Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-10-15
|COOK ON THU STAND.
lie Gives Testimony In The Schley
Court Of Inquiry.
Is FOR BOTH SIDES.
lie Appeared Against Sehley, bat Ills
Testimony Was In Ills Favor.
Oaly Few More Government
Witnesses 10 Testify.

Washington. Oct. "A Captain Fran.
els A. Cook. was the first new witness
called before the schley court of inqui.
~ this morning, he being called
by the navy department. bat as hewas
also on Admiral srhloy's list Of wit.
nessos, 30 WAS considered like Leuten.
ant Commander Hodgson and Lieut..
Doyle, ns witness for both sides Of
tho controversy. During the war with
Spain Captain Cook was commander Of
the flagship Brooklyn and also Admiral
schley's chief Of siad. thus occupying
the same relative position 10 Admiral
Schley that Captain Chadwick occupied
10 Admiral Sampson. His appearance
on the stand created considerable inter
est and bis testimony was listened to
attenuvely.
Other witnesses summoned by the de-
partment for the day were Lieutenant
Commander w. +. Fullam. who was on
the New Orleans during the Santiago
campaign. and Lieutenant Joseph Beals.
who was ON the scout ship Harvard and
who volunteered TO go ashore and AS
certain whether the Spanish fee, under
Cervera was In the harbor Of Santiago.
These are the last witnesses that
Judge Advocate Lemly expects to call
and when they shall have completed
their testimony he will "rest."
A number Of Admiral Schley's wit.
fsfgssss wure IN attendance about the
court room. Il is expected his first wit.
ness will b. the Cuban pilot. Edward
Nunez. and he viii be followedby Com
mander Mason. who was executive otfi.
Ger on the Brooklyn during the santa
go campaign. Then Lieutenant Com.
mander Griffin and Ilieutenants McCau.
ley and Webster will follow. All Of
these were present In the room before
tine beginning Of the days proceedings.
After previous witnesses had correct
cd their testimony Captain Cook tooh
the stand. lie was questioned by Mr..
Hanna and responded in a distinct and
clear tone. He said he had been at Key
West May TO-
"what Information. did you have Al
that time concerning the whereabouts
Of Cervcra's fleet.
"My Impressions now are simply from
a rumor that they had left the Canary
islands and part Of them had been sight
ed at Martinique. and from consular in
formation. or perhaps information sent
by the Harvard. that they had gone &
Curacoa. That isall from impression. y
In giving his reasons for the depart
ure OF the flying squadron from Glen
fuegos. Captain Cook said the squadron
had been sent 20 that port "to intercept
and meet the Spanish squadron. il hav
ing been determined, as we believed al
that time. by them TO make Cienfuegoi
their objective point"
he said he understood the Spanish
/ feet carried munitions Of war for Ha
vana and il was believed they would q
20 Cienfuegos because Of its accessibility
10 Havana
Captain Cook detailed tho CONVERSE
tiou between Commodore Schley and
Captain Chester while the squadron
was on route 10 Cienfuegos. He said
there had been talk between them about
coaling on the southern coast Of Cuba
Witness recollection was that the pros
pect did not seem favorable.
Captain Cook said that upon arriving
Oft Cienfuegos ON the morning Of MAJ
% n blockade was Immediately estab
lishod, as TIE firing Of guns were heard
aud Il was believed Ceryera had ar
rived and a fete in honor OF his appear.
nnco was on Earthworks on shore were
also seen, but they were not fired upon
I bccNuse Il was considered desirable not
q unnecessarily expend ammunition.
II thiak hat between that time ant
the arrival Of the Adula, it was presum
ed the whole beach was occupied, h'
said. eve sasS cavalry aud others on
d tue uNAch. thh possibility OF uAAi'
landing was talked Of. Tho idea WA
that we would have IA 60 in pretty wei
10 tho westward and at Eight. MAJ
have had some conversatiSSu with thl
commodore ebout it. but d0uot recol
lcct On ths arrival OF the AGHla. w
fully expected to get al the inAma
sion.
Did You SEQ any signal lights on shon
while You were thorcg
eyes, the first thing after we arrive
~ May g."
Captain Cook described tho lights an,
Eaid their appearance confirmed Schlel
IN the belief that the Spanish fleet wa
In the harbor. j was only after thl
arrival Of Nccalla on the Marblohoa.
thoy found out tho signals were mad
by the Cuban insurgents. Tie said th
first information that The Spanish Gee
WA nor Ia Cioniucgos was given by ih.