The evening world., 1894-03-22
HEYERMAN'S C0URT-MART|AL
Kearsarge's Commander Charged
with Inefticienoy.
Sdrrenders His Sword to Admiral
Gherardi Pending His Trial.

The court-martial ordered by the Sec
retary of the Navy to try Commander
Oscar f. Heyerman on n charge Of cul-
pable negligence in connection with the
loss of the United States corvette Kear-
sarge on Roncador Reef. Feb. ., 1894.
convened at noon today in the equipment
building at the Brooklyn Navy-Yari.
The detail OF the court Is as follows:
Commodore Charles q. Carpenter. Presi-
dent Capt. Montgomery Stcard, Capt
James Okane, Capt. Albert Kautz
Capt. Benjamin F.. Day. Capt. John T.
Read Commander Frank Wildes. Com
mander Nicoll Ludlow and Commander
Richard p. Leary
Lieut.. Commander J. u. J. Kelley Is
the Judge Advocate of the Court. Com
mander Heyerman is represented by
| counsel in the person OF Lieut. Com
fnander Adoph Mark. connected with
the hydroGraphic office at the New York
Maritime Exchange.
c,rs There are two specifcations in the
I, ~ hrst Is that. through negligence,
suffering a vessel OF the navy to be run
upon reef and stranded
The second Is: "Culpable inefficIency in
the performance Of duty"
ihe charge stripped Of legal verblage.
sets tprth that Commander Heyerman n
neglected and failed 10 exercise proper
ttre ana attention in navigating the
hearshrSe while approaching Roncador
hSer; and also failed 70 lay a course
Which would surely have carried the yes
Inc charge Is further made that he
| failed to Increase the speed OF the Kear-
s1rSe IN the afternoon so that Roncador
miSht be sighted In broad daylight.
Judge Advocate Kelley said today
I mat Lieut.. Charles II. Lyman. navigator
OF the kearsarse. against whom charges
,.9N n9NH also been preferred, would not be
b IleI with Commander Heyerman
There, had. he said. been a severance OF
the charges, and the navigator's trial
would probably follow that OF Com
mander Heyermau
or"nZel Commander by those who know
MIN as a btg-hearted. iovahle man, re,
! spsrted and admired by all who have
altty.. His wife and daughter are ir
nrrSden' and son is here with his
.o G2imm1qter Hsyerman was on hant
carry, tie went into court about. II
9elnck; accompanied by his son. tail
hne-lo king fellow with his father.
features and the same kindly liowr
Gommander Heyerman appeared to be
cheerful and shook hands with tn,
JniSe Advocate. whose duties in th'
present PrncesdinEs are evidently no
The kearsarge's late COMMANDED /.
virtualiy under arrest, This was sig
nlhed by the formal surrender Of hi,
sword to the Government Represented
by Admiral Gherardi. in whose posses
sion II Will remain until the conclusion
OF the court martial proceedings. TIL,
FORMAL surrender OF his sword was mad,
The penalty. should the charge.
against Commander Heyerman be prov
en-, ranges from temporary suspension
\ = tkN.a HG.,..
Al ll.3o o'clock the arrival ~ Commo
d"rr Carpenter at the Ntvy-Iarl va
announced by salute OF eleven suns
Their i no lack u ceremony in tn
PROCEEDINGS. All the mnrloa,s " H.
Court War their full dress unfit rm
AMI the -trIct"st naval !ecorum - ob
Commodore Carpenter took his sea: a
the head ot the long table and soon tn
big leather-Gushton! chairs ranged alon
larei naval officers.
Promptly At noon Commodore Carpen
ter declared the court open, and Judge
\ lFoCate Kelley read the preCept OF tn
, martial
Commander Heverman was asked tn
/, iorma. question whether he desired
Io~tporew-nt of the proceedings AMI upo
, his siGntfyinE that he diI nor he e,
asked n h" desired To exercise his righ
20 'r1A"nE" any member OF the Cour
D on the several grounds set down in tn
, 'h.Nr book lie also waived this righ
Wa th'n discovered thi; there IA
boon 4 mistake made bv the navy Df
plr'mHnt AZ Washington. and that N
p-"t"pt bore the name ~ COmmanl IL
= ." re- f. f. Willie. Of North Eastor
t Mss inS'etl or Commander Fran
. WA|rs. wN9 hal been nD.tel TO al
. t"ri court
TRls while - itself would seem 10 b
, = much Importance, proved an oLstlcl
N 'a' way pt proceeding. wish the Couri
+ martial. and after Commander HeyeI
: man had S'gnliel his desire TO be rrr
resented hy counsel and had nama
l.!"V' Commander Mark, curt was a.
burned until afternoon. Meanwhile
telegram u inquiry was sent to VAST
iHE'. 70 asking which Wilde was meant
a ST ~ the court martial