New-York tribune., 1901-11-05

on leaving Cienfuegos should mask its movements.
he said that this order was not carried out
This concludes the subject of the first and sec
ond specifications" said Mr. Hanna
NINE INQUIRIES MADE.
He presented the following points covering these
specifications. which. he said. ne had made in the
form OF inquiries:
First-why the Flying Squadron was dilatory in
Second-Why the Squadron was held there after
the receipt of Simpsons order. written and dated
M NAY Hayana e. on May L. s4SlnS' DC a. 9~'''''O
Third-why nothing was done to comrunicate
memorandum SIS o'clock May q ana partic4arIy airy
why the threesht signals that had attracted gen
eral attention board the feet were not OF. nvsst ,s
were Cubans in the neighborhood where such sig
mails were displayed si-oo+,,, .b.+ s,s,s he
taken to prevent the. enemy from continuing con work
new tb d4T Tcns hRt fRe masking of
the movements of the feet on leaving Cienfuegos
sixth-The nature and causes of the current said
to have accounted for the steamng OF the snps on
Seventh-Why. after learning positively that bi the
report as conclusive, the Commodore sent official
letters and kilograms saying; not that he would
the commodors failed ia to report 9fs to
neg6a 6aso On ahe Evening Of the 9th as
he did fail to report and generaTy' orders ~
aids from anv source the commanding oL1cer OF
the Flying Squadron did not while at Gisnfuegos
his command. do something to gain Information OF
the Spanish meet
Mr. Hanna then took up the third specification of
tho nrecept concerning the cruise Cienfuegos
m Santiago He admitted that the Eagle had de-
layed the progress of the squadron but said this
was due to the weather. but to water IN her
compartments The testimony was uniform 10 the
effect that the squadron did not proceed with dis
patch as directed Reference made to the
sending of the Eagle to Port Antonio for coaI. and
Lieutenant Southerland's testimony was quoted 70
the effect that the Eagle could have coaled from
@As to whether the fighting ships should have
been held back for for the Eagle d DO Mn not anns and nd
with this sentence ne landed the squadron twenty
took up the retrograde movement
THE RETRoGRADE MOVEMENT
Mr. Hanna said there had been explanation of
the fact that the squadron had stopped so far
south Of Santiago nor of the circumstance that
passing the longitude of Santiago it had con-
tinued the eastward. except that on the latter
point Admiral schley had said that at the time he
was asleep 1t at this point that the scout
boats St Paul. Minneapolis and Yale were en-
countered. and Mr. Hanna referred to this IN
cdent. telling OF Captain Sigsbee's visit to Com
modore SchIey board the Brooklyn. and the con-
Trajectory testimony concerning the purport OF the
captains communication for himself and Captains
Jewell and Wise He quoted Captain Sigsbee's tes-
timony TO the effect that he had not told the
Commodore that the Spanish feet Tas not in SAN If
the interview asserting that Sigsbee said the
r4ed to the tesong G Of Ensign Marble saying
that Sgsbee had said he that the Spanards
were not in the harbor. Mr. Hanna thought there
could be difficulty IN explaining the apparent
contradictions. Captain Sigsbee was an offcer OF
experience, and knew very well that the fact tnat
he had the fleet was not evidence that the
fleet not there. If Captain Sigsbee had SAID
positively the fleet not the inside. COM
modore Schley should have refused TO accept it as
utterly illogical. Continuing Mr. Hanna said: Il
should think that If Commodore Schley had re-
ceived information that his mind at rest suf-
fciently to warrant his turning his squadron back
toward Key West convinced him conclusively that
the Spanish fleet not there. he would surely
have stated that in his next telegram to the de-
partment-''
Discussing the Nunez incident Mr.. Hanna said:
IF the pilot NuneZ had been nterrogated on board
the Brooklyn he before this court, the fact
that he knew nothing of twin screw vessels would
have been developed, and in view OF the Importance
OF the movement there should have been complete
Investigation
Mr. Hanna then took specification 4. refer
ring to the retrograde movement. He said that IN
making this movement Commodore Schley had not
only taken away from Santiago the fighting ships
OF the Flying Squadron but also the scout vessels
located there by the government to watch the
mouth the harbor During this time he said.
the gates OF the harbor were left entirely un-
guarded. and IL fault that Cervera's
fleet did not get away without being destroyed
Mr. Hanna had not completed his argument when
the court adjourned for the day.