Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-30
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interrupted to say that the admiral al
ready had testified to those signals in
his testimony in chief whereupon Cap.
tain Parker protested that 1t was un-
fair to witness to ask for signals and
then stop him as soon as he had be.
gun to comply. Captain Lemly dis.
claimed any desire to be unfair. What
be wanted was signals indicating So
licitude for coal. Thereupon Admiral
Schley proceeded with the reading of
the signals. After he had read about
20 he looked up.
do you want any mc~e?" he in.
quired.
Mot unless Captain Porker does,"
replied Captain Le1nly
II am satisfied if the admiral is"
observed Captain Parker.
The Retrograde Movement.
Referring to the beginning of the
westward movement at that time Cap
tain Lemly called Admiral Schley's at
tention to the fact that he (Admiral
schley) had said in his testimony in
chief that as soon as the sea had
calmed down he had begun to coal,
considering himself better able to
Judge than any other officer. Captain
Lemly then had the witness examine
the log of the Brooklyn for the pur-
pose of bringing out the fact that dur
ing the day Of the 9th the barometer
was rising, the breeze dying down and
the sea becoming calmer.
Notwithstanding these improved
conditions did you not steam 20 miles
to the westward that day before at
tempting to coal?"
After looking at the log Admiral
Schley saida that according to that
entry he had steamed eight miles.
when you left Cienfuegos, where
did you think the Spanish squadron
was?" asked Captain Lemly.
II did not, of course, know exactly
where it. was. If I had would have
gone straight for 1t. According to the
information which came to me, I sup
posed that if it was not at Santiago it
was some where in the neighborhood.
My impression was that It had come
out as this information from the ad-
miral had indicated, but just where it
was. Of course, could not decide"
"Did you give any special instruc-
tions to your captains while making
this passage from Cienfuegos to San
tiago in regard to looking out for the
Spanish fleet?"
II did not give any special instruc-
ti tons. They had their general instruc-
"In your testimony you say you did
not d1sobey orders when you started
westward because you returned to
your station without further direction.
Am / right?"
"Yes."
Con receipt of instructions. Did you
not, nevertheless, leave your station?"
Why He Left Santiago.
eyes, did, for these reasons: Be-
cause Captain Sigsbee, a scout placed
in front of Santiago harbor, informed
me that he did not believe the Span
ish fleet was there. Second, because
Nunez, the pilot, told me he did not
believe the enemy's feet could enter
the harbor. Third, the order No.. 7,
with the accompanying memorandum
in which Admiral Sampson miriirnized
the Importance of this squadron being
there and the fact that the. depart
ment's telegram, which reached me
on May 27, was SO ambiguous in it's
terms. It authorized me to coal at
Gonaives, Hayti or at Cape Cruz. Co.
naives being to the eastward, and
knowing that Admiral Sampson was at
Key Francis, in the Bahama. channel,
to the north, it occurred to me that if
the Spanish squadron were entant,
that the proper strategical movement
was to go to the westward and not the
eastward. I was authorized in the
same telegram to move as far west as
Cape Cruz, provided coaling had been
found possible there. ! did not go to
Cape Cruz, within 80 miles, T think.
Now those we're the influencing and
the operating motives Il felt that the
move west was strategical1y the prop
er yone, with a determination to coal
as quickly as possible, and that the ef-
fciency of my squadron asa unit was
only equal to the efficiency of the coal
supplysof the sloWest one that com
posed 1t. Those were the motives
which caused that movement. ."
Captain Lemly-ss And YOU were sat
isfed with these without taking any
steps whatever to ascertain B IL this
order or these reports were eorrect?"
>H=S"I ascertained for myself through
the medium that the department had
placed them there ito keep me Inform
ed. Those scouts represented very
largely the cavalry of an army and if
th ey We're unreliable they should not
have been placed there. Imust have
relied upon what they said NE. Ms,
The Return % Santiago. y }
5a The witness was asked whether he
did not steer d Westerly course before
and after the interval of stopping on
May 26 and 277 q \. . 3
INC, n replied the admiral, referring
to the Brook n s. log. sit t.IIt shows we
were steering 70 eastward up to- Is ..
m, May 26; !; from 8 to u 30 to the
westward and from q to 8 on the 27th
West-north to- pick up Il the Yale
with the Ardois signals. Z 81 u 8ss
Referring to the signal off the Texas
on May 27 saying s We can try & lii re-.
sponse to the inquiry whether she
could coal dmiral Schley said that
the Texas did make the trial and that
she not only succeeded In coaHng, but
that she saleceeded id doing some in
jury to herself and also TO the Merit
mac Id the transact ion.
In reply Ito d question as to why he 4