Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-29

tain that the feet was there after hear
ing the gun-firing on the afternoon pre-
cedlng my arrival and after recelYink
the news brought by the Adula from
Kingston"
Was there anything in dispatches
Nos. : 70 W indicate that the Spai'-
iards were AZ Cieniuegos?"
There was not"
WIN, aid you not make an effort 70
ascertain whether the Spanish fleet was
there2"
81 made a distinct effort on May 70
by allowing the Adula 70 go in."
you regard that as the best effort
that could have been nader
81 DO, inasmuch as she was to come
out the day following
The witness was then questioned as
TO the orders he received by the Hawk.
He remembered dispatch No. s distinct
ly.
when you received that order, why
did you not proceed to Santiago"
Simply because the order was condi-
tional. When | became satisfied thai
the fleet was not nj Cienfuegos ] was
directed to proceed 10 Santiago"
Capt Lem,y called Admiral Schley's
attention to his letter 10 Admiral
Sampson. dated of Cienfuegos, May 20,
and reading.
"Sir:-ln reply TO your letter No. 3,
! would state that | am by no means
satisfied that the Spanish squadron is
not at Clenfuegos. The large amount
Of smoke seen In the harbor would in
dictate the presence Of a number OF
vessels and under such circumstances
1 q. fessaaf sallk n
TO chase up a probability at Santiago
reported by way Of Havana, ana no
doubt as a ruse,'
Does that contain all your reasons
for not proceeding when you received
this last dispatch from Admiral Samp-
SOM"
yes. ! may have had other reasons
but | do not now recall Them
did you say anything In regard 10
the Adula incident In that letter, Nj
43?"
"No, but I sent one at the same time.
NJ. a, In which I did speak Of IT,
Capt Lemly asked a number OF ques-
tons concerning the two dispatches
sent by him to Admiral Sampson from
Cienfuegos on May "a.
1T is very difficult TO remember the
order OF these dispatches or the mo-
tives which governed at the time"
CREDIBILITY OF REPORTS
DOUBTED.
The Judge advocate asked the witness
as to why ne questioned the credibility
Of some OF the reports concerning the
location OF the SPANISH feet which
came from Admiral Sampson. He read
Admiral Schley's statement, saying:
I'VE ought 70 be careful how we re-
ceive information from Havana" He
wanted 20 know why the admiral was
shy about taking information from Ha-
vana when he would accept informa-
tion brought by the Adula from Kings
ton.
ION account OF the implied doubt In
the mind Of the communicating chief,
as shown by the language OF his dis
patch"
You said In your answer that you
thought II was easier TO remain on
Clenfuegos than ~ chase up proba-
hllltv at Santiago"
~ thought very naturally that the
Spanish would EMPLOY ruse and nut
out false reports az they did In having
the report cahled that the fleet had
returned 20 spain."
How long aid YOU intend 10 remain
at Cienfuegos?"
MY Intention was IN remain until
We rot something more definite"
"How di1 you eTnect 10 get more
deanite information9"
From the Adula when she came ont.
In the meantime McCalla came up. II
he had not come md the Adula had not
come out | should nrohablv have aent
one NJ the smaller vessels IN the west
ward on account Of the McCalla mem
orc ndum"
IN rep'v n questions from Capt.
Jnmlv Admiral schlay said that on
May p he had gone In near enough TO