The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-10
THE COLLINS COMPLAINT.
Lieutenant DeLORg has q
Paper ON the Subject
which Gives she Other YER
sion OF the Story.

papers, signed by the late com
mander of the Jea4l7lette, are given
for publication by the navy de-
partment:
Asiatic Steamer Jednllt tie, and
drifting in pack, Decem Der ?, 1880:
The following is a statement of ali
occurrence this day, IN which Mr..
Collins treated me with such dis
respect as to cause me to relieve
him from all duty in the ship and
10 inform him that on the return
of the vessel to the United States
l would report him to the secretary
of the many. My order in relation
to daily exercise requires everybody |
Except the sick and man on watch,
10 leave the ship at Ii am,
and remain out of her on the |
ice till l pm. Of course it
was understood that Mr.. Collins |
sh, uld come on board at nocn to |
make and record inIthe chart the me- |
neurological observation for that |
hour, but | have observed On seV-t
eral occasions OF late that he |
seemed to remain on board much |
longer than such duties required. J.
had considerable trouble last winter
in getting Mr. Collins To comply
with the order in regard to daily ex-
ercise. Ills delay i'll getting out Of
bed; his requiring time for breakfast
when up and dressed, ETC., making
it sometimes 11.30 am. before he
made his appearance on the ice. [
pointed out to him then his failure
to obey my order, and demonstrated
with him on repeating the offense.
IL insisted on the order
being obeyed, and finally
Isecured literal compliance,
although as he informed me he had
his own opinion of the wisdom or
necessity for such az order or words
to that effect. To-Day at 11.20 p. NJ. !,
I went to the cabin to see why he
remained so long and at the same
time to close my air port and [ found
he had removed his coat, had
lighted and was smoking his pipe,
and while writing in the port chart
room, was carrying on a converse
ton with Mr.. DanenhOWer, and /
said nothing and returned to
the deck. at Il p, N. he had
not yet come out. /
1 went again to the cabin and found
him at the stove, adjusting his
igloves and continuing the converse
ton as before referred to. The follow
ing as the substance of an ensuing
, talk l asked Mr.. Collins. Has it
required all this time to make 3
record of the II o'clock observations.
He replied: Well, sir; L hardly know
the meaning of your question.
said the meaning Of my question is
this: 1t is necessary for you,
in order to make and record
the Il o'clock observations, to re-
move your coat, light your pipe, Ell.
+ gage in conversation with Mr..
DanenhoWer and remain in the
: cabin until 1920 pm? He answered
CURLY: Well, perhaps I might have
done it quicker, but 1 did not know
6 my minutes were counted for me.
l said, in substance: / have seen tit
to issue an order that every
body should 90 on the ice from
, II TO /, and your coming in
the cabin and remaining until IL &c
is a diSrespect to my order that !
= will not submit to nor allow to con-
tinue. l have noticed several days
that you were longer than neces-
sary in taking noon observations
and to-day l satisfied myself on the
subject. He replied, "Ohl very well
: if you are satisfied, of course [ have
e nothing to say. / was not aware
: nor 1 did not know it was necessary
' to follow yme up. / asked what
Y do you mean by that? He said, ]
!, Emean that in taking me to task as
you do, you are doing me great in
Justice.
T said, as this matter has gone SC
! far, it must go further. Be good
. Ienough to demove your coat and sit
down. When seated. I continued OF
= Mr.. Collins; representations injus-
tice have only to be made in proper
Language to secure you all the justice
you want; but 1 don't like your
manner OF bearing in talking with
= = me, while you seem to assume that
. you are to receive no correction, di.
rection or dictation; if I differ
from you its my misfortune,
but of no Importance TO the result.
He commenced: 81 come here sup
Iposing"-interrupted, Never mind
: that part of it. You you ere here
I in fact, and we will deal with the
fact. He resumed. I do not Ike
: the tone and manner in which am
q treated Ireplied: 81 have a per-
feet right to say what say to you
He replied, I acknowledge only the
:. rights given you by the naval Tegu
lations. enquired, DO you mean
to imply that l am doing anything
> contrary to the regulations y HI
o said: 4 mean to say you have III
right to talk to me as you do.
t L replied, sYou should no
, havd disobeyed my order
!, He said: I will not admit such al
assertion. [ have always carried
!. out your Instructions. | inquired
d Do you undertake to contradict me
MIR. Collins, and to say that l am as
serting what is net so? He replied
: 1 mean to say, my dear sir, that
have not disobeyed or violated you
order. I said: But, Mr.. Collins,
say you have disobeyed or violates
my order. He promptly and EN-