Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-04
THE SCHLEY COURT
Yesterdays Witnesses Called to
 Make Corrections.
LIEUTENANT DoYLE's STORY

AA6O \ 6AN<A " 1 A-@~ -
 He Spoke a Good Word for His old
 Commander-Sai Schley Was as
 Possessed Under Fire as It Was
 Possible for Anyone to Be-Lieuten-
 ant Dyson Told About the Coal
 Business.
 Washington, Oct 4.-The Schley court of inquiry began it's proceedings to- day with the recall of witnesses who were on the stand yesterday for cor rections of and additions to previous testimony, after which they were ex- cused and new witnesses were intro dueed. The list of available witnesses for the day included Captain Raymond B. Rodgers, who was executive officer of the Iowa during the Santiago cam paign; Ensign (now Lieutenant) NJ. L.. Bristol. who was watch and division officer on the Texas and officer on the deck of that vessel when the Spanish ships came out of Santiago harbor.
 Captain Dawson was recalled to cor recf his testimony of yesterday, and he said that while he had not seen the Brooklyn swing with the starboard helm. he was sure that she did do So.
 Lieutenant Dyson, who was on the stand yesterday when court adjourned, was recalled and he told of the supply of coal on the boat. Mir Rayuer h1.r,1 5rrhf in 6x-1 Iii haf nY, May 26, in a chase with the enemy, the supply on the vessels was as fof- lows: Brooklyn, two and three-tentIs days Iowa one and two-tenthS. Texas three-quarters of a day, Marblehead two-tenths of a day. Massachusetts one and eigflt-tenths This would leave each vessel with only enough coal to reach Key West.
 Lieutenant Dyson was followed by Commander Raymond P. Rogers, ex- ecrtive officer on the battleship Iowa.
 At yesterdays session Mir Rayner asked Lieutenant Doyle how often he had seen Commodore Schley under fire during the Santiago campaign.
 Every time we were under fire" he replied, during the bombardmentS, and in the battle of July B.
 What was his conduct? refer you to the first specification of the precepr, his conduct in connection with the events of the Santiago campaign and what was his conduct and bearing at any time during the bombardments or during the battle of July when his ship was under fireT'
 'I did not have an opportunity, as the commodore was always near or about the coming tower, to observe his conduct during the battle, but immedi- ately previous and directly after I did have an opportunity to do so. He al- ways struck me as being just about as well possessed as it was possible for anybody to be under the circum- stances"
 Mir Rayner then asked the witness whether on July 2, 1898, he had ob- served smoke coming from Santiago harbor over Zocapa hill Captain Len ly objected. and MT Rayner said that his purpose was to prove that it was believed at that time that the Span iards were preparing to withdraw from the harbOr. and that Commodore Schley had communicated the facts 10 the squadron It was competent he said, to prove the conduct of the com modore under the departments pre- cept-
 Captain Lemly and MT Hanna con tended that the certain effect of such questions would be to open the gates for interminable inquiry They did not object except for the reason of the time involved.
 Captain Parker announced his will lingness to "open the door wider" He wanted the entire matter investigated, and would have the Searchlight turned upon every individual from the com mander-in-chief to the lowest officer under him.
 MT Rayner was then permitted to ask his question, which he did in the following words: "Was the smoke sb- Schley, communicated to the squad ron?'
 The reply was: Smoke was Ob- served rising in the harbor on July 2, and my impression now is and always has been since that night that that in formation was conveyed to the com- mander-in-chief"
 After describing the part he took in firing the Brooklyn's guns. Lieutenant Doyle told of the chase and running 70 shore of the first three Spanish shrps.
 Referring to the chase of the Colon he said: 1.-The Oregon during the chase, and while We were on top of the tur- ret. was directed to try her thirteen inch guns on the chase, which she did, and the shots fell short Tn little while they were tried again and came a little closer
 Admiral Dewey: Directed by whom?''
 'By Commodore Schley, sir, by wig wag signals as remember it."
 Admiral Dewey: .'You saw that signal?"
 ''Yes, sir: saw the signal being made.''
 Admiral Benham: Did you read the Eignalg'
 q did not, but I understood what it was. and if I am not mistaken it was McCauley, an ensign we had on board, who made the signal himself"
 Captain Lemly began his cross-ex- animation by asking the witness whether he was as sure of the position and actions of the Brooklyn as he had been of the way the Brooklyn had been turned on the day of the Santiago bat tie
 The witness replied that he was more certain He repeated his state ment made yesterday that he had made the entry in the log that the vessel had turned with starboard helm when in fact it had turned with a port helm. He said he had not consulted with any one except Commander Sharp before he changed the entry.
 MT Hanna then cr0ss-examined the witness reg1rding his testimony bear AL |<. AZ M- "-E1 Xr-.~~ .r.I-