The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-15
/ TOLD BY COOK
oe THE BROOKLYN ON
.-AND IN THE ScHlEY
| COURT OF INQUIRY.
kpousI8Le FOR THE LOOP

spoNS'oLt ~" me loo'
,sss Says He Gave the Order fer
famous Turn and Considers
>, Entirely Successful Move.
hectares He always Regard.
.,,,,,al schley a. an Exceeding.
o,ve and Patriotic officer.
.g.on Oct. 15.-Captain r. A.
as ,he first new witness OF the
ma before the Schley court of
NE was called by the navy
~" ,, hut as he also Is on Ad-
s.t1ev's list OF witnesses, he
.;B.red like Lieutenant Com
uodgson and Lieutenant
witness for both sides o1
a,royersy. During the war with
raptain Cook was commando
!. aae-hip Brooklyn and also Ad-
ssb!ey's chief OF staff. thus oc-
., The same relative position u
..l schlov that Captain Chad
a.,u,ied 10 Admiral Sampson.
.,,.arauce on the stand therefore
.'s considerable interest and his
,,a,y was listened to atientively
,n~r previous witnesses had cor
N, ,h.ir testimony Captain Cook
c,lled He was questioned by Mr.
IN and responded In clear and dis.
.or,s He said he had been NJ
vs., on May -.
Vea, Information did you have at
!, ,ime concerning the. whereabouts
c.ryera's feet?' asked Mr.. Hanna
Ny Impressions now are that sim
.ram r,lmors We understood they
M. the Canary islands and a par;
nom mad been sighted al MART
tna Ana from consular information
perhaps Information sent by III.
ryard that they had gone 10 Guar
la That is all from impression
Gyng ne reasons for departure o'
ayng squsdron for Cienfueg
,a.n Cook said the squadron hae
sr sent - that port TO intercept
d mee; the Spanish squadron. i
Yns been determined. a. We belitv
a, ,hai time. by them 10 make Glen
sos tapir objective point. lie hat
isrsto0l that the Spanish fleet car
Ia munitions OF war for Havana an
gas oelieved that they would 20 L
e.!l5s sos. because OF its accessihil
% Havana.
Captain Cook detailed a converse
b. between Commodore Schieb an
Egtau Chester. while the squadron
I. eg route to Cienfucgos He sai'
,r. HAD been talk between them 2
a.uE uu the southern coast or CuOa
Discussed coaiine Facilities.
"Tae only thing | rccollect." he said
Fa' that Commodore Schley que'
pned Captain Chester very closely a
lie facilities for coaling ships o
F. south side OF Cuba"
DO you know what information va
ceyei?'
! tank they consulted chart o
p ,ime and something Was said apou
ar cruz rccollcct aii"Tward
Posrg at the chart there and II 81
p seem 70 be favorable place.
pos the subject OF coaling was earl
ASliorcd. even before leaving h'
Yes"
Admiral wey--"Was your answ'
pal Cape Cruz did or did not look ~
favorable place? | did not quite u
trS,ani that"
sad recollect very we'll my ~
's>ons AZ that time were that tal
'Az i.l not seem a favorable pla'
coaling ships from colliers
Nf' llanna-'Perhaps the cou
.ia LIKE 10 hear why you thousl
could not we'll see how the largt
"f' could get far enough in there
ua' the colliers would be smoo
"o4gh 10 60 alongside and coal snip
'drtaIn Cook said that upon arrl
x on Cienfucgo.s on the morning
~ a blockade was immediate
s.ao'ished as the firing OF guns "
aiH and II was believed that CerVe
= arrived and a fete in honor or =
ppeafancc was on.
''dl 'hWorks on the shore were sec
Nhcy were not fred on because
- considered desirable not to unn;
na' NY eXpend ammunition.
mink between that time and
'hai Of the Adula. II was prcsnm
'' the whole beach was occupie'
a%la' We saw cavalry and oth''
.n' beach. The probability OF
lahding was talked Of. The III
- mat we would have to. go
nuF wei to the westward ana
Ebst ,s"t ! had some conversation vi
hna,' t,'oh'modore about II. but 40 !
No .r't On the arrival OF the Ad'
h MY expected to get some inform
tboa Ia You see any signal lights
~ while You were there?"
,'S, the first thing after we
'"a. on May %"
Nha' mere were those signal lights u
10y were they?"
e' Sure It Was the Spaniards.
sly Judged them tn have been abe
seven miles to the westwa