Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15


the old corvette kearsarge the most famous
ship of the active service has gone to the
bottom. The Roncndor reef. on which she
struck, is well known to mariners in
those waters as dangerous impeachment
to navigation Efforts have been recently
made to secure the erection of light
house on this point.
The kcarsarge was ordered on Jan q to
proceed to Bluefelds to protect American
interests that were alleged to be endan
gered by the troubles between Honduras
and Nicaragua. R0ncador reef is some
2o0 miles to the northeast from Blue
fields. The Kearsarge WAC the flagship of
Rear Admiral stanton and he was on
board ut the time.
stanton Not to Blarlo.
The wreck adds another to the misfor-
tunes which have of late befallen Admiral
Stanton. lie was summarily relieved
from command of the southern Atlantic
station for saluting Mello, the insurgent
Later he was placed in command Of the
home station. lie joined the kearsarge
the latter part oil January The naviga-
ton of a naval vessel rests entirely with
her commander and his assistants. there
fore it would APPEAR as though Com
mauder Heyerman will be held response
BILE and on him will devolve the task of
showing that the accident was unavoida-
bic He will look to the officers of the
deck at the time Of the wreck for an eX.
PLANTATION.
About Hcyerman.
Commander Heyerman, who was in
command of the kearsarge, has also been
i'm the public eye lately. He was acting
u- inspector of lighthouses in the Detroit
district. His plan of lighting the St
Mary river differed from that of the
Iilh.noU-" board, and his correspondence
with the Lighthouse board was considered
as approaching characterization. He was
suspended from duty and failed to secure
n restoration.
Commander Heycrman was subse-
aGenUy assigned to inspection duty at
New York. and served there until about
tbrae mouths ago, when he was placed in
'ommaud Of the Xearsarge She made
short cruises between nome ports. to blow
mp dcroliGts and assist at the trial Of sew
raj new warships, while in command
of Commander Heyerman, prior to her
departure from New York several weeks
ago, for SAa Domingo, where a revolu-
tion had started with an attempt to AS
sassi nate President Heureux
The trouble was snort lived, and was
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History Of the Kearsarge.
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Your 32-pounuers Two ll-inch Dahlgren
pivot guns and one 3J-pound ride, or seven
guns, with a total weight of proiectiles of
$50 pounds.
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one loJ-pounHe' biaNely rifle and one
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