Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-01

that thought that the ST Paul hnd
been chased by u torpedo boat on III.
night of her arrival or the subsequent
night: second. that | detailed to him
the communication between Capt.
Goodrich OF the 81. Louis ana myself
on board the -. Paul as we passed
cat h other. when I was botind from
Cape Hayden to Santiago ana the 81.
Louis Was bound from Santiago ~
Cape Haytien.
The witness said that since he was
formerly on the stand he had recalled
that he did see the press boats Somcrs
n. Smith and Premier, May Is. and
warned those aboard against remaining
where they then were because of the
o"ngcr of being attacked by torpedo
| boat d.StroSrrS.
| continuing, he said that in his inter
view with Commodore Schloy on board
the brooklyn he was told by th, com
mod"rc that The 81 PAU tSigshcr !,
hoaD was To 80 with the flying squad
! ron 10 Key West ami on the following
day was to take the 'fcXas in tow. Tho
witness rcmarkcd
| There WAS almost no Cat"chiSm at
That time on The part Of Commodore
| Schlry. | volunteered almost every
thing that said about SANTIAGO ana
The Spanish tieet.' said the witness.
| His whole conversation was on The
subject Of coal and SO far rs | could
judge II" already had made up his mind
10 return to Key West He told M
| that h" WAS going To Key West
Testimony as Ia Photographer lIarc's
1
Press CORRESPONDENT Graham was ruled
ont Of order. capt. Sigsbce said he
! would Ike a. make Il statement to
show thar Mir Graham was mistaken
but Admiral Dewey said that no re
examination Mas desired.
ON Observation-Disclosures. MI. Eayncr
asked ;hnut the statement that IN"
Premier had been warmed against tor
prdu boat acs,rrycr> The witness said
that he had given this warning because
~ believed from his Information tItay
the uaNy department that TN" span
i"rd~ We're i'm ia" horhur.
You believed They were there. nos.
wiTh~taudius that WI ;ne 18th y"u
Thought. ~ sou hayy h"rrtotor" t"sti-
tird. that They We're going IN There. l.
jhat ,nIIcot'
quite ~. Thought it quit, ruSe hi-
they might not have gone in.
Nj Yayu"r You thought IA TN.
3>th they might y" th-rr. although on
tn. 2ath. IN Your ufii,iaI 1er,tt YOU say
you thought yoG eav them arrroa,hiuG
that port.
THAT is quit 50 They might haNc
been ont 81 thy might nave been H..
| WAS prepared Tor either events.
Referring {" his testimony concern
ing C:tpt. ,ioodri i. capt. Sigsb"- iu-
Dictated Il desire ~ Io into greater a.
tail saving that if permitted I" IN so
h. thought h, could show that Nj
Graham. TEc Associated Press CORE
sl,nndeut had been mistaken IN his
statement as /" his tSieSbrc>l couvci
satiun with Commodore Syhlcy ,r
board tn. brooklyn. Mr.. RaYner. how
aver declined 1" int-rrogatr thr Wit
ness upun this Point. but after h" had
concluded his examination. MIR. Hanna
asked capt. SiGSnrr whether ~ hDl
not carried ~ Associated Press dis
patch upon leaving the Brooklyn. I" bc
forwarded by him.
Yes" said the Witness. II carried
an Associated Press dispatch handed
him il my presence. ana hr asked me
to send il from tn" Mole. That dis
ratch stated that during that period
covering the rctroErade movement
Commodore Schlcy had acted IN hi~
own information ANA Judgment.
Cant. SigHbee said that this dispatch
liu not state that the Spanish irrt
was no, in the harbor of Santiago. H.
- b.,,I
given him on May - and not on
Aiay 70.
MACHIEIST CLAFLIE
capt. Sigsbca was then excused ana
former Nachinist Fred +. tlailin. VIII"
served in the engine room OF the Texas
IN Tho day Of the battle off Santiago.
was recalled. He said that he adhered
to his former statement that the en-
gincs Of the Texas We're reversed on
that day. hut in response TO Il question
IF the court h said: 81 will state that
there ~ possibility of my being mis-
taken. but | think | was correct il
making the statement did bccIusa
my rr, objection is Very clear"
LIEUT. j. IA. EOYS.
Lieut.. John II. Roys, watch and
division oftlc"r on board the t.dSIr dur
ing the war. ANA Il new witness. told
of the Eagles meeting the scorpion.
under orders from capt. Mctalla. ana
said that there had been no communi-
cation between the Eagle and the
Brooklyn on that occasion. He also
stated that he had not heard the state
ment which il had been testified to was
made from the Eagle on that occasion
that there was no news from the span
iards.