The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-11
A MESSAGE NEVER
RECEIVED BY SCHLEY
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miles. and said it was about the same
day and night. Describing the bonn
bardment of the Colon on May 81, the
witness said ''shots from the enemy s
batteries or ships fell at least three
miles inside of us"
What did Commodore Schley say
within your hearing in relation to this
battle on that day."
II was only in Commodore Schley's
presence once, and that was when he
went over the side after the firing was
over I heard these words, that the re-
connoissance had developed the batteries
and he was satisfied or words to that
effect
do you know of any further effort on
that or subsequent date by the Flying
squadron to capture or destroy the
Colon?"
mo, sir"
Commander Grant said that the fight
ing ships of the flying squadron had
rot steamed away for any distance
from the mouth of the harbor at night.
AT the time, he said, the Massachusetts
was always cleared for action.
Mr.. Rayner questioned the witness
concerning the signals of May %, with
the end in view of showing that Com
modore Schley's signal saying that
"the general meeting place will be
twenty five miles south of Santiago
was modified by preceding signal.
The witness declined to admit that
this was true.
''You say there was a melee or mix
up on the night of the 25th. That was
the time you were on your way from
Cienfuegos to Santiago. Is there any
thing in your log book about that?"
II do not think so, but next morning
l made written statement to Capt.
Higginson. I have not copy Of the
letter wrote at that time.''
The court asked the following ques-
tons: Were any efforts made by the
flying squadron to discover whether or
not Cervera's squadron was in the har-
for of Cienfuegos?"
''None to my knowledge"
"Were any orders given from the Sag
ship by signal or otherwise for the guild
ance of the ships composing the Flying
Squadron in the event of meeting Ger
veras squadron in the passage from
Cienfuegos to Santiago"
None, to my knowledge"
Commander Grant was then excused
and Lieut.. j. H. Holden, who was watch
officer on the Scorpion during the Spanish
War; was called. Capt Lemly only asked
questions concerning the Scorpions mis-
sion as a dispatch bearer from COmmo-
dore Schley to the Harvard off Santiago
on May o. He then stated that Lieu
tenant Holden was the writer of the log
of the Scorpion in which an entry was
made concerning the message conveyed to
Commodore Schley through the Eagle and
the Scorpion from Captain McCalla when
the Flying Squadron was enroute to
Cienfuegos. ~
The message as communicated to the
Scorpion. according to the testimony Of
Lieut.. Commander Switzerland, in COM
mand Of the Eagle was as follows:
We left Cienfuegos on the night of the
18TH at which time as we learned from an
insurgent camp about thirteen miles TO
the westward of Cienfuegos some OF the
people from which were inside the town
every night, that the only vessel in chat
harbor were a torpedo boat and nine
cannonieros."
The log of the Scorpion reports the fol-
lowing as being the message signalled TO
the Brooklyn by the Scorpion, as the re-
suit of the interview with the Eagle:
Eagle sent by McCalla from Cienfue-
COS to report Nashville about twenty
five miles in rear to westward. Star
board high pressure cylinder disabled.
Proceed slowly. Cincinnati and Vesuvius
off Cape San Antonio about fifteen miles
to northward. Flying Squadron has left
Cienfuegos for Key West. No news OF
the Spanish
Captain Lemly admitted there was
failure in the evidence to show that
Commodore Schley had received the mes
sage from Captain McCalla. He read
letter from Commander Mark of the
Scorpion, written from Manila, which
said: 1.-THE message communicated ny
the commanding officer of the Eagle, May
10TH was from McCalla to Schley to the
effect that McCalla had left Cienfuegos
with his ships and did not believe that
Cervera's feet had arrived there when
Marblehead left. This message was COM
municated to Scorpion and Brooklyn ny
hailing.'
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