| Show i iMAY MAY LAST A Navy Department Has tas Several Witnesses es to tot t Call Side Will Vi Then Present Testimony 4 Washington Oct r the he wit witnesses wi nesses flosses noa of ot had been ben r recalled call d today ih in 11 th Ih time coust for tor the pur vur purpose Jur pose vera oC or correcting tutu their testimony J 3 II n l was r d to continue his examination O Other witnesses called for Cor the day ny were Copt Capt Chadwick who ho was WR Admiral chief of staff during time tie war with lh Spain C C 0 Marsh Marah Marshand and ant K H i B I Boll 01 both of at whom served on the tho flagship New Now York Yorki Lieu Adelbert Althouse Alhouse of ot the Massachusetts etts Francis ls of ot the tIme Marblehead and William H U Reynolds who was ni signal officer on board the Texas Capt had supposed that lint ho h would bo ho able ablo to conclude th the presen presentation tattoo tation of QC the governments pile lil of at tho the case by tho time close coRo of ot this his week but Jut ho he now finds that he ito will wi have hao several wit witnesses nesses te CS on 00 his list I t when the court ad adJourns adjourns Jours today In all probability he Its le lewi will wi ili consume the greater grent r part rt of ot the first half of ot next week Mr Ir estimates that lint the tho court will wi not be te e able to conclude lie its ls work before th the middle of ot November STATEMENT N Whets When the court was culled called to order Capt Capt Lemly made acte a n brief explanation Ut of ot one on of his statements of ot yesterday concerning the statement received front from Commander He lie le had lint said fald that the statement was I would woula like It to appear he said that although albough these are Bre sworn to they th are not nol being belna In the shape of oC doped depositions Ions tons and ex ox parte statements such sworn evidence as I Is usually admitted admi ted before the Ule court but came In with their roll full tul value merely because became th there re was no objection on either side Among the witnesses called cald early In Inthe the lie day da for tor the purpose of correcting early testimony was Admiral HC Tay Taylor Taylor lor While he was on the time stand slant lie he was asked aske by Capt Lemly whether he tie had received Information that the Span SpanIards lards were coming out of ot the tho harbor at nt Santiago before they the made ap on the lie morning of ot July 1 L 3 Ills His ll I answer was vae a at t Mr llyn rYo You did not tot t gt tame ames sage from tIle tho tio Vixen In reference rot rl tp Ut tl smoke coming out ou of ot the harbor habor None Nona Capt Parker Your attention was WIS not called celled to smoke Not nt all al sir Do you ou remember rem anybody on your Our vessel who did observe smoke moke and re reported reported ported portell It to 0 you 1 I J do tb not remember Capt Lemly read a report front from Capt Morri Miller ller formerly of at the Raleigh concerning the accuracy of the stadl meter This report was tan Wil In 1115 US USand and stated that the time had been found to give accurate results In measurements of ot less les this than 00 oo yards Y but not so 10 when the distance was great greater er cr In one caso Cle the writer noticed an error of ot 00 20 yards In a 1600 1600 yards measurement 11 ALTHOUS Adelbert Althous formerly watch vatch and division officer on titus tho battle battleship bate ship Massachusetts was then the culled called He lie Jo detailed the movements of ot that tat ves vea vessel eel sel In connection with the tho flying squad squadron ron ran He lie that at Cienfuegos o tho the vessel lay Iny six to ten miles out at night going nearer In the daytime Althous said raid told that on tho the day dayot of ot the tiro to bombardment of the Cristobal Cristobol Colon ho ito had hal been In lii charge chale of ot the time 8 S Inch turret of ot the Massachusetts He lie said the ship had not net taken to exceed three minutes In passing the entrance to the harbor on the first frt lumago and that only two shots hota were we tired fired fre The Instructions were to make snake tho the range yards ards but the shots tell fell short anti and the time range was wn Increased Increase on the return trip to 80 and Ind then to 1000 yards yarl Asked what was n l as al to th this strength of ot the land batteries by b til Uil Usia reconnaissance he ho hl said sall that to hl hi Isle mind It I was shown h wn they th were vory vur ut weak In reply to n a iu wit Ion as I to t whether lie Ito had bad made any notes notel coo o the engagement he replied No we went nt In under instructions Instruction to sink Ink the Colon Ills his Is orders hail had hat been ben to direct his Ire fire lr Ireat at nt that vessel v el When Althous was vas excused d Capt Lemly Leml Introduced as evidence the tho reports made ninde by Commodore Suhl to tho ho secretary of ot the navy ny of th tho en engagement t gag ment of ot May 11 31 i In one on of ot thai IhU dated date June 3 Commodore Commo Schley said ll m AD Reconnaissance was R principally pally to Injure and destroy Colon Co n Th Tb fire was vas WIS returned without delay by the th h hM heavy batt batteries it 1 to the e st and ani to th tM west we t entrant entrance Urge large reconnaissance developing I Ily lly ly the present presence p n of ot the time Spanish squad I run ron lying behind Island near Inner rn tort fort n o as they fired rr over hill bill hi at random I Quite there Quie satisfied e tho the Spanish S th Hoot fleet fiet Is U I Ment P r G 0 1 Dewoy Dewey w of Ad Admiral A mimI miral Dewy Dewey DIt nho h was WB Mw a watch officer on the tM Miu WM wu the next HK He placed the distance of th I the pl line under Schley from th the mouth mth of ot th the harbor habr habrat r rat at from nO to eight mites mile mil the th distance I being about the same aetna Ime day d and night I Thet There Wil was he e said l no for tor maton mation ot of Ih time Vel Time fhe lot Oun ot of this lK point Wa air a follows ollo 5 Cap Capt Lemly When you yost YOl were Wre at time tho western end 11 of ot the th blockade what aUers I r were for tor if it Ito you IW saw time the enemy onsets coming out of ot time tho e eI en trance mate I 1 do not believe wo we could have won seen on cul Ia tin enemy coming consing out Thero were sere nu no Orders i J have ha nay any knowledge Ter of ut wee I Why do yoU 1 cu would not hAve ho sn seen the enemy Ilem coming out It If such luch had been the be Ibl case caser cas easer Owing to nd d the distance r frosts from n the hit habor Fur For l ur Instance when w we Weh 11 M at Ul time tho l Western weter 1 of oC th line the eni lne ships could have canto romo ano out OU nu nail anil 1111 stood J to 10 the time eastward without our bo b log lag any y tho time wiser I ir unless unite they showed lights IIo ow about time the reverse of tha prop olton I think it I would hoWe IIo ben bien the samo In iii either ewe ease ca Copt Capt rapt Lemly ml then risked Did wu you have an any ny conversation oO with tho time com coast wih manding of lt the limo Hying s O or In lit II lila presence relating rola to the a fargO on 01 time tho Colon or otherwise I Dewey replied t I 1 was wan I told tl shortly before w Wi we started into tim the thoen en trance immure that the commodore wished wl lt to toc see etc c time the turret olor In the pilot lot I went wont to the pilot house hou and the com corn said Mid that he Intended to In im II a It few moments moment and havo hla d A try at t tho I colon and that lint he wished n to 0 loll sink her Asked what speed we we woud wo i make mikE we w were wee told lold about ten teim tl knol I J remarked at the time that I thought that thai ws III giving us very ver little at the Ih UK as 11 she would be I In II between 1 the head hud tines l ee only a of and Ild that time the stacks from ran tIme guns probably bully Snake mako our tire fu fuer very er slow To the tae beat lell of my ree lw tol tin Ih lie commodore stated tle we Would have tu In thu fu the lie best wo we could that the tM th speed would be b ten te know knots THE TilE COLONS SHOTS Ho Ito 10 said Mid in reply to questions qu t the Spanish butteries batteries lad had not nt t given Ile t the Anglican chIps ahl ranch much b on that list occasion None ln ono of at the th came oam near he said eaid Id but two Iwo ot Dc shot hol hota font the batteries tell fell alt tIO Maew at the th tine time one anD til over oer It t What conclusion did you arrive at atas atto atas as to the calIber alb r of ot the tho shore hore churl gtna I l did tilt not nl think think thy they wore were over large lar caliber r not hot over Olf st lx Ix Inch LT ll I who van asa a and ud m r on 01 board t the tho 1 Marblehead ad during Commodore lom ol Soh tk of ut eisa thin then CU nj J JHo Ho le said Ai that during that bat time the Die Ih MM Mg Jp awl n 1 the Iten were re nn on 11 picket duty dUlt between the tho shore tine line and Ind the line 1 of ot the blockade bl Use tho tl being stationed three thue miles mile tol from tOI the shuro shore and to lo time the westward Q from tha Itt Morro orro Ho lie 10 would not to say MY sy how ho tar far til outside the was seas al Ibl he lie could not see s c the ships after night nightfall fall The Tue court asked alkO Was he the arbi head In such position at picket duty dut oft off or Santiago that the th mys vessels would have e en n hit her e Wl they attempted to leave the The witness winess replied That would do pend on n a 1 great groat Irot many an the state tato of the time weather time the course OUI they took and their thur success in keeping kH lg their th lr ships dark and quiet quIet Admiral Dowey The Marblehead WM wee w won on picket duty dot dut Could she have Mn seen aln the tue th enemy coming cantIng If I the enemy kept close IO to tG shot shore and we went sonic sonto miles mies during durin most mUil of ot the time time line we could not b 1 hem It If the enemy hail had hll stood south tram from tho tM th entrance which would have them about abut four our miles ale off or we could not n r have hlo seen sen them ther provided they kept kC t dark and quiet quiet Mr Ir What was vas Wil the of ot the tho picket boats hots being there It If they could not see Me the Ih enemy on They were supposed Ull O e to bo Ito there ther I presume for tor that purpose puro e eThen Then It If they were for tor that UJ bat t purpose what was wa It that would have prevented pr them from accomplishing 1 this object The fact that they could cOld not s sa le see seea a 1 vessel It If It rats rai a 1 distance off or from two to to tu three miles mile mUM nt at night Doughton was a still on the tho extend esland when the th court took Its It noon nen n r isS S apt P F B Ii Chadwick who wh command commanded ed sd the time New Ne York and was 1 Admiral Admirl n chief f of ot staff was WM called allied MUe as Il asa n a w witness lines In the this Schley bley remit court title this of tot noon HP lie testified concerning th the rode coda lon lt UIN te of ot signals arranged an by Capt McCalla with wih th tb the Cuban Insurgents at po go of which beh he Mid ald Capt apt M Icota alla had I Informed him upon his arrival at Key KeyWest West Vest on ha IB IS INS IUS He lIe le said he could cul not flot rc recall II 1 to whom he lie bad imad rU N tin the that he w had hll not informed Commodore M Ih because UI Capt apt Me M I Calls Cla wui i to return Immediately to stationed whir where Admiral was I I I I rapt Chadwick recalled H me conversa I ton hr he h bad beard between I Admiral Admirl I 1 and Commodore Schley at K Writ West In which Commodore Commore Schley Sahler I I hid hd told tod the th admiral that he h was wal glad to be b under his hie hi command and assured n uN ga him him 11 that he h be Lie t entirely loyal to t S 1 Chadwick also Mid salt he hi hut litt I heard Commodore Schley tell eli tel Sampson after the hatters attars snivel arrival ral at I that tha It teas vas a Impossible to t Mocked lk the tM Spaniards If they Ily I Ito to corn come e out oUI S f Capt Chadwick sM said fW that he 1 had td ob oh I to the tb telegram of C which Admiral I Sampton had h seat eem I to Commodore hl en fJ ot May t H II consider l f IRK Ig lit It uncalled for o or by the lb t I Manet AM A At C 4 p m as with wil cant t still II II IIno JO no f rn the tM p t M 1 the ll court Crt ad id a I 1 |
