Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-24


ashore. Scmr uf them. however. We're
inclined to think that the Err"hlyn
WAS a shade nearer the Spanish shin,
While Eoatswain Hill WAS giving his
testimony. whi II Is; sN,ry comp iHjrnt-
al, To Admiral Schl"y. there were tW"
outbursts of applause. rhtS' were
promptly suppressed by ADMIRAL
Dewey.
q. T.. Graham made an addition 10
his testimony of yesterday. concerning
The interview between Commodore
Sehley ami Captain SigSbcc on May -.
He said that beyond what he had al
ready reported Captain Sissbee as say
ing. he further said: Ne had tW"
pilots aboard and that these pilots said
that i fleet OF vessels of the size of the
Spanish squadron could not enter the
harbor at Santiago.
Nj. Graham also changed liz icfllv
TO the question of the court AZ 10
whether he had heard Il conversation
between commodore Schley and Lieut..
Commander HodgS"n during tine bat
tie of July ). Nh. Graham said that
;here was a great deal Of conversation
going on between three u four officers
forward and hc answered NO" he
cause he could not pick out that con
versation between Lieut.. Commander
Iiodsson and Commodore Schlcy.
Lieut. Wells was among the Wit
r->ses called for correction Of t.St;-
mony Whit. he was on the stand his
attention was called - q press copy OF
!; cipher dispatch dated STAY a. pre-
pare! by him fof ..dmi. al :, hicy. Tile
copy Was found in III" com nuGprr'"
press copy book ami Lieut. Wells said
he thought he had prepared il. II. S.til.
however. that there Was 4 pencil note
Indicating that the dispatch had n"vcr
been sent. He was asked u translate
the copy and present il 70 the court
later. Captain Lemly explaining that
the dispatch indicated Il conversation
between the witness and Commodore
Srhl-y.
james II. Hare was the first ncW Nil
ness. today. lie Was Il press phofoG-
raphor duIins the Santiago campaign.
lie stated mat he was on the press boat
Som-rs y. Smith On May - or =. ana
that they had met the st. PAU.
Did you have amy m~saphonc com
munication between the SuIncrS y.
Smith ana the ST. Paul" -Ir. i;aynrr
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ST PAU ii there WAS any things ~
tervert'S fleet. capt. Si1"b.a tuld US
there was not; that Ceve;d's feet VAS
not inside Santiago and tE,t Schlcy
had gone west"
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wen, ashors she mad. mad, , tu,.n >,
ram the BROOKLYN.
Speaking Of the Oregon he said mat
during the chase Of the Spanish YES
sells that vessels could b. seen and was
the ONLY American vessels that could
be. She was he said. from ona-Guar-
ter TO one-h half Il mile in shore He jill
80 said that at the time. the Viscava
turned in the Colon was 5000 wards
ahead.
r.a,.r II ,ba chase ~ ~. ,oIor ~
said ma, Cantain cook had pur his
bond ou+ of tho cor,i,y ,ov..,. and u.,;l
10 the comnoodor.- "Don't Won thinl,
We had het,;.r CLOSE in q Iittfao'' The
witness sand nar.nthaticalI,. ~ thoueht
s.o n,veaIf.. I,,,t bn wont ,, ..tb. COM
modor. r..pIicd. Nh don't Won, 500 that
min, ,h.adg u,ct III conn i. IA, fal-
law y,,rt. ~ .o,,,a ~, 7 ~, .,n;rg ~
hoaa t;,, o,f II, ,., hin, w., NM,
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,a..,
inns t"StliiioiiE Was given III cit"f
,'"u u','''ot 'oie9 anu va WIS III, ~
,'ea'" ''iioue "ou' .'i'. la Sc ~ 'oo,''
Like Il previous statement IL VAS r.