The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29
STILL AGAINST SCHLEY
Continued From First Page.

| or the 18th 1t W+>S LII "eaeHer, the sea
moderate from the 18th right on until
| it became quite calm OF tie night of the
! 26th"
Was the Marblehead in condit,o.1r for
any service which might be required CT
| her on May 31st?' 2
She was in condition for any serv-
ice which might be required of
! her beyond the fact that she had not
| been in dock for nearly year"
What was the direction of the pre-
| vailing wind, between the 29rd and the
2Sth of May. inclusive?'-
From the 24th to ethe 18th it was
easterly L cannot remember exactly
how it was on the 25rd. My recollection
| is that we had slight head wind, Tut
that Was only in going from San An
tonia to Cienfuegos. We had good
| weather on the 23rd
Did you on any occasion see the large
vessels of the blockading force at or near
daybreak between the 18th and the 31st
day of May?"
Il saw them every morning. 1 could
see them at night, too, because there
was some moonlight
THE SANTIAGO BLOCKADE.
How far were they from the Marble
head and how far was she from the en-
trance to Santiago?"
81 judge We were two miles inside of
the large ships. We steamed I'D and
down. Sometimes we were nearer the
entrance than at others Judge we were
certainly two miles and perhaps three
miles inside of the large ships
Were you familiar with the coast of
Cuba in the vicinity of Cape CRUZ"
Il knew the whole coast pretty we'll
and 1 had a; Cuban pilot who ran be-
tween Batanabo and Santiago for num-
Der of years.
''At what distance from the mouth of
the harbor were the Massa chusetts, the
Iowa and the New Orleans during the
firing May 31?7
81 can judge only from the effect of
their projectiles. 1 judge they must have
been from the Colon about five miles. [
estimate, 1 never measured it, that the
distance from the MORO to the Colon
| must have been 1920 to 1900 yards.
Did Commodore Schley any time prior
to May 81 consult with you about the
possibility of coaling large ships at Cape
| Cruz?''
81 do not remember that he consulted
with me- I told him I thought ships
could coal under Cape Cruz the morning
1 reported.
Capt. McCalla was then excused.
SUTHERLAND ON THE STAND.
Lieutenant Commander w. H. Souther-
land, who commanded the converted
yacht Eagle during the Span:sh-American
war followed Capt. MeCalla on the wit
ness stand
He said he had first fell in with the
flying squadron on May 10, when the
squadron was steaming toward Glen
fuegos and Capt McCallas squadron
was on it's way from Cienfuegos to Key
West He had then, under command OF
Capt McCalla undertaken to communi-
| cate to Commodore Schley information
regarding conditions at Cienfuegos and
received a reply from the commodore his
message being as follows:
eve left Cfenfuegos on May 16, at
which time. as we learned from insur-
gents, the only boats in the harbor were
two gunboats and two eannorles 80
Capt. Switzerland told of his-return to
| Cienfuegos and left the Marblehead going
near shore for the purpose of commun1-
eating with Insurgents, He said. ne
learned that Admiral CefVera's squadron
was not in the harbor at that point ana
| had not been. He had delivered the mes
sage to Capt McCalla at o'clock.
At this point court took recess Tor
luncheon.
When the court reconvened for the ait
ernoon session Capt. Lemly -reao Inc
agreement between himself and counsel
for Admiral Schley as to the portions OF
logs Of certain vessels to be printed
The Judge advocate then brought IN
| Lieut.. c.. B. Barnes, cipher expert OF the
navy department., for the purpose OF ex-
planning the discrepancies between the
dispatch to Admiral Schley, saying ne
could not, much to his regret, OBEY the
orders of the department. as it was pre-,
pared by the admiral ana prllteu ny INC
| department
Mr.. Rayner objected to the calling OF
! the witness while Commander Souther-
| lands testimony was incomplete He
! also said he did not consider the varia-
lions in the dispatch as important. Capt.
| I.emly and Mr.. Hanna contended that
the matter was of grave, Importance, and
that there were precedents in both courts
martial and courts Of inquiry for the
| course. 81
I TIFF BETWEEN COUNSEL.
! Mr.. Hanna asked Mr.. Rayner's pur-
! pose in. making his objection to prevent
the truth from being brought out. Mr..
/ Rayner declared that such was not his
/ intention.
ST desire to state,'' said Mr.. Hanna,
| chat counsel has stated upon the rec
| ord, this is an important matter and the
| government ought to account for it,, and
| instead of permitting tito go on as he
! should have done, counsel has interposed
| objection as he has done many times
! in regard to this trial. He has taken
more time to discuss and dispose of ques-
| lions than the matter itself would nave
| required
Mr.. Rayner-I am very tired of that
suggestion.
| Mr. Hanna-I am really tired of max
| ing it. 1 hope the occasion will not &C.
cur again.
The court decided that on account or
the objection Mr. Barnes should with
draw He did so, and Commander South
erland was then recalled.
Describing the events at Santiago Com
mander Switzerland said that from mid
night of May "a to the afternoon of the
25th the Eagle had made very bad
weather. This was due to the fact that
the sea had a 'long rool," which was
very trying to the yacht, as the vessel
was one-rhir full of water then. "A lit
tie after 1 o'clock of the 18th, when about
IS miles from Santiago" he said, Il was
called alongside the flagship and the COM
modore directed me to
GO TO PORT ANTONIO
for coal and to report rough weather
south of Uba. My answer substantially
was that 1 already had three days coal,
as much as the Marblehead meaning as
much in proportion. The commander told
me that he had not coal enough for his
purpose, and directed me to carry out his
orders. 1 again asked him to let the
Eagle coal from the collier. He courte-
ously replied to me that he either very
much regretted or was very sorry he
could not let me do So the Eagle had not
coal enough for his purpose, and again
directed me to proceed, which L did, after
communicating with the division COM
mander." Bs5
How much coal did the Eagle haveT'
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