Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-11
REMEY7s REPLY.

| cipher. HACKETT,'
The cable received In reply was a,
follows;
REMEY's REPLY.
"cayite, p. L.. Aug. IA, 1901 .--Secre-
tary Navy, Washington;--Re
telegram Aug. II Mark has deposed
as follows The message commune
Gated 10 the commander of Eagle, May
", was to Schley from McCalla TO the
effect that before leaving Cienfuegos
with his ships did not believe Spanish
ships had arrived there when Marble
head left. The message was commune
Gated to Brooklyn and Scorpion by
hail. REMEY."
The letter which followed and con-
hrmed the cablegram read
cABLEGRAM CONFIRMED.
office OF the COMMUNICATIVE U.
;, Naval Force on Asiatic Station, Aug.
IL, 1901. Remer Manila:--Comman
der Adolph Mark, L. $. ~. deposes as
follows. The message communicated
by the commanding officer of the Ea-
gle May 10 was from McCalla 10 Schley,
TO the effect that McCalla had left
Clenfuegos with his ships and did not
believe that Cerera's fleet had arrived
there when Marblehead LEFT This
message was communicated TO Scorpion
and Brooklyn by hailing. | do here
swear the foregoing to be true state
ment A. MARK.
Commander y. $. n.
sworn and subscribed to before me
tins 18th day OF August, 1901, on board
u s. flagship Brooklyn,
GEORGE c. REMEY,
'Commander-in-ChIef U. S, Naval For
ces, Asiatic Station"
Mr.. Raynor then presented the
Scorpions log containing the entry
covering the meeting with the Eagle
and Mr.. Holden said that 1t was cor
rect according to his best knowledge
and belief.
Capt. Lemly--I ask II you are quite
positive nothing else was commune
Gated TO the vessel at this time which
you may have omitted from this entry
in the log book?
Il did not conduct the megaphone
message"
Did you hear it?"
81 did not hear all Of It; only parts
of IT,"
You mean you did not hear all Of
II as received on board the Scorpion? |
- did"
Does that entry In the log embody |
all that was communicated TO the |
Brooklyn?'
ITO the best OF my knowledge and
belief IL does"
Who did receive the message?"
1.-THE commanding officer-Lieut. |
Commander Mark"
Was there difficulty In receiving II,
so far as you know, on account OF the
There was considerable difficulty in
receiving II on account Of the dis
lance between the ships, and the wind,
which was blowing from us toward the
Eagle. The commanding officer had
he megaphone and In receiving the
message held II up TO his ear and was
hus able to hear more than other
people on the bridge al that time"
Mr.. Raynor-How far was the
Eagle from the Scorpion when she
negaphoned?
THE distance varied. should say
he distance ranged between 100 and
100 yards"
Mr. Raynor-Was the Eagle so
lose TO the Scorpion that she had |
o back off for fear Of a collislon2
Lieut.. Commander Switzerland then
tated, In response to the question:
do you recollect about how far your
essel was when you megaphoned?"
$50 near | had TO back OF for fear
I collision, which made little con-
usion for the time being
you don't think you are so near as
o be ia danger of collision?"
mo, SIR"
Capt Lemly-Do you remember the
essel backing?
Il do not recollect the Scorpions
aoking."
do you recolect whether you saw
be Eagle hacking?"
81 do not reoollect seeing her back,
Ut she probably backed, as we had
D slow down and stop more sud {
emily than we ordinarily would, con- !
nuing under way
The court then adjourned until to-
lorrOW