The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-29
SCHLEY IS UNRUFFLED
Continued from First page.

The judge advocate then reverted to
/ the confidential orders received from Ad-
miral Sampson and called the witness
attention to article 269 OF the regulations
requiring the commander OF a squadron
to communicate his secret instructions to
| the captains under him.
| 81 regarded those instructions as conf
! Dental" said the admiral.
The witness was then closely questioned
| about the time Of teh receipt of the Dear
| Schley'' letter. which the admiral de-
! clared was received on May p. accord
! ing to his best recollection.
But in your letter to the senate you
! said that this letter came TO you on the
23d, and confused the situation"
THAT is a fact"
but if it came on the 22d?"
"As I have stated before, I wrote the
! communication to the senate from mem
! ory. The point was that at that time
I I had no treceived order No. s.
/ The judge advocate then called the at
/ tention of the witness TO his statement
( that when he saw the signals at Cienfu-
| eguos, he did not understand them and
/ asked why he made the statement
Because Admiral Sampson had stated
to me unqualiiedly that as soon as he
/ got the situation better in hand he would
/ advise me"
when did the Iowa arrive at Cienfu-
! egos?"
'aThe Iowa arrived at Cienfuegos on the
23rd, some time in the faternoon, think -
| Captain Lemley then stated that the
/ Iowa left Key West at II o'clock on
! May 20th. and gained in her trip about
thirty-one hours on the squadron. He
asked the witness how he accounted foI
this. particularly in view of the fact that
/ the Iowa had orders to show herself of
Havan enrcute.
Before Admiral Schley could answer
question Mr.. Rayner asked Captain Lem
ley where he got his figures of thirty-one
/ hours. -
A short discussion then ensued as to
the time of the arrival of the flying
squadron off Cienfuegos, and both sides
finally settled on fourteen hours instead
of thirty-one.
Mr.. Lemley then repeated his question
on a basis of fourteen hours.
"The only reason can give said the
witness, is that she stood directly across
from eIIy West to Havana, also that in
shore the current would not be as strong
as it was off shore. Then she probably
may have steamed out of the current
after she got around"
Mr.. Rayner called attention to the
fact that the precept does not raise any
question concerning the moving of the
squadron from Key West to Cienfuegos
but Captain Lenley and Mr. Hanna con
/ tended that inquiry in this line is in
Guided in the precepts instructions to
investigate Admiral Schley's conduct gen
orally. In presenting his objections, Mr.
Rayner spoke of the charges against
Admiral Schley," but Captain Lemley re-
piled that they were not Charges
The court retired to consider Mr. Ray
ner's suggestion and when its members
returned Admiral Dewey said:
THE court is Of the opinion that this
question is in compliance with its decision
of this morning, coming between tn,
dates Of May 10 and the 1st of June. The
court IS also of the opinion that this
witness also occupies a different position
on the stand from any other witness
and he IS better qualified TO give reasons
than any other witness. II II is true
that there was a delay in that trip from
Key West to Cienfuegos the witness on
the stand is better qualified 70 give rea-
sons than anyone else. So briefly this is
a renewal of the decision of this morn
ing"
The Judge advocate then asked the wit
ness whether between the dates 10 which
the court had restricted the examination
he had according 10 article 271 Of the reg
ulations furnished each captain with 4
plan Of battle.
Verbally. yes
But not in writing?"
Il did not think the regulations required
it."
Did you communicate TO your cap
tains your confidential instructions from
Admiral Sampson not to expose your
ships TO land batteries before the de-
struction of the Spanish feet7'
7 did not, because regarded them
as confidential"
In your report you say that the Iowa
arrived OF Cienfuegos May .. although
she started day later. Did she not ar
rive only about five hours after the
squadron"
Although We did not 90 in during the
night I considered that we arrived of
Cienfuegos May n"
when did YOU first see the entrance
to Cienfuegos2
a little after day light May %"
STATEMENT TO SENATE
The Judge called the adnirais atten-
ton 10 his statement 70 the senate thar
while on the bridge or the Brooklyn on
the afternoon of May 2. being then about
thirty miles from CIenfueeos. re heard
big guns fired with the regularity os a
salute. Tne admiral stated that he re-
uernbered the Incident distinctly. He did
not know the exact distance de 5ld not
consult the Jog.
Does not the log show that you were
* miles from the harhor9
Y do not know.
The admiral proceeded % explain that
ta,e communication sent 70 the senate was
gotten un hurrie5ly ard largely from
memory in the closing days of the sss-
sion. and he may have made some slight
mistakes.
caota.n Iemlsy asked the witness 70
look at the signal book ot ths Brooklyn
fs- Nav Z. and - read a signal vhica
hss been made ~ 5.15 e. H. ~ -he Teras
i5 -be flagship This he did. reading ss
f5reus. -Piesse tel ne vhaf We haye e.
d1 TODAY"
sss-F1a-ship 70 Texas. when Ne set
close t. the port we WI h.ocsaes i and
aaise. but wiH keep under way rva1y for
aHs shing.
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T.eralev. regardinE the ordeTs ~c=sr snsp
fa~ ar.saa.r Asmiral sehiey aas@ers5
shat ihe shlas Hsre practtcaiie e.aTei far
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