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WILMINGTON, 3ST. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1901.
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SHAMROCK IN THE LEAD
TURNS THE FIRST STAKE HALF A MILE
AHEAD OF THE COLUMBIA
ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL TRIAL
The Race Called Off-Could ot bo
Finished In Time Limit Because of
Light Wind Shamrock Shows Her
Good Qualities Undo- Sncli Condl-tlons-Barr's
successiul Jockeylncr at
the Start-Not Halt the Distance
Sailed.
New York. October 1. Today's at
tempt to sail the second of the present
series of international yacht races for
the blue ribbon of the sea proved a dis
mal failure. Between 25,000 to 30,000
people who crowded the pleasure fleet
off Sandy Hook lightship in the hope
of seeing a repetition of the thrilling
sport of last Saturday witnessed in
stead more of a drifting match than a
race-
The wind was exceedingly light and
variable, at times falling so low that
the gossamer wind pennants which are
as light as thistlev' down, hung limp
against the masts of the big single
stickers. The wind, with crews lined
up on the lee rails, was not sufficient
at any time to make the racing ma
chines heel to their lines.
At the end of four and a half hours
the two yachts had covered less than
one-half of the presecrlhed course of
thirty miles, and as there was no pos
sibility of their finishing within the
time limit, the regatta committee de
clared the race off.
"When the gun was fired announcing
this decision the challenger was about
half a mile ahead of the defender and
to that extent today's trial was a vic
tory for Shamrock II; but the fluke to
day demonstrated little as to the ques
tion of supremacy between the two
boats, except perhaps that Sir Thomas
new champion is more dangerous in
light airs than was supposed after her
two former meetings with white flyer,
to which the patriots are pinning their
faith. In lluky winds of variable
strength shifting as they did today,
through six points of the compass.luck
cuts almost as much figure as model
and seamanship and today fortune was
unmistakably with the foreigner.
The course was an equilateral trian
gle, ten miles to the leg, the first leg
being a beat due east into the wind. The
Tankee at the start out-generaled his
adversary in a splendid piece of jock
eying, crossing the line in the windward
berth twelve seconds ahead of the
Britisher.
This advantage the Columbia held for
two hours, while both yachts steered
far off their course to the southward
looking for a streak of wind that would
profit them.
Finally Barr declined longer to con
tinue the vianless quest. He put his
helm down and headed in shore on the
starboard tack.
The Shamrock at this time, after
both had been sailing in the same airs
was a beaten boat, and her skipper
could afford to take a gambler's chance
with fortune. He held doggedly on and
fortune smiled upon him. Within live
minutes he got a breeze out of the
south which ruffled the crestless seas
and wafted him like a grost through
the Columbia's weather; but this was
not his best piece of good fortune.
After this reverse the Columbia, slip
ping through the stays at an astonish
ing pace considering the lightness of
the breeze, had worked out ahead of
the Shamrock, but to leeward.
"When the two yachts were in this
position about two miles from the first
turn a cant of wind threatened to
blanket the Columbia, and to avoid
such a possibility Bar went under the
Shamrock's stern. Just as he did o
the wind hauled around more to the
south knocking the Columbia's head off
until, to the astonished spectators, s-he
seemed headed almost back for the
lighship at the starting line. The gold
en boat, favored by the same breeze,
was headed in exactly the opposite di
rection. Then the shifting wind back
ed again and Barr got the Columbia
stranghtened out. He was a third of
a mile astern.
This position the two boats held,
rounding the first mark. Shamrock 3
minutes and 8 seconds before the Co
lumbia or a gain for the Shamrock in
the beat to windward, adding the
twelve seconds which Columbia beat
her o-jrer the line, of 3 minutes and 20
seconds.
During the next hour in a close reach
for the second mark the yachts were
able to cover about four or four and a
half miles of the remaining twenty and
as only fifty minutes then remained
before the expiration of the time limit,
the race was declared off.
After turning the mark the experts
thought the Shamr,? increased her
lead slightly. This uin may, however,
be accounted for by the fact that she
carried a large reaching jib topsail,
while the Columbia was working close
to the wind with a small baby jib tcp
sail; a mere handkerchief compared to
the Shamrock's large sail.
When the excursion fleet headed back
for home the only real race of the day
occurred-
It was the race for New York. To
nisrht both the Yankees and the foreign
ers "are praying- for a good stiff breeze
on Thursday when today's race will be
re-sailed.
When the string of signals was hoist-
ed on the committee boat indicating the
course the rival racers were circling
about the lightship performing nearly
every kind of variety of marine ma
neuvers. The Shamrock was clothed
in a brand new sheet of light weather
sails, admirably cut and of marvelous
fit. The Columbia, however, was ob
liged to content herself with the same
old suit that carried her to' victory on
Saturday. Before the start the Sham
rock hoisted a tiny jib topsail,perhaps
the smallest ever carried by a cup con
tender. . It answered its purpose capi
itally as a steering sail and proved of
great advantage in a day. so prolific of
.flukes and calms.
The preparatory gun was fired at
i-:43. At that time both yachts were
on the port tack standing to the south
ward with the Shamrock in the lead
and the Columbia following in her
wake. Ten minutes later the bang of
the warning gun was heard and the
Columbia, wearing sharply around,
trimmed her sails on the other tack,
the Shamrock crosing her bow. The
Columbia took care to secure the
weather berth and ten seconds after the
starting gun, which was fired at the dot
of 11 she crossed the line on the star
board tack ahead and well to windward.
The Shamrock luffed over the line a
few seconds before the gun fired and
was recalled by the judges boat and
had to put back.
The official time of the start was:
Columbia 11:00:10; Shamrock 11:00:22.
Luck was with the American boat
at first, for a fortunate catspaw struck
her and enabled her to head up a
couple of points higher than her oppo
nent. This gave her a commanding
lead, the Shamrock meanwhile scarce
ly moving through the water and ap
pearing to be dull and loggy.
The Shamrock went on the port tack
fifteen minutes after the start, the Co
lumbia following immediately. Once
again the American boat 'showed her
superior smartness in stays, coming
about much quicker than her rival and
gathering way as soon as her head
sheets were trimmed down.
At 11:30 both yachts were pretty
nearly becalmed, the Columbia having
a lead of about a quarter of a mile.
At 11:35 the Shamrock went on the
starboard tack, the Columbia following,
and then a lucky streak filled the
Shamrock's sails and gave her an ap
preciable lift.
At noon both yachts were on the port
tack almost becalmed. The club top
sails and topsails were the only sails
that luffed out responsive to the stray
streaks of air. The big mainsails
flashed as the yachts rose and fell in
the long easterly roll and the luff of the
headsails quivered. The result was
that the yachts barely had steerage
way.
The unexpected happened. "Wafted
along at a fine clip by a stray puff, the
Shamrock overhauled the Columbia
and at 1:15 she was so close that Cap
tain Barr bore down on her in order to
kill her wind as he had so often killed
the wind of the Constitution. The
Shamrock went on the port tack imme
diately followed by the Columbia and
in another minute the Britisher was
ahead and to windward.
The wind now became more souther
ly. Both yachts set reaching jib top
sails and eased off sheets, steering a
direct course for the mark. Then the
Shamrock forged ahead and got into
the dead calms while the Columbia
got a slant of wind and at 1:15 passed
the Shamrock. Then it was Sham
rock's turn to get the benefit of a
breeze, and she ran along and Dieted
herself on the Columbia's weather
quarter, crawling upon her until at
2:0S they were neck and neck with the
British boat to windward, blanketing
her opponent. To escape from this
blanket Captain Barr sent the Colum
bia on the port tack at 2:12, but luck
was against her and she lost every
breath of the fickle wind as well as
steerage way and it was fully two min
utes before she got away and filled
away on the starboard tack again and
by that time the Shamrock was too far
ahead to be overtaken.
The first mark was then close at
hand and the yachts tacked around as
follows: Shamrock .2:41:36; Columbia
2:44:44.
The Shamrock had beaten the de
fender three minutes and twenty
seconds in the first ten miles, and try
as the Columbia would she was una
ble to lessen the wide gap that sepa
rated her from her antagonist. She
held her luff hunting for wind, but fail
ing to find it, dropped slowly astern
until the gun from the committee boat
brought the contest to an erd with
nearly half a. mile of blue water be
tween her and the golden boat of Upton.
A IMPORTANT DECISION
Involving Title to Entire Water Front
of City of Mobile.
Mobile. Ala., October 1 Judge Toul
min, of the United States circuit court
in equity today rendered an important
decision against the city of Mobile.
The suit involved the ownership of the
wharf property along the river front
within the limits of the city. The ques
tion was one of riparan rights and own
ership, and Judge Toulmin decided that
while the legal title to the land was in
the name of the city, it was stopped
from asserting the title because it had
granted property owners the right to
build wharves and bulkheads. This
litigation carries with it the possession
of the entire river front valued at $20,
000,000, and this suit while it Involved
only about $100,000 of values, has set
tled the law as to the ownership of the
river front, and its many valuable Im
provements, sheds, warehouses, docks
and mills. The city claimed its title
under an act of the general assembly
of Alabama 1S67. granting it the shore
and soil. Under Mobile river. The case
was carried from the city and state
courts to the federal courts.
SEVENTEEN MEN KILLED
By Fire and Explosion In British Co
lumbia Coal Mine.
Victoria. B. C, October 1. Seventeen
men are dead as a reuslt of a fire and
explosion in Extension mine No. 2X be
longing to the Wellington Colliery Com
pany. The flames started from a cur
tain which caught fire form a miner's
lamp at the bottom of Level No. 3, and
was communicated across the slope. In
half an hour the whole slope was on
fire. Rescuers flocked to the mine and
reached the place where the miners had
been at work, but the men had gone.
They had run with the fresh air instead
of against it in an attempt to get out
by the accustomed route, thus meeting
death half way. While the rescuers
were at work several explosions occurr
ed. When it was realized that the men
could not be saved a strong force start,
ed to choke the mine but their work
was undone by a terrific explosion
which blew down the barricade. A lit
tle later the fan house was burned.
EVANS AND 8I68BEE
THE TWO LEADING WITNESSES H THE
SCHLEY COURT YESTERDAY.
EVANS REFRESHES HIS MEMORY
lie Now Remembers a Confereace of
Commanders of Vessels on the Brook
lyn May 29th Also Remember More
of Ills Conversation With Schley
July 5th-lIo Tells Why the Colon
Was Attacked From Long Race A
Newspaper Reporter With "Con
venient Memory.
Washington, October 1. The Schley
court of inquiry made good headway
again today, concluding with Admiral
Evans and hearing three new witness
es, although the testimony of one of
them was not concluded when the court
adjourned for the day.
The new witnesses were Captain Sigs
bee. who commanded the scout St. Paul
during the Santiago campaign, Thomas
M. Dieuaide. a newspaper correspon
dent who was on the Texas during the
battle of July 3rd, and Chief Yeoman
Gustave E- Becker, who was a clerk to
Admiral Sampson during the war.
General sympathy was expressed cn
the part of members of the court and
those in attendance with Judge Advo
cate Lemly because of the death of his
sister, which occurred yesterday. Cap
tain Lemly was present when the court
convened, but immediately withdrew.
Admiral Evans, recalled, said that
when Captain Chadwick communicated
the secret code of signals to him he did
not instruct him to give the information
to Commodore Schley.
Mr. Raynor asked: "Did you have a
conversation with Commodore Schley
on July 4th in the course of which 70U
used language as follows: 'Did you
know that Jack Philip started to run
away at the beginning of the battle?
and to which Commodore Schley repli
ed, 'You are mistaken about that,
Evans. I saw nothing of the kind. The
Brooklyn made a turn and you must
see the tactical situation that made it
necessary."
"In thinking over, last night, what
did occur with reference to the Texas,
I think Commodore Schley and I dis
cussed the position of the Texas when
the fight began. I cannot be sure of it;
but that I ever intimated that Captain
Philip attempted to run away with the
Texas is preposterous on the face of
It." t
CONFERENCE ON BROOKLYN MAY
29TH.
"Were not the commanding officers
called on board the flagship Brooklyn
by signal on the morning of May th
after the Colon was discovered?"
"They were."
"What took place at the conference
of the commanding officers at hat
time."
WHY LONG RANGE FIRE ON THE
COLON-
"There was a general talk about the
Spanish fleet having been located at
last at Santiago. I do not recollect
any special conference. I remember
having a conversation with Commodore
Schley about the effect of the fighting
batteries on the ships, in which I told
him of the experience we had had at
San Juan and expressed the opinion to
him that it was not worth while to
risk ships fighting shore batteries alone.
Commodore Schley remarked before we
left that he felt that the country held
him responsible; that the ships should
not be risked under the fire of the shore
battery until the Spanish fleet was de
stroyed." PLAN OF BATTLE ARRANGED.
"I want to call your attention to the
report of Captain McCalla, of the Mar.
blehead, on Page 426 of the appendix,
which says: 'Commodore Schley ex
plained to the commanding officers that
in case the Spanish ships came out he
wished to concentrate the batteries of
all our ships on a portion of those of
the enemy. During the time the com
manding officers were on board the flag
ship Captain Evans asked Commodore
Schley if it were his intention to steam
at the enemy's ships in case they should
start to come out. Commodore Schley
answered 'Certainly,' and added words
Indicative of his intention to attack
them as they came out of the narrow
defile."
"I recollect it perfectly."
"So there was a plan of battle arrang
ed by Commodore Schley was there
not."
"There Is nothing there to Indicate It
from what you have read."
"Was not that the same order that
was afterward given by the commander-in-chief,
substantially 'close in to
ward harbor entrance and attack
them?"
"You have not read anything about
indicating any plan of battle."
Mr. Rayner asked a number of ques
tions intended to show that the admir
al's official reports and his present
statements as to speed were not con
sistent. Admiral Evans was also ques
tioned as to his statement concerning
distance the blockading vessels were
out at night. He said yesterday that
the vessels of the blockading squadron
were farther out at night than during
the day, and Mr. Rayner read a previ
ous statement from him to the effect
that at'daylight we closed In This the
witness said was the exact fact that
after being out farther at night, the
vessels came in closer at daylight
"While before Clenfuegos or on the
way to Santiago did you have any or
ders for battle?" asked Mr. Hanna.
"No," responded the witness. "We
steamed in column with flankers on
each side."
"Had you any instruction as to what
to do in case the enemy should ap
pear?" "We had not."
Admiral Evans was then excused and
Thomas M. Dieuaide, a newspaper cor
respondent who was on board the
.TJexas during the Santiago campaign,
was called. He said that when the
battle off Santiago began he had gone
on the bridge with Captain Philip. He
had at the time made notes of the bat
tle and these he read.
Mr. Hanna: "Did you see the Brook
lyn at any time after the battle be
gan?" "I saw the Brooklyn about ten or fif
teen minutes after the battle began."
"Where was she when you first saw
her. with respect to the Texas?"
"Off the port bow of the Texas."
"How far away?"
"I would not like to make an estimate
of the distance. It seemed very close.
She was going seaward."
"Was she headed toward the Texas?"
"She was on a course about at right
angles to us at that moment."
"Have you any notes on that subject
made at the time?"
"Yes, sir."
"Please read them."
"I have a note made at 9:50 o'clock in
quotation marks 'stop both engines,
helm hard, starboard.' "
"Who gave that order?"
"Captain Philip."
Mr. Hanna: "Did you make any en
try at the time with respect to the
passing of the Brooklyn before the
Texas?"
"Yes, the next line here reads) 'It
was Brooklyn close shave.' "
"Could she have been half a mile
away?"
"I should think not. not anything like
it. I. would not suppose it was a quar
ter of a mile when I saw her. I went
around to the lee side of the connins
tower to find out why we stopped.
Captain Philip waved his hand toward
the Brooklyn and I saw her. He said
'Look at that fellow going out to sea. "
Admiral Dewey: "Did you hear Cap
tain Philip give any orders to back the
engines ?"
"No, sir. I do not remember that I
did. I turned away almost immedi
ately." Admiral Dewey: "You would have if,
he had given the orders, would not
you?"
"I might and might not."
Admiral Dewey: "You seem to have
heard everything else."
"Oh! Not everything."
Mr. Dieuaide said in response to
questions that he had on the day of
the battle written a report of the bat
tle, but that these facts had not been
given because Captain Philip had ask
ed him to "make it nice for everybody,"
and this had been his own inclination.
CAPTOIN SIGSBEE ON THE STAND.
Captin Charles D. Sigsbee told of
taking aboard the Cuban pilot Nunez
and said, that he did not have great
confidence in that individual. His in
structions were to report to Commo
dore Schley that the Spanish squadron
probably was in Santiago harbor. He
fell in with the flying squadron on "the
evening of May 26th, the squadron then
being twenty or twenty-five miles
south of Santiago. He had reported to
Commodore Schley that he "knew
nothing positively" about the Spanish
fleet.
He was then asked if he had express
ed his belief to Commodore Schley that
Cervera's fleet was not in the harbor,
as reported later by Commodore
Schley.
The witness replied: "I stated that
we had seen nothing of the Spanish
fleet. I may have stated that I knew
nothing positively or absolutely about
its movements, but I recited certain
events to show that there was "a proba
bility of the fleet being in Santiago at
that time."
Mr. Hanna: "The portion of the ques
tion to which I should like to have you
give an explicit answer is whether you
assured Commodore Schley, that you
believed the Spanish fleet was not in
Santiago."
"I did not say that 'I believed it va?
not there.' I said 'I have not seen it.' "
"Did you give him any assurance
which would point in that direction ?"'
"I made known first any orders from
the navy department, which stated the
Spanish fleet va3 reported to have ar
rived there."
Mr. Hanna read a numbed of letters,
among them being one from Captain
Sigsbee to Commodore Schley written
from Mole St. Nicholas. May 29th, in
which he said to the commodore: "Do
as you are doing and you will do right."
He told the commodore that the de
partment expected him to exercise
great efforts to keep in coal.
Mr. Hanna: "I wish to ask you at
tention to the clause: 'Do as you are
doing and you will do right' what was
the flying squadron doing at the time
you wrote that letter?"
"That was based on the tenor of the
cipher telegrams I found at the Mole
from the commander-in-chief and from
the navy department, urging that the
Spanish squadron be held and that
every effort be made to coal ship. I
had twice urged on Commodore Schley
the importance of taking advantage of
that particular kind of weather, stating
that it was better than anything we
had had during my stay off the port."
Mr. Rayner then questioned the wit
ness, bringing out the statement that
the purpose of his ship being sent to
the vicinity of Santiago was to, if pos
sible, locate the Spanish fleet. He said
that he had first seen the Spanish ves
sels in the harbor at Santiago, but that
when he reported the fact he found the
squadron had already made the dis
covery. Mr. Rayner attempted to quote a
statement from Admiral Sampson to the
effect that Captain Sigsbee said that
on May 29th the flying squadron was
blockading Santiago twenty-five miles
out at sea, but objection was made to
bringing Admiral Sampson in and Mr.
Rayner asked Captain Sigsbee whether
he had made that report to any one at
that date.
The witness replied in the negative.
In reply to a question as to the condi
tion of the weather at the time he was
at Santiago Captain Sigsbee said: "Dur
the 24th, 25th and 2Gth of May the
weather was unsettled, trade conditions
had been hindred. There was moreor
less rain and moderately heavy seas
on those three days."
QUESTIONED BY THE COURT
The court asked a number of questions
of Captain Sigsbee. These with the re
plies were as follows:
"What was the state of the sea on the
afternoon and evening of May 26th
when you communicated with the flying
squadron to the southward of the port
of Santiago?"
"The sea was heavy for boats, but
it was moderating, that is to say, more
moderate than it has been on two days
before. I should say, however, it would
have been a very difficult job to hav
coaled from ships alongside that night."
"Did you make any effort to ascertain
If the Spanish equadron was at Santia
go prior to May 28th?"
"Only by extreme watchfulness, that
is all."
"What information had you com
municated to Commodore Schley cn
May I6th regarding the whereabouts cf
the Spanish squadron?"
"The department's order to me direct
ed me to state that the Spanish squa
dron was there or had been reported
there, and again the circumstantial evi
dence afforded by the capture of th
Restormel after her very peculiar
cruise."
"Did you show this dispatch to Com
modore Schley on May 26th?"
"I can not recollect the act of show
ing it to him. I presume I did, but that
I Informed him. I remember."
CHIEF YEOMAN BECKER.
Chief Yeoman Becker identified the
memorandum from Captain McCalla,
saying there was a good landing place
near Clenfuegos. which Admiral Samp
son sent to Commodore Schley under
date of May 19th. and said that this
memorandum had been carried In dupli
cate by the Iowa and the Dupont.
Mr. Rayner questioned the witness
very closely, bringing out the fact that
Becker was dependent upon his memory
In making the statement.
The court adjourned for the day with
Mr. Becker still on the stand.
SCHLEY'S FIRST WITNESS
LIEUTENANT DOYLE OF THE BROOKLYN
ON WITNESS STAND.
THE CHANGE IN THE SHIP'S LOG
Recording Her Movements Dnrlntr tho
Battlo Explained Navy Department
Not YetThronch With Its Case Com
mander Sharp of the Vixen Testifies
as to Ills Picket Duty and tho "Ilnr
low Notes" of tho Battle-Attack ou
Colon Merfl v a Reconuoifanee.
Washington, October 2. An interest
ing turn was gien to the Schley court
of inquiry today by the introduction of
the first witness in Admiral Schley's
behalf. This was Lieutenant James J.
Doyle, who was a watch oflicer on
board the flagship Brooklyn during the
war with Spain.
The fact that Lieutenant Doyle was
put on the stand does not mean that
the navy department has concluded the
presentation of its side of the case.
Mr. Doyle was called by the depart
ment, but as it also had been the pur
pose of Admiral Schley to summon
him. advantage was taken of his pres
ence on the stand to question him as
an original witness for "the applicant."
He was under examination by Mr.
Rayner in the interest" of the admiral
when the court adjourned for the day.
Before undergoing examination at
Mr. Rayner's hands Lieutenant Doyle,
at Captain Lemly's request, explained
his part in the battle of July 3rd and
his original entry in the ship's log con
cerning the famous loop and his alter
ation of that entry, because he subse
quently discovered that his first entry
had been erroneous.
Admiral Evans. Captain Sigsbee and
Correspondent Dieuaide were all re
called for the purpose of correcting
iheir testimony as given yesterday anl
all made additional statements.
TESTIMONY OF THE VIXEN'S
COMMANDER.
Lieutenant Commander Alexander M.
Sharp, who commanded the converted
yacht Vixen was the first witness of
the day. He said that the weather on
the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago
had been squally, but that It had not
been sufficiently bad to interfere with
the speed of the Vixen.
Describing the service of the Vixen
during the siege of Santiago under
Commodore Schley, Commander Sharp
said that he had been placed on picket
duty. He was about two miles from
the shore, he said, and probably three
miles from the mouth of the harbor.
Mr. Hanna: "Could you have seen a
vessel undertaking to pass out near the
shore under those conditions?" .
Commander Sharp: "If she had shown
no lights and made no. noise, I do not
believe we could."
Commander Sharp told of going
aboard the Brooklyn with Lieutenant
Harlow's notes and of discussion con
cerning the question whether the
Brooklyn made a turn to port or star
board. Captain Parker questioned Comman
der Sharp concerning the notes made
of the battle of July 3rd by Lieuten
ant Harlow, on board the Vixen.
This report has occasioned no little
controversy, it being claimed by some
of Admiral Schley's friends that after
the copy of the notes was delivered to
Admiral (then Commodore) Schley by
Commander Sharp, the original notes
were changed somewhat.
The witness said that he had taken a
carbon 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:
"These are Lieutenant Harlow's
notes. He took them and I am not
prepared to say yes or no whether they
are absolutely correct in every partic
ular or not.
Commander Sharp said In response to
questions by Mr. Rayner that one of
the results of the bombardment of the
Colon had been to develop the Spanish
shore batteries.
Mr. Rayner then asked "Do you re
collect a conversation with Commodore
Schley after the Colcn reconnoissance
!r. the rressence of Lieutenant Harlow
In which the commodore remarked
that his purpose had been to develop
the strength of those batteries."
"I really do not remember." was the
response. "I wish I could."
On re-direct examination Captain
Lemly brought out the fact as to the
charge In the Harlow notes.
Commander Sharp said: "When I w
writing my report of the action of Jm
3rd I said to Lieutenant Harlow, 'I de
sire a copy of your notes taken during
the action to accompany my report tJ
the admiral. His reply, as near as I
now remember it, was: Those notes
were taken for the representative of a
newspaper on board the Brooklyn, and
I will have to make some changes la
them I said: 'Very well. I risa th
notes to go with my report- He aX
wards submitted to me the notes writ
ten in script which I read and enclosed
In my report to the admiral."
Judge Advocate Lemly had the ?It
ness compare the original copy of the ,
Harlow notes with the copy printed oa
board the Brooklyn with the result of
showing that the notes had been chang
ed before being printed m as to make
the account say that at 10:0? the two
leading ships of the enemy "bore well
on the Brooklyn's starboard quarter?
Instead of on her "starboard bow," ana
that 11:43 the Brooklyn was "on point
on port bow. Instead of "one point on
starboard bow." It was developed that
these changes placed the Brooklyn
farther ahead and nearer the shore.
Mr. Rayner: "I want to see if yott
recollect this Incident. Do you remem
ber that on the afternoon of the 1st or
2nd of July you were called alongside
the Brooklyn and by a megaphone mes- :
sage from Lieutenant Sears, Freaking
o the New York and report to Admir
al Sampson that Commodore Schley -had
observed suspicious movements of
smoke In the harbor indicating vessels
were moving toward the entrance and
that Commodore Schley thought tho
enemy was preparing to come out; that
you did go to the New York and re
port to Admiral Sampson as directed
and that by Admiral Sampson you were
ordered to go to each vessel on the
blockade and repeat Commodore
Schley's message with an adltlonal or
der from Admiral Sampson, directing
the ships to close In and keep a sharp
lookout: that you performed this duty
and so reported later In the same day
that you had done as directed?"
"I have no remembrance of the occur
rence, I am sorry to say. I wish X
could remember."
THE NEW YORK'S LATE ARRIVAL
In response to questions. Commander
Sharp said that, according to Lieuten
ant Harlow's notes as recorded in the
Vixen's log. the flagship New York had
come up about an hour and fifteen
minutes after the Cristobal Colon had
surrendered. The record read that the
New York arrived three to five minute
after the arrival of the Vixen, which
had been at 2:25.
By the court: "What signals. If any,
were made by the Brooklyn from the ,
commencement to the end of the battle
of July 3rd?"
"The Brooklyn had hoisted a signal
enemy attempting to escape. That Is
in the notes. There may have been
others, but I do not find any here."
By the court: "State the orders un
der which you acted when on blockade
off Santiago."
"My impression Is that I received my
instructions from Commander McCalla-,
to go inside of the line of vessels and
to the seaward of Santiago about two
miles. That is for the 20th. SOth and!
31st of May." .
LIEUTENANT DOYLE TESTIFIES.
Lieutenant Doyle said his first' Im- .
pression had been that the Brooklyn '
made her turn with starboaM helm., - t
The witness read to the court that,
part of the log book wriich relates to '
the turning of the port helm, as fol
lows: "The enemy stood towards us at
first, then put helm aport and stood
along shore close into ; the west
ward. We engaged with port battery at,
first, standing in for the Maria Teresa...
the Colon and the Viscaya, all three of "
which we engaged, but Just as soon as w.
the enemy stood to the westward put -helm
to port, swinging (a little inter- -lineation
here) 'clear of the fire of thf , .
Texas, so as to bring the starbcard
battery to bear and stood parallel- to -the
enemy. " -
The witness then stated that the orig
inal entry in the log had made it ap i
pear that the helm was put to starboard'
instead of to port, as it appears !n the
permanent log. The change, he lJd,
had been made on the 5th of July, two
days after the action after he had had
a discussion with Sharp.
Mr. Raynor then took the witness and1 "
asked him if It was not true that the
change in the log was due to an error
on the part of the witness and to no
desire upon the part of anybody to faU
sify the facts?"
"Absolutely," was the response.
Lieutenant Doyle then described the
events prior to Schley's blockade of
Santiago. Lieutenant Doyle placed the
distance of the American fleet off San-,
tiago from the mouth of the harbor at
from three to four miles and said there
were picket boats on the Inside of the
line. Speaking of the bombardment of
the Colon on the 21st of May, he and
Mr. Raynor designating it as a recon- ,
noissance. Lieutenant Doyle said that
Its effect had been to develop the fact'
that the Spaniards had new guns in"
their land batteries. , ,
Here Mr. Raynor aked: "When t7a
the circular form of blockade coo- "
menced?"
While no mention was made of the
name of Admiral Sampson, this ques
tion was regarded as an attempt to
bring his blockade into the case for the
purpose of comparison and Cap tain -Lemly
was prompt In noting a sharp
and vigorous objection.
Without waiting for any argument
on the point, the court immediately
announced a brief recess.
The members retired for a minute or
two and when they returned. Admiral
Dewey said: "The court decides that
all questions relating to the blocfcado
off Santiago must be confined to the
time prior to the arrival of the commander-in-chief."
The court then adjourned for the diyv
MARir V, STWICK ON TRIAL
Fr tbe 100,000 Forzery-rjer Father"
Sy Pb I Insane '
London. October 1. Marie Josephine
Eastwick. of Philadelphia, was brougfcj
up today at the Guild Hall police :
corrt. charged with having forged &
!;Troad certificate to the amount cf
COD. The .accused was paler and
appeared to be more ill than ever. TM
principal .witness against her was Wll
Ham Walker, an American resident cf
London. The evidence presented large.
knc-nVeIed Ver toe'- CTOUnd already'-i
In an interview with a representa-
-tk raid his daughter had been InV :
I? and off tor. years. Sh?id;
5SlUthd6P ratraint. .but he thoxSt
hi?Jey fme to England that e
d lered- h saw her arte-
cl committed.. MisfS:
Perfectly dazed and" didTnct
remember any of the evidence! - -
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