The sun., 1901-11-01

deeare 70 state, nrst, that INFORMED
Commodore Schley. on the occasion Of my
visit to him on the 10th, that / thought
the st. Paul had been chased by q torpedo
boat on the night Of her arrival or the sub
sequent night; second, that / detailed
TO Commodore Schley conversation
that occurred between Capt. Goodrich Of
the st. Louis and myself as we passed
each other, the St. Paul bound from
Cape Haytien to Santiago and the st. Louis
from Santiago TO Cape Haytien.
Il stated In my direct testimony that
! could not differentiate the press boat
log 1 have been able TO do So My log
shows that / chased her on the afternoon
OF the 2Sth. That same day, about six
hours later, We chased another press boat
and overhauled her. For the first time
| had to use my searchlight. had been
1t would betray my whereabouts to the
enemy. After carefully observing her,
l hailed her and asked her her name. She
said that she was the British steamship
Premier i doubted that and asked sorne
questions 70 satisfy myself. then told
them they might proceed. l am telling this
that men who were aboard the Premier can
identify the circumstance.
-On board the Brooklyn l was told by
Commodore Schley that should 60 west
with the squadron. and I was told that tho
Yale would take the collier In tow. and that
Il
day with the st. Paul. The st. Paul got up
hawser for that service.
There was no catechlsm by Commodore
Schley on the Brooklyn. Almost every
thing that l said about Santiago or the
Flying Squadron was voluntary. The
whole question under discussion was coal
ing. and nothing but ooaling. .Commo..
dore Schley had already made up his mind
TO 90 to Key West
Mr.. Rayner interrupted with an objeo-
ton.
Perhaps Commodore sohley told him
So put in Admiral Dewey.
He did tell me so,' replied Capt; Hgssbee.
He told me me he was going To Key West.
I think the first thing he said to me was
that he was going to Key West on that
occasion. ! asked him what the occasion
but was nov going to Key West,
Capt. Sigsbee said he desired to testify
In regard to the evidence given by Co1re-
spondent Graham. Mr.. Graham, who was
the Associated Press correspondent on
the Brooklyn. testified that Capt. Sigsoee
stating on Capt. sigsbee's information.
that the Spanish squadron was not at
Santiago and that Sigsbee knew what was
In the despatch. Capt. Sigsbee said to-day:
"The only despatch ever took from the
handed to me by Commodore .Schley on
May 20. II was read by Commodore Schiey
In nv presence and he asked me to send II.
That despatch said that during that PERIOD
Commodore Schley had acted entirely
upon his own information and Judgment.
the Spanish squadron was not at bantiago'
sIGsBKR CONSTRAINED.
Cant. .Sigsbee was then turned over to
Mr.. Rayner for cross-examinauon.
Mr.. Rayner tried TO develop q contra-
diction In Capt. 81 gsbees testimony In regard
10 the presence OF the Spanish fleet m SAINT
iaeo on May 2s. The Captain said he be-
Waved that the fleet was there at that time,
but he did not know positively whether 1t
was or not
Mr., Rayner pressed Capt. Sigsbee to know
how, in view OF his previous testimony
that he saw smoke on the night OF the 2sth
that he thought might be the spanish 1eet
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers might
come out Of the harbor on that same night.
Might possibly be- corrected Capt. Sigs-
bee, He said that he supposed the Spanish
feet was then in Santiago, but he did not
know positively.
CHIEF MAcHISIsT HUNLEr coSrRADIcrKD.
Alfred r. Caxton OF Washington. d. C..
wbn was a chief maohinist on the Texas
in the war with Spain. was recalled to
testify with reference to the statement
on the stand by Chief Machinist Hunley
of that vessel that he and not Claxton was
at the throttle watch OF the port engine
when the alarm Of battle sounded on July
4, Mr.. Cla1ton had testified that the port
engine of the Brooklyn was backed soon
after the engagement began, corroborat-
ing officers of that ship who testified that
the hacking was necessary To prevent
the Texas from being run down by the
BROOKLYN during the execution OF the loop.
Maohinist Hunley testified that the port
engine was not backed. On the stand
today Mr.. Claxton, a bright-looking young
man. apparently well educated. swore
that he was at the port throttle watch for
fifteen minutes after the alarm sounded.
and that ne was relieved then 10y Machinist
John Hill, and not by Machinist Hunley:
JIil he s.si was relieved by Hunley half
: hour after Hill took charge OF the throttle
watch. A..
he went on watch at o'clock AT the throttle
of the port engine and remnined there
un,il ff,.-en minutes after the alarm sounded.
Mr. Rayner Weren't you at the air
punus on that day? A. Yes, | was there.
Weren't you there when these orders
we're given9 A. Yes. was there.
The Judge Advocate What was the dis
lance hetween the throttle and the air
punpsY A About eight feet
y l. there a clear view between the
thruttle and the air pumprf A. fes' clear
view
U 1 want "a know whether the port en-
lluH Ui tlls lthhr hilhuA1
MIR Kavnsr objected 10 the question
III. raId that the witness bad 40 right "a
rri-at previous tert timOny Capt l@mly
lusl-tsd that tho question wac proper
Mr. KAynsr We viii call Hunley then.
Admiral Dewey OF oours" you can
Mr Hanna then put the question h
q b. yuu desire 10 amend or oorrect
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you N-rr or th' stand.
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