New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-19

.o,,., and, ,os u,,,er ~ consratulaon that Con.
gess had done with regard to the popcer Tor
turning the Vessel around wH:Is rss
speed e required poor wheel to ms" engines
they are building generally In England; ma nfIU%
there believe they the best but aS moi 70 hc
snneror to others and 20 it may be u this case witness
received an invoice Of bricks while he was pncr ~
Mara Island: the bricks sent ~ the fnsueer ~
charge Of stores in and were part OF reGms,
tiOn; this about year ago. tms cbeaUer in Call
In rspy to Secretary obeso witness said the COCO
~ * % bricks scnt to- California would occupy space
between and eight each way or equal :" three
cords of wood hc was tho machinery OF tne naco,
when taken out was stored in the Washington Navy
Mr.. Corss hero nterposed and asked witness whether
Construction and Mr. Faxon tho Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy aud Secretary wees say these claims were ore
Engines U az reported on by OF Naval Enginscrs
and continue the experiment WIN SAT- friend OF ex
pertinent and IL such proposition had been made ne
would have accepted IT, but lie did not recoecs SUCH
Witness was examined at length by Secretary Robe
s sSn n the cofs machinery would not drive
never raw Charles A. Dana until after this investigation
wa. o Dana tn 'ss and the
meas was performed; he showed him the contracts anu
Sats s' 9onr So saw Dana here at his
weeks ago. he did not times in the day.
but not at night he recOllectcd no received ten
Dana and 70 t. Ed the o city 6msS e to
the Navy Department. be was not the author o. .ne Ut
ticle in The Ne,c- York Sun signed America, or any
other article did no give any Information on WHICH
they founded he never wrote 70 any ,t,
necod with The sun; Mr. Dana called Oh witness a''er
his arrival here. ,o,.o,
Secretary Robeson then read extract from ettrr
written by the witness John Roach. In which ne su'
both officially and privately that the engines OF INC
render them seful that they never wSu naS S
been accepted could he have prevented IT. and that u inc
result. which John Roach proposed were gu"rmtTr III.
have made GOOD exchange Witness said nc sun al
hered f. the views therein expressed -.
By Mr.. Archcr-Thc statements in The sun were NOT
got M BIZ direction of witness, did no give iniorD-
ton to persons connected with The Sum- for they were
peri, ct strangers to him.
Mr.. Sargent, after reading paragraph from Inc hfn,
York asked the witness whether he did nor can
upon him in February last and state {" nun tn@ large
price of the contract with John Roach witness replied
that he did call Mr. Sargent and said IN response 20
questions put by Mr. g. that he gave only cugn esti
mate of the worth of the old machinery but Lie ala not
say the Government had been swindled a.,
Mr.. Sargent remarked the Witnesses statement to hin
at that time substantially ia In me Ne- orE sun
In response to Mr.. Blair he said the niachnery
I'm the Tennessee could he retained IN use - worm
the old machinery ont would probably be scN or q oc;
no max nery was better than Roachs and very little as
good. A.,
man. and made IA statement In relation to the lfonCad
hill. but did not say to Mr.. Washbiirh tnat inc secor
claims had been paid IN full an order Was lhsucu ny wiz
ncss the Philadelphia Navy Yard 10 ship surplus sup
voice he discovered there them 700 bricks;
when he this he endeavofcd TO prevent thcm from
going California 10y writing to the con'nn1ut al the
NewYOrf Yard to retain Them hnt r"ceivcn Iy t't
too u,lc 20 take them ou: the bricks were worth 600,
and the freight probably ~ much more.