The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-03

sevjeofor Of the Brooklyn, iientenaM
Hojgeson, came In also. ihins S9 1s a1a
not mistaken Captain Harkur Mas ohv ,a,,i
rras taking to Commodore Sfnlry aiuu'
those notes and AZ one paf, ~ 81 ~ Breokiyn
Mad hecn mt 20 from the sofanen LOU
stated that the helm VAS put a ipstd,
Lieutenant Hodges9n sP9hn a MIA, was put
10 siarboard I said M, No. ~ wv nei M
ycur helm % port. He said; ! can sat PsoNi
It to you Look y ths guat' Won swung
don't wani 10 set Wv
the wPS or' Il a'' Conceded aqollyy asked Can
taIn Ienllv. that the helm han uetn P"'
Ia mort to make the tnrni , .hu4
II Is my Impression that i was 1o,,
by whom was the coh'VSsi"" """'
,Iy a"n tbefe any Instructions OF that
timd to the navigator IN regard 10 eht'i'S
In the lngI"
"Not that | remember" -.
"DIi YOU sec the Texas during the hntte
o1 sanflaeoT' asked MIR Hanna
II SAN The Texas about the first tlme
saw thr Bronklyn," said the witness. 'she
eas southwnrd 10 westward ~ the btnnk
ivn Th,, Texas was then apparently WING
dead IN the water. remmrbcd - solunn
officers standipu near. The snip VIII
never never start aud those fellows wiz gel
avav The Broeklyu was Then swinging
around toward the Spanish !cci
oTiow near was she TO the rcXnsf
II could not give an estimate Of the as
ON REORGANIZATION. Commgudcr Sharp
was questioned in great detail ~ RptIn
Parker In regard 10 the entries w W. HE
Of the Brooklyn Tor the period rofcriys VT
Cuban campaign lic roterfed 10 tue 'H
tries concerning the NlNehs hflhg Np"h II
locomotive engine on shore near Shntlhgu,
linking II for 4 gunhoat Tie clcit"d from
the Witness the statement thar ~ lhAt tlne
the Vixen niust have been very near me
captain Parker thcn questioned Com
n'Grdcr Sharp concerning the notes inndt
Of tho battle ~ July 2 hy Lieutenant llW-
low on board " the Vixen
This report has accustomed no little con
troversy. II being claimed by ono Of Al
uiirol Srhlcv's friends that after copy
of the notes was delivered 10 the admiral
then eommudorel hy Commander sharp.
they were changed somewhat. The witness
snid that h. had taken % carbon copy to
the commodore after the battle.
You don't know whether they ithr
notes. are true or not from having read
them over several times and from your
own knowledge OF the hItllcf
In the main essentials ] should say hat
the notes are true, hut tncrr may he mis.
takes and probably are mistakes IN th'nt
"pld ynu furnish copy % these pn
tcular notes to any office. I'm hal squad
TO the hes or my knowledge aud belief
! did not ~ these Identical notes
Commander Sharp said iu response io
qrestions by Mr.. liaynur that one Of the
results of tho hnmhardWrut nf tic colon
mad been to develop The Spanish shore
battery
on redirect examination. Captain Lcmly
hIought ont the fact u.s. 10 tho changes IN
Judge Advocate Did YOU attach to your
otncirl report Of July o copy of th" notes
OF sdid nctioni
Whore did you obtain this copy2"
."Fron, the cNecutlvc officer, Lieutenant
Harlow
'nld YOU u, She time know whether Their,
wcre auy differences between this COP, Il.
attached to Y"ur n'Hc1 rpoU aud Tho
copY ~ b appears iu Your lng hookf'
differences"
Prom whom did you learn that thor,
were differences aud WAS amy explanation
mnde nf this fact To- Nuuf'
When was Wiitiug my report Of th
eoilon Of july ] said ~ ~ HutrWnt llur
low; y deslr" ropy IL y"ur notes takcI
IN me Ar>t action to accompany my rcpor
To- the admiral lis rrpl, as near Ms
now remember It, was. Those notes wer
taken for the representative of ucwspnpc
on hoard the BROOKLYN and I viii have (
make some changes IN thrp said Yer
wei, | Wish the notes to 20 with my r,
port lie afterwards Submitted so mo N
notes written In script, which | read owe
and luclosea IN my report tu the admiral.
Mention has been made of the copy {
the notes sent IN the BROOKLYN which wei
printed an hoard thar vcssol DO va
r"coguize that pnpcrf" Oandiug him
printed palhphetl
20 have seen a copy Of This before If
am not mistaken several were sent ihroug
tho YiNcp.'
What docs f. purport to be-
Az account of the engagement with IN
Vixen July z, lN0S u. s. $ BROOKLYN, IA
At this point Judge Advocate r.cmly hn
Tho witness compare the original copy q
The Harlow notes VITO tr cnpy rriufc
on hoard the BROOKLYN with the result ,
showing thut the notes had hScn change
before heng printed so ns ia make the a,
count say that AT lOO1 the two lcadiu
ships vi the enemy bore well on the Brood
lyu's StWhoard quarter instead of ON h.,
stdrhOard how aud that no T. - the Brood
lyn was one point op her how Instead
one point on st1rhmrd bow
The court then adjourned for luncheon.
When the court rccouyenwl after luncl
con captain lemly continued his question
tng Of Commander sharp concerning N
changes In the notes made 10y Ilcutcnnl
Harlow rs follows
Judge Advocate Ia tho entry made
your log hour lo:lA the two leading shlI
of the enemy are given as well on II
starhoard bow Of the brooklyn, are tho
not?
Commander Sharp trcadingl The Tvs
leading enemy's ships were well ON h
starboord bow YES sir.
Now In the copy printed on the Broo
Iyn what + the hearing Of those shlpsf"
Commander Sharp rcadlng The tv
leading ships We're well on her Starhoni
quarter, " SAYS here, and the "how"
xhc notes of the VlNen's log
Then the Brooklyn Is placed furth
ahead hy, the printed copy Of the log,
Either further ahend or the Spanish We
sells further as,crn. YES SIR
I'm the entry made NJ Has n. M II a
pears from your log that the Brookll
bore one point On the port Of the NiNe
does II u0tr'
Comma nder sharp treadlng)- From 4
notes as expended to the ViNen's log, {
Brooklyn one point on the port how, 1t
tant about three miles,
''What Is the encct OF the difference I
tween the copy of the log book and {
notesf"
''Ihe copy Of the Brooklyn printed not
would put the BROOKLYN further IN she
or the vixen further out sir, ms the ca
might be-"
Cross examining the witness, CaptQ
Parker elected the statement that the prl
OF the word "starhOard' tn Lleutena
HarIow's entry OF 1:2a as printed 10 I
Brooklyn print Of notes, correspunded wi
the official print as givCu In the appenc
that word being given IN place OF the We
port" as originally stated In the not
Captain Parker-Nou can hardly rene
her at this time whether the Brook
was on the starboard or port bow, {
your
Yes, sir; my Impression is she was
the port how. After we had passed Acer
deros. standing TO TIA westward, my
preston Is thar the Brooklyn was on !
port how during the entire run 10 {
westward until she turned Ia al Rio n
quinoN
Capthiu Parker Now, knowing that ia
may Il not be possible that before n
sent these notes ON board or took IN,