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"What did they N do when they came out,
which way did they head?"
"We were to the westward. The entrance to
us was about northeast by north. \u25a0 The fleet
came out south and turned as they left the en
trance to four points southwest, so that they
turned In our direction. -When I first got on
deck the helm had been starboarded, heading
a little to the northward. When I saw the
fleet they were heading southwest and seemed
to be coming straight for the interval between
the Texas and the "Brooklyn. I went in the
conning tower and directed the helmsman.. I
told him what I wanted to do waa to keep
straight for the fleet. ' They wavered a little.
Sometimes they turned one way and then an
other. We shifted helm once or twice, but very
little indeed, and- finally when we were getting
up fairly close, say between 1500 and 2000
yards, it seemed to me clear that they wanted
to pass between the Toxas and the Brooklyn.
The Texas was well on our starboard and she
waa headed to the northward and -westward.
All ships were carrying out the Instructions of
the commander in chief, and that was to head
in for the entrance. Wo were well to the west
ward and headed to the northeast. When \u25a0 I
saw. that I ported the helm perhaps halfway
over. She was swinging starboard very rap
idly. The Spanish fleet was coming straight
for this interval „\u25a0 I stepped out of. the tower
on the port side to get a good look at the spot,
to: see Just what they were going to do as to
our relative positions, and I . saw they \u25a0 evi
dently put helms hard aport and were turning
to the westward. '. We were then turning very
rapidly to starboard with port helm, ••\u25a0 and we
had : turned, I think, • almost to the east. The
Texas was well on our- starboard side. I then
gave the order -'hard aport' to the helmsman,'
ran through the opening betwen the shield and
conning tower on purpose to see our own fleet
and our relative , positions. Quicker than I
could" tell , it ", the commodore called -to- me:
'Cook, . hard aport! i. Or, is your helm:! aport?'
I answered: "The helm la hard aport," turning
as rapidly \u25a0 as '. possible.' • • As \u25a0 ' I • watched : the
Texas the bow of the Brooklyn seemed first to
point to her port bow. I never saw the star
board.'' bow of the - Texas, and changing our
bearing very ' rapidly the bow of the Brooklyn
passed along the port side of the Texas until
there, was a clear opening between us and the
stern of the Texas. I made a* complete turn,
a very quick turn, with helm hard aport until
we came around and paralleled the fleet on the
v \u25a0 \u25a0 , , \u25a0 - . - . .
"I heard the executive officer call out: 'Clear
tho ship for action,' and as I hadvglven di
rections to have the ship ready, for inspection
I knew, at once something was happening. I
went on deck immediately." \u25a0
"Had you had any intimation the night be
fore that the fleet was coming out?"
"No. I turned in the- night before about
midnight, feeling rather the other way, all
hope of their coming out having been given
up." ' '
"When you came on deck where were the
Spanish ships?" - \u25a0 ••
"When. I first arrived on the ' forecastle there
were two in sight. The third one was Just in
side the entrance .and the fourth appeared
afterward."- /
.When Spaniards Came Out.
General interest was manifested throughout
the courtroom when Hanna began his in
quiries about the battle of July S. He asked:
"\Wre you on deck when the fleet came out
of Santiago harbor on July 3, -when they were
first sighted?"
'The reply was in the negative; he had at
that time been in the cabin.
"How did you first learn the fleet was com
ing out?" ,\u25a0 .
"It is possible to have an order Mr battle
if you know Just what conditions you are
going to meet. The idea with "us was to be
able to fight the Spanish fleet whenever we
should meet It. I think that was understood
by all. I so understood It."'
"If the fleet had come, out of the harbor
previous to June \u25a0 1, what would you have
done"?
"We would have obeyed the orders of the
commanding officer."
• "Were the fighting ships always in order
for battle"?
"I always supposed they were; the Brook
lyn was always in excellent order." .
Replying to questions concerning the block
ade of Santiago, Captain Cook said that Com
modore Schley'8 constant idea was that the
vessels should be kept well supplied with coal
and kept moving constantly, as his theory
was that the Spanish fleet would come out of
th. ¥ harbor.
"Why was the circular . blockade not
adopted" ? Hanna' asked.
"There are many forms of blockade, and I
have nothing but praise for the circular
blockade," replied the witness, "but the idea
was to get the Spaniards to come out and to
have our ships moving and ready for action."
"What were your orders of battle from
May 13 to June 1" ?
"We did not have any. The fleet was al
ways in condition for action."
"Do you call that a battle order"?
The -witness J.then in response to questions
detailed the. retrograde movement' of the fly
ing squadron toward , Key .West, beginning
May 2fi. He said his first information that
such a movement was to. be. undertaken, was
when he received orders to" move. He - had,
he said, informed Commodore Schley • on the
evening of. the 27th that he found the sea had
become calm enough to -coal and had found
that the commodore had ; also reached the
same conclusion.
Retrograde Movement.
"What did you say to "him"? '-\u25a0
"I think I said, 'You decided wisely,' "
.|Did you say, 'I congratulate" ?"-
I don't recollect. I may or may not. I
think it was a - subject of congratulation."
Captain Cook related the particulars of the'
meeting with, the scout 3 --off Santiago and told
of Captain Cotton and Captain Sissbee com
ing on board. Speaking, of Captain Sigsbee's
visit he told of his bringing the pilot Nunez
aboard, but, Cap,tAln I Cock j said that \u25a0 he had
not at first , been) inspired- ' with confidence in
that- individual, . Although < he afterward found
that he wp.a a. reliable man." ' .
other side. As* we paralleled the Spanish fleet
the Vlscaya "
Admiral Dewey— May I interrupt? How near
did you pass to the Texas?
NO' Danger of Collision.
"I never thought of a collision. It never en
tered my head. I never for a -moment had
one idea or vicissitude in that respect. Wo
passed, I judge, about 400 yards. I had handled
the ship under all circumstances and I got so
I could Judge pretty correctly, and my im
pression was that we were about the distance
we sailed in squadron. But a collision I never
thought of. She turned perfectly clear of the
Texas, came around and then we had the Vis
caya on our starboard bow and about abeam
was the Oquendo and then the Colon. At the
time I thought it was the Teresa, but I - soon
discovered this vessel was dropping out and
heading for the beach. • That was about the
hottest time of the action. It was a critical
time. There was not any time- for -indiscretion
and I do not think there was any. I have al
ways felt in my mind, in . studying the posi
tions, that the' chances would have been for a
disaster had we shifted helm at such a time.
However, we got around and we had those three
vessels. I looked and could see nothing but
smoke astern and the vessels seemed enveloped
in -this smoke. I could not understand it. I
could not understand exactly how we got I here.
They were all three firing on the Brooklyn.
..when almost immediately, faster than I could
tell it. I saw a large white boat In the water
and through this smoke I saw the bow of a
vessel. I exclaimed at the time, 'What was
that? 1 . The navigator, who was near me, said
It was the . Massachusetts or something to that
effect. I said she was away, and he then Bald
that it was the Oregon. I felt perfectly as
sured from that moment. She came up very
rapidly. She was making more speed than we
were at that time. She had all her boilers on,
had shifted boilers that morning from forward
to aft.. She had steam and hot water on."
"Where was the Oregon with respect to the
Brooklyn at that time?"
"I estimated 600 yards. She passed in be
tween the Texas and the Iowa. She got in be
tween that opening, came to the northward of
the Texas and came out about 800 yards from
ub. I mean a perpendicular course, and that
would account for just what we made to the
southward in turning. We made more than the
tactical diameter because we passed part of
that distance with helm half aport."
"What is the tactical diameter of the Brook
lyn?"
; "About 650 yards. '
"Was it easy to handle the ship under such
circumstances?"
"I never have seen one equal to her."
"Was the starboard engine of the Brooklyn
reversed during that turn?"
"It was not. There was some question about
that. The reason I feel positive of that is in
recalling the circumstances. My impression is
It may have been the commodore or the navi
gator, one of the two, said something about
backing the starboard engine. My reply, I
remember very well, was I did not want to
lose the speed of the ship. That she was
turning all right and rapidly and I wanted to
keep the speed of the ship."
• "At the time you saw the Oregon coming
out of the smoke was she on your starboard?"'
"Starboard quarter."
"And between you and the Spanish ships?"
"Never between us and the Spanish ships."
"Where . were the Spanish ships at that
time?"
"There never was anything between us and
the Spanish ships. She was on our starboard
quarter."
"Nearer in-shore?"
"Yes."
Cook Ordered the Turn.
"Referring back now to certain points in the
story, as I did not care to Interrupt you, you
state you heard the' commodore say at one
time, 'Hard aDort.' That was after you hail
begun to moke the turn and the helm was
hard aport?" - -* t
"Yes, the helm was aport. but not hard aport
There was perfect understanding between the
commodore and myself."
"I will ask if your recollection is clear as
to whether the helm was put hard aport by
yourself first or that you did it in obedience
to an order from the commodore?"
"I gave the order on my own responsibility.
No question about that. It was not after hav
ing heard the commodore. He called out to
me. as I have stated, which I now think \u25a0was
simply to confirm himself in the Idea that she
was turning with a hard aport helm."
"At that time did you hear any conversa
tion between the commodore and the navi
gator?"
"I did not."
"Did you see any torpedo-boats?"
"I did not" . .
"Were you afraid of being rammed at 1 the
time the turn was made?"
"No. There "*a3 something said about It,
but I did not give it a second thought from
the fact that I knew they could not ram
unless they got within my turning circle."
"Were you afraid of blanketing the fire of
our fleet by turning one way or the other?"
"We might have done it by turning the other
way." - \u25a0 \u25a0 .
"Had you turned with a starboard instead of
a port helm, would such action have advanced
you so far as to. bring you within the line of
movement of the enemy's ships?"
"Provided they had taken advantage of it;
that is to say, if they had . continued on their
course southwest straight for ua, and we had
turned so as to bring them within our turning
circle, it would have made ramming possible,
certainly."
"How were they heading .when this order
hard aport was iriven?"
"They were heading southwest."
"Were they then headed so had you gone
;the other way — "
Schley Always Brave.
"And they discovered the movement? Tes,
I think they would. The chart distance given
at the time was 1100 yards. I estimated 1300
yards and so made it in my report. In the
first place we must have lost by shifting helm
at such a time. Then If we had turned the
other way we must have gone 700 yards. They
would not have had much distance to run
to get entirely .within our turning circle. That
Is all conjecture.".. . -T vj* . . - .' .
Hanna — What was the conduct and bearing
of Commodore Schley while under fire on such
occasions that you had the opportunity of ob
servinc? . ,' .
"I always regarded him as an enthusiastically
brave and patriotic officer. Never in any other
way." \u25a0- . ! '
' At this point tbe court took Its usual recess
for luncheon. : _ .
-At. the afternoon session of the court, Cap
tain Cook - continued his testimony in response
to interrogatories by Hanna, who asked: .
\ "At the time! the turn of the Brooklyn wa«
made were you in such * a \u25a0 position that you
could observe whether ' or, not the engines of
the. Texas were backed, or reversed?" ..\u25a0. .•
Sad Season to Bless the Texas.
' VI think I ought to have seen It at the dis
tance she was from us."
"Did you see any such?" \u25a0_
; "I did not.",;
"In 'reference to . Ideu tenant Commander
Hodgson's- conversation with the commodore,
you say you did, not hear the conversation be
tween them ?' '\u25a0" . . *' I
"Notljone . word of it."
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."He started as Boon as he found the Texas
had enough coal. . My Impression is that he
said he should go to Santiago; that if he found
it practicable to coal from colliers \u25a0 there he
should stay. If they got too short \u25a0 of coal
he would go to Gonaives -Bay to try some
ivhurA Ai<?A " -. ' ..- ' \u25a0 . \u25a0 "-.
There was then, he said, . considerable -talk
on the part of the commodore concerning the
coal supply, he feeling that If the then pres
ent expenditure was to continue it would not
continue long. He was still especially cor
cerned about the Texas and had said to him
(Captain Cook). that "we must lyep the ships
in fighting trim." They had consulted charts
and talked over the case, looking for a place
fit for coaling. . Finally, he said, they had
hit upon Gonaives Bay and had decided to lay
a course for that point. •\u25a0 ' . : ' . \u25a0
"The Idea,", he said, -."was' that, we should
proceed in the direction of Santiago and \u25a0 that
if we found the sea such -that we could coal
we would immediately institute the blockade,
but if not practicable to do that we would
proceed to Gonaives Bay and ' coal there."
"What; if anything, did you say to "the com
modore after he started toward Santiago" ?
The next day the. weather was squally and
stormy,' with a sea which was "moderate to
rough." On the 26th the weather moderated,
but there was a "long, nasty sea," with the
ships rolling a good deal. They had been com
pelled to slow up in order to accommodate
the Eagle, . the commodore desiring to keep
the fleet intact, as it was In column forma
tion' \u25a0:".., \u25a0 -.:\u25a0-.•
Ships in Fighting Trim.
"Entirely. ..
Describing the departure of the flying squad
ron for Santiago the witness said that it was
made after dark in order to conceal Its \u25a0 in
tentions and that the lights . were darkened
for the same purpose. The run on the night
of the 24th was. he eald, fairly good.
Captain Cook recalled the arrival of the dis
patch; boat Hawk on May 24 with dispatches.
He was told that the Information was to the
effect that the Spanish fleet was In. Santiago,
"but," he said, "I was not especially ' im
preesed with that fact, as I had heard it be
fore."
He was, however, told that this informa
tion was' more positive than any which' had
yet been brought. The commodore, he said,
had toid him that the Hawk had brought
orders to the effect that the squadron should
proceed to Santiago if he (the commodore)
was satisfied that the Spaniards were not at
Cienfuegos, but he said Commodore Schley had
said: "I am not satisfied that they, are not
here. I still believe they are here."
"If satisfied that the Spaniards . were at
Cicnfuesos why did you leave there"? asked
Hanna.
"Because of McCalla' s report from the in
surgents on shore."
"That, then, made it clear that the Span
lards were not , there" ?
Speaking of the coal supply of the vessels of
the flying squadron while at- Cienfuegos Cap
tain Cook said that his only anxiety was con
cerning the Texas, whose supply was light. It
had been found difficult to coal that ship on
account of its sponsons. He said in this con
nection that Commodore Schley had always
been persistent . In keeping the ships as full
of coal as possible, availing himself of every
opportunity to take- en fresh supplies. ' In re
ply to questions he said he had never been es
pecially anxious about the coal supply of the
Brooklyn, "although there were times when he
should have been glad to have more."
"We talked on various subjects at first. ' I
think Captain McCalla 'informed him he had
mining materials' for the Insurgents and that
he was going to communicate. with the insur
gent camp.'.' We brought' \u25a0• up the' .question
about the camp and where it yas. and- then
the commodore said to him: 'We have seen
three peculiar \u25a0 lights, \u25a0 one- ahead of .the other
here, but we cannot make-out what they are
end I believe .it *is ' something in connection
with the Spanish, fleet.' Captain McCalla gave
a. start,- threw up his. hands and said: 'That
is the insurgents from the Insurgent camp.
They want to communicate with you,' and
added, 'Well, I can go there' and find out at
once.' The commodore told htm to go, to get
off as soon as possible, and added, 'You can
send a boat across and- let, me know as soon
as possible." Then thp subject of coaling came
up again about the \u25a0 great difficulty we were
going to ha%e in coaling from colliers, and
Captain McCalla said: "You need not be at all
concerned about me. J.wM get coal if there
is any coai to be obtained.' He was always
cheerful about everything. He started from
the ship almost immediately and .said, 'I
must get off.' In the meantime, closely con
nected with that, was the arrival of the Adula.
This steamer came in from Jamaica and re
ported that the Spanish, fleet had gone into
Santiago and had left on the 19th. I recol
lect that particularly, because that seemed to
confirm the commodore's Idea that they had
reached Cienfuegos. It was a suspicious craft.
They did not give any clear reason for going
in except they wanted to communicate with
their subjects, and in my conversation with
the commodore my impressions were that he
looked upon that as entirely suspicious. Not
understanding the matter and not knowing
exactly his object I said something to him
about letting the steamer go in. He said: 'I
don't care anything about that steamer, but I
am bound to get Information from her. If the
captain does not give it I will certainly get it
out of some of the passengers.' It was ar
ranged that when she came out an officer
should go aboard and get information from
them. She did not come out. That ' confirmed
him still more that they were there. Then the
Eagle came down in the evening and reported
that they had opmmunlcatod with the insur
gents and that the Spanish squadron was not
in Clenfuegos." f .
"That Information was given, in positive
In Cienfuegos."
yPositlve." . *
Concerning Coal Supply.
dispatches and he had gathered from conver
sation with Commodore Schley after; their re
ceipt that it was tli<» idea both of Sampson
and Schley that they should continue to hold
Clenruegoa. \u25a0 Jie did net, he said;. recall the re
ceipt of. the McCalla. memorandum concerning
a landing place near Clenfuegos. After read-
Ing the dlsr>atch he Bald:
"I never Haw or heard of It. It may have
been referred to, but If I had seen It I would
certainly remember It."
In \u25a0 this connection, he sold, \u25a0\u25a0' that while he
was not formally appointed as chief of staff
to Commodore S<ihley he rmd often acted in
that capacity, and the, commodore . had, he
raid, always communicated very freely J with
him. . . . j
.Hanna asked: "Were you present at nny In
terview between Captain McCalla and the com
modore?"- ' ..' .. \u25a0 . '
"I was in consultation.".
"Briefly and exactly as you can give it, what
occurred?" • ; . • ' (
Nunez was then excused, and the judge ad
vocate was about to call Commander Mason
when Admiral Dewey suggested that as it was
then ten minutes to 4 the court should ad
journ. Accordingly the court adjourned until
11 o'clock to-morrow.
Ot cross-examination the witness said that
Ceb-reco had given him the names of the
Spanish vessels inside the harbor. He gave
the names of those vessels, saying that they
were given to him at that time by Cebereco.
Tbe witness also said that prior to goins:
ashore June 1 he had not seen the Colon. He
ha/1 not seen that vessel. Indeed, until July 3.
Ht said that his reason for thinking the ves
sels could not get into the harbor of Santiago
was that such large vessels as those of the
Spanish fleet had never before been seen there;
hr thought the harbcr both too narrow and too
shallow. He had expressed the opinion that
Unless they had "double machinery" (twin
screws) they could not get in without the as
sistance of tugs.
Captain Parker then read a copy of the let
ter which the pilot said he had carried from
Commodore Schley to the Cubans, In which ha
suggested a code of signals similar to th«
code arranged by Captain McCalla at Cienfue
gos, 1
On June 1 he had gone on tha Vixen to the
Cuban coast with a. massage for General Calixlo
Garcia, which he had delivered to Colonel
Cebereco. Commodore Schley had sent him on
this mission and he had been told then by
Cebereco that the Spanish fleet was in the
harbor. This Information, Nunez said, he had
carried to Admiral Sampson, under the direc
tion of Commodore Schley.
Nunez said he first met Commodore Schley on
May 26, having been taken to him by the St.
Paul. The commodore, he said, asked him if
he knew of the presence of the Spanish fleet
at Santiago. He replied that he doubted it, as
he did not think the water was deep enough for
vessels of such size.
Edward Nunez the Cuban pilot, was called
as the first of Admiral Schley! s witnesses. An
Interpreter waa introduced, as Nunez cannot
speak English. He said, he had been a pilot
for, twenty-one years in all the Southern Cu
ban ports. The interpreter used the- word
"guide" in interpreting his statement a» «boiro.
and Admiral Dewey corrected him, raying the
word should be "pilot."
"Pilot," Not a "Guide."
"How far were the vessels of the flying
squadron off the entrance of the port of San
tiago while on blockade, first by day and sec
ondly by night?"
"The blockade was closer and closer all the
time. The nrst night I should say that It was
between five and six miles off and about seven
miles oft at day. They steamed In a circle
from five to six miles from the entrance anil
from four to five miles each side, so as to
cover the entrance."
"It is possible It might have blanketed th»
fire of the Texas: It Is possible It might hav*
Interfered with the movements of the Oregon,
as they were both coming up in that direction
In the space in which we turned. I will say
that I never considered for one moment any
other thing but turning that ship to •tar
board."
"Quite a number of signals were made, but
I only recollect a few of them. The first sig
nal made was the formulated signal to closa
In. Afterward there were signals made: a
great many wig-wags wero made to the Ore
gon. There is a record, I believe. In tha log
book. I did not pay any attention to the sig
nals during the action, except such a* af
"Admlral' Dewey— The witness has spoken of
the order requiring them to keep steam up for
moving with some of the engines uncoupled.
Was that order by Commodore Schley?
"It was the order of the commander la chief
while lying on blockade."
"Did the Spanish ships head to the west
ward of southwest before tho Brooklyn mid*
the turn with port helm?"
"They did not."
"Was the helm of the Brooklyn steadied or
eased at any time during the turn after tn*
order 'hard aportr* "
"No: not until she was around and parallel
with the Spanish fleet."
"What ships would have had their fir*
blanketed had tbe Brooklyn turned with •tax
board helm?"
First Signal to Close In.
minutes to couple up. We had all the steam
we coOd use in the after engines."
"What orders were given by Commodor*
Schley to the fleet by signal or otherwise dur
ing the battle of July 3?"
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ter.
"Did Hodgson make any suggestions to you
\u25a0or have any conversation with you during the
battle?'!. ." - - - - - .\u25a0
"Quite a number of times.
"Did he have that conversation or the sub
stance of it with you?" •
"The only thing I recollect, which I recollect
clearly 1 , is that this summer when I met him
at Newport he asked if I recalled it, and 1
recalled at the time we were .turning, after
we had been turning some time, and after the
helm was put hard a port, he came across to
me and said: 'Captain, do you Bee the Texas?"
She wa3 the nearest ship at that time. I was
looking directly at her, and Just about then
we were pretty well elenr of her. I said: 'Oh,
yes,' and he told me that entirely reassured
him, and he walked away."
1 "He did -not make any suggestion to you
or you to him respecting going in any nearer
to be rammed: the danger from torpedo boats
or anything of that kind?"
"No." ...
"Did you use any expression or language
which could have been understood -by him as
meaning 'damn the Texas?' "
"No, I had every reason to bless her, not to
damn her."
"How Was the turn of the Brooklyn written
in the loe?"
"So far as I know, with port helm. I never
observed the erasure, which I suppose you are
coming to, until ' it was shown to me here in
Washington, ar.d I did not understand It then.
I could not recall anything In connection with
!t. It was the custom on board the Brooklyn
for the smooth log, v/hen it was written, to
be read by the officers and signed by them,
afterward by the navigator, when It was sub
mitted to me. I sometimes had time to look
at It and sometimes did not. I do not believe
I looked at It within three or four days after
that battle. I may have looked at it, but the first
real recollection I have of it was when my at
tention was called to the fact that the navi
gator wanted to make it more full and com
plete. I said: 'Write It up as you recollect it
and submit it to me, but no changes are to be
made under any circumstances in the log as
it stands now. It can be added to, but not any
changes In the original log.' So he wrote this,
and I signed it. I have since read It and da
not know which Is the best account."
"You refer now to the addendum?"
"Yes. At that time there was no question
about the way the ship turned. I suppos* I
would have noticed it had it been done, but I
probably did not see it until after that change
was made. I certainly would have seen It be
fore."
Letter Is Not Admitted. .
"Do you recollect a visit of Mr. Sharp to the
Brooklyn and an interview, at which the com
modore and yourself were present, about the
direction in which 1 the Brooklyn turned on that
morning?"
"No. I may state I was not present at any
such interview."
"If the court please, I should like to hand to
the witness a letter, apparently signed by him
self and dated September 28, IS'jS. tho letter
which was' referred to by Admiral Evans- when
he was giving his testimony and which he de
sired to read at that time. An objection was
made then, counsel suggesting that the proper
course would be when Captain Cook went on
the stand."
Captain Cook was handed the letter by Hanna
to identify. \u25a0
Admiral Dewey— Has the letter anything, to
do with any of these specifications?
Judge Advocate— Not specifically.
Admiral Dewey— Then it better not be read.
Captain Cook — Mr. President, I would like to
have it read for this reason: It has been re
ferred to, and seems to convey the idea that
there was an Issue between Captain Evans and
myself. I think, as It is on the record that
such a letter has passed, there should not be
any doubt about the matter.
Admiral Dewey — I do not think It has any
thing to do with the case.
Captain Cook— It is my letter and my signa
ture.
Admiral Dewey — Admiral Evans is not on
trial; Captain Cook is not on trial.
Captain Cook said there was no Issue be
tween himself and Admiral Evans. The letter
was not read.
The court asked a number of questions of
Captain Cook, which, with the answer', were
as follows:
"How did you become aware of the orders
under which the flying squadron sailed. May
19, to Cienfuecos?"
"Conversation with Commodore Schley."
"What general orders were issued by Com
modore Schley regarding the blockade of Cien
fueeos?"
Schley "Was Enthusiastic.
"I cannot recall that there were any written
orders. I think it was (of course, I understood,
being in command of his flagship) understood
in consultation with the captains In a general
way."
"Was any effort made by boats of the flying
squadron to find a landing place near Cienfue
gos prior to the arrival of the Marblehead?"
"None that I know of."
"Did any conversation take place between you
and Commodore Schley in regard to obtaining
information from Captain McCalla when the
Marblehead passed the Brooklyn -while the last
named vessel was en route to Cienfuegos?"
"None that I can recall.'.'
"What reasons did Commodore Schley give
you for his belief that Cervera's squadron was
In Cienfue£os?"
"In. the nrst place, upon leaving Key West,
he was quite enthusiastic at having been given
the command of the south side of Cuba and he
said he expected to catch that fleet; that both
he and Commander in Chief Sampson believed
Cienfuegos was the objective point. I think I
have already stated that he believed he would
find them there. On Saturday night he beard,
or some officers had reported to him, what
sounded like a salute in the afternoon. I never
have known what that was. Certainly some
thing of the kind occurred, and he said it
sounded as if they were having some kind of
jubilee. When we arrived at Cienfuegos there
were the signal lights that misled us all. We
thought that they had something to do with
the Spanish squadron either coming or being
there. And again, the arrival of the Adula and
her strange action. I believed at that time
they were there, and I thought this was a ruse
to get some communication to them. That Is
all I pan recollect."
"Did the Brooklyn have a, fleet night-order
book?"
"I am not able to answer that question. On
the Brooklyn I received my Instructions, of
course, direct from the flag officer. I had my
own night-order book and what orders I re
ceived I put in that."
"Did you examine the sailing directions for
information regarding the possibility of coalin<
ship near Cape Cruz?"
"Yes." H.i -; •;
"What orders were given by Commodore
Schley to the ships of tha flying squadron for
their guidance in the event of Cervera's squad
ron arriving at the harbor of Clenfuegos in
the event of Cervera'a squadron being sighted
at sea and in the event ot its coming out of
the harbor of Santiago?"
Governed by Circumstances.
"I know of no written order that would cover
the case, but in consultation with the com
manding officers it was understood that at
night time. we would be In column and ready
During the day time we had our assigned posi
tions: that .we should attack wherever we
found them and I presume be governed by cir
cumstances."
"Had any vessel taken coal at Clenfueroa
prior to the time when Commodore Schley dis
cussed^ the coal supply with Commander llc
"I do not know. I think not."
"At what distance from the entrance of Clen
fuegos did th«j large ships lie while blockading
both by day and by night V "wunuEg
"From four to six miles. I should iude-s
Closer at night." * '
"Does the chart show that there Is an an
chorage at Cape Cruz where Urge shlp a would
be i protected from easterly and southeaster v
winds while coalingr* "vumeasteny
"My impression la it does not. That wu mv
observation at the time." y
"Do you know why the squadron wai headed
for a point twenty or thirty miles from the
entrance to Santiago Instead of near thl
shore?"
"Because, as I understood at the time If the
weather conditions were such that we could
not, coal off Santiago we should con\?nue to
Geraives Bay, but upon arrival off Santlaeo
If the condition* were so that w. coffiSSi
from the collier, we would go up oft the en-
J'Were.you ordered by Commodore Schley to
"Yes." ,
"What was the direction of the prevailine
wind from May 22 to June IT' Prevailing
"It. was southeast and southwest. T tKinir
I think the wind on the 25th was northLsf ii
is all a matter of log. • The fresh wnds were
gssar sSu^h h e^t^o^u^h o wes e^.™" ~
"No. We did not have full nower nntn \u2666*.
C n ofon° f w^t a a C srre,? ntU ** ™ &
"Why not?" ...
I'The order, required us to kppn .*.<.~. #-
moving eight or nine knots, I think «£h J™i
of the engines uncoupled. W« Tused^L ? m
engines. In the early part of ««?« * f "
had steam enough to X inake ?weiv| Sou and
we kept on increasing the steam until wp w
all the steam we could use \u25a0with thi \u2666„
glnes. We continued to get steam uk ??*
idea that if the Colon should K"! Hj e
point we would lose time in TOunita. £* n
the engines. It would haveVkeif'iwenr^-flv"
Geodetic Survey to Co-op
erate With the Foreign
Expeditions.
Officer Who Commanded^ Schley's Flagship Testifies That the Com=
modore's Expectation' Was to Meet and Vanquish thQ
i ,i
Flans by Turkish Troops to
Surround Abductors Are
Special Dissatch to The Call,
CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET.
K. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.~Oflicial
Washington Is finding soirie encourage
ment In the fact that although a week
has elapsed since the expiration of the
time limit fixed by the brigands for the
ransom or Miss Stone, she is still alive.
From Mr. Eddy, Secretary of the Lega
tion In Constantinople, and Mr. Dickin
son, Consul General at Sofia, dispatches
were received yesterday and to-day by tne
tstacs Department. Assistant Secretary
Hill, who has just returned from his va
cation, is now-acting as \u25a0secretary in place
of Second Assistant Secretary Adee and
he is devoting special attention to the
Stone case, The department Is unwilling
to divulge the cablegrams in its posses
sion, but it is known that Miss Stone is
biill alive.
Mr. Dickinson Is not in communication
with the brigands and Mr. IMdy has trou
ble in ccrrrmunicating with them. As soon
as the full amount of ransom is received
in Constantinople he will arrange to con
vey it to thera In such manner tnat simul
taneously with Us delivery the American
missionary will be released. In view of
the assurances given by the Turkish and
Bulgarian authorities the officials here
seem confident that they will not direct
any attack by their troops upon the brl
pands, and Miss Stone is consequently re
lieved from the danger which would* ac
company such a move. All the money for
Miss Stone's release has not yet been col
lected, but a large sum has been remitted
to Constantinople. The State Department
is hopeful that the balance will be
promptly raised and in the meantime its
events will endeavor to induce the bri
gands to sccept a smaller ransom than
they demanded.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 14.— It trans
pires that the Turkish commander had
completed preparations to surround Miss
Stone's cap;ors at noon last Saturday.
Bpencer Kd£y, Secretary of the United
States Legation, received advices that
further activity would result in the
death of Miss Btonc. and at 3 o'clock Sat
urday mcrntnR he proceeded to the resi
dence of thti Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Tewflk Pash». and demanded the immedi
ate retirement of the Turkish troops. This
\u25a0vas carried out and the Bulgarian' forces
followed suit. Eddy'e action has theunanl
\u25a0 :~i* rnrTv-.-.aL of . the members of tho
. • \u25a0 ;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0;.,. -.v*i> i rr revjneed that
PCrajESe MUST STAWB I RIAL
For. '.IliE OCESFX HUHDEB
Judg-e OauttLJ r-^ifs 3 :-:Iotion to
Dismispthe Jury on tne Ground
cf Bias.
GEORGETOWN. Ky., Oct. 14.— After
the jury was completed this afternoon 'in
the trial of ex-Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, charged with being accessory to
the murder of Governor Goebel, the de
fense chailenged the whole jury, charging
Jt with political bias and the officers of
the court with packing the jury for the
purpose of conviction. Both sides pre
sented affidavits and arguments, after
which Judge CantriH denied the motion
cf the defense to disqualify the Jury and
also overruled a demurrer to the indict
ment to which the defense took excep
tions. Witnesses were then sworn and a
list of attorneys on both sides was fur
nished the court. Prosecutor Franklin
read the indictment against Powers and
Colonel T. C. Campbell stated what the
commonwealth expected to prove.
SUSPECTED MTJBDESESS
IS, F0R2EALLY CHABGED
Complaint Based on Circumstantial
.evidence Is Sworn to by Chief
of Detectives.
DAYTON. Ohio, Oct. 14.-The formal
charge of murder in the first degree was
to-day preferred against Mrs. Mary Belle
\Citmer, the suspected wholesale murder
ess. The affidavit was sworn to by Chief
cf Detectives Bridge and is based on the
death of Mrs. Anna C. Pugh, a sister of
the accused. It is charged that death was
due tc the administration of arsenic will
fully and purposely by Mrs. 'Wltmer. The
expert chemist, in whose hands have been
placed the intestines of several supposed
victims, including Mrs. Pugh, has riot yet
made his report to the Coroner and to
day's affidavit Is based wholly on circum
stantial evidence. /
Mrs. Witmer was arraigned in the Po
lice Court this afternoon on the charge of
murder. She pleaded not guilty and the
case was continued until Frldav.
HAILEOAD MAGNATES
TO CONFER AT OMAHA
They Will Probably Take Action on
the Proposed New Continental
Line.
OMAHA, Oct. 14.— President Burt. Gen
eral Traffic Manager Slubbs and all the
department heads of the Union Pacific
have gone tc Salt' 1 Lake. v.*here they will
to-morrow meet Harriman and heads of
the Southern Pacific. The meeting: is con
sidered an important one and will include
discussion of traffic, operating and new
Iine3. The matter of a new transconti
nental limited which will reduce the run
ning time between Chicago and San Fran
cisco nearly a day will also come up and
probably be acted upon.
Cudahy Withdraws Offer of Esward.
OMAHA. Oct. U.— Edward A. Cudahy
to-day withdrew the reward of $25,000
which he offered ten months ago for the
capture of the abductors of his son. The
reward Js withdrawn unconditionally. At
the suggestion of Cudahy and at the re
quest of Chief of Police Donahue, the City
Council will take up the matter to-mor
row night at its regular meeting and it
Is expected will withdraw the offer of
$25,000 for the arrest of the kidnapers.
Burglars Set Fire to a Mill.
BLUFFTOX, Ohio. OcL K-Burglars
to-day blew open the safe in the office
of the Bluffton Milling- Company here
with a large charge of dynamite.- The
building caught fire and the entire plant
was destroyed, causing a loss of $25,000.
It is said the burglars 'secured nothing.
They fired two shots at Ni^ht Operator
Greer. who attempted to- turn In a lire
alarm. .•'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.-::' U', \u25a0
Accidentally Kills His Brother.
ALBERT LEA, Minn., Oct. 14.— While
hunting Sunday afternoon August Paul
son, cashier of the First National Bank,
*s accidentally shot by a younger broth
er. The top of his head was blown away.
Tf TT -r) ASHINGTON, Oct. ' : 14.— To-
\\ V day, jn the Schley court of
" >\/N\/ inquiry", " "Judge Advocate
V' V Lemly concluded the. pre
! Ecntatlon of- testimony 'for
! the Gcyei-nment, and the first of Admiral
j Schlny's witnesses was introduced. Cap
i tain Francis A. Cook, who commanded
Admiral (then Commodore) Schley's flags.
? hip, the Brooklyn, during the Santiago
campaign, and who acted, though unoftl
cially, in the capacity of. chief of staff for
! the commodore, was on the witness stand
; the greater part of the day. He was f ol
1 lowed by Lieutenant Commander "Wijliam
j Fullham, who was senior watch oincer
I 'on the New Orleans during the Spanish
: war, and former Lieutenant Joseph Beale,
' who was' an officer on the Harvard, trans
lated the cipher dispatches between Cora
1 modore Schley and the 'Navy Department
carried by that vessel. Among those dis- ;
: patches was that sent by Commodore
'. Schley May 28 expressing regret at not
| having been able to obey the orders of the
department and explaining the | reason
I why he could not do so. There are some
i verbal discrepancies between the origi
nal draft of tnis dispatch and the official
print of it, and these Beala explained.
Lieutenant lieale was the last of the
Government witnesses, although Captain
Lemly explained that he would reserve
the right to call others if occasion should
; demand that he do so. He had no sooner
i retired than the first witness for Admiral
Schley was called. This proved to*, be
the Cuban pilot Kduardo Nunez, who told
Schley on May. 28, li>9S,that he did not
believe the Spanish lleet under Cervera
was in the harbor, at Santiago..
Captain Cook's testimony wus a review
of tne entire campaign after Cervera's
rleet, beginning wltli tne departure of the
Hying squadron from Key We3t on May t
19 and concluding with the battle off
Santiago July 3. He said. that at first it
liad been believed by both, Sampson and
Schley that the Spanish fleet was in the
harbor at Cienfuegos and that no infor
mation to the contrary had been conveyed
to Commodore Schley until the arrival
of Captain McCalla on May 24; that it was
Commodore Schley's expectation to meet
the Spaniards in the open sea and his con
stant care whh to have coal enough for
such emergency. He gave particulars, con
cerning the retrograde movement, and ex
plained the Brooklyn's loop in connection
with the graphic account of the engage
ment cf July 8. Asked for an opinion as
to SchleyJs bearing as a commanding offi
cer, he said:
"I always regarded him as an enthu
siastically brave and patriotic officer." .
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOOP.
Brooklyn's Captain Declares He Or
dered the Famous Turn.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.— Captain Francis A.
Cock was the first new witness called before the
Schley court of Inquiry to-day. He was called
by the Navy Department, but as he also is on
Admiral Schley'6 list of witnesses, he was
considered, like Lieutenant-Commander Hodg
scn and Lieutenant Doyle, as a witness for
both sides of the controversy. During the war
with Spain Captain Cook was commander of the
flagship Brooklyn and also Admiral Schley' s
chief of staff, thus occupying the same rela
tive position to Admiral Schley that Captain
Chadwick occupied to Admiral Sampson/ His
appt-arance on the stand therefore created con-
Eiaerable interest and his testimony was listen
ed to attentively. Other, witnesses eumaion
ed-by the department for the day were Lieu
tenant-Commander William F. Kullam, who
was on the New Orleans during the Santiago
campaign, and Lieutenant Joseph LJeale, wno
was on the scout ship Harvard and who vol
unteered to go ashore and ascertain whether
the Spanish fleet under Cervera was in the
harbor of Santiago.
The first of the witnesses recalled for the
correction of testimony was Lieutenant-Com
mander Staunton, formerly of the New York,
who made an addition to his statement as to
the first news he received from. Captain Allen
at Key West on May 20 concerning the pres
ence of the Spanish • fleet at Santiago. The
addition was as follows:
"The information obtained at that time from
Captain Allen and reported to the commander
in-chlef some time near noon was not con
eindered sufficient at that time to cause a
change- In the plan that had already been
adopted."
Captain F. E. Chadwlck also returned to the
stand for the purpose of correcting his former
evidence.
Captain Cook Is Called.
After previous witnesses had corrected their
testimony Captain Cook was called. He was
questioned by Hanna. He said he had been
at Key West on May 19. ..
"What information did you have at that time
concarn!ng the whereabouts of Cervera's fleet?"
asked Hanna.
"My impressions now are 6imply from ru
mor, that they had left the Canary Islands and
a' part of them had been sighted at Martinique
and from consular information, or, perhaps.
Information sent by the Harvard that they had
gone to Curacao, 'lhat is all from impression."
Giving the reasons for the departure of the
flylns 'squadron for Cienfuegos, Captain Cook
said the squadron had~been eent to that port
"to intercept and meet the Spanish squadron,
it having been determined, as we believed at
that time. to*make Clenfuegos their objective
port." He had understood that the Spanish
fleet carried munitions of war for Havana and
it was believed that they would go to Cienfue
gos because of its accessibility to Havana.
Captain Cook detailed a conversation between
Commodore Schley ar.d Captain Chester while
Ihe squadron was en route to Clenfuegos. He
said there had been talk between them about
coaling- on the southern coast of Cuba,
••The only thing I recollect," he eald, "was
that Commodore Schley questioned Captain
Chester very closely, as to the facilities for
coaling ships on the south side of Cuba."
"Do you know what Information was re
ceived?" • -
"I think they consulted a chart at the time,
and. something was said about Cape Cruz. I
recollect afterward looking at the chart there
and it did not seem to be a favorable place. I
know the subject of. coaling was early con
sidered even before leaving Key "West."
Not a Favorable Place.
Admiral Dewey— Was your arfswer that Cape
Cruz did or did not look like a favorable place?
I did not quite understand that.
"I said I recollect very well my impressions
at that time were that Cape Cruz did not seem
a favorable place for coaling ships from col
liers." . ...
Hanna— Perhaps the court would like to hear
why you thought so.
"I could not well see how th» larger ships
could get far enough in there so that the col
liers would be smooth enough to go alongside
and coal ships."
Captain Cook recalled the meeting of the
llarblehead with the flying squadron en route
to Cienfuegos, but could . recall only, very in
distinctly the fact that, the Scorpion had de
lfvered to the Brooklyn any information from
the Eagle, at that time.
"I did not receive any Information." he said,
"and did not consider the incident important."
Captain Cook said that upon arriving off
Clenfuegos on the morning of May 22 a block
ade waa immediately established as the firing
of guns was heard and it was believed that
Cervera had arrived and a fete of honor of his
appearance was on. • Earthworks on the shore
aleo were s*en, but they were not fired upon
because it was considered 'desirable not to un
necessarily expend ammunition.
"I think between that time and the arrival
of the Aflula it was presumed that the whole
beach waa occupied," he said., "We saw.cav
alry and others on 'the beach. The possibility
of a boat landing was talked of. >The idea
was that we would have to go in pretty well to
the westward and at night. - I may have had
some conversation with the commodore about
it, but I do not recollect. On the arrival of
the Adula we fully expected to get all infor
mation." / . \u25a0 ;
"Did you see any signal lights on shore while
you were there V :
"Yes. the first thing after we ' arrived, on
May 22." . * - *: - . , ....
"Where were those signal lights and what
were they?" -
"I judged them to have been about six or
eeven miles to the westward, three lights, one
ahead of the other, | very distinct. There was
come discussion on the ship whether these
were signals that the Spanish ships were go-
Ing there or whether they were already there. 1 ,'
ITo Doubt as to Signals.
"There could not have been any doubt what
ever, from the arrangements of these lights,
that they were Intended. as signals?"
"Oh. no: their appearing at the time they
did and remaining so . long, but we could not
determine from whom or to 'Whom, they were
sent." ,';,-\u25a0'". .\u25a0 - "i
Hanna questioned the witness concerning the
arrival of the Iowa < a nd the Dupont oft Clen
fuegos. Captain Cook said they had brought
Observatories./ to B9 HiS
tablished alt Sitka
and Honolulu.
Miss Ston® Still Lives,
Though the Ransom
Is Not Paid.
CAPTAIN COOK SAYS HE ORDERED
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