Evening star., 1901-10-11
THE EAGLES MESSAGE
DEPOSITION FILEb B7 LIEUT.. COM
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Before the schley 'feo court r. of inquiry yes
terday afternon LieIt J. II. Holden. for
merly watch officer On the Scorpion, was
called shortly before adjournment He
signed the entry in the Scorpions log CIV
ing the particulars OF the receipt Of mes
sage for Commodore Schley from the Eagle
which that vessel had brought from Cap
tain McCalIa on May 10, 1898, when the
flying squadron, then bound for Cienfue-
gos. fell in with Captain McCanas sub
squadron, which had just left that port.
The government had sought to show that
by this message Commodore Schley had
been notified that the Spanish fleet was not
in the harbor Of Cienfuegos. and Lieuten-
ant Commander Southerland Of the Eagle
had testified that he had megaphoned to
the Scorpion that there were only a tor
pedo boat and several cannonieros in that
harbor. Captain Lemly told the court that
the log Of the Scorpion did not show the
receipt Of the message in this form, and
that he was prepared to admit that the evil
dence did not carry that message to Com
modore Schley.
The Massachusetts on Cienfuegos.
After The Stars report of the proceedings
of the Schley court of inquiry was closed
yesterday afternoon Lieutenant Comman-
der Grant, formerly Of the Massachusetts,
was asked by the court If any efforts were
made by the flying squadron to discover
whether or not Cervera's squadron was in
the harbor of Cienfuegos. He replied that
there were not to his knowledge.
The Message From the Eagle.
Lieut.. ]. H. Holden. watch officer on the
Scorpion during the Spanish war, was then
called. Captain Lemly stated that Lieuten-
ant Holden was the writer Of the log Of
the Scorpion, in which an entry was made
concerning the message conveyed to Com
modore Schley through the Eagle and the
Scorpion from Captain McCalla when the
flying squadron was en- route to Cfenfue-
gos. May 10, 1898. !
Mr.. Rayner then addressed the court,
quoting the message which Lieutenant
Commander Southerland, in command of
the Eagle testified he had megaphoned to
the Scorpion May 10. This message, as the
lieutenant commander gave 1t, read:
1--WE left Cienfuegos on the night of the
10th, at which time it was learned from an
insurgent camp, about thirteen miles to
the westward of Cienfuegos, some Of the
people from which were inside the town
every night, that the only vessels In that
harbor were torpedo boat and nine can
nonieros."
Mr.. Rayner then inquired of Capt. Lemly
whether Commander Mark, who COM
manded the Scorpion, was not now at Ma
Mia.
Cannot Connect Schley and Message.
Without Immediately. replying to this in
quiry, Capt. Lemly said:
ct believe that Lieutenant Commander
Switzerland Is right in his statement as to
the message he COMMUNICATED to the Scor-
pion but 1t is like any other case of COM
municating through 1serspns-there Is dis
agreement between the log of the Scorpion
which I have before1mes and Mr.. Souther-
lands statement, and d-wep are not able to
carry that message (WHICH was delivered
to the Scorpion, to Commodore Schley on
board the Brooklyn in our evidence. Ma
rix is at Cavite. l. have severy reason to
believe there wouldi:be enlargement be-
tween Mark and Switzerland If Mark
were summoned from this great distance.
and we are prepared to admit that If he
were summoned he's would not say that
communication hado BEEN made to the
Brooklyn as to the presence Of the insur-
gents with whom communication had been
had near Cienfuegoscs. ei-
Reading from the log. Capt. Lemly quoted
the entry from am. to meridian for May
10, showing that ther Brooklyn had In
structed the Scorpion. to s"speak the Eagle
and obtain news and the names of vessels
off Cienfuegos." The entry then proceeds
to tell Of the carrying out Of the order, and
reports the following as being the message
signaled to the Brooklyn by the Scorpion,
as the result Of the interview with the
Eagle: ~ !
Eagle sent by McCalla from Cienfuegos
to report. Nashville following about twen-
ty-fve miles In rear to westward. Star
board high-pressure cylinder disabled.
Proceed slowly. Cincinnati and Vesuvtus
off Cape San Antonio. about fifteen miles
to northward. Flying squadron has left
Cienfuegos for Key West. No news of the
Spanish"
Lieutenant Commander Mark would tes-
tify to before the court II he were here?"
Capt. Lemly-"I have it in the shape of a
cablegram and in the shape of letter.
fore the court because 1t Is not sworn to-
Mr.. Rayner-"I will agree to accept that
letter and cablegram. do not know what
Is in either of them" 4-.ss
Capt. Lemly-"I am perfectly willing the
court should have them.
Deposition by Mark.
The cablegram and letter we're then read,
as was Assistant Secretary Hacketts
cablegram requesting the information. The
Secretary's cablegram was as follows:
WASHINGTON, August II, 1901.
Remey, Manila:
formation communicated through Eagle May l9.
Did he communicate information Schley? Give date
Of. All messages to be In cipher. HACkETT.
The cablegram in reply was as follows:
Translation.)
CAvTTE, p. l., August IA. 1901.
Secretary Navy, Washington: -
fooWss to- se
commander Of Eagle May 10 vas to schley from
Oienfaegos with his ships, did not believe Spanish
ships had arrived there when Marblehead left. The
pion by hail" REMEY.
The letter which followed, and which
confirmed the cablegram, read:
Office Of the Commander in Chief U. 8. Naval
Forces Asiatic Station, August 49, 1901.
Remey, Manila:
Commander Adolph Mark, u s. navy, deposes as
follows: The message communicated by the COM
manding officer Of the Eagle May 10 was from Me-
Gala to Schley to the effect that McCalla had left
Cienfuegos with his ships and did not believe that
Cervera's fleet had arrived there when Marblehead
left. This message communicated to Scorpion
and Brooklyn by hailing.
do hereby swear the foregoing to be true state
ment. A. MARK, Commander U. 8. Navy.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 18th day
Of August, 1901, on board U. 8. flagship Brooklyn.
GEO. O. REMEY,
Commander In CHEF q. s. Naval Forces, Asiatic
Station.
Difficulty In Hearing Message.
Mr.. Rayner then presented the Scorpions
log containing thar entry covering the