The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-18

three to seven miles, being farther out of
night.
Speaking of the voyage from Cienfue-
gos to Santiago, witness said the wealth
er was heavy and that there was "a
short choppy sea- He. also said that
the heavy sea had impeded the fleet by
delaying the smaller vessels, especially
the Eagle.
Asked by Mr. Rayner concerning
conversation between Commodore Schley
and the commander of the Eagle, wit
ness said:
II was present when the conversation
took place, although L cannot give the
exact words. When the Eagle came up
astern of the Brooklyn the commodore
hailed the commanding officer of. that
vessel and told him in substance that
he
COULD NOT DELAY ..-,..
the squadron any longer on his account
and that he wanted him to proceed to
Jamaica for coal. The commanding Of
fcer of the Eagle seemed very desirous
of remaining with the squadron and eX-
pressed sincere regrets at being obliged
to part company with the flying squad
rom
What kind of weather was the Eagle
making on May 26 when that converse
ton took placer"
AS L expressed. II, lnedVy.s weather. Il
short, choppy sea and the Eagle and
Vixen were both pitching considerably -
Did you hear the commanding officer
of the Eagle talk to the commodore
about coal on that occasion?''
II do not remember
You heard the whole conversation
II did, but [ do not remember that he
asked permission to coal. 1t would not
have been possible, at least, it would not
have been safe"
At Santiago, witness said that the
blockading line was mile or two closer
in at night than during the day and on
May 20 the fleet stood out three or four
miles. There were picket boats inside the
line, but he did not see them.
Did you ever have any conversation
with Commodore Schley before July 3
relative to the Brooklyn going to Guam
tanamo fer roal?'' a' s
I'm substance, I mentioned the fact
that other ships of the squadron were in
the habit of going to Guantanamo for
coal. We had had some difficulty in coal
ing in the open off Santiago. The COM
n,odore replied that he had been asked
on several occasions if he would like to
go to Guantanamo where he could coal
quietly and give the officers and men
rest from the strain of blockade
He said that his answer was in each
SeiSC ludl ilc pISISIISQ W On lilS
Station until the Spanish ships came out
of the harbor" est5555. r.s4s.H s! ii'iss
Referring to the battle of July 8, wit
pess said that he had been in charge of
the powder division and that it also was
his duty to look after the lower: deck
Consequently he had not seen a great
deal of the fight.
He said that he had seen the <Nizcaya
going ashore, and that, looking abaft the
Brooklyn's beam, he had seen two other
SPANISH SHIPS ON FIRE,
with the Colon some distance ahead on
| the starboard side and firing occasionally.
Then he went into the forecastle where
Commodore Schley, Capt. Cook and Com
mander Mason were standing, remaining
there until the Colon surrendered
The Oregon was, he said, then follow
ing very close to the Brooklyn.
Were any cheering Or encouraging
messages sent among the mon that you
knew of. By whom and what were
they?" s,.--.1-- 49,.
'I had a messenger who made fire.
Quent trips to the gun dock and who re-
ported to me what was happening. 1
conveyed this information to the men of
my division in the different handling
rooms''
Were any of these messages of SUI
ficient Importance that You would like
to speak OF them?"
One message which seemed to cheer
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