The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-27
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Captain Wise said in reply to question: by Captain Parker that he would at an! time when off Santiago have been abl' to signal any information he might hay, had Tn regard to the situationl He has seen the masts of a vessel, and though 1t to be small military vessel. He hat gone near enough to observe the lanC batteries.
 In reply to an inquiry of the court, tht witness said the land batteries did no, fire upon the Yale when that vessel was reconnoitering the harbor. He also said that even when he had been the senior officer off aSntiago prior to the arrival oi Captain Cotton he had not commanded Captain Sigsbee' tu give to Commodore Schley the information. which he (Wisel had given him (Sigsbee) t@
 The questions by the court and tht renltes to them were as follows: Did the batteries at or near Santiago fire upon the Yale while she was recon Eoitering?"
 ''Who was the senior officer off Santi ago. prior to the arrival of the fyinl squadron?'
 "I was senior officer until Captain Cot til the 24th and I was senior officer on tn, 26th.''
 Did you net direct Captain sigsbee t, tion that you had received frcm the Ma " Departn tnt with regard to the where abouts of the Spanish sauadronT'
 'I did not
 Admiral Cotton Recalled.
 At this point. Captain Wise was ex cused and Admiral Cotton was recalled 10 make verbal corrections in the testi- mnuy given by him.
 Admiral Cotton was questioned concern ing some points of the Santiago campaign He said that on the morning of May 31st after arriving from Kingston he had gone aboard the Brooklyn with dispatches fol Admiral Schley. Asked by Captain LemlS to relate his conversation with Admira Schley on the occasion of that visit ht said.
 "He informed me that 1t had been as certained, that some of the ships of Ad miraf Cervera's squadron were within thu harbor of Santiago; that they were seer and were In sight. and as matter oi fact one of them was then in sight at the entrance to the harbor. In language as near as l can remember he said: After dinner, l am going to hoist my flag or board the Massachusetts and take her an6 the Iowa and go in and have a pot shot at those fellows '
 MT. Lemley-"Anything further?"
 There was of course some further con versation. l cannot recall the words nol aside from what I have mentioned, tho particular subjects"
 William c. Gray, who was chief ma. chinist on the Texas during the battle of Santiago on July 3, testified that on that
  of the starboard engine of the battleship He said that when he went to the engine room the vessel was going ahead. The next signal. he said, was to stop, and q minute afterwards to reverse. The en- zines were then reversed"
 The witness said that the reversal was very brief. the revolutions not exceeding one hundred and time being short. He had he said. heard afterward that the reversal was because they were passing the Brooklyn,
 Lieutenant Spencer S. Wood, who com. manded the dispatch boat Dupont during the Spanish war was the next witness
 Lieutenant Wood related the particulars of his mission as a dispatch carrier iron Admiral Sampson lying at Key West tC Admiral Schley who was on CienfusRos He had left Key West on May 20th, caryy, ing dispatches of which the Iowa carried duplicates. and had reached Cienfuegos several hours in advance of the Iowa.
 Says Schley Was Nervous. vs
 "On my arrival" the witness said. "l went aboard and personally deliveded the dispatches which 1 carried from Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley in his miral Sampson's idea about where the Spanish squadron was. I told him did not know. He asked me of Admiral Sampson's intentions. l told him did the Spanish squadron were there. He had heard firing and was almost con Vinced that they were there. The con versation was on the line to endeavor Sampson's plans were. I could give him no information"
 How long were you on board the flag ship?"
 Until just before luncheon.
 Have you anything further to state with respect to this interview, which will bear upon the subject of this inquiry?"
 "The Commodore hesitated some about giving me coal. He did not think he could spare coal at first I said 1t was absolutely necessary: that We were al- most out of coal, having made the run from Key West He said: Very well, go below and l will think 1t over
 q went below to the ward room and was afterward called up and informed that they would give me coal. had nev- CT before met the Admiral. and he im- pressed me as being very nervous. He would get up and walk around, come back and sit down. and a number of ques- tions he asked me about Admiral Samp- sons int entions I was unable to answer"
 "If I understand you clearly. you had no knowledge of the contents Of the dis patches which you deltyered?'
 Admiral Sampson did not tell me what was in them. He simply told me these were duplicate dispatches he was sending by the Iowa. These duplicates, he said he gave to me because ne thought the Dupont could make better speed. I left after the Iowa. passed her off Cape An tonic and arrived in Cienfuegos some three or four hours before she did. I left Kew West at II 30 a. m. on the 20th."
 "Durtng this interview In which you made sorne statements with respect to the AdmiraTs manner, he had read the dis patches? Did he read them in your pres ence?'
 Did he advise you of their contents
 He did not tell me positively what they were 1 gathered while l was aboard the flagship what they contained. but whether it was while l was Tn the cabin or later in the ward room. do not know. [ never saw their contents, and Admiral Sampson never told me what they were
 "I wish to ascertain exactly the par ticulars of this interview.
 "All the dispatches seemed 10 pc or an important character, 5uuslnE naE,J from thy1 .,,e As stated he was very nervous.
 Asked by Mir. Raynor if Admiral Samp- son or anyone else had informed him be- fore he left Key West TOT ClenIuegos that a code of signals had been agreed ,,ron hetueen the American forces and inc Cnhsn insurgents. Lieutenant Wood rented in the negative. He had not, he said, received any such informauon or fciailv but he added that it was strong taitd Kev west that the Marblehead on a nravious trip had established com rnunication with the Cubans If, how ever a code had been arranged, he did not know of the fact,,-, ,, -,..,,
 Before Lieutenant Noou hao concludeu his testimony. the court, at l2:46, ad- ionrned for inc day to permit attendance at Judge Wilson's tuneraI'
 ACTION AGAINST TURKEY. Reported Exchange of Views Between
 European Cabinets.