Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-09

Washington, Oct. notwithstanding
today marks an important turning
point In the career Of Rear Admiral
Schley, being nothing less than the date
Of his transfer from the active To the
retired list OF the navy, he was in his
accustomed seat within the railing Of
the Schley court Of inquiry, and gave
his usual attention 10 the proceedings
Of the court. The retirement Of Rear
Admiral Sohley is In accordance with
law, he having reached the age Of 62
years IL was generally remarked that
he did not look his age.
The fol NAL proceedings of the day be-
gan with the relntroduction Of Lieut.. N.
L. Bristol, formerly watch officer on
the Texas, as witness. lie was under
ross-exdnilnatlon when the court ad-
journed last night, and Mr.. Raynor
continued nls questions today. Other
witnesses on the list for the day in
cluded Lieut., Com. Potts who was
navigator on the Massachusetts during
the war with Spain; Lieut.. Grant, who
was also on the Massachusetts,, Rear.
Admiral IL. c. Taylor, who, as captain,
commanded the battleship Indiana,
Com. William II. Schuetze, who was
navigator on the Iowa, and Lieut.. II. J.
Holden, who as an officer on the scor-
pion made the log record Of the com.
munication OF Com. Switzerland to
Commodore schley concerning the
condition off Santiago.
II was not expected that all these
would be heard today. II not, they
would be called tomorrow.
LIT. BRIsToEs EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Raynor began his examination Of
Lieut.. Bristol with questions concern
ing the accuracy OF the stadImeter for
the measurement of distances at sea
He asked II he would rather trust his
own visual observation for a 1000 yards
renge than the instrument The wit.
ness stated that the stadimeter was
more accurate for distances below H.
600 yards than above that distance At
that distance he would make several
observations for confirmation OF visual
observation. The error, he said. be.
comes greater the greater the distance.
Gould you give me" asked Mr. Ray
nor, e point from which 1t Is entirely
reliab.eT
Yes" was the reply, AT zero It Is
absolutely accurate"
The witness considered the sextant
much more reliable In measuring the
distance between ships. He HAD he
said, taken several observations with
the sfadimeter just before the fleet
came to the harbor and had checked
these with the sextant. He found the
distance from the Moro TO be 800
yards.
Lieut.. rrist0l was also questioned by
MIR. Raynor concerning the distance out
of the t'cokading ships at Clcnfuegos
but ne declined TO change his estimate
OF Yesterday that II was from eight 10
ten miles distant from the harbor
FROM SCHLEf'S REPORT.
Mf, hryhor slu; VIII read yVu
COMMODORE schiey report as 10 Inv
blockade or tSentuegos. lie says
llne OF plochdde was estabilshel
aoout io'f miles on shore ana az hleh'
an ihshnfe llhe was inaln'al.ltd consist.
inP Ntfloufly OF the scorpion dupont
and tast'ne, the last named Vessel ar
irving on the Zdrd conveying the Mer.
rimac, II you are rignt ne stated
what has rot occurred when ne says a
line OF blockade was established ABOUT
four miles on shore al Clenfuesos
THAI is LOT correct statement OF the
c)nmodores, Is ~ q,
The s'att ments | make are what
thought and what ! believe TO De rlght
! do not question other peoples words.
II you are not POSITIVE shall sud-
NIT TO any correction.
Judge-advocate-Ihe witness mas not
stated that he was positive
Womb mo-, in,er2up, the testimony
Judge-advocate--If the court tells me
J cannot do II | VIII submit 10 the o.
der or The court
Admiral Dewey-lf counsel for the
applicant has put words into the mouth
Of the witness which he did not uttel,
you addressing Capt LemlO, can
bring II out at the proper time. You
viii have an opportunity TO DO that
Judge-advocate-That Is not the ad-
vGntageous time TO do II. The advan-
taeeous time Is when II Is done.
Mr. Raynor-ln order not TO put any
words IN your mouth, which II an I'M
fortunate insinuation, because ! an
convinced Of their truth, VIII give you
an opportunity now 20 make a fun eX.
planalcn as 20 whether you stated the
elevation Of these batteries 10 be be-
tween 100 and 200 feet
II did state that"
did you not state 10 me your are
positive about the distances which you
have given In the caseY'
II did"
do you still stand 20 your state
ment7 Is the map wrong. and are you
rightr'
sr.Nne nv MS srATr,,rNr
'"' ~" . - ''-'
Il VIII stand 10 my statement. ! had
not seen the chart when ! prepared my
statement"
Now refresh your recollection with
an official report. The statements you