Morris tribune., 1901-10-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK
scALgY COURT l OF INoUIRY.

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| The eMcers Of Admiral gchley''
flagship; the Brooklyn, occupied thu
attention OF the Schley court OF in
curry all day Wednesday. Captain
4 Cook and Lieutenant Commands
Sears were recalled, and they were
followed In succession by Commander
In FL Mason, who was the executive
officer of the Brooklyn; Lieutenant
Edward McCauley, Jr., who was sigma
! officer. and Lieutenant Charles Web
lister. who had charge Of the forward
gun deck battery during the battle on
I Santiago. Commander Mason and
/ LieHtenants McCauley and Webster
all gave accounts of the engagement
OF July 8. Mr.. McCauley recited in de
| tail the signals made in connection
| with that historical event at the In
| stance of Commodore Schley. When
asked il Commodore Schley had said
| anything during the battle for the en-
| couragement of the men; this witness
replied that he had several times said:
"GiYe 'em hell, bullies!" All these
witnesses testified that the conduct OF
the commodore when under fire was
cool and courageous.
The presentation of Admiral
Schley's side of the controversy was
continued before the Schley court OF
Inquiry Thursday, eight witnesses be-
ing examined. OF these five were en-
signs, and the entire eight had served
on board the Brooklyn with Admiral
(then commodore) Schley. ALI the
witnesses told of the GOODNESS OF Ad-
miral Schley under fire and described
at length the blockade of Santiago and
the battle of July 8. Ensign Marble
stated that he had heard Captain Sigs-
bee tell Commodore Schley, when he
came aboard the Brooklyn on May rs,
that the Spaniards were not at Santi-
ago. DR.. Paul Fitzsrmmons, chief sur
geon Of the flying squadron, observed
the battle of July 8 from the gundeck
of the Brooklyn, and said that it SEEM
ed to him at the time that the Brook
Ign was fighting the battle entirely
alone. He thought the Brooklyn kept
the Colon from getting away.
Eight witnesses were examined
Friday in the Schley court of inquiry.
Lieutenant Commander Reginald 2.
Nicholson, who was navigator of the
Oregon, told the story of the battle Of
July 8 as he saw it from the deck OF
the Oregon. He said the movements
of the Oregon had not been controlled
by signals from the Brooklyn and he
expressed the opinion that the Oregon
was nearer the Colon than the Brook
Ign was Captain J. L. Hannum, en-
gineer of the Texas, said that the port
engines of the Texas had not been
stopped during the battle OF July 8.
B, w, Wells, Jr., who was Commodore
SchIey's flag lieutenant during the Gu
ban campaign, gave detailed account
of the entire campaign, beginning
with the departure from Hampton
Roads, the stay at Cienfuegos, the
cruise to Santiago, the retrograde
the blockade of Santiago,
the bombardment of the Colon and the
battle off Santiago.
The court of inquiry held no session
Saturday.
Lieutenant Wells, who was the flag
lieutenant of Admiral Sehfey while !
the latter was in command of the fly |
Ing squadron. occupied practically the
entire time Monday at the court of in
quiry. On his direct examination he.
continued his narrative of the Cuban J
campaign Lieutenant Wells was I'M |
Ter cross-examination for about two |
and half hours, largely at the hands
Of Mr. Hanna, whose questions were !
directed mainly to the dispatches re-
ceived and sent by Admiral (then I
COMMODORE Schley. While this line /
If investigation was being exploited
Mr.. Rayner, speaking for Admiral
5chley, said that the admiral was will I
ng to admit that he had received the i
Dear Schley' letter on the Dupont,
which arrived at Cienfuegos on May
q. He also said that the admiral adj
nitted the receipt of two copies of No.
}, Admiral SIMPSONS dispatch, saying
hat the Spanish feet probably was at
Santiago, and telling Commodore
5chley if satisfied that it (the Span
sh fleet) is not at Cienfuegos to pro-
iced with all dispatch to Santiago"
me of these being received by the
Hawk May %, and the other by the
Iarblehead May "a.