The sun., 1901-10-12
CAPT. cyApvrcx CALLED.

Nich "a- callef. tep. tnhnwlcA va
Commander Of the flagship New York and
Admiral Samp-oh's Chief of Staf In the
war with Srain. lie was admon'shed by
the Navy Department last year for saying
that he would not take Admiral Schley
by the hand " they should meet. To-day
he sat hve or siN feet from Admiral Schley.
but they did not speak. Capt. Chadwick
has been regarded a. the most ardent
partisan Of Admiral sampson, but on tile
witness stand he did not show any feeling
against Admiral Schley.
To questions by Mr. Hanna. ths Judge
Advocate'H assistant. Capt Chadwick told
Of seeing Capt McCnlla OF the Msrblch"ad
on board the New York az Key West on
May 10. aud that Capt. Mctalla had told him
OF maNnE arrangements with Cubaiis
near ,ienfu"gus 10y which the American
vessels could communicate With them.
Capt. McCalla told the witness Of the secret
code Of signals which he had arranged With
the tubans, bu, lie did not want anything
said about ~ as the Marblehead was going
back 10 tleniu"gos the next day. The
Marblch.ad was delayed. however. and did
hot get on ur'il the eist. These signals
we're bot reduced 10 writing, said Capt.
Chadwick. Capt McCalla. he said. seemed
20 have som. idea that II they we're the
Spauiards might get hold II them and
cause trouble for the Cuhans, with whom
the arrangement was made.
-D1d You communicate tfoee signals
20 Commodore Schley. and II not. why notf'
asked Mr. Hanna
did not communicate them 10 Com
modorc Schlay.- answered Capt. Chad
WICK. -b-CauSs Capt. MCIalla sald hs was
going 60 tienfuegus the next day
These signals were apparently not known
20 Sch"v until McCalla arrived on May
- Capt INpw Rear Admlran Evans
has testified that they were known To him
at GcnfucgUs. but lie did not commune
cate them 10 Commodore Schley, not be-
Gauss ho thought Schley had them, but
because he had not thought anything
about u
sCHLEY AssUREs SAMPSON OF MS LoYALrY.
Other questions brought out from Capt.
Chadwick that the Brooklyn. with Schley
on board, had lett Key West when Capt.
McCala arrived thero and told tie wit
nefs Of the signal arrangement, and that
ths witness did not remember having told
Capt. Evans about Il. CAPT. Chadwick
said he remembered a conversation be-
tween Samps1n and Schley on board tho
New York on Nav II, whom SChleys squad
ron reached KEY West. Schsy. In the
presonco Of th" witness assured sampson
that he was very loyal To him and was
pleas@d a. be under his command. The
witness told also of interviews IN his pres
cuco brtwc.n Sampson and Schley on
tie New York on June l and June or
santiago. On june Z there was a council
Of war hatween Admiral sampson, Com
modore Schley and the commanding Of
hceis OF ships, and on that same day there
was a conversation tetwecn Sampson 4,
Schley and the Witnr,. Asked by Mr.
lIanna 10 tell what passed on That occa-
SION. Capt Chadwick said
L would not care 10 state definitely,
as my memory Is not sufficiently accurate.
DO you r"metnber anything that was
said about the feasibility Of a blockade
Of Santiagoi-
yes, | remember that as Commodore
Schley was leaving the ship he said In my
presence. and ! think 10 me. You cannot
blockade those shiIs II they want 20 come
out
The Judge Advocate Did you have
any Information from any source thh'
t.rvpra's feet Was going 20 make sOrtie
from the harbnr 81 Santiago on june 81
None whatever
PROTESTED AGAINST CoNGRAruLArINd
sCHIEY.
Nir Rayner Do YOU remember a de-
spatch from Admiral Sampson In which
h., congratulated Commodore Schlsy on
hts succ,,-s' 4 le-. remember that
hrcausa | protested against this congratu-
latiun. and / asked Admiral sampson why
b. persisted ia IL. and he said, Il want 10
encourage him | said that under the
circumstances. | thought II was improper.
Mr. Raynsr read the congratulate
despatch II was IN reply o. one from
Schley 90 SAMPSON saving that he was
blpckAding t'Tvera iu Santiago, and was
a. follows
- Congratulate you on succsss. Maintain
close block ade AT all hazards, especially
az night NeIv little 20 fear from torpedo
boat dcstroyors. Coal IN open sea when
ever conditions permit send a ship to
examine Guant anamo with Wow To oc-
cupying u ~ bA-e.
. Did YOU met Admiral Watson al any
umc'
Admiral Dewey / do not think that will
be admitted We do not want any con-
ycrsation with Admiral Watson or any
BODY else
Alr Enyner-The witness has bcen al
ready allpw,si 90 testify ~ tn conversations
and this testimony should not have gone n.
Admiral Dewey az course tt should
not You zhuuli have objected.
Mr. Rayncr | did obleCt once or twice,
but ! did not want ~ disagree with the
Court
70 Cap, Chadwick Did YOU AZ Anv
time approve uf the blockade which Com-
modora Schlcv maintained before June II
The judge Advocate objected and the
question wsu- cACludsd.
By Mr.. Rayn"T You stated that TINS
signal code with the cuban insurgents
" a. not mad. known 60 Commudcre Schloy 4,
and YOU gave the reason why. Let me ask
II YOU have not fallen into an error N Ioint
90 time Did not the FLYING Squadron leave
key Wc-' before Capt. Met ala got there
4 Nr- ~ course therefore. u was not
possihs for me 20 communicate it 10 Com
innlore Schlev before he left
. Capt Evans testified tina, YOU simply
gaVr the code To MIN rs Chief of stan
Cap' Evans must hc mistaken about that
A am not sura that he was mistaken
! simply say TINT do not rrculleot any
thing about H.
. You have no recollection oi telling
Cap, Evans TO communicate the signal
code 90 CommQdore Schley' A. have no
recollection of Il.
oNE OF rHF sF~RFrs or rHE WAR.
The next question bv Mr. Rayner brought
out one OF ths secrets uf the var with Spain,
that a telegraph operator IN tho cable Office
az Havana was sending Information To the
nitcd States This seems to account Tor
the failure of this Government To cut the
Havana Kew Wcst cable
q From what source did tho inforna'ior
come TO YOU that the spanish feet was va
the hsrbor of Santiago 4 The first in
formation We had was bv telegram from
the Navy pepar'Incnt Tho next infurma
tion was a statement ~ Capt. Allen OF tho
signal CORPS Lieut. S'aunton OF Admiral
| SIMPSONS stan had mot Capt Allen on
ih. IT rc.t IN Kew West on May % aud hsi
! informed him that the evening before he
| had rrc-iv,si communication from "a
telegraph operator in Havana that tho
| Spanish fac' had gone into Santiago harhor
| H. said that b" was only waiting Tor the
evening of the 2Oth ~ h" could communi-
cate With Havana only once DAY, u have
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