Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-15
THE PROTEUS INQUIRY.
Cause Of the Greedy Relief Expedition
Failure.


Failure.
GEN. HAZEN'S TESTIMONY AS TO THE SOC ALLIED SUP
ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS TO LIEUT. CABLING
TON.
zen. Hazen, In hiS examination yesterday after
nooh ny Inc ProteuS court OF inquiry, practically
reiterated his explanation made heretofore TO the
secretary Of War of the memorandum known as
the supplementary instructions. The memoran-
uun, he said, was prepared In his absence. Upon
learning It's contents, he went to the Navy depart
ment, and stated that he wanted the naval tender
TO proceed as far as Ltteton island with the Pro
| teus In place OF the memorandum he prepared Or
derS OF his own, which were submitted TO the Sec.
rotary OF War. A few dayS afterwards Iieut Car
| lington brought to him Gen. Hazen) his packet.
| IN which was the memorandum, and was told
that 1T was WSen, no part of his orders, and
given him. When On the spot. however. he would
| Oe expected TO exercise discretion. Gen HaZen
was anxious TO order Mr.. Darlington TO stop at
iltteton lsland but IT seemed that the bare sug-
Reslon was all that was necessary; that he should
be left with his mind unbiased and unclouded to
act as the circumstances on the spot might dictate
| with full knowledge of Mr.. GIeely's letter and
having This memorandum. 1t seemed TO Gen Hazen
Jhat that sufficient Suggestion and moi h;np
1ufther was done about it.
GEN. HAZEN's TESTIMONY TODAY
AT the Proteus court Of inquiry to-day Gen Ha-
| zenSeXamination was resumed. A series of written
questions were read by Gen. Poe and answered by
Gen HaZen, bringing out In more succinct form the
1mpoftanI points covered 10y the evidence of yes
teruay referring TO the publication OF reports ar,-
parently upon authority from the signal office about
supplemental instructions to Lieut. Darlington 70
lald stores at Llttleton island Gen. Hazen said he
was absent In Washington Territory when the pub-
| IcauonS were made and knew of his own knowledge
n Od Since his return he had made Inquiries
| ana lt seemed that some such Instructions had
been given out by Lieut.. Caziarc.
BY the court.-"Why, In view OF your Testimony
on the subject, was defective CODY or any cony az
the memorandum sent to the Secretary OF war for
the Secretary OF the Navy after the disaster was
known? Was there any object, ii SO, what was
Gen. Hazen.-"1 know nothing about that 1t all
Occurred ' IN my absence. never knew that there
was any copy, correct or defective, sent.n
Witness was asked II he did not think. under the
circumstances, Lieut.. Darlington should have been
present at the loading OF the stores on the Proteus,
Gen. Hazen said he did not think he was I'm fault
In directing them to beloaded by the sergeant who
had loaded stores before and knew ali ab0uf Them
He thought it better that Lieut. Darlington should
remain with his men. Two OF the men selected by
Lieut. darlington himself had deserted, and there
been no d1culty about il but for the failure OF the
sergeant to do his duty. He would saw that the
sergeant was just married before he started, and
witness believed that was what acted upon his
mind 10 come back, and that caused all the DIM
Guilty about the stores.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
Gen roe soto cel.--''There's the woman In the
case" (Laughter.l
The recorder asked If. in view Of the failure of the
eAptuftion vi 1857, ana or tie difficulties eXp-
11enced In obtaining suitable men. il Was not Wit
ness opinion that the whole matter OF relief should
have been entrusted to the navy
Gen llaAen.-"1f the navy had taken the work
from the beginning il would have been better: but
IL having been elaborated and carried on as far as
IL was by the army, would say that the army
should have lt TO complete. There was aD amount
OF detail In the Work in which a great many mat
tiers were vital that might not have been transferred
lnteiligently." Witness thought IL would have been
better had the instructions to the commanders of
both Vessels been prepared after consultation.
THB MYSTERIOUS MEMORANDUM.
Shortly before two o'clock Lieut.. Caziarc was
placed upon the stand to testify concerning the
statements In relation to the mysterious memoir
andIim, alleged to have been authorized at the
signal office during the absence OF Gen Hazen This
memorandum was drawn up by witness at the ne.
quest OF Acting Chief Signal Officer Powell, and
witness thought IL was adopted.
under the Impression that the memorandum had
been Incorporated In the Instructions TO Lieut. Gar
Ington, the witness had given information 10 that
effect TO representatives of the press who applied to
him for Information Oh that subject