The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-15

uth tNptaln toukl that we must Keep
lhe ships In lighting trim They had
consulted charts and talked over the case.
looking for q place fit for coulng. Finally
ne said they had hit upon Cs@naives bay
point
THE Idea" he said. was that we should
proceed in the direction of Santiago, and
That II we found the sea such that We
could coal we would immediately institute
the blockade. hut If not practicable to do
SO we would proceed TO Gonaiycs bay and
What, il anything. did YOU say to the
commodore after he started toward Sanu-
We started as soon as he found the
| Texas had enough coal. My impression IS
/ that he said be should 20 to Santiago u he
found It practicable to coal from golfers.
! ana there he should stay. II they got too
short Of coal he would 20 TO Gonayes bay
| or try somewhere else"
/ What did You say to hmT
III think / said: You decided wisely.
Captain Cook related the occurrences Of
May PC, - and 2S, including the retrogadc
movement from position south of santiago
toward Key West and the return OF the
feet to the vicinity Of Santiago on the
evening Of May p; Spe99kin4 Of th3 yIsit
on board the Brooklyn Of CAPTAIN SisSh 9
" the St Paul, he said that that odlcer
had brought the Cuban pilot Nunez absurd
In reply TO an inquiry from Commodnrc
Schley MS to whether he had Information
concerning the Spanish, Nunc2 had replied
that he had been IN near the entrance or
n ESa snS h9rS SG, ana had seen n''n"F
Captain Cook said that he and Admiral
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f,otoin Coo,, s,i1 uot Comma Iora
SrbIey's constant Idea was that the yes
sells should bc Kept we'll supplied with coal
and kcnt noyinr constantly ms his theory
was thh ~, l tmG NPo"'Sh meet "'U'" CUM 'u'
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lIor 10 70 Jnrc ig'
'"Wr did moi have any Tho fleet was
always i'm condition for action"
o yon c2i uat pnt,iy @ arGa, for hat
lie II Won know lust what conditions YOU
to be a6ic to fight the Spanish dect when
1|Jr Wg S''Hu 5 r' ccrioniy so undcr
stood IT, s-. ,.,. ,,, e,,. mos
coming out?"'
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story of mat GngagSmg4,l as IGlloWS ,,,
Clear ship for action, and as he also h9i
EEo oddU for insncction Knew nj opr' som
thing was happening went on deck nm
in sight The third one was just outside
r1e eIIHu' o H ne T Ip dcc cane o
south and turned as they ieft the cntranc
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