New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-27

NEARING THE END OF THE HEYERMAN
COURT-MARTIAL.
TESTIMONY AS TO TIE SWEEP OF THE SEA
TIDES ABOUT THE REEF WHERE THE NhAh-
SARGE WAS WRECKED WITNESSES FOR
THE DEFENCE CALLED.


THE DEFENCE CALLED.
The court-martial in the case OF Commander
Heyerman assembled at the Navy Yard yesterday
morning at 1920 O'clock The first part Of the
DAYS proceedings consisted OF the reading or the
record Of what had been done on SATURDAY anu
the verifying OF the report Then the mrs "i'lesS
OF the. day. Lieutenant T. Wa!ing was calieu'
Lieutenant WaT-< senior watcH ohlcer on '"V
Kearsarge and he was asked II repeat Whatever
conversation took pace between him and Lieutenant
Lyman. the navigator. The reques; imine liaie'y
aroused Lieutenant Commander Mark. counsei lor
Commander Heycrman, and he ana Juose-A"Voc1'e
Kelley had a sharp contest in WORDS. IN oIut'
that the question might be examined ana declueu
court was ciosed. When court was again opened II
was announced that the conversation by Lieutenant
WAXING would be admitted. The witness said that
n told Lieutenant Lyman. about 100 p. m that
no ought TO 20 to the ''o,d man and ask nm 20
get up steam The familiar words had slipped OUT
IN telling the story. and Lieutenant WANG COZ
orei I'D as he thought what he had said 'oih-
mander Heyerman also b.ushed at hearing gwen
10 himself the nickname which he doubtless ha1
often given to his commanding officer in younger
DAYS Lieutenant Lyman tod the witness mat 'ne
Commander was not going TO get up steam u!''"
O'Clock or until after the afternoon observation
had been taken A.
CAPTAIN Sicard then asked If the watch oHee-S
were required to send in the ships position eacn
day independent of the navigator. and the witness
said that they not obliged TO-
Lieutenant John Hood OuAor grade) was next
called to the stand. He relieved Lieutenant wall
ing as watch officer at o'clock on the DAY OIL
the wreck. The only general instructions COMMAND
or Heyerman gave 10 him were to Keep DTlSh'
lookout ahead for the reef. little later the Nol"
mander ordered the foresail hauled up, that pet
ter view ahead might be secured The Commahd'r
was on deck from to $40 O'clock Al A;l' 'he 'i-
y,nes were started Commander Heyerman. the
eierh. tba h ,
and o'clock and when the reef had not peeh
saen az G o'clock the witness thought that the
ship must have passed it, going Itte iur'heT
northward than the navigator expected liere "'9
q lookout aoft on the foretop-gallant yard at gov
this lookout was ordered down. as it was TOO dark
for him to see any longer.
Admiral Stanton was then recalled ana 'estieu
that on the tourney from Port-auPrince TO Blue
fields he had told Commander Heyerman 10 save
as much coal possible.
Lieutenant Branard took the stand next, but
nothing new was brought out Lieutenant Lyman
the navigator then testified that on the day oil 'e
disaster Naval Cadet Mccormick. the asslS ,
navigator and two other naval cadets Wo'heu UP
the ships position. in addition to his own hie
lions and that he verified their work Win ms:
Nothing else of any importance was brought out
by him; and Navajo Cadet Benjamin b. M'Cor'n''N
VIZ Win his testimony the morning session closed.
and the court took recess until 2:lO p. III. " nm
r. reassembled Lieutenant c. G. Bowman an eN-
port was called 10 the stand TO calculate re'ho!'
man He said that the ship calculating from me
position at p. M at O'Clock was a sCii H , me-
miles and at and one-half TO one ana on
quarter miles from the northern end OF ne no ~
Al Go she was stranded on the reel Al ~ my
course was changed. bat If 1t had been Shapeu
nOrthward at 6 O'Clock. the reef would nav p.'i
PASSED in safety. With the testimony OF Lleu'eH@l
Bowman the prosecution ci0seu. o,..t. T oo,,u.,,d
The defence opened by calling Captain locKWoCl
VINO commanded the steamship city OF Para OF lme
Columbian Line the trip from fara 10 .NeW ~
York He testified that when he began 10 san II, ~
the West Indies ne studied charts and DOCKS Win
great care and was given understand tha I'M! :
was a northwesterly current. But ne louhu VI
the currents changed. and could not be nependel
on They even change from day to day ne MouIu
never have found how currents varied eNcepl
through his own experience. With n strong west,
erlv wind there might be a westerly current anu
again with the wind there might Dc no cur
rent The currents entirely unreliable II ne
had been in that negtbOrhood ana had founl q
northwesterly set OF less than an hour. ana me
next day had found a nOrthwester!y SET or NOR
than an hour he. unless he had had the previous
experience which he has had would have eXpec,ed
the same current to continue all through the after
moon. After leaving Coon on February y. ne l1uhi
that ne was getting set to the west; but the mex
morning he found that the current had changed
and was sweeping him off to the east. tie sitpel
his course 50 clear the REF AZ a distance OF
eight TO ten miles as he wanted 10 be on the safe
side.
wood. and his testimony was mainly in regard 10
matters Of detail.
The defence will continue it's proceedings to-day.
and will close There Is at least one witness to be
examined this morning. and Lieutenant -Commander
Mark will have argument 10 ofer Tor COM
-nander Heyerman.