Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31

Guiding these who testified against i'm.
he praisad Capt. Cooks seamanship,
lug tint he had never met an otficsr
better able to handle a ship, He said
that Gait. Sigsbee was man Of the
highest honor, and would rather lose
his commission than state an untruth.
He spoke in similar way OF Cant
MoCalla, and also said: hMcCalla was
always reliable fellow, and there
never was difficulty OF any kind that
he couldn't find a way to get over.
Before Schley started for Cienfuegos
he had a talk with Sampson, and both
agreed that the Spaniards would eurvly
go there. Oervefa's object was to get
supplies to Havana. and az he cou
not get into Havana he would have to
go to CieniuegoH. Santiago was ar
parently out of the question. As Schley
approached he heard what sounded like
salute at Cienfuegos. and this con
frmed him in his belief lie was sure
he had the Spaniards and everything
that occurred supported that view. He
sent the Adula in to get information,
and when she did not come out he made
sure Cervera had detained her. lie got
bulletin from Jamaica saying that
the Spauiards had been to Santiago
and had then lett. He could not get
into the harbor, and SO he arranged his
squadron in feigned disorder to tempt
Cervera out.
His DISPATCHES from Sampson did
not express any conviction that the
Spaniards were not at CienfuegOs, and
he remained under that belief until
McCalla arrived and told him of the
Cuban secret code. Sohley asked:
why wasn't this code communicated
to ne?" and McCalla replied that he
did not know.
Schley krew that no reasonable com
mander whose objective point was
| Havana would remain In Santiago, and
so he expected to meet Ceryera on the
way. lie concluded that Ceryera would
not hug the shore, and this was why he
laid his course for o POINT south of
| Santiago. He was convinced that tho
story about the Spaniards being at
| Santiago was Spanish russ to lure him
there and then get in behind him, Just
as the Spaniards had previously set out
the false report that Cervera had re.
turned to Cadiz. This was what he
would have done in Cervera's place.
But" he said, any mistake in that
campaign was in believing that the
Spaniards would ever do the right
thing at the right time. -
The reports which he received from
the scouts, through Capt. Sigsbee. that
| the Spaniards were not in Santiago,
confirmed him in the belief that tho
| whole thing was Spanish trick. III
he had known that there we're Ameri-
can spies in Havana it would have been
different, but this information was
never given to him. He said: II was
left to guess about good many things,
and sometimes | guessed right and
sometimes wrong.
He could not assume that the
Spaniards would chase toward our base,
but did assume that they would CHASE
toward their own. Ii was. therefore.
necessary that his coal supply should
be in perfect condition for a chase,
and, under these circumstances, assured
by the scouts that the Spaniards we're
not in Santiago, he began the retrograde
movement. Meanwhile the department
had never told him that the Spaniards
were in Santiago.
Capt. Clark, who commanded the
Oregon, made great impression. There
was sensation in the room when he
came forward. His testimony was gwen
with the utmost modesty. He told
how, alter the battle, there was reason
to believe that Admiral Camara 3 whole
fleet hal arrived to join Ceryera, and
, Sampson ordered him out alone to
attack it. Clark ventured the suR-
gestion that. In view of the size Of
, Camara's fleet, it might be we'll If the
! Brooklyn went, too. Sampson accord
ingly ordered Schley to go, and Clark
told how he was afraid he had been too
bold in making such suggestion about
, his senior, but the pleasure which
Schley showed treasured him.
We'll, Commodore !" said Clark,
I'VE have whipped several vessels this
morning, and wu can another, can >,
wei" Certainly we can, " said Sohley,
iovially, and they started.
; Clark said that when the Greg On
J joined tho Brooklyn during the battle,
Schley was engaging four Spaniards at
, once. lie testified that SIMPSONS plan
t OF battle was not followed, and the
! battle was not fought in accordance
with any squadron orders previously
I issued.
+ " 1t made deep impression on me, ~
3 he said, ito find the Brooklyn there
and felt that we should mutually sus
/ tain and support each other.' In fant,
r all the testimony today was to tins
r effect that with some slight assistance
iTOiu tne leAhS, tue Nno!o DbtJl6 wa!
fought and won by the Brooklyn
3 and tho Oregon. Lieut. Harlow, wht
= watched 1t Irom the Vixen, declared
+. emphatioally that no other ship blu
these three vas IN the light al all, ex
8 cept during the short melee at tn,
8 mouth of the harbor, i'll which thu
4 Maria Teresa WAS destroyed. Tho In
t diana stop d and went out OF the figh
i. altogether when sire had gone al far a
II CabanaA, only three nilss west ., tn
IS harbor, while Sehiey and Clark KEEP
g on 50 odd miles.
o When Major Murphy was recailsd +
u correct his testimony, be added 81
1t interesting story anout the bait
d When it was over and Schley had son
q Capt Cook aboard the Colon to receiv
( the surrender, he addressed bis oiIicer
Il and men. cautioning them not to ches
when the Spanish captain came o
II board. Schley said the SpanaIds ha
10 fought gallantly and male good fight
n aud must bs treated ehivalrousy an
/, not Inundated by any cheering. Late
10 when the brooklyn came alongside til
vt Iowa where Cervsra was, Schley re
" peated this speech. Csrvera heard
1t and apr eciated it deeply.
?. Washington, Oct. %. lin the Schle
d Court OF Inquiry today Admiral Schle
Id continued the recital of his narratiy
ID regarding his conduct in the SPANS
1T War, which he had begun yesterday
When the court adjourned yesterda,
D. he had covered most of the points
the campaign previous to the beginniu
ID OF the Santiago blockade, leaving .hi