Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

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that effect the caseY" What he wanted
was the coneratulatnry dispatch. Now
he brings in something entirely diff
ferent. Ii the witness, In answer to
my second question, says, yes, or no,
| wont object, but IL he say 3 anything
else l would like to have the oppor
tunity Of seeing what he has written"
Capt Chadwick then tore up his
written reply aud answered verbally.
Washington, Oct IA. = Capt Francis
A. Cook was the first new witness called
before the Schley Court of Inquiry to-
day. lie was called by the Navy De-
partment, but as he also Is on Ad-
miral Schley's list Of witnesses he was
considered, like Lieutenant. Commander
lIodgson and Lieut.. Doyle, as witness
for. both sides Of the controversy.
During the war with Spain Capt. Cook
was commander OF the flagship Brooklyn
and also Admiral Schley's chief OF
staff. thus Occupying the same relative
position to Admiral Schley that Capt
Chadwick occupied to Admiral Samp-
on. His appearance on the stand,
therefore, created considerable interest
and his testimon, vas listened to at.
tentively.
Other witnesses summoned by the
NiuIhi AOf WoI6
Commander William Il. Fuilnm, who
was on the New Orleans during the
Santiago campaign. and Lieut. Joseph
Beale, who was on the scoutship Hnr-
ward, and who volunteered to go ashore
and ascertain whether the Spanish fleet
under Cervera was In the harbor of
Santiago These are the last witnesses
which Judge. Advocate Lemly expects to
call for the present, and when they
shall have completed their testimony he
will rest his, case.
A number OF Admiral Schley's wit
nessss were in attendance about the
courtroom today. 1t is expeoted that
hisr first witness will be the Cuban
Eliot, Edward Nunez, and that he will
be followed by Commander Mason, who
was executive officer on board the
Brooklyn during the Santiago cam
paign, Lieutenant Commander Griffin
and Lieutenants McCauley and Webster.
All of these were present in this court
room before the beginning of the days
proceedings.
The first Of the witnesses recalled for
the correction Of testimony was Lieu
tenant. Commander Stauntnn, formerly
of the New York, who made nm addition
to his statement as to the first news he
received from Capt Allen at Key West,
J on May GOTH concerning the presence
of the Spanish fleet at Santiago The
addition was as follows:
1.-The information obtained at that
! time from Capt Allen and reported TO
the COMMUNICATIVE hief some time near
noon was not considered sufficient, at
that time, to cause change in the
plan that had already been adopted
Capt +. Il. Chadwick also returned
] to the stand for the purpose Of correct
ing his former evidence.
After previous witnesses had cor
rooted their testimony Capt. Cook was
, called. He was questioned by Mr..
Hanna and responded in clear and dis.
, tinct tones. He said he had been at
. Key West on May 18th.
What reformation did you have at
, that time 1 aoerning the whereabouts
Of Cervera 3 iieetg" asked Mr.. Hanna.
My impressions now are simply from
runor, that they had left the Canary
J Islands and q part Of them had been
! sighted at Martinique and from consular
. information, or perhaps Information sent
. by the Harvard. that they had gone to
8 Curacao. That is all from impress.
t sions. "
Giving the reasons for the departure
OF the Flying Squadron for Cienfuegos.
Capt. Cook said the squadron had been
sent to that port ''to intercept and
meet the Spanish squadron, 1t having
, been determined, as we believed at that
3 time, by them to mako Uienfuegos
: their objective point. " iIe had under.
8 stood that the Spanish fleet carried
munitions of war for Havana and it
was believed that they would go to
Cienfuegos, because of its accessibility
. to Havana.
l Capt. Cook detailed n conversation
D between Commodore Sohley and Capt.
= Chester while the squadron was enroute
: to Cienfuegos. He said there bad been
talk between then, about oualing on
= the southern ooast of Cuba.
U THE only thing / recollect," be
o said, was that Commodore Schley
:. questioned Capt. Chester very closely
I as to the facilities for coaling ships on
d the south side of Cuba.''
o Capt. Cook said that upon arriving
! off Cienfueogs, on the morning of May
s 22d,a blockade was Immediately estab.
Q lished, as the firing of guns was heard,
and it was believed that Cervera had
!, arrived and a fete in honor of his ap.
q pearanoa was on. Eartnworks on the
9 shore also were seen, hut they were not
i fired upon because it was considered
i desirable not TO unnecessarily expend
:, ammunition.
q II think between that time and the
o arrival OF the Adua, it was presumed
g that the whole beach was occupied, IS
i he said I'VE saw calvary and others
$ on the beach. Tho possibility of boat
t landing was talked of The idea was
J, that We would have to go in pretty we'll
to the westward and ut night. / may
i have had some conversation with the
i commodore about it. but I do not
y recollect On the arrival of the Adula,
I we fully expected to get all informa.
o tion."
|. did you see any signal lights on
VI shore while yon were there?''
II Yes, the first thing after We Arrived
on May 22d. -
g where we're those signal lights and
I what were they?''
10 II judged them to have been about
" six CIR seven miles 10 the westward,
TIRES lights one ahead OF the other,
q very distinctly, and the discussion that
e took place on the ship, in which |
J. think the commodore TOOK mart, WAS
10 pretty clear evidence that it was a
signal Of some kind, 10 assist that fleet
g and that he certainly had thea. in
ID there. l, know he felt doubly sure at
10 that time that hv had them thsre.
Or There was some discussion whether
le these were signals that they were going
there or whether they we're already
u there. But of ones thing am very
B. positive, that the commodore was
satisfied he had them in there at that
10 time ~