The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-01

neither OF these was the document TO
which ne had reference.
That" he said. Was the code Of sig
nails with the Insurgents"
What became of the memorandum 80
''As I told you. I lost IL 1 searched
everywhere and tried to find It. In fact
lam not sure it was memorandum"
when did you search FOR this memor-
andum?"
7 searched within the last month for
II. ever since the question has bee nraised
in the newspapers about my not having
given Commander Schley this informa-
ton.
Then did you inform Commodore
| Schley that this system OF signals had
been arranged2"
7 did not. II never entered my mind
that he did not know it."
The MarbIehead being the vessel that
established this code. and Commodore
| schley's squadron having arrived at Key
| West before the MarbIehead got there
| how did IL enter your mind that Commo-
| dore Schley must have known OF the Sc
cret codeg'
You make the mistake OF supposing
that I knew this was done by the Mar
blehead. I had no knowledge that the
Marblehesd had arranged those signals
They were simply given TO me by the
chief Of staff as a system Of signals"
Upon what ground did you suppose
that Commodore Schley knew it?''
He was the commanding officer Of the
squadron"
From what source did you suppose he
got this information"
1t never entered my head. II 1t had. I
should have said. OF course. that the
commanding officer of a naval force
would not expect one Of his junior cap
tains 70 give him information about his
signals. It was given 10 me as a piece
OF Information which every captain of the
feet had. never thougt of Commodore
Schley in connection with IT, Had sup
posed for a moment that Commodore
Schley did not have II. I would have
given it to him the first thing on ny ar
rival here. I did not intend TO say that
Commodore Schley had this signal code
At this point Mr.. Ravner raised Admi-
raj Evans book "A sailors Song and
began 70 quote = passage from it on the
subject OF the code. when the judge ad-
vocate interrupted with an objection
which was sustained by the court Admi-
raj Dewey remarking;
Il would rather you would get the
statement from the witness here"
Mr.. Rayner then. while reading from
the book. put the question: Have you
ever stated Quoting from Admiral Ev-
ans book I of course took il for granted
that the Commodore understood these
signals as well as I did. Otherwise I
should haveinformed him Of their siguid-
cancer"
THAT is absolutely fact" replied the
witness.
Therefore you did take it for granted
that the commodore understood the sig
r.als2"
did"
He couldn't have understood the sig
nails unless he knew something about
it. could he?"
4 took it for granted that he under
stood it"
well you found out that he did not
understand it. did you not?"
No
Mr.. Rayner questioned Admiral Evans I
at some length concerning the signals as T
displayed on the coast near Cienfuegos.
dec khad told him had been seen on MAY
. and Is. but the witness said that he 4
had lad no conversation with Admiral I
Scbley about these lights and had made
no report 10 him Of their significance or
appearance.
NJ Rayner then changed his base of
examir alton from Cienfuegos TO Santi-
ago and began by asking Admiral Evans
il he had seen the official chart showing
the positions Of the Brooklyn and other
batueships on the day OF the battle of
Santiago. July 3. 1898. The admiral re-
FLIED that he had seen the chart. but it
was wrong
Mr.. Rayner: when did you first know
about the turn Of the Brooklyn as you
say. short distance from the Texas?"
when I saw her cross the bow Of the
Tc> as"
EVANS AND SCHEEY.
Do you recoilect the conversation yOc
had with Commodore Schley the fifth o.
Idly the second dss- after the battle
legs riding the .cop cf the BROOKLYN.
No sir. Go not do not remember
'nentioning the 81 h5ect at ALL"
You do not recoliect that Commodore
Schley first told YOU on July that il
was the Brooklyn and not the Texas that
made the turn?"
Il never imagined anything Of the sort
Give briefly the purport Of your con-
on that date with Commodore
Schley."
Briefly, as I recoliect the conversation.
he was talking TO a person named era
ham. He was sitting at his desk writ
ng. 7 walked into his cabin to make
report. He put his hand on my shoul-
Ter and said. Bobby. lam Just writing
ny report Of the battle Of tho third of
Iuly.' I have said Of you that You han
He'd your ship with consummate ski
Then he introduced nc 20 Mr. Graham
Then Captain Cook came in ard asked
ne n would tell him whether the posi-
ion o fcertain Spanish ships was cor
rect. which came ogE first etc that he
lad been little confused 81 his mind
I've talked a Few minutes and I then
gent into Captain Cooks cabin"
You do not recollect the conversation.
going over the particulars of the turn The
Brooklyn made. and the remark Thar
Commodore schley made at that ffre
.bout Captain Phillip when you saii you
hought it was Captain Phillip of The +
Texas who made tho turn
7 never sasd that Absolutely. 7 never 4,
sid such thirg. because the Texas wac ,
-sht under uy eve aI the time She .
Iid not tnrn 20 az"
Concerning the position - tre BROOKLYN
ns the Texas on the day ~ re hattie
he witness said The Brooklyn was
argerouslv near the Texas rhoafs !.
7v within lO yards ~ her
what was Tour position ust at that