The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-28

me. The shir crowded further and further on
the reei. and seas struck heavily under her
groansd aud the frames appeared 70 be crack
Ing. Then I gave orders TO heavs over the
s ssS unasr
Ing OF the ship. ana soon the steam pipe burst
and drove the engineer force from their quar-
II ordered the gun cotton stored in the after
Tsgs q, to be thrown SSerbSsTd to sy9d the
Those Working a. the pumps sang their sons,
served out H. and the smoking i Smo was lighted
so every one could smoke. During the, night
The Witness then told OF the trip Of the gig to
the reef and the waves that flooded the poop
Ant i2a3S o'SiOet the eOurtoordersd reco,,
AZ that. hour Commando. Hyermen resumed
tive OF the wreck. The foremost was cut away
and three boats were lost. before all hands
direction OF the Admiral Com mander liver
man was the last to leave the ship. The Amer
the kdmirsTs psnnsft at the mIzzsn truck.
He related the life on the key infinitely. The
men dHs we'll; and q. water being
aid not come up :. shs Court ol Inquiry. Inc
o'clock. Commander Hysrmsn was lying on
the sand tagged out with his exertions OF the
nsht had Crown no eS Se liz wss n srou s BY
sailor. who touched his cap and said:
Captain, here's blanket 1 saved. It's
Commsnder Hyerman. asked the sailor what
he bad to cover himself with, and when the
the Commsndsr said!
Keep Il yourself. my man. you need It quite
Jack entrsstsd. but the onicer was nrm in
REFUSING on to accept the cover, ri. ,.non,
y.sssrdsS o Said The GehsvI R q 5f otiesrs
and crew was exem plary. Every man did hi.
duty. can speak only In the highest terms Of
As he finished his head bowed slightly. aud
the hands in his lap clasped together. There
to continue, but the Judge Advocate had seen
the 5ronzed seam man lip Sgiver aud he eJe y
quickly grasping the situation. and ali present
not belon cling TO the court moved out Many
had not tnd =, ne S
reason for the clearing Of the room.
went on as before. Commander Heyerman told
OF the routine on the KEY aud the visits to the
birds. conohs. and crabs were eaten with rel
S ,S greet iS. Gig 1881 S HS
mander ended HE narrative the Judge Advo-
cate asked several questions
,"No.S; vas the reply. 1t would have been
Com mandsr, WHY did you not regulate the
s1sfS S Jour ship so as to pass h0n''dor BY
ii ala. I expected to pass i By 6 o'clock.
What difference" asked Commapder Kel-
sumed You Would be In a. $50 o'cioci aud the
pP;tiGP IN which you actually found yourself
About seven miles. This would indicate a
set 70 south and east OF about ono and one-half
The witness was asked II he had learned OF
the variability Of the currents about Ron.
cador. aud he replied that he did not know at
the time. but had learned Of 1t later from the
officers. whom he named: Com mander Kelley
also inquired how many times the witness had
sighted au z. s ,s,5 esg,nTS dn sy5
Was It sighted when expected by reason Of
your course and speedf"
Who was your NAVIGATOR"
As the court had no further questions to ask
expressed q desire that Capt. Lockwood Of the
City Of Para be call edto the witness chair. The
morning. when Leu. Charles ii. Lyman. man. nav.
,wAsHINeToY, Feb. 2L.-,Secretary Herbert
tee on Naval Affairs q letter. in which he said
company. which required only $4,000 for
and SIS ooo sdditionsi II sucsossfaI A n re.
claiming the Kearsargs. The Secretary sug-
date . saH should bs SiTsR aS
sssrtisttng Tor eInsi In compliance With The
SsW jersey was to sspors TIT .S
propriating the amounts above named
When the bill was presented to the House, Mr..
ssted unanimous consent FOR lit its INN i%med iS
confederation; Mr.. Bland remarked that no
doubt this and ether important measures de-
would object to It's consideration until the
pending business was disposed of.