Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-09
HAZEN AND GARLINGTON.
The Chief Signal Officer Explains His
Charges Against the Latter.
WHY THEY DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THR FINDINGS OF
THE PRoTEUS COURT OF INQUIRY OR REFLECT ON
THE Observation-Disclosures ALLEGED INHUMAN
CARELESSNESS.


CARELKsSNESs.
"There seems to be concerted effort in some
quarters to have the charges which have pre-
Ierred against Lieut. Darlington entirely ignored"
said Gen. Hazen to a STAR reporter to-day, ssand
now see," he continued that 1t is claimed that in
making the charges 1 have cast a refec-
ton upon the course Of the President on
the ground that the Proteus court Of In
qulry was ordered by him, and that he ap-
proved the report of the court which was In effect
that no further action was necessary. Now,
VIII state that before preferr1ng those charges
against Lieut. Darlington took particular pains to
see that l was not precluded from making
them oy the proceedings OF the Proteus OF in
curry The charges against Lieutenant Darlington
are Tor violation OF orders, and that as conse-
Quence OF such violation IA enlisted men and com
mSsloned officers OF the army peTiShed from star
vatlon No such charges were considered by the
Proteus court, the jurisdiction OF which was limit
ne! eXped tlon, and whether the conduct or any
officer called for further proceedings before court
martial. The charges against Darlington, which
are included in IS pages, and not 50. as stated
0ased upon facts not In evidence before
the Proteus court, many OF which transpired after
the date OF It's findings. Many were either not dis
closed before the court of inquiry, not being at
talnaDle, or, being within the knowledge of wit
nesses, ne were suppressed or misstated. The in
gree considered by the Pruteus court"
What is that proof7" asked the reporter.
WHY lave UuG W feI0r you 10 Glo statements
IN my report and the annex submitted subse-
quently," was the reply ITO show that had Lieut.
Darlington and Commander W1ldeS possessed the
Ieellngs OF common humanity or been actuated by
the perseverance or energy characteristic of officers
OF the army and navy all of the Greely party would
have been alive to-day. Lieut. Greely's letter to
me when death was staring him in the face, SHOW
Ing that had Darlington inspected Ger
tain cache near Cape Sabine, accord
nothing less than replace the spoiled provisions
with good ones, and there would have been enough
TO keep the forlorn party alive. Had Darlington
lett at cape Sabine twOth1rdS Of the stores saved
from the Proteus, instead of one-fourth, which in
considerable amount was left, suppose only be-
cause 1t was inaccessible, being five miles or all Of
the Greely party would be alive. He might have
lett all OF those stores and trusted to the provisions
IN the cache at Corey islands, only short distance
on, and which he had himself inspected only few
days before. Then he might have killed ton OF
Walrus and hidden it in the snow with but little
trouble. Upon reaching the Yantic he might have
suggested to her commander that they return in
the interests OF humanity, for the season would
have been open for month yet. But nothing was
done that might have been done or, rather, that
should have been done, and the Greely party
starved. only want the whole facts In the mat
ter brought to light officially that the blame for the
national calamity may rest where 1t belongs. Be-
lore court martial can show that Lieut. CARING
ton dsobeyed orders, which If Obeyed, would have
Drought the Greely party back to US safe and
sound"