The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-12
CHADWICK TESTIFIES
.s CHIEF OF ADMIRAL sAMP-
SONS STAFF.
uf KNEW M'CALLA'S SIGNALS.
-,,s oF SPANISH FLEET CAME d.
RECT FROM HAVANA.

r,.He DisapprOved of Samp-
concentrations to Schley.
usxNemory Fails Him in the Mat
of Communications the Code to
c.n, Evans-Dewey's Nephew and
,,,.o other New witnesses Heard
From.
washington, Oct. 11.-Capt. F. E.
chadwick. who was in command or
.,1r,iral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
vort and who also was chief of the
.1noirars staff during the war with
snain. testified before the Schley naval
court of inquiry for short time this
ofternoon. He was the last witness
ooued and when the court adjourned
was still under cross s-examination by
Mr.. Rayner, who stated that he had
orlv a few more questions to ask him.
There was considerable interest in
cant. Chadwick's appearance because
NJ his close relationship to Rear Admi-
raj Sampson, COMMUNICATIVE chief of
the North Atlantic squadron.
CAPT. Chadwick's testimony related
very largely to dispatches sent by Ad-
miral Sampson to Commodore Schley
while the latter lay off Cienfuegos in
May, 1898, and to the code of signals
agreed upon between Capt. McCalla of
the Marblehead and the Cuban forces
opera ting near Cienfuegos. He said this
code had not been sent to Commodore
Schley by dispatch because Capt. Nc
Gala had expected to join the commo-
dore Immediately, and communicate
the code to him. Capt. Chadwick said
he had not approved Admiral Samp-
sons dispatch OF May 2S, congratulate
ing Commodore Schley on his accom-
plishments to that date.
Five other new witnesses were heard
during the day, two of them being off,
GERS of the New York. One of these
was Lieut.. c. c. Marsh, the flag secre-
tary of Admiral Sampson, who testified
concerning dispatches to Commodore
schley, and the other was the ships
flag lieutenant, Lieut.. E. L. Bennett
Lieut.. Theodore G. Dewey, a nephew of
Admiral Dewey who served on the
Massachusetts,; Lieutenant Adelbert
Althouse, also Of the Massachusetts,,
and Lieut. Francis Boughter, who
served on the Marblehead, were the
other new witnesses of the day.
Taylor Had No warming.
Among the witnesses called early in
the day for the purpose of correcting
early testimony was Rear Admiral H.
c. Taylor. While he was on the stand
he was questioned as to whether he
had received information that the
spaniards were coming out of the har-
Dor at Santiago before they made their
appearance on the morning of July 8.
The question was asked by Capt Lem
", and the witness answered: None
whatever"
Mr.. Rayner: "You did not get a mes
sage from the Vixen in reference to
smoke coming out of the harbor?"
None"
Capt Parker: Your attention was
not called to smoke ?"
Not at all. SIR"
DO you remember anybody on your
vessel who did observe smoke and re-
ported it to your"
i do not remember"
Lieut.. Adelbert Althouse, formerly
Watch and division officer on the battle
snip Massachusetts. said that at Glen
luegos the vessels lay six to ten miles
CUT at night, going nearer in the day
time
Land Batteries Were Weak.
Lieut.. Althouse said that on the day
VI the pombardment of the Cristobal
roion' he had been in charge of the s.
men turret of the Massachusetts,. Ask
90 what was developed as to the
strength of the land batteries by this
Ieconnoissance. he said that to his
nlIhd II was shown they were very
h' meah' IN reply to a question as to
Mnether ne had made any notes con-
'eniHlng nnI the engagement, he replied:
:. 40, we went in under instructions
10 sink the Colon"
MS orders, he said, had been to d.
rect MS fire at that vessel.
- Capt. Lemly introduced as evidence
.n ,ne reports made by Commodore Schley
s NE secretary of the Navy of the
easement of May 81. In one of these
June 3, Commodore Schley said:
what SchIey Said About 1t.
Reconnaissance as intended prin-
TTpdHy to injure and destroy Colon.
bu Hre was returned without delay
W LHe heavy batteries to the east and
yo. une west entrance, large calibre, long
fse, reconnaissance developing salts
81 IIy' the presence of the Spanish
auauron nau lying behind island, near in
dor Ioit as they fired over hill at ram
tbano 8, quite satisfied Spanish fleet is
mile, Lieut. T. G. Dewey, nephew of Ad-
on ~ DeWey who was a watch officer
witt we massachusetts, was the next
HES he placed the distance of the
SS"GIJ,AAadging line under Commodore
Sntley from the mouth of Santiago
distan.dt at from five to eight miles, the
and MN oelng about the same day
inIsn'' There was, he said no par
CT formation of the vessels.
vyesta, Leinly' When you were at the
lsa5,eIn end of the blockade with the
orda'ls vessel making the turn. what
saw, y We're there for attacking if you
tran..o,, enemy coming out of the en-
the sao 40 not believe we could have seen
ordars coming out. There were no
"Di5 nave any knowledge of"
The ~ you nave any conversation with
s. commanding officer of the Elvipg
retlaaaaIfon or anyone in his nresence m
er,',1onl.. el,.on to the fire on the Colon or 9TH
r., witness replied:
directions Given by SchIey.
IN was told shortly before we started
40 10 me entrance thai tba oo,,,,SN5 -
pilot NO 10 see the turret officers in the
ana tbe to0se. l went to the pilot house
tera.1 con modore said that he in
have 10 go in a few moments and
hoped v.l CFy at the Colon, and that he
speed wv. "e would sink her. I asked what
abou, ,e would make ard was told
time tbat beh knots remarked at the
US verv ,'S i,,!, ! thought that was giving
she g,ouis ,'I'Ie chance at the Colon. as
lands onI,, ee IN sight between the head
d couple Of minutes and that