The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-16

anv Conversation H., w~en Commodore
Schley ard himself In the hattie. 'hpt
Cook said
AT one time he spoke 81 the turning Of
one Of the ships from the line the Ni-caya,
! think II was. lie said to mo At one time;
Look out for torpedoe@, or torpedo boats
] think. ! know that at that time the
executive officer came from below ana !
turned "a him and said Look out Tor tor
pedo hoats' ! did not concern. myself
much about the torpedo toais lie spoke
frequently about cauttoning the men ~
the baiteries to fire steadily and SLOWLY
He called out a number Of times loud enough
~ be- heard In tho turrct and on the lower
deck for officers TO fire steadily. This
wRS especially NJ a time when the ships
were doubling on each other III" sIok.
Ia me n number Of times. asking me u l
could not edge In on her. remember that
distinctly. Tor ! " - anxious Ia keep straight
and steady course and believed We would
gain by IT,"
COMMANDER SEARS RECALLED.
Lieutenant Commander Sears was re-
called when Capt. Cook left. and bis cross
examination continued To Mr.. Hanna
he said that be- remembered seeing On the
BROOKLYN a memorandum Of Capt. McCallhs
brought 10y tho Hawk ON the morning OF
May -. Tina memorandum begins \
good landing place for troops has been
found thirteen and a half miles west az
IA Point Mr.. Sears said that no
tHoft ht1 icon filhue tb Illr hloN Wlk's W
flnd that landing place. He had seen
the signal fires at night about seven miles
10 the westward OF Cenfucgoe, but no Of
fort had Teen made TO answer them. He
had not seen any mining operations at
Ci.nfuegos
lSchloy had written 20 Sampson that he
had found the Spanlards busy mining
there
The FLYING Squadron got ready to leave
Cienfuegos shortly after Q o'clock on the
evening ~ MAY p. said Mr. Scars.
Commodore Schlsy's report agrees with
his. Capt look testified that the squadron
loft after dark
Mr. Hanna. tho Judge Advocates as
sistaut. introduced two important official
communications In evidence from Com
inpdore Schlcy "a Commodore Reuley,
the Commandment 81 the naval base at hey
West, and Admiral Sampson One was
dat"d OF C"nfuegps. May -, iSss. tho
dav Commodore Schley left Cenfu@gos
II shows that Commodore Schley. even after
finding out that the Spanish fleet was not
al tionfuegps. decided 10 STAY there another
dav II Indicates also that when tho Flying
Squadron started In the direction of san
tisgo Schley did not intend TO stop there.
hut 20 proceed TO ~. Nicholas Mole. Hayu.
10 coal his ships. This despatch follows
IN part
have ascertAined from the insurgents
thai the spanish feet iS not IN THIS port As
from u" collier here, where thor" = 80 uluch
swell ] shall proceed 20 MORO. IN Santlasa,
vg,t.s cn.pArrssN"' n1NrrNr' .,tu,,v 80 cal
,n H., np.p ~ hail NOT he able 10 ~
main N that port on account Of general
short coal supply 81 squadron. 80 viii pro-
coed =. tho vicinity II NICHOLAS MOE. Mhcrr
We, Na,'f 10 slno"th era an 'n'' VIZ t.AhS
All nj tINIa !, Sna 10 y,u f,oun
Nicholas Mole.
In his defence 70 he senate Admiral
Schlcy said that hia Sims had loft Gem
fiego. NJ dusk ON Nav - In the de-
snatch from Commodnr, Schlev 20 Ad-
miral Samuson. dated "a Cienfucgu-. MAY
"a. Commodor, SrhI.y said n. was writing
II M y NJ several hours after he had
found out that tho Spanish h.o, was no.
at Cieurlcgn. and that he would leave Tor
on santiago on The following dav In his
Testimony Ii.u.rant-gommander sears
.aId that Comm0dora Schlay made up his
mind =, laavo Ct.p r,eg,- ms, as soon "a
Cant NcCala brrush, tho Information
TIM tho Spnnlsh aims were no, there
Mr. soar was questioned with r-farenoa
., tho ste,am.n,. i'm ,tase le,ier- He
| .aid he remembered the second letter.
Iu, no p,,,icrL,r .t,,euap, tn 4,
Won know that the Commodore had
under cnnsid.,stinn delaying his move
mer, toward Santisgn unfit the ?sihf-
IL don't ,em.uh~r
Asked ssnin What Commodore Schlev
,atd 10 him on going aboard tho Mnssa-
chusnt,s ON Nav 81. Mr Scars said he did
no, remember. osc-p' a remark which Mr..
Hanna recalled 10 ms memory. that the
,lips w,r. to he taken ia TO tuf the Colon
T,..sod law Nj Hanna a. .nv who had
| ,,L,p C,nncdrre Schlcy's message. which
10 witness ,hought had hs.p s.nt 10 tho
d., ON ,Jllv , sIru, tho su.uiripus smnL,
IN tho harbor. and Iv whom i, wa -en,.
Mr. Scars saswer.d thn' ne did not re-
,".,,t.% and Le diJ NO., recall whether
.,v Warning signal wa. .cu' - Tho f.e,
Al IL. r,,.y,ad. m,ycuop,.
x,,t a. AL y,u ,p. question witch NAV
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DLt 90, hay, anx c,rvcrnfinp with Go,n-
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! quoted Sig.lqa a. Scars testified. Sigsbee