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had had them bottled up at Santiago for

had had them bottled UP at Santiago for
week.
SAMPSON DRAGGED IN.
Mr. Rayner quoted a statement from
Admiral Sampson to the effect that Capt.
Sigsbee had said that on May 20 the fly
ing squadron was blockading Santiago
twenty five miles out at sea, but objec-
ton was made to bringing Admiral Samp-
son in, and Mr.. Rayner asked Capt. Sigs-
bee whether he had made that report to
anyone on that date.
The witness replied in the negative
In reply to a question as to the state
Of the weather when he was at Santiago
Capt. Sigsbee said:
Path, 18th and 18th of May the weather
was unsettled, trade wind conditions had
been hindered. There was more or less
rain and moderately heavy sea on these
days"
The court asked number of Questions
Of Capt. Sigsbee. These, with the re-
plies, were as follows:
What was the state of the weather in
the afternoon and evening of May &c.
when you communicated with the flying
squadron to the southwark of the port of
Santiago?'
THE sea was heavy for boats, but e
was moderating and was more moderate
than it had been on the two or three days
before. 1t would have been very diff
cult job to coal from ships alongside that
night
Did Capt. Wise report to the navy de-
partment stating that the Spanish squad
ron was at Santiago?"
II receil l no dispatch or communica-
ton from Capt. Wise to that effect, ex-
cepting that I received from the navy
department as senior commander at Port
Ha1t1en, on May 20, the dispatch on
Which 1 proceeded ultimately to Santi-
ago -
SPANIARDS ARRIVED MAY 49,
Mr.. Hanna interposed: 1.-THE dispatch
referred to in the last question reads:
washington, May 20, 1893. Yale, care
American consul, Capt Haytian Hayti.
The. Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago de
Cuba May 10, and as far as your coal
The Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago de
Cuba, watch carefully and keep in COM
munication with the Spanish fleet, re-
porting information. Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and st. Louis have same orders. .
cannot remember that he did,
BY Inc Court-Did you make any eff
fort to ascertain if the Spanish squadron
was at Santiago prior to Nay %?
only by extreme wa tchfuiness, that is
all.''
By the Coart-What information had
on May 26th regarding the Whereabouts
OF the Spanish squadron?
Inc departments order to me directed
me to state that the Spanish squadron
was there or had been reported there.
and again the circumstantial evidence
afforded by the capture of the Restormel
after her very peculiar cruise
BY the Court-Did you reveive a dis
patch from Secretary Long dated May
stating r,fc Oh
Santiago on May 49,?
Il am not certain, but nay recollection
is that 1t stated it arrived on the 18th or
list. I received the communication lust
as l have stated. 1t came from the sec
rotary of the navy It was signed Long
but whether I got a copy of it from
Capt. Wise Or got the original l cannot
now recall. 1 think I got the original
BY the Court-Did you show this dis
patch to Commodore Schley on May 26y
AS I said, 1 cannot now recollect the
act of showing it to him. L presume /
did, but that 1 informed him, L
BY the Court-Did you see the dispatch
signed Long May 20, addressed to the
st. Louis, care American consul, Mole
st. Nicholas, prior to meeting with Com
modore schley on May 26?
Il have no recollection of anything to
the ST. Louis, no.
By the Court-Did you see the dispatch
referred to, addressed to either the Min
neapolis. st. Paul or Harvard?
NO; not to my recollection. There
were two meetings Of commanding off,
GERS off Santiago while [ was blockading
there. AT one time the commanding Of
ficers of the Harvard. st. Paul and Min
neapolis met. think the next time the
commanding officers of the Yale. Min
neapolis and st. Paul. The only occa-
sion, therefore, on which I might have
seen these orders was on one of those
two visits, and I have no recollection
of having been shown any telegram or
dispatch"
Capt Sigsbee was then excused, and
Chief Woman Gustave E. Becker, who
served as a clerk to Admiral Sampson
on board the flagship New York during
the Spanish war, was called. He identi-
ned the memorandum from Capt. Mccall
la, saying there was a good landing place
near Cienfuegos, which Admiral Samp.
son sent to Commodore Schley under date
of May 10, and said that this memoran-
dunn had been carried in duplicate by
the Iowa and the Dupont
Mr.. Rayner questioned the witness yerv
closely, bringing out the fact that Beck
er had no records to show that either
OF these vessels had carried the memoir
andum, and that he was dependent upon
his memory in making the statement
Mr.. Hanna said in this connection that
the department expected to be able to
show that four copies of this memoran-
dunn had been forwarded to Commodore
Schley. Mr.. Rayner responded that he
would admit one copy, and that was de-
livered by the Hawk on May %, $685.
The court adjourned for the day at 4
p. M, with Mr.. Becker still on the stand.