The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28

Captain Lemly then resumed the cross
examination:
On regard 20 article 27I Of the reg
ulations which provides that captains OF
vessels shall be supplied with a plan Of
I battle. I Will ask YOU whether between
/ the dates To which the Court has restrict
ed the enquiry, YOU furnished a plan Of
| battle TO the captains Of your heet2
Al think that Was done
Q.-Was il done in writing2
A.-No. ! don't think it was: ] did not
think II was necessary.
Strength of the BIockades.
Q.-Where was the closer blockade es-
tabIished. at Cienfuegos or Santiago?
Any impression is that we were a lit
tie closer I think, within the vicinity Of
three or four miles, at Cfeufuegos. and at
santiago We were probably from three
and half 10 i've miles at times At
night we were closer at both places.
Q--1Ou apparently do not understand
me. ! do not mean closer as 20 distance
exactly but closer as 20 blockade.
Al think the closer blockade was at
Santiago.
Captain Lemly continued asking a num-
ber OF more or less important questions
concerning the blockade. all Of which Ad-
mlral Schley explained upon his direct ex-
animation
C--lu connection with the blockade At
CitniuegoS, Old you issue any orders for
DAY or night TO the squadron relative TO
meet attempt TO get IN or Outg
Al issued no written orders / as
SuIned personal command at the mead Of
the column. ! doubt ver- much whether
II would have been possible Cor the Span
lSh teet to have escaped at night. but II
was not for that reason. The SQUADRON
was always in line Of battle
Q--Il you had gone ahead whom Can
tain Chester was on board letting The Gin
ciuuati follow, and II YOU had not slowed
down, and If you had not stopped. would
you not have reached Cienfuegos on May
Al do not think the difference would
nave been more than an hour.
Some Crisp Answers.
Q--When did it first occur to you that
the firing which You heard when ap-
preaching CieufueRos wss a saIute2
A--When l first heard H.
G.-Nh htn DID you FIRST notify anyone
else OF your beiief2
Al think It was on the dav following,
that is. ou the I'D.
G.-Nas il not ON the Z2d2
A-Weu. perhaps it might have been
o-It the Spanish neet really left san
ueEo May ~ would they have been able
o. have reached CienfuegOs unless rhev
haa made better time than YOU did in
E..lS from tleufUegos 20 Santiago
4ir. Rayner-I would like TO have vour
opinion as 10 how long it took Cervera to
come across the ocean.
C,Itt-n I-enly-l can give you the facts.
ar Rayner-l do not see how this is
within the terms Of the urecsut THrv
made eight knots coming across the At
E.il9- nut what has that got % DO with
tGis matter Al best il Is nothing more
lnan an opinion which the witness can
advance.
admiral schlcy said he was willing TO
f. express an opinion. but Captain LFmIv
did not press the question
Captain Lemly then asked IL it had ever
occurred t' Admiral SehIey that perhaps
. t'rV,ra, having on board stores Tor Fa-
Fara and endcayorEg 70 reach Cienfue-
Ens- - not have been Obliged Do stop
at som. intermediate point.
Admiral Schley replied that he knew
nothing about it whatever when he agt on
the south side Of cuba he THOUGHT that
D.. was On the HeighborLood of the gest.
and that the reasonable conclusion was
that DC was bound f,r CIenfueEos. He
said ae bad been t,a ts Believe this hv his
tax with Admiral SIMPSON. and that he
agreed with the latter. They both be-
hf.eo that II would be found in that Vi
ciuity-
Al Llls point recess was taken
The Afternoon Session.
After the regular recess Captain I.emIv
resumed his cross-examination Of Admi-
raj SchIe~.
81 want again 10 refer 70 the naval
L
said Il understand you 10 say that YOU
did not communicate 20 the captains Of
the fleet the confidential Information you
/ had received with regard to not riszing
| your ships against the shore batteries.
That regulation requires commander
/ in-chief 10 communicate secret orders to
1 his captains Did you know that2"
A--Nrs, / supposed that these were Sc
cTri orders % the -ommander-In-chief
4 ami ,gsrded them az confidential
/ g--Whcn did the Iowa arrive at Glen
| fuCgCs2
Al think it was about I o'clock on the
/ afternoon Of the Z2d.
/ Q.-lt appears that she left Key West
I az II O'Clock on the 10Th As compared
/ with the time consumed by the FLYING
| SQUADRON. iL ~ ems that the Iowa gained
I on the Flying Squadron about tWentv-oue
I hours That is 20 say the time gained by
I the Iowa over thu rlUa made by the Fly
I ing Squadron. How do you account for
| this when the Iowa had orders 10 show
/ herself IN Havana Har5or cu route2
| A--That is something that cannot very
well be explained ! cant tell very much
about it. one reason that might be as
signed is the fact that she might have
/ gone directly across and iu-shore where
the current would not be as strong as il
was on Then probably she moved some
I what out after she had gone around.
Mr. RHyner Intervenes.
/ There is no specification here at all
about the propriety of movements from
! Key West 20 Cienfuegos,'' interposed Mr.
Rayner.
| 81 think this is a subject that is proper
| for crOss-eEamiuati0H IN the premises %
| returned Captain LemIy.
! '"Thc trouble about il Is" asserted Mr.
Rayuer, that We would have drawn i'm
/ evidence on the subject as To the rap.dirv
! of vessels had we known that il was to
/ be held a part Of the precept We had
/ virtually closed the case in tn belief that
| there was TO be- no questioning on ,his
/ subject"
/ Nr. Hauua-We have asked whether
/ certain vessels in their speed did nut re-
/ tard the progress Of the squadron
! think the questioning is proper
A Matter NOt ~ the Prcccpt.
| Mr. Rayner-Suppose an order had been
| received 90 proceed with all despatch. and
! suppose the squadron did not proceed
with aH des1at = ...ss. rot enter this
| subject unless n tha euecifra-
/ upon 10 pass uD0NfFe question II the
/ Court is called upon 10 pass upon ii. that is
| lh' l'Sj .S 10 whether YOU can examine
| a witness ln regard o. n. OF course 10 is
/ within in- discretion Of the Court but
! The Court has not vet exercised any such
J discretion We would have To call Wit
/ HgsseS on This subject II ths matter is
The Court VIII exercise thar discretion. IL
/ would open up new line OF enquiry that
| has not yet appeared iu this case
captain lriulF-Ihe matter has been in
| the case from the beginning
Decisiou Of The Court