Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-24
SCRLEy ON the
WITNESS STAND,
CONTINUED from page oneo

told of the report which the AQUA
brought TO the effect that the Sp nj
Aeet had arrived at and later had LETT
Santiago which, he said, Tent color 70
his own belief at that time.
The witness stated that he had seen
the signals on shore and explained ms
experience In this respect He said the
surf was dangerous there in the day
time. Continuing Admiral schley saldi
mot knowing whether or not mere
were any insurgents 10 the west OF thls
place not having communicated to me
any idea that there was any system OF
signals arranged with them though !
asked the question. the withdrawn OF
thn SQUADRON Of capt McCalla ana the
failure of Lieut.. sutherland TO give me
that information was directly RESPONSE
HE for the delay In communicating 10
risi, boat through surf, or coast De-
lieved IN be occupied by the enemy,
might have repeated Capt, McCalla
experiment. He found the coast was
pretty well occupied
MAINTAINING BLOCKADE
81 saw cavalry on the coast once or
twice. They appeared for a mpl'eu ~
and then got out Of sight ! thohshl 20
waste ammunition on a solitary caFal-
rvnan was Ike wasting big guns on
snorrovs wanted 10 save al the am
nuni,ion we had for use against we
enomy's squadron, which J knew 10 Ue
somewhere In the vicinity. ] aid every
thinv ihat was possible during the ume
. ,.a ,,ore ,here Ia maintain a blockade
Sq contaminated. dll all the
"aoiing that was pracucaDle
or possible With the laller
exncricncag of the wnr, after we sol
mold of Golfers hat we're very nlu0n
better fitted to resist a shock az wen
ms TO deliver the coal rapidly-With irul
synerIeneo might have c0aied on Gays
~ vvorre weather We had great
many accidents about winch no hieh-
ZION has been made because they came
nftcr the perl1d Of time. one OF the
coll,crq mad 10 go 10 New YORK apso-
lntnly s-nashed In. The Mefrimac ha1
snvoral holes punched through her anu
nv lmpresslun il portion OF the up,
ner works Of the Sterling were lhlut.u
IN sonse way. but we MANAGED WIN
moro ernprience. 10 do q little pet'er
man we aid al first There was always
NJ CienfueEos a rolling sven, ana yes
eeis with projecting Sponsors or pro,
iact,nr guns wore always IN danger
racoileei In one case one OF the SIX.
,,oundnr rlins on the BROOKLYN was beht
a. on angie of 30 per cent by coinihs
~ Collision with one of these GOLFERS
+, o,her words. the problem presented
~ ~ al cionfpepos." said he was one
that had troubled the naVies oi '"e
world through oil time
TALK WITH McALLA.
uo then spoke Of the arrival Of Capt
Mccalla on May q. bringing inlornld-
tlon concerning the shore signals iro.i
the cuban insurgents' lie sara INA.
when the captain came ABOARD ne ~.
asked. Have you seen any al,hh,s
~ said What DO YOU mean lie then
asted II he'd seen three lights az night
and three hnrses In the day time
said / had seen the lights and ne sa.i
.Thev are trying 20 communicate WIN
Won I expressed surprise and asker
wbo had made the arrangements. NC.
Gala renlled that he had done So l
asked whv they had not been cominu-
nicated 10 me but that he did not know
thsn told him TO make search OF the
shore which he did, reporting that the
Spanish fleet were not there
sTEAMs FOR SANTIAGO
This information. witness said. had
been received about 4 p M May =, ann
towards G o'clock the SQUADRON torinen
column and steamed toward santiago
He said that the signals made by the
feet were not made until the neet was
fourteen miles from Cienfuegos ana
could not have been seen.
He then retod the details of the voy-
age. -, o..,,.N
"It was a dirty night he said, with
- lowering sky | remember that when
/ looked out at the portfolio Wensy
feet above. the spray came IN freely vi
course this was not serious Tor Dig YES
sells but II was for the smaller ones
He defended his course IN Keeping the
vessels toeether-hol7inr the faster YES
coils for the slower. 1--WE proceeded as
unl, he said. "and ! bold that TO do
otherwise would be unmllitary and UNI
wise in changing hasa with q neet
hold that useful auSilarie7 and sup
plies should never be abandoned except
under the greatest necessity
IMPOSSIBLE TO COAL MAY %.
Taking up the coa'ing question he
said that Il was absolutely impossible 10
coal on May %.
II watched the situation closely he
said. "and felt that / wa more capable
than any other man ~ Judging the sit
uatlor IN that respect"
On the 2Sth the weather was still
rough especiellv IN the mofn'ne. He
told also OF sending Commander suthei
land away with TIE Eagle and said
that II was done because Sutherland hao
slenaled that he wns dangerously short
Of coal. He said that Sutherland h1d
neither protested gainst leaving nor In
sisted that he could coal He regretted
the necessity. as | aid, but II was i'm
practicable for him TO coal. lie might
have taken on a little coal IN boats, but
he would have burned 1t as fast as he
took il on
Rererri/ TO his course In leaving