The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
BAD FOR SAMPSON.
Admiral II Made to Appear In a Dis-
advantageous Light. IA

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Z Washington. Oct. admiral Samp-
sons name was brought into the Schley
court of inquiry yesterday and placed
In what the Schley adherents claim a
disadvantageous light. They laid the.
foundation to establish. that Schley
warned Sampson the night before the
battle Of Santiago that there were
suspicious movements in the vicinity
OF the Spanish fleet.
The inference left was that although
Schley did his duty and warned Samp-
son. the latter sailed away the follow-
ing morning and was absent when
Cervera's fleet tried to escape q few
hours later. 4
Lieut.. james G. Doyle, divisional Of
ficer or the Brooklyn, was on the stand
when. this development appeared. He
said that Schley saw smoke in the
harbor the night of July 2, and that he
believed the commodore notified the
comm snder-in-chief. Admiral Samp-
SON.. The Schley side is elated over
the admission of this evidence. which
the attorneys assert shows that
Schley Performed His Duty.
while Sampson left his post notwith.
standing reports Of suspicious move
ments by the enemy Proof of the fact
that Sohlty told Sampson of the enc
my's suspicious movements July 2 is
considered great point by Schley's
partisans. They declare 1t shows not
only the fact that Schley was attend
ing to his duty the day before the bat
tie, which is important. but that Samp-
son was warned shat battle was i'm
minent and took the New York and
sailed away the following morning.
Before the court the Schley counsel
laid stress only on the fact that Doyle's
testimony shows that the applicant did
bis duty. Privately the attorneys for
the defense are intensely gratified. be-
lieving the public will hold the opinion.
that Sampson had good reason to ex.
pect the Spanish squadron to appear
soon, yet left on the eve of battle. In
other words. the Schley men contend
that they have proved that Sampson
Voluntarily Turned Aside
from the conflict after being warned
by Schley. and that the latter there
fore is plainly entitled to credit for
winning the battle. SIMPSONS friends,
of course, don't attach much signifi-
canoe to the develop ment of the in.
curry They say there was no reason
to think the enemy was about to es-
cage because smoke was seen in the
harbor July ., any more than any 9TH
er time.
Lieut.. Doyle was on the stand when
the afternoon session began, and, re-
ferring to the log of the Brooklyn,
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steanling from Cienfuegos, and the dis
lance made. He traced the progress of
the flagship 10 Santiago and described
her position during the blockade and
the battle. The witness could find
nothing in the log about the observa-
ticn of smoke in the ha1bor July 2,
which he said was communicated By
Schley to Sampson.
Other Witnesses.
After Lieut.. Doyle had completed
his testimony Capt. William G. Daw-
son, Of the marine corps, was called,
and was followed by Lieut.. Charles W.
Dyson, of the bureau of steam engi-
neering of the navy department. Capt.
Dawson was signal officer on board the
battleship Indiana during the naval
engagement off Santiago, and he gave
an account from recollection of the be-
havior of the various ships of the
American fleet during the battle. He
said the Brooklyn had gone about 1000
yards to the southwark before joining
in the pursuit of Cervera's ships
Lieut. Dyson was introduced to testify
concerning the coal supply of the flying
squadron. but the court adjourned for
the day before he could be heard to
any extent.