The San Francisco call., 1901-10-18
PERSONS WHO FIGURE PROM
INENTLY AT THE SCHLEY
COURT OF INQUIRY.

Raynor-It has been a very successful recon-
noissanee in developing you
court please, we would like to have this mat
ter decided now and here
Captain Parker-f withdraw the question
there is nothing before the court
Judge advocate am before the court.
Captain Parker-But there is nothing before
the court in the question whether you are
there or not
Judge advocate-It is a part Of these very
questions that were submitted to me yesterday
and afterward withdrawn, but 1t was subse-
quently brought in by the witness in the shape
Mr. Raynor at this point requested permission
to withdraw for five minutes for a consultation
with Admiral Schley, which the court granted
While proceeding to the consultation room the
Judge advocate started to address the court,
whereupon Raynor informed him that he
could speak while they We're gone.
Raynor after his conference with Admiral
Schley announced to the court that they would
withdraw the question for the time being.
In reply to questions by the court Halligan
said that when the Viscaya turned toward the
Brooklyn 1.-The Spanish ship bore on our star
board beam, little forward, and was headed
toward us, distant from 1000 to 5000 yards
He also said that there were three or four
guns heard at Cienfuegos and that these shots
were regular.
Cadet Saw the Signals.
When Halligan retired he was succeeded by
Ensign U. S. Macy, who was naval cadet on
the Brooklyn during the Spanish war. He said
he had heard no guns at Cienfuegos, but had
seen the signal lights ashore.
Raynor asked the witness if he had had any
conversation with Commodore Schley during the
night before the engagement of May 81. He
replied that he had a conversation.
''I was on the signal bridge of the Brooklyn
After dinner. he said. when the commodore
came upon the bridge, and during the course
of the conversation stated to me Tomorrow we
are going in with the ships not coaling to bonn
bard at long range to develop the exact location
of batteries and to form estimate of their
strength He said he was not going in for a
regular bombardment, he had instructions
from the department not to hazard the ships
against these batteries and that If he should
dicabI of his ShDS during this bOOrnbard-
ment his force would then be rendered inferior
was going in merely for a reconnaissance and
not to destroy the batteries or the Colon.
The witness said that he had been on the gun
Iyn pursued a sinuous course, he said, at the
beginning of the engagement and then swung
rapidly to starboard with port helm. His least
range was 1900 yards and his greatest 20OO
yards.
Three Cheers for the Commander.
| On cross-examination Captain Lemly ques-
toned the witness especially about the latter
conversation with Commodore Schley on the
night of May 80 Macy said that he did not
know from whom the commodore had received
| his orders not to endanger the ships by ex-
posing them to shore batteries, and that he
had never seen the order himself. He knew
| tion occurred but the signal officer and one or
! two men were within hearing.
The next witness was James A. Hand also
| an ensign. who had served on the Brooklyn
as naval cadet He testified that on the
| central station and received from Commodore
Schley and Captain Cook encouraging mes
! sages to the men, and that one of these from
the commodore was received with three
cheers for the commodore
Ensign Ralph N. Marble, who was a cadet
| on the Brooklyn during the war, said that on
| the day of the battle Of Santiago he had had
charge of of the after six-inch guns.
| His closest range was 110O yards. The orderlies
| had passed the range of 800 yards to him,
but he had not used that range.
| Marble re,cted a conversation he had heard
between Captain sigsbee and Commodore
Schley when the former aboard the
Brooklyn, May 26, off Santiago
The commodore had asked the captain. the
witness said: Have got them?''
To this inquiry Captain sigsbee replied:
| mo; they not there. I have been here for
about week. They could not have been
here unless l knew It,.
On cross-examination the witness said he
had satisfied himself of the date of the con-
| versation by referring to the Brookyns log.
He was not more than seven or eight feet
! from the two officers at the time and he
| thought he had given their exact words.
The court then asked the following questions
| of Ensign Marble: -
Would Ram the Brooklyn.
Did any Spanish ships show disposition to