The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-12

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Mr.. Hanna then went on TO bring mp
| other features of the campaign which uhe
| witness had in mind when he protested
/ against Simpsons telegram. He then
] asked,
! Q-'yas there a later despatch than
/ Nj. p
! West on the morning Of the 5lst and
/ there was another despatch and "a mem
/ qrauIum sent by the Hawk from off
/ O-What- then. were the latest orders
| under which SchIey was acting AZ Glen
/ ru,gusc
5,r- Rayncr-I object to that What ne
! SAYS is only a conjecture The orders
I would determine that
/ Mr. Hanua-Thcu III ask ii this way:
Q--What were the latest orders issued
| O. Schlcy 10y YOU us chief of staff.
/ A.-Thc latest orders were the memo
| ranaum and the verbal instructions sent
/ hy the Hawk
/ Ey Captain IsmIy:
| Q-I would like to know if YOU were
present throughout tho interview between
! Admiral Sampson and Commodor, Schiry
! held on The New York on May lsE
Mr. Eayn,r-Are not the instructions
/ beginning. lit is thought the enclosed in
] StrGCtlouS viii reach you 10y . "a m OF
/ May e.. This viii tr able YOU 10 leave
! before daylight etC-'-arc uD- these the
/ instructions enclosed in despatch No So
/ A--Th-y are despatch No. 5 with the
additional memorandum
| Captain Chadwick was then excused
CcrVern's Presence nt santiago
Lieut.. Commander Sidney \ Staunton.
assistant ehief-of-stan To Admiral Samp-
. son. was next called and examined by
! Captain LomIy.
Q.-What information. and from what
sources. did you receive concerning the
arrival of Cervera's fleet in Santiago,
.rr nI b
Information transmitted to the Comman-
Ider-in-Chief of the Flying Squadron
/ A.-On the morning of May p ! met
on shore in Key West. in the office OF
Commodore Rcmey, Captain Allen. Of the
Signal corps OF the Army, in charge Of
/ the telegraph office at Key West. He
some very Important Information, that he
believed To Toe correct that ] must keep
ir secret from everybody except the com
mauaer-in-chlei and his stan- lie told
We that ON the night before he mad Te-
celNtd from Havana despatch stating
that Cervero had entered the har1or Of
Santiago on the morning of Nav 10 with
] q squadron. consisting ] think he said,
gt four aruors B cruisers and twu torpedo
f@5rmation form TS os came me- from from S1T an 6mploye we
/ in the telegraph Office at HaVt-
ma, who sent the despatch az o'clock.
/ and that he would communicate with him
| again that night at the same hour 1
! returned To the New York some time
/ during the Iorergon Of MAY -I and re-
/ uau which ] had received from Colonel
] Allen That same evening ! went ashore
/ again about o. clock and obtained from
! the signal officer yhg despatch which he
/ had received on the morning Of May q
| the New York went TO the blockade of
/ Havana Admiral Sampson was then sat
I isfsd tnat the information corrobOrated
I 10y the later despatch was correct He
| then called mp the Hawk. which was on
| "a position west OF Havana. and sent DE
] her the dt SpatCh containing this infOrma-
. fiDn E ffr1rryn0TEra EshHaFr az ha
I table near Captain Chadwick when he
I was preparing despatch No g. On the
I 2lst / went back by the Annapolis 10
key West and obtained from the signal
/ officer a further despatch and then re-
turned 10 the fleet on the -2d- The squad
| ron then went 70 the eastward, and for
several DAYS after that dispatches were
/ received almost daily from Key West.
| always confirming the despatch that Ger
/ vera was in Santiago.
The Hawks Two Days DeIny.
Cross-exa mination by Mr. Rayner:
Q.-The Hawk carried despatch No 50
That is right. is It note
/ A-Ihat Is, 70 the best Of my knowl-
edge was not flag secretary, and / did
not enclose IT,
! Q-With reference TO this information
that was communicated 90 you from Hav-
ana through Colonel Allen. when did you
| say II was first received by yOu2 ] mean
this talk YOU had with Colonel Allen?
! A--Du the morning Df May 20.
J Q--What time2
Al am not positive-somewher about
| S.3n or 9 o'clock
Q.-when did the Hawk leave Key
/ Vest
A-she left Havana about dusk on May
/ Z1-perhaps s O'Clock
| Q.-TheI you received this Information
| on the morning Of May 20 about $50
| O'Clock and the Hawk did not leave until
dusk May 2l- Is that right2
/ A--Yse, sir2
| O.-Nvas any information whatever sent
| TO SChley until. as yOr say. about dusk
May q. by the Hawk
Al cannot tell you as 20 my personal
| knowledge. but ! believe You have the
/ other dispatches which Were sent 10 him
on the 2Vth by the Iowa.
In answer TO further questions the wit
ness said that TO the best Of his inror-
nation the Hawk was the only vessel
that earned the news Of Cervera being
az Santiago
/ Q--Nhen did you get your second in
formation that CerVera was at Santiago
that is when did YOU have your second
/ conversation with Colonel AIlen2
! A.-On the evening OF May -
| Q--Iheu we have 1.-THE urSt iuferma-
upu that Cerycra was al Santiago was
| received on the morning of May 20. and
u was confirmed by "a despatch which
was received on the evening o. that day.
The Hawk did not leave until dusk MAY
I Il. which was tWeuty-fOur hours after
| The cpuurmatDry despatch that C-ryera
was in Santiago had been rcceived2
/ A-Ihc Information was received at
Key West and the Hawk left from Hav-
| ana
Q.-Can YOU give me. Of your own
knowledge. any subsequent despatch that
passed between NGmiral Sampson and
] Commodore Schley. with regard 20 the
| Spanish fleet being at Santiago. beyond
/ what YOU have already referred tOy
| The witness replied bv saving that when
it was learned that SchIey had not gone
from C!eufuegos the Wasp was sent on
the 26th 90 CienfuoEos with additional
| dispatches TO Schicy but. Of course Es
! added. she did not gct there until after
Schley had left for Santiago.
| Mr. RIyUer-Th-u between the time
| that the Hawk carried the despatch on
! May y and the time this despatch was
/ sent 10y the Wasp on the 10Th there, was
| vs communication between Sampson and
! SChlsy about CeTvera being il Santiago.
| Then after the elapss ~ six davs nothing
| being done Iu the meantime. d-suatch No.
| - was sgUt 60 SChlCy- despatch No. DO is
| tlc one which was sent on MAY "a
| AlI. H1uLa-N' would like 10 know how
! Commodore SohlCy IS 90 Dee bound by "a
! despatch which DE- did not receive.
| Mr.. EaEuer-I hat lS just what I would
like Co know, too. Nothing was done be-
tween the lapse OF The time between the
departure OF the Hawk and the sending
Of the despatch Of May -.
! Captain Lemly jumping up and sh5k-
ling copy 81 fhc appendix aI Mr.. Raw
lusrl DO vou say that2 Here are the des-
IpatCLf~ iu the appendix.
| Nr. EayurT-I propose 90 show that the
FIRST positive Information which Schley
irec'iyed was after Doe had gotten 90 san
tiaeo. Then be received despatch tell
ing him 90 90 with all possible haste 10
! Santiago.
Mr. Hnnun's Charge Denied.
Turning % Admiral Schley. Mr.. Rayuer