The sun., 1889-12-21
CHIEF ENe1SEEB HALL,s DrAra.
Further Eviaenee OF Hls Inhumaa Treat
meat By Omeers or the Navy.

Further Eviaeuee OF FTIs Inhumsa Treat
meat By oaieers sr the Navy.
SYRACUSE, Dec. 2O.--John Mccarthy OF
this city, tho undertaken who went to Leone
| Bay In the Samoan Islands, 70 recover the
body Of Chief Engineer George W. Hall Of the
United States steamer Nipsic, is preparing an
affidavit describing his experiences as they re-
late TO the conduct Of the naval authorities
and officers Of the Pacific squadron. which will
be forwarded to the Secretary Of the Navy, and
probably to Congressman Belden, with n re-
quest to the latter that he move for an inquiry
into the circumstances OF Chief Engineer Halls
death. Mr.. Mccarthy ls convinced that tho
officers on board the United States steamer
Adams did not relish the appearance Of q
stranger in that part Of the world to look into
the matter. The letter published in the Ar1nv
and Many Gazette. written under date Of Oct. 8,
on board the Adams noting the fact OF the
undertakers arrival, tries to mako It appear
that the officers Of the vessel rendered BIN
every assistance in the performance Of his
mission. but at tho Rame time q little
fun is pokod at the undertaken. and the
fact that the oasket he brought was
dropped into the sea and narrowly
escaped being lost Is looked upon as joke.
Mr.. Mccarthy says that the off1cer in command
OF the Adams. Commander Woodworth being
I'll at Apia. was very angry because he tMcCar-
thy). his casket, and keR OF embalming fluid
were transferred from the Zealaudia to the
Adamsrand he was In hurry to hustle them
OF into nntive boat to land nine miles away,
when the man-of-war could have steamed to
within q short distance OF the beach. Mr.. Nc
Carthy carried papers describing his errand
and fully accrediting him. including letter
from Acting Secretary OF the Navy Warner,
which the officer OF the Adams not only ignored.
but refused to take into his hand. though he
read it. Everything the officer did was under
shore after Father Forest%es % Of Pago Paeo. wv who
was. on board with three natives, offered to
RSs nf H SE hi sRs pUat
Before MT: IeSarthy started Mira ira Asil aIi widow
OF the chief engineer had been unable to learn
ANY definite TS touching the last hours oi
partly Verified and the facts he viii en- body in
MS Riiidayit; u = The only thing he will cay pe-
with the commander OF the Nipsic and Admiral
seaworthy after the storm at Apia. II was pro-
posed to sail her to Australia, and he declared
that IL was n hazardous undertaking The at
Tempt was made. and she was compelled to put
fact that his term of service In the navy had
expired; Hall was probably moro oflcious in
refusal OF Admiral Kimberly to give him a pass
10 return nome. had this been granted Hall
would have gone to Honolulu Tor medical
treatment for his typhoid fever, instead
OF -, being sent TO. Apia on a small
sailing smack. to be finally abandoned
Mt Leone Bay. on the island or Tutuila, to die
The question is, why Hall was not taken on
the man. war from Apia to meet the Aus
tralian steamer to Honolulu. instead OF being
given into the charge Of native fishermen. to
doned.
Mr.. MCCARTHY says the naval officers are
very reticent about the affair. but he learned
from some Of them that Chief Engineer Hall
exhibited superb bravery during the Apia |
storm. standing at the furnaces and filling |
them with pork to make the extraordinary |
pressure Of steam necessary to keep the ves- |
sells head to the wind. BY many his device |
and his intrepidity are believed to have saved |
the Nipsic: Prior to that time Hall had been |
he had proper nourishment and attendance. |
Unfortunately the French priest. Father |
Jabeulay. at Leone Bay, who took Hall to his |
house whom the poor fellow was landed. spoke |
no English. and. as Hall was equally ignorant |
OF the French tongue. their communication |
was chiefly by signs and by the aid of die
tionary. Otherwise the true story OF what |
seems to have been an outrage to an officer of |
the United States navy would be told. Mr.. |
Mccarthy, however. learned some things of
give them at the proper time.