The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-11


Adm. Schiey's initials we're attached,
saying that evidently the wrong city
had been mentioned Mr. Rayner
asked Judge Advocate Lemly TO make
this concession. but the latter de-
cllned 20 do so. saying that he would
produce the original OF Adm. Samp-
sons dispatch 10 prove that he had
said santiago Then MIR Rayner aid:
'' can not take that word Santiago
to mean anything but Cieufucgos II
is an imputation upon Commodore
Schicy md | can not permit 1t to
rest without summopng the author
Of that dispatch" 10 which Capt.
Leniiy responded 81 have told sou
once before you can summon any one
you plensr."
Then" rctortcd Mr. Rnyuer, "snm.
mon Adm sampson.
This occurred only short lime be-
fore the adjournment of the uouri
for The day. and was The subject OF
more or less conversation Of an an
imatcd character after the days work
was conclhdcd Mr. Rayncr would
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Iicn,. {. W Dyson, OF The bureau Of
coal sunnly - thc N,inr s.u,,,,,n,
ramm.nirr lny,nonJ i nn1,rrs
Nhn ,ns .cconJ h ,nrr;,,1 II the
h,tticsti, tc,,a d,rtn, ~ e,,,atsh
vnr md carried NJm snmns,n, Jts.
nntchcs of Noy On 10 c,mmn,,,tc
srblav nnd Cat1rnnarr \n,on a
lIodgson who vns ihe navigator ~
,he Ahrship Hroollyb Wbp, rom.
mnpd.r nodrcrs wos on ID .t,nd
Al, pavnrr stl,mittcd conrut,tinn
az shell. from tbr american le,t
which had struck m. ,rcclrd ,,s.,ls
lnf t,sr,ern, = SQUADRON showtng ,bst n,
loas, "a p,r cont, OF them vfrc grrd
by the Drooklyu.
WASHINGTON Oct 1-only one se..
sion OF tho Schl.y cour, ~ in,nir,.
was held SATURDAY. An adjournment
until Mondnr was tnken nj o,clocI,
In order 10 allow counsel 10 rccunrrnto
ate, AN ardunu. weeks labor prnr.
,lcally tho onl, yttnrs. az tho dny
was fieut Commander Apbor. G. Hodr.
son .ho was nn,iunior OF the HhV.
,hin p,ooklyn during The ennpaign
Of isvs and almost The entire time
Wns taken up.wItb the rcadnr Of cor
rrspondsnce between himself and
| Adm Schlet concerning nm alleged
couoauy between them during the
bnttlr 81 SANTIAGO which The witness
sas rcpor,ed 10 ba,c detailed 10 a
ne,yspapcr correspondent
The rorrcsnondence has been pub.
n,hcd. and this fnct rendered the
proceedings Of comparalkcly little
populnr interest I.itnt Dnylc was
also on the stand nrain. hut only for
the purpose Of correcting hIs former
testimony
During the day Judge Advocate
Lcmlv made another statement
conserving Adm snmpsnn'. dispatch
OF Ma, 20. is9s. relating especially I'd
the admIrM's use OF the word San
iaco" where IN wna alleged he had
intended TO uso word "Clcntucgns.
The original was prodnecd and SHOW
ed that IL was written santiago"
Washington. Oct = ilcut Com
mnnder Iiodgson lIoduy again occu
pied the greater part nf lbc time o
the Schley court OF inquiry as q wit
ness. lie wns followed on the siant
| by Capt. W. NJ. Folgcr, formerly ohie
OF the bureau OF ordnance Of ID,
navy department, but commander %
tho New Orleans during the Spanisl
war Lieut.. Dyson also was rtcnllc,
10 add some details TO his formc
testimony concerning the coal sup
ply OF The American fleet during tn
Santiago blockade.
Commander Hodgson repeated an,
extended his story Of the battle o
july B. giving the opinion that Com
mudore Schlcy's conduct on that oc
cnSion was such as that of a com
mandcr-h,-chlef should have been. IL
also explained nt somo length hi
correspondence with Adm. Schlcy con
ccrning the alleged colloquy betwce'
them while the Santiago engagement
was in progress, lie said he had hal
no controversy With the commodore
but he repeated that the commodor
had said. damn the TeNnsl" whe
told that that vessel was In danger.
. Capt FolEer said that the lombard
: ments OF the Cristobol Colon on Ma
81 hnd been eminently successful !
developing ths strength of the Spar
Ish shore batteries and had show
them TO be very weak lie also sai
that II the Spanish vessels had n'
tempted To escape ut night they conI
no, have been seen BY the bloekadin
: hcct on account oi bad weather,
Woshlnion, Oct. ~ There were tw
nrW witnesscf before the Schlcy con-
OF inquiry Tuesday. They were liicl
4 ard Wainwright, who commanded III
Gloucester during the war with spalI
and Lieut. NJ. b. brlstol who, as oi
' sign, was q watch and division Office
!, on the battlcship Texas during thu
= period
Lieut.. hristol hud not concluded II
!, Testimony when the court ndlourne
Tor the day lie did not see the loo