New-York tribune., 1901-10-25

the rule of the squadron always; we were
closer Al night a both Cienfuegos and Santiago.
The idea of keeping the squadron in formation
during the night, or in line of battle, ready for
any emergency. never abandoned The
arrangement during the day was some little
fegned disorder, in the hope that we might m
Vite those people out. We knew there would
be difficulty in getting in, because my flagship
WAS of greater draught than most of the others,
the channels were very tHTtuOus, and our only
hope, at least our only wish, was that they
might come out. The movements of the squad
ron were rather an invitation usually. That was
what ] felt during all the period OF this block
ade.
At this point Admiral Schley digressed for
moment 70 refer TO the converse tion he had had
with Admiral Sampson before leaving Key West.
which he said had induced the belief that the
Spanish squadron's objective was Cientuegos.
The Admiral then related the particulars of
the visit OF Lieutenant Wood of the Dupont to
him on board the Brooklyn, when the Dupont
arrived off Cienfuegos. He said that Lieutenant
Wood in a pltiable condition of exhaustion
because of his arduous duties on a torpedo boat
Il told him." said the Admiral, that if 1 were
d king | would promote every torpedo officer
five grades If 1 could"
SPOKE RESPECTFULLY OF SAMPSON.
Continuing. the Admiral related how Lieuten-
ant Wood had handed him the dispatch. and
added
I think he did me injustice when he spoke OF
my speaking dISreSpecrfully or AuIllTdl Sdlip-
son as Captain sampson. used no SuCh tSIll'
There was why should have done
so. I invariably spoke of him as Admiral
Sampson, and / do not recollect one word OF
the conversation which Lieutenant Wood re-
cites-not one word-and l recoIect good
many thing pretty well. 1 am glad TO say,
ana very httle from imagination
The Admiral said that the Hawk arrived
about o'clock on the morning of May % This
vessel, he said, had brought the dispatch from
Admiral Sampson which is designated as No.
5. This was the dispatch in which the COM
mander in chief Informed the commander OF the
Flying Squadron that the Spanish fleet probably
Vas At Santiago and directed him. If satisfied
that they are not at Cienfuegos, 10 proceed
with all dispatch TO Santiago" The witness
said that he had received duplicate copies OF
dispatch No ), and said he Identified the copy
brought by the Hawk as the hIst received py
marginal notes which had been made on that
copy. He also said that a copy of No {. the
Dear Schley" letter, ana also copy OF the
MCCalla memorandum had been received py
the Hawk These facts were hNed IN ms mlnd
by the circumst lance that on that date slSnal
had been given 10 the squadron. informing the
vessels that there was rumor that CerVeras
fleet was at Santiago That" he sad is fXed
in my mind. because II / had got it the day be-
fore 1 would have made that signal to the
squadron, my habit was TO keep them all in
formed
Relating the fact of the arrival of the Castine
and collier the I'D, Admiral Schley referred
to his reported conversation with Lieutenant
Hood, which, he said. lis one OF the other con-
versations l do not remember / think he
went on that ] show you by a memo
randum of Mr. Hoods that if lac had any verbal
orders he forgot TO report them"
The Admiral then referred 10 a memorandum
from the Dolphin, published in the appendix to
the report OF the Chief Of the Bureau of Naviga-
tiOn. reading follows
The Hawk has just reported from Cienfuegos
with dispatches from Schley. Hood says a good
I lpna n trl
are there at all although they can only sur
mise.
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE SPANIARDS.
That" remarked the Admiral. would 20 TO
indicate that Mr.. Hood not very certain in
his own mind. or, II he had brought any verbal
instructions to me that he failed 10 report the
fact to the Commander-in in Chief. Below it also
is a border information which l should have
I been very glad TO have had Mr.. Hood got into
the anchorage. l think, some time about $
O'Clock The Adula did not get into the anchor
/ age at Cienfuegos before 10 or IL o'clock. Lieu
tenaht Hood did not board that ship in my pres
ence She had already been boarded. If he
boarded her and got this news and failed to de-
liver it to me- then he committed indiscretion,
for I was the senior officer and he did not know
what / was going 10 do with her, and should
have been very glad to have had his information
So that with this note and this information,
think Mr.. Hood remembered good deal OF
what he said to me. but he forgot good deal
that he should have done"
Admiral schley gave further details concerning
the blockade at Cienfuegos telling how he had
/ observed men laying mines across the river and
how he had established picket line inside the
main line of blockade. He again referred to the
/ arrival Of the Dupont, which, he said. was very
| short of coal having. was reported only
/ Eve or six tons aboard. He also told the diff
! cuties experienced in putting a few additional
| tons aboard the torpedo boat, and said:
The work struck me as being one OF such diff
| nculty that any attempt to coal a larger vessel
| by boats would not only be eXhausting and
j fatiguing, but almost impossible beyond day
/ or two
THE ADULA INCIDENT
The incident Of the arrival of the British ship
AduIa was related in much detail, the Admiral
! telling how he had had her boarded and how
| she had brought information in the shape OF
| a war bulletin, which had stated that the Span
| ish fleet had arrived at Santiago on May 10
| and had left there on the following day.
Remarking the report contained in this
| bulletin, the Admiral said:
That Of course taken with the manner of my
/ approach and the distance being about thirty
| six to forty-egnt hours away, lent good deal
! Of color to the belief which l entertained that
| the Spanish squad dron there as the objective
| OF the most reasonable point to discharge what
/ they had on board.
The Admiral then related how the commander
| Of the Adula had been allowed on promise to go
! into the harbor and had not come out on the
| following day, as he had promised to do.
| Admiral Schley said that the night OF the
/ 23d he had seen three horizontal lights to the
| eastward and to the westward of the harbor at