The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-31

bereco of the Cuban forces, which he
had intended that Nunez should carry
to that officer, and which was dated
May 81. The reading from the Vixen's
log also developed the fact that Ad-
miral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
York, had come within hailing dis
lance of the Vixen as she was about
to land the pilot and had signalled the
Vixen to continue the work that she
was engaged in.
Captain Lemly then called the wit
ness attention to the fact that it was
on May 20 that he had seen the Span
fsh ship Colon in the harbor of San
tiago and also the bows and masts of
other vessels and added: "Then two
days before Nunez landed you knew
That at least some of the fleet was
there?" to which Admiral Schley re-
piled in the affirmative.
IN response to another question, Ad-
mlral Schley said that Nunez had gone
aboard the Brooklyn first on May 26
and stayed until the next DAY and then
he asked that he might return to
Jamaica, in the Harvard, for papers
or letters. Continuing, he said that
the pilot had returned to the Brooklyn
on the Harvard on May 81.
Had Confidence in the Pilot.
Captain Lemly then asked: "Why
did you mot. when he came on board
May rs, land him and obtain the in
formation from the insurgents"
''Simply because the information
which he gave me at that time was so
positive in it's character that the en-
envy could not get into the port, that
l did not feel it was necessary to send
him ashore" replied the admiral.
"That information was positive in
its character, but it was not of his own
knowledge"
1T was within his knowledge as an
expert pilot of the port
"Y0u were not afraid of his betray-
ing you?"
Il had no idea of that. 1 was sur
prised to hear Sigsbee or Cook say
that they were suspicious. He did not
seem to me to justify such an opinion
of him."
"Subsequent experience, however,
developed the fact that they were in
there at that timer
les, Ol course II QlQ.
Wherefore, Nunez was wrong?"
. Undoubtedly. If I had known that
at that time 1 might have taken diff
ferent action; that is, if had been as
well prepared beforehand as I was
afterward."
when you returned toward Santi-
ago on the afternoon of May 20 was
it because you believed the Spanish
squadron was there, or because you
intended merely to determine whether
or not it was there?"
Il had intended to decide the mat
ter as we'll as I could"
you had then determined to ascer-
tain definitely whether Cervera's fleet
was in the harbor?'
Eyes, that was my intention.''
Formation of the Blockade.
''You have stated that off Cienfue-
gos the formation during the day was
such as to feign disorder as an invita-
ton tc he Spaniards to come out?"
"Ie@,' replied the admiral, Il meant
We were not in column steaming.''
Did you pursue this same plan af-
ter arriving at Santiago and after
learning that the Spanish fleet was
there"
I'm the daytime, yes. While we re-
tanned semblance Of formation we
were always very close to each other
| mean we were not steaming in front
of the harbor as we did at night
'Then you did adopt the same
ruse?"
Eyes, generality
In reply to further questions, AG
miral Schley said that he was under
the impression that he had informed
Captain Cook of his plan in this re-
spect, but he did not recall whether
he had spoken it to the commanders
of other vessels. Still he might have
done SO in his consultation with them
on May 29.
Captain Lemly here led Admiral
Schley over some of the ground COW
cred in the admiral's examination in
chief about the masking of the lights
of the ships at night and from this
subject drifted into a discussion of
the question of the distance of the
blockading line at Santiago from
MORO castle. On this latter point he
asked:
Always in Line of Battle.
were you more than four miles
from the Moro at night?"
1--WE may have been perhaps four
and a half miles or four miles. We
were always nearer at night than in
the day time
did you designate the formation of
the squadron under your command
prior to June l when blockading off
Santiago as a line of battle?"
Eyes, I was in line of battle all the
time, in column
did you discuss with any of your
captains your plan of battle as out
lined in your evidence in chief and the
manner of changing from column to
line Of battle?"
Il do not really remember the full
extent Of the discussion, but it was a
general explanation of the plan. Why
I say that is that Captain Evans said
to me, Then you propose to charge
into the entrance and that would
lead me to infer there must have been
some explanation because that was
the purpose. If we were in column
or line of battle before the harbor
tbo opp,,o11 should orrooo. ~