The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-08
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Been Established Schloys Manner

WASHINGTON. September 26.-lu
the Schley court of Inquiry this morn
ing. William g. Gray who was chief
machinist ON the Texas during the bat
tie off Santiago on July Sd, testified
that on that date he had been on duty
at the throttle of the starboard engine
of the battle-ship lie said that when
he went To the engine-room the vessel
was going ahead. The next sigma"
he said, was To stop a minute, after
ward 10 reverse. The engines were
then reversed" The witness said that
the reversal was very brief, the revolu-
tions not exceeding 100 and the time
being short. He had, he said. heard
afterward that the reversal was be-
cause they were passing the Brooklyn.
Lieutenant Spencer S. Wood, who
commanded the dispatch boat Dupont
during the Spanish War. was the next
witness. Lieutenant Wood related the
particulars of his mission as a dispatch
carrier from Admiral Sampson lying at
Key West to Admiral Schey. who was
off Cienfuegos. lie had left Key West
on May 20th. carrying dispatches Of
which the Iowa carried duplicates, and
reached Cienfuegos several hours in
advance Of the Iowa.
"On my arrival the witness said, Il
went aboard and personally delivered
the dispatches which l carried from
Admiral Sampson to Commodore
Schley, in his cabin. at 9 o'clock. He
asked me Admiral SIMPSONS idea
about where the Spanish squadron was
l told him / did not know. He asked
me of Admiral SIMPSONS intentions.
told him / did not know them. He
told me he thought the Spanish squad
ron was there. The conversation was
on the line to endeavor to find out from
me what Admiral Simpsons plans
were. l could give him no Informal
ton"
How long We're you on board the
flagship"
Until just before luncheon"
Have you anything further to state
with respect to this interview which
will bear on the subject of this in
quiry?"
"Ihe Commodore hesitated some
about giving me coal. He did not think
he could spare coal al first. / said it
was absolutely necessary; that we
were almost out of coal having made
the run from Key West. He said: Very
well. Go below and l will think it
over | went below to the wardrOom
and was afterward called up and in
formed that they would give me coal,
Il had never before met the Admiral.
He impressed me as being very nerv-
Gus. He would get up and walk around,
come back and sit down, and a number
of questions he asked me about Ad-
miral SIMPSONS intentions l was I'M
able to answer"
IF / understand you clearly. you had
no knowledge of the contents of the
dispatches which you deliyered?"
Admiral Sampson diu not tell me
what was in them. He simply told me
those were duplicate dis patches he was
sending by the Iowa. these duplicates,
he said, he gave 70 me because he
thought the Dupont could make better
speed. | left after the Iowa, passed
her off cape san Antonio and arrived
in Ctenfuegos some three or four hours
before she dld. l left Key West at
1880 a. m. on the goth
During this interview, in which you
made some statements with respect to
the Admiral manner, mad he read the
dispatches? Did he read them in your
presence
on, yes.
Did ne advise you of their contents
them