The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-30

nor know what We were doing more than
signaling II they did sec,
itg ''o's' 'Oue Is
Ordinarily It is practically so. 1t Is
code of letters. don't believe they
could be translated by foreign people"
Did you use key in employing them
on this OCCASION
don't recall"
When you left Cienfuegos where did
you think The Spanish squadron was2"
According to the Information which
came ] supposed that II II was not at
santiago II was somewhere in the neigh
horhood, but my Impression was that It
had come out. ms this information from
the admiral had indicated. but just where
1t was, Of course, l could not decide"
pld you give any special instructions
70 your captains while making this passage
from CienfuegQs to Santiago TO look out
for the Spanish neetY'
IL did not give any special instructions.
They had their general Instructions"
Did YOU say In any Of your communica-
tons Of May 81 to the department that
the weather was boisterous since leaving
Key. West!'
Yes"
you testified that on your Journey to
Santiago the Eagles forward compartment
hlcd with water. When did you learn
thisY
81 don't recall exactly. 1t is pretty hard
to diflerentlatc what | knew then and
what | have learned
But you have testified that you have
q pretty good recollection and very little
Imagination
81 did"
And that your recollection was better
than Folger's."
Yes, | think It was upon that particular
point"
Did the fact that her compartment filed
with water have anything 10 do with your
sending her away|
II don't think it did; 1t was her coal
SUNNY thut governed.
did she not signal TO you before leav-
ing Cienfuegus that she had five days coal
aboard and that in six hours she could
take on enough to last nine days.
Without waiting for reply captain
Lemly read a signal to this effect from the
Eagle in the Brooklyn log. The answer
was recorded in reply to the captain S
question as to how much coal the Eagle
had for steaming at ten knots, nine days
at ten knots.
port Of the fleet for May % showing that
the Eagle on that day reported to the
Brooklyn that she mad twenty eight tons
In what way did Lieutenant Souther-
land make known bis regret mat ne hud TO
leave the squadron for coal!
by mcgaphone'
you say he did not protest against leav-
ing the suuadront
mo, he dld not. Such protest would
have been so extraordinary that would
have remembered 1t. | am sure; don
remember. as he testified, that he begged
been possible Il WIS particularly prevent
ed by the motion Of his vessel. Al that
time she was quite close under counter
In reply to question the witness said
that the Merrmac had signaled her acci,
dent on May 26 at 6:l5 OF that GATE anu
al that time he was heading toward san
Referring to the beginning of the west
ward movement at that time captain
Icnly called Admiral Schleys attention TO
the fact that he admiral Schley) had said
in his testimony IN chief TINT rs soon as
tho sen had Gained down ne had begun 70
coal considering himself better Ahle 70
judge than any other otncet, HaPtt, H.
Ior Of the Brooklyn for the purpose or
bringing out the fact that durlhS ihe dHI
of the 9th the barometer was INSIDE me
breeze dying down and the sea becoming
Nov. then. after these improved condl-
lions did YOU not steam tWenN-tlTee
knots to the westward that day before
'o Sftcr looking at the log the admiral
said that according to the mem9randum nc
had steamed eighteen miles FurIhef, lhS
admiral stated that they had been obliged
10 steam three or four knots further tnan
tbcy would to oycriake tho laie. when
aid not respond to the Brooklyn's signal
an your testimony you say you did NOT
disobev orders when yop started west
ward because you returned 10 yqr Su,
ton without further action. Am lght
"iJpon receipt of these Instructions did
you not leave your station IhcnE
Yes" for these reasons; FliSIs because
Cantain SigShpe. a scout placed In front
of Santiago harbor, Informed me thar ne
did moi believe the Spanish iieet was there
second because NuneA the plot tod m.
he did not believe The enemy $ neet co Yo
T, with the accompanying memorandum,
in which Admiral sampson mlnlmlTei
| tie importance of this squadron pelns
there and the fact that the depart mehI =
Telegram, which reached me on May II
was SO Ambiguous in 10 terms u Au-
thorzed me to coal nj Honalyes' HayI u,
M ot Cane Cruise Gnraives hClug TO the
! eastward and knowing thnt Admiral Samp-
son was gt Key Francis in the BANANA
/ cbannel TO the north, IL occurred 70 me
that if the Spanish squadron we're eAIHn J,
4 the westward and not to the eastward !
| was authorized ia the same telegranii 20 =
/ move as far west as cape cruise, pfoElueu
/ that coalng mad been round possible thsTt'
! II ala not 70 to Cape Cruise, within
! eiantv miles. ! think. felt that me move
4 vest ward was strateglcally the proper
/ nc with determination 10 coal as quick,
! H. nc nossibe and that the efficiency OF
! nv ennndron as unit was only equal 10
/ tba efficiency Of the coal supply 81
/ he slowest one that composed "
49, novement The Antiquity NJ the
! .in,,ran, from the department. |
| think was manllest dlh"SI q! puNt ~
( canse II states, first speelhcally lhat nli
s5lu5IpuT uoppmmguI s.lusulllndS SSqt
Z efond 60 That Is that the Spanish heet
was stllI at santiago II pointed o liI,,o Z
/ ntece that at the time was not accesslnle,
ppnd lastly in looked 70 me Ia determine
ia and' reuort whether the enemy was In
prrssntain Lemly-And you were satisfied
. fa these without taking any steps VIVA
,,or To ascertain II this order or those re-
rrts were cnrrectf
az aseertained for myself thronsh tns
,,cdinm that tho department had plactu
tbere 10 keep me informed Those scout,
/ nnort very largely like the cavalry OF
sbould not have been placed thett; .,
nlnst have relied upon what they said
po,cirded hy Captain Lemly that Admiral
I s,ans+son had thought that when Comno
Jora scbiey left Cienfnegos the enehS
u,oS,d leave Santiago. the admiral rephel
! We conrse II ] had gone 20 the eastwhf.
! ,a-nosed the westward there might
| thsa heen serious consequences.
hIf1e smoke Of the dispatches from ths
adnertInent indicating that the spahsl
aedt was still at Santiago, as amplSnou,
Iva said the Information that there wer'
owens for over six miles west OF ahn
t,,o was erroneous. for the Cuban plot
tlngo mad Informed him TO the contrary
~ cIalmed that the dispatch was alsI
llShtgnons In the matter OF cOaling th'
aaIharrsrd from the Mewlmac.
h.tt,hv Al YOU revert to No. Z, when gnl
5fsnafch No In your possession
hsu ,nereiy reverted 10 No. as one O
| A. doubtsul qUestions
tps NJ Won wifi look az the meirorana ells