The evening times., 1901-10-29
LEMLY'S MANY QUESTIONS.


/ that Captain Sigsbce. who was a scout
/ or VINO commanded one Of the scout boats.
! placed iu front of the haTbOr declared that
/ he did not believe the squadron was there.
I second EdUard Nuucz, the Cuban pilot.
/ stated that ha did not believe that tho
/ squadron could enter that harbor, and,
/ 'miu. the despatch No. Z with the aC-
] cumpduyIng memorandum In which Ad-
/ nilfaI sampson miUimized the Importance
/ nI this squadron being there and the fact
/ 'hIt the department telegram which
/ I'4ch'd me on May q was SO ambiguous
! lp IT'S terms I'm authorizing me 10 coal at
! GoHaivcS Bay or at Cape Cruz Con
/ "INes, under tn" circumstances. being 10
| llt east and knowing that Admiral
] sampson was at Cay Francis, TO the
/ northWari, il occurred to me that If the
/ spanish 1ect was not at Santiago
! the proper strategic movement was To 20
] 70 the westward and not to the eastward.
/ ] was authorized 20 go as far 10 the west as
cape Cruz-prOvided Coaling was neceS-
! Sary and II was found practicable TO coal
! there These We're the Influences under
! which / acted and I felt that the move
/ ment westward was the proper strategic
/ one ! also felt that the strength Of my
/ squadron was only equal To the coal sup
! ply OF the lowest one which composed it.
! The ambiguity Of the despatch
! from the department was manifest at
/ once because f. states that ali the
/ departments Information indicates the
/ Spanish fleet is at Santiago etc, and then
points out place for coallnG. which at
! that time was Inaccessible. and last. IL
/ looked to me to- determine and report
| whether or not the enemy was In port
Depended Upon Scout BOats.
P--You were satisfied with these with
/ out taking any steps TO ascertain FOR
yourseIf2
/ Al ascertained for myself through the
/ medium which the department had plac-
! ed theTe 60 give me the Information
IntSc scouts occupied much the same
/ position as the cavalry does 20 the army
I ] nHH rel IrE.rIrr THF
! Q.-Why did you refer TO despatch No.
/ Z when YOU had No. at that time2
/ Al merely -eferred TO that as one Of
/ the things which made it ambiguous.
Yes. ! had 40. s; the memorandum with
No indicated that Sampson held 10 the
/ views that when ] left Cienfuegos the
Spanish fleet would have gotten TO San
I tHEo- II ] had gone 20 the east and eX-
! posed the westward there might have
! been more serious consequences.
@ NiandinE the witness a despatch sent
/ to M0Ic St Nich0laS)-Is this the despatch
TO which you refer as being ambiguous
Al did not get that until May 81
(Which one Is it that you say was
ambiguous2
A.-The one in which ''tho departments
information goes to Indicate etc That
was the ambiguity of It-that the depart
meut's s information indicated something
and Yet IL required me 10 hnd out whether
/ IL was actually so. Then II further said
/ that Cuhans would be found Hve or six
I miles TO the westward Of Santiago. That
Information was Incorrect. as the posi-
tIon five or six miles west Of Santiago
was occupied by Spaniards-
On This communication are the
words. The department looks 10 you to
ascertain facts" Did YOU take any steps
further than you have stated TO ascer-
A.-No. I thought the information which
had was pretty conclusive. ! do nUT see
anything in this despatch. however. that
geetion-
Q.-Eveu a suggestion from the depart
ment-that is merely difference in term.
and the rank Ot the officer TO whom IL IS
directed may have something % do with
Al do not think that makes much dlf-
ference. Here is a vast difference be
tween information that comes in the
character OF a suggestion and that com
ing i'm an order. All this points 10 the
fact that there was no positive iuforma-
tlou that the Spanish fleet was there
and that which was had was not 20 be
relied upon, or at least It was question
O.-You did not try TO Iand2
A--No. hank God, ] did not
The Views Held by SchIey.
C.-You did not follow up the cue to
hnd out whether the coast six miles west
Of Santiago was occupied by Spaniards or
Cubaus2
Al am thankful to say now that 1
did not.
Odd you. in fact. finally accept the
despatch from the Navy Department as
an order 10 remaiI or Santiago and so
indicate in your kilograms and signals
without yourself acquiring any further
Information as 20 the whereabouts Of the I
Spanish feet2
Mr. Rayner-I want % state that the
word remain Is not In that desnatcb-
IL Is in the Secretary's letter but il is
not fra the despatch There is nothing
about remaining on Santiago.
Captain Lemly-i have no point to make |
upon that The word remain is not in
the despatch. but here is the instruction
20 ascertain facts and 10 see that the
enemy does not leave without a decisive
Mr. Rayrer-WeH. the enemy did not
leave without decisive action. lie did
ascertain facts.
At this there was a slight attempt az
applause, but it was quickly restrained.
Captain Lemly-Then ] viii state the
question this way. and ask II YOU did
not accept II as requiring you TO return.
and II. as a mater Of fact, YOU did not
remain OF SantiagO2
A--NO ] think nv reason for remain
lug was that we were
Captain I-emly-You mean returning or
remaining. because Mr. Rayuer will OBJ
Ject 90 the word remain2"
Admiral Schiey-I mean remaining in
the uelghbIrhoOd.
After the question had been asked and
answered and the matter settled Mr.
Hanna rose 70 explain and make a few
rjtnarHs as 70 why the word remain
sn'lid constitute part or the question l
Mr.. Rayner was about To reply when
Captain Lemly calculated, This is what
they call IN football interference
Following this remark Admiral Dewey
arose and announced that the Court
would take a recess for one hour.
The Afternoon session.
After the court reconvened from recess
Captain Lcmly continued his crosse xarni-
nation. asking great many questions
which were apparently tedious To the
Court as well as to the spectators. They
related 10 the position Of the Merrimac at
the time that ships engines broke down
and elected nothing Of value
Some interest was finally injected into /
the enquiry when Captain Lemlv REQUIRED
20 the matter Of the location OF the Spau-
ish fleet at Santiago He said: Having
brought the Flying Squadron in the VI
cinity of Santiago and having in your pos
session dispatches from the department
indicating the probability Of the Spanish
fleet being in the harbor why did YOU
hoist the signal designating Key Westg.'
IN an instant Mr. Rayner was upou his
feet with an objection. He said. This
has been positively denied. The subject
has been gone over and over again. and
there is no uec' ssity of asking such q
question a. thjs time There is no ucces-
sity for argument"
Captain LcmIy-No. there is ROT
Mr. KIyucr-tauuot the IllEp. aE,-gr1ta
give uS some idea Of What these d.S-
patches were me judge advocate should (