New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
PRICE THREE CENTS
THE LOSS OF THE PROTEUS.'
THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMORANDUMFoUNp.

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pTently upon authority from the Signal Office, abouo
supplemental instructions to Lieutenant Darlington To
land stores at LeOp Island General Hazen said he was
absent In Washington Territory when the publications
| were made, and knew, OF his knowledge, nothing.
Since HIS return lie had made inquiries and seemed that
such ntmatOn had been given ont by Lieutenant
! Cazarc
Q.-Why In view of your testimony the subject was
| defective copy or any copy of the memorandum
| sent TO the Secretary Of War, for the Secretary
| OF the Navy after the disaster knowni Was
there any object Hso, what was 1t Al knew moth
ing about it. II occurred in my absence ! never knew
that there any copy, correct defective, sent
Witness was asked he did not think, under the crcu
stances Lieutenant Darlington should have been present
the loading the stores the PrOteus ~ to know
where they placed General Hazen said he did not
think he in fault In directing them to be loaded by
the sergeant who had loaded stores before and knew all
about them He thought IL better that Lieutenant Gar
liugton should remain with his men, Two OF the men
selected by Lieutenant Darlington himself had deserted
and there was danger that all would 20.
There would have been no difficulty about u,
but for the failure OF the sergeant TO do
his duty He would say that the sergeant just mar
ried before he started and witness believed that was
what acted upon his mind back and that caused
all the difficulty about stores
General Poe-Theres the woman in the case. Laugh
teri
The Recorder asked II in view of the failure Of the er
pedon of 1882 the difficulties experienced in OBJ
tanning suitable II not the opinion Of witness
that whole matter Of relief should have been nsted
TO the Navy
General Hazen-If the Navy had taken the work from
the beginning II would have been better but 1t having
been elaborated and carried far as 1t was by the
Army would say that the Army should have II 10 COM
pete There was an amount OF detail IN the work in
which great many matters were VITAL that might nos
have been transferred inteigenty. Witness thought 10
would have been better tho instructions 20 the
OF both vessels been prepared after consultations
DARLINGTON ASKS PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
further questions being asked by the recorder OF the
court Lieutenant Darlington asked and received penis
sion To question the witness.
Q-General, did you ever discuss with me the pro-
priety OF changing Mr. Greelys instructions in so far as
they related to landing stores the way north at Little
ton Island or that vicinity A.-NO; unless there was
some expression made the time that you brought mo
the memorandum. thought when the matter was first
brought TO my attention that had cOnversed with you
upon the subject but upon further consideration Idon
know that did further than what have stated to TINS
court.
o-In that conversation did you say anything to ne
which would lead to think t my duty 10 adopt that
memorandum as a suggestion from yOul A.-NOthins
further than the attempt than the facts before
you might suggest yourself when you arrived there
Odd you order any 10 furnish me with copy Of
that memorandum A.-So.
Odd you know IL had been furnished me uhtnk
showed 1t to you A.-No.
o-was not correct in my conclusion that was not
to allow the Of the Yantc TO interfere in any
way with my progress TO the northward A.-fOu were
especially directed by not to permit the Nantie to IN
terfere with your movements or 20 hinder your move
ents northward II it appeared that she could not pro-
oeed with yOu you 20 20 on, doin7 re Destyoa
could without her,
o-Do you not think carried out the spirit Of my n-
suctions not 10 stop at LittletOn Island and leave
great part OF my stores my way north Al do.
General Hazen said there one statement he would
Ike to make with regard TO that memorandum" viz:
That he had no recollection Of It until brought TO
him by Mr. Darlington he might have seen IT, but had no
recollection Ot In answer TO questions oy the recorder
General said that Mr. Darlington and his men wero
not given permission to go from New-York to ST. Johns
on the Alhambra because be General Hazen thought
that Yantic, being vessel had better facilities
| for maintaining discipline
| RESPECTING THE SLOWING or PROVISIONS.
o-Does IL appear very clearly that II the ma
teras for depot had been provided and slowed I'm tho
Proteus and materials for similar depot had been pro-
yidcd and slowed the Yantic with instructions that
they be landed the way up Lttleon Island or Lfe
Boat Cave or some neghbOrng place, 10 would undOuh
ely have contributed greatly the chances OF Greeys
safety especially II they had been slowed that they
| could have been landed with very little time A-Ees
think the vessels with that material the greater
OF Lieutenant Greely should be cn his ~sy now
FROM discovery Harbor you think he would have sup
plies sufficient his route the west shore of Smith
Sound support his party comfortably until he gets to
3|suaicient to keep him in comfort all wnteri Al
think so with the native foOe which he would seenre
After recess Lieutenant Caziac, IN charge of me DIVE
OF Correspondence and Records, was placed IN tne
Ttnssss chair md gave ,Sn IN ~ 9Srra' %a raSr ifc e s
pedluon II 1883. Preparations Tor u were
begun Il the fan of 1882 soon after the return o. the & S1
o enlisted men from the Department OF Dakota were
selected for IT. n TnG tsa a@r par of of hp The t Or
rOngh draft prepared by Captain Clapp VINO ma oeen
called GE OS. GsnsT HafSn Te 10 ali the Officers
m charge divisions for suggestions BY an order OF May
OF corrections General Hazen started FOR ST. johns
May Is TO arrange for the chater of a vessel and and
| I'm the meantime Captain Powell, OF the
10th infantry assigned To duty ~ acting Chiefsis
0cer and the reports of the various Officers We're SUD
and held TO await General Iazens return The deneral
back g Ine G ad nS 1e "fhg Sk [d Ten
ant CaAac, "they not delivered TO Lieutenant Gar-
ilngtOn mnt July 5, the night Of which day he pro.
Wall to St. Johns 10 oversee the loading OF te Stores scr
The preparation OF these orders Therefore between
Captain Powell as acting Cmef sshai oheel anu "en-
! eral Hzen.
| TIE FACTS ABOUT TIE MEMoRANDUM.
| As 10 the memorandum, the was different. On
June before the close OF Office hours, Captain Powell
sent FOR witness and directed him TO prepare for the Sec
retary OF the Navy memorandum regarding JOINT Co
opcraton between the Portcus and the Yantic Witness
ON Sunday June go 10 his Office and studied over
he was able and drew the question.
The instructions submitted with all the Enclosures
to General Hazen himself and signed by him and dev-
| cred by him 10 the officer addressed
BY the Court-what induced you to prepare those in
strctions1 Was IL under instructions from any opef
A-lhey originated in the study of the orders that had
been already prepared had before oil as they
were dred-the Instructions the whole subject,
and | prepared, by way OF advice, these Instructions
Captain Powell never returned the memorandum TO me,
but told that he had turned 10 over to the Cmef
Signal officer. l never saw II again. copy OF this
memorandum was put with the instructions 10 Ienenlnt
Darlington; that is it among the Enclosures handed
TO the General at the time when all the papers were
| handed to him." .
O. BY whom was IL placed In that paekagct A. by me;
Witness then explained that " means or an error OF
his chief clerk the memorandum known the "Supple
| mental Orders" has been entered IN the books
| OF the office "inclosnre A." but the dnctnent