The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-12

on the Massachusetts, was the next VII
ness He placed the distance OF the
| blockading line under Commodore SchieE
from the mouth OF Santiago harpor at
from five to eight miles, the distance pc
ing about the same day and night lhefe
was. he said, no particular information
Of the vessels. The examination on TINS
point was as follows:
Captain Lclnly: when you We're at
| the western end Of the blockade with the
leading vessel. making the turn, what or
ders We're there for attacking II you saw
the enemy coming out Of the entrance?
81 do not believe we could have seen
the enemy coming out. Ihere We're no
orders | have any knowledge OF
. Why do you think you would not
have seen the enemy coming out, if such
had been the case?
Owing TO darkness and the distance
from the harbor. For instance when
we were at the western end OF the me
the ships could have come out and STOOD
to the eastward without our beng any
the wiser. unless they showed lights.
How about the reverse of that prop
oaition?"
I think it would have been the same
in either case
TRY. AT THE COLON.
Captain LerlLy then asked: Did You
have any conversation with the command
ing officer OF the nying squadron or any
one in his presence in relation to the tire
on the Colon or otherwise
lieutenant Dewey replied: Il was told
shortly before we started in to the en-
trance that the Commodore wished to see
the turret officers in the pilot-louse. L
went to the pilot-house and the Conmo-
dore said that he intended to so in a few
moments and have q try at the Colon
and that he hoped we would sink her.
asked what speed We would make and was
told about ten knots / remarked at the
tine that L thought that was giving US
very little chance at the Colon, as she
would be in sight between the headlines
only n couple OF minutes and that the
smoke from the guns would probably
make our fire very slow. TO the best of
my recollection, the Commodore stated we
would have to do the best we could; that
the speed would be ten knots.
FIRE ON SHIP ONLY.
In reply to a question by the court as
to whether he was ordered to direct his
fire on the Colon or on the batteries on
May 31st Lieutenant Dewey said that his
orders were to direct his fire at the Colon
entirely but he could not say whether
Commodore ScllleY or Captain Higginson
had given the order.
Lieutenant Francis Bouehter said the
Marblehead and the Vixen were on picket
duty between the shore line, at Santiago,
and the line of blockade, the Marblehead
being stationed three miles from the shore
and 10 the westward, six miles from the
MORO. He would not attempt TO say how
far outside the squadron was. but he could
not ste the ships after nightfall
The court asked: Was the Marble
head in such position at night, while on
picket duty off Santiago that the enemy's
vessels would have been seen had they
attempted To leave the haarbor?"
The witness replied: THAT would de-
pand on g, great many circumstances; the
state of the weather; the course they
took and their success in keeping their
ships dark and quiet"
Admiral Dewey: The Narblehead was
on picket duty Could she have seen the
enemy coming out?"
COULD NOT SEE SPANIARDS.
IF the enemy kept close TO shore. and
We We're three miles off during most of the
time. we could not have seen them: if the
enemy had stood south from the en-
trance which would have placed them
about miles off. we could not have seen
them provided they kept reasonably dark
and quiet
Mr. RaSner: What was the purpose of
the picket boats being there if they could
not see the enemy?'
They were supposed to be there, I pre-
sumo. for that purpose
Then, if they We're there for that pur-
pose, what was it that would have pre-
vented them from accomplishing that OBJ
ject?"
The fact that they could not see YES
sci If it ran at a distance of from two to
two and a half miles off at night
Lieutenant Z. l. Bennett said that when
the North Atlantic Squadron arrived OFF
Santiago they found the Flying Squadron
etnr COY
directly south of the harbor, and the Wit
ness said he had seen the Colon in the
hareor. He said also that almost imme-
diately afterward the vessel moved to the
westward, back of Cay Smith.
STRICKEN OUT.
This last statement. however, WAS
stricken from tho record on The ground
excluded. The witness said the Flying
Squadron was at the time in regular for
nation.
Lieutenant c. II, Marsh testified con-
corning the forwarding Of dispatches by
the Dupont and Iowa FROM Key West on
May 20tla These messages were from
Admiral Sampson TO Commodore SchIey,
and one Of them was the memorandum
given Captain McCalla, CONCERNING the
insurgents at Cierfuegos
In cross-exarnining the witness, Mr.
3sayner said that counsel for Admiral
.;chler wolld admit the recent of one
copy of the NcCalla memorandum. hut
tllz9e Was dispute regarding the other
copies.
TIE INsuRGENT slNALs.
Captain French Chadwick was CUES
toned by Mr.. Hanna concerning the code
of signals afrahiged by Captain McCalla
Of The Marblehead. with the insurscut
cnbans near Ciefuegos Ha replied:
Captain Mccain arrived off the reefs
OF Key West at noon on the 18th OF May.
lie came on board and went down into
the cabin, and was there soma little time
with Admiral Sampson and myself. AZ
ter coming on deck he spoke to me, and
said he had made an arrangement with
the Cubans off Cienfuegos by which they
coald communicate with the ships. He
said he did not care TO have anything
said about it. as he was going back tha
next day, and his would probably be tias
first ship there. III, was accidentally dA-
layed ut Key West by his inability To-
5oy,