The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-22
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officer of the Brooklyn: Lieutenant Com.
mander r. ID. Griffin. who had charge
of the powder division OF Admiral
Schley's flagship. and I.ieutenants Ed
ward Simpson, who was in charge OF the
s-inch turret OF the Brooklyn and opened
fire on the Spaniards when they came
out of the harbor at Santiago: Charles
Webster and Edward McCauley, the for
mer being a watch officer and the latter
signal officer on the Brooklyn.
1t was the understanding that II this
list could not be completed today the
officers named should come on tomorrow.
Admiral Schley thinks 1t quite prob
able that the presentation of his testi-
nony In his behalf can be completed this
week and next. He will be the last of
the witnesses to be heard, and will make
review of the entire campaign. cover
ing the points in controversy.
Eduardo Nunez, the Cuban pilot, was
among those who were called to correct
former testimony. He added to his
statement of yesterday that he had seen
the Brooklyn firing on May 81. the day
of the bombardment of the Colon where
as the records show that that vessel was
at that time coaling and did not partici-
pate in the engagement. He also made
a correction in his former statement con-
corning his conversation with Commodore
Schley on first meeting him. His cor
rected statement of that incident was
presented by his interpreter in written
form and read as follows:
During the conversation / had with
Commodore Schley l said, not that the
water was not deep enough, but that in
accordance with the information i had
had in Kingston, Jamaica, in regard to
the dimensions of the Spanish ships, they
We're of such a large size that they could
iDfp tho hnrbOr In consideration
of the narrowness of the chanel and the
quick turn they had to make at the Dia-
mOnd shoal in front of the entrance, and
still believe that vessels of such size
cannot enter Santiago, not being under
the most favorable conditions of wealth
er. also was asked by Admiral Schley
If | thought his flagship could enter the
harbor, and / answered him that l did
not consider ii advisable, for the reason
before mentioned, and because there
were no buoys to mark the channel, for
the Spanards had picked them up to
prevent the Americans from coming into
the port, and besides that they had many
torpedo lines across the entrance"
Lieutenant Commander Sears followed
Nunez. Mr.. Rayner questioned him. say
ing at the beginning of the examination
that he would ask him concerning the
points of the precept and requesting that
Mr.. Sears said that when the flying
squadron arrived off Cienfuegos he knew
nothing Of code of signals for commu-
with the Cuban insurgents.
Questioned concerning the McCalla men,
oranda, he said that 1t had been brought
to Commodore Schley by the Hawk and
by no other vessel to his knowledge.
Commander Sears gave a detailed ac-
coun: of the encounter with the British
= f4.A m tha nv,.t, .t..-
point being as follows:
Now. coming to Cienfdegos, give us
the principal incidents that took place
while the fleet Jay off Cienfuegos and
an incident with which you
are familiar the coming in of the Adu-
la"
THE Adula arrived off the port there
and was boarded at first under orders
from Commodore Schley by the Castine,
and after Captain Berry of the Castine
had made his report to the Commodore,
the Commodore sent one of the officers
Of the Brooklyn aboard her. After he
mad returned and made report, the Com
nodore directed me to go aboard the
Adula and see If could contrive soma
manner of inducing the captain of the
Adula, an Englishman, to put himself
cut little to tell us something about |
what was going on inside of Cienfuegos. !
The captain said, of course, he would be
very glad to do it, as he was coming !
lhder some authority from our fleet in !
Jamaica. He suggested that when he /
'ame out on the next day We should !
BRING him to with shot that anybody ,
observing ii from shore would see that
IL was acting under force, and that any |
body who could speak Spanish could ind !
tut all they pleased from the refugees |
she had on board
with what understanding did they go ,
nto the port?"
That he was to come out the next day
md 1t would be possible for us to get
hat Information; in fact, that it would =
&c very easy to do So"
Did he come out the next day?"
He did not"
The witness also stated that Commo-
lore Schley had told him that Captain
icCalla had brought code of signals
or communication with the insurgents
N shore near Cienfuegos.
Describing the blockade of Cienfuegos
Commander Sears stated that 1t had been
maintained from one to four miles out
nd that the Dupont was stationed in
ide with instructions to keep close in
o the mouth of the harbor, and main
ain a careful watch, reporting any sus-
icious incidents.
The witness. in giving the details of
he cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago.
aid the weather was boisterous with
eavy sea, and that coaling at sea would
OF have been safe before May q, when
was undertaken. He also said that ,
n this voyage the squadron had been
elayed by the small boats, and that the
hips had also been slowed up on one
when a merchant vessel was
ghted; also that the collier had to stop
everal times to make repairs to her ma
hinery. 4
With reference to the blockade at San
ago. the witness said that 1t had been
Maintained at varying distances OF from
lree to six miles. In thick weather and
night the distance was less than in
,ir weather and in the day time.
The witness said the reconnaissance of
lay 81, when the Colon was fired upon
eveloped the strength of the land bat
,ries. and they had proved to be strong
than he had supposed they were. Com :
lodore Schley had, he said. told him b,
lat his purDOSe was nscartaip