New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
DUELLING IN THE NAY Y
SOME CASES OF UNUSUAL INTEREST.
THE RECENT TROUBLES OF CADETs-REdoLA
TONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

Savyr there are liz separate paragraphs WIN VIM"
every man as well every officer IN 'no 49, -,
expected TO make himself 50 familiar that lie wan
he guilty OF doing anything to impair the d'Seip,ine
n, the service or to become a victim OF such PUNISH
| mont rs a court martial may adtudge." Ihese 'A"S
| berin with cnjoning commanding officers 10 s"o"
| good example Of virtue, honor PATRIOTISM anu
ordination" and then follows a caution OF Te'eie.' "
hay+or at divine service. the enumeration OF one"'
punishable by death other punishment" the oienet
Gov which one may be imprisoned for hfe, and wpa'
| nuplsbmcnts may be Inflicted b. commanding ""oe''
and what by courtsnnrtla. The regulations re4ui''
that these articles must be read at the general n
OF officers and the first sunday OF eSo" i''
hence no one Is supposed to have an excuse loi 'o
inc Them II IS said OF one officer who was detailed 10
read the articles on one Sunday, and VINO hau oi'o'
boosted that he could rece them without the a Vi ~.
nrnted text when he reached the paragraph rceardhs
assoults he repeated: ITO draw, or offer TO dra"' VI
drink after Il has been drawn" Instead OF, 10 uia"'
| or offer to draw his sword" etc. The merrnen'
caused to the sailors could not be suppressed iof
several minutes.
INT human memory is treacherous, or else one be-
| cor,es unm,ndful OF the results, and when he Is
aggravated by anothers stings and surs the AHcles
| Of War; are Of secondary consideration. ms ms
been observed on than one occasion and especiaS
with the plebs at the Naval Academy, where '"o
senior cadets attempt to have Just httie fuh AZ
hazing-slch as making the uninated stand on ther
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the violation OF the Navy laws was that OF Naval
cadet Fred King Perkins, Of California. and NaVa'
| Cadet Edwin HAYDEN de Iany, OF Tennessee, only Il
couple OF weeks ago. They plainly violated tnao Pa'
OF tho Articles OF War which provides tfnt a court
martial may inHlct punishment upon one who "quarrcls
with, strikes, assaults, or uses provoking OF re-
proac hful words gestures menaces toward any
person I'm the Navy or endcavos to foment quarres
between other persons in the Navy; or sends or &C
cepts challenge to fight duel or acts as SECOND
| In duel"
| The case OF these two cadets has attracted much
public Interest, but beyond the statement that thcy
| were Imprisoned for the serious offence Of giving
| and sending a challenge there has been little pup
n,hed. This "serlous offence" for which the two
Young cadets were put under quarantine for the sm-
| mer on the old Santce but who were released rev
DAYS ago. dates back the last academic year before
this when fourth class men or pebs, refused 10
permit the upper-class TO take the galP out OF
them. Gail" In a "plcb' Is to stare at one OF the
senior class when he passes by; to ask MIN
question under any circumstances; ever to permit
smile to pass his face. and " he docs 70 be od
Immediately to wipe 1t or; to fail 10 ada sir 10
An answer given to his seniors, to fall 10 wear MS
hat straight and square on his head 10 rail- 10 rise
and stand in the position OF soldier when an upper
cassm passes by; to assume TO take walk In
Lovers Lane or take any Interest in anything that
goes on around him among the upperclass men eH
ccpt that OF being hazed
one night last spring. Just after taps ternnc ex-
ploson was heard In OF the corridors OF the new
quarters and an investigation proved that some
wicked cadet had been guilty OF firing of two big
! cannon nrecrackeis. This was breach Of academy
discipline that could not be passed over and every
cadet was ordered 20 dress and form In line In the
corridor FOR an Official "quz.r There statement
Was prepared 10 which every cadet aniXcd MS name
declaring that Il didn't do tl' somebody lied
| but whoi subsequently It was learned that Naval
Cadets Perkins and a. r. Hull had sct of the CRACKERS
and In defence of their act OF deception protested that
no one had the authority to compel them to crminatc
themselves. hence they we're not guilty OF dshon-
or,ble act In signing tho st9tcment The two cadets
wcrc however sent % do Icnancc In the Santee-tha'
f. extra work and practical imprisonment on the
ships.
A. the last game Of baseball OF the series In Nav
ho,uc,n the plebsr and the nrstoass men. the
third class men Uhc plobsr OF last year. Joined In
n chorus 81 shouts flr the "plebs.' Cadet Perkins
taking the lead 1as 80 angcpd cadet hoiueh ~
Evans OF the first class. whose nine was terribly
| frounccd that he snccrcd at Perkins, ana salu' y
man who has been sent to the santec for lying Womb
better keep his mouth shut PERKINS, dlmlhuu'e
in stature bu, great In aervc. and admittedly the
uos scientific boxer at the academy, responded with
n blow straight from the shoulder. The Insult WIS
settled on the spot. few days later me Dl'tcrhoNs
hctwccn fhc two Glasses again manifested Itself when
| Cadet r. l.. sawyer reported CADET frrhl1H io' "''
having his cap on straight and for the graVer onohoe
~ making a false statement. Perkins was acquitted
| ,,t bc AZ once challenged Cadet sawyer 10 night
with fists for charging him with Fing. Cadet 90
| Lany carried the challenge whereup0n enact H'"'r.
| rcportcd the matter to Captain Il. l Phythah' "o
| commandant, who put the challenger ana MS S'oo''
! under arrest on the >antec. They were under quar-
| a,unc obout six weeks when, after lecture, they
vcrc released thus being restored 10 the privileges
that their classmates enjoying liberty rccF'a
| lion association with the other cadets, and good
| ouarters And thus they escaped trial by 'ouI''
martial and possible dismissal from the !~'NS W.
| doing what their manhood prompted them To 40 bu'
which the Articles Of War forbid them to do
rbere have been several ducls between ohccrS
eince the Navy was first established. but the Dlu'
,,, has mot .ecn an advocate OF them for the las,
| c,chtv wars "Jackr has many supcrstluons ana
n duel Is perhaps Of the strongest incentives io'
him To Jump the ship" or, aS they say In the ARMY
| run the guard This dates back 10 the UNI Vi
| the duel I'm 1912 between Midshipmrn 'hariS "oF
| GAN and Joseph Rogers. They were both on the
| did friratc Constitution, and when lying on SANDY
| Hook they onarrccd n challenge passed. they wcht
oshor. and fought the duel without seconds, ana 10
| carry out the agreement that the survivor shou'H
| ,r IA. .u,ogonis, Morgan buried the body OF
! Rogers I'm the sand funeral service was hciu on
the following day. and while the boats were on ther
way to the shore sailor fell from the m"S'"e" VI
The nigate and was killcl; few minutes h''e'
nothcr sailor fell and received injuries from when
ho died on the following day and wmic lowering
him into the cock pit another sailor fell ana broke ms
| log Two days aftcrward mmshipmhh i'i o'c'
board and was dr!wncd, and In attempting rescue
boat capsizcd throwing the crew INTO inc ""'er anu
| they we're saved with difficulty
| Morgan, who latter rose 10 the rank OF COMMODORE
wos a personal appontce OF President JEFFERSON
one day In 1907 Mr. jefferson was driving alone OH
a country read In Abemarc County Va wheh he
asked young Morgan to share the buggy "l'h MN
az far as he was going. Mr.. Jefferson was so at
,ac,ed with the boys manner Intelligence and frank
ness that he offered him appointment as mid
slipman in the Navy and as the boy got ont Of INC
| Lurgy Mr. jefferson remarked "Ieh ypur i''n,I