The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-01
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miles from the shore line and that that
Tine was easily d~iscernible.
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line was easily discernible.
MCALLA'S SECRET CODE
Referring to the fact that he had in
formed Captain Chadwick, Admiral
SIMPSONS chief of staff, Of the code
Of signals arranged for communicating
with b insurgent Cubans. he said thai
be liz mo- in anyway communicate with
the commander-in-chief.
Mr.. Raynor then asked: According
10 the regular custom and regulations
observed in causes OF that sort was it
rot your purpose that this communica-
ton should go to the commander-in-
chief through his chief OF star?"
Certainly" was the reply.
Inc witness said further hal he
thought it Ia been common knowledge
81 Key West after his arrival there on
lay 18th, that the Cuban insurgents
were on the coast near Cienfuegos, but
tnar no information was given concern
ing the secret code. He had, he said,
1aiied 10 give the code to Commodore
scniey when he passed him, when the
commodore was on his way to Cienfue-
COS, because he did not know tina the
commodore was bound for that port.
II L had thought that he was going to
Clenfuegos," he said, II would have
gone alongside and given him my in
formation."
A LITTLE GINGER
Replying to a question Captain Nc
Gala said hat Commodore Schley's
feet while off Santiago had never, to
bus knowledge, been withdrawn to any
lstance from the harbor of Santiago.
"lnon-' said Ganfain Doryn~ stl.A
s-ory, by whomsoever told, is absolute
IL false?"
L object" shouted Captain Lemly in
a voice as sharp as a pistol shot.
Inc objection is sustained" said
Admiral Dewey. THE question is high
~ improper"
QUESTIONS BY THE COURT.
The court then questioned the witness
as to the weather on the trip from
ClentugoS to Santiago and finally ask
ed. Did o on any occasion see the
large vessels Of the blockading force at
or near daybreak between the 2Sth and
the 31st day Of May?"
L saw them every morning. 1 could
see them at night too because there
was some moonlight
How far were they from the Mar
blehead n how far was she from the
entrance to S~antiago?"
Il judge we were two miles inside Of
the large ships. We steamed up and
down. Sometimes we were nearer the
entrance than at others. 1 judge we
were certainly two miles and perhaps
three miles inside of h large ships"
AT what distance from the mouth
OF the harbor were the Massachusetts,
the Iowa and the New Orleans during
the firing on May 31st?"
Il can only judge from the effect of
their projectiles- 1 judge they must
have been from the Colon about five
miles"
COMMANDER SWITZERLAND.
Lieutenant Commander w. H. H.
Switzerland, who commanded the
Eagle. said that he had first fallen in
with the flying squadron on May 18th.
He had then, under Captain McCalla's
orders, undertaken to communicate to
Commodore Schley his Information as
to the situation at CienfugoS and had
given this information to the Scorpion
for the commodore, his message being
as follows: I'VE left Cienfugoes on the
night of 18th at which time we learned
from the insurgents the only vessels
inside the harbor were two gunboats
and several cannoieros."
When the court for the
afternoon session Captain Lemly read
the agreement between himself and
counse for Admiral Schley as to the
portion of the logs Of certain vessels to
be printed.
The Judge advocate then brought in
Lieutenant c. B. Barnes, cipher expert
of the navy department., for the pur-
pose of explaining the discrepancies be-
tween the dispatch Of Admiral Schley.
saying he could not, much to his re-
gret, obey the ORDER Of the depart
ment, as it was prepared by the adj
miral and is printed by the depart
ment.
Mr.. Rayner objected to the calling or
the witness while Commander Souther-
also said that he did not consider the
variations in the dispatch as i'm
portant.
Captain Lemly and Mr.. Hanna on
tended that the matter "a of grave
Importance.
The court decided that Mr.. Barnes
should withdraw. Commander South
erland was recalled.
ROUGH WEATHER.
Describing the cruise from C%ienfugos
to Santiago, Commander Switzerland
said that from May oath to the after
noon of May 25th the Eagle had made
very bad weather. This was due to the
fact that the sea had a long roll"
which was very trying to the yacht as
the vessel was then one-third full Of
water. "a little after / o'clock of the
26th, when about thirty-five miles from
Santiago" he said, II was called along
side the flagship and the commodore
directed me to go to Port Antonio for
| coal and to report rough weather south
of Cuba. My answer substantially was
that I already had three days coal, as
much as the Marblehead, meaning as
much in proportion. The commodore
told me that 1 had not coal enough for
| his purpose and directed me to carry
out his orders I then asked him again
very earnestly to let the Eagle remain
with the fleet and coal from n collier,
He very ~courteously replied to me thai
he either very much regretted or else
was sorry he could not let me do sc
as the Eagle had not coal enough foi
his and again directed me tc
proceed, which I did after communicat-
ing with my division commander
THE MISSING SCHLEY DISPATCH
Lieutenant Barnes was called and
testified that he is on duty in the bu.
n.y. dana TIM or 2