The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Court Sustained Position He Took Relative
TO SchIey's Responsibility.
WHILE UNDER SAMPSON THE SQUADRON'S AC.
TI0NS WERE NOT HIS CONCERN.
Admiral Schley Concluded His Direct Testimony and
Was Closely Cross Examined by Counsel
for the Government

my or lll or thc Instructions he had from
the navy depart mvni n
'Noi he simply spoke or confidential IN.
/ rllu'llGn from inc secretary OF the
The admiral said he aud Admiral samp
/. son TALKED " many ihmgs II was rath
/ en- loug conference ana Ne reiterated that
I he could mol recall whether Captain chad
/ WICK WH present nll the time.
/ lhr Judge advocate lhcp. jumped to the
/ communication from the Marblchead, con.
yeyrd tu Solcy through the Eagle, while
/ the lying squadron waH on It's way 10 Glen.
1 iUcHoA
/ rho admiral said thut the message he
] received ilat there WAS no news OF the
! Spaulsh fleet
lhc Judge advocate then asked the wit.
] Hess If he regarded ns expeditions the
| journey of the squadron from Key West ia
{ tlcniurgns In View of the Instructions Ia
/ cWahllSh the blockade there With ma little
/ drlnl as possible
Cruising ~ he was. In squadron ngalnst
/ y current, Admrnl Schlcy replied that he
dld moi. Tho Judge advocate then asked
/ West to show that the speed from Key
I West suutbWUrd was not SO great. He
asked Why nt one stnEe the admiral hnd
sgnHlcd TO the MRAaAcnusctts thut n SHE
could make ten Knots il would hc snrti
Client The admiral replied that after
lhrsc years II was pretty difficult to tell
ihN why u particular signal had been
made vhou There was nothing startling t.
HN H.
Your speed was two knots lcss from
| h'N West CO. ClcnfNcgus Than from Charles.
ton tu Key Wrstf'
''AppurCutly."
"W6y. at 2'4S p, M May u, according
10 ING los. did yon slow to four nnd a
l lhmR 4 was on account OF Ore
ahonrl the Scorpion"
"Nhy lid you stop al midnight, May u,
before your arrival M Ciontuogos9"
"Wo were ion or twelve miles from tho
holght In the land whore the mouth OF tho
ia. l.rHtf Ga. s.s..N
until daylight aid not care to arrive
there In the dark"
Admiral schlcy was asked why he dld
not personally communicate with Captain
MctHlp whom he met the Marhlehead on
The why. down. He replied that he saw
the auxiliary coming down from the Mar.
hlolcad To oomumn ,ntc with hun n was
Captain MrCala's duty, II he possessed
Important Information To communicate t."
WAS It the duty Of tho eenIor officer to
call tor report or tho juniors duty to
volunteer ttg"
"rho junior officer invariably volunteers
such information"
"nId Captain Chester inform you that
Captain McCola who came aboard the
clue Eunti had lately been at clonfuogos
In communication with the msurgontpf"
me"
The Witness said he had conversation
with Captain Chester which dealt rather
with the habits and usogcs Of bockudcs.
'hld you learn ftom Captain Chester or
captain MccaIh chat scvora gunboats were
rrpu'ted az ClenfucgosYr
1T heard that In Key West. II was tho
ESnorol report there, replied the wit.
What orndol information ana instruc.
icmiy
"lip orders, VI course to proceed aud the
conversation I have detailed with him
ihr Witness here said he Thought he
'nu'd toE Why the department. isgucd It's
gIInr regarding ne protection Of ships
llow l9nd batteries when Captain Gcnny
objected. Tho court decided tint they d Il
NOT caro- FOR thls The witness said Inc
wos on board the New York as Vol ~
o'' 20 tNieeQuarl v an hour
Mr. Hanna then il two dispatches
Inm the department dated Washington
MAY a. regarding tho reported nrcseueo ~
the Spanish tlcot near Curacao Captnln
mG,malJ asked tho Witness 4 be was familiar
'G,n,,9teeiiqn with Admiral sampson
Admiral Sampson merely mentioned
Nom 70 ne rcplled the Witness. 81 had
captain Lcmly then took MP the aues
Won " naval regulations and the witness
said he was familiar with them
thPtam lenly then rrnd n number ~
articles Of regulations In each case. ask
,pg the witness u he hnd compiled WITH
,e terms OF the paragraph Tho FIRST
pnlogreph was No. s0I and requires tho
ucet or squadron 60 meet tho enemy 10
communicate his general orders, irstruc /
uous' pryar slanuls and such other IN.
iormttipn as Win enable each SO far as /
possible, TO understand his duty when I'm |
Actlen ana an other times
3, thnk J complied with that" replied
How and In what manncrf" asked CAP.
tain Icmly
"ny lssglpg general orders FOR tho osran
npa 'v9h , %t ,he .qnaoro9 ,thoir instruction |
Tho next article WHs ~ follows,
AIuclc 2W lic shall, " possihlc before |
jSa G N ng com oc,S9 Scm% Sst t tng
ihr cart7lns hls secret oulera. private
drpols hul other Information that win I
y. ,a. w.. assist nom, Y called upon to
'"rhot ! don't remember 70 hero com. |
f''" WIN said che witucss,
eapiar rcmly thcn read ntticc 81 |
Witch provides that The enmmanaer M I
,Wgf shat n possible hrfore rhlna ihtn 4
"9n supply every captain With q nlan I
.s.i' p sn,, lnGv ting tnoreon the position /
08l,eln Lemt,s question, II be had com [
N.lFV WIN thht Article. II 40 not uOder- /
plfd With thet article | 10 not under. I
r,snd thpt q rs necessarily written I
mink chat order Is aunlcrntlv carried /
wv WHOM q commandments decides q 4
mace his crews IN the ordnr ~ hnttle I
3e9 inform each what he proposes 20 /
no YOU think, admiral, that ron can /
nuehl every cnntaln With n plan ~ battle /
9t,ed ae taat n an oral eenfcrencci" asked 1
don't think that n absolutely ncces
Eaff replied INC witness ''rherc are IN.
NAnrra whore hatties have hccn fought \
without Holng that Any plan ~ battle
ftai might he oeiFinRied Il subject 20 a
ohopge, ! Nave never known hattie that 4
waE eyer fought on the plan orlginally
Mr. Raynorne any OF 80 regulations
use me word "writteng''
Captain Lomly 10 you think you could
supply the captains with a plan Of battle
without whiting themf
Sir Roynor / could not, bot I know tAe
admiral could,
continuing hts examination. Captain lem
" ashcdi "Mhen IA ni4h &, ms May ~
}vo sighted q mhn .of.wan ~ shown by the
hi9nklyh's los, end cleared Tor action, what
Ntueth had been isSu~t 10 conformity With
the provisions ne the FeKulalionef
n eAould not thiQk any Instructions