New-York tribune., 1901-10-25

THE VOYAGE TO CIENFUEGOs.
The next move OH the part of the Flying
Squadron, he said, was from Key West TO
Cienfuegos, Cuba, and the Admiral told how, as
the commander OF that squadron, he had the
vessels coaled so that at or o'clock on the
morning of May 10 all the ships Of the fleet
turned their backs American soil and laid
their course for the southern coast OF Cuoa'
This, he said, was done under the order OF the
Commander in Chief Admiral Sampson. At this
point the witness quoted Admiral SIMPSONS
order No. 8. not failing to point out as he went
alcng that in this order the Admiral had said;
After have the situation more in hand will
write you and give you any information uidI
suggests itself
The first event Of note on the voyage toward
Cienfuegos occurred, Admiral Schley said after
he had been out from Key West three or tour
hours 1t was then that he met Captain Nc
Gala In charge Of the sub-squadron, with the
Marblehead at its head, which had been DONG
duty Oh the Cuban coast near Cienfuegos,
whittier the Commodore with his Flying Squad
ron was bound He related how, in accordance
with the usual custom when naval ofhcer
meets his superior in rank at sea, Captain NC
Gala had asked permission TO pass on, ana
told how McCalla had sent the Eagle to com
municate with the Flying Squadron. Adiniral
Scblev also mentioned that the Scorpion had
been sent TO intercept the Eagle for the purpose
Of securing whatever information she might
bring
NAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN
After a little" he said, the Scorpion re-
turned and reported through the megaphohe'
think identically is reported in his los' Whlch
was all the information he gave us The Eagle
afterward passed close enough to the Brooklyn
to hail her by the magaphone. and repeated 'Ha'
there was no news. / was on the quaILeTuech'
The thing seemed 10 be almost burned into my
mind, but after what have heard beslh 10
think that maybe I was mistaken
The Admiral also related his meeting the Clh-
cinnati and the Vesuvius the next morning OH
San Antonio Captain Chester in command OF
the Cincinnati came aboard the Brooklyn re-
naming about quarters Of an hour lie
related the details of his conversation with Cap
tain Chester. saying that they had I'M Iesi-eu
out 4 good many subjects" After mentioning
q ,,,,r7hAr of these subjects. which did not pear
on the nresent inquiry. the Admiral said that
Captain Chester had expressed h'lllSei1
specially desirous OF joining the Flying 9qU""
ron with his ship but said that his cual supPlS
,-.s 90 limited that he would be compelled to go
"a Kew West at a very early date 10 replenish
II Admiral schley said that he had terminated
this mart Of the conversation by saying 10 zap
tain Chester that as his ship was not III MS
,Soblav,sl command he could not attach nm
70 the SQUADRON. Captain Chester asked per-
mission TO coal the Cincinnati from the frying
SQUADRON collier. but he (Schley) had declined
this proposition
SEARCH FOR CoALING PLACES
Continuing his report Of this conversation the
Admiral said:
I then asked him il he had ever cruised in
the West Indies, as I had never been on the
south side OF Cuba. and If he knew OF any pace
that would be favorable for coaling where talrly
smooth water could he expected. He said moth
ing more than the information gwen me pE the
charts, and suggested a place some thlrty mlies
10 the eastward. on a bank, or 10 the south,
ward on another bank. coaling on whlch WouIu
be problematicaI and dependent entirely on the
state OF the weather and the sea
Il do not" the Admiral added, 'recollect Just
at this moment any other conversation except
Captain Chester's disappointment that ne cou'o
not ioin my squadron, which thought extreme
ly praiseworthy."
In response TO a request from Mr.. hayner' 'Ae
Admiral said that one Of the places that had
beer. recommended by Captain Chester for coal
ing was TO the southwark Of Cienfuegos in the
open sea IT did not agree" he said, that that
would be good place to coal, because the con-
ditions in ordinary sea would be aggravated in
shoal water"
HEARD FIRING AT CIENFUEGos.
Admiral schley placed his arrival off Glen
fuagos at near midnight Of May 2l. He told Of
hearing guns early that evening while still
thirty or forty miles distant from the Cuban
port Describing this incident, he said;
Toward sundown Of that afternoon was
standing the bridge of the Brooklyn and dis
tincty heard six seven guns fired with the
cadence Of = salute. The fact Of hearing these
guns was undoubted, so much that the officer
Of The deck spoke of it. happened TO be there
at the time.
He said that the feet stopped for the night
ten or twelve miles off shore at Cienfuegos
that he had sent the Scorpion ahead of the fleet
as a patrol, and that toward daylight on the
following morning. May 90, all the ships had
steamed in close TO the harbor entrance. My
recollection now is he said. that went
within mile and looked al the harbor, But
owing 20 trees and instructions, II was jim
possible 20 see into the harbor. I never saw
any smokestacks, and / was a very close
watcher on deck. generally from O'Clock in the
morning until l. or l o'clock at night There
was scarcely a Circumstance Of any kind that
escaped me-"
The Admiral said that after this inspection OF
the harbor he had taken position with the
feet three four miles out. Il generally" he
said gave the position that the squadron was
from the beach by the appearance of the surf
which ordinarily is not seen beyond six miles
except at a very great elevation"
RECEIPT OF DEAR sCHLEY" LETTER
At . o'clock of the evening Of the 22d the
torpedo boat Dupont, the Admiral said. arrived
with dispatch from Admiral Sampson This
was the Dear Schley' letter. Referring TO this
dispatch. the witness said:
did not remember the fact until within the