The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-30
sCHLEY IS STILL ON
ADMIRAL BEGINS FIFTH DAY ON
THE STAND.
PHASES SANTIAGO BLOCKADE
In Course of His Testimony the Dis
tinguished Witness Indulges in
Some Amusing Sarcasm at Elk.
pense Of Correspondents.
(by Associated preSSl

NDJ ASSoCldleU lTcSS.)
Washington, Oct 3O.-With the opening
of the Schley court of inquiry this morn
ing Admiral schley began the fifth day
Of his testimony and the third day of his
cross s-examination.
The testimony began today where il
left oft yesterday, taking up the different
phases Of the blockade off Santiago and
passing from that question to the reco,
naissance OF May 81, when the Span
cruiser Cristobal Colon was bombardet
The battle of July 3 was left for II.
last subject to be considered.
The first question Captain Lemly aske
was whether the Iowa was with the fly
ing squadron at Hampton Roads whe
he gave the captains of the ships thu
verbal orders as to attacking the en-
emy's fleet.
Admiral Schley replied that he was
not.
Met Iowa or Cienfuegos.
In response to questions, he said that
he first fell in with the Iowa or Cienfue-
gos. He did not recollect whether he
had communicated the verbal orders to
the latter. He first saw Captain Evans
on May 20.
He was then questioned with regard to
when the latter suggested a circular
blockade such as existed at Wei Hal
Wei. 6h
Witness said he thought the fleet was
larger than his at Wei Hal Wei.
He was asked whether he did not con-
slider a circular blockade with the ves-
sells pointing in, as mobile as the. other
form, in that the ships could move either
way by turning with the helm.
The admiral replied that he thought
circular blockade, where all the vessels
charged to the center, would produce con-
fusion and inevitably lead to a different
arrangement according as the enemy
moved east or west.
"The outcome" said he, could only
be more or less confusing, such as did ac-
tually occur later"
Captain Folger's Signals.
The admirars attention was called to
Captain Folger's statement that the lat
ter had advised him to so in closer at
Santiago. and his own statement in chief
that OH the next day Captain Folger had
signaled him that they were within range
OF the batteries.
The admiral in reply changed the date
of the signal to day later. He read
Folger's signal, II think the forts may
open at THIS range.
He said when Folger made this signal
the squadron was in practically the same
position as on the day Folger testified he
had asked the Admiral to go in closer.
Coming to the reconnaissance of May
81, when the Spanish ship Colon was
bombarded as 1t lay in the harbor at
Santiago, Captain Lemly asked Admiral
Schiey when he first received notice
that the commander-in-chief would be
at Santiago.
The witness replied that rotice had
come in the dispatch brought to him by
Captain Cotton, which was dated May
20. This telegram was, he said. not re.
ceived until May 81. Possibly zoo. the
New Orleans might have brought In
formation of the coming of Admiral
Sampson.
why did you wait two days after the
discovery of the presence of the fleet in
the harbOr before undertaking your re-
conaisance?"
For the reason that I had used those
two days for coaling the vessels of the
fleet. so as to be prepared in case the
enemy should come OUT
Indulges in Sarcasm.
Relating the occurrence of the bonn
bardment. he recalled that Captain Hig-
ginson had asked after he (Schley) went
aboard the Massachusetts, that the
bombardment he postponed until after
dinner. That he warned some people to
get off the turrets and that Lieutenant
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