The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-29
TELLS OF BOMBARDMENT
OF SPANISH SHIP COLON
Captain McCaIIa Says That All the Shots Fired by
the American Vessels Fell Short
Declares Also That COang Gould Have Been Accomplished Off
Santiago--Mr. Hanna Apologies to Schey.


going could they have arrived a. SAN
tiago?' he was asked, and reptied;
Certainly not
Where would they have arr;v ed?'
III they had continued as they were
going they would have struck the
coast of Haiti
Relating the particulars of the block
ade of Santiago before June I, Captain
McCalla said that the Marblehead and
! the Vixen had occupied positions in
side the large ships about two miles
from the shore lines.
On denomination by Mr.. RaynoR
the witness said he had failed to exc
cute any order from Admiral Remey
delivered while he was in command of
Cienfuegos and directing that sill ex-
cepting the smallest vessels be with
drawn. He had, he said failed 10
leave the small vessels there.
Did you do that on your own re-
sponsibility?"
"On my own responsibility.
That Code of Signals.
Referring to the fact that he had in
formed Captain Chadwick, Admiral
! Simpsons chief Of stan. of the code OF
{ signals arranged for communicating
+ with the insurgents, he said he did not
! in any way communicate with the COM
mander in chief.
Mr.. Raynor-Accordfng to the Gus
| toms and regulations observed in cases
/ Of that sort, was II not your purpose
Z that this communication should go to
the commander in chief through his
/ chief Of staff?
Certainly" was the reply.
The witness said further that he
| thought it had been common knowl-
| edge at Key West after his arrival
/ there on May 10 that the Cuban insur-
gents were on the coast near Cienfue-
goS, but that no information was given
/ concerning the secret code He had, he
| said, failed to give the code to Commo-
+ dore Schley when he passed him, when
| the commodore was on his way to Glen
/ fuegOs- He said; Il would have gone
alongside and given him my informa-
/ ton"
/ He had ordered the Eagle to give
/ Commodore Schley information con-
! corning the insurgents. but had not
1 of that vessel. He would have done
{ SO if he had known the destination OF
/ the squadron Replying to a question.
| Captain McCaila said that Commodore
! Schley's fleet while off Santiago had
never to his knowledge been with
/ drawn to any distance from the harbOr
/ of Santiago
Then said Captain Parker. that
| story, by WhomsOever told is absolute
I " false2"
Il objectl' shouted Captain Lemly
! in a voice as sharp as pistol shot.
! 'tThe objection is sustained s." saidy
Admiral Dewey. The question is high
/ ~ improper"
Would Have Given Code to schIey.
! On redirect examination Mr.. Hanna
I asked: If Commodore Schley had
/ signaled you to come on the Brooklyn
and had stated to you that his desti-
/ nation was CienfuegOs, would you not
/ have communicated to him the secret
! signal to which you have referred 2'
/ L would have given him the code, of
! course" answered the witness.
/ McCalla was also asked by Mr.. Han
/ ma why he had withdrawn the Eagle
! off "a
/ there Of the flying squadron, and he
/ replied:
Being on the spot and knowR-m$H
/ conditions of the cul-de-sac atyFsss.,
| ago, 1 considered that it migS . u
/ Iessly sacrifice the Eagle, a sJ1eT IIs
| She would have no escape< 60. - - =
/ funnel in which she wouldf 49, S.le
/ obliged to remain In adkitio1 T FeIt
/ that she would have beeE oT-s,- :
by two Spanish gurboat{ witch 7 Ix -
I 90 be in the harbOr." M "
In reply to QuestiOng NV NJ Hon.,
/ Captain AfcCana saiY that t5a T -
oTa a9o,g n, PREPARED PREPARED fly himself and
port Of Aug 81, Z IS. as having been
placed in the pCssession of admiral
Schley, conIaa}hed @H the information
eXcept the Secret code which he pos
sessed concerning the insurgents, when
ne arrived at Key West on Nay 10.
MI. Hanna stated that his purpose in
= asking this question was to develop
] the fact that the memorandum was in
/ the hands of Commodore Schley in
time for him to have acted upon it
I before leaving CienfuegOs for Santiago
The court asked the following questions
Of the witnesss:
Court Asks Questions.
what was the state of the sea be-
tween May "A and May &c. when the
squadron was steaming to Santiago
from CienfuegOs2"
grew rough during the night of the
oath. We had, so far as ] remember
rain and thick weather. Next day we
had thick and rough weather and
moderately heavy seas. The weather
was clear on the 26th. So far as 1 re-
member, by noon of the 26th it was fair
weather: the sea moderate from the
25th right on; it became quite calm on
the night of the 26th"
WAS the Marblehead IN conoluoE
for any service that might be required
of her on May 81 2
She was in condition Tor any service
which might be required of her, beyond
the fact that she had not been IN dock
what was the direction of the pre-
vailing wind between the I'D ana the
26th OF May, inclusive2
From the oath to the 26th IL was
easterly. I cannot remember eNacly
how it was on the 23d. My recolectloIff
is that we had a slight head wind Dug
that is only in going from Santiago 20
CienfuegOs. We had good weather On
the 23d.'
Saw Blockade Forces.
Did you on any occasion see any
of the blockade force at or near DAY
break on the 2Sth and Slst day
May?"
7 saw them every morning -
see them at night. too, because
was some moonlight.
How far We're they from re Ma
blehaad. and how Tar was sne -iSAi- -iie
entrance to Santiago
tha large ships. We steamed UP ana
down Sometimes we were nearer th.ie
entrance than at others. l judge VIE
were certainly two Inlles ana perha1b Is
seyVere YOU familiar with the coast III
Cllba. in the vicinity of Cape CRUZ"
Il know the whole coast pretty well
CONTINUED on paze II