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THE SOHLET G8UHT ?F INQUIRY. Admiral Schley Still on the Stand -Cross Examination by Capt. Lemly. Washington, Oct. 29.-The cross ex? amination of Admiral Schley was con? tinued throughout the session of the court of inquiry today. The progress made was exceedingly slow. Practi? cally the whole day was vconsumed in questioning the admiral about the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago and the motives and influences that governed him in turning back after his squadron had arrived in the vicinity of the latter port This latter branch of the cross examination had not been concluded when the court adjourned. The blockade at Santiago, the recon noissance on May 31 and the battle of July 3 still remain to be covered. It is hardly probable that the judge ad? vocate can conclude before adjourn? ment tomorrow. After he finishes quite a number of questions prepared by the members of the court will be submitted. The judge advocate in conducting the cross examination used a carefully prepared typewritten list of questions. They called for com? parison of statements Admiral Schley has made either in his direct testi? mony, in his communication to the senate or in his dispatches to Admirai Sampson or the navy department, with the testimony of the other vessels of the fleet. The questions were not ask? ed in chronological order, but jumped from one subject to another and from one stage of the campaign to another. Throughout the strain to which the witness was naturally subjected while "under examination, the admiral retain? ed his customary composure. Only once or twice 'did he display impatience or weariness. At one point when asked a question, he replied that he had been asked the same questions yes? terday, at the same time telling what his, reply had been then. On another occasion when he was being searching ly interrogated as to his distances from shore at Cienfuegos and as to whether the distances were a matter of record he responded rather tartly: "Oh, no, I did not know they would ever become a matter of such great importance, or I should have plotted them and made a memoran? dum, as I should of, many other things." The main points to which the cross examination was directed today were the ability of the ships to coal off Cienfuegos and the reasons for what is known as the 'retrograde movement." The latter was dwelt, upon with much emphasis and detail and had not been disposed of fully when the court adjournd. The admiral gave three reasons for turning back-first, the statement of Capt. Sigsbee, who commanded the scout ship St. Paul, that the enemy was not in Santiago : second, the opin? ion of Nunez, the pilot, that the en? trance was too narrow and shallow for the Spanish ships to enter, and third, the ambiguity of the department's tele? gram. In the course of the cross ex? amination the admiral said he regard? ed the department's dispatches rather ! as suggestions than as an explicit j order, a suggestion which he carried ? out after the sea had abated and the j coal supply of the ships had been re- ! plenished. Cross Examination of Admiral Schley Concluded. Washington, Oct. 30.-The long or? deal to which" Admiral Schley has been subjected since Monday morning ended this afternoon when his cross examina? tion was concluded and he was allow? ed to leave the witness stand. When the judge advocate finished the cross examination shortly after 3 o'clock the court propounded to the admiral a number of questions prepared by the members of the court. These ques? tions touched many points of the cam? paign of the flying squadron, but mainly centered about the difficulties encountered in coaling and the rea? sons for the retrograde movement. Not one of them related to the battle of Santiago. The judge advocate's cross examination today covered the retrograde movement, the reconnois sance of May 3ist, the loop of the Book?yn and the alleged colloquy with Lieut. Hodgson about the Texas. One of the most interesting features of the day was the development of the fact that fche report cf the battle writ? ten by Admiral Schley July 6, 1893, was not the original report. The orig? inal report never has been published and in accordance with a previous de? cision the court today declined to al? low it to go into the record. Admiral Schley was allowed to explain, howev? er, that Admiral Sampson declined to re2eive the first report because it did not mention the presence cf the New York. "I feit that the victory at that time," said- Admiral Schley, in ex? plaining the matter, "was big enough for all and I made this change out of generosity and because I knew if the New York had been present she would have done as good work as anybody else." Capt. Thomas Borden, of the marine corps, who was aboard the Brooklyn, will be the last witness called for Ad? miral Schley. After he testifies to? morrow the jndge avocate will put on the stand the witnesses in rebuttal, of whom there are understood to be about 15, and it is probable that Ad? miral Schley's counsel will call several witnesses in surrebuttal. Among Lemly's first questions was one asking Admiral Schley's opinion of the circulnr blockade. The admiral replied that he thought a circular blockade where ail the vessels charged to the centre, wouid produce confusion and inevitably iead to a different ar? rangement according as the enemy moved east or west. "The outcome," said he, "ccnld only be more or less confusion as did actually occur later." A number of questions were asked regarding the reconnoissance of May 3ist. Capt. Lemly inquired : "In your report of June 1st to the department'eoncerning the rejonnaois sance you did not mention any purpose to sink or destroy the Colon?" "I did not." "But in your telegraphic report you did say that your purpose was to de? stroy the Colon?" "Incidentally, yes." The judge advocate then asked the admiral to tell exactly what his pur? pose was OR that occasion and what in? structions he had given. Admiral Schley replied the signal instructed the ships to use their heavy guns against the Colon. The New Orleans with her lighter battery was directed to fire at the shore batteries. "I directed the ships to follow the flag, to operate against the Colon and fire at the forts to develop them, and I think the reconnoissance, so far as it went, was eminently successful. The batteries were developed and the fact was demonstrated that the enemy was in port. With a squadron of only five or six ships, I believed that only the strongest military necessity would have justified me in risking the loss of a vessel that might have reduced our squadron to a numerical inferiority with the enemy. If one or two of our ships had been crippled the enemy might have come out and engaged us with disastrous results. The develop? ment of the fact as to the batteries and ships was, in my opinion, sufficient. The enemy's ships could not get away, ?nd they did not get away." Capt. Lemly asked why the mouth of Santiago harbor had not been enfiladed and all the ships used on May 31st. Admiral Schley replied that he had not done so simply because the batter? ies would have been safe while the ships used thus would have been plac? ed in greater danger. "Why did you not steam more slow? ly as von Dassed the mouth of the har? bor?"" The witness replied in a deliberate manner: "Well, that is a technical error that might have been remedied if some one else had been in command. Possibly the firing would have been more effective if we had gone in closer but if we had and had steamed slowly there would have been no gain as the range would have been narrower. It was a case of tweedledee on the one hand and tweedledum on the other." Captain Lemly at this point passed to the battle of July 3, stopping to ask one or two incidental questions about j the circumstances of the evening of July 2. ! On July 2, when the suspicious movements were seen in the harbor of | Santiago the witness said he talked with Capt. Cook about the advisabil? ity of coupling up the engines. It was decided not to do so. He supposed the ship was always ready for a sortie. The cross examination of Admiral Schley on the battle of Santiago began with questions as to the Brooklyn's turning movement. You regarded that turn as very im? portant, do you not?" "I think it was the movement that decided the events of that day." The admiral said in response to ques? tions that he had not mentioned the loop in his report of the battle. It was an incident of the battle which he had no idea ever would come into con? troversy. "Do you assume full responsibilitv for the turn?" "Absolutely. If I did not give the order 1 approved it," replied the admiral. "Did the Brooklyn stand in and at? tempt to sink the Spanish fleet in the channel?" "I started in at first to help the oth- j er vessels and to have them help me. J I felt if we could stop the Spaniards the battleships could go in and sink them. I never had any idea that they i would get away." "When the Spanish ships succeeded in getting out of the harbor without being sunk, in accordance with orders, what alternative was there but to chase them?" "There was no alternative-no other ! course was open, but much depended j upon the character of the chase. ! Whether it was made in the proper way j and was effective was one thing, while a poorly conducted and ineffective j chase would have been another thing. " ? Captain Lemly introduced the follow ing paragraph from Admiral Schley's j report of the battle dated at Guanta- j namo, July 6, 1898: "Since reaching this place and hold- j ing conversation with several of the captains, viz. : Capt. Enlate of the \ Viscaya and the second in command of the Colon, Commander Contreras, I have learned that the Spanish ad? miral's scheme was to concentrate all fire for a while on the Brooklyn and the Viscaya to ram her, in hopes that if they could destroy her the chance of escape would be increased, as it was supposed she was the swiftest of your squadron. This explains the heavy fire mentioned and the Viscaya's action in the earlier movements of the engage? ment. The execution of this purpose was promptly defeated by the fact that all the ships of the squadron advanced into close range and opened an irresist? ibly furious and terrific fire upon the enemy's squadron as it was coming out of the harbor. " Admiral Schley identified this para? graph as a part of his report. "You stated in your examination in chief that on making the turn you did not see the starboard side of the Texas?" "I did so absolutely," replied the witness. Admiral Schley in response to a question said he never heard of the Texas incident until six months after the battle. His attention was called to a letter of June 13, 1900, written froni the South Atlantic station in which the admiral was quoted as say? ing that the turn was made to avoid the last attempt of the Viscaya to ram but as the letter could not be produced at the time he was not questioned upon it. His attention was next called to I his letter to tbe senate in which he said the turn was made to avoid blanketing the fire of his own ships and also to his statement in eaxmina tion in chief that he had not turned to port because to do so would have brought the ship into dangerous prox? imity to the enemy's vessels and exposed her to possible torpedo attack or ramming. "Now," said Capt. Lemly, "here appear to be three reasons why you made the turn. Why did you make that turn?" 'As I already stated in my direct testimony there is a very much more important reason which you have not asked and that was that the ship, might continue in the action and beat the enemy as we did. That was the con? trolling one of all." ? "Did you mention that manoeuvre in vour report?" "No." "Did you have each of these various reasons in mind at the time?" "Probably all of them and others." The judge advocate then took up Admiral Schley's report of the battle made to the department dated Guan? tanamo, July 6, 1898, and he was questioned concerning the statements made therein, attention being called to the statement that after the Viscaya had struck her colors the signal was made to cease firing and then the fol? lowing sentence : "The Oregon hav j ing proved vastly faster than the other ! battleships, she and the Brooklyn to? gether with the Texas and another ves? sel, which proved to be your flagship, continued westward in pursuit of the Colon, which had run close in shore evidently seeking some good spot to beach if she should fail to elude her pursuers. " "You wrote that?" asked Capt. Lemly. "Yes,' replied Admiral Schley, "and I can explain the whole thing* if you will permit me to introduce a prelim? inary report I made that was return? ed." Capt. Lemly: "I have no objection to your preliminary report unless it comes under the rule that it was not sent." Admiral Shley: "It was sent and was returned." Capt. Lemly: "I think I have a right to continue now and have them insert other evidence at this time." J A long discussion ensued over the admission of this report, Mr. Raynor contending for its admission and Capt. Lemly charging that Mr. Raynor's purpose was to interfere with the cross-examination. After recess Capt. Lemly submitted the report, and the court decided it could not ^be read aloud. The admiral then recounted his con-' versation with Admiral Sampson who, he said, handed the letter back to him with the statement that he (Sampson) was commander in chief and that he (Schley) had omitted a very important detail in the report in that it failed to show the presence of the New York. "I felt at that time," Admiral Schley went on, ' ? that the victory was big enough for all, and I made this (his report of the battle that has been pub? lished) out of generosity and because I knew that if the New York had been present she would have done as good work as any other vessel." After a few more questions Capt. Lemly announced the close of the cross examination. He turned to Mr..Raynor, who said: "We have not a single question." "Washington, Oct. 31.-In the Schley court of inquiry today a number of witnesses were introduced by Judge Advocate Lemly to testify in rebuttal of the evidence given in Admiral Schley's behalf. The court decided early in the day that no witnesses could be introduced at this stage of the proceedings to give testimony on immaterial points. This announce? ment was made in connection with an effort to prove a conversation on board the Massachusetts in which Lieut. Sears, who was Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant, was represented to have said, 'For Ok>d's sake don't discour? age him" (meaning Commodore Schley. ) It is all that we have been able to do to work him up to this.' It had the effect of relieving Lieut. Commander Grant, Lieut. Comman? der Potts and other officers of the Massachusetts, who had been called to testify concerning this conversation with Mr. Sears, which is said to have occurred on the Massachusetts just before the reconnoissance of May 31. On the other hand the court held that it was not bound by the ordinary proceedings in civil courts as to the time when testimony can be taken and that witnesses might be called or re? called any sime for the purpose of making additions to former state? ments but that none of them could reiterate testimony previously given. This decision was rendered upon an objection raised by Mr. Raynor to al? lowing Capt. Sigsbee to give new testi? mony when called as a witness in re? buttal. Capt. Chadwick in his statement today said that the precautionary dis? patches from the navy department in regard to attacking the Spanish shore batteries had not been communicated to Commodore Schley. This state? ment is regarded as of great import? ance by Admiral Schley's opponents as it "distinctly contradicts the ad? miral's own statements. Capt. T. S. Borden* junior marine officer on the Brooklyn, gave testi? mony corroborative of that given by other officers of the Brooklyn. He had seen the Brooklyn's loop, of which he said: "In the course of the turn I. fired guns on either side, starboard and port. Smoke was verv thick at that time, and during the turn I saw no vessels at all, although I had a plain view of the stern ports. I judge I could see about 500 vards distinct? ly." In reply to questions from Mr. Ray? nor he said he had seen Commodore Schley three times during the battle, and that his bearing was "everything that the officers and crew could have expected." The witness said he fired at three ships inside of three minutes by a slight change in turn. As Capt. Borden left the stand Mr. Raynor said : "May it please the court we have closed our case. " This statement was made at 11.15 a. m. in such quiet tones that it is doubtful whether its purport was un? derstood by half of those present. Capt. Parker put in evidence a j number of documents, including the report cf the battle from Montevido June 13, 1900. ! This report has never been printed. Following is an exact summary: "In my judgment from an obstruct? ed view cf the entire field of action during the combat the Viscaya was not more than 1,000 yards distant. My flag lieutenant, standing at my elbow, reminded me that the distance between the leaders of the Spanish squadron and ourselves was approach? ing our tactical diameter. The stadi mer at this instant indicated 900 yards. 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