Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-29

said h.. felt that there would be- greater
difficulty in coaling OF Santiago thnn
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difficulty in coaling on Santiago 'h"h
there was ut Cienfuegos.
There are some difficulties about
coaling at sea generally ar" i1'r" ho'
There are, and think Nc h'''
them"
"Dia YOU consult amy vi N"Hr r"t-
tains about CoaliuS On thr 2bth
Il did not j preferred to act up'a
my own Judgment"
Was there any time after Your AZ
rival at Cicnfuegos. except May 20 ana
=. when some vessel did not take
roal?"
ON tho 9th and 2Sth somc vessels
coaled, also On the 3lst. hut 40 net
recall about the 29th ana Stth.
The scout boats were Sclf-SuDpo:t- (
ing in the matter Of coal. we're thty
nOt?"
Il don't know what you mean unless
il ia that they could have made II.
Il mean 70 cruise around from point
10 poin, and get it. Did they rely at
any time upon the golfers or IN"
squadron to supply them with COAL?
Yes, sir
In view Of the idea you had of pre-
serving the squadron as unit, Why
did you detach the Eagle"
Simply because she was impedi-
mentl ] did not think il possible 10
coal her in that state "t the weather
used to consider myself weather wii'.
row ] ind am sometimes otherwise.
Laushtcr.
Why dii you not TOW the Eagle
because Il woull have hI"n cor ~
.nGenut. time
..I,,.t win, ,,,.-.. .urrn,r.i,.r S-,t--
Yes.
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l- ,.st.. .ltNocal,. then y".tl iron
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- IONS pt coat uf,ard.
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~. lo ," ',fhuHnn ;auNj!iagle~ when III"
T..-t!It 4..Nr at.'" picked rp il. III" ,.rlt :
-urt.,t"
tH l-."- '.-A-' 7"iE. ii itn h' eyed tn
.,r:it .-S, iS i-.I left Santiago J. for j.
n.. l'sf thcrfu..- Is hn tl rot dispv:s'
- vessels NOR. yv.t.u3y l- nTd.r 10 in
'tt-.gt tE-m. Nau..-..! S,nicy said INA,
tt..t ~ :: rrliif..t. disposition ;h.,!-
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',., sings tI~i.iri& in uvd r rl Ya4ti..
"i!.d ynu. in Hullr western !ruy.mrn:
instruct yyur captains to LOOK out FIR tut
Spanish fleet cn route"
II do not recall that I did. but order,
were usually sisnalled to keep brigh.
outlook and be in readiness
Did you ask the department to have
golfers sent to you?
Yes ! did and they replied they woulf,
send them - - >f''N'' 80 '''''''
Why did you want colcrs II you Cid
Il would have sent pcrhnps TWO shin.
onc shio ,,,nra ,rohahI,. ~ t;n, III
cause / did nor believe W. would be ,,bl
TO solve the problem of coal!nc in. thc
open sea-
''Yoi SAY chs. v..ee.l II 4 me W.
than ru a,t.,tt .r 'h,. .-.Itr;lcr-,l !,,o,..
nt "a" hJr',"r,
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Dnpt. cotton r.pr-t.d tu IN. ana m" III,
port ut tine information guv,. ,he .I,uart.
9agfes @ "as as 'Ha wah 'he dn, harb"rs nf were G
only Of the smaller ships
Didn't he sa: large vessel, could coa