The sun., 1901-10-22


Join him at Santiago, that sampson was
also on hia way and that there was n good
place In the insurSent country near Santiago
which commanded n good view Of tho
harbor.
IuK -rnocKKp WIN ALI. psspATcn' MES
sAuE.
MIR Hanna then took up the question
Of the drte Of rcceip; 10y Schley of despatch
No. :. beginning Spanish Squadron pro-
baby at Santiago dc Cuba and telling
Schley that -if you are satisfied that they
arc not at Cienfuegos proceed with all
and u the enemy l. there blockade him
IN port This dcspai Oh wns dated at
Key West. Nav p, and Admiral Schley
In his defense 10 the senate said i was
received by him on MAY o. on Ci-nfuegos,
In the same packagc with tho Dear Schley'
letter telling him To remain az Cienfuegos
Mr. Hanna called th" attention of Lieut..
Wells Ia the fact that a penciled change
had also been made Ia the endorsement
on this order. Il not being clear whether
tho figure. were -?I- tmeaning MAY 23l
ar the figure a. and some other figure
following Lieut.. Wells said tina, 's" had
been pencilled over -
MIR Hanna asked him why he said that
-23- had been written over ga and the
witness replied: -B'catise Il looks ~ 10
me.
To another question he explained that
possibly lac might have made mista AXE Ia
tlt nhif III NTNAlk ~ ann uhu
II To "23.- the same a. IN the Dear Schley-
letter
but the Dear Schley' letter. said Mr.
Hanna is marked % or ~ although
received on the I'D
We'll sad the witness, sone bore date
Of the ?3d and the other bore date Of the
Path.
but the order was evidently carried
out on the 27d
THAT appears TO be tho case. said Mr.
Wells
Mr. Hanna then handel the witness a
despatch known as No S. from Sampson
! 10 Schlsy. daied Key West, May 10 in
which Sampson said
/ 1t IN unnecessary for mo 70 say that
! YOU should establish a blockade at tien-
| fuegor with the beast possible delay and that
! IL should be- nain' ained ~ close " possible
After examining tbs order IAcut Wells
said that IA" indor-"iurnt showed that u
was received by Commodorc schiey at
/ Key West on May ~ III" indorsm cnt
was the official resolving stamp not found
on the Dear Schley" and No. derpatchos.
THE McAILA MtMoRASDUM
| To other questions Lieut. Wells said that
| he rrcoleCted the receipt ~ oulv one copy
| of the Nctalla nemoraudum on the Rtook
| lyu This n IA" memorandum indicating
| where communication could bc had with
| insurgents who would know whether the
| spanish feet was at tl"uiu"gos In hiS
| daf-nc. 10 the senate, Admiral Schley
said he received II On May -
Mr. Hanna directed Lieut. Wells htten-
ton To- n memorandum from tho Dolphin
| dated MAY % and printed ia the Navy
! D.partmcnt'- yolum" 81 war d"spaich's IN
! which thi- statement was inad"
| sunpl uh" commander Of the Hawk
| say- "A good nutnh"r uf officers do not t"-
| lev. the Spauiard- az" Their. AZ all ttien-
| fi.gn-, alt huugh they can only siIrini-e
| II,ut Wells said lac did not recall that
| any such information vas given 10 the
| commanding ofiicrT uf 10" Hawk, All though
| he may haN" gotten u bv h"arSaN on the
| Brnnklvn. but IA" witness did not remember
| tuau,ring any such memorandum Accord
| ,ny la Admiral Samp-pr'- report Of opera
| ton. ln th. West indies 'hl- memorandum
] was attached Co "a letter uSFiNed hy hiiil
| from Commodore SChey, dated On Iien-
| fingn-. Nav ~ lie said al-p that b" did
| ua, ever remember seeing ~" inrmoTanduni
| attached to the copy oi d"-Iatch No. >
| sent hy tho Hawk. which told Schl"y io
| leave Cienf,Iegu- before dAvhrcak. MAY -
| IL pn-sihle. and II II did uJ' reach MIN l'efur'
| dayhrrak 10 mask his real direction ~
/ m,ich a. possible In going "a Santiago
! y'L.,c Sanip.on aSpecicd him to arrive
| on Nay2, Admiral Schlsy admitted reCoiv'
| ING this memorandum by the Hawk On MAY
! % and licut Wells said that II u was en'
! closed with No he must hav" seen u
when that was received. but h" did mol
| reCollcC' u.
soN,E or scHIRr's PAPERS MISSING.
! Nr Hanna then stated 90 tho Court that
| bc had no, l-een able to find this mefnoran
dunn among Admiral Schl"y'~ papers
! turned into the Navy Department, ant
Ia" added ,-
-Therr are a great number ~ de. pnichc'
| TIM W. have b.-en unable TO iind
| Nj Hanna after lAcu' Wells had al,
| that IA. did not remember over seeing c"r
| ,ain d..~patche- which had been sent T.
/ Commodore Schl"y. asked IT." Mlin"-'
| what h- did finally with the tomm"d"rr
n,per-. of which. a. Flag secretary. h'
- rut them all in one box and turn",
| ,l.,r, ,y.r 'o Commodore S"hley az Guam
,,narrn iu August. iN9S. said licui Wells
q Have YOU s""n them sin""'
| saN fhsiu very inlch slr"ad ap'ui w Nl'
| prIart mrut here.
| d a., Xo,i remember "A letter from Com
| ,,,'i,r, S,hl,v ou Nav p. saving hat h'
wn- not going tp leave G"nfl"gu- unit
| -. u.Nt dav \ don't rrcull"ct ~ def
NJ no Won remember lr,tcr to Commo
dorc Rrrucy ~ the same pLrpurt A
] cant r,Culls~' ~
sCut.EY CttASGTp MS MiND ABOUT ikANiN'
roH SANTIAGO.
Nj Hanna then handed Lieut.. Well
lc,,er from Commodore Schl"y 10 Commu
dorc krmcN written Al T. NJ, NAV y
| which said that having a-ccrt ain 'd tina
the Spari-h H., yl- not AZ tienfuego- h
| No,ui leave there next day for Santiago
Then. calling the attention ~ the witnc-s
! 10 hi. ,iatc'n"uf tha' Wien IN" n"ws va
received from Capt McCalls the span
iard- wrr- not ~ ti"uiucrus harbor IN
1.ut1nIpro .ti,~i on an imm"tiat'
drparturr, Nr Hanna asked.
| -Iha tho Commodore tell YOU why h
changcl hi- mind and dc'1dcd g. leav'
that cverinC'
NO. | know nothing whatever on tha
subic-t
L. other questions ldcn' Wells sa'd iha
/ tho Tlviug Suuldrnu left C"nfuegu~ a
abuut dusk or dark. hut that hc could ~
hN tho time definitely, a. "" dit no. ="
member hooking az 10" watch or the CLOCK
Uc said also that h" did not r"mrinbo'
any despatch about remaining un'n n"N
dav being -ei.t - Admiral Sampson.
Mr. Hanna then brought out that IN
witness had said IN his examination h'
Mr. Rlvnrr that tho FLYING squadron l"f
within an hour after learning that ia
! SpaHish f,so, was not ~ ticnflcgn-, an
g., an admission from tho witness tia
Inc letters 20 sampson and Remcy, ssyinl
'ba, he would remain al Cicnfu"gus unit
next dav, wcro written by SChley IA th
interval br' wcen getting th" Information
1 thn' CorNora was not ther". which tall
| Nrt' ALA SAID he gave to tofnnodor,' N''hl"'
between = and O'Clock IN tho Afternoon
and dusk that evening