The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-06

an poi fI.Hf Ion d.
duIing tie feconn9issancs ~ Nav q r ,N@,
thu Colon was bombar1ing not one Of o..
ships had the Colon under tire for "a total
Itltod of more than I'VE minutes aui the
Mr.. Hama ,ontended thar the caUtlonary
orders said 20 have been Communicated to
Commodore Schlev hy Admiral Simpson nj
hey West have no application 10 tho
conditions existing ut Santiago on the 31St
o. May"
Mr. Hanna said that beyond the Brook
lyn's turn the battle of Santiago was nor
involved in the inquiry He said that
according TO the weight OF testimony. no
disposition was manifested by the shlps
the possibility NJ collision with Inc Texas
Mr.. Hanna said tine two vessels in clos
ing IN moved on Converg!ng lines He
said that Captain Cook and %1yie3fnr
Hcdgson evidently had observed Comm ).
dore SCH .tv'S movements on the DAY oC the
~ TIE from different st1ndponts Mr..
Hanna said tfat beyond perldveuture the
% slcss OF the Texas was seriously inter
tered with He quoted Captain Evans ~
the Iowa nud LleVtu4nt Nicholson of the
oregon 10 sustain tho contention ,hat the
4eNas came 10 .. IniS. he argued.
q taitleshlp not only was mperlled. but
aelaNtG oN the danger OF collision gt this
r.ucal tlue. Inc loop Of the BrooklyI
was me only movement Of that day that
Aad coiltn Tor a-y explanation
~ CLOCK the court recessed for lunch
con-
.,
remarks concerning the Rrooklvn's loon
coutendlus thar II was mot made 70 o,.,id
the Byooklyn's being rammed. MS fbers ,yat
no such etforr M thar time IA, ais Az
cussed the repolk d colloa,Iy hefwean com.
modore Schley and Lieutenant Hodeson.
which forms the tonth count an ~. nre
SAID during the turn: Damn thr Ta%as 80
This remark MIR Hanul said Shaved u
lack of interest In another shin OF The
fleet he also discussed tbe question Of the
O. NOS mo- nd. .rr.ng
and Lieutenant Commander Hodgson ON
this subject and concluded his speech at
100 2. M, having spoken about four and
Aalt hours.
Oaptan Parker. junior counsel then be.
san, lis address in support OF Admiral
Nthley. re stood at couus sells table ANA
SIT1Ne III clear ana distinct tones.
~, uoub', said Nh Parker, III the naval
uitoIy OF the world presents, or ever has
presenter case of the Importance and
character Of that on which we have SO long
exalted IN the character of the persons who
compose il has ever sat in Judgment upon
lu'Iet Qulcef. doubt II an officer with
tne lifelong character and standing and
conduct mat Admiral Schley has always
uaSplaSeq was ever called upon before to
ash an investigation Of his conduct as
victorious commander OF a feet"
Continuing captain Parker compared this
case with me charges made after the battle
OF Lake Erie. In that case there might
nave been some foundation, but In this
he said that the court had, in its wis
uon' preNepted comparisons OF the other
ouiGefs engaged In the santiago campaign.
~, mere FL is no SccnSer mere, ne SAID. No.
BODY is on trial and yet the case mas been
conducted as though Commodore Schlcy
We're on ttlaL
Taking W the events Of the campaign
IN thelr sequence captain tar6er spoke
of the Interviews between Admiral Samp-
son and Commodore Schley at KEY West,
SAYING tha. ne would not give Admiral
SsulSE tlinony on t9lS point ne point
ca out however tnat Scnley was not tnen
Informed that the spanish meet had LETT
curacao, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sampson MAI
oeen In possession OF this information Tor
three or four days.
- Speaking Of the cruise to Cientuesos
CAPTAIN Parker said II was inconsistent 70
Clitlelze ADMIRAL Schley ior stopping 10
take Captain chester on board while az the
same time crticizine him for not calling
Captain McCaia aboard. we can. he
said, blow not and cold IN the same
lay in the voyage"
Captain Parker sald that anyone Wno con
demned Admiral Schlcy for this voyage
from Key West to Cientuegos must be
pretty hard mp for an issue. H. was a
charge unworthy Of anyhody's considela-
ton.
Speaking Of the claim that dispatch No
modore schey at Cienfuegos Captain Par.
ker said there was no evidence that the
Iowa had brought any dispatch REWRITING
70 inc clOlln tudL NpmnNApFt NthAtN ~ W
not made proper efforts 60 locate the en-.
envy at Cienfuegos Captain Parker said
that the task OF landing h0nt on the
coast was an exceedingly dangerous one,
There Is no evidence he said Ito show
that Captain McCalla made any attsmpt
10 send his men on shore except during
his cable cutting expedition. when the l'H
suits were disastrous. lie assumed. and
rgr fully assumed, that the people thore
were enemies and acted accordingly
Dispatches Nos 6 and : hnd he snid,
been brought out here for the first time
aud Mr. Hanna had treated those dis
patches very ginCerly as II fearful that
he would burn his fingers.
AS for the Cienfuegos blockade, he hCld
that Is was sufficient that no vessel haO
gone in or come ont without permission,
stems noSsihle no TAKE 10 ascertain whether
..,ro send Ashore I'm an euemv's couutrv
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