The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-25

OrednS reported 10 me. Captain
Foiger brought with him directions
Dor and also gave some verbal eXplaEa-
uonS OF matters that the admiral desir-
ed me TO know OF. Now, while / don't
Jnlnk that Captain FOlser would desire
70 DO anyone an injustice, yet ] don't
lhlnk he has stated all the conversation.
We were always in lire Of battle and fn
sueh position that the vessels could be
easily handled and signals manipulated
He spoke Of advising me 10 keen I'm closer.
And ON the very next day he telegraphed
me that they would fire on us at the
range We then Were.
The Arrival Of Sampson.
On June 1 Admiral Sampson arrived. He
brought with him the New York. the Ore
gon and the Mayfiower. 1 went on board
and he was very cordial and seemed glad
10 see me / explained fully to him the
SITUATION, and ne seemed to be glad 10
lnd things as they were.
AT this juncture Captain Lemlv inter
posed an objection TO the character Of
testimony, claiming that It was beyond
the scope Of the precept After a whis-
pered conversation the Court permitted
the witness 70 proceed. Admiral Schlev
resumed:
A. heard no word Of complaint from
Anmlrdl Sampson about the bIOckadc yCo
were maintaining. and supposed every
1hlhE satisfactory 1 turned the com
mand over to Admiral Sampson. bur nv
squadron was not broken up until June
Is OF 70
At this juncture Mr.. Rayner arose and
suggested that as the witness was draw
ing 10 the history Of the battle. an ad-
Journment be taken for lunch. which was
done.
The Afternoon Session.
After the recess A AImiraI SchIev resrr,-
cd his narrative
Mr. Rayner--Omitting all the month Of
June and coming down TO July ? Won NAV
state what occurred on that day.
Admiral Schley, continuing. said.
A--On the morning Of that day we BON
barded the forts again. and after BON
harding a couple Of hours, do not recall
that they fired at US, as they usually did
Then we took up our usual position on
the blockade, and toward evening on the
mis- 10 the westward, I think It was after
dark, certain fires wo-e observed Tho
appeared 20 be blockhouses OF posts
that had been ogcupied bv Snsn-
lsh troops. At the same time
noticed in the bsrbor a great
deal Of smoke coming up and going
straight into the air over the hills Of the
Socapa- 1t looked to me as il they were
arranging themselves in order for a sor-
tie which seemed to ne the only thing
that could be done was so much i'm
pressed that 1 called the Vixen alongside
and directed her to report 70 the com
mander-in-chief; that She movements in
the harbor looked very suspicious to me.
We all moved in 70 a closer position that
night
Ordered 10 Move Closer.
on the 25th Of June, when some sus-
picious movements were observed. I re-
ported them and Il was followed by an
order from the commander-in-chief to
move in. as we all did on that night. I
feel almost certain that the order was
brought back 70 move ln closer
Now. I'm connection with that same
matter I sent for Captalu Cook and he
and / had quite a converse ton in regard
to coupling up engines and 7 recolIect
that IL was his assurauce-he knew the
ships perfectly ana was always a man Of
excellent Judgment and good command.
and II was agreed after a conversation
with hlm-that, W the fire IN one en-
gine and with an the boilers on We could
make better speed and hat it would not
Doc necessary to have fires IN an the en-
giurs.
VI
ths matter very largely was the ,~ces-
sive heat In those regions. the sun. shin
ing alI day upon the huIis converted them
almost into stove at night so that we
rarely ever went below until the land
breeze came down from the mountains and
il would be cooler. } think De- told me
DE could make eighteen and a haIr knots
which said would probably enable us
20 make TWO o. three NOR. than they
could. as I did not think th.I- bottoms
were iu good condition. / know .1.-o was
complication in my mind as 90 the mat
I ter of coupling up the engines. a process
which required fully an hour. If not more.
on account of the peculiar couplings 10
was difficult matter. and did uot want
10 Doe caught coupling the engine when
they should come out
SoIicitous for His Engineer.
Continuing. Admiral SchIcv said thar D.
/ was also afraid Of oxhauetiag his sugi-
ne~rs. who were very important about
that time. and they had 10 tc taken iuto
consideration.
! "on the morning of The ad which was
Sunday. ne said. -it was beautiful
( d-y- Tho skies were slightly cIoudcl. and
/ the breeze seemed 10 hang on longer from
/ the land than usual After ] had got
! ten my breakfast came up 10
I take survey of Ihe siteaticn. look about
/ and sea what could ha observed with
| glasses We were ly!ag probably three
\ miles, OF little over, from the land. and
! ] wondered why, as 8 had several times
/ before. tuat they had permitted as tl
/ remain SO close without taking "a shot al
/ us when We Were within the fire Of tn.
| batteries