The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
6T.UP NAVAL wRA
!. 4, Failure TO Discredll Sear]
miraI SchIey.
III cpewSISsHlflD EXHIBITS HIS
cation of Temper Traccat
p.ople's Refusal 90 Aceep
r.tior Bureaus Version

Il the Vixen had been altered be-
,,h,,catlon because It credited Schley
Aavlng saved the day by skilltnl
~ It critical stage OF the battle.
q .,rategy referred to, according TO the
vas the making Of the now famous
~ loop that figured IL the recent
.,ou. Heilner cantroversys
s,certain the truth or tahity of the
a expose the alteratiot II true.
set the department rightif false
tpprter Of the Post was dsailed 70
w the original copy Of Lsutenaht
uuauder sharp's report.
|suteuant Ward OF the nasgation
~ courteously received the roorter,
stated at once that the stor was
mi foundation. The report, h,said.
printed Just as it was received, fhers
no alteration or change OF anyort.
could not, however. allow an insec-
Of the original document withoutu-
dv from Admiral Crowninshield. cef
H. bureau OF navigation and actg
sary 4
1eu,enant Ward thereupon accompani,
reporter to the chiefs private offces
Hog dare the Post send a man her
Ne anything Numbered Admira
bninshield. 'You can't see it. You
Il see anything here. The Post hs.
b printing a pack of lies and is moi
iied to anything here. Get out, young
y, and don't come around here again
Ainlral Crowninshield made It ciear
klihe Post was barred from the bureau
nsyigation. The reason, of course. IL
n papers recent exposure of the bu-
laeratlc conspiracy against Admiral
bg
E PERvERsE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
]hare is much pent-up wrath at the
" department, as the foregoing Incl
II shows. A twelyemonth's accamula-
hot It Is stored In the bureau of nayi-
Bbn It has accumulated steadily since
tFourth OF July last. The perverseness
! ide American people is responsible for
This perverseness long ago took the
loi an obstinate refusal to accept the
~ apartments version of the battle OF
|ithgo
Fhs anniversary of the first clash be-
len the navy department and public
|aion is near at hand. The clash In
|ation was precipitated by an official
patch received in Washington on the
Iarth Of July last. This dispatch, now
Inric. was sent by Admiral Sampson.
thrilled the American people because II
nuunced the destruction OF Cervera' s
anish ships. But the thrill was followed
disgust because Admiral Sampson had
GENEROUSLY appropriated the glory OF
victory to himself. when in fact he
= Twelve miles or more away during
! engagement.
! years unsuccessful effort to convince
country that SIMPSONS dispatch was
'Hanted by facts, coupled with the
pal failure OF persistent attempt to
gfsce and disoredit one of the real
loes OF that memorable engagement, is
cause of the accumulation of wrath.
aesr Admiral Crowninshield is mad all
aush He was mad yesterday and mad
Gay before. He will be mad again to-
7 Never noted for INABILITY, the
u OF the bureau of navigation-some-
e called by another name--now has a
yea temper on exhibition every day. He
60 rarely been in gentle mood since
Fourth of July last that UP in the
Z. navy and war building he Is COM
Ny and lovingly known as "Tne Pr
visit to the department Is there
no. complete without sight of "The
ne To see him perform is n diver
welcomed by the hard worked clerks
! relief TO the monotony of the rou-
grind.
ANGEs MADE BY LIEUTENANT
HARLOW.
s enanges made in the report of Lieu
~ Harlow and distributed by Lieu
'ni Commander Sharpe, commanding
vixen, regarding the Brooklyn's part
40 naval battle off Santiago, as It ap-
'sd originally and as it appeared con-
'sntly In the appendix of Admiral
report, were commented
recently in the New York Herald az
'ws:
'scfepancies have been found IN the
4 4 writer by c. H. Harlow, executive
~ oonVerted yacht Vixen, detailing
esen,s OF the battle with Cervera's
I, q tney We're published in the Appen-
~ me report Of Admiral A. S.. Crown
'sslo, chief of the bureau OF navigation.
y, asliyered on board the BROOKLYN Inn
'aleiy amer the battle.
: osiginal rvtes, copy OF which has
Iato my possession, contain some
Ian references to the c5nduc, 81 the
AYE during the battle. which shou
sa'iantry displayed by Rear Admiral
Z ana the men under his Command
'1e Instance the armored cruiser New
I Win Rear Admiral Sampson on
i was away when the Colon hauled
sc Is no doubt that the omission .,
~ documentary illusions TO the con-
a a. me brooklyn and the position oe-
.say the New York when the Colon
$3.50 was made by Lieutenant Har-
~. 80 not BY either Rear Admiral
q or The department. I have, seen
= " Lieutenant Harlow's uotrs~ az
Tue department. and compared
Is r'h those printed In the ap-endix
,,' .sa Crownlnshieid's rapovt ana
,. ,osm Identical. have learned that
FEASIBILITY for the changn -.
J. ...lsuisnan, Harlow.
,r,s, ne oatiie that Officer made for
4. ',pssneen- on board the BrookIvn
.s =" me engagement which were ,ype-
!. c..1nlme1iaisiT after the Surrender
So,on. and copies were dlsiribute.
Iisr ''nant Alexander Shape. c1m-
n ,ne Vixen. Lieatenanf sharu@
~. eopy % The ncsss ~ his fepSri
49, .'nant Harvey STATED that 10 h.i
\ lnem Tor of1cia, purposes. but
4. ..Dtenied 80 re~fifs hose Ia IA.
..s.. rem which - eliminated maaY
a. eencerrihg the c11duci of ~
&H0 The relative . sIfInna - *.