Evening star., 1901-10-12
CHADWICK ON THE STAND
CAPTAIN OF THE NEW YORK IN
SPANISH WAR.
Tells Schley Court Why the McCalla
Code of Signals Was Not Sent
to the Commodore.

Captain F. e. Chadwick, who was ir
command of Admiral Sampson's flagship
the New York, and who was also chief OF
the admirars staff during the war will
Spain, testified before the Schley naval
court for short time yesterday afternoon
He was the last witness called. and when
the court adjourned was still under cross.
examination by Mr.. Rayner, who stated
that he had only a few more questions to
ask him. There was considerable interest
In Captain Chadwtcks appearance because
of his close relationship to the commander
tn-chief Of the North Atlantic squadron.
Captain Chadwick's testimony related
largely to dispatches sent by Admiral
Sampson to Commodore Schley while the
latter lay off Cienfuegos in May, 1898, and
to the code of signals agreed upon between
Captain McCalla of the Marblehead and
the Cuban forces operating near Cienfue-
gos. He said this code had not been sent
to Commodore Schley by dispatch because
Captain McCalla had expected to join the
commodore Immediately and communicate
the code to him. He also told Of being
present at an interview between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley in which
the latter had expressed his intention to be
loyal to the commander-in-chief. He re-
lated in detail the change Of opinion con-
cerning the whereabouts of Cerveras feet
by Admiral Sampson May 81 between the
sending Of the two dispatches Of that date
by Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley
one OF which was dated at Key West and
the other at Havana. Captain Chadwick
said he had not approved Admiral Samp-
sons dispatch of May % congratulating
Commodore Schley on his accomplishments
to that date.
McCaIla's Code of Signals.
Captain Chadwick went on the stand at
S.30 o'clock and had not concluded his <as.
timony when the court adjourned. He was
questioned by Mr.. Hanna concerning the
code Of signals arranged by Captain Nc
Gala Of the Marbiehead with the insur-
gent Cubans near Cfenfuegos. He replied:
Captain McCa1la arrived off the reefs
Of Key West at noon on the 10th Of May.
He came on board and went down in the
cabin and was there some little time with
Admiral Sampson and myself After COM
ing on deck he spoke to me and said he had
made an arrangement with the Cubans OF
Cienfuegos by which they could commune
care to have anything said about it., as he
was going back the next day and his would
probably be the first ship there. He was
nsb1y ts se csass YEA ss key Mes sy his
next day; SO that instead5of leaving on the
Goth he left on the 21st.'s
Was this system OF signals reduced to
wrIs!ng" .H d
4
What was said. II anything. about re-
ducing 1t to writingH T. -
He was anxious about it. He did
not want the code to get out publicly. He
seemed to have some idea that the Span
iards might get hold Of 1t and get the
Cubans into trouble thereby"
ITO whom If you recoliect, did you COM
municate this system of signals or infor-
nation respecting it?''
MY memory Is entirely at fault regard
ing that. | cannot say positively that ]
communicated 1t to anybody"
Did you communicate 1t to Commodore
Schley7 II not why not p
THE signals were not communicated to
Commodore Schley because Captain Mccall
Ia said he was going back the next day at
once and would give them to all the ships
OF Cienfuegos himself
Was Commodore schley then in Key
He had left on, the morning of the 18th
for Cienfuegos'
Some hours before Mccalla arrived with
this system OF signalsr'