Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-25
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
CONTINUES HIS STORY
considered Department Orders About Span
iards at Santiago as Suggestion, Not
Mandatory Plan of Attack.

washington, Oct, 25.-In the Schley
court Of inquiry today Admiral schley
continued his recital Of the narrative
regarding his conduct during the Span
ish war When the court adjourned
yesterday he had covered most of the
points OF the campaign previous In the
beginning Of the Santiago blockade.
leaving that blockade the reconnais.
sanee of May 81, the battle OF Santiago.
and the famous loop Of the Brooklyn
yet to be told Of. The admiral notwith-
standing the strain of yesterday APP
peared fresh and In good condition for
the work before him. Admiral Dewey
raped for order promptly at Il O'Clock.
The courtroom was crowded as II new
er has been before Persons without
tickets arriving after 10 O'Clock were
either compelled to accept standing
room In the rear Of the hall or TO leave
the building without hearing the pro-
ceedings as many OF them did As was
the case on yesterday Admiral Schley
was thoroughly self-possessed, and he
again spoke clearly and distinctly. 30
that his words were heard throughout
the hall
WITNESSES RECALLED.
Previous to Admiral schleys appear
ance on the stand the witnesses Of yes
terday were recalled for the purpose Of
correcting their testimony The first OF
these witnesses thus called was Lieut..
Commander Harlow. Of whom the court
asked a question concerning the activ-
ity In the harbor at Santiago on the
evening of July 2 The reply 10 this
question had the effect OF causing
Judge Advocate Lemlv to enter upon a
line OF questions. The courts ques-
ton was as follows:
did the Vixen carry verbal report
from Commander Schley 10 the COM
mander in chief July q that there was
unusual activity shown by the enemy
In the harbor?"
To the best OF my recollection the
Vixen received by megaphone from an
officer on the quarter deck Of the
Brooklyn on the night Of July 2 such a
message as that and TO the best OF my
belief did, as she usually did, carry
such messages 10 the flagship and TO
other vessels Of the squadron"
Capt. Lemly--Were YOU personally
present and within hearing when this
megaphone message was received By
the Vixen?
1T is a matter entirely OF recolec-
ton, and good recollection was
Were YOU present or DO you know
that such message was delivered 10 the
commander in-chief, and II so by whom
delivered"
"I have no recollection Of It's having
been delivered to the comrnander-in-
chied."
vIXENs LOG EXHIBITED,
The Judge advocate then exhibited
the log Of the Vixen and asked the
witness 10 examine Il and determine
whether there was any entry there 10
indicate that the vessel had performed
this service. He said there was one
entry which showed that on July
there was a distribution Of mail by the
Vixen and this. he said. showed thai
she had made trip up and down the
line.
AT what time was the message re-
ceivedY" asked Capt. Lemly
EARLY in the evening" he replied.
81 should say In the first dog watch"
He added In response TO a question
that he had Kept a diary Of the cam
paign, but said that II was In Boston.
Capt. Lemly asked him 10 get Il and he
promised 10 do 50. In response TO
Mr. Raynor, he said that the NiNeh
was constantly going on errands and
that record was made of comparatively
few OF these In the boats l0g.
Capt Clark was also recalled for the
purpose Of correcting his previous
statements. but no questions were
asked him and he was soon excused.
scHLEY RESUMED HIS STORY.
Admiral schley then took the stand
and resumed his story.
With the courts permission he said
he would 60 back 10 Cienfuegos In Oh
der that his narrative might be clear,
Regarding the McCalla memorandum
be said he received but one copy, II
there had been another he said, u
should be IN the papers which were re-
turned 10 the navy department In jan
uary OF February, 1899. He said he
had not bombarded the earthworks az
Cienfuegos because he was convinced
that such bombardment would be un-
availing. Subsequent experience IN the
war, he thought. bore out this opinion
Admiral Schlev was proceeding 90
say that dispatch No 10. concerning
which Lieut. Marsh had testified othe
contained positive information
that the Spanish feet was IN saniiagol
was not received nv him until June 10.
when the Judge advocate objected
LEMLY OBJECTS.
Capt. Lemly--If the court nlcase.
regret very much 20 Do compelled CO.
make objection 10 this character OF tfs-
timony. hut 7 understand from the
court itself thai Il wants facts.
Admire Schley tsoito v0ice)--Well /
these are facts.
Capt. lemly.-l 90 not understand
this witness Is here for the purpose u
an argument ana ] 90 not
think this character Of testimony rom
n witness even on the stand Too his own
behalf Is a matter of tcsiimony
Mr.. Ravnor contendcl ihat ADMIRAL /
SfnleN was not llNlnH nilNl'Nft tNNt
he was simply testifying 10 facts with |
In his know ledge.
After some further snarring the /
members OF the court held n consulH- F,
ton without leaving the room and Al- /
miral Dewey announced rs decision os |
STATEMENT EMfNENTLY PROPER. !
"The court Is Of the opinion that 10
IL eminenuy proper for The witness %
make the statement that The dispatch
was dated May q and not received /.
until June 10 then drop H. just give .ne
lacts."
To this Admiral Schley responded
that this was ali he had intended o.
40. Thirteen days had elapsed before
he received the dispatch.
Proceeding Admiral Schley testified
that he believed that Capt Cotion's
statement regarding the Offer u Lieut. !
Field 70 60 ashore NJ Santiago TO learn
positively whether the spanish fleet
was In Santiago was somewhat faulty
and he detailed some facts relating %
Fields offer which fixed his own i'm
preston OF II In his own mind. On