The evening times., 1901-10-14

down Into the cabin i asked Commodore
SChley If there was anything new In the
dispatches and his answer was. as near
as 1 reColleCt it.. that the Hawk had
brought dispatches that We should pro-
coed to Santiago, provided that the fleet
was not IN ClentuegoS, and ne said that
he was not satisfied that CcTvcra was not
here lCiCnfuegOSl.
$50 that after the arrival Of the
Hawk the commodore Still believed that
CeTvcTa was in t1enfUeEoSH
A.-That is my impression.
Q.-W ny, If not SatChed that the Span
ish fleet was not in Crenfuegos. did the
commodore leave there, if you know
A.-On account Of the report of the
Eagle. that cleared up the matter entirely
I She had been TO communicate with the
Insurgents. I was in the cabin when she
returned and went TO the port and heard
/ what she TcpOTtcd-th3t she had Commu-
uicated with the CUbanS and that the
/ Spanish fleet was not in Cienfuegos. That
settled the matter ] presume that was
hetween and o'clock and We left about
s. We left after dark SO that they could
( not see on shore which way We went
, We masked our lights so that they could
I net see which way We steamed.
Passing ou 10 the run from Clcniu"EoS
TO Santiago, the witness described the
condition of the weather. saying that IL
was rough on the evening Of the 2ith
am very bad on the 25th. On the 2tth il
moderated somewhat. on the 18th the
squadron was obliged to slow up on ac-
count Of the Eagle
The commodore, n said, was much
/ concerned about the coal supply. espe-
ciauy in regard 20 the Texas. He always
/ wanted 10 have his ships wei supplied
with coal He said they were not worth
much in night unless they had good fuel
/ supply. We studied the charts and hit
upon Gonaiyes Bay as a place for cOaling
/ in case the weather continued bad aad
/ We could not take coal from the collier.
/ He did not recoIlect the day any other
| shpis except the Es gle delayed the feet,
which was III regular formation and nat
I ural order-the Brooklyn and the Iowa,
I Texas, and the Massachusetts in one line.
/ and in another the MarbIehead, Vixen,
/ Merrimac. and f. gle
/ The witness thlu described, IN answer
| to questions. the arrival Of the feet
/ twenty-five miles of Cienfuegos on the
night Of the 18th, the idea being that the
/ squadron should proceed in the direction
I of Santiago. and. if thu wcather conditions
Z permitted. TO coal from the collier, and if
/ they were unfavorable to proceed to
/ Gonaivcs Bay and coal there.
The Retrograde Movement.
This brought the witness 20 the retro
grade movement and he described the
slow progress that vas made on The turn
by reason Of the fact .he collier was
broken down. tie said he was not con-
suited in regard 10 the turn and that the
first ne knew Of IL was when the message
I came TO lay the course Of the vessel ia
that direction. The signal, Destination
hey West, was given shortly after the
turn was made.
Captain Cook then told Of the Yale tax
ing the Merrimac in tow and the repairs
% the collier The weather moderated on
the morning OF the -tth. That morning
the Harvard came mp 10 the flagship.
Q.-DId YOU know whether the Harvard
brought any Dispatches
/ Al think not.
The Cuban Pilot Mistaken.
/ Q.-Were you present at any confer
enee between commanding officers ana
Commodore ScLiey. and what was sai5.
{" tht best OF your recollection. in "a gard
60 the whereabouts OK the Spanish f,ctE
Ale said that ne had no Information
10 impart Captain SigSbce brought ou
boarU the cuban pilot Nunez- Captain
SigSbeC said that h- had been near 10
the entrance and that ne had seen moth
luG 81 the spanish feet. these were bis
words. / have always had the impression.
too. that he said nc knew nothing about
H. The most inter- 81 al that time was iu
& regard 90 tho pilot. ! aid NOT have much
confidence lI HIN. and thought be was a.
SPY. He said that the Spanish -eec could
not get into Santiago. and especially that
] The NlzcdNd could not get in without a
tug. The whole impression which be con
I hf.N fA WIS Lil.L lLit SPANISH it. not
| IN Santiago ] knew from the charts :har
! il could get IN. I had little confidence iI
MN, but ] aft-rwaTu found out that ne
. Was very loyal and an excellent fellow
but that he was simply wrong AT that
time 4 believed that Ctrvtra was iu san
. taEo. / believed ID after We left Glen
ILt EpS. bui that was only my opinion.
l continuing the witness told again about
the coal supply. and that il was found Oh
the 18th that she could take on coal from
the collier, and that a signal was sent TO
her 10 DO SO. He said that ne had a con-
ference with Commodore Schiey upon the
matter. and Schl=y's anxiety was greater
than his because the latter had the re-
spo1slbility. and he COOK did not His
greatest concern was regarding the spon-
sons on the Texas
IL said that he would not Ike TO saw
that the signal 10 her 20 coal was civCT
as q rt1u-l or any thing he said 10 Com
HoGOre Schley. He said he had never
seen SO bad A sea IN which 10 coal a vas-
SCI as was experienced there al that time.
I never one that was so trouhIproTla for
inc SnlpS tC go alongside the collier Ia
coal He referred particularly TO fhc ggtb
ON. ana -oth, and especially ss 20 the
18th lie said that they would 20 70 San
I tlago 70 coal there from the collier IL
they found II practicable and IL not they
would 80 10 GOnaives Bay and coal
( R--N hat did YOU say in reference Ia
this matter to Commodore ScbTcv2
I Al think / said he had taken wise
cogrsg or something like that
Z Q--Bld YOU say. Il congratulate vguv'
Al don't know; I think perhaps some
Ihng was said about congratulations
The Spanish Fleets Sortie.
In answer To further questions the wit
ness described the blockade before Santa
go, said SchIey's idea was 10 keen the
( squadron moving. steaming slowly bv
the entrance Of the harbor so that the
vessels would be ready for action at any
/ time Ia doing this, of course. they CON
sumed more coal than If they had remain
I cd stIH and kept a stationary blockade
] Odd you consider that the blockade
began on the night Of the 2Sth2
I A--Hes, sir
! Q.-Passing 10 July 3. were you on
deck when the Spanish fleet came 0ut2
I Al was in the cabin.
1 Q.-Wheu did YOU first know that the
Spanish fleet was coming out2
I Al heard the executive officer call out
/ clear the ship for action" ! had given
3 directions TO have the shin ready for i'm
speCtiOu ] knew at once that sometime
had happened and 1 went at onc- amid
/ ship.
Q.-Had you any information that the
Spanish Icet was To come out that dav2
! A--No, and / did not think il would
turned M the night before about mid
night feeling rather the other way and
giving mp all hope Of the spanish feet
! coming out
.C--Wheu YOU cane on deck where were
the Spanish ycssp lsy
| A--IWo. OF perhaps three. Of them were
! Just outside the entrance 10 Santiago
HarbOr, and tho fourth was approaching
When ] FIRST got on deck we had been
steering 10 the uOTthWard and as soon I
saw that the Spanish fleet was coming
We headed toward them about northeast
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