Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-03

HTH6u#;OuI@I0Es DE e3saSI0cOMOLlVe8&neaQ
light on the raflroad q
Under those cir stances could
yalI have seen he train had no ight
been isplay ed I!
5SSst. think not. All we saw, was tl1eS|
ligk
Mr. Hanna ..Pa Passing to the battle
of Jnls 8, did you see any portion Of
the loop made by the Brooklyn ?''5
When I first saw the Brooklyn ],
think she was headed about south and
swinging very rapidly under her port
helm. Z I5s Il
Did you at any time have any con.
Yersation with any person In the pres
sencesof Commo odore Schley with res
pect to the direction I. in which the
Brooklyn turned on that occasion q,
s Yes, sir. Y #
State the stances of that
conVersatio \ I \
Dispute Regarding the 4 Loop,
took on board the y Brooklyn al
copy Of the notes taken by Lieutenant
Harlow, the executive officer OF the
Vixen during the engagement and
showed them to the commod lore. He
was seated at his desk, as 4 now re-
member 1t, and at various times diff
ferent officers came into the cabin. /
was talking to the commodore about
those notes and at one part Of the con-
versation OF the way that the helm Of
the Brooklyn had put forth to form
the so-called loop. stated that the.
helm was put to port. Lieutenant
Hodgson spoke up and said ou are
mistaken helm was put to starboard.' q
II said, no, no, you put your helm to
port. He said, Il can prove it to you.
Look at this chart. 4 4 4 said, Il don't
want to see the chart on swung
with the port helm. Z :s.s ..
aSsss Was IT. conceded finally ?'' asked
Captain Lemly that the helm had
been put to port to make the turn z"
l5sSEsssI am not positive" !" was the reply,
ssbut it is my impression that it was
Did you see the Texas during the
battle off Santiag go ~ asked Mr.. Hanna.
stI saw the Texas about the time
first saw the. Brock n, esponded the
Witness. s She was southwest to west
ward of the Brooklyn. The Texas was
then apparently lying dead III the
water. remarked to- some office
standing near he Ship will never
start and those fellows will get away.
The Brooklyn n was then swinging
around toward the Spanish f1eet.'',5
HoW near was, she to the Texas?'''
s5ssI could not give the estimate of the,
distance
sg On cross4examin alton Mr.. Sharp was
questioned id great a etail by Captain
Parker regard to the entries In the
log Of the Brooklyn for the period COW
&ering the Cuban campaign. He res
ferred to the entries concerning the;
EVixen's firing upon q locomotive en-
gine on shore near Santiago taking It
for gunboat. He ELECTED from the
witness the statement that at that
Time the Yixen must ave beensyery
near the shore s5ssS
Question Under controyersy.
Captain Parker then questioned
Commander Sharp concerning the;
notes made from the battle of July 81
by Lieutenant Iarlo W, on board the
Vixen. rhis report has occasioned no
little controversy 1T being claimed by
some Of Admiral SchIe VS. friends that
after a copy OF the notes was delivered
to the admiral then commodor by
Commander Sharp they were changed
somewhat The witness said he had
taken Il carbon copy to- th he commo-5
dore after the bait
81 DO these notes state the truth of
the battle as you saw 1t ?'s asked Cap
tain Parker and the witness replied
hese are lie tenant E1arloW's3
notes. He took fll en- and am not
prepared to say yes or no whether
they are abso oIutely correct in every
particular Or not 81
Did you furnish b copy OF these
particular notes to any one else, any
other Off In that squadron ??''
ot that aremember There we're
several copies printed but what be-
came of ali Of them, u do not knew rs ,',ss
Commander Sharp said in response
I to questions by Mr.. Rayner that one
{ of the results of the bomb bardment OF
the Colon had been to develop the
Spanish shore batteries. Mr.. Rayner
then asked
DO you recoIlect a. conversation;
with Commodore Schley after the Cos
Hon nsrecognizanee LID the presence OF,
Lieutenant Harlow In which the conf
amodore that his purpose had;
been to develop the strength Of those
batteries ??''
really do not member, 4 witness
resp ndgd wish could
Facts Reg garding the Change.
On redirect exam mination Captain!
LemIy brought out the facts as to the
change Iii the Harlow notes.
Judge Advocate DID you attach to-
your official report of2 July 5 a copy OF
the notes OF said acti0 RS
II es sir g