Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-10-12 | Page 1 | Chadwick Tells Story

I CHADWICK TELLS siogy i Commander of Sampsonts Flagship New 5 York tt and Chief of Admiralts Staff Testifies Before Schjey1 Court > I His Testimony Relates Very Largely to Dispatches Sent by Sampson f to Schley While the Latter L On t LayOff Cicnfuegos and to Code of Signals Agreed Upon Between Capt I McCalla and Cuban I Forces Court Will Continue Un Middle of f November j S Washington Oct 1L Capt F E Chadwick who was In command of Admiral Sampsons flagship the Nev York and who was also chief of the Admirals staff during the war with Spain testified before the Schley naval court for a short time this afternoon He waD the last witness called and when court adjourned was still under crossexamination by Mr Raynor who stated that he had only a few more questions to ask him Tjfere wascon sidermble Interest In Capt Chadwlcks appearance b ca1se oC his close relationship rela-tionship to the comm nderInchle i of the North Atlantic squadron Capt Chadwlck0 testimony related very largely to dispatches sent by Admiral Ad-miral l Sampson to Commodore Schley while the latter lay off Cienfuegos In I loIav < onc and ti tlitt code of slmmls agreed upon between Capt McCalla of the Marblehead and the C Cuban I forces operating near Cienfuegos He said the code had not been sent to Commodore Schley by dispatch because be-cause Capt McCalla had expected to Join the Commodore immediately J and communicate the code to him DETAILS AN INTERVIEW Hft also told of being present at an interview between Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley In which the latter had expressed his intention to be loyal to the commanderlnchlef He related In detail the change of opinion j concerning the whereabouts of Cer veras fleet by Admiral Sampson on Slay 21st between the sending of the two dispatches that date by Admiral Ad-miral Samoson to Commodore Schley one of which was dalcd at Key West I and the other at Havana Capl Chad wick said he had not approved Ad miral Sampsons dispatch of May 20th congratulating Commodore Scnlejr on accomplishments to that date I o JA4NEW rr ESSI3S Fiver other new witness Werehearu during the day two of them betas officers oftha New York Ono Of these wac Lieut C C Marsh the flag secretary of Admiral Sampson who testified concerning dispatches to Commodore Schley and the other wan the ships flas lieutenant Lieut a L Bennett Lieut Theodore G Dewey a nephew of Admiral Dewey who served on the Massachusetts Lieut Alt house also of the Massachusetts and Lieut Francis Boughton who 1 served on the Marblehead were the other new witneases of the clay NOTNEAR AN END j Capt Lemly had supposed that he would be able to conclude Ufc presentation presen-tation Of the Government side of the case bv the close of this week but no now finds that he cannot conclude In all probability he will Consume the I greater part of the first half of next week Mr RL nor estimate hat t toe court will not be able to conclude its I work before the middle of November LEilLY EXPLAINS I When the court was called to order Capt Lemly made a brief planrttlfn 1 I of one of his statements of yesterday I concerning the statement received from Commander Manx Ho had said that the statement was unsworn 1 11 would like it to appear he said I that although these are sworn to theY are not l being In the shape of I depositions ann xpanc iatem IIL I such sworn evidence as is usually admitted ad-mitted before the court but came in with their full value merely because there was no objection on either side ADMIRAL TAYLOR RECALLED Among the witnesses called early In J the day for the purpose of correcting ehiUy testimony was Admiral H C i 1 1 Taylor While he was on the stand I he was asked by Capt Lemly whether I r he had received Information that the Spaniards were coming out of the bar I borat Santiago before they made their I I I appearance on the morning of July arch His answer was None whatever Mr Raynor You did not get a message mes-sage fiom the Vixen in reference to smoke coming out of the harbor None Capl Parker Your attention was not called to the smoke Not at all sir Do you remember lan bod3 on your vessel who did observe smoke and reported re-ported It to youi i 1 Jo not remember I ACCURACY OF STAD1METER Capt Lemly read a report from Capt Merrill Miller formerly ot > the Rnl elgh concerning the accuracy of the Ktadlmoter Thia report was dated In IStfS and stated that the stadimeter had been found to give accurate results In measurements of less than SOO yards but not so when the distance was I greater In one case the writer noticed an error of 200 yards In a 1600yitd measurement j LfEUT ALTHOUSES STORY Lieut Adelbert Althouse formerly watch and division olllcer on the battleship I bat-tleship Massachusetts was than called He detailed the movements of I tbot vessel in connection with the ilyi Ing squadron He said that at Cljjn fues s the vessels lay six to ten mIl 3 out t at night going neater in the daytime I day-time i BOMBARDING THE COLON Lieut Althouse said that on the day of the bombardment of the Cristobal Colon he had been In charge of time el htlnch turret of the Massachusetts Massachu-setts He aid the ship had not laken to exceed three minutes In gassing the entrance lo the harbor on the first p passage and that only two shots Xeru then fired The Instructions were to mak ethe range 7000 yardsr but tho shots fell short and the range was increased in-creased on the return trip to SOCO nnd then to 10000 yards MADE NO NOTES I Asked what was developed as to the strength of the land batteries by this reconnolasnnce ha said that to his mlml It vas shown they were very weak I In reply to a question as to whether ha had made any notes concerning the en gagement he replied I S H No we werit In under instructions to sink the Colon His orders had been I to direct his fire at that vessel i SCHLEYS REPORT INTRODUCED When Lieut Althouse was excused I I Capt Lemly Introduced evidence the 1 I reports made by Commodore Scltfey to the Secretary ofthe Navy of the en gagement of May 3lst In one of these I dated June 3rd Commodore Schley said I I Roconnolssance wag intended < princi pally to Injure and destroy Colon Tho Hni was returned without delay by tho heavy batteries to the east mid to tho west entrance Large caliber long rangc leconnolasnnco developing satisfactorily time presence of the Spanish squadron IN 1 Ing behind island near Inner Jorla they fired over hill at random Quito satisfied the Spanish Ilect Is there DEWEYS NEPHEW Vt1CP1tTtC I Lieut P C Dewey nephew of Admiral Ad-miral Dewey who was a watch officer I on the Massachusetts was the next witness He placed tie distance of the blockading line under Commodore Schley from the mouth of the harbor at I from five to eight miles the distance I being about the same day and night There was he said no particular formation for-mation of the vessels The examina tion of this point was as follows HAD NO ORDERS Capt Lemly When you were at the western end of the blockade what or I tiers were there for attacking If you saw the l enemy coming out of tho en S I trance 001 do not believe we could have seen Iheenemy coming out There were no jjj orders I have any knowledge of I Why do think J I you you would not I n have seen the enemy coming out If such Ji had been the case il Owing to the darknes and the dls f 1 J tance from the barbor For instance I when we were at the western end of J I the line the ships could have come out and stood to the eastward without I being any wiser unless they shelved f I lights h i < r 1L 2 r i y k I A = t v JJ V JrUl > j osltion v i I I I I think ft would have been thesame I j In either case 5 I Capt Lemly then asked I was lokl r shortly before we started Into the en trance that the Commodore wished to I SeD the turratofllcers in he I pllot house I went to the pilothouse and 1 I the Commodore said that ho intended to go in a few moments and havea try I at the Colon and that he wished we I would sink her Asked what speed we would make and was told about ten knots I remarked at the time that J thought that was giving us very little chance at the Colon as she would be in sight between the headlands only a couple of minute and that the smoke from the guns would probably make I our fire very slow To the best of my recollection the Commodore stated we I would have to do the best wecould i that the speed would be ten knots t I SHORE BATTERIES NO TROUBLE I He said in reply to questions that the j J Spanish shore batteiics had not given the American shlp ouch trouble on I I I I that occasion None of the Colons i shots came near he said but two or three shots from the baterlcs fell about I I the Massachusetts at the tlmeon < j passmz over It What conclusion did you arrive at as I I to the caliber tho shore guns r did not think they t were large call I < B ber not over sixInch f s v s n J II COULD NOT SEE HIPS Lieut Francis Boughton who was a watch and division officer on bpard the Marblehtad during Commodore Schleys blockade of Santiago was then called He said thatduring that Lime the Mrfrblchcad and the Vixen were on picket duty betweno the shoreline shore-line and tho lIne blockade the Mar t > jn blehend bem stationed three miles j toni the shore and to the westward r six miles from the Morro He would not attempt to say how far outside the squadron was but ho could not see thc ships after nightfall POSITION OF MARBLEHBAD The court asked Was the Marbler head In such position at night Whlfcon picket duty off Santiago that the enc myVJ vessels would have been seen nna they attempted to leave the harbor The witness replied That would depend de-pend on a great many circumstances the state of the weather the course llllj CllillU UJl lliu i w Afc i < they took and their success in keeping IJiolr ships dark and quiet Admiral rinsvst The Marblehead I was on picket duty Could sne jiuvu t seen the enemy coming S If time enemy kept close to shore and we went some miles during most of toe lime we could not have rccn them if the enemy had stood south from the entrance I en-trance which would have placed them four miles off we could not have seen them provided they kept reasonably dark and quiet POINTED QUESTION y I Vhat t was the purpose Mr Rayno of the picket boats being there If they I tatiH not see the enenmY T I to be there I uppCl They WelC HUP I presume for that Ptim1O > fi Then If they were there for that purpose pur-pose what was It that would lmmtvepre this from gompIiSlmlimg vented them object S I fact that they could jiot 5CC a veseI if Itran dISLLLfl9e of from tmVO LU IIL 5 Lieut Boughton was still on ie stand when the court took Us noon re S 3 I cess the court At the afIerneOim csmi0il of I Liout E3ougimtoimIZkiti li lmLIi receIVCI ItO from gejiercl orders I5 to the dlstflnCP Out I I Santligu umnrbom for the M3rbICh151 ihe dis I tImO captaIn of mIte 5ECI iixe tance fronm hub to tlnic S I CAL4iD LIEUT BNE Ion ilotiten3nt Fl3I Frimst ljcniiCtt calId Ito ca the New York > in IE5 vtlantfc stlusdr I Iron I wtlcl that when thu North tlie founU the ron arrived off 5mmtiago 1 IlitiE squadron tlmere said that Ime had called Capt LCn11Y then cr his ilircet l1iout Bennett not 011 examination bUt or ttiil precePt S I I with time S iii accorilQiCo liSt ime had flO flayncir intetl imoeve I eucstlons to asb anti tIio wltn 5 i IIII jil blotit ChnrI cur b1g Ad to flog scretaY U c1rh slm wai 1U111fl tuctSpanIb art f xnirI alflJIO11 t 4 M ISONS 1LM S ECR1T41tY I iiirti teuIIeLl coiueriiIti J 1I irdi of UZI8tCIU bYth Ofl Ip1I1L MI C 1 1 IotrOin VQ from 4InIrfl iiieflt3Iu 2 i SeJi1y flI 1II tjonniotlnre S UI to mcrnorII1LIII1 b apt t1e 01 ttI Ii was a nurgtiiLs cocrnfng tI1u 1II3 1tI QflIoJitt flS tO tho torrvt I tttuto 41IQWtLlIIbLtIII tita I z i ni IiItmIuIY1 titii1 1S T1TCII1ed by ornmaiiderIrehltC i to hI corre t C IO7IdflLt ILL LET1iRS ItttCV Wfl he kI eopIP 1 t1V VtlttC1U11t3 he tbt rforo eOfl a R er wltlch Letrrs d the orikr In trr reorU o tL hA it aI Certalil C IetterwrIttfl Irt j In tlu WflY of tr1 which I Jtl rL cortI vcr produc corrnhirnUo Of t11I Fran L flCtl tIIL hO founit thitt t11l t lu sent On the S kttr lind been 1oliL Iy2oth Il SINT BY AIAnFL1I1FD ftund from tIu record titat 21st sayIng tje SiianII U tih f May pro1nb3 t1 SantIigi linil I VII3 1zrIIcIieacJ b hit fjrWrded It ii tatCt Ut TCty 1 1It4iaCl fflq I the iId to Corn I Ai1nIrti tiim11fl that atIIIItl are c1tkv 1t yOU I 1j C1eziitugo j t title nmy art not at J L fl J 1 t t tthntItted a jt11ath Otc of Miy 21It the Commo nnd ur1ng 0 I i Iavitiiit inttJtgOK hrforc 0 IL tO gct utIlY trom Spanish t1t1Ieit of Mxiv 2Zt1 as U TIi tiuiiZ jtrohll1 x gLut ut S4tttiftgC writ a said had Iu 1 ut r dIjittc West o froiit Key tcn ifttjr iitc 11s3atch V iinote QCESTIONI1 BY TANNj Hiinna s1ccd Would it hitv bean Mr etfl thaLiJ1C 1ajtr SehItiY pn tbI nrhier nto 1 8U hinv 13011 UlIIId traiiniit 9IULy 1thI tbin this rIOt tIn thu jlc idlt mnOran1m 1L 1cCukt rnirno i houIj1 Iy iiQt boolc randum hetttg WoSOpifl1Ih t1io 1 on a priOi cROsSxAMlNaQ 3VRAYNO1t 114 ftness 1r lp crotutTflhIlhflg 4thnirat sala that coUncI 1o1 ittiynor admit tim receipt at ono would Sch103 but oI > Y at the McCahla memorandum to the other a dispute there wzt9 that coijks lie trlct to gtt the witiica to tIia the Iowa hail eurrie1 a i1ujhI iay butht ktter Scilley cue of o Dear t1I ouII ttbt do o lb held hosver to randtlrn McCaIla iueni the that tn tomn t the loIh b Ipplicate carr1ct in bnil been the Iowa Lie in1 how nut Dtlpont evldenco tiuti either the over no written the had CtVrIeI Hawk or mtimortndUrn Wo like to he on the the the wit rnatter3 Said nfe k1o in uchi In the memo xies and tO hn o c1iicItl liati not rantluin but the Marh1uieaU been relied ttiOfl to carry the 11ipateh TRYING TO flEFflESIi MFMORY witness at the 2Ur Briyn r c1uestloned I somi length on this point taving Dis frwant to call your attention 10 2trU iP iHiteli No as received oii May the 11tvk It Is In evitknce here that the llawIt carriel No S to Commodore chIe anti this lettir conunonces 1n re letter No S 1 Would ntate ri1 to your I rtegartllng In riten it stys 1rntl o oti Now infornlatln roin McCalIa 4otc4 00it1 that roeslt yoir memory upon the point that when ho received o S rrom tie Hawk ho reeciveti with It tile in 4oscd inforrnttlon uIOIfl CaL McCaUa whIchi Is the memorandum I lO probably lid JJe might have re cctvel It hiatt a docn Uinct That wat rot tho first time it was sent Doeq itot that setUe it that he got It from the LTawk d r do jiot kno that It necetariIy does DiIeut Marsh was then excuscd CAPT C1IADWfCKS STORY Ttie InL w1tnes ot the day was Capt Ironch E Chadwick at present In corn iimntl of the Newport naval station 1To went on the stind at 33t atid had not tOflCiUled his tcStInotiy wlwn the court ndjournud 1Ic was quetIoiicd by M I Jauna concerning the codo SIgnals ar rangel by Cnpt MeCah1n oC tho Marhie htad wLflt tho insurgent Cubans iear ClenfuegosMCALLAS SiGNArS lie epIteI Cflht McCaUa arrived ofl til reels it ey West at noon on the 9t1i of May iIc came on hotird and was there som time with Admiral Sampson anit my81t Mtor coming 0Th leek he poko to m and said he had made ui ar rngment 1vlth the Cubans off Clenruegos by which they eoultl toinrnunlcatc with the ships IIc said ho did not care to hittV anythIng saul about It as he vat going 1iielt the flext tiny and his would probably be the lirSi ship there lie wa4 actdentlty delayed til Fey West 1y his I1abtuI to get ca itiIitl water tintat the IICXL dty w cbat lTttead oC leaving on I the 20th 1i fton the 21st OT TN V11ITING Wtts Uii systeni ot signals red UCed to writing F Vhat was said It anvthlng about re eueing them to writing 1e was aiixlous about them He did not want ii1t odo to get out jibblicly Jie tnid to haVe au Idea that the SpauiaiIs might get hohd Of It and get the Cubaz into troubto tliereLjy lo whoni if you recollect did you crmnunieatt oils 2stein ot signals or in H fvrmatioii tsi cting it memory Is entirely at fault rcgaii ing that I cannot say ioslttvely that1 eolnrnunicited it tO anybody SCHLEY NOT INFOR1dED H Dldyoti comililinicatoji to Ccmniodore ScIiley If l1C why not 1 ho signals were not communicated to Commotfore Schicy bCcatise capt 1c Calla iid Ito wa going back the next day at once and would give them to aB the ships oft Clenfuegos himself Commodore Schicy then in Key Hc had left on the morning of the Jth for Cteiiftiegos Some hours before McCalla arrived WIth this i4Ystein of slgnnls About three hours before To you roinemijer cb inmnicating this Cystein yoliriteif tp Capt Evitii I no recollection of it WHAT IrE SUPPOSED Do you remember wtietlcr Commodore Sehley was tulvised at that thna thu ait McCitlJa was OPrathiIg oft Clenfite goc or not lie hind been iilforned that MccYillas I flbits would form a hart of his SiUiidron do not remember any part of the con I vor8atlon Commodore Schicy vt i beard thu Ncy York on tii nfterooji if tue jtIi until 1 oe1oci and as lie was I going to Cionriieos the next tiny w sup IOsed hit would ii giventjic ltformatioit SCllE4v LOYAL TO You have referred to a visit by Coh mOdOiCcitiy it Key e8t Can you 2tate lulythifig thtt occurred there in CommojThre SthiO > presen bearjn UJOfl ltifl subject of this InqiIIr 2dy ouiy distihet recollection in to tt eonvei sation was Commotioru Srhleys StLteiieflt to the Admiral that lit leiredt lIe perfectly loyal lie nId I that he n1fts pieascd to be under his tnnuluand that ho coulil be asslireil thpt I Ite should Ije entireiy loyal in uI hi tnfliuct lt what tIrn Cud Ofl fail lii with the flying tuadroh7P We tnchiorti 1i lori 4 Oelock on tlii 1lh of iin 81i1 ounr Comtnoiloi SChlC5 Uadron there sCw VISiTS N1w YOrti Did Commodore Schly o on hoard the lIcigsiii Ik carni un board Weie ou 1ICotent at an IfltervIeZ 1 wis ilrCeIit thre tue ViiOi 11110 1i was tiier In the etbiii tue Only po ons who vcre present per1nancntI I o spiiI wer cIin1rui Sar11 Corn ho fllOdo cl11t3 furl mY5eif There WUV ome dIfferent persot iae l coming liliti go DId Commodore Sehiie conu flhionrol Almhiill Sttrnjsoan IIajIp Junt ist nrf thre SttilJgo vheit the Iatte reacIud I Yeij sir he rame ztboard VIxen In tiie W1Lvi OCCrjt1D AT INTERPE wiIi you pica8c tha oui what Octirre4 thjring tilat II1teric I tliire iuiytiJig outtI with rcart to an lie ii asItiiity f CoildutIiig a Lflttllgo blocirade off I Y24 i j remember Coinmodoro nii u ny prose ilce and IIj j If tii he leaving the hiIi jiu say yo bioeJde those ahiliis lit inre ictl1ty wau to come out hi iiilcr thR re Fhie JttdteiocatDjd yo have any tisrraatofl Whatever front thtt Cejtorns any 000rco was going t rnitIco trirn the liarhot of J1IV iIIIi Santiago on tic Xonvbrtte v1ttij my recoiluc AWNS CONG ft LATIONS 1akIn WiUits for 1111 Mr ayior IlAlcOd ° Do ott leet recot tiCOJSfjtehi Which wilt bu tho IOUUI In offiti lelort or Admiral Samigon fluted jy Which nflhirioIlot Sehiley upon Iii NUceo57 L will read 1th lllintch Fnitosttig tele 1rtln was sent to Coi1imojro huii 1ort AnnIi t3ehhey to St Nl hoI1j Jijniut I ann Mok thin 1 elni eoIlgratup Y ti ott iUCCess Main 0 especially Alt rllit itat1s and frvn torpL1obo r Opelt sta Whclicver 1stroyQr8 Coal it3 condItions 1erinlt wlt1 Gliantanamo Scn4 a shiptU examine ealifl it biL9e occupying it 5 a sf to ApPptiM CliP hea3shl one at a time and after turctf coal the it If he5irl1 warn iid ship In as prhte PROTESTFI AGrNST DiSPiTCU verywcil bctcaUSe I J niember that coiigrathtIatt0n I Jrotese1 4aiiist hln and h said asked hirnW1i 1w persisted J want tU ezicourage kiln pro that berause y9i Yoti rotolkct ttItt in tile dis ttitid against puttitit jutthi TnId t1iariniderthe cIrcumstahiCes I tiinuiiit It V0M improptr Watson itt iLfl Did yU fllCt AhiflIFflt conrsatIOn w Ith iihtii timo nd liavt it 1ACTS ARE WANTEI I hin1IutL iia dtiit DeweyI Admiral Iiat vILit it Ybu nOW iiyth1ng to do SYILIIt all lie factil rehittinc sv want and we dont want to t1lCl spcifletitiOfli with i tiytIitng nJoU I conersat1onS or anybody m1rtil CISI Oil othile subjects testimonY uris all dr RayiorTiIls iii golie Ill I t ought not to have gOflO SiiOfL I 1VE J3IEN WAICFIING not wyO courhe it ought At1tnIhl V1t0I1IIig Inivo IeeP to Yoi ciight when and lien it twice to obj1 I din somitIijitg In refer I stated simetliln that it that occurred botfore 1 once to tlio eourt with disagree vant to did iioL JudieAdvoLlteNO objection WitS eoiitertttttittS after June Jst Fe inilc 0 ifltLiItiiiflCd lailtig Ln the lloCkatlC as jridr tiieVCLO O1lN10S NOT DESJR1D at ni time ni 1r HnynorfId Commoclote lIOeicitlt hicb of the 11lVe sliat Schlcy ixaittaiiied before J tine 1st W15 Plii IliifliOIt ibjoct t1ndia I JtvyTh cou rt does dot vant hint oiliiIon lIi 0 hOt ithk2C1 I tlr of iilTkCrSCO11flhiL iid I ng sliljis regard earertiil uhstahiicd have tag tiiiit s j j ron So 1t3fIiF Erfllptt i OINT or rudy flny13c1ii1ti I wJlI ask you iii itC t eseitt ii ietliig of LilesI 0 FCflCO 3tI1li nitd ii tillS 1iei iii Cs oii IiitvO rcdo yitli Jlr that thiti slinttl LImoliy VitS not matlil iiiititIgCUts CitlitiTi IIit Ccnim1Or Schie Ilace you ciIosIk to of Iii point hot fallen Into a sliglil errur leave Lime lld jiot the hying squadron to Key olcCahii got bcfQre West Lcy inadvertently and have not you of time You rauen Itito error itt point Schley Commodore given Intvc oiiId iit not hat informitIOfl 1J nLISC you did is MeCalia got heeL iaVO it tintli Capt the reason irni not admitted that thil Wa8 50 lhe witness testilied Mr IbtyiiorCaht Eans liaR lint he knew It Could you give me iere his in ho sinirce froiii which he deiied ornuitlon MEiLOR4NDA FOR SC1IL1Y of It to remember spea11ng r do not rapt Evans nor that I tolil Jiiii to SchleY When olc wmrnunlcuto It to a1la came in It Was expected that his Ihil would richi Clenfuogos about the aniC time as the iowa antttlieDulont Uld McCalia said he would carry the agreement bai with him That lgnal Inai sas really for the benefit of the ubans and he itleCahla rnernoraiititirn Sciiiey The memo vn for CotnmohiorS andiirn was full and explicIt In that re ard if I may explain it a little far her by ho afternoon if lie next or the tfternooa of the day after McCaula in inforrnatIoiiWctS received of the irrlval ama of the Spanish 3qLinIron In Snit In logo So that aii lUestlOlt othe urgent Cubans about Cienfuegosdropped Jut or sight i FO1UlAT1ON AI3OUT CERVERA Yoti say that after the arrival of Capt McCall Informottloti was received of the arrival of the Spanish squntlroh at Santiago San-tiago Vill you Icindly give us the n formation and from who it eAtnO Tlu llrst intimation we hind tvas by a telegram from the Navy department mentioning men-tioning that lie lnorrnatiqn may vell be correct NCKt day LieutenantCorn mander Staunton was In Key rest and saw Ctpt MWn who said thiit the eveb lag bfore lie had rce1ved cOmmunica tloii from IJnvaiia that ho T SJauiSh scihzadron had gone hto Santiago and he was only waIting until the evening of the Oth to have It corroborated as the operator who sent the Inforrniitlon put hiirnuJf in communication with our of IiCo Iii Key West oily once a day about a nchoek in the evening Staunton came with that Information and thou went up In tho evening to Wait a c tid telegram vhIcJi corrOborated the first atid which catised AdnlIraI Sampson tO believe that the Spanish tleet ivas In Santiago and also caused him to write the second ifis pteli directing the movement jowzd Santiago I > IE1EGTLM TDFNT111ED Mr Tnynorls this lie telegram you veer to Te report of tue Spanihi fleet b1Iig at Santlnto do Cubit niiiiit vell he correct so tliiox the department strong advised that you send word Im lnetliatCiy hy the iowa to Schlcy to proceed ofi Santiago de Cuba with his linle command etc rI t It T Diii I undertanhl you to say tlrmt that caused the belief lint the Spanish fleet Was in Santino 11ij TNFOIIMXTJON CAME FROM No 1r Wla caused the belief was the infrmatbon recctvcd from Capt Alb Al-b i L LjoL JJC Ju II bat of tue itiginti ctarps who wuti in wrest 1Ic iiii0tmed Lteut Staunton who sas lit Key oVest at noon on the 2dthi that this itiformatlon hind conic over iiiglit 1roni iiavana Could I Interrupt you just a minute Was No 7 tue dispatch referred to the I tJear Schiiey dispatch being sent in answer to thiI Iriciosure Yes That Was sent after receiving this dispatch Did the Admiral thea telegrapli the olepart men t lriictieztlly a Paraphrase of thil letter IO 7 Tills thishtatcli anti he telegram to thai lepartrnezit iartphrusln It was piopaied at the night of the Jth and w iN aeJit that night I tiiiiik At noon of the 20th Lieut Stauaton saw Capt Alien iWKey est anti Staunton was again sent n Key Vcst and came bacic with tIme assurance as-surance front Capt Alien that lie Span lelt iteet was there DISPATCUES TO SCHLY Thou the doubt i Sampsons mind was relievod antI he lieu wrotC a dhs patch to lie sent by tIm Marbiehteati which we wore expectiimg to et on hourly She however was ie1ttyed1 aim the ihtigsiiip got iIitdervay at 1 qcioclt in the niorningof the2ht and svoaic r to Havana irom there as there vas inore Possibility qdeia in tho sInrbieiicnd dephrture thami was expected ho sCIIt the Eagle anti the Hawk with tt copy or thh dispitcli and a supplenieiitaryis Piehi to Commodore Schbey also tIthi verbal lfl8tructions to the cothittadding Officer Of the 9inwit to move at obcu toward Santiago ORDE1U1 TO SANTIAGO Is this the dispatch ythi refer to No S On the 21st hoe Coi1owin Itistructiomis wetc written at Key reSt for Conimo tioro Schicy and sent at i a m to the Marbheli ntl to ho tlttivtrti li im Iatth I 0 U Spittlsli sqthudrcii ptQbab1 1t SantIago SantI-ago four htIps uiid three torepihobont destroyers ir you are satisfied they arc not at Cleiiftegos procoied with all dispatch dis-patch but CttiJtioiJhtiy to Santiago de tnba etc Is lint the dlsptch that was sent to Cornmoiore Seliley after th doubt was iernoved in lie ininti of Ad rulrimi Satiipton 01 where the Spanish Ilcet was Yu1 j SAMPSON ASS1flUD Yoti have tnted that lie became car ala On this subject Lie became assured or at least my tnt hresiioii is lint lie felt assured after the receipt of the secoiid ttorcl from caiit Allen in regard to the matter Thattsn on the evening of the 2tith ° tVa that assurance may I ask y m of whcttwr the Si111i511 fleet was at Santiago San-tiago or whether it hind gone Into Sun tl4go 2 jAt Santiago Does It state anythIng about having goiie In itttd come out No tlwt they were tlwre At this point lit Capt Chadwicks tes tiniony the courtatijourijetiror the day