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

Dlue prints and the seer = copy OF the
| Dear Schley' letter, VIII, n was put in
an envelop and retained
Why Papers Were Not Delivered.
You were aware of the departments
regulation requiring that all papers
should be returned upon surrendeTing
a hagship?"
Il was aware of that regulation, yes.
| but my papers, after being boxed up,
were inadvertently sent after 1ie to
Porto Rico after the close Of the cam
paign. L did not return to the United
States until November. L then deliv-
cred them as required
Referring to the blockade off SAN
I tiago. Captain Lemly asked the witness
why ne had sent dispatch to Admiral
coal supply cannot blockade them, Che
Spaniards) in Santiago"
q meant that if we could not lave
coaied off Santiago we could not have
stayed there"
Did you state that condition p
M. 1 did not state that condition.
That was TIE impression in my mind
'Wnat did you mean by the repJ~t /
shall 7ot be able to remain off that
port (Santiago), on account of short
coal SUPPLY
Il think all the vessels were more or
less short of their complement, ma
considering the fact that they ought e
be fit for my service and for every ser
vice, that in arriving off the port VIC
should be more than half or three
quarters full"
How about the Brooklyn? She had
plenty OF coal. did she not?"
Il don't think there was ever any
question about the Brooklyn"
How about the Massachusetts? ?"
Short of Coal.
The Massachusetts and the Texts
were constantly sOlicitous about coal"
in I he aT 20
point out the signals of the MassaChI-
sets and Texas showing solicitude
about COAL and also to include the
Iowa.
In response. Admiral Schley said that
when the Iowa arrived at CieDfuegos
she only had about half her coal sup
ply. and almost her first request was
for coal from the collier
Did she coal?"
Yes. She took on about go tons
The admiral was then proceeding &c
read the signals from the low. Massa-
chusetts end Texas to the flagship rela-
tive to coal, when Captain Lemly inter
rupted to say that the admiral had al
ready testified to these signals in his
testimony in chief. whereupOn Captain
Parker protested that it was unfair to
the witness to ask for signals and then
stop him as soon as he had begun to
comply.
Captain Lemly disclaimed any desire
nails indicating sOlicitude for coal
Thereupon Admiral Schley proceeded
with the reading of the signals Mite
lle had read about twenty he looked
up. DC you want any more?" he in
quired.
Not unless Captain Parker IL IS,
replied Cap ain Lemly.
I am satisfied If the admiral is cb-
served Captain Parker.
Which OF these signals indicates So
licitude?" Captain Lemly asked.
Il should say all or most of them"
replied the witness.
Information of Spaniards.
at what time did you learn definite
~ that the Spanish fleet 5 ut IN
Cienfuegos?'
Upon Captain Mccall .,drn
about 4 p. m. May "a
What time did you sail for Santi-
ago?"
My impression is that we formed
column between > and 8 D. m. and stood
off on a course south by east and then
stopped. leaving the Castine in front
of the harbor. BY : or o'clock we got
under way. leaving our course south
west by south"
When you left Cienfuegos where did
you think the Spanish squadron was2"
asked Captain Lemly.
Il did not OF course. know. exactly
where IL was. If had l would have
gone straight for it, According to the
informa ton which came to me 1 sup
posed that IL IL was not at Santiago IL
was somewhere in the neighborhood.
but my Impression was that IL had
come out as this information from the
admiral had indicated. but just where
u was, of course. J could not decide
Did you give any special instruction
10 your captains while making this
passage from Cienfuegos to Santiago in
regard TO a look out for the Spanish
Acet?"
II did not give any special instruc-
tons. They had their general instruc-
tons"
referring to the Adula. which Cap
tain Cook said he boarded as a sus-
picious craft. do you know she was
afterward captured and condemned as
a prize?"
Il do not know whether it was the
same vessel or not. never saw her
afterward. There certainly was moth
ing to me in the execution of her that
indicated she was a suspicious ship.
she was duly certified by our state
department to enter the port of Glen
fuegos."
Coal Report OF Fleet
Captain Lemly read the coal report of
the fleet for May %. showing that the
Eagle on that day reported to the
Brooklyn that she had twenty-eight
tons.
can you slate whether the squadron
AAid-taN hFAAFf 0IttN dAttf int IdElt vas
sent away1''
You asked me that question yester-
day and I said I could not recall. The
wind had gone down and I think had
changed in direction and the possibility
Is we may have made a little more
speed. perhaps not materially more"
Referring to the beginning Of the
westward movement at that time Cap
tan Lemly called Admiral Schley's at
tention to the fact he (the witness)
bad said in his testimony in chief that
as soon as the sea had Gained down
he had begun TO coal. considering him
self better able to Judge than any other
officer. Captain Lemly then had the
witness examine the log book of the
Brooklyn foe the purpose Of bringing
out the fact that during the day of the
27tn the barometer was rising. the
breeze dying down and the sea becom-
ing calmcr
fNotwithstanding these improved
conditions. did you rot steam twenty
three miles TO the westward that day
before attempting TO coaI2'
After looking at the log the admiral
said that according to the memoran-
dun he had steamed eighteen miles.
Did Not Disobey Orders.
In your testimony you say you did
not disObey orders when you started
westward because you returned to your
station without further direction Am