The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-07
THE SCHLEY INQUEST
REAR ADMIRAL HOwIsoN Sue
cEEDS KIMBERLY.
HIS RECORD IS ALL RIGHT.
NAMES OF ELIGIBLEs WE'RE SUB
MITTED TO SCHLEY.

Howison Commanded the vandaIin
at Samoa. Which Later Went Down
in the Harbor of Apia Under the
HOwison Now Succeeds-His Court
esy to sampson at the Dewey Re-
cepti0n-List of witnesses to BE
Summoned Now Being Prepared.
Washington, Aug. 6.--The vacancy in
the Schley court of inquiry caused by
the inability of Rear Admiral Kimberly
to serve on account of ill health, has
been filled by the selection of Rear
Admiral Henry l.. Howison, whose ap-
pointment was announced by Assistant
Secretary Hackett to-day. At the same
time 1t was announced that this ap-
pointment would be agreeable to Ad-
miral Schley. The department before
taking action had submitted list of
names to Admiral Schley, which in
cluded that of Rear Admiral Howison
and Admiral Schley had indicated his
entire willingness to accept any officer
on the list The department also COM
municated the selection to Capt. Park
Secretary Hackett before issuing the
order communicated with Admiral
Howison, who is at present at Sara
! toga Springs, N. Y, and ascertained
from him that he had given utterance
to no expression of opinion regarding
the merits of the Sampson Schley con-
| tIoversy.
Later in the day the department an
nounced that Admiral Howison had
been heard from and would accept the
detail. The department thereupon noti-
| fed Admiral Dewey of Admiral Howl
| sons selection, and sent to the latter
copy of the precept, together with
| Admiral Schley's letter relative to the
| fifth paragraph of the precept and the
departments response thereto which
| correspondence is part of the official
record.
Some of Hoyvison's Work.
Rear Admiral Howison is one of the
youngest retired officers of his grade,
having been retired Oct. 10, 1899, when
| he reached the age of 81. 1t is rather
an interesting coincident that he was
| in command of the cruiser Vandalia
! at Samoa, which later went down in
| the hurricane in Apia harbor while fly
| ing the nag of Rear Admiral Kimber-
| ly, who had succeeded him as senior Of
ficer on the station. ana whom he now
succeeds on this court. He was IN
command of the Boston yard during
the Spanish war and later was COM
mander of the South Atlantic station.
| He made the famous long-distance
| cruise around Africa in the Chicago
! as the last act of his active career. ar
irving in New York the day before Ad-
miral Dewey arrived in the Olympia.
1t will be remembered that although
he outranked Admiral Sampson, who
was in command of the receiving fleet
| at that time, he refrained from as
| Stunning command, but courteously al
| lowed Admiral Sampson to do the hon
ors upon that celebrated occasion.
| To Summon witnesses.
| A preliminary list of the witnesses
| who will be called to appear before
the court has been prepared at the
Navy Department. Some of these Of
| ficers are on foreign stations and will
| be obliged to leave for home almost
] Immediately in order to arrive in time.
| Admiral Schley has also submitted d
list of witnesses. some of whom are on
! foreign stations, and these also will be
! ordered home.
| Among the witnesses desired by Ad-
| nliral Schley is Lieut.. Roger Welles,
| who was aboard the Brooklyn as a
| member of Commodore Schleys staff
| throughout the Spanish war There are
no Spanish officers on Admiral Schley' s
| list.
Capt. Parker Resumes Work.
| Washington, Aug. 6.-Capt. James
| Parker, Admiral Schley's assistant
| counsel. was at the Navy Department
| to-day to resume his investigation of
the official records in connection with
the disputed point in the Santiago cam
| paign He was given a desk in the
Secretary's office. as he was last week,
| and such records as he called for were
| nlaced at his disnoSal bY the Bureau of