New-York tribune., 1894-02-28

supposed that the course taken at noon such as
to enable the vessel to have liberal margin OF
safety of Roncador Reef. "At about 6;S0 p. m'
satdthe Admiral. Commander Heyernan tod me that
the navigator had said that he was sure we had
passed to the north OF Roncador Reef We con-
tinued on our course" continued Admiral stanton
shortly before O'Clock the lookout cried: Break
ers ahead! looked out. and saw that there was
white water nearly abeam on the starooard slce'
and that the vessel practically In the breakers
Commander Heyerman ordered the helm 10 De
M .,ard-a-port' and the engines stopped and then
acsed He also ordered that fires be started urcer
he tvco extra boilers. The sails were promptly
,,raed The engines continued backing at full speed
for some minutes We thought at first that the snip
was going asern. Heaving the lead' however,
allowed that we hard aground For time
there danger OF the masts goihs oy 'ne po"'''
- this did not happen.
kror, far off were YOU from the breakers when
4, heard the cry of the ookout?" asked the Judge
advocate. -
mot more than 800 yards was the answer THE
night was dark; the stars were out but CLOUDS
were ps Sdng overhead all the time" Admiral STAN
.nn ~a,a that he had given no advice directions
as IN the course to be taken by the ship. He then
described what occurred after the Kearsarge struck
and this account did not diner in any material
respect from the statements made In the printed
interview with him which was published last week
IN The Tribune upon the arrival OF the steamer
CITY of Para Commander Heyerman. the Admiral
went on made the assertion that he. as the COM
rnander of the Kearsarge. would remain on the
ship until the last man had gone and he did 50.
The Admiral left the Kearsarge when the last two
catamaran loads were TO be taken or. This ended
the testimony of Admiral Stanton, and Commander
Heyeruan at his own request, called as the
next witness.
Commander Heyerman was asked II he had saved
any OF the ships records. especially the rough
and smooth" logbooks II made two attempts, "
- Str,,nk n, he
books. as we'll as the night order book. knowing
that they would be wanted as exhibits In the IN
was oDy able to saSe my life Several charts
which had been In use on the Kearsarge were then
Ssar Of Se ay BANK issae By the
graphic ONCE in Washington The chart had been
corrected by that office up TO 1871 second chart
then Identified the current chart of the North
s s I The , h ss chart TSs Sne Ua ns
chart had been corrected up TO 1892 and the other
the Navy since 1851 and had commanded the Yantic.
the Pensacola and the kearsarge ..
the Captain laid down. The course he decided to
fcow the cOmTsndsr DER said WAS to the & south Of
across the Gulf to Bluefelds' The weather Captain
he Captain said tha, the instruments @ with the eS,
ception OF the night-sextan were In perfect order.
hours preceding the disaster: he said that at in
tervals he received reports from the navigator The
70 noon on February i had been from six 10 eight
knots an hour There was as g0Sd breeze and & all sail
February 2" said he, was. by dead reckoning.
observation the latitude was lSis and longitude
79.l9S0 west. There was a difference between the
dead reckoning and the observation OF minutes in
longitude and the same difference in latitude. The
latitude by observation was higher than by dead
reckoning and the longitude was further west"
ssWhat did that show your" was asked.
'sit showed that had to contend with current
from the north"
What was the force OF that current?''
About one two knots was the answer.
.'Did you have any knowledge that the currents
In the Caribbean Sea might change without warn
ingly $1,000, ,.-
the north OF Roncador Reef"
Al O'Clock In the afternoon Lieutenant Com
mander Lyman. the navigator made his usual re-
port. but the witness could not remember what IL
was The Commander expected TO make Roncador
Reef at ock. little after that hour. AT s
O'Clock nothing had been sighted, and IL was
thought that the ship had passed to the north OF
the reef, or that the reef without any
being able TO IL. although the weather was
clear. AT $780, when the about setting"
aaid the Commander. II sent the assistant navi-
gator 10 the gallant-yard with the strongest
glasses board. He reported nothing In sight l
was not satisfied, however. and took precau-
further precaution. gave orders TO to the west
ward. The distance had been found by the patent
los. and. as check on that used the chip log;
T did not take dinner at my usual hour saying