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| such copies as | desired and turned the
! papers over to the responsible persons
/ concerned
AT Mr.. Hannas instance, Lieut.. Wells
repeated his testimony concerning the de-
parture of the flying squadron from Glen
| tIegos to Santiago. He said the COM
| modore had made no special communion
ton to him that he meant to take his i'm
| mediate departure for Santiago. but that
| ne had gotten the impression from letters
] and dispatches written by Commodore
Schley that it was his purpose to leave
| the night they did. Mr.. Hanna then call
| ed attention to two letters from the COM
modore, saying he would not leave Glen
| fGegos till the next day. The witness
| said he did not recall. writing these let
tiers, but thought he had probably done
| So He also thought that there probably
| were other dispatches leading to his in
! ference that the squadron was to leave
| that night.
There must have been something
else" he said, "because we did leave
that night instead of the next day.
Mr.. Hanna also questioned Lieut.. Wells
about the war bulletin received
FROM THE ADULA
while the flying squadron lay off Glen
| fuegos, saying that while Cervera's fleet
| had entered Santiago he had left there
/
the shape of small hand bill and that
| evidently it had been issued by some
| newspaper in that vicinity. He also said
| he recalled the paper very distinctly. but
| could not recall by whom it was issued.
| Lieut.. Wells said that he had never
| had any conversation with Commodore
| Schley- concerning the retrograde move
ment.
MY own idea was that we were head
| ing for Santiago" he said He remem-
bered discussions as to the possibility of
going to Gonaives bay to coal, but his
recollection was that it was only to be
done in certain contingencies.
Among other dispatches read by Mr.
Hanna and on which witness was ques-
toned, was one dated May 2S from Com
modore Schley to- the navy department,
giving information of the capture of the
Restormel with coal for the Spanish fleet.
This was the day before the positive To-
cation of the Spanish ships in the harbor
| at Santiago.
/ Mr.. Hanna questioned witness about
the bombardment of the Colon on May 81.
He asked:
What was the purpose of Commodore
schley in regard to the Colon on May
! 91?"
| witness replied ''His idea was to go
in and fire on her with the larger guns,
| hoping to get a shot into her at that
range to disable her. perhaps. The range
was 1000 or 1900 yards
''That was the distance from the Moro
The Colon appeared to be close to the en-
trance. Her log, however, showed her
! to be a mile or 1900 yards
INSIDE THE MORRO.
We thought she was near the en-
| entrance
Witness said that in speaking of the
| intentions of the commodore, in connec-
ton with the bombardment, he was only
| giving his impressions and could not I'M
| dertake to give actual conversations.
| Mr.. Hanna asked a number of ques-
| lions concerning the Ardois signals used
| in leaving Cienfuegos, and he stated in
reply to an interruption from Mr. Ray
| ner that his purpose was to show that
notwithsta nding the instructions to get
away quietly, there had been an exhibit
| ton of these signals 81 suppose that
| was the object in making them" re-
marked Capt. Porter
| Witness said that while it was possible
| there had been signal to the Iowa not
to go in closer on the day of the Colon's
| bombardment he did not believe such
| was the case, for he was constantly at
| the point from which the signals were
sent Still, for any vessel to have gone
in closer would have broken the forma-
| ton and probably would have subjected
the commanding officer of that vessel to
| reprimand.
| In reply to questions by Mr. Hanna
witness said that while he could not re-
! peat actual conversations with Commo-
| dore Schley concerning the retrograde
| movement, he was sure that the move
ment was made because of the commo-
! dore's anxiety about the coal supply of
| the vessels of the fleet. He knew, said wit
ness, that the Spanish fleet was in the
| vicinity and felt that it was not desir-
! able to meet it without an adequate fuel
| supply.
| In reply to a question by Capt. Lemly,
/ Lieut.. Wells said that with the Brooklyn
headed as she was and with the harbor
trending as it does, it was natural that
the Spanish vessels coming out of the
| harbor should face the Brooklyn.
| MIR. Wells was on the stand when the
court adjourned for the day.
WITNESSES RECALLED.
Capt. Cook, who commanded the
| Brooklyn during the Spanish war was
the first witness of the day. He was re-
! called at his own request and made the
| following statement:
I'm my testimony I stat ted that the
| Oregon on the morning of July was
| under all boilers, having shifted her boil
| erS from forward to aft. [ stated this
| from hearsay and presumed it to be COR
| rect as accounting for her extraordinary
| speed. l find that she had not shifted
boilers that morning, but that she had
steam on all her boilers at all times
While in the Santiago blockade"
| Capt. Cook was then excused, and for
mer witnesses were called to correct their
testimony.
While Capt. John L. Hannum was on
the stand for the purpose of correcting
his testimony, the court asked him the
| following question::
How soon after you went on board
the Merrimac was she able to use her
own power to make from five to seven
knots?"
''She was in condition to make five
knots when 1 went on board. l did not
| give her seven knots
In reply to a question from Mr.. Ray