The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-12

did you communicate 1t to Comlno'
dore Schley? If not, why not
| "The signals were not communicates
! to Commodore Schley because Captain
McCalla said he was going back the
next day at once and would give them
all to the ships off Cienfuegos him
self"
| was Commodore Schey then in Key
West?"
HE had left on the morning of the
10Th for Cienfuegos,"
Some hours before McCalla arrived
with this system of Signals
about three hours before.
| do you remember communicating
this system yourself to Captain
Evans?"
'I have no recollection of it,
DO YOU remember whether Commo-
dore Schley was advised at that time
that Captain McCalla was operating off
Cienfuegos or not?"
"He had been informed that Captain
McCalla would form part of his
| squadron. / don't remember any con-
versation. Commodore Schley was on
board the New York on the afternoon
of the 18th until o'clock, and as he
was going to Cienfuegos the next
morning I supposed he would give the
information"
you have referred to a visit by
Commodore schley to the flagship at
Key West. Can you state anything
that occurred there in Commodore
schley's presence bearing upon the sub
ject Of this incuiry?'
,aoo11antinI1 in
gard to the conversation was Commo-
dore Schleys statement to the admlral
that he desired to be perfectly loyal
He said that he was very pleased TO
be under his command and that ne
could be assured that he should be en-,
tirely loyal in all his conduct
"At what time did you fall in with
the flying squadron
1--WE anchored at Key West little
before 4 O'clock on the afternoon Oh the
14th OF May and found Commodore
Schley's squadron there
did Commodore Schley go on BOARD
the hagship?"
HE came on board"
"Were YOU present at an interview
IT was present there the whole time
ne WAS there LII lllt NoiHili 49, U''''
persons who were present permanent
w. so to speak, were Admiral Samp-
son, Commodore Schley and myself
There were some different persons
coming and going"
Twill YOU please state to the court
what occurred during that interview?
Was there anything said with regard
To the feasibility of conducting a block
ade of Santiago?"
Eyes. | remember Commodore Schiey
spoke in my presence, and | think 10
myself as he was leaving the snip, say
ing: You cannot blockade those ships
in there If they want to come out l
remember that"
Taking the witness for cross exam
nation. Mr.. Rayner asked:
do you recollect the dispatch which
will be found in the official report OF
Admiral Sampson, dated May 18th, IN
which he congratulates Commodore
Schley upon his success? | will read
the dispatch. The following telegram
was sent to Commodore Schley to both
Port Antonio, Jamaica, and Mole st,
Nicholas:
" Congratulate you on success.
Maintain close blockade at all hazards,
| especially at night, very little to rear
from torpedo boat destroyers. Coal IN
omen sea whenever conditions permit.
Send a ship to examine Guantanamo
with view to occupying 1t as base, coal
ing one heavy ship at time. Appraise
| captured coal, use it if desired, and af-
| forwards send ship in as prize.
| II remember that very well because
| protested against his congratulations.
asked him why he persisted, and he
| said W.
! T want to encourage him.
"You recollect that because you pro-
tested againts putting that in the dis
patch?"
II said that under the circumstances
1t was improper"
MI Rayner-"I will ask you in ref
erence to the leaving of these vessels
You have stated, and it has been in
testimony here, that this signal code
with the Cuban insurgents was not
made known to Commodore Schley.
Have you not fallen into slight error in
point of time? Did not the flying
squadron leave Key West before Cap
| tain McCalla got to Key West, and
have you not inadvertently fallen into
error in point of time? You could not
have given Commodore Schley the in
| formation because you did not have it
until Captain McCalla got there. Isn't
| that the reason?'
The witness admitted that this was
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