The sun., 1901-09-27


book ~ the Brooklyn and gctting Capt
Ml-a 10 verify the message One Of these
signals showed that Capt. Wise had sig-
nailed the Brooklyn, saving iha' the her-
rimac which was being tOwei. could make
siX or seven knot- under her own cngin'-
Capt Wise had said previously that h"
had Hignalled the Brooklyn that the Merri-
mac could steam five or six knots alon"
Capt. Nise's attention was also called
10 a I-tter from Admiral Sampson to the
Navy Depart m.nt 10 the efec, that Iapi.
Mise had nforned him on Nav ~, tha
from his observation he believed hlt san
tiago vas strongly fortified. and he was
a-ked whether he had giycn that infnf-
capt Wise 4 did
Mr Raynor And you did bcliev. Santi-
ago 10 be- strongly fortified,
Cap' Wise did
In explanation 20 Mr.. Hanna Cap, Wis"
.aid that h. had given Information tn the
sana erect. not To Commodore Srhley, but
To capt Sgrbee
DIpS'r CoNMuSIcArF wIrH sCHl.EY.
After calling Capt Wise'- attention to
th, signals which passed bst we'n hl- ship.
the Yale. and III" flagship Br"oklyn oh IN"
.slh. 27th and 2sth uf May Mr Raynor
a-kesi him th,s question.
Ia auy -ignsl did YOU ever give notice
=" the Brooklyn that he spanish squadron
Was in-id" the harbor II Santiago"
Capt Wise I dId not
10 MIR Hanna Cant Wi-" said hr had not
communicated - Admiral SChlav th" iu-
formation that he had obtaiussi. b'cau~-
un joining the flviug squadron lir had ir'"n
iutc. .c"pt"d tv "a sigual from Tia" BROOKLYN
tu take the Mrrrinac m tow
Nj Hanua Reference has b'-'n made tn
sampson that Sau' ago Hnrbor was strongly
fuuihcI Dd you communicate tha' 10
Admiral Schl-y
Capt WISE | did not communicate with
Comnodure SchleN,
la answer To- other Oies-t ions Capt Vie
-aid ttat ~ r-cuunpfri with the al" IN
santiago D"fOr" the flviug squadron ar
r.V,Si he had I,a.-'.l WITHIN mile or a mile
ard a half Of the harpuT entrance and had
discovered what he took tp bee three or four
bat cri'~
Mr Kaynnr Wa there ANYTHING 80
prevent ynur signalling fu tnr BrunkINu
the Information which Nuu hat, iha, inr
spanish fleet was a. Santiago
capt Wise capt Sig-l-' went on board
'hr RroukIvu with all th" Information thai
rad and ! dldnt think y n'Vr~sarN q"
sigma u
y You could a. any time have ~iguailc'i
IA" lyn iha' the spanish ii'''' wa- a.
Santiago 4 N"-
QUESTIONS Nv THL CoURt
Bv IA. Court Did the batteries a. ut
near Santiago fire un ih" laI" while Nuu
Wcr" accommodating Not al al
q Who wac the senior oflr"r IN Ntu-
tt,-o prinr 20 the arriyal Il fI,, IlNthR
squadron 4 I Was -''uIor officer until
can't tuitou came thrr". IN th. 2Li ui Nav
Hr was there on IA" 2ith I was senior
uficer pn the ?jth and ia" squadron cam"
uu ia. 20 b.
a. mi van ar not dir,.t Can't Slg-f.-.
- give tn tommoiurs S,.hl.V ~" inip'tuH-
ton which vou had recriNs-d from b" Navy
depart ueni With reference tu M" where
abputs Of ia" spanish squadron. \
fra,, VIZ. lad rr,vi.u.ly testified that
.l,.J .,,., can't Siy.I... tim Iuf.ruatt,t,
,,d .,,nI,..-i !, had t-..u ,,,iuuuut, at,Si
=, t,r'tn,t,r. S.bl.y "a b.p Stysl.-. w,,'
,,r b,.rJ IN. Rrnnktyp
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Rear Adihlta' har'. "l'l' N'v
cnnunand'T NJ" ha'Ndth N"H '' 'N"'"l.''
during It, ~'HN "h 'l" -'bhd p, n""" N'''".
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"I N'~'"Id"N ih ."sHu '" - ,''H WI ~ -
WIN Admh" Nh'N N'''" NV ''"s
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Air,,r,I I,,tnn- IN the Harvard on
no, nas.ag. from kinestnn. Jamaica. go
S,uti,yn IL, Cuha She arrived IN Sanii-
,go in the early forenoon Of that day and
,6,,, ,ourd ,he sn,,sdron updar tinmuo-
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When Nllam I'arN name Nh- 'h''u,
N"ung man W 'h' Hhh"tii 81 IF,N
"H,rf "i w" navy ~'"pi"H "'N"'h H'
sald ihai Ne was nov on va" h'd'~t't',
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~" statement OF il"n'"nA n'-' "ihnahu'f
hfilnaf. navigator