The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28

together. 7 estimate that we were about
Two miles from shore at night During
the day We were not SO near.
! Q--Merclv 20 have IL show clearly on
The record I VIII ask you If the log Of the
IMarblehead shows that2
| Al do not think the log shows that
The witness explained why it did not
snow It and was then crOSs-examined by
Mr RayUer. The latter asked him con-
cefnlng an order Withdrawing the ships
10 front Of Cieufuegos. leaving only the
smallest boat Of the squadron there.
This was when tho harbor was bIocklded
some time before SchIey reached there
and The department was advised that Ger
vera was az Curacao.
Mr. Rayner showed that the Eagle had
iul knowledge Of the landing place cstab-
/ llsned by Captain McCalIa near C3eufue-
sos- He asked if ne could not have ad-
/ vised Schley of this
The witness said she could if she had
been there when ne arrived
/ In answer 10 questions. the witness said
/ that be knew there were some Spaniards
in the vicinity and that he had lost some
men while cutting the cable.
/ Q--Then you had knowledge that the
/ coast was occupied by the enemy
A.-YeS.
J Referring 10 the signal arrangements
! with the Cuban insurgents, Mr.. Rayner
! asked Captain McCaIIa whether he had
/ communicated them TO Admiral Sampson
/ and his answer was that he had COM
[ municated them TO Captain Chadwick.
[ chief-of-stan to the Cummander-in-chieT
Q.-DO you understand that YOU com
/ municaJed II officially
] Al reported it TO the chief-of-staff.
{ O--Was it not for the purpose Of hav-
I ing II communicated TO the commander
! in-chief through his chief-Of-staH2
A--Certainly.
| Q.-DO you know whether Captain
| Chadwick communicated this information
I 70 the COmmander-iu-Chief2
Al do not.
! Q.-Can you recall whether the Dupont
and the Iowa were at Key West when
/ you gave this Information to Captain
Chadwick
! A.-The Iowa was but as TO the Dupont
Z Il cannot say about that
! Odd YOU communicate this iuf0rma-
/ ton 10 Captain Evans, who commanded
the Iowa.
/ Al did not
Q--Do you know whether Captain
chadwick or the cOmmdnder-in-Chief for
4 maIIy communicated this Information TO
/ the fleet at Key West2
/ Al DO not.
/ Q.-IIeutenaut Wood said in his testi-
mony that IL was common rumor about
/ At must have been known in Key
; West that We had communicated with the
insurgents.
/ Q.-Then why was al this secrecy OBJ
/ served
A--There was no secrecy about the fact
/ or communicating; the secrecy was in re
Q.-You passed the Brooklyn on your
way from CIeufuegOs 70 Key West and
while the Flying Squadron was going
I from Key West TO ClenfueSost
A.-Hes sir.
The Orders to the Eagle.
Q--You have said that the Eagle.
which was with you. was ordered 10 90
and communicate with the Brooklyn and
that she was intercepted by the Scorpion.
Did you order the Eagle to give Commo-
dore schley any Information about the
A.-The commander OF the Eagle did not
know about them
Q.-Did the Eagle report that she had
approached within hail of the Brooklyn
and said: We are bound for Key West
go news
A.-The commander Of the Eagle made
some report when he reached Key West
do not remember what II was. / do not
think ne could have communicated with
T. the Brooklyn, but he did with the ScOr-
piou-
AR. Rayuer then read Captain McCalla's
orders to the Eagle to make certain re-
ports 70 the Brooklyn. He then asked.
Of she reported No news. she did
not obey vOur orders did she2
A.-ou that Suppo>ltIon she did not
OF the Eagle failed to aCQUaiut the
Brooklyn with the fact that a landing
place had been effected near CfenTuegos. .
then she disObeyed your orders2
A-Nes-
Q--CouId You not have written 2 secret
despatch to Commodore SchIey, giving
MIN this Information and about the sig
Al do not know that I could. I.did
not know that he was going 20 Cienfue-
gOs.
Q.-Where did YOU think he was going2
Al thought he was going 90 the Car
ibbean Sea IN search Of Cervera.
Of YOU had known that Schley was
going 70 Cieufuegos would YOU have com
muulCated the information
Al would have done so If had
known that he was going there I would
have gone alongside the Brooklyn and
told him.
OF the Eagle had carried out your
instructions and given the situation TO
Schley. and Schley had Informed the Ea-
gle that ne was going 10 CienfuegOs. and
the Eagle had reported that 10 you, would
you or would you not have sent the Ea-
gle TO advise him 6f the code Of signals
established with the Cuban Insurgents
Al would as 1 told Captain Chad
wick I would have done. had I known
Commodore Schley was going 20 Cienfue-
gOs.
Mr.. Rayner asked about coalinE the
Marblehead. but developed nothing new.
No Withdrawal to Sea at Night.
Odd you ever go out twenty-five
miles at sea during the blockade at San
tiagO2
A-No sir
Mr Hanna-I wish 10 say that state
meut has never been made in any testi-
mony. II is only stated in a magazine arti-
Gle and not in the precept-
Mr.. Rayner-Very well, the precept says
''to a distance at sea"
Q.-NOW there was no withdrawal ut
night 70 distance NJ sea, was there cap
tain2
A--NOt 10 my knowledge
This concluded the examination Of the |
witness and the Court asked several ques-
tious regarding the weather, the condition |
Of the Marblehead. and cCaIiug facilities
to which the witness gave answers sub
stauJiaIIy the same as in his direct and
cross examination One of the questions
was. Did Commander SchIey. prior TO
MAY y. consult with YOU about the DOS
sibility of cOaIus at Cape CRUZ
Al do not remember that ne consulted
me. / said that We might coal under !
Cape Cruz. tNituess evidently meant |
that "a calm sea would be found there 10
enable ships TO coal from colIierD
The Eagles Commander Called.
Captain McCaIla was excused and Lieut. |
W. II. H. Switzerland was called He
commanded the Eagle. In answer to /
questions ne said ne fell I'm with the Fly
ing Squadron off Cieufusgos. His vessel /
was part OF a sub-squadrou composed Of (
the Marhlehead, Vixen. and Eagle.
Odd you meet the Flying Squadron 4
on route to CieufueEos2