Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-28
COMMANDMENT
OF THE COLON.
McCalla Says All Shots Fell Short-After
Battle of Santiago Told SchIey Hoped
There Would Be No Controversy.

mandlng officers on the Brooklvn wh,ls
'i'T iIeet was on Santiago on May a.
describing .,T what took place he said:
me commanding officers were or
o Ios'u vi BOARD the Brooklyn on May
90 ~ was with regard to the work Of
s,''.'p,l' can only remember one
sPsulHe ming which took place al the
-. anu lhat was that Capt Evans
asAeI commodore Schley II the Span
san sHlps came out II he was going in
Ior mem. He said certainly and then
aaIilulgeu Tor substitute division of
ulihs IRON the ships under his COM
out.
MI Hanna-Prlor to that conference
on may " had YOU at any time re-
ts''eu uenhlte Instructions respecting
'ns oIuer OF battle or the mode OF pro-
ueuure winch The ileet should follow in
denly appear?
DO not remember"
On ,u you nave any further conver-
sauoh with Commodore schley?"
TALK AFTER BATTLE.
had conversation with him In his
Gaplh after the battle OF Santiago about
July o. IN Guantanamo bay. / went on
board making an official call to pay
my respects and during the visit Com
inouore Schey read me what | UNDER
stoou 10 De a part Of his official re-
port OF the battle. After he had fin
,sneu, l sald' commodore, you remem-
per thdt atter The battle OF Lake Erie
tnere was an unfortunate controversy
ana ! nope that there VIII be none after
ane odltle OF Santiago, because there
was gIory enough Ter everybody"
Cupt' McCalla said that when the
dying squadron encountered Inc
scout ships to the so,lth OF san,iasn
on May 20 they were east Of a direct
line south.
IF they had continued as they were
going could they have arrived nj SAN
tiagoP' he was asked and renlled
Certainly not"
Where would they have arrived"
II they had continued as they were
going they would have struck the
coast OF Hayti"
BLOCKADE OF SANTIAGO.
Relating the particulars Of the block
ade OF Santiago before June 1. Cant
McCalla said that the Marblehead And
The Vixen had occupied positions I'M.
side the large ships about two miles
from the shore Lire
On cross.examnatlon by Mr.. Raw
nor the witness said he had not failed
to execute any order from Admiral
Remey delivered while he was in com
mand of ClentueRos and Directing that
all except the smallest vessels De With
drawn. He had he said, failed 10
leave the small vessels there.
Diq you do that ON your own re-
sponsibIlity?" " ''
"On my own responsibility.
Referring the fact that he had in
formed Capt. 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
Mr. Raynor-Accordlng to the GUS
toms and regulations observed In cases
)f that sort, was II not your purpose
mat this communication should go to
he commander-in-chi through his
chief OF stan?
Certainly" was the reply.
The witness said further that he
bought II had been common knowledge
L Key West after his arrival there on
lay 18th, that the Cuban Insurgents
we're on the coast near CienfuegOs. but
hat no information was given concern
ng he secret code He had. he said,
allied to give IN, code 10 Commodore
chley when he passed him, when the
was on his way to Glen
uegos. He said
II would have gone alongside ana
iven him my information"
He had ordered the Eagle TO give
Schley Information con-
ernlng the presence Of insurgents. bur
ad not given the secret code 20 the
of that vessel He would
ave done so had he known the destina-.
on OF the squadron. Replying TO
uestlon Capt McCalla said that Com
iodore Schey's feet while on Sant-
go had never to his knowledge. been
'ithdrawn to any distance from the
arbor Of Santiago.
A PISTOL SHOT DIRECTION.
Then" said Capt Parker. that
tory by whomsoever told, is absolutely
ilse?"
Il object" shouted Capt Lemly In
voice as sharp as pistol shot.
"The objection is sustained said Adj
.iral Dewey The question Is highly
on redirect examination Mr. Hanna
sked
"If Commodore Schley had signalled
pa 10 come on the Brooklyn and had
dted o. you that his destination was
Ienfuegos would YOU or not have COM
unirated to him the secret slngnal 10
hlch you have referredF
Il would have given him the code. OF
urso" answered the witness.
,,. s.,tsf.,tor, resuonsa 10 an nj