The sun., 1901-11-01
SCHLEY'S STORY DISPUTED.
sOME IMPORTANT PARTS or 1T
FLATLY CONTRADICTED.

can't. sigsbee Says He Never Told schley
That Ceryera's Ships We're Not at
santisgo-Capt. Chadwick Denies
That sampson Told schley OF His Or.
ders From the Navy Department Not
TO Risk His Ships Against Land Hat
teries Capt. Borden Testifies That
the DrookIyn's Ranges at the Time
Of the Loop Were l.IOO Yards-Thc
Nsn stationed ut the Bro0klyn's
Helm swears Positively That schley
Gave the Order Hard Aport."
W.sH1SoroH, Oct. si.-The veracity Of
Admiral Schley was attacked to-day by
the testimony OF three naval officers who
were called in rebuttal before the Schley
Court of Inquiry by Judge Advocate Lemly.
These officers wers Capt. Charles d. Sigs-
h,a. Can't. French G. Chadwick and Junior
lieut.. John II. Roys. The testimony
NJ Capt. Sgsbee was the most important.
Us made the sensational statement that
Admiral Schley had told him on May 20,
1898. when the Flying Squadron met the
81. Paul, Sigsbee's ship, some twenty miles
.od Santiago, that the squadron was going
hack TO Key West, and that this statement
was made by Admiral Schley as soon as
Cant. Sigsbee came on board the Brook
lvn. One Of the main points In Admiral
schley's defence has been that he started
hack for Key West for the reason. among
others, that Capt. Sigsbee told him on that
occasion that he had seen nothing OF the
spanish feet at Santiago and didn't believe
It was there.
Capt. Sigsbee swore positively that
Admiral Schley had not only told him
o. his intention to return to the Florida
mort but had said that the Yale would
tow the collier Merrimao on that day and
sissbee's ship would have to tow the Texas
on the following day. Another import
ant statement Of Capt. Sigsbee's was that
Admiral Schley told him he had started
for Gonaives kilograms from Admiral
Schley to tho Navy Department at the
time indicated that he was bound for
Gonaives, q sheltered haroor In Hayti, to
coal his ships. and not for Santiago, whittier
he had been ordered. On the stand Ad-
miral Schley denied that he had started
for Gonaives, and asserted that no had
thought Of II merely a. q place to send
ships to coal. enc at a time, while hs held
Santiago. Tho evident belief OF the Judge
Advocate that Admiral sohley was going
10 Gonaives instead Of to Santiago Is based
ON several things; namely, that the Flying
Squadron went past Santiago instead OF
stopping there, that It's course was more
than twenty miles south Of Santiago and
not for that port, and that telesrams sent
by Admiral Schley tended to show that
Gonaives was his destination.
Capt. Chadwick natly oontradicted the
statement Of Admiral Schley that at q oon-
versation on board the New York on May
49, 1893, at which Capt. Chadwick was pree-
ent. Admiral Scnley told Admiral Sohley
OF his orders not to risk ships against shore
batteries while the Spanish neet remained
intact. Capt Chadwick asserted positively
that Admiral Sampson did not get any in
formation on the subject from Admiral
Sampson, that the orders had been made
modified before May IS 90 as to permit the
American ships TO fire at the batteries. and
that the order Of which Admiral Schley said
he was told only related to Sampson's
proposition TO attack Havana. Admiral
Schley's defence for not going closer TO
the Santiago batteries In attacking the
Colon on May 81. 1893. was that Sampson
showed him the order about not risktns
ships.
Lieut.. Rows denied the statement OF
Admiral Schley, that the Eagle. to which
he was attached, ran close to the Brook
lyn on May 10 and failed to give the In
formation which the Eagle had as 10 how
20 communicate with insurgents at Oen-
fuegos 10 learn II the Spanish feet was
there. According TO lieut.. Roys the EAgls
did not go within a mile and a half Of the
BROOKLYN, and abe communicated on that
occasion with the Scorpion. which had
been sent by Admiral Schley to get the
message.
The Judge Advocate admitted that h<
had been unable 20 show that the Scorpion
communicated the Eagles information tc
the Brooklyn, and Lieut. Roys did not give
any testimony on that point. except that
be had not heard IAeutenAnt-Co Commander
southerland Of the Eagle say NO news
10 the scorpion. This oorroborates Mr.
BoutherlAnd's statement on the stand
Lieut. Roys also denied the statement oi
Admiral Sohley that Mr. South.rland re-
ported that the Eagle was short Of coal
Admiral Schlsy said that that was tho
reason hs sent the Eagle away from hi,
squadron on the way ~ Santiago
One 81 the most interesting witnesses
v@ Nile Anderson. big. wholesome,
honest looking Scandinavian petty offioaI
10 tho navy Ho had the Brooklyn's whes
a. the battle with CsTysrA's fleet A. h'
oluh throw much light on the loop,
Admiral hchlev's failure a. call him sAi
nYtei ~ the oJur. which t"ok natter
INTO its own hands aud summoned hin
fuf its.i lie ~as the only ~itne~s that
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