New-York tribune., 1901-10-15


1 think they consulted 2 chart ~ the I'm. and
something was said about Cape Cruz 7 recoIlect
a11erWard looking at the chart there and # cid not
seem 10 be q favorable place know the subject
OF coaling was early considered even before leav-
ing Key West"
Admiral Dewey-Was your answer that Cape Cruz
old or Gid not look like q favorable place? did
not quite understand that
1 said recollected very well my Impressions at
that time were that Cape Cruz did not seem a
favorable place for coaling ships from GOLFERS"
Mr. Hanna-Perhaps the would like 70 hear
why you thought So
I could not well how the larger ships could
get far enough IN there that the Golfers would
be smooth enough to go alongside and coal ship"
Captain Cook recalled the meeting OF the Marble
head with the Flying Squadron the way 10 Glen
fuegos, but could remember only indistinctly
the fact that the Scorpion had delivered 70 the
Brooklyn any Information from the Eagle at that
time II did not receive any information" he said
and did not consider the incident important
Captain Cook said that arriving OF Cienfuegos
on the morning Of May % a blockade was imTnedi-
ately established, as the firing OF guns was heard
and II was believed that Cervera had arrived and
fete IN honor OF his appearance was in progress
Earthworks on the shore also were seen. but they
not fred on because II was considered desira-
bic not 10 expend ammunition unnecessarily
II think between that time and the arrival Of
the AduIa It was presumed that the whole beach
others on the beach. The possibility OF boat land
ing was talked OF. The idea that We would
have 10 go in pretty well 10 the westward and at
night Z may have had some conversation with the
commodore about It. but do not recolect- On
the arrival Of the Adula We fully expected to get
all information"
THE CUBANs' SIGNAL LIGHTS.
did you see any signal lights on shore while you
were thereT'
Yes. the first thing after we arrived May y -
Where were those signal lights and what were
they
II Judged them TO have been about six or seven
miles 10 the westward, three lights, one ahead OF
the other very distinctly, and the discussion that
took place on the ship. IN which I think the COM
nodore took part was pretty clear evidence that II
was a signal Of kind TO assist that feet ana
that he certainly had them IN there. knew he felt
doubly sure at that time that he had them there
There was some discussion whether these were
signals that they going there or whether they
already there But OF one thing I am positlVe
that the commodore was satisfied he had them
n there at that tine"
There could have been no doubt whatever. from
the ARRANGEMENTS OF those lights that they were
trtended as signals?'
-Oh. 10: their appearing at the time they did and
remaining so long; but could not deterrnine from
whom OF 10 whom they were sent"
Mr.. Hanna questioned the witness concerning the
arrival OF the Iowa and the Dupont of Cienfuegos.
Captain Cook said they had brought dispatches and
he had gathered from conversation with Commo-
dore Schey after their receipt that II was the idea
oe both Sampson and Schley that they should con-
t.nue 20 hold Cenfuegos- He did not, he said. re-
call the receipt OF the McCalIa memorandum con-
cerning a landing place near Cienfuegos- After
reading the dispatch he SAID: II never cav or heard
OF IL Il may have been received, but II had seen
Il I certainly would remember Il" While he was
not formally appointed chief OF staff to Com
Enodore Schey he had often acted IN that capacity,
and the Commodore, he said. always communicated
very freely with him
Mr.. Hanna asked: Were you present at any in
tervtew between Captain McCaIla and the Cor1rno-
6ore?'
'T IN consultation
Briefly and exactly you give II. what &C
curred?-
We talk a on various subjects at first think
Captain MrCalla informed him he had material for
the Insurgents and he added that he going TO
communicate with the insUrgent camp. We brought
Up the question about the camp and where II was.
and then the Commodore eaid 70 him: We have
seen three peculiar lights ahead OF the other.
here, but We cannot make out what they are, and
I believe It IS something in connection with the
Spanish heet' Captain McCaua gave a start. threw
up his hands and said: That is the signal from
the insurgent camp. They want 70 communicate
with you and added: Wei, 60 there and
find out at once The Commodore told him 10 20.
TO get of as soon as possible, and added: You
send a boat across and let know soon
possible Then the subject of coaliug came up
again about the great difficulty were going TO
have n coaIing from collier and Captain McCala
said: You need not be at all concerned about
I viii get coal II there Is any coal to Be obtained
He was always cheerful about everything He
started from the ship almost Immediately and said:
7 must get Of In the mean time, closely connected
with that, the arrival OF the Adula This
steamer came IN from Jamaica, and reported that
the Spanish feet had gone into Santiago and had
left on the 18th recolecr that particularly be-
cause that seemed TO confirm the Commodore's idea
that they had reached CIenfuegos 1t was
picious craft They ala not give any clear reason
for going n except they wanted TO communicate
with their subjects and in my conversation with
the Commodore my impressions were that he looked
upon that entirely suspicious. Not understand
ing the matter. and not knowing exactly his OBJ
3ect 7 said something to him about letting that
steamer go IN He saId! don't care anything
about that steamer. but bound to get informa-
from her II the captain does not give II Will
certainly get II out OF Of the passengers' It
was arranged that when she out the officers
should 90 aboard and question the passengers and
get information from them She did not out
That confirmed him still that they were
there. Then the Eagle came down IN the evening
and reported that they had communicated with the
tnsurgent camp and that the Spanish squadron was
not in Ctenfuegos"
THAT information was given in positive form.
was TT"
Positive"
THE sQUADRoNs COAL SUPPLY.
Speaking Of the coal supply Of the vessels OF the
FLYING SQUADRON while at Cienfuegos Captain Cook
said that his only anxiety concerning the
Texas, whose supply light II had been found
difficult TO coal that ship account OF its spon-
sons He said that Commodore Schley had always