The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
DORRY ALSO TO Be TRIED.
Lieutenant Daniels Not to Be
the Only One Before the
Inquisition.
He Receives Peremptory Orders From
Washington to Tell the
Entire Truth.

Lieutenant Daniels is not the only officer
OF the Bering Sea revenue feet who is now
trembling in his shoes. Assistant Engi-
neer Derry is also doing his best to find
some one willing to speak good word for
him during the coming investigation.
Mr.. Derry, when spoken to yesterday in
relation to the matter in which he is so
much interested, refused 20 speak for pub
LEGATION. He said that st all events he,
being an honest man, should have better
chance than any ten-cent dude. But when
asked what he meant by a e'ten-cent dude"
he refused to answer.
First Lieutenant Buhner of the Bear is
also in a disturbed stateiof mind. 1t ap-
pears that some enemy of Captain Healy,
learning that the first lieutenant's testi-
mony tended to clear his superior, notified
the treasury officials at Washington. The
result was telegram from Assistant Sec
rotary Hamlin of the United States treas
ury advising Lieutenant Buhner to tell the
entire truth during his examination
"withoutany concealment or reservation
whatsoever"
This telegram nettled Mr.. Buhner great
ly. 1t seemed to him as though his
veracity were being called in question.
| Hence, during the examination he read
sponsible for it.
a deathlike silence was the only reply.
Have you been writing to Washington,
Mr.. Reynoldsp" asked the first lieutenant,
eying the judge advocate.
Silence was The only answer, and the Of
! fcials glanced at Mr.. Reynolds as though
expecting him TO respond.
"Yes, | have at last answered Lieu
tenant Reynolds, uneasily, because
| have been requested 10 do so"
'Ail right" calculated Buhner in a tone
| expressive of the utmost resignation, II
| suppose must take my dose like the rest
Captain Louis Williams OF the whaler
| Hidalgo,. the first witness examined at
yesterdays session of the Healy investi-
| cation, testified that he had been forty
| years at sea and had been acquainted with
Captain Healy during the last ten years.
| The captain was not at any time under
! the influence of liquor during the month
of August, 1895. or else the witness would
have known it, since he visited the Bear
almost daily and sometimes more than
once day. AS to Captain Healy failin g
| to reach Point Barrow, the witness said he
was one of the captains who counseled
Healy not TO attempt the trip, as the ice
was commencing to gather and the officers
at Point Barrow were amply provided for.
He considered Captain Healy an expert
navigator.
Captain A. n. McGregor of the whaler
Orca said he had been at sea twenty-one
years. and had known Captain Healy for
fourteen years. He considered the revenue
officer better versed In the knowledge OF
the Arctic currents than any other man.
| He had met Healy near Icy Cape, and had
advised him not to go to Point Barrow,
since the trip would be dangerous one,
and the officers at tina point were amply
supplied with all necessaries.
AT the afternoon session DR.. Bcdkin tes-
titled that the liquor had been removed
| from the captain s stateroom at his orders,
ness desired to gauge the amount of alco-
! hole LIQUOR taken by his patient
Captain Bonnitieid of the supply
steamer Lakme said he had known Cap
| tain Healy for four years, and had learned
that he was idolized by the Indians in
Alaska, who regarded him as the United
| States Governments representative. He
/ had never heard that the captain ever
/ drank too much liquor.
| The next witness was r. Nelson, assist.
ant keeper of the lighthouse and relief sta
ton at Point Barrow. He said he had
| been sent by his superior, Captain Aitken,
| to notify Captain Healy that the force at
that it would be simply suicidal for the
captain TO attempt to reach the point, as
| the winter, that of 1895. was exceptionally
severe and the danger from icebergs very
| great.
He had seen the captain daily during the
| time mentioned by Messrs. Daniels, Derry
and Emery in their complaint, and had
always found him perfectly sober. He
said Captain Healy was considered the
best mariner that had ever been in the
Behring Sea.
Philip Montgomery, first officer of the
whaler Norwhal, was the last witness. He
said he knew of no one whose reputation
was better than Captain Healy's as thor
ough-going Mariner. The witness had
never seen the captain under the influence
of liquor.
The general investigation, announced
yesterday, viii take place underline super-
intendsncy OF Captains Hodgson of De
troit, Stodder of New York and Coulson Of
this City. 1t is said the closing OF the
Heaiy investigation will be delayed until
the arrival OF DR.. Sharp from the East
Sharp Is said to be an avowed enemy of the
old commander. It is expected MS testi-
mony will be by no means devoid OF in
terest.
A personal friend of Captain HeaIy said
he had received q letter from Captain Gar
forth of the Pheasant, in which that officer
alludes to Captain Realy as perfect gem
tleman, and denies all stories against him.
It is expected that the proposed whole
sale inquiry into the state of affairs in the
Boring Sea feet viii be productive of many
interesting DEVELOPMENTS.