The Washington times., 1901-10-30

ment and saw the Colon; was it not?
! Al saw her that day; yes.
| Q.-And it was on the previous day, II
| I'm not mistaken. that more than one OF
| the enemy vessels were sighted IN the
| entrance Of Santiago Hsrbcr, was II not!
A.-NeS. I think on the 2th we saw
| the Colon and merely the bows and part
| of The masts OF perhaps the closest ones
| to Us and a hit Of her military top Ihere
was also a torpedo boat in the port.
saw one, but some OF the officers salu
| that they saw two. | saw but one, as
| I say. but | reported. on the information
| that they had given me- that there We're
| two.
Q-On those two days after Nunez
| landed you knew shat at least some of the
| Spanish fleet were there?
Al knew that there were some Vesseis
there; yes.
! when NuBeZ Came Abonrd.
Q.-When was Nunez put on board the
Brovilyn9 Am right in saying that that
was the 26th Of May?
A.-Nunez was taken on board the
Brooklyn on the Goth Of May. and stayed
until the 18th. and then asked that he
might return to Jamaica in. ! think. the
Harvard, for papers or letters or some
thing. ] don't remember what
Q.-Did he return?
A.-He returned on the morning Of the
3lst IN the Harvard from Kingston.
Q.-Nhy DID YOU not when ne came on
board on the 18th, land him and secure
the infurmation2
A.-Simply because the information he
gave me at that time was so positive in
its character-that the enemy could not
/ get into the port-that / old not feel 1t
to be necessary.
Q.-That was positive in its character.
1 but he did not state il of his own
I knowledge?
/ At was within his knowledge as an
| expert pilot at that port
| You were not afraid of his betray-
/ ing YOU?
Al had no idea of that. In fact, I
was surprised to hear Captain Sigsbee
| say that he was suspicious of Nunez. /
| think it was Sigsbee who testified TO that
| effect.
Q.-was it not Captain Cook who said
that?
At may have been. don't know that
it was said to me.
Mr.. Rayner-It was Captain Cook who
Admiral schley-I trusted to my mem
ory; that is all.
The Judge Advocate-Nunez communi-
eating to you his opinion in regard to
this matter based his entire knowledge
upon the possibility of handling a single
screw vessel there, did he not?
Ale did not name anything of that
sort to me L don't remember that at all.
OIL think he said so before the Court.
Al say / don't remember his saying
IT, but what are you to do If you cannot
take the pilots knowledge Of given
port
Q.-Do you remember whether there
was any discussion on board of what
/ could be done by a single screw vessel in
| the harbor2
Al do not recall any. I only recollect
| the fact of that statement which l
| thought was made by Captain Sigsbee.
Q.-When you returned toward Santiago
/ on the afternoon of the 2Sth, was it
/ because the Spanish squadron was there.
! or because you intended merely to deter
mine whether or not they were there?
! Al intended to decide the matter as
( well as l could by observation, and by
/ sending on shore.
Q.-Why on that date. then, and after
] having coaled the Texas and Marblehead.
I and before you had seen the Spanish
ships. did you signal that you would keep
off Santiago until further orders?
A--Simply because found them there.
Q.-You did not make that condition
known in your signal. did you?
Al did not
Odd you not at the same time tele-
graph the Department that you would
hold Santiago until forced to replenish
coal?
A--That was upon the assumption that
they were there.
Q.-Then that does not mean that you
had concluded that they were then there
4; in Santiago HaTbor?
A.-No: if had found upon examination
that they were not there. | should have
sent a scout to the nearest station to as
certain if there was ar news Of them,
or probably would have gone myself
The Santiago Blockade
Q.-When did you first blockade SantI-
ago?
A--Practicany on the 2sth. think we
were close enough in position. as stated
in my direct testimony that / saw sig
malls upon the Morro.
Q.-At what time on the 2sth was this?
A.-Some time in the evening.
Q.-Do you consider that in commencing
your blockade on the 2sth you complied
with the order received on the 23d. and
acted with all despatch required by
that order?
Am view of the information which
l had then l got on the port; yes.
Q.-W..er you started on the retrograde
movement toward the west, did you take
all the United States vessels with you and
leave the port Of Santiago entirely un-
guarded?
into the immediate. vicinity on the even
ing Of the 18th, and at Y o'clock at night
We were a little south of 1t.
Q.-How far south?
k-Fifteen or eighteen miles The st.
Paul went back evidently on the 9th.
Odd you not say in your examination
in chief that the st. Paul was left to
watch the port of Santiago when the
squadron steamed to westward on the
night of the 26th2
Al think / said the night OF the 9th
That was my impression. l really did
not withdraw the scouts for a much
greater distance than l found them.
Q.-But they were in company and (for
the time being) a part Of the squadron
when you started west were they not?
A.-Ies.
Odd Captain Cook tell you the .on-
dition of the coal supply Of the Brooklyn
on these days?
Al thought so. At least L had it
within easy reference.
The judge advocate took up the de
spatch of Admiral Schley to the Navy
Department. known as the cannot obey
orders" despatch.
Q.-Why did you say. on the morning
of the 9th, that you had been absolutely
unable TO coal the Brooklyn from Golfers.
Had you tried?
A-No.
Q.-And the Brooklyn did not need coal2
A--No.
Q.-Now. in this same despatch. the de
spatch In which you say you cannot obey
orders
Admiral schley qnterrupting)-I did not
say cannot obey orders"
Q.-What did you say?
Al said it was much TO be regretted
that the Departments orders could not
DE obeyed
The Judge Advocate-T simply wanted
10 identify the despatch.
Admiral Sch!ey-WelI you want to be
more specific.
The Judge Advocate-It is not my pur-
pose TO put any words into your mouth:
but do you recognize the despatch by your
description, or by mine?
Al recognize 1t.
o. want to ask you II you named In
that despatch tn. vessels or the number
nf vessels that required coal2
Al mentioned three or four that il
was difficult 70 coal and specified that the
Jamaica, and that the Minneapolis was
only coaled for Key West.
BY request Of Mr.. Rayner. the entire
despatch WAS read.
Q.-Why did you omit TO say in that de
spatch that you had coaled at Cienfueeos
the Iowa, the Marblehead, the Castine