The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-12

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Was this system Of signals reduced
TO writing?
No
What was said, if anything, about re-
ducing them to writing"
lie was anxious about them. He did
not want the code TO get out. publicly. He
seemed to have some idea that the
Spaniards might get hold OF them and get
the Cubans into trouble thereby
TO whom, if you recollect, did you
communicate this system of signals, or
information respecting it?''
My memory is entirely at fault regard
ing that / cannot say positively that 1
communicated it to anybody
Did you communicate it TO Commodore
Schley. If not, why not?'
The signals We're not communicated to
Commodore Schley because Captain Nc
Salla said he was going back the next
day at once and would give them to all
the ships off Cienfuegos himself
Was Commodore SchIey then in Key
svest?''
'.He had left on the morning Of the
18th, for Cienfuegos.
Some hours before McCalla arrived
with this system OF sgnals?"
About three hours before
DO you remember communicating this
system yourself to Captain Evans? '
I have no recollection Of it,
Captain Chadwick said Schley was on
board the New York May 18TH and had
said to Sampson thar he was very pleased
be under SIMPSONS command and that
he could be assured that he would be en-
tirely loyal in all his conduct
SANTIAGO BIOCkADED.
Was there anything said with regard
to the feasibility of conducting a blockade
of Santiago?"
Yes. I remember Commodore schley
spole in my presence, and 1 think to my
self, as he was leaving the ship. SAYING:
You cannot blockade those ships in there
if they want to come out. [ remember
that"
Judge Advocate: Did You have any
information whatever from any source
that Cervera's fleet was going to make u
sortie from the harbor of Santiago on
July 3d?'
None, whatever, within my recollec-
tio,1"
Taking the witness for cross-examina-
ton, Mr.. Rayner asked:
DO You recollect the dispatch which
will be found in the official report of Ad-
miral Sampson, dated May 10Th, in which
he congratulates Commodore Schley upon
his. success? l will read the dispatch:
Congratulate YOU on success. Maintain
close blockade at all haZaads, etc"
VI remember that very well because I
protested against his congratulations. I
asked him why he persisted and he said:
4 want to encourage him
You recolIect that because you pro-
tested against putting that in the dis
patch?''
y said that under the circumstances,
! thought it was improper
FIGHTING BOB KNEW .T,HFN
Captain Evans has testified here
that he knew the code of signals. Could
you give me the source from which he
derived his informaton?''
l do not remember speaking, of it to
Captain Evans, nor that l told him to
communicate it to schley. When McCalla
came in it was expected that his ship
would reach Cienfuegos about the same
time as the Iowa and the Dupont and
McCaiia said he would. carry the signal
agreement back with him. That signal
was really Tor the benefit of the Cubans.
and the McCalla memorandum was for
Commodore Schley That memorandum
was full and explicit IN that regard. If
/ may explain a little further by the
afternoon of the next day or the after
noon of the day after McCalla. came in,
information was received of the arrival
Of the Spanish squadron in Santiago. SO
that any question of the insurgent Gu
bans about Cienfuegos dropped out of
sight,
You say that after the arrival of Cap
tain N1cCalla information was received OF
the arrival of the Spanish squadron at
Santiago. Will You kindly give us the
information and from whence it came?'
FROM THE NAVY.
1.-THE first intimation was by a telegram
from the Navy Department, mentioning
that the information may well be cor
rect The next day Lieutenant-Comman-
der Stanton was in Key West, and he saw
Captain Allen, who said that the evening
before he had received a communication
from Havana that the Spanish squadron
had gone into Santiago. and that he was
only awaiting until the evening of the Goth
to have that corroborated, as the opera
tor who sent the Information only put
himself in communication with our office
in Key West once a day, about o'clock
in the evening. Stanton came with that
information and then went up in the eve
ming 10 await a second telegram, which
co1roborated the fact, and which caused
Admiral SAMPSON TO believe that the
Spanish feet was in Santiago. and aisc
caused him to write the second dispatch,
directing the movement towards Santa
CO.
Captain Chadwick said Sampson sent
this dispatch by the A1arblehead. but,
fearing delay of that vessel sent copies
by the Eaglesand the Hawk. It was sent.
the Captain said, after the Admiral felt
sure the S anish leet was at Santiago.
His information did not INDICATE that the
eaeny had arrived at Santiago and de-
parted
The court then adjourned.
Transfer Test Case.
A test case was Instituted in the Police
Court yesterday by the Passenger, and
Power Company TO test the legality OF
the new intercompany transfer ordi-
nance. The details We're agreed upon
i between Mr.. A. B. Guigon of the com