Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31

almost concluded; and whom he resumed
ipuny,. 1t was with The understanding
that after comparatively few questions
had been asked by Mr. Rayner he would
be placed 10 the hands OF Judge Advo-
cate Lemly and Mr.. Hanna for CROSS
examination. Mr.. Rayner's questions
were again directed toward throwing
light upon disputed points In the con-
trosersy, and most OF them concerned
cow srsations which various witnesses
for the Navy Department had said they
had had with, the admiral. Before tho
adjournment on Friday, he had asked
him about the majority Of these CONVEX.
sations, and the principal ones left for
today were those which were reported
to have taken place between Admiral
Schley ard Admiral Then captain
Evans of the Iowa and Commander
Sharpe OF the Vixen. The admiral's
version OF these interviews differed
considerably from that of the other
parties TO them. The CROSS accumulation
is evidently calculated to cover au ex-
tended period OF time
lie attendance was large today. as
it has boon every day since Admiral
Schley went on the stand.
Previous to Admiral Schley taking
the stand Lieutenant Commander Har-
low was called to correct his testimony.
This occupied but few minutes, aud
Admiral Schley took the stand about
H. 10 o. clock.
MIR. kayner's fret question related to
an incident ttHtitied toby Lieut.. Gran t,
of melee the ships got into on the
way from Cienfuegos tn Santiago, when
they met q sailing vessel.
The Admiral replied that he had an
indistinct recollection of the incident.
lie said that whenever the squadron
stopped it was In conformity with sig.
uais previously made. IF there was
any mix up AZ testified 10, !" he said, lit
must have been as the result of the
cArelessness of the officer OF the deck
in not carrying out the signals from the
flagship. "
Reverting to May 3lst, the day Of the
reconnaissance, Mr.. Rayner asked the
witness IL be recollected any signal from
the Massach usetls to the squadron not
to 20 in any closer.
II cannot recall that signal at all, /"
replied Admiral Schley. 1t would
have been Of course unnecessary, in
view of the fact that no vessel could have
loft the lire without permission of the
MIR. Rayner then asked Admiral
Schley regarding alleged conversations
with Admiral then captain Evans on
July 4th or 9th.
II did have a conversation with
him, replied the witness, "hut do
not remomEer whether 1t was on the
Attn or 9TH. would say Of Capt. Eyana,
as have said of the others, | do not
believe he would willingly misstate.
think his recollection is at fault lie
did have a conversation with Inc in re-.
lation TO shooting the how off of one Of
the torpedoboats aud the stern ntf Of
another, and putting his helm astar-
board and raking ons ship and then
aport and raking another. My recollec-
tion now is that preliminarily he said
to me did you see Jack Philip start to
! run away and said mo, that he was
/ mistaken. 1t was the Brooklyn that
made the turn, and | asked him IL he
did not see the tactical necessity for it. "
! Mr.. Rayner then called Admiral
1 Schey'a attention to the testimony OF
| Admiral Taylor, who, as captain. com.
manded the battleship Indiana during
the battle off Santiago, and Capt. Law.
son, who commanded the marines on
the vessel, TO the effect that the Brook
Ign, when she made the loop, went
southwark a mile or q mile and half.
~ think they are entirely and abso-
lutely mistaken, :" replied the witness.
1.-The Brooklyn did net pass to the
southwark of the line except the dis
tance perhaps Of her tactical diameter,
| which was not greater than 80 degrees,
and from that time she steered a course
parallel to the Spaniard, and don't
think we were over 2, 300 or 2, 400 yards
at any time flom the Spanish line. ]
say emphatically that the Brooklyn did
not run south, and any statement to the
contrary is mistake.
The witness stated In reply to a CUES.
tion from Mr.. Rayner that when ht
started to the westward from Santiago
he left the st. Paul at the latter place.
At II. % o'clock Admiral Schley's OK,
animation ia chief was completed, and
no was cross examined by Judge Advo
cate Lemly.
Washington, OCT. 80. yesterday wat
the 3lst day Of the Schley court and
perhaps, the driest and least interesting
of them all. Ii was MAIDS clear as tn.
cross examination of Admiral Schley
went on that there is a good deal moi
|
posed when the adjournment was talser
Friday. The progress made yesterday
was extremely slow. The oross.sxami
nation will continue today and proba
bly,, II the character of the work dom
yesterday is kept up, a Fart of tomor
row will be consumed by the question:
Of the judge advocate.
After this will come a number of wit
nessas in rebuttal.
The early part of the morning session
was sFent in clearing up number o
point that had been passed unnotioet
in the admiral's main narrative. Ill
tod of the conversation with Rear
Admirals Evans, when the latter spok
, Of Capt. Philip running off to sea-
, and tho commodore corrected him AM
told him that it was the brooklyn tina
, made the turn and that ii was a taoti
, cal necessity. The statement by Capt
Dawson and Rear admiral Taylor tina
, the Brooklyn went clear south and on
! of line after making the loop wa
Bquarely denied At most the ship wen
| only the distance of her tactical diam
| eter, about 600 yards, and not out Q
the line OF the attacking fleet. Ih
/ admiral; said that he did not think th
Brouklyn was at any time over 2 40
yards from the Spanish fleet In coz
: olusion, with the emission Of til
3 court, the admiral described the hit
made ard received by the Brooklyn i
; the fight of July I'd. She was the onl
. ship in the squadron that carried