The Washington times., 1901-10-29

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| raj Dewey said
THE Court is of tho opinion that this
question is in compliance with its decision
| this morning as coming between The
| dates May 10 and June !, and also that
this witness occupies different position
| from that of the others and that he is
better qualified to give reasons than other
| witno sses. II there was delay, as seems
| to have been thought, in going from Key
| West to Cienfue gos, the witness now on
the stand is better qualified to give the
| reasons for it than anyone else
BY CAPTAIN lemly:
| Captain Chester about the Iowa
| A-As ! remember 1t, ] stated that the
Iowa would be along in short time.
| Q.-When did you first learn that COL
| ler would join you at CienfueSosF
| Any recollection is that the comman-
| der-in-chief said that he would send the
Iowa and a collier the next day.
Q.-Whcn did you first acquire the pc
! lief that the Spanish feet was In the mar
Dor OF Cienfuegos?
| say as it was the general belief that that
| was their destination. The commander
| in-Chief and myself talked about IL Wnen
| / was with him off Havana. ] felt pretty
certain-that is. reasonably certain, after
hearing the gun firing. and later, upon the
| report in connection with the Adula, that
| they were there.
| Q-There is nothing in dispatches No.
5 or I, is there. that indicates that the
| Spanish fleet was in Cienfuegos?
| A.-No; but my judgment was from the
| conversation / had had with the comman-
| der in-chief. and the evidences whlch
had. also saw quantity Of smoke IN
the harbor
The Effort to Communicates.
Q.-Why did not you, when off Cienfue-
gos. make some effort to communicate
with the inhabitants on shore?
Al made an effort on the 23d by al
Jwing the Adula TO go in.
Odd you think that was the best ef-
fort that could BE- made?
Al think that was the best effort that
could be made, inasmuch she was 10
| come out the next day.
Q.-What orders did you receive by the
Hawke
Al remember No. s; that 1 recollect
distinctly l also remember one of the
| copies of No. 7, and ] am quite sure, from
| a letter which l wrote and sent back py
the Hawk. that ! could only have receiv-
ed the McCalla memorandum on that Day.
Q.-Why didn't you proceed to Santiago
on the receipt Of this communication
! from the commander-in-chief?
| A-Simply because the order was
conditional one, requiring me to be sat
ictied that they the Spanish feep were
not there. When ] was satisfied that
they were not there, did proceed to San
| tiago.
Q.-Can you suggest any more direct
| way by which Cervera's arrival at San
tiago on the morning of the 18th than by
| telegraphic cable by way of Havana
would have been made known?
Al did not know that there were any
means before
Q.-Independently of what you know.
want to ask you as a matter OF your own
Information.
Al think the most direct means was
| by way of Europe.
| Q.-Let me refresh your memory. Have
| you not shown that information was re-
| ceived by way cf Havana2
1 ir1urpSgipn is GXaCTly clear
| as TO that. | am only expressing an opin-
ion about the directness of the news.
Tho Judge Advocate-Do you recollect
| any other reason?
ADMIRAL Schiey-I do not recall them
| now.
The Judge Advocate-Did you say any
thing in regard to the Adula incident III
| your letter of May %. stating that you
| were by no means satisfied that the Span
ish squadron was not at Cienfuegos2
| Admiral Schley-No; but l sent letter
! at the same time in which l did mention
the Adula incident.
Firing on CienfuegOs.
Q-You speak in your letter of May so
of the firing heard off Cienfuegos. When
did It occur to you that this might be a
salute to the Spanish fleet?
| A-That was after the Adula came and
when she reported to me that the Spanish
feet had left Santiago. 1t occurred TO me
that that was significant in connection
with the firing which l then interpreted
as a salute.
direct by which you could have got news
that Cervera was at Santiago than by way
of Havana? CThe first information that
the Spanish feet was at Santiago, which
Schley did not believe, came from Ha-
Vana).
A-weIi. I think it might have come
o-But, admiral. did not you in your
letter No 4S say that information was re-
ceived by way of Havana?
A.-Yes; / said that.
attention to i statement in Schleys an
swer to SIMPSONS order to go there If
satisfied the Spanish fleet was not at
| Cicnfuegos. This statement was: Il snail
therefore remain off this port tCienfue-
gcsI with this squadron, availing myself
Of every opportunity for coaling and
| keeping ready for any emergency.
Q.-You didn't say in that how long you
would remain off that port. How long did
| you intend to remain2
| Al intended 10 remain until got
| In regard TO the attack on the Colon
| Captain Lemly asked:
Q.-There was nothing TO prevent your
going nearer the mouth Of the harbor?
! A.-No; only the fact that the land was
| very low there and to have maneuvred
there would not have been sufficient room
| The Judge adyocat te showed the witness
! two translations of the despatch in which
the distance was stated to have been 1900
yards.
The witness said he would accept that
oNWhat information contained in the
Hood bordereau would have been i'm
portant 10 you If you had had III
Al should have been glad to know
! that Cienfueeos Harbor was mined. l as
sumed that the operations OF mining were
| going on.
Q-How about the bombardment by the
| forts at SantiagOI
A.IThat would have been very useful
Information.
Q.-What officers boarded the Adula?
| Any recollection is that an officer
! from the Castine first, who boarded her
very carefully, then l think that Lieu
| tenant Simpson was sent on board Cthis,
of course. is entirely from my recoHec-
tion) and subsequently the flag lieutenant,
Mr.. Sears. went on board. think those
were the only three
Q.-What information did you get from
the Adula. and was it reduced TO writ
ing?
boarding book. and it was probably in
that. Each of the ships mad those. If
Lieutenant Hood boarded her. he never
reported in writing.
| Q.-Do you know whether he didE
! A-Of course. l cannot swear that he
did not; but / have no recollection that
he did.
Al do not know that he did. infer
that he did not. from the fact that he
Was in my presence at the time.
GLOW much coal, If you know, does
A.1As a guess. do not think she car
ries over thirty or forty tons.
| Q-You state that she had received five
| or six tons from the Brooklyn on May %.
! working as / understood you to say, all
R-The greater part of tine day I just
hazarded the guess of five or six tons.
il may have been more.
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