The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-04-05
THEY WERE ALL THERE.
why 1t Was n Lighthouse Keeper Did
Not Get Restored.

Why 1t Was n Lighthouse Keeper Did
Not Get Restored.
When the president, Secretary Car
Isle. Secretary Gresham and Capt.
Evans were on one of their trips down
the coast they happened TO be near by
where the Cedar Point lighthouse
burned down owing to the dereliction
OF the keeper who was absent from
his post of duty. In due course OF
time he was removed, and also in due
course of time the dismissed keeper
with congressional friend visited tho
secretary of the lighthouse board to
secure a reinstatement.
81 want to know who wrote the let
ter recommending this mans dismis-
| sal" said the Congressman.
/ The polite secretary Invited the MEM
/ Der and friend to be seated and touch
| ed his bell. IL will send for copy OF
the letter. and you shall see it for your
self" said he.
IL suppose" proceeded the Congress
man, taking seat, that the dismis-
sal was made on the report Of some
id inspector who didn't know half
the facts. am going to see Capt.
Evans about it and have the matter
fixed
BY this time the letter-book was
brought. and, placing Il before the
member, the secretary said: You
see. the letter is signed by Capt.
Evans
"Oh. Bob Evans signed it, did hep
Then reading the letter, he added, 1T
is just as / thought; he has based his
Recommendation on the report Of an
inspector Give me n copy OF that
0 a. ENUand
about il"
Certainly" replied the bland secre-
tary. 81 will have a copy prepared at
once; but-er-I believe that Capt
Evans is personally advised Of the
facts In this case"
PERSONALLY advised. What does he
know about the matter except from
tbs inspectors report|
well. you see, 1t happened that
Capt. Evans was at Cedar Point when
the lighthouse was burned"
Evans was there himselfT'
"Yes: he was there at the time, on
one of the lighthouse vessels, and l
think. he made some inquiry into the
matter"
"Oh. WELL II the captain was there,
, and has signed this letter, l suppose
, there is no use of my seeing him. Give
: me the copy, though, and will go and
see Carlisle"
Certainly: Of course the copy will
be ready in moment; but l think
/ the secretary. too, knows about the
matter, as he was also at the light
, house at the time"
Carlisle was at Cedar Point wher
the lighthouse was burned up?"
, Yes; he and Capt. Evans were
there together"
"The devil they were. Well, then
! there's no use Of my seeing him. II
q have to go TO my friend Gresham; hel
. fix it for me. Let me have the copy
. all the same"
a Yes; to be sure; bute-r-general-
: the fact is-er-that Secretary Gres
!, ham was there also"
y do you mean to say that Carlisle
and Gresham and Bob Evans were al
: at Cedar Point when the lighthous
I burned upT
: "Yes; It just happened that the.
: were al there"
: well, I'll be id. This is YER
), strange. I'll have to see the old ma
y himself; I'll go to the President l
: that copy ready?"
o "Yes; It has just come: here 1t is
s but-perhaps l ought to say-yo
l. ought to know-that is to say, tina
8 the President probably knows abou
q the case, as he was likewise at Ceda
g Point"
d THE President was there? Goo
\ God! Well, Smith" turning to h
II man. Il guess your goose is cooked
Wen have TO give 1t up."-Washinj
ton Star.