The sun., 1901-10-03

dore was seated MT his desk, as | now
IL, and at various times diff
fprpnt officers came into the conmo-
dore's cabin. Cnptain Cook was there,
| think. at one time. The navigator OF
the Brooklyn, Lieutenant Hougson, aist
came In. | think Commander Eaton
was in at one time, and, IL 1 am hot
Captain Barker was IN.
was talking to the commodore aDoul
those notes ana at one part OF the con.
yersation of the way that the helm or i
the Brooklyn had been put to form tho
so called loop. | stated that the helm
was put to port. Lieutenant Hodgson
spoke mp AMI said, No; you are mistak.
en-; helm was put to starboard.' | said,
No, no; you put your helm to port
lie said: L can prove it to you. Look
mt this chart | said: i don't want to
see the chart You swung with the
port helm"
Controversy with Hodgson.
"Was it conceded finallyT asked
Captain Lcmly, that the helm had
been put to port to make the turnF
Il am not positive" was the reply,
s.but it is my impression that II was"
"Did you see the Texas during the
battle Off Santiagog' asked Mr. Hanna.
Il saw The Texas about the first
time | saw the Brooklyn responded
the witness. .'She was southwark TO
westward of the Brooklyn. The Texas
was then apparently lying dead in the
water | remarked to some officer
standing near, The ship will never
starts and those fellows will get away
The Brooklyn was then swinging
around toward the Spanish fleet"
GLOW near was she to the TexasT
Il could not give an estimate of the
distance"
ON cross examination Captain Parker
questioned Commander Sharp concern
| ing the notes made of the battle OF
July 3 by Lieutenant Harlow on
board the Vixen. This report has oc-
casioncd no little controversy, 1t being
claimed by some of Admiral Schley's $
friends that after a copy of the notes
] was delivered to the admiral lthcn
commodore by Commander Sharp
! they were changed somewhat. The
i witness said that lie had taken n car
bon copy to the commodore after the
| battle.
"Do these notes state the truth of
the battle as you saw it," asked Cap,
tain Parker. and the witness replied
"rhese are Lieutenant Harlow's notes
He took them, and ! am not prepared
TO say yes or 10 whether they are alb
Solutely correct in every particular OF
not"
Commander Sharp said in response
TO questions by Mr.. Rayncr that one 0I
the results Of the bombardment of til,
Colon had been TO develop the Spanisl
shore batteries Mr.. Rayner then ask
I'd. "Do you recollect Il conversation
, with Commodore Schley after the Colol
, rocogniZance in the presence of Lieu
, tenant Harlow in which the commo
, dore remarked that his purpose ha
been to develop the strength of thos
batteries!'
: Il really do not remember was til
response. Il wish could
OmciuI Chart Not Correct.
In response to II question from MI
Z Rayner Commander Sharp said tina
D the position of the Vixen during til
1 blockade was not correctly given b
I the official chart. He was nearer til
shore than there shown
i On redirect examination Capital
I Lemly brought out the fact as to til
y change in the Harlow notes.
y Judge Advocate Did you attach
Il your official report of July copy
!, the notes of said action?
y ''YeS, sir"
It "Where did you obtain this copyf"
II "From the executive officer, Lieutel
ant Harlow"
!. Did you mt the time know wheth'
u there were any differences between th
!, copy as attached to your official repo
Y. and the copy as il appears in your 10
~ book
z 'Yes. sir, | knew there We're son
~ slight differences"
~ "From whom did you learn that the
= were these differences, and was any G
I PLANTATION made of this fact to youg'
le when | was writing my report
le the action of July 3, | said to Lieute
o. ant Harlow, i desire a copy OF yo
W notes taken during the action to O
~ company my report to the admtra
y His reply, as near as ! now rememb
~ it, was, Those notes were taken I
the representative of a newspaper
II board the Brooklyn, and | will have
Iir make some changes in them ! sal
~ Very well, wish the notes to go wi
III my report lie afterward submitt
eN to me the notes written i'm script, viii
read over and inclosed in my repC
en- to the admiral
el AT this point Judge Advocate Lem
RI had the witness compare the origin
.et copy of the Harlow notes with I
on copy printed on board the Brookls
ed with the result of showing that t
nj notes had been changed before bel
nj printed so as to make the account S
It'll that mt 10.D5 the two leading ships
the enemy ''hore well on the Rrooilyl
starboard quarter" instead of on
nd ..starhoald bow" ana that mt IL: 40
h9 brooklyn was ''one point on port bo
) Il instead of zone point on starboi
bow
4 The court then took an adiournme
.hn
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