The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-03

the note made of the battle of July
by Lieutenant Harlow on board the
Vixen. This report has occasioned no
little controversy, it being claimed by
some of Admiral Schleys friends that
after copy of the note was delivered
to the admiral (Then commodore) by
Commander Sharp they were changed
somewhat The witness said that he
had taken carbon copy to the com1no-
dore after the battle.
do these notes state that the truth
of the battle as you saw it?' asked
Captain Parker and the witnessreplied:
sThese are Lieutenant Harlow's notes.
He took them and / am not prepared
to say whether they are absolutely
correct in every particular or not
Haven't you read them over several
times?"
Il have"
Now are you prepared to say to the
best of your knowledge and belief they
contain true statement of what
Lieutenant Harlow saw"
IT cannot tell what Lieutenant Har-
low saw"
you do not know whether they,
(the notes. are true or not from having
read them over several times and from
your own knowledge of the battle?"
I'm the main essentials 1 should say
that they are true, but there may be
mistakes and probably are mistakes
in them"
After a number of questions by the
court, Commander Sharp was excused
and Captain Sigsbee recalled to make
corrections in his testimony of yester-
day. He was again questioned at
length, and further elaborated his tes-
timony of yesterday.
XULa,, Cont Gfycbaa left the witness
stand. he was succeeded by Lieut..
James ]. Doyle, who was watch officer
on board Commodore Schley's flagship,
the Brooklyn, during the Spanish war.
There was much interest in his ap-
pearance, for he is the first Of the
Brooklyn's officers to be called to the
stand since the inquiry began. He
was called by the department, but
when Capt. Lemly had concluded his
examination. Mr.. Raynor announced
! that it had been Admiral Schley's in
tention to have Lieut.. Doyle summoned
as a witness on his behalf. He, there
/ fore with the consent of the court,
questioned the witness as if his exam
| nation had been in chief and did not
confne himself to cross-examinatlon.
| In response to questions by capt
| Iemly. Lieut. Doyle said that during
| the battle of Santiago he had charge
| of the two waist turrets. He had, ne
said. written the log giving the &C
| count of the battle, as there recorded
| but afterV ards an addition had peeil
made by the navigator
when the BROOKLYN steamed west
| ward was first in the port turret anu
/ then in the starboard turret." he said
| did YOU have an opportunity OF CD
| serving what way the vessel turned
Witness responded in the affirmative
| He said he did not, however, near Or
| ders given by the man at the wheel
| what did you observe? p
Il observed. while in the port turret'
! that we had an opportunity Of hrlng
at the Spanish ships. and the turret
| was trained nearly ahead. The span
| ish ships were a little bit then on our
port bow. and we lost sight of them
| by our ship turning with a starboard
helm. Then it was that the order was
| given to man the starboard battery,
and. as 1 crossed from one turret 10
the other. I observed the Spanish ships
a little bit on our starboard bows IS
soon as I got in that turret swung
the gun sharp on the starbOard bow
In the meantime some of our own guns
had fired probably in the forward
eight-ineh turret so I could see moth
ing at all for the dense smoke. While
in that position. and while the turret
was being trained. Mr.. Mason. the ex-
board gangway calling. Sharp on the
starboard quarter and 1 accordingly
trained the turret around and picked
the Spanish upon our starboard quar-
ter. and from there on it was con-
slant train of the tuFret until we had
the Spanish ships about abeam."
What do you mean, exactly, when
you say the vessel turned with star
board helm2"
''She was then turning with a star
board helm. because that is the reason
we lost sight of the Spanish ships
But you do not mean. If I under
stood you. she made the full turn with
starboard heinz
"Oh, no; at that time I was under
the Impression that II had. yes"
How did you come to enter IN the
ships log that the vessel turned with
starboard helm? Do you recognize
that log? CHanding him the log of the
Brooklyn.)
Il do
The witness then in<fesponse to a
request read to the court that part OF