The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-28

fore he left for Santiago TO satisfy himself
that the Spanish fleet was not at Cienfue-
Cos"
The reply was: II gathered from his
conversation that he had, in some of the
dispatches which were written. previously
was of considerably later date and there
fore. of course, annulled all the others.
But this dispatch you carried gave him
that discretion
THAT was not the latest dispatch whose
Captain Lemly then asked: Wasn't your
understanding that the Adula in the com
ficers of the Brooklyn to believe that the
Spanish fleet had arrived at Santiago one
day and come out of the harbor the next
day? Wasn't thai the impression 1t left on
your mind?"
The reply was: 1.-THE impression made
on my mind was no impression whatever.
1t is my recollection that at that date
| knew the fleet was in Santiago
CAPTAIN MCALLA.
Lieutenant Hood then was excused and
CAPTAIN Bowman II. McCalla, who COM
manded the Marblehead during the Spanish
war. was called. Witness had first come
into contact with the flying squadron on
MAY 10. 1898. When he was proceeding from
the south coast of Cuba to Key West. he
met the squadron on its way to Cuba. Wit
ness said he had not been asked 10 come
aboard the Brooklyn for the purpose of
making a report on conditions IN CuDd, out
had made a full report to Captain Chad
wick. Admiral SIMPSONS chief of staff,
when he arrived at Key West. On this
point he said:
patches which / carried L explained to the
chief of staff the secret code which | had
established with the Cubans near Clentue-
Cos. That was not done until l heard that
Commodore Schley was proceeding to Glen
fuegos.'
- -,oo1lontinpa did N-nlr N mrrOip1 70
that secret code of signals?"
A. "Only TO Captain Chadwick, chief of
staff"
respecting those signals?'
A. Never; it was a secret code arranged
by myself, and / did not wish any publicity
To he given this code. because the CubanS
might be betrayed by any publicity which
would reach the Spanish government in
Havana" D.,
of our own force in like Manner
A Il thought that was possible. of
course: that was in my mind at the time.
%. How long after you reached Key
West before you made that communication
to the chief of stan
A $50 soon as l reached the flagship and
found that the flying squadron had been
directed 10 Cienfuegos.
CAPTAIN McCana next told of his return
to Cienfue9os on the oath of May. with dis
patches for Admiral Schley. He said:
eft had been reported authOrltatiVely IN
Kew West on the 18th of May and when
/ sailed on the afternoon OF the list OF May
that the Spanish squadron was still at
Santiago"
O.. SAnd you communicated that in
formation to Commodore Schley verbally p
HIS TRIP ASHORE.
A Commodore Schley told me he thought
the Spanish squadron was in Cienfuegos;
that he had received newspapers from the
steamer Adula some days previous; that
one of the newspapers contained q cable
dispatch from Santiago. and from that he
gathered that the Spanish force under Ad-
miral Cervera might have sailed from San
tiaeo In time 10 reach C~ienfuegOs just be-
fore the arrival of the force under his
mma / said that 1 had brought arms,
ammunition and dynamite for the Cuban
would let me go L would find out at once
whether they were in Cienfuegos. He i'm
mediately assented. l asked him If he had
seen any lights on the beach. He said he
had. | then said the lights We're from
Cubans trying TO communicate. NAV
nave asked him IL he saw three horses in
line on the beach by day"
Captain McCalla then related how he
had gone ashore near Cienfuegos. and
found the Cubans drawn up i'm line. lie
gave them food and ammunition. we
found" he added, that CerVera was not
inside the harbor, and that, in fact. the
situation in Cienfuegos was exactly as il
was when / left II on the 18th OF the same
month
Captain McCalla said he sent the informa-
ton obtained 20 Schley by the Eagle, sig
mailing that vessel 10 proceed at full speed
was not in Cienfuegos. At that time wit
ness was steaming with Only two boilers
and the Eagle could steam faster than the
Marblehead.