Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorrsspsndenoe OF the Alexandra Gasette.l
Washington. October 80.

morning for the third day oil the crosh-
examination OF Admiral Scbley. Capt.
Lemly promptly opened the attack.
"You had been two days at Santiago
before the reconnaissance. Why DID
Won 40 DELAY ?r 81 had been coaling as
mueh az possible and thought would
wait DEVELOPMENTS on the part OF the
enemy.u ST want to ask you II
on leaving the Brooklyn May 81. you
made the remark to Lieutenant Sharpe:
The Admiral will be here tomorrow "
81 may have said that incidentally but
do not remember it, give your con-
versstion with the Captain of the Mas
sachusetts May 81" 81 recall his ask
ing me to delay the reconnoisance
until after lunch. We went to the
onart house snd Captain Higginson
agreed that we were doing about
what WAS necessary" Schley wae
then given the Massachusetts, log snd
read from it the statement that she
steamed In aud fred on the batteries.
"Ihe Iowa says that the signal Was 10
20 10 to distance OF seven thousand
wards and fire OF the enemy. Is that
lo1rrect ?n "Yes end l think that will
bear out my statement that we were to
Ere at long range" "You ordered 3
range OF 1000 yards. Was 1t to bs meas.
ured from the Colon or from the Morro?"
III did not think at that time that the
Colon was SO far up the harbor. L
remember Mr.. Potts remarkIng we
were on the range" ibid yonr letter
to the Senate February Is. 1899 con-
tain the reason for not destroying the
Colon ?" II rather think that Is the
inference there.n He then read from
the letter in which he stated that for
i-ar OF disabling bis squadron and 10
accordance with the departments or
ders he had not pressed the land bat
teries May 31st. II had only few
days 10 which to prepare that letter
and am now surprised to find that
| omitted so few facts. remember that
Admiral Sampson at Key West told noe
that it was iLterdicted to expose
battle ships to land batteries. / don't
think saw those orders until July
TO-" the department qualified its
orders, did it noL?" "Not in that re-
spect. That was specially excepted as
| | find now" The oross-questoDing
was continued. In answer to some
questions why this or that was done or
not done. Admiral Schley said
There were many things that might
have been done better perhaps if some
one else had been in command. There
are lots OF things that could have been
done batter after everything is over"
ST you had gone slower you could
have fred more shots ?" was suggested.
Eyes, but II they had been no more
effective the result would have been
the same" replied the Admiral.
"The chips would have been ex-
posed longer, that is ALL" Lemly
objected to the readicg OF re.
port made by Schley to Sampson after
the battle OF Santiago. Sampson re-
turned it With the request that the
name OF the New YorB be inserted.
Schley did not comply with the re-
quest. Owing to the omission Sampson
did not forward the report to the De-
partment. Lemly later withdrew his
objection and the court took it's noon
recess.
The Cross examination OF Schley by
Lemly ended Of 2:40 p. m. and the court
began to ask hIm questions.
President Roosevelt today appointed
another democrat to Office. Frank l.
Osborn, OF North Carolina, is the man.
| He is made an Associate Justice OF the
Court of Private Land Claims to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Judge
Thos. G. Fuller. also democrat. The
republicans of the State have been
making strenuous efforts during
the last two or three weeks to pre-
vail upon the President to appoint
a man from their party to the
place, but President Roosevelt an
nou1ced several days ago that as the
vacancy was caused by the death OF
democrat it would be filed by the ap-
pointmeot of one. Judge Osborn is
brother OF Jas. w. Osborn, the assist
aut prosecuting attorney OF New York
city.
The War department today issued
the annual report Of Brig. Gen Gillespie,
chief of engineers. 1t contains, among
other thi oRs, the river and harbcr est-
mates for the year ending June, so 1908
ageregatipg SIS. 9lS, 1880. The num-
Der of officers holding commissions In
the corps of engineers at the end OF the
fiscal year was 131. The corps consists
OF 3 batallions of companies ofenlisted
men each. General Gillespie declares
that today 25 of the principal hsrbors
Of the United States have sufficient
number OF heavy guns and mortars
mounted to permit of ineffective defence
proved projects for seacoast defeDses
contemplate the mounting Of about 464
heavy guns, about 1,04l rapid firing
guns and about 704 mortsrs, at an sp-
proximate total cost for the engineering
work now estimated ct 100000.
1t lie reported here ia repu blican cir
Giles that Col. James L. Browning, of
Tazewell county. will. now that Gen.
eral Walker Is dead, be recognized at
the White House as the arbiter of re.
publican patronage 10 Virginia. 1t is
even said that this fact Is recognized by
such republican authorities in the State
as Chairman Agnew, the United States
marshal, and other federal officials. If
the case be as stated, Colonel Bro WING
will have bis hands full for some time
to come, ss numbers OF the Office.
holders four-yesr-terms will soon begin
to expire, and the applicants will flock
to him at Pocahontas, 10 the far west,
or wherever he may be. The story,
however, needs confirmation.
The largest and most expensive pub
LEGATION ever Issued by the government
is now nearing completion. The last
volume of "a The War OF the Rebellion:
A Compilation Of the Official Records
II ~ .