The San Francisco call., 1901-10-02

the weather at the time he was at Santiago,
Captain Sigsbee said;
During the oath, 25th and 2sth OF MAY the
weather was unsettled there was more or less
rain rain and moderately heavy sea on those three
The court asked a number of questions of
Captain Sigsbee. These. with the replies, were
as follows:
ternoon of May 26. when you Communicated
with the flying squadron to the southwark
or the port or Santago?"
The sea was heavy for boats, but II was
moderating-that is to say. moderate
Should ss1 naa oeen on the two Gays before
cult to have coaled at that night"
Did Captain Wise communicate to you a
dispatch from the Navy Department stating
that the Spanish squadron was at santiago?"
reember Vs. no dispatch n & or
that which 1 received from the Navy Depart
ment through the senior officer at Port Hal
tien on May q, the dispatch on which 1 pro-
ceeded eS ultimately to Santiago"
last question read: Washington. May 20. 1885
Yale, care American Consul, Cape Haitien:
The Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago de Cuba
nrayeeG May is' and @ as far as your coal permits
watch carefully and keep in comm9n,catio5 9 S11a;
with the Spanish fleet, reporting information.
Minneapolis, St Paul and St. Louis have
Il cannot remember that he did,"
BY the ;, c9prtDid 3p you make an effort to
tago prior to May 20?
"Only by extreme watchfulness, that is ALL"
By the Court-What information had you to
communicate to Commodore Schley on May
squadron?
1.-THE departments order to me directed me
to state that the Spanish squadron was there
or had been reported there, and again the cir
cumstantial evidence afforded by the capture
OF the Restormel after her very peculiar
cruise.
BY the Court-Did you receive a dispatch
from from Secretary Long dated May 20 stating
that the Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago
that it stated it arrived on the 18th or 21st.
l received the communication just as have
stated. 1t came from the Secretary of the
Navy. 1t was signed Long but whether I
I cannot tell
BY the Court-Did you show this dispatch to
Commodore Schley on May 26?
q already said I cannot recollect the act OF
nHn informed d him hi mn remem6er Re'3' oo Out 'ha'
By the Court-Did you the dispatch signed
Long" May 20. addressed to the St. Louis,
care the American Consul, st. Nicholas, prior
to meeting with Commodore Schley on May rs
II have no recollection of anything to the
By the Court-Did you see the dispatch refer
red to addressed to either the Minneapolis. st.
Paul or Harvard?
NO not to my recollection"
Captain sigsbee was then excused and Chief
! clerk to Admiral Sampson on board the flag
ship New York during the Spanish war was
called; He identified the memorandum from
landing place near Cienfuegos which Admiral
Sampson sent to Commodore Schley under date
Of May 10, and said that this memorandum had
been carried in duplicate by the Iowa and the
Dupont. Mr.. Raynor questioned the witness
very closely. bringing out the fact that Becker
had no records to show that either of these yes
sells had carried the memorandum and that he
was dependent upon his memory in making the
statement
Mr.. Hanna said in this connection that the
four copies of this memorandum had been for
warded to Commodore Schley. Mr. Raynor re-
sponded that he would admit only one copy.
and that was the copy delivered by the Hawk,
May %. 1895
The court adjourned for the day at D. M
with Becker still on the stand