The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-30


of the Merrimac2''
she had 600 tons of coal aboard,
but she was disabled" replied the wit
ness
movement did you not take with you
all the United States vessels there and
leave the port of Santiago unguarded?"
mo. we did not leave the Immediate
vicinity upon the 26th- We were south
of the harbOr fifteen or eighteen miles,
But when you did start to the west
ward did you not take all the ships
with your"
4 don't recollect exactly The ST.
Paul must have been with u.s.
'When did you send the St. Paul
back?''
The admiral said he had sent the St.
Paul back May 81. He had not with
drawn the scouts further than he found
them. He was closely questioned as to
why on May p he reported that he was
absolutely unable to coal the Brook
lyn,' he said it was owing to the mo-
ton of the ship. He also added that
she did not need coal and he did not
try to coal her.
Could Not Coal Brooklyn.
What was your particular purpose
had been absolutely unable to coal the
Brooklyn when the Brooklyn did not
need coal2"
Simply because if we had wanted to
we COulQ not nave done so.
WAS the Brooklyn the only vessel in
your squadron having more than suf-
ficient coal to reach Key West"
If you take the circumstances of
economical steaming, probably no, but
II you were to take into consideration
all the circumstances of services likely
on such trip, then she probably was,
with the exception of the Iowa"
Admiral Schley's dispatch of May 81
TO the department in which he said that
the Brooklyn was the only vessel of the
flying squadron which had more than
coal enough to carry her to Key West
was again introduced in evidence
Captain Lemly next called attention
TO the fact that Commodore Schley had
cabled the department that it was i'm
possible to coal to the leeward of Cape
Cruz, owing to the southwest winds
and in response to a request for his
reasons for sending such a message the
admiral replied:
Because it was perfectly open port
and there were occasional southwest
winds 1t was the approach of the bad
season, and doubtful west winds kicked
up very heavy sea inshore."
Supply of the Harvard.
Captain Cotton has testified that he
was not concerned about his coal sup
ply and that he could get coal at King
ston or Port Royal, whittier you sent
him. In view of this what have you
to say of your statement in the dis
patch of May 81 to the department that
the Harvard just reports to me she
has only coal enough to reach ia
maica p
Because that was the statement
Captain Cotton made to me-"
Then you differ from Captain Cotton
as to the terms of the statement in
that particular"
Yes. That is decided difference.
remember that he was very greatly
concerned about it. Those vessels
burned $50 tons a day almost in turn
ing their engines over, and 1 am not
surprised that their commanders We're
anxious about the coal supply"
Why did you suggest on May %
that Admiral SIMPSONS squadron be
sent to relieve yours? That is, in q
telegram to the department.
Simply because 1 thought it would
be very unwise measure to leave the
fort unblOckaded.'
Why did you, at Santiago, confer
with Captain Sigsbee instead of Cap
tain Wise, the senior officer?"
Really. until afterward. 1 did not
re~remh~-' thHt Captain Wise was the
senior officer"
WHY ui4, YOU have all three of the
captains of the scout boats on board ?''
4 called Captain Sigsbee on board
and I thought the Information he gave
from the others was quite conclusive
Speed of the Brooklyn.
Admiral Schleys attention was called
to the statement made by him in his
examination in chief, that in making
the retrOgrade movement the Brooklyn
had steamed about twenty-eig miles.
After reading the entry in the log COW
ering this subject, he said il indicated
that the flagship really had sailed
thirty-two or thirty-three miles. He
added that in his former answer he
spoke from memory.
Admiral Scnley was then questioned
as to the time when he had sent the
Cuban pilot. Nunez. on shore to the
westward from Santiago. He replied
that according to his recollection the
pilot had gone ashore on the 31sI. Yet
he admitted that this might have oc-
CURED on June I.
Afte- Captain Lemly had read an en-
try in the leg Of the Vixen showing
that Nunez had been taken ashore
june 1. Admiral Schley said that the
los ~ turally would take precedence
ever his memory. but that he VAS cer-
tain he had written 2 letter to Colonel
Cerbereco of the Cuban forces which
he had intended that Nunez should
carry to that officer. and which was
dsted Nav 81.
Tho r-adiae from the Vixen's log
al developed the fact that Admiral
Simpsons flagship. the New York. had
come within hailing distance OF the
Wien rs she was about to land the
d. continue the work that she was en-
gagged IN.
Saw the Colon.
Captain Lemly then called the wit
ness attention to the fact that il was
on May % that he had seen the Span
ism ship Colon in the harbor, and also
the bows and masts of the other YES
sells. and added;
u hen two days Def re NuneZ land
ed you knew that at least some of the
fleet was there2' to which Admiral
Schley replied in the affirmative.
IN response to another question, Ad-
rriraI Scbley said that NUnez had gone
on board the Brooklyn first on May &c
and stayed until the next day. and
then had asked that ne might retu=S
to Jamaica in the Harvard for papers
or letters. Continuing, he said, that
the pilot had returned to the Brook
lyn in the Harvard on May 81, after
his visit to Kingston.
Captain Lemly then asked: why did
you not when he came on board May
rs. land him and obtain the informa-
ton from the insurgents?"
Simply because the information
which he gave me at that time was
so positive in it's character that the
enemy could not get into the port that
I did not feel it was necessary to send
him ashore" replied the admiral
Pilot Nunez's Report.
Captain Lemly-That information
was positive in its character, but it