The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-25


Ect back nor was 7. I'll erefOle
the scorpion east. and that fact
a1f5 the receipt OF that letter.
Arrival Of the Iowa.
chmirsl schley also raid that the
"A p f-aid arrived 60 Join the fleet on
'2nd. but he did not remember that
had brought any dispatches beyond
envelope containing some letters.
of which wds from his iSchley's)
The fact" BE said. fixed that in
mind. A good many of the things
o lt which I am testifying burned
elf into my memory because I was
most Interested party. I cannot
,h anything ia connection with the
!. wa At all"
'oming to the blockade Off Cienfue-
g. the admiral explained the fOTma-
= "a OF his fleet there, saying that the
banning which had been mentioned
the logs was for the purpose Of
grooming the effect OF a current
lich set directly into the shore. He
III the ships were constantly settling
To- the beach. and were obliged al
psf every hour 20 steam for a mile
two.
'And that" ne said accounts for
good deal Of what IS stated in the
Is about steamingf
n this same connection the admiral
il that he haG fixed the position Of
squadron every morning and every
4ternoon by what is known as the
ar point bearing.
At night' he continued. I'VE hal
tnvariable light breeze. and we kept
general direction on general
YARNS. We were closer at night. and
lNat.' he said cmphaticallly, was the
~ Of the squadron always. We were
lstr at night at both Cienfuegos and
TraH 10
tiadren I'm formation during the
zht or in lii e Of battle. ready for any
lergcncy, vas never abandoned
Effort to Lure the Spaniards.
The arrangement during the day
Is some little feigned disorder. in the
pc that we might invite those neopic
{. We knew there would be diff
lty I'm getting n. because my nag
p was Of greater draught than most
the others. the channels We're very
tuous. and our = ~ hope. at least
a only wish, was that they might
'ssss out The movements of The
uadr0n were rather an invitation,
iaily That was what I felt during
the period Of this blockade"
~ this point Admiral Schley d.
assed Tor a moment to refer to the
1versa ton he had with Admiral
mpson before leaving Key West,
ich he said hau induced the belief
lt the Spanish squadrons objective
Cienfuegos.
he admiral then related the partic-
~ RS of the visit of Lieutenant Wood
the Dupont TO him on board the
oOklyn. when the Dupont arrived off
nfuegos. He said that Lieutenant
cd was ~ a pitiahle condition of ex-
PISTON because Of his arduous duties
n a torpedo boat.
VI fold him said the admiral CHAT
were a king I would promote every
pedo officer five grades IL I coGid."
continuing. the admiral related how
eutenant WOOD had handed him the
patch. and added:
Spoke Respectfully of Sampson.
Think he did me injustice when he
4. ce Of my speaking disrespectfully of
ITiral Sampson. I used 10 such
Jn. There was no reason why I
you'd have done so. invariably
bike JJf~ him as Admiral Sampson,
- 90 not recan ~~ne. word of the
lversation which Lieutenant Wood
.ites-not one word, ard I recoilec1
good many things pretty well. / am
"a to say, and very little from i'm
2ina.ion."
The admiral SAID that the Hawk
lived about O'Clock on the morning
~ 30 This vessel. he said. had
ich is designated as NO. s. This
the dispatch in which the comman-
r-in-chief notified the commander of
flying squadron that the Spanish
20 probably was at Santiago and
4ected him. III satisfied that they are
- at Cienfuegos to proceed with all
patch to Santiago"
'he witness said he had received dU-
cate copies OF dispatch No. s. ana
4 be Identified the copy brought by
Hawk as the first received. by
.rEinal notes. which had been made
tbs copy. He also said that a copy
No. Q. tie Dear Schley" letter. and
F. q copy of the McCclla meTnoran-
NJ. Tad been received by the Hawk
ping th.-t these facts were fixed in
mind by the circumstances that on
1t date a signal had been given to
SQUADRON notifying the vessels that
Pre- Was rumor that Cervera's fleet
IS at Santiago.
That" he saiG sis fixed i'm my
I'd. because If had got it the day
lore 7 would have made that signsi
the squadron. as my habit was TO
en- them all informed"
Did Not Remember Conversation.
relating The fact Of the arrival or
castine and a collier on the 23rd.
- miral Scnley referred TO his report
converse ton with Lieutenant Hood
iich. ne said. lis one OF the other
aversaiions I do not remember.
nix. he went on, that I can show
- by memorandum of Mr. Hood s
p ~ he hud any verbal orders he
got 70 report chem
ne admiral then referred 10 mem
naum from ms Dolphin. published
the APPENDIX 20 tie report Of the
10 Of The bureau Of navigation.
ding as follows.
The Hawk has just reported from
ufueEos with dispa tches from
HEY. tfood says q good number OF
iters cont believe the Spahiards are
re al an, also they can opis sur
That. remarked the admiral
auld go 10 indicate that Mr. Hood
s. NOT certain In his own mind or
be had brought any verbal instruc-
fns to me. that he failed to report
FAC. to the chief.
low 81 is also q border information
aich 7 should have been very glad
have had.
n Mr. Hood got into the anchorage.
hink. some time about O'Clock. The
ula Gid not get into the anchorage
Cienfuegos before 10 or II O'Clock.
eutelant Hood did not board that
u p I'm my presence She had already
a en- boarded.
hoods Indiscretion.
'If he boarded her and got this news
d failed 20 deliver il to me. then he
Il mmitted an indiscretion. for I was
u r. senior officer and he did not know
fhat I WIS going to do with her. I
p Guild have been glad 10 have had his
- formation - that with this noe