Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-29

reverted to his narrative OF Friday and
spoke ofSfhe hits on the Spanish
squadron The Brooklyn, he said, was
4 the only ship carrying s5-inchl guns. "a
record OF the hits scored BY the Amer.
lean feet came from those gums on the
Brook klyn. The Brooklyn received so
OF the 40. hits from the Spanish fleet,
or about 20 per cent. s@5s &.
* cross-Examlned by <LemIy. ss s':55s 8.
With this statement Admiral schley
concluded his direct testimony and
the. judge advocate then began the
cross-examination He was asked
hrst about the consultation with the
commanders at Hampton Roads before
the he flying squadron sailed to the south.
ward. : ~ d 81: :S: ~ Il p I:ss !, e M
In reply Admiral Schley said that
\ Capt aims $Higginson, Jewels, Sands,
Cook and Mark were present. He ex.
planned that they had discussed the
order of battle in case the Spanish
fleet, was met and other questions.
Was there any other consultation
with the captains? ?'' S.ss si 515 @5s 20 s=s sS
Yes, off Santiago, for the purpose
! of explaining the formation Of the
blockade and the method Of attack il
case we met the Spanish feet" :. I'M N
Was there any prescribed order Of
battle in writing ~ = 2
s did not consider It necessary
We would fight the ships BY signal
5 Was there time to- place the order
Of battle In writing?"
Eyes, '&s.. .;..,.s &>Sg7 ,,...s5., ~...- :
z ''Do not the regulations prescribe
that the: order OF battle shall be re.
duceds to writing?" , .:%
II do mot recall" s.E
n Admiral Schleys was then closely
questioned as to who was present in
the cabin of the New York at Key
West, when he talked over the cam
Epaign; with Admiral Sampson. Ad.
miral Schley replied that Captain
Chadwick had been present part of the
time. IL x NJ
When was this" %.s -: ;
: son May: 49, @'''t 4~ E.z. .
ri u. Did Admiral Sampson exhibit to
you any or all the instructions he had
from the navy Department. ?' =.
4; H. NO, he simply spoke Of his conf
denfiaf Instruction from the secretary
of the navy .s.z -. 7ss3 z. &
En- Route to cienfuegos. I,7ss
Witness said he and Admiral Samp:
son talked Of many things. It was a
rather long conference and he reit.
Grated that he could not recall wheth:
$er Gaptain Chad wick was present all
the time. The judge advocate then
jumped to the communal icafion from the
Marblehead, conveyed to Schley
through the Eagle while the flying
squadron was aSon Its way to Cienfue-
gos. The admiral said that the mes.
sage he received was that there was
no news ofsAIe Spanish feet. y ~ y \
Admiral SchIey was asked why he
did not personally communicate with
Captain McCalla when he met the
Marblehead on the way down, He re.
piled that he saw an auxiliary cruiser
coming down from the eMarblehead to
commune with him. It was Cap.
tain Me Calais duty, If he possessed
important information, TO communi.
cate it. =, ;l.. 4:
as it the duty OF the senior of,
fieer to call for report or the juniors
duty to yolunte it ?,' .s5 @ @ :s:,s. ). g
The Junior Off 1cer Invariably vol.
unteers such information . :5, %sss:5s5ss HALL
did Captain Chester inform you
that Captain sS McCa1la, who came
aboard the Cincinnati, had lately been
at Ctenfuegos in communicate with
the Insurgents 2, 1s .z s .:s =s @
$ No. ss, BE. vi II: 3 ii 81
Captain Lemly then took UP the
question OF naval regulations and ask
ed witness If he was familiar with
them. # rs: u N Il s Ss. n: .s
Yes replied Admiral Schley. b e.F
Captain Lemly then read a number
of articles of the regulation, In each
case asking witness II fshe had complied
with the terms OF the paragraph. The
first paragraph was No. s267 and re
quires the command er-in-chief when
preparing his fleet or squadron to meet
the enemy, to communicate his gen
eral orders, instruct ctions, private sig:
nails and such Other information as
will enable each, SO far as possible, to
understand his duty when in action
and at all other times. 5.:5$:s zs5=ss
s5s Duties Of the Commander.
81 think ] complied with that, Z, re-
piled the witness. 3 ss
Z. and in " hat mann ner asked
Captain Lemly. 8 i:
issuing general orders for the
organization of the squadron, their in:
structions and their private signals 4
he next article was as foil lows ]:
4 Article 269 He shall, If possible,
before going into action /, communicate
I'D the juniors In comma nd. his chief
sof staff and the captains, his secret Or
sders, private signals and other infor,
nation that will materially assist
them if called upon 10 exercise com,
8mand s &. s7Sss II.
hat Il do not remember to have
compiled with, q said witness.
Captain Lemly then read article
s2271, hic1 proYi des 4 hat he command
ersin-ehief shall, if pnssi ibis before 60
ing into action, supply every captain
with plan of battle, showing thereon
the position each shall occupy
es, y replied witness In reply TO
Captain Lemly' s question If he had
compiled with the article s. do not
understand that that Is & necessarily
written. think that the order is sllf-