The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-15
BRAVE s sSn PATRIOTIC
Continued From First Pace.

or the dispatch boat Hawk on May "a with
dispatches. HeSwas told that the infor-
| nation was to the effect that the Spanish
| fleet was at Santiago, but" he said, II
was not greadycimpressed with that fact,
as had heard il. before He was, how
ever, told that this information was more
positive than any which had vet been
| brought. The commodore, he said. had
told him that the Hawk had. brought or
lers to the effect that the squadron should
proceed to Santiago if he Cthe commodore)
was satisfied that theASpaniards were not
! at Cienfuegos, but, he said Commodore
Schley had said, 81 am not satisfied that
! they are not heresS still believe they are
here" a el 0W
If satisfied that the spanfards were
| at Cienfuegos, why did you leave there?
| asked Mr.. Hanna - o.
Because of I-cCal1as reports from the
insurgents on shore"
That, then, made it clear that the
| SPanlards were not there?"
Entirely
OFF FOR SANTIAGO.
describing the departure Of the flying
| squadron for Santiago, witness said that
| 1t was made after dark in order tn CON
ceai It's intentions, and that the lights
were darkened for the same purpose
The run on the night of the Nth was he
said, fairly good. The next day the
weather was squally and stormy, with a
sea which was moderate to rough. On
the 18th the weather moderated. but
there was "a long and nasty sea- with
the ships rolling good deal They had
ceen compelled to slow up in order to
accommodate the Eagle, the commodore
aeslrihg TO Keep the fleet intact. as it was
In column formation.
There was then hn co;d
talk on the part of the commodore con-
corning the coal supply he feeling that
II the then present expenditure was to
continue, 1t would not last long He was
still especially concerned about the Tex
as, and had said to him Capt. Cook.
we must keep the ships in fighting
trim. They had consulted charts and
talked over the case looking for place
fit to coal. Finally, he said. thew had hit
upon Gonaives Bay and lad decided to
lay course for that point THE idea,'
he said, was that we should proceed in
the direction of Santiago, and that if we
found the sea such that we could coal,
we would Immediately institute the block
ade, but, if not practicable to do that we
would proceed to Gonaives bay and ciol
there
What, if anything, did you say to the
commodore after he started toward San
tiago?"
He started as soon as he found the
Texas had enough coal. My impression
was that he said he would go to Santiago;
that if he found it practicable to coal
from collier there he should stay If
they got too short of coal, he would go
to Gonaives bay, or try somewhere else"
What did you say to him?''
Il think I said, You decide wisely
Did you say, I congratulate your .
II don't recolIeet may or may not.
I think it was a subject of congratula-
tion.'
Capt. Cook related the particulars of
the meeting with the scout ships off San
tiago. and told of Capt. Cotton and Capt.
1.gsbee coming on board. Speaking of
Capt. Sigsbee's visit, he told of his bring
ing the pilot Nunez aboard but Capt.
Cook was not at first inspride with conf
dence in that Individual, although after
Wards he found he was reliable man.
THE RETROGRADE MOVE.
Capt. Cook relate in some detail the
occurrences of May 26, q and 2S, includ-
ing the retrograde movent from a position
south of Santiago toward Key West, and
the return of the fleet to the vicinity of
Santiago on the evening of May %. This
period also covered the meeting with the
Harvard and the scout boats st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Yale. Referring to the
retrograde movement, Capt. Cook said he
had not been consulted with reference to
it, and, speaking of the VISIT on board
the Brooklyn of Capt. Sigsbee of the ST.
Paul, he said that that officer had
brought the Cuban pilot, Nunez, aboard.
IN reply to an inquiry from Commodore
Schley as to whether he had information
concerning the Spaniards, Nunez had re-
piled that he had been up near the en-
trance of Santiago harbor and had seen
ncs~.ng of the Spanish fleet. Il once"
he SAID, had an impression that he said
he knew nothing of the Spanish feet but
I recollect now, from conversation with
him, that that is what he said"
capt. Cook also related the details of
the orders to the Yale, to take the collier
Merrimac in tow because the collier was
disabled. Coming to the incident of May
q and the return movement to Santiago,
MIR. Hanna asked: What took place to
delay the westerly movement there?''
The witness replied:
1T was the attempt to get the line to
the Merrimac. We were waiting For the
Yale to take the Merrimac in tow"
Capt. Cook said that he and Admiral
Schley watched the weather closely, and
on the evening of May e. the weather
having moderated, witness said that he
remarked to Commodore Schley he be-
the witness said, evidently thought so
himself, and made signals for them to
coal.
COALING THE TEXAS.
You say you told the commodore you
believed the Texas could coal?'
YES -
THAT was when?"
THE weather overhead had been good,
as 1 recollect it, for twenty-four hours.
The sea was good and quite moderate,
and knew the commodore wanted TO get
coal as soon as he could. l spoke to him
about 1t at that time. l think that at
Texas and Marblehead to coal. He may
have given these to me. AT any rate,
the signals were made. The Marblehead
commenced coaling at once. Signal was
made to the Texas. That was the only ship
we were particularly anxious about, and
I presumed they were watching the
weather too, but they did not ask, so
the Texas was signaled to coal, and the
answer came back that she would try.
That is, wig-wag. They did try and sue
ceeded in coaling
Q. Referring a moment to this con-
versation, or report, whatever it was,
what were the circumstances? Where
were you when you had this conversation,
and, as nearly as you can state it. what
did you say to Commodore Schley about
the coaling conditions?
TT was a perfectly informal converse
ton. We several times had talked about
it, perhaps on deck and perhaps in his
cabin. At this particular time have ref
erence to, 1t was along toward evening.
We found that the repairs to the collier
were such that she could steam with
her own power, so there was no difficulty
about handling her. The sea was very
much smoother, very moderate, and I
simply said to him thought the weather
was such I could coal, but he had evil
IDENTIFY come to the same conclusion, be-
cause he had given the order"
Was that order to coal the Texas CIV
en- before or after that Conversation,