The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
CORRECTNESS OF SCHLEYS DISPATCH THAT
HE COULD NOT OBEY ORDERS
AS Officially Printed Testified to by Cipher Expert
Captain McCaIla Said Squadron Never Left
Santiago During the Blockade


testimony of Lieutenant Commander W.
II. Switzerland who commanded the Eagle
during the Spanish war, and also that Of
Lieutenant Cassius Il. Barnes The lat
ter is a cipher expert IN the navy depart.
ment and hs evidence was devoted 20
showing that the dispatch from Commodore
Schley 10 the navy department Of May 2s
1898. saying that he could not, much 90
his regret, obey the orders Of the depart
ment, as printed in the official report, was
correct translation Of the message as /
forwarded from the Harvard at Kingston |
Commander Switzerland explained the /
condition Of the Eagle during his cam |
pslgn and told OF the part that vessel |
played. He said the slow nFogress madB /
IN the cruise 10 Santiago was due to the |
fact that the vessel was one-thira full Of |
water. He also told Of signalling the Scor. /
plon to inform Commodore Schley that the
Spanish SQUADRON was not IN the hnrbor
OF Clenfuegos
Captain McCalla said he bad suggested
TO Schley after the batter n Santiago thar
there was glory enough In the victory
Tor all.
Mr.. Slayton did NOT press bis request to
be allowed to appear as counsel for Al.
mlrM sampson, as he had announced he
woud do. lie wrote a second letter 10 the
court renewing ais application and recount
Ing the times that Admiral Ssmpson's name
had been brought i2tO the ease but ne
left the city later IN she dag. requesting
the court to hold up the matter for the
present.
Todays session of the schlsy court Of
inquiry began as usual at II o'clock. with
the recall OF yesterdays witnesses for tho
purpose OF correcting mistakes I'm their tes-
umouy and allowing other questions to he
asked them when necessary TO make clear
any points which had NOT hitherto been
sufficiently elucldated by them Captain
McCaHa OF the MarbIcIeud during the
spanish war then continued mis- testimony,
which had been begun yesterday.
The attendance of the spectators at tho
opening Of the session was IN excess OF
the average onc an exceptionally large
number OF people had arrived before the
usual time WITH n view or securing tnu
best available seats, evidently uudor the
Impression that the proceedings were OF
growing Interest Indeed tho puhiic I'm.
terest IS manifestiy Increasing In Inc pru-
eesdinss and not diminishing, as had been
apart for the public were any longer LETT
vacant and persons were standing through
The counsel for Admiral srhiey have
reached an agreement with the counsel for
the navy department. us tU tho parts OF
me log Or 'Ac 'aUous vessels Engaged ln
the santiago campaign which are TO bc
put In evidence and printed n tine record
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because Of The delay it wonld have oocl-
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which do not hcor upon tho inquiry awi
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