The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-18
GOVERNMENT RESTS.
Capt. Francis A. Cook Testiiles
For the Defense in the
Court of Inquiry.
lie Gave Particulars Concerning the
Relrograde Movement and TX.
plaIned the Brooklyn's Loop.
Witness Has AIwHy. Regarded Adm.
Sehiey as an enthusiastically
Bra,c aud Patriotic officer
Othrr Testimony w..

ouirr Testimony.
! Washington, oct. TO- During Com.
mandcr Potts examination Wcdnes.
dny Mr.. liaSncr secured permission
from the court 10 introduce ns cti-
dence the. order of Secretary Long
90 Adm- sampson. dated April @, in
which he was admonished against
/ the exposure OF the American vessels
20 the iirc Of strongly fortihcdeports,
The paragraph n that ordcr which
he especially wished 10 haze cousid-
erred read ~ follows:
The department does not wish the
Ncssels OF Your squadron 90 be cN-
posed to the tire at thc batteries mt
Havana, santiago dc Cuba or other
sirongl, fortified port- in Cuba, IN.
less the more Formidable Spanish
,es,tis should iahc refuge within
thusc harbors. Even Ia this case the
department would suggest that q
rigid blockade aud employment pf our
torpedo boats might accomplish The
desired Object ,iL. The destruction
OF the cncnty's vessels without sub
jecling unnecessarily our own nen-
of.Nnr 10 the Ate OF the land lat
tctieS"
This dispatch also contains the fol-
lowing report:
The department further desires
that In case Of war sou win main.
tain strict blockade OF Cuba, par
ucuhrly At ihc ports Of Havana,
Malanas, and II possible. Of Sam
iingo de Cuha. MauAniIlo aud Glen
fucgos"
Washington, Oct H. licHi Lcipcr
OF the New Orlrans resumed his tes'
timony
lie detailed tho circumstances oI
the blockade before santiago for May
so and u, aud said the fleet was Il.
far on shore by night as by day. th,
distance being NiN to eight niles
l,ayner read the testimony Of Capt
folgrr 10 the effect that the lecl
Was closer by night than by day
Lelpcr contrndicted this again. IN,
log showed distance OF ~ miles
"lhen,' said Eaynor, you sag "a,
neurest distance WIS SIX miles. whil'
the log says "a miles
IrS. that ~ true"
The total distance the fleet steam
ca up ana down before SANTIAGO wi'l
not more than eight miles and no
lcsA than six anl one.hait miles.
speak only OF the time ! was OF
watch. The spced was nhoni elgh
Knots. can not say whether w
went east OF Agnadoros or not
know nothing ot tabnuos either /
"as 50 DARK could not have seen
them Had known thelr location.
"thpt folEet' ot the Ns'v Orleans
has said that ihe smpr sailed t
AenadorcS. oh the cast, and yahanaa
west OF the bareor llpw could h
, tell, " Il wa7 too dark 10 see any
thing ?
y do not know. have tod yo
my experience
"Wna II not, ~ reconnaissance
complete Anccrss' Whrfl hNncl
; III WAS partially sucr'''siuL % @
far as made personal observn'ion'
: Had been directed to do thls Spc
! oiheally. ! wohla have i"nnI on
, more. The batteries were SLOW y
. IRE, and " appeared to nae ihNi ihei
: gun1~Nwere OF less call3eI 'haN ~
, inches
JUST before The Sehley eonr' o
! inquiry adjourned Ihnrfoey 1udr
, Advocate l'endy introduced h''ut- ,
Holden, formerly watch ohieer @
= the scorpion. nS witness Lieu
heiden signed the entry IN the sco'
, plons log, giving the particulars q
, the receipt ni message sor ton
: modore sehlty Ir"m 'hc tasle Wh'e
/ The vessel hnd brought from '"p
: MOS ella on May w. lS's' Nh'U w
, hying squadron lhen noHt" ior lel
, ineRos, iell IN WIN 'npt M'lalln
suo'squhdroh' Wh''h hhu lus' le'' 'hn
: port lhe government fouRht
: show That oy I'M. n'eSs'Re tomil'
dore sehley mao ncch hotlhp" ma
: The spanish hee' Whb no' IA 'he le'
= Dor OF NlehiuegoS, ana ilsot, Noi'
mahdcr southerllnn oi 'he taR'
hnd teSuhed thhi ne hod lneeaphopt
10 Vie scorpion thht 'heIe WIRE ON
torpedo poat "nH S'Nr'"l Vutho,
ieros IN thht hatpor' Napt Lem
told the court IhntsdRy mat me TO
OF the SCORPION qua ho' snow 'ne y
. celpt OF the message IN ms lo,i
auo '"a' Nv was F''p"'.u ,a. ,n
thc evidence alu ho' V|ris '''"' NV
saee TO Colninouo'e ~ aVn'eS ,
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