The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-10-10

was reported to be I'm SANTIAGO b.r.
Dor and one Of them received the
dispatch from the Department ssy.
ing that the enemy were actually At
Santiago, no evidence has vet been
produced to prove that 1t was com.
municated to Commodore sehlev.
On this point the case seems To have
been closed. 1t was supposed that
when Capt. Sigsbes gave his testi-
mony the mystery would be cleared
The supposition proved false. Out
OF the mass Of matter which
has been submitted to the court. the
fact stands prominent that the in
formation which the Navy Dep,rt-
ment intended for Schley simplv
did not reach him. 1t slipped
through evsrybody's fingers instead
OF being conveyed to him, as II
should have been.
Thomas w. Dieuaide, a cores
pondent Of the New York Sun, tes-
tilted to the nearness of the Brook.
lyn to the Texas while the loop was
executed. He said it was s.a close
shave"
Lieut.. Commander Sharp; form.
erly commander of the Vixen, tes-
titled that at the time of the Brook.
lyn's loop he saw the Texas appar-
emily dead in the water. He would
not vOuch for the accuracy Of the
notes Of the battle taken by Lieut..
Harlow, Of the Vixen. When ask
ed If he remembered being ordered
by Commodore Schley to report to
Admiral Sampson that from smoke
in the harbor it looked as if the
Spanish fleet intended to come out,
he said that he could not remember
the occurrence, although it might be
possible. He testified, also, that the
New York arrived an hour and
fifteen minutes after the Colon had
surrendered. The Colon was the
last Spanish ship to strike her colors.
Capt. Sigsbee again positively tes-
tilted that he never received or com.
municated to Commodore Schley
the departments dispatch Of May
20, saying that the Spanish fleet ar
rived in Santiago harbor on May 49,
Lieut.. James G.. Doyle was the
first of the BroOklyn's officers to ap-
pear as a witness, and was called fol
both sides. He testified that changes
in the BroOklyn's log, as to the turn
made at the time of the loop, were
inserted to correct palpable errors,
and were made at the suggestion OF
Lieut.. Sharp, of the Vixen.
One of the most important cpl
sodes in Lieut.. Doyle's testimony
came just as the court adjourned
Mr.. Rayner had asked Lieut.. Doyle
whether the blockade as establi he'd
by Commodore Schley was main
tanned after the first of June, the
date of Admiral SampsOn's arrival
The witness answered in the affirma.
tive, and then Mr.. Rayner inquired
when the circular from the blockade
was commenced. Before Lieut.
Doyle had opportunity to answer
Capt. Lemey, who from the frs
has insisted that Admiral Sampson
must not be brought into the case
objected. The court Immediately
retired, and in few minutes re
turned with an announcement that
all questions as to the blockade of
Santiago must be cOnfin d to the
arrival of the commander-in-chief
Admiral Sampson.
The effect of this decision, O.
course, is to prevent Admira
Schley's counsel from showing tt
the court, as they had intended, tina
Schley's plan Of blockade was salts
factory to Admiral Sampson upol
the latter's arrival, and was main
tanned by him for considerable pc
riOd without change.
| Upon the reassembling of tn
Court next day Lieut.. Doyle agail
took the stand. Mr.. Rayner, coun
sci for Admiral Schley, aaked:
"What was Admiral Schley's con
duct and bearing at the time eithe
during the commandments or durin
the battle of July 3, when his shi
was under fire?"
"He always struck me as bein
just about as we'll possessed as it wa
possible for anybody to be uhde
, those circumstances"
Mr.. Rayner then asked the wit
: ness whether on July 2, 1898, b
: had observed smoke coming fror
Santiago harbor over Zocopa hill
| Captain Lemly objected, contende
/ that such questions would be to ope
, the gates for an interminable inquir
T and if one side should enter upo
4 such questions the other side ais
t must be allowed to do so. The
! did not object except for the reaso
: of the time involved.
q Mr.. Rayner was then permitte
to ask his question, which he di
a in the following words:
0 "Was the smoke observed on Jul
2, by Commodore Schley, commul
g icated to the squadron"
: The reply was: "Smoke was o
It served rising in the harbor on Ju
g 2, and my impression now is an
: always has been since that mig
b that that information was cOnveyt
II to the commander-in-chief."
e After describing the battle of Sa
l. tiago and the chase Of the Colo
% Lieut.. Doyle was excused, and Il
e court adjourned.
!, At this writing it seems like
n that the Department will not c'
l. very many more witnesses. If tt
ts turns out to be true, Admiral Schl
D. will shortly have an opportunity
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