The age-herald., 1901-10-03

Continued from First Page1 of that fleet except Commodore schley2' | -,ot that I remember Ill you say that you did not?' | No, sir, I will not say that l did not. 10 the best of my knowledge and belief | l did not"
 Commander Sharp said in response to questions by Mir Rayner that one O. the results of the bombardment of the Colon had been to develop the Spanish shore | batteries
 MT. Rayner then asked: Do you recol- lect conversation with Commodore Schiey after the Colon reconnaissance in the presence of Lieutenant Harlow, in which the commodore rem arked that his purpose had been to deveiop the strength of those batteries2"
 'I really do not remember" was the response. "I. wish could"
 Official Chart incorrect.
 In response to question from MT. Ray ner, Commander sharp said that the po- sition of the Ixen during the blockade was not correctly given by the official | chart. He was nearer the shore than these show.
 On redirect examination Captain Lem- l ley brought out the facts as to the changes in the Harlow notes. Judge Advocate: Did you attach to your of4cial report of July a copy of notes of said actioni | Yes, sir"
 Where did you obtain this copy2o | From the executive officer, Lieutenant Harlow"
 Did you at the time know whether l there were any difference between these | copies as attached to your official report and the copy as 1t appears in your log 1 book?"
 "Yes sir; mean there were some slight | differences"
 From whom did you learn that there were differences, and was any explana- l ton made of this fact to you" | When l was writing my report of the l action of July B. I said to Lieutenant Harlow: I desire copy of your notes taken during the action to accompany my report to the admiral. His reply as near as I now remember was, Those | notes were taken for the representative l of a newspaper on board the Brooklyn, l and l will have to make some changes in 1 them
 ''I said Very well, wish the notes to go with my report He afterwards sub I mitted to me the notes written in script, which I read over and inclosed in my re- | port to the admiral
 Mention has been made of the notes sent to the Brooklyn, which were printed on board the vessel. Do you recognize that paper?" QIanding him printed | pamphleD.
 T have seen copy of this before. If am not mistaken, several were sent | through the Vixen
 What does 1t purport to be?'
 An account of the engagement with the Spanish squadron, as seen from the | United States steamship Vixen, July g. 1898, United States Brooklyn, f1agship.'
 Compares the Copy.
 At this point Judge Advocate Lemley had the witness compare the original copy of the Harlow notes with the copy printed on board the Brooklyn, showing | the notes had been changed before being printed so as to make them say at 1O:15 the two leading ships of the enemy "bore | well on the Brooklyn's starboard quar- ter' instead of on her "starboard bow, and that at 11:45 the Brooklyn was "one point on port bow" instead of "one point on starboard bow"
 The court then adjourned for luncheon | When the court reconvened after lunch con Captain Lemly continued his ques- tioning of Commander Sharp concerning the changes In the notes made by Lieu tenant Harlow as follows:
 Judge Advocate-"In the entry made, your log, hour 10:15 the two leading ships of the enemy are given as we'll on the starboard bow of the Brooklyn are they nol?"
 (Commanoer Sharp) reading--rhe two leading enemy's ships were well on her starboaru bow, yes sir"
 Now in the copy printed on the Brook lyn what is the bearing of those ships?"
 Commander Sharp (reading)-" The two leading ships were well on her starboard quarter it says here, and bow in the notes of the Yixen's log
 Brooklyn Placed Ahead.
 Then the Brooklyn is placed further ahead by the printed copy of the log, is she not?"
 Either further ahead or the Spanish vessels further astern, yes sir.' l Tn the entry made at A :45 a. m. 1t ap- pears from your log that the Brooklyn bore one point on the port bow of the Vixen, does 1t notY'
 Commander Sharp Geading rom the notes as appended to the Vixen's log)- The Brooklyn one point on the port bow distant about three miles"
 What Is the effect of the difference be- tween the copy of the log books and the notes?"
 The copy of the Brooklyns printed notes would put the Brooklyn further in shore or the Vixen further out sir. as the case might be-" Captain Parker called the attention of the witness to the entry of Lieutenant | Harlows note, where he says lI:15 the Iowa is gaining on the Massachusetts, and asNSed if he had read lne notes at the time, at the same time calling his attention to the fact that the Massachu- setts was then at Guatananmo Com mander Sharp replied that he did read the notes, but thought he must have 1 overlooked this notation.
 Did Harlow Make Changes? Captain Parker then asked whether it was not true that all the changes from the original copy appearing in the Brook lyn print had been made by Lieutenant Harlow himself, but he delivered the
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