New-York tribune., 1901-10-11

entry from a. m. to meridian for May 49, show
ing that the Brooklyn had instructed the Scorpion
10 speak the Eagle and obtain news and the names
Of vessels off Cienfuegos" The entry then pro-
ceeds to tell Of the carrying of the order and
reports the following being the message Sig
nailed TO the Brooklyn by the Scorpion. as the re-
suit Of the interview with ths Eagle:
Eagle sent by McCaa from Cienfuegos to report
Nashville following about twenty-five miles in rear
to westward. Starboard high pressure cylinder dis
OF Cape San Antonio about fifteen miles to north
KT Ewing Squadron N. has left Senfuegos for
Mr.. Rayner-Are you able to what Lieuten-
ant-Commander Mark would testify TO before the
court If he were here?
Captain I>emy-I have IT in the shape of a cable
gram and in the shape of letter. neither of which
is properly evidence before the court because 1t Is
not sworn to.
Mr.. Rayner-I will agree to accept that letter
and cablegram. 1 do not know what is in either
OF them.
Captain Lemly-I perfectly willing the court
should have them.
STATEMENT OF COMMANDER MARK.
The cable dispatch and letter then read, as
was Assistant Secretary Hacketts cable dispatch
requesting the information The Assistant secre-
tary's message was as follows:
Washington August IL. 1901.
formation communicated through Eagle May, 49,
Dlo ne communicate Information SchieyE give Ga'e
OF. All messages to be in cipher. HAChEII.
The cable dispatch read in reply was follows:
Cavite. p l.. Aug IA, 1901.
Referring telegram August IL. Mark has deposed
The message. communicated to the commander
Of of Eagle May 19 was TO schey from McCalla to the
eect en- s that S IGCaa Ca before leaving GenfuegOs with
- "" "hen Narh"h"ad eft. The message was
communicated to Brooklyn and Scorpion by hail
fEMEf'
The letter which followed and which confirmed
the cable dispatch read
Cfioe OF the Commander -n-Chief L. s. Naval
.o Forces on Asatc Station. August lS. 1901
Commander Adolph Mark L. s Navy. deposes as
follows:
The message communicated by the comma nding
SniGer OF the Eagle May l9 was from McCaa to
fuesos with his ships and did believe that Ger
left This wa rrpe wnen en- NJ
do hereby swear the foregoing to be a true
Commander. & 5 Navy
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 18th day
OF August, 1901 on board United States flagship
COmmander-in- Chief L. s. naval forces Asiatic
Station.
Mr.. Rayner then presented the Scorpions log.
containing the entry covering the meeting with
the Eagle, and Mr.. Holden said that it was cor
rect. according to his best knowledge and belief.
THE MESSAGE TO THE BROOKLYN
Captain Lemly-I ask If you quite positive
nothing else was communicated the vessel at
this time which you may have omitted from this
entry in the log book?
Il did conduct the megaphone message"
did you hear it2'
Il did hear all of it: only parts OF it,
You mean you did hear all of 1t re-
ceived on board the Scorpion
Il did not
did you hear all that was communicated TO the
Brooklyn"
II did"
Docs that entry in the log embody all that was
communicated 10 the Brooklyn
TO the best of my knowledge and belief II does -
who did receive the message?''
The commanding officer. Lieutenant Comma nder
Mark"
Was there difficulty in receiving it. far as
you know. account OF the distance"
There considerable difficulty in receiving
# on account of the distance between the ships
and of the wind. which was blowing from us toward
the Eagle. The commanding officer had the mega
phone and in receiving the message held II up to
his ear and thus able TO hear more than
other people the bridge at that time"
Mr.. Rayner-How far was the Eagle from the
Scorpion when she megaphoned?
THE distance varied. ! should say the distance
ranged between one hundred and two hundred
yards"
Mr. Rayner-Was the Eagle close 10 the scor-
pion that she had back off for fear OF col
lison?
II do not recolIect that she was so close there
was imminent danger of a collision
''Iieutenant-C Commander Switzerland stated IN
response the question, Do you recoliect ABOUT
how far your vessel was when you megaphoned' 90
near had to back off for fear of collision, which
made a little confusion for the time being You
don't think you were so near as to be III DANGER
of collision?'
NO sir
Canaan Iemly-You remember either vessel back
ing? ,,,
81 do not recollect the Scorpions backing.
..Do ,ou recolect whether you saw the Eagle
backing" .,.o,
ahlv backed as had TO slow down ana stop
moro euddenly than we ordinarily would, con-
tinuing under way
rbe cour, then adjourned until tomorrow
THE SANTIAGO BLOCKADE.
MI, o. ,aor business with the recall OF yes
.-das witnesses for the correction OF their testi-
mony and the addition Of such points as might
have suggested themselves since thelr retielIeH'
from the witness stand. These were Adlira Id!
Low Tteutenant-C Commander Potts and Lieutenant
bristol They were followed by Lieutenant Eu
wards F Leiper. who began his testimony yeS'ei
day
Captain LemIy resumed the questioning VI -
tenant Ieiper by asking him concerning the poeh
ade of Santiago by Commodore Schiey' ne
moss said that when the New-Orleans joined the
,,,oolode the vessels were lying in column from SIX
90 agbt miles eff shore, a little to the eastward
of directly south of the mouth OF the haroof -.
night they steamed slowly back and forth III front
NJ the harbor eight hundred yards apart Ihey
were so far out the witness said, that IL was I'M
possible to distinguish points the shore or 10 oe
termfne where the shore line met the Waterhhe' no
could distinguish the vessel nearest 10 MN aie"'
NJ, tho first night of the blockade he had not been
able to distinguish the Brooklyn and the vixen me
MarbIehead and the Vixen had occupied places De-
tween the blockade line and the shore. but he hae
not been able to distinguish them Practically the
distance of the main vessels from the shore limo
,yas the same In the day night. He could not