w ,. 80,
2Hih th'rH was 2 g'hl" 20 h"l'I''' 1880
,ph va" .S,h ,I'r" 49, W." =, ma
In'Sn hi'I,Inl" uu I,m "-t, -.
7"lh VIZ pr'F" ''-ullInl "tlu "I'
t4 m"d'ta'"' ln" "'"''"' ""S ''""'' .
pteaSah' ana warm
w teShtu 10 S'','ul'll -, ~ WIZ"
ma w" ~ va stu, "nu ,.tpPt y.
sn'hu N'--,u> -. ~ Io.ni ~ ~ r-is,
was 81. IVY, ~, I.!ul "nu .
.ppS ~ " ," ~ no - IL .a.
recorded a. moderate. There was con-
siderable surf. lie ~tid. Al tienfu"gos on
NAV p anal - Admiral Schloy has stated
that tho surf on these dsys was too heavy
to permit him 10 communicate with the
shore to find out II the Spanish nec' was az
C~ienfuegos With pointed reference 20
Admiral Schley's statement that as the
squadron approached CtenfueRo- he heard
guns firing and believed terNeRs Meet
had arrived there and was being saluted.
the witness was asked " ne mao h"aru an.
sri,g AZ that time No. sir he answered