The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-23
SCHLEY ON DECK.
The 5Tooklyn's Son7mandar on
Iie Hisrgss Stand.
nE TELLS GRAPHIC STORY.
Capt. Cock Assumed Rcsporsi-
blllsy for His Ships Famous
loopo Sch!ey Brave
and Patriotic.
and Patriotic.


Iisgc campaign, and who soted, though
yuponcisiiy, in tie capacity Of chief Il
staff for the ccnGcdore, was the hrst
witness introduced fer Schley IL tae
court Of enquiry lest week.
Giving tle.ress0ps fcr the departure
Of the fgipg equadron Tor Cien1ue2os,
Cap. Cook sslo the sQusdIon had been
sent 10 that port 10 Intercept ard meet
lhe Spanish squadron, 1t having been
determined, ss at believed a. t6at
time, by them to make Cienfuesos their
objective pclns." He had understood
that the Spanish daet carried nulitio15
Of W&r for Habana, and Ii was 5e!leT=o
that they woaiG 50 to CierfueSos BE-
cause Of It's sccesslo;iiEy to As6a2s.
CAPT. Cook detailed conversation
between Commodore Sohley ano Capt.
Chester willie the sQladroa Was ca
route to Cieniue2os. Ao =alc there nSd
been tsik between rkeu about c5sllrS cn
,he soceLern coast Of Cupa. Capt. CcCk
SAID that upon arriving Of CientGsgos
Oh the noralrg Of Nay q blockade
vas Immediately estsbiishcd, SIS the hr-
ing Of guns was lead, and 1t vas De
iie7ed that Cerye,s had sriiVeo and q
.ete II honor Ct his rreselcs Was on.
E2rshHolks on the shore we're sean, but
they were not hIeG upcn becau.e ltW@s
considered desirable Lol to unneceasa-
rl!y expend ammu1Itl0p.
y Ihl4k between tAaJ time and ths
arrival Ct she AQUA, Ii W@s Presumed
that the whole bs&oG Has occupseG, ne
SAID. we ssT cavs!ry sn6 c;teIs or
the hesca. Tie poss2ol!,;y cf a bcal
landing wSa talkeo of, Oa the aIr.EAL
Of the Aouis, We lu:jy ezpectsd 70 SET
Ill information.
DID ycu SEE any s;grsl lights cn
shore Wills you We're thereY'
YES. the b,st ihlng sitter We arrived,
on Msy 22.''
"Wnerg were those signal lights ard
what were they 2?
Il jud:e6 them to have been about
six CT seven ml!es 10 the wessTaSo,
,hIee lis bis, ona ahead Of the csleG,
very dlsuIctiy, &GS the discussion shst
took place on Tie ship, II wish : thlnA
the counooeZe took part, wss pCaety
clear evidence that 1t Tas signal Of
some kid 30 sssist that feet aud thai
he cerGaln,y nzo them IN lhere."
There could have oeen 10 dub:
whatever, frem the arraosnent8 OF
those hgHls that they wese intended IS
signsls?'
.Oa, 70, tiei. appearing st the time
they olo sao remaining so loIg, hu.
We could not determine nom WON o.
to whom tAey were sent"
speaking OF the coal supply CT tbs
vessels Of flying squsaEon while st
Clenfuege Japt. Cook said thGt his
only anz,e.y y VAS concerning the Texas,
whose supply vas light. /. bao been
round difficult TO coal that ship cn ac
count Of us spcnsons. He said IN this
connection that Commodore Sohley had
always beeD persistent in keeping the
sAips as full Of coal as possible. Capt.
Cook said ne recalled the arrival Ct
The dispatch boat Hawk OF May q
With dispatches. He wSs told that he
information was to the etfect that the
Spanish feet wss IN SanUsso, but,
ne said, u Rss not especially in.
pressed with that TACT IS l Es6 hsard It
pefo1e." He was, however, tod that
this information Vas mole positive
ttan any Rhich had yet been brought,
Ihe commodore, he said, had told him
thai the Hawk had trought orders to
,hec effect that the sQuadcon should
proees6-to San0agoH lie (.he conmo
oore(Ras satisfied that the Spanisros
were not st CieniusgoE, but he said
Commodore ScAIey lad ssid - am 10;
SATISFIED that they are not he1e. lsel4!
oene7e they are here.
Tne-s Tas ther, he said. considerable
talk on the part Of the commodore cen,
cerragGhe ccal supply, he feeling tha'
If the then present expenditure was tc
continue il would not contlnue long.
He wss still especially concerned soeu1
,he Texas, and had Ea!d 20 him lCapt
Coosl thai We must keep the sA2p:
II f. aati1g tr.u." t5ey had consulted
chars s1G TAXED over the csse, lock
Ing tcr a plsce 4: !cT costing. Finally
he sala, they haG hiS upon Gonal7ei
bay aao oeciceo to lay coarse ior tna'
po.ns. 'lhe iaes, he said, "Eas thai
we sacuId proceed in the ciIection O.
San;1sgo ard JLst il We found tue sss
snca ,bss We cuu.d oosl Ne would in
meoia;e!y institute the Blockade, bu:
II not Practicable to DO that re Houle
proceed 10 Go1aives Gay sid Goa
lhers." Capt. Ccck reiateG tie psrtic'
uIzrs Of ;Le GeeLlrg %2ta ins scout
SHIPS OF Senslaso aid ie!a OF Czpss
Cosson a1a Slgs1se coEILg oD 0eaca
speaking cf Cap:. Slgaoee VIsil, II
loid OF LIS bIlrsicg tie Pilot Acpei
sbCaio. N1ntz -a.o fe n&o seen 1Ssa
Ing Of Use Spsnaa1 Hast.
kekIylLg 10 Questioas concerning tx
biockale u 0-AI2so. Capt. Cock s@21
thai ClmGuayIe oJLIey's co24tsE1 1Gt!
was lha. c..e vsose!s Should De k@p
well suppil.G T!ta coa- SID sept nv
irs evls.a4,4y, as LIS tLeo-y Ea5 It's
tie Spa1.sh feet wou.c oou.e ont CT Vat
haggor.
'.Why vss the ci-;1leE blockade 1ot
adop,eot" Ac. E-1Ds ASKED.
..IaeTe ase D.sn3 E~44-s o. t:ocsz9e
and have ro.I:ns Ia pE~l2e Ior tiit
clrcular uIockace,' lel-l>c tie *?:&ass*
s.bu. .ss .c&& RES 20 5-e9 .zse sEanl>1a:
10 come cus and 10 E~vs o0r shi IS lno7
ing src 1eaoy for essl0n'
~ hat wcra your orders Of battle
from May l9 20 Juns Z ~,
We u,u no. have aay. TIE aes
was a!Says II ccroi:lon for setlon:
DO you cs.l that s battle orce1'
sit is possible 10 aa7e 81 cEG.E &c
battle if scc kaoW iass what co2d!sio2
yon are goizs 10 glrei. The :G@a EiS:
as was to &c able 70 fsAt tEe oGaOisi
fee5 whenever He shcQid nset Il,