The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03

tiaAAt M AZ WY W ttatInt vtt'
Of war dispatches. known ~ the -Ap-
pendix.' prepared under direction OF Adj
miral Crowninshield. In notes taken by
Lieut.. Harlow, the executive oficer Of
the Vixen. during the bsttle Of July 3. and
that these change made the Brooklyn
lees prominent. while the original notes
showed her 20 be the foremost ship on hat
occasion.
Under cross-examinaiion by Capt.
Parker. Mr.. sharp told Of taking q mani
fold copy OF these notes To Commodore
Schisy. He identified what he believed
90 he a cop OF these notes.
U. Did these notes state the truth about
that battleI A. Lieut.. Harlow took them.
! am not prepared to say whether they
are ah~roiutely ~correct or not In every
particular. I should say that Tin the main.
they are essentially true. There may bc
mistakes In them. and probably there are.
DISCREPANCIES IN MOTHS os THE BATTLE
The Judge Advocate directed Lieutenant
Commander Sharp's attention to dis
S SS,9 IN hem s sSS ;Ss c .ss' SoRBi,. E. iS Ss s ns.sd
the Brooklyn. Tn. witness said:
while ! was writing my report OF the
action of July \ said Ia Lieut.. Harlow:
! desire a copy Of your notes taken during
the action 70 accompany my report To tho
Admiral His reply was These notes
were taken for the representatives OF a
newspaper on board the Brooklyn and l
will have 90 make some changes In them
] said: Very well ! wish the notes to 60
with INV report He afterwards sub
mittcd TO inc notes written in script which
! read I'VE and enclosed with my report
TO the Admiral
Thi. statement -ho " ed hat the notes
sont - anu printNl ON tho Brooklyn had
been afterwards corrected 10y Lieut.. Har-
low before they were sent 30 the Navy he
paftmcni and apparently cleared the skirts
81 thc Bureau ~ Navigation which printed
them Ia the Appendix ~ h charge OF hav-
NJ "a IL - AlaA.
up the mystery Cf how Lieut. Harlow was
made 20 say In ~" notes written by him and
priulel on the Brooklyn certain things
when were contrary To rtatetn"ntS con
tanned In HE official version cent 10 Ad-
mirnl Satup-pu and through him To the
Navy department The subsequent ties
timpny % Northumberland er Sharp
helped 10 throw light on the subject.
WORD -Fow" ~ QUARTER
taps Ismlv handed 'hs witness n paper.
and Nr Sharp r~ecugn,r"d u a. The pamph-
lot containing Lieut. Earl"~'s notes printed
Ola the Brooklyn. Then apt Ienlv
handcd Mr. Sharp tho paper previously iden-
tiii~l bv him A. Il fac-simile manifold copv
the notes ~ they were originally written
and furnished io tommodore Schley-in
o'har words a copy "N1ct'y the same a.
lafprr him when he pa; the notes ~ type.
Can't lrmlv mentioned that he thought
be- had noticed n difference lstwecn ~"
NOTES a. they apr+arcd in the pamphlc:
printed on the Rrooklyn and the way they
werr written Ia the manifold az the 1rigina!
cop" Then MIR. Sharp rad and Capt.
Irmlv -i-ld copy" - Use a printers term
Mr. sharp Rad a. follows from the mani
fold copy
"Alou' OO5 the BROOKLYN lrgan to turn
with port holm and made q complete turn
- eastward. coming around so That when
agsig heading west the two leading cnemy'S
shiV- lore well on nor s'arisnard how
and the Colon on her siarbcard quarter
Nv the comparison y was shown that
IN the account prinicI on the Brooklyn
the word how" had lsen changed to
quarter" The effect 81 this change was
to make the Brooklyn appear TO be headed
in toward the Spanish ships. while the Use
of the word bow In the manifold copy
held by Mr Sharp was 20 make her appear
tn h, going -.award al an angle from the
direction which the Spanish ships were
taking.
PORT CHANGED TO -sTARBo,Rp.'
MIR. Rayner then had the witness read
what followed. ard le did 80:
For the next fifteen minutes the BROOKLYN
SUSTAINED and returned the fire of the two
leading ship, with an occasional shot at
the Colon
Read the entry beginning a, Has from
your Do'e-,- said Capt. lemly. and Mr.
Sharp read
al ii:t5 the chase had resolved itself
with the Colon closc In shore. distant about
seven miles from the Vixen, the Oregon
about one pain, 10 N" s,arboard bow,
distant about a mile and a half, the Brook
lvn one point on the port bow, distant about
three miles.
Now read that entry from this printed
copy said Capt. Ienly. and Mr.. Sharp
read this;
-Tho Brooklyn one poin, on tho star
hoard bow
~sCHLsr's "REcoSSoIssAScR.-
nrri,g Id r,a..axaupfnatia law NJ
Hlavner In regard 90 the attack on the Colon
on MAY 81, Mr.. Sharp said that he could
not saw just what had been developed from
this attack. or Reconnaissance. as Adj
miral Schley called Il In his report, except
that there were batteries at Santiago.
Y. And You found out the strength Of
the gunsl A. | do not think we did, sir.
Y Did Commodore Schley state In your
presence and Lieut. H~arlow's that the pur-
pose va 10 develop the strength OF these
batteries. A | really do not remember.
sir. I wish ! could
Tho witness said also. In answer TO another
question. that he did not recall having said
to Commodore Schley on the Vixen on the
day OF the attack; We've found out that
they've got some guns there. and that the
Commodore replied That was the whole
object Of the reconnaissance
MIR Sharp again described tho position
Of his ship, which was In the wake OF the
Iowa. and repeated hl- statement that shots
had gone over and near the Vixen
Than YOU did ind out -omethingf' aid
Mr. Rayner.
Yes. sir responded the witness cheer
fully, we found out hat somebody was
at Us
This caused a laugh.
EFfFcT OF TIE CHANCES IN BBooKIrN's
iOO |
After recess Mr.. SHARP was questioned |
further as Ia the discrepancies In the Har-
note-. and explained that the effect Of
the changes in the Brooklyn's pamphlet
was la place the BROOKLYN farther forward
reference 10 the enemy's ships than
tho original copy did.
Capt Parker, taking Mr., Sharp for Cross
examination. pointed out some errors In
the original Harlow notes, for example.
the mention of the Massachusetts, In the
fight. the Massachusetts not having ts-n
in the engagement, and asked II the witness
not know that these differences be-
tween the notes in the log Of the Vixen
and those printed in tho BROOKLYN were
due TO changes made Ivy Lieut. Harlow
before delivering a transcript Of the notes
IL Commudorc Schlcy.
NO, ] do not think ] do know that
said the witness.
Cap, Parker read from tho log OF the
Vixen to show that at ii$2 tho Brooklyn
one point on the sterboard bow OF the
Vixen. distant about three miles. and the
witness said this coincided with the notes
es nrntad on The Rrooklyn hut though,