The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-26


question is asked here whether he per-
formed his duty.
Admiral Dewey-As the witness said
that he considered he had done his
whole duty, 1 think he has answered
that was struck with that very
phrase, and 1 thought how much time
we were wasting, asking the same
question over and over again"
Mr. Hanna was not. however, entire
" satisfied with the status of the mat
ter as thus left and said he did not
ask it for purposes Of repetition. but
because the question was very impor-
tant and had not been precisely an
swered.
We have said he. "an order from
the department saying: The depart
ment looks to you to ascertain facts,
etc We wish to know whether this
was done or not, as a part, and an es-
sential part of this is the suggestion
that the insurgents could have been
communicated with Here comes the
commanding officer of the Harvard
with an offer and ready-made means
of communication with the insurgents
We desire to know whether that offer
was communicated 10 Commodore
Schley at that time and on the 9th OF
May. not on the 31st or any other dav
In order to fix this witness recOI-
lection, his attention is directed to this
question, end il is a very important
question Three years have elapsed,
and it is necessary such aids as we cogs
present to witnesses be given The -ad-
miral has stated that. to the best of
his knowledge and belief he did have
this conversation on May %. Now I
wish to ask you whether you knew OF
this instruction Of the department. %
7 did
7 would like to know whether. know
ing Of that. you consider by any pos
sibility you would have omitted
~Tsnr-a
I should think not"
At 3:25 Admiral Cotton was excused
and Captain William c. Wise. who was
in command Of the auxiliary cruiser
Yale during the summer Of 1885, was
called He told of his reconnOitering
about Santiago harbOr on May 20 and
May %, previous TO the arrival of the
flying squadron. He said he had not
been able to see anything OF the Span
ish fleet.
Captain Wise related how he had
come up with the flying squadron off
Santiago just as it had begun its retro
grade movement on the 9th OF May,
and told of his exchange of signals
with Captain Philip of the Texas. Mr..
Hanna questioned him, asking:
LAS I understand you. when you
picked up the flying squadron they
were formed for the westward move
ment"
yes" was the reply. In other
words, the Texas had completed her
turn and the Merrimae was still in the
turn.
Did you pass near any of the yes
sells? %
7 passed close to the Texas and ex-
changed salutatiOns with Captain
Philip. Captain Philip asked where
the Spanish squadron was. I answered:
Navy department said they were in
Santiago He asked me where we
thought they were I said: 7 firmly
f,.nTr-
Mr.. Raynor objected to this line of
testimony, saying that it was in the
nature Of a report of a conversation
between Captains Wise and Philip and
inadmissible. The court sustained the
objection, and then put some questions
of its own, which, together with the
answers. were as follows:
Court Offers Questions.
What information had you that led
you to believe the Spanish squadron
to be at Santiago May 272"
THE same information that was re-
ceived from the navy department
will state if they were there on the
goth they did not leave. am perfectly
satisfied that they did not leave while
we were there"
the court that this refers particularly
to information that you have2"
4 received my dispatch from the
navy department on the 10th that the
18th i'm Santiago
Had you any personal Knowledge
No
BY the court: Did you report to the
senior officer present the information
upon which you based your belief re-
garding the location of the Spanish
squadron on that date2''
AS stated first, I was Intercepted
by the order from Commodore Schley
from the Vixen to take the AIerrimac
in tow. Captain Sigsbee, Of the St
Paul, Immediately went on board The
Brooklyn was q mile and a half ahead
I Immediately went to the Merrimac
and made preparations to take her in
tow, and, so far as my communicating
with Commodore Schley, no."
the judge advocate, at Admiral
Dewey's instance. invited attention to
the dispatch. as follows:
Washington, May 20. 1SqS-YaIe.
care American consul, Cape Haytien-
Inform every vessel off Santiago do
Cuba; flying squadron is of Cienfue-
COS. and that orders have been sent
today to proceed with all possible dis
patch for Santiago de Cuba.
1.-The court asks why that order was
not carried out2''
Captain Wise said in reply: II in
formed the St. Paul the Harvard and
Minneapolis and notified Captafn
Philip the same thing
The court then adiourhed until II
CLOCK tomorrow, saying that it would
hoid only one session tomorrow and
would take a recess in the afternoon
in ordeF 70 permit those connected v-ifb
1t to attend the funeral of Judge WI
son. recent counsel for Admiral Schiev.