The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-10-31
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The Blockade of SANTIAGO,

Referring to the blockade of Santi-
ago Captain Lemly asked the witness
why he had sent dispatch to Admiral
Sampson that ION account of short
coal supply cannot blockade them (the
Spaniards) in Santiago"
81 meant that If we could not have
stayed there"
did you state that condition."
"No, I did not state that condition.
That was the impression in my mind"
What did you mean by the report
I shall not be able to remain off that
port (Santiago) on account of general
shortage of coal supply?'"
81 think all the vessels were more
or less short Of their complement and
considering the fact that they ought
to be fit for any service and for every
service and that in arriving off the
port we ought to be more than half or
three quarters full"
Captain Lemly asked the admiral to
point out the signals Of the Massachu
setts and Texas showing soicitude
about coal and to include the Iowa.
= In response Admiral Schley said
that when the Iowa arrived at Cienfue-
COS she only had about half her coal
supply aboard and almost her first re-
quest was for coal from the collier"
did she get coal?"
Eyes, she took on about $50 TONS"
The admiral was then proceeding to
read the signals from the Iowa, Mas
sachusetts and Texas to the flagship
relative to coal when Captain Lemly
Interrupted to say that the admiral al
ready had testified to those signals in
his testimony in chief whereupon Cap
tain Parker protested that it was I'M
fair to witness to ask for signals and
then stop him as soon as he had be-
gun to comply. Captain Lemly dis
claimed any desire to be unfair. What
he wanted was signals Indicating So
licitude for coal. Thereupon Admiral
Schley proceeded with the reading Of
the signals. After he had read about
20 he looked up.
do you want any mC-e?" he in.
quired.
Not unless Captain Porker does"
replied Captain Lenly.
81 am satisfied it the admiral is"
observed Captain Parker.
The Retrograde Movement.
Referring to the beginning of the
westward movement ct that time Cap
tain Lemly called Admiral Schley's at
tention to the fact that he admiral
Schley) had said in his testimony in
chief that as soon as the sea had
Gained down he had begun to coal,
considering himself better able to
judge than any other officer. Captain
LemJy then had the witness examine
the log OF the Brooklyn for the pur-
pose of bringing out the fact that dur
ing the day of the 9th the barometer
was rising, the breeze dying down and
the sea becoming calmer.
notwithstanding these improved
conditions did you not steam 20 miles
to the westward that day before at
tempting to coal?"
After looking at the log Admiral
Schley said that according to that
entry he had steamed eight miles.
when you left Cienfuegos, where
did you think the Spanish squadron
was?" asked Captain Lemly. ~ ..
81 did not, of course, know exactly
where it was. If l had 1 would haye
gone straight for it. According to the
! information which came to me, sup
posed that If it was not at Santiago it
was some where in the neighborhood.
My impression was that it had come
out as this information from the ad-
miral had indicated, but Just where it
was of course I could not decide"