The age-herald., 1901-11-01

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 The witness said that since he was nm the stand he had recalled that he saw the press boat Somers N Smith on May S and he also recalled, he said, that on that evening he had seen the press boat Premier and had warned those aboard against remaining where they then were because of the danger of being attacked by torpedo boat destroyers.
 continuing he said that in his interview with Commodore Schley on board the Brooklyn he was told that the St. Paul tSlgpees boaD was to go with the flying | squadron to Key West and on the fol- lowing day was to take the Texas in tow. There was almost no catechism at that time on the part of the Commodore volunteered almost everything said about Santiago and the Spanish fleet said the witness. His whole conversation was on the subject of coaling and nothing but coal, and so far as could judge he had already made up his mind to return to Key West. He told me he was going to Key West
 Testimony as to Photographer Harris statement and also that of the Associated Press correspondent Graham was ruled out of order.
 Captain Sigsbee said he would like to make a statement to show that Mir. Gra- ham was mistaken, but Admiral Dewey said that no re-examination was desired.
 On cross examination MT. Rayner asked about the statement that the premier had been warned against torpedo boat de- stroyers and witness said that he had given this warning because he believed from his information from the Navy Department that the Spaniards were In the harbor.
 You believed they were there notwith- standing that on the 29th you thought as you have heretofore testified, that they were going in there? Is that correct?'
 Quite so. I thought it possible that they might have not gone"
 MT. Rayner: Let me get that right you thought on the 18th they might be there; although, on the 29th, in your of- fieial report you say you thought you saw them approaching that port?"
 Catch lem Gwlne or Coming.
 ''That is quite so. They might have been out or they might have been in. was prepared for either event."
 Captain Sigsbee said that if permitted to go into greater detail he thought he could show that MT. Graham, the Asso- ciated Press correspondent, had been. mistaken in his statement as to his (Sigsbee's) conversation with Commodore Schley on board the Brooklyn. MT. Ray rier, however, declined to question on this point.
 III tCSpoH6c lo I1dDUd $ QueStlOnS Captain Sigsbee said he carried an As sociated Press dispatch handed him by Commodore Schley, which he was asked to send from the Mole. That dispatch stated that during the period covering the retrograde movement, Commodore Schley had acted on his information and judg- rnent. This dispatch did not state that the Spanish fleet was not in the harbor of Santiago.
 Former Machinist Alfred B. Claxton. who served in the engine room of the Texas on the day of the battle off San tiago, testified that he adhered to his former statement that the engines of the Texas were reversed on that day, but add. T will state that there is a pos- sibility of my being mistaken, but I think I was correct in making the state ment I did, because my recollection is very clear.''
 Lieut.. John H. Roys. watch and di- vision officer on board the Eagle during the war, told of the Eagles meeting the Scorpion under orders from Captain Mo Calla, and said that there had been no communication between the Eagle and Brooklyn on that occasion-that the Eagle had not been nearer than a mile, or mile and a half, to the southward from the Brooklyn, and that he did not go under her quarter. He also stated that he had not heard the statement which it has been testified was made from the Eagle on that occasion that there was no news from the Spaniards.
 SchIey Loyal to Sampson.
 Captain Chadwick was recalled. Under cross s-examination by Mr. Rayner the wit ness stated that the only detail he re- membered of the conversation on the New York on May IS was Commodore Schley's assurance that he was perfectly loyal to Admiral Sampson, that he was very pleased to be under his command and that the admiral could be assured he would be perfectly loyal in all his con duct. Captain Chadwick insisted the words he had quoted above was the only distinct recollection he had of the words of any conversation.
 Mir. Rayner asked the witness if he did not think that in view of the fact that