The Washington times., 1901-09-14
ADMIRAL RAMSAY NAMED.
Appointed Third Member of the
schiey Court of Enquiry.
Informed of His Selection by Tcle-
gr.ph-Sa;d TO ne satisfactory to
Both Sid.s-tH Erroneous Report
That Sampson Had Bcen Summoned

Frank w. Hackett, Acting Secretary OF
the Navy, announced yesterday that
Rear Admiral Francis M Ramsay, a re-
tired officer of the navy, has been ap-
pointed as the third member of the Schley
Court OF Enquiry, in place OF Rear Ad-
miral Henry L. Howison, retired, who
was on Thursday excused from ser'ics
by his colleagues, Admiral Dewey and
Rear Admiral Benham, after being chal-
lenged for cause by Rear Admiral Scnley.
Admiral Ramsays selection is satisfac-
tory to Admiral Schley.
His name was in the list of officers of
flag rank submitted to Acting Secretary
Hackctt by Admiral Schley counsel
when their unofficial objection TO Admiral
Howison was presented to the Navy De-
partment Admiral Ramsay is at Blue
Ridge Summit. Franklin County, Pa. his
selection is credited to Secretary Long.
Nothing in regard to his appointment be-
yond the mere announcement that it had
been made could be obtained from Acting
Secretary Hackett. who had said carrier
in the day that he would not discuss the
matter on account of the critical cendi-
ton of President Mckinley.
1t was said elsewhere in the department
that Admiral Ramsay had not been con-
not been heard from. Notification was
sent to him by telegraph.
The selection of Admiral Ramsay will
probably give satisfaction All of Ad-
miral Schley's counsel were out of town
yesterday, but friends of Admiral Schley
said that he was satisfied with the APP
pointmsnt Admiral Ramsay was retired
in April, 1897. He is sixty-six years old.
but doesn't look it. He walks with a
quick. springy step. and although by no
means robust looking, is apparently full
of Vigor
Admiral Ramsay was the immodia
predecessor of Rear Admiral Crownin-
shield as Chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
tion. He held the office until he reached
the retiring age. He was regarded as one
of the strictest disciplinarians in the
navy, but privately he is of a kindly and
gentle disposition and manner. When he
became Superintendent of the Naval Aca-
DENY. in the eighties. hazing, or run
ming. they call it there was at its
height BY vigorous measures Admiral
Ramsay oradicated the evil and ii has
never rogained a firm foothold among
the naval cadets. Admiral Ramsay re-
sides in this city, where he was born His
wife is a sister of Gen Martin Mac
SlancD- OF New OrE- Lake Mrs. Ramsay,
the admiral is devout Catholic He
was appointed to the Naval Academy
from Pennsylvania in 1850, and served in
the civil war
The Schley Court viii reassemble at
the Washington Navy Yard Monday
morning at II O'Clock. An adjournment
for5 ana Indefinite period in event of the
Presidents death is. of course to be ex-
pected. Admiral Dewey tclephoned yes
terday from his country place to Admiral
Schiey and the Navy Department that
tie Court would assemble at the time
given He did this on being Informed by
the Navy Department at the time given.
Apparently reliable information that Ad-
miral Sampson has been summoned as a
witness before the Court proved erroneous
The mistake arose through the supposi-
tion that al the witnesses on the judge
advocates list had been summoned. Ad-
miral SIMPSONS name heads the list
As matter of fact, only small num-
Der of these witnesses have been notified
to appear. The others will be called
later. Whether Admiral Sampson will be
called has not been determined. His testi-
mony is not regarded as essential to the
case by the judge advocate. but Admiral
Schley's counsel have said that they will