Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-16
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io'h'er statement concerning his con-
NerSa'ion with Commodore Schlev ON
iiiSt meeting him. His corrected state
iheht ol that incident was presented nv
MS interpreter in a written form and
read as follows.
'ui Ing the conversation | had with
commodore Schley. | said. not that the
"a'er was deep enough but that il
Mas the information l have had in
NihSston, Jamaica. in regard to the
spanish ships. they We're of such y
large size that they could not get in
'he harbor. in consideration of the mar
rowness of the channel. and the ouicl,
turn they had to make at the diamond
shoal in front of the entrance and I
still believe that vessels of s,1cb size
cannot enter Santiago. not being nm
der the most favorable conditions of
weather. | also was asked hy dmir,l
Schley if | thought his flagship could
enter the harbor and | answered hin,
that did not consider it advisable for
the conditions before mentioned and
because there We're no buoys to mark
the channel. for the Spaniards had
picked them up to prevent the Ameri
and besides that they had too many
torpedo lines across the entrance"
Lieut.. Commander Sears followed
NuneZ. Mr.. I;ayner questioned him
Mr.. Sears said that when the tlvine
squadron arrived off CienfuegoS he
knew nothing of a code of signals for
communication with the Cuban insur-
gents. Questioned concerning the Nc
Gala memorandum. he said that il
had been brought to Commodore Schley
by the Hawk and by no other vessel to
his knowledge Commander Sears gave
detailed account of the encounter
with the British steamer Adula, the
examination in this point being as fol-
lows:
Now. coming to Cienfuegos. give us
the principal incidents that took place
while the fleet lay off Cienfu"gus. anG
especially an incident with which yuu
are familiar. the coming in of the
Adula.''
The Adula arrived off the port there
and was boarded At first under orders
from Commodore Schley. by the cas-
tine, and after Captain Berry of the
CaStine had made his report to the
commodore. the commodore sent one
OF the officers of the Brooklyn aboard
her. After he had returned ana madt
report the commodore directed me to
go aboard the Adula and see if | could
COntriVe some manner of inducing the
captain of the Adula. an EnEliShnan.
to put himself out Il little to tell us
something about what was going on in
side of CienfuegoS. The captain said
of course he would be very glad to do
it, as he was coming under some au-
thority from our fleet in Jamaica.
He suggested that when he came
out on the next day we should bring
him To with Il shot so that anybody
observing from shore would see that ne
was acting under force. and that any
body who could speak Spanish could
find out all they pleased from the rcfu-
gees on board"
with what understanding did they
go into port? Was there any under
standing with YOU" That he was to
come out the next day and that it
would be possible for US to get that in
formation, in fact, that it would be
very easy to do so.
Did he come out the next day
He did not.
lHt WITNESS also stated tlldl 1bllitiit-
dOre Schley had told him that Capt.
Mccalla had brought code of signals
for communication with the insurgents
on shore near Cienfuegos. Describing
the blockade of CienfuegoS, Command
III Sears said that it had been main
tanned from one to four miles out an a
that the Dupont was stationed inside
with instructions to keep close into
the mouth of the harbor and maintain
careful watch, reporting any suspicious
Incidents.
The witness in giving the details OF
the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago
said the weather was boiSterous with a
heavy sea and that coaling at sea
would not have been safe before May
a. when it was undertaken. lie also
said that on this voyage the squadron
had been delayed by the Eagle ana
other small boats and that the ships
had also been slowed up on one &C
casion when merchant vessel was
sighted: also that the collier had 70
stop several times to make repairs to
her machinery.
With reference to the blockade at
Santiago the witness said that IL had
been maintained at varying distances
Of from three to six miles to SUIT the
COMMUNICATIVE chief.
The witness also described the recon-
naissance of May 81. when the Colon
was fired upon, and giving his conclu-
sions with reference to that event ne
said it had developed the strength o.
the land batteries and they had proved
to be stronger than he had supposed
they We're Commodore Schley had' ne
said. told him that his purpose was TO
ascertain what the batteries We're re
said he had been with Lieut. Potts on
the Massachusetts on that day and had
not heard any conversation between
that officer and Commodore SchieS-
The witness saw the engagement "i
July 3. After stating the preliminary
incidents he said: Il was in my room
when | heard the cry of the eNecu.i\t
Officer, clear the ship for action.
knew what that meant ana ran % ny
quarter deck. | looked alolt 10 sec -