The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-15

ing squadron, then bound for Cien-
fuegos. fell In with with Captain Nc
Calais sub-squadron, which had just
left that port. The government had
sought to show that by this message
Commodore Schley had been notified
that the Spanish feet was not in the
harbor of Cienfuegos, and Lieutenant
Commander Switzerland, Of the
Eagle, had testified that he had mega
phoned to the Scorpion that there
were only torpedo boat and several
Cannonieros in that harbor. Captain
Lemly told the court that the log of
the Scorpion did not show the receipt
of the message in this form and that
he was prepared to admit that the
evidence did not carry that message
to Commodore Schley.
Other witnesses were Lieutenant
Commander w. II. Schuetze, who
served on the Iowa, and Lieutenant
A. w. Grant, who was on the Massa-
chusetts, who testified concerning the
general campaign Of the flying squad
ron. Lieutenant Edward +. Lieper
concluded his testimony begun on
Wednesday.
The Message to the Scorpion.
According to the testimony. ad-
dresses to the court questioning, etc.,
the message which Lieutenant Com
mander Switzerland, in command of
the Eagle, testified he had mega
phoned to the Scorpion on May 10, in
order to intercept the Eagle, was:
I'VE left Cienfuegos on the night
of the 10th. at which time. as we
learned from an insurgent camp about
IL miles to the westward of Cienfue-
Cos. some OF the people from which
were inside the town every night,
that the only vessels in that harbor
were a torpedo boat and nine can
nonieros."
Lemly admitted the evidence did
not show Schley received the mes.
sage.
The log of the Scorpion, from a.
m. to meriden for May 10, showed
that the Brooklyn had instructed the
scorpion to speak the Eagle and OBJ
tain news and the names of vessels
or Cienfuegos."
The entry then proceeds to tell of
the carrying out Of the order, and re-
ports the following as being the mes
sage signalled to the Brooklyn by the
Scorpion. as the result of the inter.
view with the Eagle:
Eagle sent by McCalla from Glen
fuegos to report. Nashville following
about 25 miles in rear to westward.
Starboard high pressure cylinder dis.
abled. Proceed slowly. Cincinnati
and Vesuvius on Cape San Antonio,
about 10 miles to northward. Flying
SQUADRON has left Cienfuegos for Key
west. No news of the Spanish"
cablegram and letter securing
testimony from Mark, at Manila.
were read. as was Assistant Secretary
Information. 'A'
The letter which followed and
wnicn confirmed cablegram, read:
once OF the Commanderin-C Chief. II.
8. Naval Forces.
On Asiatic Station, Aug. 13. 1901.
'Remey. Manila.
Commander Adolph Mark. u. q.
tavy. deposes as follows:
Letter Giving Marks Version.
The message communicated nv
the commanding officer of the EapJs
May ~, was from McCalla to Schlev
% the effect that McCalla had Left
Cfenfuegos with his ships and did NOT
believe that Cervera's feet had arrived
there when Marblehead left. This
message was communicated to Scor.
p'on and Brooklyn by hailing.
90 hereby swear the foregoing
20 Do true statement
(Signed) ".A Marty
Commander U. 8. Navy
Sworn and subscribed to before
me this 18th day Of August. 1901. on
board United States hagship Brook
(Gigned) George @. Remev
C0mmAnderin-Chief u. 8. Naval
~ korcas Asiatic etat1on."
1ns t0sttmony here was in part:
~. Hayner presented the Gcor-
1ve log c<lnto4utng the entry about