The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-16

| iN'NN PoNltiouSs ltVWtSleu MN many
times not to expose himself as It was use
less to do So"
On crosS-oSamlnation the witness said
that he had reached the understanding that
Cienfuegos was Spanish stronghold early
in the war. He also snid that beyond the
standing IN OF the American fleet at Glen.
| lutgoS aud the sending In Of the Adula, no
! cuort had been made before Captain Nc.
Salla's arrival to discover whether the
! sPamardS we're In the harbor there. lie
! also SAID that he could not admit the pos
| Aoliity OF tue receipt Of the McCalla memo.
| randa by any other vessel than the Hawk
| or on date before May %. lie a. thai
When the retrograde movement was begun
| the Texas had only n little more tuan
! enough coal TO carry her to the nearest
| coahng station. He said he had been
! ANefsc to the westward movement hut Mr..
! haEnor suggested that such : course Of
! inquiry would open the doors to wide
range OF Inquiry. He did not believe that
/ the criticism of junior officer 10 made,
/ should affect the commodore The witness
| continued hy saying that he hat rolably
/ mad as many rs half dozen conversations
I with the commodore concerning tle return.
Out he could not give the particulars OF
| these talks
He had at Commodore Schlcy's instance
| made the signal - the move westward
| The witness said that SO far as he knew
there was no general circular OF orders OBJ
taiuable.
Asked abou, the range given for the fir
Ing of the American guns on May 81. Mr.
J|ndcr TiractIo ~ ~ S,or,ibr, Sbicy ro,,
ccr n u tbc 0i S"m pdOeG syq Sgn
/ i've Captain Icmly asked: 81 want to
| know IL you did not state With regard 10
| the range In the ward room OF the Massa
chuSetts on the day of the action Of May 81
no 0r' man y3n u, have h stated here mat Is
Wy nave stated there something you nave
VI bo oy'n nc mpoT nfrg oe saving ANYTHING
also ,""",r ~ .ui "a say ihs any '"'"s
''S * repnGd me witness, ,..,,
an New W. refresh your memory. ASK II you
Was.d n1t saE N In1 Mntu room OF 55 ne
MASSACHUSETTS, FOR GGd sake don as
courage him. II is all we have been able
20 no 70 work MN up 10 ihls' or WoiaS 10
ny .e eH'cl .,.,.. 49,. ,,..,,,
80, / never said anything OF the klhd,
rephed The witness
~ reply 10 lufther questions the witness
Salu tnat Whlle no conclusion could be
reached for the signal hres on shore AZ
was preparing 70 escape. yet the situation
was So tense that Commodore SchlcN telt
The court then took recess for luncheon.
The afternoon session Of the SChley court
began with the recall Of captain Francis
A. Cook, for the purpose Of correcting the
he was on the stand the Judge advocate
asked the following questions;
with Commodore schley about the retro
grade movement either before or after the
slungls Vfrp made aud tho order Given an
Nav 20 TO run to Key Westf"
LAS near MS ! rrcolIrct the circumstances
there was n conversation after tho message
had been brought TO me that Signals had
tggn cban nH noHhd di L9r mfy MESt 10y G o
signal and don't REGAL! that at The time
cabin TO See the commodore about it.
asked nm what the s,Sn2i meant and ne
said that he must coal the ships, that he
INA W." o sor%E mo NY co, f H ne co EI
and II he did not md that he must he near
made G,' some me remark eoncerniug the weather
orahle later on. lie said. Until il Is and
until ! am able 10 coal from the collier
must keen within striking distance of
co0l' | said that recognized that he fcIt
tlc rcsnorsibiiitv ns no onn piee could ana
thar in was serious question.
The court asked tho witness tho follnw
ing 9uestions,
'Wbot instructions ala Won receive from
Co,n,nI,orn Snbie, rocor,lim, 10 rrovn
mrnts of the Brooklvn oftnF if was dis
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