The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-25

The appointment Of this distinguished practical eng
10 the bead of his corps received everywhere with
The highest satisfaction. The department has pick all
over the Union and at last has chosen the most mero-
rious and modest oil all whose have been connect
ed with the place Mr.. Martin has been one OF the most
useful and successful OF engineers The governnen, has
bad many practical manifestations Of his talents his
hard work, and unliripg devotion The public interest
that il feels fully justified in conerrsg upon him ths i'm
por,ant appointment We look for new and prosperous
era in the engineer corps of navy. Mr. Secretary
Dobbn deserves the thanks OF the progressive and the
practical for this jodcious selection. MIR Martin
appointed on the 18th inst day or before that, The
following appeared in the Washington Star.
A NEW CHIEF ESeIsrER TIE UNITED STATES
FAvY-We apprehend that the post oil chief engineer OF
the United States navy has been rendered 10 Daniel B.
Martin. esq one Of the Oldest Of the corps OF principal
engineers now In the service In view oil the fact that
the management Of that branch OF the United States
vice has not resulted oruna,ey for the public Interest
Tor the last two or three years. becomes important to
know who Mr.. Martin may be- and what may be his
professional an,eceaent. We may therefore, write that
from 1925 10 ls4s, when he entered the navy as 6rs
assistant engineer (beiore tue engineer system OF the
service organxed) he OF the head engineers
OF John L. Sevenss line between PHILADELPHIA and New
York, then the crack mammoth line OF steam boats in
school for acquiring thorough practical knowledge OF
his business. Entering The navy IN ls42, before
marked az an assistant engineer be made principal
engineer therein IN 1877 serving from his entrance TO
Inns, he was permitted to take charge OF the engineer de-
pament Of one Of the ships OF that line. and enaned
with them until late 1864. He the bret eros.
the Atlantic in less than ten days with the psclhc)
which he accomplished in 1851. When the Arctic
bret put into commission il will be remembered that she
was pronounced dead failure. Mr.. Martin, however.
was transferred to her. and having designed and
cned such changes in her machinery as he conceived
he made in her, in 1854 the quickest Trip over
the Atlantic, 80 far recodin days, ~ hours, and
minutes No, long since be called back by the de-
Patlment from the Collins line.
view Of the glazing necessity for the selection Of
ehiei engineer, who has demonstrated his scien6c and
practical capacity for the discharge oil the duties OF the
position IN securing the services OF Mr. Martin fancy
that The public interest has lost nothing by the delay OF
The Secretary, wbo before he filled the post. searched
Tor months to the appointment OF the best qualified
man 10 be obiained--Portsno~M (gs) Transcript
We trust that under the regime in the engineers
department of the navy shall not be 40 frequently
called upon TO regret the failures in the machinery OF
vessels war We endorse all that il said above in Mr.
Martins praise knowing him 10 be thorough and prac
hc.l engineer, and amply able TO GIL with credit TO him
sell and The government the high position for which he
has been selected. sea.Ma. ...E