The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-11
best we could Go even if we stayed there
until dooms-day, and signed it under
CHART INACCURATE.

bcSt we Cpulu GO even III we SldStu lIiSi Z
until dooms-day, and 1 signed it under
protest.
CHART INACCURATE.
MY frs, objection was that the rhSrt
was inaccurate. That the position c.
tie Iow: as plotted on his chart save
her too much speed. In order to keep
the Iowa in relative position TO the oibor
ships for certain distances. she approxi-
laately appeared to be making is kncts.
! when She was making . to 10. Anothe
objection l had was the initial position
of the Brooklyn when the SpaniarGs G.el
left the harbor. l contended that the
Brookiyn's position was too clos 10 the
mouth of the harhor: tina. she WAS rot
IN her regular position. She was south
of it. l based that opinion upon the
TACT, that when l first discovered the
SpGniards coming out of the farbor, I
locked over toward the other ships o.,
our left, and the Brooklyn was very near
abeaIn OF the Iowa The Iowa was mead
ing north directly into the harbor.''
Lieutenant-Com1nande Grant was asked
by Captain Lenlly concerning the block
ade OF Cienfuegos, and said there were
10 directions giving an order of battle
there, but that there was upon arrival
a. signal from the flagship that Cienfue-
gcs was TO be blockaded. lie had on the
occasion of the r,aneuvre off Cienfuegcs
seer The Spanish earthwcrks there and
the masts OF one vessel lying in the har-
Dor. but nothing to his knowledge had
been done to destroy these works.
Commander Grant said that he rener-
bercd a signal from the Brooklyn before
starting from Cienfuegos saying that the
fleet was bound for Santiago and would
rendezvous at Gonevais Bay. He said
that on the first night out from Cienfue-
fuegos a suspicious vessel which had er-
ronecusly been supposed to belong to the
enemy. had been sighted. The Brooklyn.
Which had been steaming just in front of
the Massachusetts, changed its course
and turned to port.
The witness said that as soon as he o.
served this maneuvre he turned the Mas
sachusetts so as to protect the ship fol-
lowing.
We're the ships in formation of coll
umn?'' Captain Lemly asked.
The witness replied: They were not.
There was mN-up.''
SHOTS FELL SHORT.
Commander Grant placed the distance
of the blockading feet from the mouth
of Santiago harbor at from six to nine
miles. and said ii was about the same day
and night.
Describing the bomb2rdment of the CO.
lon on May Slst the witness said: shots
from the enemv's batteries or ships fell
at least a mile inside of us
s.What did Commodore Schley say,
within your hearing, in relation to this
battle on that day."
II was only in Commodore Schleys
presence once and that was when he
went over the side after the firing was
over. I heard these words: That the re-
connoissance had developed the batteries
ana he was satisfied or words to that
effect"
Commander Grant said that the fight
ing sbips of the Flying Squadron had not
steamed away for any distance from the
mouth of the harbor at night. At that
time, he said, the Massachusetts was al
ways cleared for action.
Mr. Ravne- questioned the witness re-
garding the signals of May 2Sth. With the
view OF showing that Commodore SchleNs
Signals, saying that the general meet
ing place would be twenty-five miles
south of Santiago, was modified by Il
preceding signal.
The witness declined to admit that this
wac true.
The court asked the following ques-
tons:
Were any efforts made by the Flying
Squadron TO discover whether or not
Cervera's squadron was in t.ae harbor OF
Cienfuegos?'
None, TO my knowledge
Commander Grant was then excused,
and Lieutenant j. II. Holden, Who was
watch officer on the Scorpion during the
Snanisb war. was called. Captain Lemley
only asked Lieutenant Holden concern
ing the Scorpions mission as dispatch
bearer from Commodore Schley to the
Harvard off Santiago, on May I'd ne
then stated that Lieutenant Holden was
the writer of the log Of the Scorpion, III
which an entry waS made concerning
the message conveyed to Commodore
Schley, through the Eagle and the
SCORPION. from Captain McCalla. when
the Flyinr squadron was en- route to
Cienfuegos.
FAILURE IN EVIDENCE.
The message, as communicated to the
Scoroion. according to the testimony OF
Lieutenant Commander Switzerland III
command of the Eagle was as follows:
.,e left Cie9fuegcs on the night of the
10th. at which time, as we learned IRON
an insurgent camp. about thirteen mics
to the westward of Cienfuegos, some OF
the people from which We're inside me
tcw-n every night. that the only vessels
in ,nat harl,or We're n torpe6o-boat and
nine cannoGGcros.
The log Of the Scorpions reports the fol-
lowing as being the message sagnalled TO
TIE BROOKLYN by the Scorpion as the re-
suit OF the interview with the Eagle:
Eagle sent b.. McCalia from Cientne-
gos 10 report: Nashville following ABOUT
twenty miles i'll. rear to westward. Star
board higll-pressure cylinder disabled
Proceed slowly. Cincinnati and NesaN.us
eff Cape San Antonio. about fifteen miles
to northward. FLYING Squadron has LETT
Cienmegos for Key West. No news or
the SPANISH
Captain Lcrliy-. admitted there was
fa.lurc 81. the evidence to chow that Com
modcro Scticy hnd received this message
frcn, Captain McCalla. lie read letter
from Commander Mark. OF the Scorpion.
written from Manila. which said:
The message communicated by the
commanding officer Of the Eagle, May
10Th was from McCallai to Schley, to the