Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-27
THE PROTEUS INQUIRY.
Testimony Of Capt. Pike TO.1ay-N0
Disagreement Between Himself and
Lieut.. Darlington.

capt. Richard Pike, master OF the lost steamer
Proteus, was examined by the court OF inquiry to-
day. In response to questions by the recorder he
said there was no disagreement between himself
ana Lieut.. Darlington. He expressed the opinion
that one or two more boat loads OF supplies could
have been gotten of the ice to Cape Sabine after
the wreck; that he suggested IL to Lieut. CARING
ton, but the latter declined to let his boats GO lie
described the equipment OF the PruteuS, her boats.
&c. as being serviceable and SeawOrthy. In re-
gard TO leaving Payer harbor Capt. Pike said he
told Lieut. Darlington that the water he saw at
the north was mo good,r and that he pike was
not ready to co. he wanted get coal In his bunk
ers, etc. Thereupon Lieut. Carl ington said 81 can
see the open water and want to go. You shall
have my men to help you IN your bunkerS" Upon
tnat Witness said he would so and try it.
THE "oPEN WATER DISPUTE.
Many inquiries were addressed to witness with
the object OF fixing the time when he expressed to
Lieut.. Darlington the opinion that the open water
was was mo good" Witness stated in reply that he
nad expressed that opinion both before entering
Payer harbor and when Lieut.. Darlington proposed
TO leave Payer harbOr.
Being asked the terms Of Lieut. Garlingtons CON-
municatlon TO him On that occasion, witness said:
"he just said he could see open water, and he
wanted TO get north, and could have his men"
LIEUT.. CoLwKIL WAS RECALLED,
ana asked to describe the interview between Lieut..
Darlington and Capt Pike, which resulted In sail
Ing from Payer harbor. Witness said: 'Iieut. Gar
Gngton said 4 have seen open leads of water clear
aloiy the coast as far as from the hillside,
ana to get the ship under way and go into it Capt
fihe SAID: i would like TO lay here awhile and I'LL
my bunkerS and get sor.le fresh water Mr. Gar
nngton said: You can have my men to assist in
shifting COAL Capt. Pike said: Il anxious to
get north as you are We Will go out and have q
Try at IL anyhow w. went on deck and got the
snip under way" Witness said he heard no express
son OF opinion on the part OF Capt. Pike that the
water Was mo good"
CAPT. PIXIES MEN CURSE HIN.
RererTrsg to Ca pt. Pixies statement that more OF
the supplies could have been saved, but that Mr.
Darlington objected to let his boats so. witness
said that when they were on the ice foe one OF
flkeS boats, which had been to the shore. came
alongside and Capt. Pike. with one OF his officers
this boat and pushed it off, leaving some OF his own
crew on the foe. The men thus abandoned
cursed capt. Pike for leaving them and spoke
OF keeping one OF the Darlington beats and
keeping along the east coast TO the south-not
gong ashore at all at Cape Sabine. When Capt.
Darlington 10 take one Of his boats and get more OK
The stores OF the ice ioe witness with the threats
ana llGtln0uS proposals OF the ProteuS crew ad-
NSed Lieut. Darlington not to allow the boats to go
win the iroteuS crew. feeling ii unsafe TO trust
them He said the stores which 1t was proposed to
OF MS boat 10 make room for the men whom Capt.
Pike had abandoned.
In response to Capt. Pixies proposition six Of the
harrington men and as many Of the Proteus crew
ndd manned two OF the PrOteuS' boats and brought
In portion OF the supplies Witness estimated the
amount OF supplies saved from the wreck OF the
PFoteuS and left in cache at Cape Sabine at seven
hundred 1ul Idt1OnS and clothing 81 for six
H!pntlS. There We're also some provisions from the
stores OF the ProteuS which the boats OF that YES
SCI were unable TO take away, but witness did not
know now much.
The court adjourned until To- -,norroy