Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-09
Seventh Day.


seventh nay.
oaptaln Bowman n McCais' VINO
commanded me Mafoiehead during the
var Win SPAN was an important WIZ
ess Defole the court OF inquiry, and MS
stlmony' more than any heretofore pre-
hleu, seemed 70 De nnfayorabie 70 'he
use Oh rear Admiral Sehley.
Captalh deoaha testiheu that on 'e
rhihg OF May a he delivered as
tches TO Admiral Sehley oil Clenfuegos
tod alm OF his plans to communicate
IN the Cubans by secret signals. de
some supplies to deliver to the in
fgents, and after visiting the shore he
turned to the Brooklyn and assured
ehiey the Spanish fleet was not at Glen
aegos
Admlral Schley, according to the Wit
ness, showed to him the orders from Ad-
miral sampson and appeared deeply per-
picked. lie told Captain McCalla 1t
would be imp 'ssible to coal the ships. but
ne telt ne would be court-martlaled II
he should return to Key West. The wit
ness said he advised Admiral Schley that
ne believed 1t would be best to go at once
TO Santiago, even though he might be nn-
able to stay there.
Captain McCalla testified. as Captain
Harder and Captain Wise had pre- .lously
testified. that the ships of the flying
squadron could have been coaled off San
tiago. In any event he was quite GER
tain that he could have coaled the Mar
blehoad. Captain McCalla was not at
Sautiago because his ship. with the Mas
sachusetts and others. happened at the
time Cery era attempted to escape to be
at Guantanamo taking coal.
The conflicting orders which were caus-
ing Admiral Schleys distress at the time
of MeCalla's visit TO the brooklyn were
explained by an earlier witness. Lieut..
John Hood, who commanded the dispatch
boat Hawk and who delivered dispatches
to Admiral Schley from Admiral Sainp-
son off Cienfuegos on the morning of
May %, The written dispatches We're
the same that have already been discuss
ed The principal one was the so-called
order No. s. in which Sampson said to
Schley that if he was satisfied the enemy
was not in Cienfuegos TO proceed to San
tiago. The verbal orders translated by
Lieut., Hood were OF a wholly different
character. According to the lieutenant
Sampson expressed a conviction with
great positiYeness that Cervera was at
Santiago, that he wanted Schley to start
for that port without delay after the ar
rival OF the Hawk and that he would be
grevously disappointed if the commodore
failed TO carry out ms instructions.
Lieut. hooa conversation Win Al
mlral ochley coVered the ehtire scope OF
the diincuitles that confronted TIE II, ing
squadron, the snort coal supply or TIE
ships, their inaolllty 10 take on coal from
me colller ana the prospect OF having
20 eohuuct a pIockade unuef conultlons
mat were iaf from reassurlng- AGAIN
the ueparlh.elt attorney sought TO make
mat mysterious polnt Wnlch mas frequent-
peeh otousnt ny ABOUT Auinirai
ochiey conuust uuiils .nat interview.
Lieut.. Iioou promptly uisposeu VI tnls
eaoJect " sea'ins 'ia' 'He huinifal sat III
ehair an tne liiiie he vas laihihe 70 MN
ana ina WINE ne W.s perpleAeu ne was
very CAIN anu aisnlleu'
feature OF the gay proceedings was
the appearance Oh w n stayloh OF New
YORK VINO some Tune ago was rsialnea
Dy Aainirai '1 "a, Iapsain Snauw .n
ana adhiira' oIownlpsli'siu 10 iook AFTER
the interests Oh themselves anu othei oin-
GERS 81 ,le a., ''"en' .no an,sns &c
saliea aurlls me eouIi SESSION. az,
mirai Dewey ruieu th'1 'lr: elhs,o hAu
10 stahoing III court oec~hse 1Aun'i y, al
sampson was III no iiiA'"ef party ~ Tue
proceedings
Eighth Dax.
The eighth days proceedings furnish
ed cumulative evidence that the naval
campaign in the West India Islands was
conducted in very loose manner. Ii
was shown e"aclusively that an excep-
tional opportunity. to place Rear Admiral