The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-26
SAYS SHIPS COULD HAVE :
COALED OFF SANTIAGO
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As soon as aseertained. notify the de
partment whether the enemy is there.
Could not squadron and also the Har-
ward coal from Merrimac leeward Of
Cape Cruz, Gonaiyes channel or Mole
Halt12 The department Will send coal
Immediately to Mole. Report without
delay situation at Santiago, Cuba
LONG
Mr. Raynor called attention to the
fact that there We're some material
changes in the dispatches as printed in
the official reports by the navy depart
ment.
Dispatches Are Changed.
Admiral Schley's reply to these dis
patches, dated May % in which he
said he could not obey the orders of
the department, was then read and Mr.
Raynor pointed out various changes in
the language of the dispatch as printed
IN the ofnclal report. He addressed the
court briefly concerning these changes.
He said that Admiral Schley had
spoken OF the weather as ''boiSterous,"
and that that word had been omitted
from the printed COPY of the dispatch
he also stated thar whereas the ad-
mlral had said that $500 tons of coal
would be necessary, the printed copy
made IT 10000 tons. It was also stated
IN the original that the Harvard was
going to Port Royal, whereas Kingston
mad been inserted in the printed copy.
There also were other changes.
FOLLOWING is the text of the original
dispatch sent to the navy department:
Received dispatch of May 20 by Har-
ward off Santiago de Cuba Merri-
macs engine is disabled and she is
helpless; am obliged to have her towed
10 Key West. Have been absolutely
unable TO coal the Texas. Marblehead.
Vixen and Brooklyn from collier. owing
TO very rough seas and boisterous
weather since leaving KEY West
BROOKLYN is the ora1xr fr, -
ron having more than sufficient coal to
reach Key West Impossible to remain
off Santiago in present state of coal on
account of squadron. Not possible to
cOsi 10 leeWard of Cape Cruz in sum-
mer. owing TO southwest winds
Harvard just reported to me she has
only coal enough to reach Jamaica and
she viii proceed to Port Royal; also re-
ports only small vessels could coal at
Gonaives or Mole Haiti Minneapolis
mas only coal enough to reach Key
West, and same of Yale which will
tow Merrimac- 1t is to be regretted
that the departments orders cannot be
oDeyed, earnestly as We have all striv-
en- TO that end. 1 am forced to return
TO Key West via Yucatan channel for
coal Can ascertain nothing concern
ing enemy. Was obliged to send Eagle
10 Port Antonio, Jamaica, yesterday,
as she had only twenty-seven tons OF
coal on board. VIII leave st. Paul here.
VIII require $500 tons of coal at Key
West"
Schley and the Spanish Fleet.
Admiral Cotton then related a CONVEX
sation he had had with Admiral SchIey
concerning proposition of Lieutenant
Real of the Harvard TO go ashore and
put himself in communication with the
Cuoan Insurgents. He could not, he
said. recall the exact words of the
conversation. but at all events Mr..
Beal had not been ordered ashore
Judge Advocate Lemly then asked:
After you delivered the order, and
prior to the dispatch which he delfv-
cred to you to be sent to Kingston,
what effort did he make to locate Ger
vera's fleet to your knowledge?'
None. to my knowledge"
Did he, with his squadron, at that
time approach Santiago?''
He did not. l win qualify that to
this extent. The vessels. of course.
were not at anchor; they were moving
about and there were directions for
movements toward the harbor of San
tiagO."
Referring to that phase in the dis
patch. the department looks to you to
ascertain the facts that the enemy. if
there in. does not leave without de-
cisive action what, within you knowI-
edge. did Commodore Schley do in
obedience to these instructfons?"
Nothing, to my KNOWLEDGE
ION the departure OF the fiyf1g
squadron, supposed TO depart on that
day, as indicated by the signal for Key
west, and that leaving of your own
vessel for Kingston. what of the Am
erican force was left off Santiago to
prevent the exit of Cervera's fleet from
that harbor2"
4 have no personal knowledge of
that fact"
Judqa Ad1-oca+o -. -.
to read dispatches received by Admiral
Cotton from Admiral Schley. delivered
by the Scorpion. Mr.. Raynor objected
to the reading of these dispatches. IN
less Admiral SIMPSONS dispatch, No. Z.
TO Admiral Sehley, should also be read
Admiral Schley's orders were based
on that.
Dispatch is Lost.
At this point Captain Parker re-
marked that this dispath would not be
found To this remark Captain Lemlv
took exception, saying that II was out
OF place for counsel to make such COM
ment. Admiral Dewey sustained the
objection.
The order OF Admiral Sampson.
which is letter known as the. Dear
Schley letter, was then read
On cross examination Admiral Cot
ton said that while ne had delivered
four or five dispatches to Admiral
Schley, he had had the original only of
the one dispatch, which he had given.
They had all been translated by Lien
tenant Beal and he had not seen the
originals of any but one. He had no
record of any other dispatches.
Mr.. Raynor-I think maybe I can
help you if you will let me- Are You
not mistaken about dates and is not
the Date OF the delivery of these dis
patches the Slst instead of the 9th
OF May You did deliver the dis
patches there is no doubt.
Admiral Cotton-AIl the dispatches I
received at St. Nicholas mole were de-
hVered to Commodore Schley on the
morning of May p. 1898 There is no
mistake about that The dispatches I
received at Kingston for Commodore
sen ey were delivered on the morning
OF May 81 There Is no mistake about
that
Mr.. Raynor-Then we will go ahead
ana see II you can ind any more.
know you delivered them as fast as
you got them.
Admiral Cotton-I desire to inform
COUNSEL that 1 have a record of the
ulspatcnes that We're received by me
or mat came addressed to the Har-
Ndr9 or addressed to the senior officer
at St- Nicholas mole. or Kingston, ia
Hdicd L nave not record of the dis
pdtches that came and which were in
eehdeq Tor Commodore Schley except
one.
Records of Dispatches.
Mr.. Raynor-You spoke of four or
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