Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-26


with the intention OF holding one sit
ting. having decided to forego the after
noon session In order to permit the
members OF the counsel and court TO at
tend the funeral Of Judge Wilson.
The counsel fJr the navy department.
today cont lged their efforts to show
that Admiral schley had information
of Cervera and his fleet In the harpor
OF Santiago and introduced for this pur-
pose additional officers Of the auxiliary
cruisers which were at the time doing
duty as scout boats In West Indian
waters.
Capt Wise. who commanded the
scout ship Yale during the Spanish war
continued his narration Of the retro
grade movement Of the dying squadron
toward Key West on May II. He iirst
told Of how the Yale had taken the Mer-
rimac in tow under direction OF Ad-
mlral Schley He said that the admiral
had signalled upon starting TO ask II
there was coal enough TO carry him 10
Kek West. 10 which be had responded
i'll fht dllIillllllNts vi ADN HNNh Nos
hepfsd reported I'm response TO an In
quiiy Nhat he had coal sufficient for two
days OF full steamlng, and for four days
OF moderate steaming
He was then dispatched TO Newport
News, reporting to Admiral Saspson or
the way. He had told Admiral Samp-
son, he said that the flying squadron
was about thirty miles west of Santa
20. In response to question of the adj
iniral he had said he did not know what
It was doing there In detailing the trip
westward toward Key West the witness
told of the breaking Of the Y0le's haw-
ser on the Merrimae. He said this hau
caused delay.
What was the difficulty" asked
Capt. Lemly'
Improper securing OF hawser on the
Merrlnac."
WAS 1t due to tempestuous weather
or notg''
mot at ALL"
READS FROM sCHLEY's REPORT,
Mr.. Hanna read the following extract
OF Admiral Schley's report Of February
Is, to the committee on naval affairs,
In reference TO the letter from the seere-
tary of the navy OF February 6. 1899, DO.
ginning, after having been Informed
by the scouts. commanded by Sigsbee,
Jewel and Wise, that although they had
all been of Santiago De Cuba for a
week. they had seen nothing Of II tthc
Spanish ilee). and knew nothing OF its
movements or It's whereabouts, etc"
lie then asked Capt Wise II he had
made such communication to the adj
mlral.
II did not" was the response.
Did you give Admiral Schley any
information respecting the Spanish
squadron"
"only through Capt. sigsbee. l did
not go on board the Brooklyn at all.
gave Cant. sigsbee all the information
had"
Had you been off Santiago for
week?"
II was there from the morning Of
the 22nd until the evening of the Goth
when the flying squadron arrived"
Capt. Wise was cross-examned on
this point by Mr., Raynor He asked:
From the morning of the 22nd until
the arrival Of the flying squadron on
the evening Of the 26th you were trying
20 get In touch with the enemy and
watching the harbor?"
YES"
"You saw nothing In there?"
II could not see any harbor at all.
You could not see around the corner
Of Caysmith."
I'VE saw the masts of a small vessel.
Could not distinguish which II vast
You sent no one on shore TO try 10
establish communication?
mot az ALL"
rs not the natural condition of the
harbor such that II il possible to see
considerable up the harbor?"
You can see only short distance
up the harbor."
And there was nothing In sight
whatever. was there7"
Nothing at ALL
The witness had said that Capt. Sigs-
bee had taken the dispatch beginning
Get In touch with the enemy"
A QUESTION BY DEWEY.
The court, through Admiral Dewey,
asked
Was II your duty or Capt. Sigsbee's
TO convey the information In the dis
patch referred TO Commodore Schlev?"
u think II was Capt. Sigabee's. as he
went Immediately on duty and | was
intercepted by orders from the COM
modore to take the Merrmac in tow"
Mr.. Hanna:
did you receive any inquiry, or did
the commanding officer OF the flying
squadron ask you for any information
at any time?"
Nothing"
Mr. Raynor continued his questions.
eevoting himself especially to the sig
mailing between the Yale and the flag
ship. The witness said he was sure
that on May 26th. when he hailed the
Texas, he had not passed within hail
ing distance Of the Brooklyn, being one
and hall miles distant
Mr. Raynor read from a report made
on May 30 by Admiral Sampson In
which he stated that Capt Wise had
told MIN that he believed Santiago
harbor 70 be strongly fortified. rs that
true? Mr.. Raynor asked.
IT Is, was tile reply.
Capt Wise said IN reply 10 uuestiors
by Capt Parker that he would al any
time when on Santiago have been able
% signal any information he might
have had in regard to the situation.
He had seen the nlasts OF q vessel and
thought II TO be a small military YES
eel. He had gone near enough 10 OBJ
serve the land batteries
In reply TO an inquiry from the court |
the witness said that the land batteries
did not fire on the Yale while that YES
Del was accommodating the harbor. lie |
also said that even though he had been |
The senior officer of Santiago prior TO |
the arrival Of Capt Cotton he had not |
commanded Can't Sigsbee TO give TO |
Commodore Schley the information
which he WISE. had given TO him,
(slgsbee).
DID Nut FtRE on YALE.
The questions by the court and the
replies 20 them were as follows:
DID the batteries az or near Santi- /
ago fire on the Yale while she was re-
connolieringy'
mot az all"
who was the senior officer of sanu.