New-York tribune., 1901-10-30

VIM, ,,essels composing your squadron
fsa not get that dispatch until May q. al
4 5ated the 25th at Washington. and I did
ho.s signal afterward for the reason. / stated
hos ,,fis ago that in view Of the information in
anu. ession al that time from Captain Sigsbee
ny F,,i,.a assertion that the Spanish squadron
me Po, mere supported by the testimony Of
N's .sst they could not get in account of
W. 6iNicuities OF draught and narroWness Of
60 considered then that had 10
chI- rt.sporsibility I did not call the command
| a5cels on board, for. as / stated in my direct
u -, ] was always ready 10 assume the
Wrs5hilitv for any movement that might in
i' ceDsure rather than throwing myself back
W ANYBODY else. That was the motive and
for this action
Sg9sre could YOU have coaled II you had gone
=, Westg" asked Captain Lemly
-. r1rpose was 10 coal at the first opportunity
.svsr il was possible 20 do so. II ] had gone
p, West should have coaled on the outside
> outside the light
'..sad about the condition of the coal supply at
m on May -, when dispatch was sent
= MIN saving that half the squadron was out
I1.osl he said that evidently there was an error
-. dispatch. that. while the original as writ
- read that way, he could not have dictated it.
,fs,suse that was not true.
what Was the then condition OF the Merrfmac?'
.Sbe had four thousand tons OF coal aboard. but
she was disabled
.1rben you started on the retrograde movement
,,s var not take with you all the United States
Sesssls there. and leave the port Of Santiago un-
guarded
,ss ssh We were south Of the harbor fifteen or
sirh1ssn miles
But when you did start 10 the westward. did you
NJ, ,ske all the ships with youe"
q don't recollect exactly. The ST. Paul must
have been with US
when did you send the St Paul hack?"
Nay o.. He had not withdrawn the scouts further
than he found tnen
THE BROOKLYN's COAL SUPPLY
gs was closely questioned as 10 why on May %
ss reporte6 that he was absolutely unable 70
coa the Brooklyn. He said II was on account OF
he motion OF the ship. He also added that she
sla not need coal and he did not try 10 coal her.
What was your particular purpose in reporting
10 the department that you had been absolutely
u,sble TO coal the Brooklyn when the Brooklyn did
not need coal?'
simply because If We had wanted to could
rot have done So
WAS the Brooklyn the only vessel in your
sousdron having more than sufficient coal 10 reach
Key Westy
III YOU take the circumstances of economical
s,esnlug PROBABLY no: but II you 10 take
INTO consideration all the circumstances OF service
likely on such "Trip. then she probably Was with
schIeys dispatch of May p to the department. in
enough coal TO carry her TO Key West. was again
CAPTAIN Lemly next called attention 70 the fact
that schley had cabled the department. that il was
ing 10 the southwest winds and in response 10
guest for his reasons for sending such a message
Because ii was a perfectly open port and there
were occasional southwest winds. 1t was the ap-
prosch of the bad season. and southwest winds
kicked up very heavy sea inshore.'
Did Captain McC2lla sugeest Cape cruz as
"a 3 i0onf %
i DO not remember that he did. I think Nc
Calais Information 70 me was that under the lee
OF the hayuan coast was the best possible posi-
Captain Cotton has testified that he was not
concerned about his coal supply and that he could
get coal al Kingston or Port Royal, Jamaica.
YOU 70 say of your statement in the dispatch OF
May q 70 the department that the Harvard, Just
Tenorts 70 me- she has only coal enough 10 reach
~Becsuse that was the statement Captain Cotton
Then YOU differ from Captain Cotton as to the
terms OF the statement in that particular?
nat he was very greatly concerned about IL
those great vessels burned one hundred and ffty
and am not surprised that their commanders were
anxious about the coal supply.
COULD NOT COAL AT GONAIVEs
Admiral schley was closely questioned as 10 why
he had cabed the department that he would coal
of Gonaves. when TWO days previously he had re-
ported that ne could not coal there any vessels
oept small shns His answer was. Il could not
coal IN ne haroor of Gonaives, but thought could
Why did you on May Is wire the department
.rsng that TWO golfers be sent 10 Gonaives 10 has
Simply because I thought they would lie of the
coast as the others had done. had thought
Sa f53' the department would send them into the har-
Why did you suggest on May % that Admiral
saTnpsons squadron be sent 10 relieve yours2 That
is N telegram 10 the department in connection
WIZ your plan 70 80 70 Gonaives for coal?'
simply because ] thought il would be a very
. Why dld YOU al Santiago confer with CAPTAIN
sgssee instead OF Captain Wise, the senior OFF,
Really. until sfterward did not remember that
Captain Wise was the senior officer"
Why CID YOU not have y three Of the captains
of me scout boats board?"
~ es!led captain Sissoee on board and thought
M ne intorma don he gave from the others was quite
Dent you think il would have been wise meas
sis . have had al three Of them and 10 have con
z think il would have been wiser If they had
Even s,sh me the Information they had without con-
You say thar either Cartsin Wise or Captain
'egel iaied 10 give you information?
offensive sense hut saw thai thcy did not do so
laeg aTe were within signal distance Of me"
eoht you signal them 10 come on board?"
BLAMEs sCoUT8oAT CAPTAINS
Simply because it is the duty of a junior always
report what information he has 70 a senior
without request. When Captain Sigsbee assured
ne that neither Captain Wise Captain Jewell
e1 seen or heard anything OF the Spanish shlrs
accepted ma; their assurance, and under
sSooo In my conversation with Captain Sigsbee
u4at ne conveyed II in that sense"
Al lhis point Admiral Schley's attention was
seleo 70 the statement made by him in his eN-
-nnaton-iC-chief that in making the reIogTade
Esossement the BROOKLYN had steamed about twenty
80 miles. After reading the entry in the los
s.eflng this suhfec he said il indicated that the
sssnlp really had sailed thirty-tWo thirtythree
les He added that IN his former testimony ne
-<a spoken from memory
.Aemral Schey was then questioned % the
- when he had the Cuban pilot. Eduardo
nneA on shore 20 the westward from Santiago.
80 replied that. according 10 his recollection. the
49, nae gone ashore the 3lst. Vet he admitted
Ss. mis- might have occurred on June ]. After
vtrein Lernly had read an entry in the log Of the