The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-11

ance Of the ships composing the aylug
squadron ~ the passage from Cienfuegos
% Slntisgof"
None 10 my knowledge"
Commander Grant was then excused and
Lieutenant J. II. Holden, who was watch
onicer on the scorpion during the Spanish
vas, was called.
Captain Lemly only asked Lieutenant
Holden concerning the Scorpions mission
as a dispatch bearer from Commodore
Schley TO the Harvard, OF Santiago, on
May p. He then stated that Lieutenant
Holden was the writer Of the log Of the
scorpion IN which an entry was made con
corning the message conveyed to Commo-
dore Schiey through the Eagle and the
Scorpion. from Captain McCalia. when the
dying squadron was en- route to Clenfuegos.
Mr Raynor then addressed the court,
quoting the message which Lieutenant
Commander Southeriand, ia command ~
tho Eagle. testified he had megnphoned TO
the scorpion on May -. in order to inter
crpt the Brooklyn This message. as the
lieutenant commander gave Il. read "Wc
left tienfuegOs on tho night 81 the 18TH.
40 which time, az VIC learned from an in
-urgent camp about thirteen miles "a the
w Westward Of Ctenfuegcs. some ~ the PEG
pie from which We're inside the town every
Night. that the oaly vessels In that har-
hor were u torpedo boat and nine can
nieros'
Captain Lemly said they were prepared
"a admit that II Commander Mark were
summoned from Cayltc ne would moi say
that communication had been made Ia the
Brooklyn IS to the presence Of the inSurg-
cuts with whom communication had been
made go Cieufucgus.
Reading from the log. Captain Lemly
quoted To" entry fot May 10. showing that
rhe Rrpokyu had instructed the Scorpion
to speak to the Eagle and secure news
and The names of the vessels in the harbor
of Cieufuegos
The entry then tells Of the carrying out
If the order and reports the following as
being the messages signaHed the Brooklyn
hy the scorpion as the result of the inter
view with the Eagle:
Eagle sent by McCalla from Cienfuegos
TO report, Nashville following, about
twenty-five miles in the rear to the west
ward. Starboard high pressure cylinder
disabled. Proceed slowly. Cincinnati and
NcsWius of Cape san Antonio about Af-
teen miles to northward Flying squadron
has left Cicnfuegos ION Key west No
news OF the spanish"
Mr.. Raynor-Are you able TO state what
Licu.yuaut Commander Mark would tes-
iify to before the court II he were here2
Captain Icmly-I have 1t In the shape OF
IL oahlegrUm and IN the shape of a letter,
neither of5 which Is proper evidence before
Tue rulgt As it IS not sworn 10,
Mr. Rayuos-l pill agree to accept that
is i'm either Of them
The cubcRram aud letter were then read,
as was Assistant Secretary IIackett's en-
b,esiau, requesting the Information.
llc secretary was as follows
"EeWpy, Mauila
Washington, August II, 1001.-Sec Mark
uad untnln correct statement OF lnfofma-
ton communicated through Eagle May -,
pid he communicate Information Ischleyt
The letter received In reply. which gave
fuller details than the cable, was as fol
lows:
'Hcmcy. Manila.
"Du Asatc squadron, August 13, 100l.
Commander Adolph, U. S. n, deposes as
follows:
.lhe message communicated by the cont
handing officer Of the Eagle May 10 was
from McCalla 20 Schley 10 the effect that
NcCalla had left Cienfuegos with his ships
and did not believe that Ccryera,s Meet
had arrived there when the Marblehead
left This message was communicated to
scorpion ant Brooklyn by halling.
81 do hereby swear the foregoing to be
"a Mark Commander, U. S. ~"
In reply TO Mr. Raynor's questions, Mr..
Holden said the message was received 10y
Lieutrnaut Commander Mark. There was
considerable airs u,ty In receiving It on
account Of the distance of the ships and
tho wind, which was blowing from the
scorpion toward the Eagle.
Mr.. BaynOr Was the Eagle SO close to
the scorpion that she had to back OF for
fear OF collision?
Il do not rccollrct that she was so close
hslon. "
Mr. Holden said that to the best of his
knowledge and belief the entry In the log
embodied an that was communicated TO the
Tie court then adjourned until tomorrow
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