Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
The KEARSARGE.
Testimony Of Admiral SlniOn and
Captain HsgsTman,
VETERANS OF TIE OLD SHIP.
Projects for Raising the Vessel from the
Deep.-Money for the
Purpose.

NEW YORK, Fob. 27.-Thc court Of
inquiry ordered 10 Investigate the
wreck Of the Kearsargc reconvened
IN ths court.martial room NJ the Brook
Ign navy yard today.
The first witness was RsAr.Admifal
stanton, who told In detail tue story
Of the Kcarsarge's voyage from the
time she sailed from Pofl-au.Pfinoe
until she struck on Roncador reef.
Then Captain Hcgefman was called
lie was asked II he had saved any Of
,hn ships records.
~ made two aitompts," said he,
"Aitrr the vessel struck TO save the
log hooks, ~ well ~ the night order
10 *, knowing they would be- wanted
r- yxhibtts In the investigation which
. kuew would follow. | was, however,
,u y nh.u 10 save my iifc."
tvsefuau Identified several charts
".iuu ha1 heCn In. use on board the
ia frntge.N
q tu,toued an to his confidence In
charts and instruments on board
Ia keafsage, the commander sale;
the chsfis anu instruments ON board.
Tue night srxtaut was u little out Of
gear, but the other Instruments were
M perfect condiuon.0 Witness said
lac had been In tue navy since 1901,
aud had commanded this Yankee
kearsIrgo aud Pensacola.
RevcIiing 10 the day OF the wTecG,
HnRermuu described the condition "
the weather ana currents for half n
uUEsu hours previous TO the kearsarge
suiking on tie reef. He received the
reports OF THE navigator at intervals.
The latitude was taken by the ship's
ftnning. III was sure the koafearge
was far 10 the north Of Roucaior reef
ihat II was about elk miles TO tho
rUuthwarI anu iouT miles 10 the east.
ward VI the point whrfe / supposed We
werc.D There was an interval Of only
tWU minutes at most between sighting
ITO white water ami the shock %
uyTikiug on tho reef. The commander
toii how tue kearsargo wps aUandOuod
uucrHttiug she was dOlmeI. lie also
utHcflhrd the manner Ia which Sra.
inau Anderson f,Obbins lost HE LIE
while tying 20 wade from the outer
Iuri TO the main cay.
While descending the exemplary con.
d-ci Of the officers anu crew while
lYug at the wnArf, as well az all during
uul fying days on the bay, HegermAn
i,H me visibiy affected at the IeoOllrc-
ilu Of tho mems apparent deep respect
= 40 love Tor MIN. Recalling this devp-
I'D. % Uu thu part u tue crew proved too
uuau Tor the bronLed commander,
o., 81 uIs mouth twitChed nj the C0rnuTt
hau uis tears wullrd up Into his eyes.
tH nually had 10 stop, owing 10 his
'muUUu. When he had recovered
.uupusute. HegermGn concluded his
|v,anUuy with the details OF the 10.
Term mp to New York.
guu court adjourned.
VETERANS aud stEMESToEs.
NAsnINuroS, Feb. g7.-McEttrlok
80 Atasshchuictts introduced n hill 10
Incorporate An organization formed by
nu veterans who served on tho Koar-
r,fgr Gufing the war, IL IL called the
hutrsArge Association 0f Naval Netsr.
uDr. TINS survivors intend to collect
mrment9rs OF the old vessel aud when
he organization comes 10 an end they
wili uo given 10 the Smithsonian
Institution,
10 RAISE THE VESSEL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The remains
ot The hvATsafgu will be raised from
R)ucau0f reef n the House committee
Oh naval atiairs has It's way. Today
tiie committee voted 10 report favor.
Huiy the bill OF Blair, Of New HRmp.
SHIRE, but was mOfr generous than
Bar proposed. While his bill would
appropriate $50, 600, the committee de-
Glued 10 raise the sum 10 si5, 900, with
IA provisU that the wrecking company
shall receive not more than $4,000 II
the attempt IN u failure.
Several proposals for raising the
kearsArge have been made. The
Wfecking companies represented that
the attempt would bea perfectly feasl-
Die one.
Secretary Herbert sent TO Cummings
OF tho House committee ON naval AZ.
laifs, letter endorsing the project OF
trscuiug tue keauaTge, The secretary
jagged that any attempt toward rescue
Huuuld be taken nj once. Tho naval
committee therefore sought ~ secure
immediate consideration for a bill
framed according 70 the HecretaTy's
sugY csiiUur, but Bland demanded that
tho NJ. Yer uubate proceed, aiding that
ne lArhrsaFge rescue and other pro.
ch should have TO wait I'll the bill
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