New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-22


will think, be the means Of restoring them to
the other ships.
Il am afraid that the Kearsarge can never
be saved. She is high and dry on one OF the
most dangerous points on the reef The neavy
trade winds at this season OF the year would
prevent her from being reached for several
weeks. and | fear that she will be all broken
up when il IS possible to reach her She was
rapidly going to pieces when we left her"
Lieutenant Frederick Branard who made the
trip to Colon for help, when asked by Custom
House officer if he intended TO make declara-
ton said that he hadn thing in the world
Even his shoes had been borrowed the SAIL.
ing launch Brainard used was strung on tho
davits Of the City of Para The other four
boats Of the Kearsarge were below Lieutenant
Brainard says that the sailors ate up almost
all the food on the City of Para. He denies
the story Of needless delay on the part of the
steamship company officials. He says that the
City OF Para sailed for Roncador Reef thirty
four hours after he got to Colon. lie would
not give the cause of the accident. but said
that everything against the ship-wind,
current and sea. If the kearsarge had had the
engines Of the Campania she could not have
got off the reef after she struck. Lieutenant
of Marines lngate is said to nave threatened
To shoot sailor for an alleged attempt to
secrete food, but this is not positively known
to be true
the Navy Yard to determine VINO, If anybody.
is responsible for the KeGrsarge going ashore.
The officers hold that their charts do not give
the correct direction of the trade currents. and
that while they thought they were running north
they running alinos; due south. II Is also
said that the noise of the wind prevented the
officers from hearing the breaking Of the surf
upon the reef The story that the compasses
out Of order is denied 1t Is said that all the
money on the Kearsarge, about $4,000, was
saved
NONE OF THE OLD GUNS ON BOARD
There of the guns on board Of the
Kearsarge that any part of her armament
whcn she fought the Alabama, off Cherbourg,
France. on June 10. 1854. The Official records OF
the Navy Department snow the following dispo-
stion of the battery Of the Kearsarge at the
time of the Alabama engagement: The two IL
inch guns. Nos. 40 and 203 Of which fired the
fatal shot that struck the Alabama under her
quarter ~ the Mare Island Navy Yard: the
four 32-pounders. Of 1920 pounds each. Nos. 81.
l00 1912 ana 1906. were sold at the Boston Navy
Yard in February. $780, Mr.. Lissberger, OF New
York, being the purchaser: the 32-pounder DAM.
grcn rifle. No >, sold at the Boston Navy
Yard in 1875 to the Boston Machine Company,
and the l2-pOunder brass howitzer. No. 49, was
melted up at the Washington Gun Foundry In
October, 1889.
Washington. Feb. 2l.-Secretary Herbert to-
day appointed Court Of Inquiry to investigate
the grounding of the United States steamer
Kearsarge on ROncador Reef on February 2.
The court consists of Rear-Admral Bancroft
Gherardi. Captain Joseph VI. Miller and Captain
Thomas F. Kahn. with Lieutenant-C nder
j. d. j. Kelley Judge-Advocate. and IT will
meet at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Monday at
noon The officers and crew Of the Kearsarge
who arrived in New-YOrk from Colon to-day, VIII
remain at the Navy Yard until further orders.