The San Francisco call., 1901-10-13

to the effect that the fleet had entered the har-
Dor on Nav 10.
the telegraph office at Havana, who could only
send his information at o'clock when others
Allen had, the witness said, asked that great
secrecy be observed for the protection of the
operator only agreeing that the commander in
chief and his staff should be informed. Later
the witness had returned to Key West and
ceived confirmatory informa tion. He then
stated that on the next morning, May Il, the
fleet proceeded to the blockade of Havana, Ad
Iniral Sampson being satisfied that the infor
ma1n concerning the presence Of the Meet at at
had called UP the Hawk and forwarded his dis
patches to Commodore Schley.
Staunton Is Questioned.
Captain Lemiy1Tell ni the court fully from
corning the arrival of Cervera's fleet in San
tiago. l would like you to identify the dis
patch put into cipher at that time, to which you
The dispatch referred to as having been
drawn up by Captain Chadwick in my presence
is the dispatch known as the memorandum that
accompanied dispatch No s."
Mr.. Raynor-The Hawk carried No. s. IL
that richt?
THE captain of the Hawk was called on
board and / remember his instructions We're
to proceed with al! speed until he met the
she was faster vessel As to whether No. s
was inclosed with this 1 was not secretary
and did not inclose it,
When did the Hawk leave?'
She lett the Havana blockade, some dis
i,
''Then you received this information on May
20 at $50 in the morning and the Hawk lett
at dusk May 81
THAT is correct
The witness. said in reply to questions that
structons will reach you had not been sent
by the Iowa, as the dispatch was dated May
21 and the Iowa had left on the day previous.
vessel that carried that memorandum?
ITO the best of my knowledge the Hawk
g first r hat
memorandum" replied the witness.
The Hawk left on May 2l and the first in
on the 2Oth. When did you get this second con-
firmatory information you speak OFF,
II got ii on shore at Key West about
o'clock on the evening of May 2o'
derstand it, was received twenty-four hours
before the Hawk left with this memorandum
to Commodore Schley. Is that right?
Yes, at Key. West. and the Hawk was sent
''Can you give me any subsequent dispatches
or memoranda that passed between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley in reference
to the Spanish squadron being at Santiago?"
Il do not think L can refer to any.
After Admiral Sampson heard that the fleet
in other words after he got a reply from
the commander of the flying squadron, he sent
the Wasp. think, about May 26 to Cienfuesos
did not arrive there until Commodore Schley
had left for Santiago and do not remember
what those dispatches were
Was that the Wasp?'
Yes
What date?
My impression is she left by the old Ba-
hama Channel May 26.
Then l understand that between the time
that the Hawk carried this information to
Commodore Schley at dusk on the evening Of
May q and the time when this dispatch was
sent from the Bahama Channel on the 2eth
there was communication between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley in reference tc
the Spanish squadron at Santiago Was there 2?
''I thought l replied that there was no op-
portunity for any"
Correspondence of Commanders.
After further effort on Mr. Raynors part to