The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-10-03


during the spanish war. and Can.
Bowman II. MeCalls. who VA. io
command Of the Marhieheod. The
testimony ~ both these ofscrrs dealt
With the delivery OF dispatches fron,
Adm sampson 20 Commodore Schiev.
nnd both related coavsrsatiors with
ihc latter. Capt. McCsila gave in dc
tail hts part IN arranging = code OF
signals With the Cuban insurgents
and his communities With them
near Cicnfuegos on Nay -. isos. when
Is was learned tehniiely that Ger
'rra's feet was not IN the harbor
iuore- lie said that Capt Chadwick.
who wns Adm Ssnpson's chief OF
staH was he only person a. Kew
West 20 whom hs had communicated
thc signal code
Cop. McCaiia expressed N. opinion
that coaiinr was feasible on Santiago
at the time Sohley began his retro
grade movement.
Lieut.. John Hood said that on Nav
23 Dee had delivered dirpatches from.
Adm sampson 60 Adm. Schl~y when
rhc latter WAS of Cisnfneros. In re
spon7c 90 o. request from the fndge
advocate. Lieut.. Hood related the con
trrs1ton Dee had bad With Adm.
Schiry after delivering thr orders.
saying that he fthe ,vifncss) had
told the admiral that 90 was Adm
rampson's wish fhot she flying squud
ron should proceed immediately 90
santiago. as Dis Information was rcr,
positive Commodore sohlcv read
thc dispatches and then turning 90
re said.
captain. Adm. sampson wishes me
to gn fo Santiago. / can not DO So
/ toIi Commodors sohloy thst the
aumirl certainly expected che squad
ron fo leave the instant arrived
Commodore Schiey then said. in near.
lV thcse words: Il am not at nli eat
lsded that these sponiards arc NOT
here iu ticnfucgos besides any shin,
ail want co.l. that She Msssuchusrtts
Texas and thc Brooklyn wanted So
many four OF coal. and that the dav
before Capt. sampson bad sent him
down the iowa with only haif her coal
.upplv. eo chat she could not 90 any
where. chat 10 was useless TO send
ehn. down thrrc only half Allied with
coal. told lommofore Schiey that
I hHt passed collier conveyed by a.
boat only a litfie before DAYLIGHT
thnt morning and it would certain y
ac There with 90 least four or ave
thousand tors of coal within two or
fhrcc hours. Tie referred again so
hs belief Of the spsnlerds being iu
leufueCo., and stated that ne had
lrard some firing nhorf 40 miles from
norr. which De- took 20 be a welcome
tn tic Spanish squadron. lie had also
s..u some smoke which De conceived
fn nr fhc Spanish squadron. and be-
believed they were there 7 said Co.
Commodore Schiev then that che in-
formation which the admiral had hc
considered as tehnitc. De hnd no
doubt That the Spanish squadron was
at Santiago. Commodore schi-y fhcu
sniI fo mc. Capt Sampson zoe.
r.t understand Hs IS NOT on th-
spot aud can not hdg-~ also in-
tomul Commodore Schlsy that they
.eHrc immediately. and thai ] bad
verbal orders from the commander.
in-cairf which dld not appear ln niv
written orders 90 rcma'r with The
tavk alone st Clenfuegos after thc
squadron had ieft and conduct "a
blockade for day or two. ar AS
long aa amy coal supply lasted
Washington sept 3o -lu the schley
court of mqsiry Saturday Capt Nc
IaIIa. ot the Marblehead. concluded
His testimony. vhich was begun Fri.
wonY OF Lieut. Commander vs.. u d.
Souther'and. who commanded th,
Eagle during the war with Spain. n-
also that OF Lieut.. Cnssius T. Barn .s
lhc latter is cipher expert ia the
navy department. and his evidence
was devoted Co shoNing that the dis
patch from Commodore Schley to tbs
nu'H department. Of May IS. Is8s
saying that ho could not. much 20 BITS
regret, obey the orders Of the de.
partmcnt, as printed lu the official
reports. was correct translation OF
rhc message 40 forwarded from the
Harvard az Kingston.
commander Southerland explained
the condition OF the Eagle during th,
camPaign. aud told OF the part that
vessel played lie said the SLOW
progress made in the cruise 70 san
tiago was due 60 she fact hst IN,
vessel was one-fhird fun Of water
lIe told of signaling the Scorpion @
Uniform Commodore Schlev that III,
Spanish squadron WAS not in the hsr
hor OF Cientuegos Capt. MoC0ns
said he bad suggested TO Commodor,
! ochiey. after the battle Of Santiago
that there was glory enough IN tls,
victory for all.
Capt. Mct ala testified that he hat
been present during conference o
commanding officers ON tbs Brooklyn
hie The fleet was OF Santiago OF
May 20. Describing what took place
he said:
he commanding officers were or
dcred on board the brooklyn on MAJ
"a. Il was with regard TO the worl
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