Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-14

a dismautled merchant ship that could I've
seen partly but that was all.
Asked what other steps were taken in or
der to discover whether the Spanish fleet
was there, he said:
II think after the time of the arrival Of
the Adula it was presumed that the fleet
was there. We saw cavalry on shore and
there was some talk of the possibility OF
making a landing by boat and the idea
was that we would have to go In that
nIght That was simply under considera-
tion. How far that consideration went
versation with the commodore about it, but
1 don't recollect. At the time of the arri-
val of the Adula he fully expected to get
all information.
Signal Lights ON Shore.
@. Did you know of signal lights on shore
while there? A. The first night we were
there, the 22d, there were signal lights
@. Where were these lights? A. I judge
six or seven miles to the westward. There
were three lights; one ahead Of the other,
very distinct. evidently signal lights and
discussion took place on the ship, in which
1 think the commodore took part. 1 do not
know if he expressed on opinion. There
was some discussion about what the sig
nails were for. OF one thing I am satisfied
Commodore Schley was satisfied that the
Spanish fleet was there at that time.
". You cOul0 not Qetefmlne WndL the sig
mails meant? A No, sir.
Q. We're any boats sent ashore in the
neighbOrhood of those signals to inquire
about them. A. Not that 1 know Of
and 2ith, while at Cienfuegos, the surf
was not bad but the landing was bad
because of the rocky shore: He de-
scribe the occasion when the launch
came out of the entrance, communicated
with the lighthouse and returned into the
harbor. He could not make out much
about the earthworks and did not fire at
them. as they were not expending ammuni-
tion freely.
Arrival of Iowa and Dupont.
The Iowa reached Cienfuegos about 4
o'clock of the day the Brooklyn got there.
He thought that the Brooklyn made turn
around in front of the harbor to look in
before the Iowa arrived The Dupont got
there on the same day.
Q. Did the Iowa or the Dupont, getting
there on the same day, bring dispatches? A.
L did not any dispatches. l knew from
conversation with the commodore-speak-
ing of conversations with the commodore.
l should explain that our relations were
intimate and that if he had any special
news to give to me or to the other officers
he did so. Once or twice he had me sign
chief of staff in order to facilitate mat
ters. l never had that appointment. but
the commodore said that when his squad
ron was increased in size it was the inten-
ton of the department to give him a chief
of staff His papers were entirely in the
hands of his secretary. On that occasion
understood the situation was about the
same as when we left Key West.
Q. You did not know the contents of
dispatches brought by the Iowa or Du-
pont? A. No. l supposed they related to
the usual routine business. L knew of no
special dispatch. 1 think I asked him if any
thing was new and the answer was that
it was the same. The ommander-in-chief
believed that Cienfuegos was to be held.
l remember that distinctly.
.. You mean that the commander-in-
chief of the north Atlantic squadron
wished the flying squadron to stay there
and believed the Spanish fleet was at Glen
fuegos?
The witness was asked whether the
McCalla memorandum was brought by the
Dupont, and copy of the McCalla memoir
andum was placed before him. He said he
had no knowledge at all of the McCalla
memorandum being brought by the Iowa
Or Dupont.
II never saw and never heard of it, he
said after reading the McCala memoran-
dunn.
Q. If you had ever received it you would
have remembered it? A. Oh. yes.
@. You did not see it? A No The n,na-s
were in the hands of the flag lieutenant, I
certainly should have known of that If /
had seen it.
McCalla's Arrival Off Cienfuesos,
Q. What time did Captain McCalla with
the Marbehead arrive? He arrived on the
oath
Q. Do you recollect Captain McCalla's
visit to the flagship? A. Yes, sir
=. Were you present at the interview
between Captain McCalla and the comrno-
dore? A. Yes, was there, and heard some
conversation.
q. What occurred? A. They talked upon
various subjects. At first | think McCalla
informed him that he had brought mining
materials for the insurgents and he was
going to communicate with the insurgents
about where it was. Then the commodore
SAID to him we had seen on shore three
lights one ahead of the other We can
not make them out. and l believe some one
is communicating with the Spanish fleet
Captain McCalla gave a start and threw
up his hands and said: Why commodore,
that is the signal of the insurgents that
they want to communicate with you can
go there and find out at once" He told
him to get off as soon possible and to