New-York tribune., 1885-07-19

VII u the ,rassn This is sad feature of the affair
as throws men out Of p . snploys M
and has helped men along IN hs wSpa S im be mad.
man ever knew. but many of those. whom he n'u'
hayes hown him nothing but ingratitudc.
SOME SHIPS THAT Mr.. ROACH HAS BUILT.
uIs GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SMALL PART OF HIS
woRK-CAUsE OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
Tho MORGAN from Works became MT.
Poachs property in 1868 Four later ne poue"'
the plant OF Reaney Son & Arcbbod at Ches'ei'
The firm were In reduced circumstances anu n' M
boucht Mt a sacrifice. The establishment was caeu ."o
Delaware River from Works. Mr.. Archbold the junior
member OF the firm, between whom ana MT roacn ho
love had ever been lost is the man whom secretary
w,,it,ev mt on the Naval Advisory Board when Mr.
torvell resigned has done all that was possioe Is
sajd TO embarrass Mr.. Roach's position WIN ue
NAVY Department From these two great spy aroS ii'
iron vessels representing business OF more thah
$50 been sent out Ninety per cent Vi '"e
iron vessels now sailing under the American nag are Oh
Johp Roach's handcraft. Among the great smpphe
line, whose vessels chiefly made by Hoach IS ,
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, for which ne punt 'ne
Immense vessels the cry Of Toxic and the CITY OF
Peku The former encountered'a reef In the ohiha
Seas few months ago and was wrecked
Mr. Roach built the City OF feru anu
the City of o Janeiro the United States ana Brazil
Mail Steamship Company. Both these boats have since
been bought by the Pacific Mail ana are no" run
between New.York, the West Indies ana the sou'u
American and Isthmian ports. The Para ala yaueo
service as transport ship for United states troops
sprng during the rebeonat Colopand Panama. For the
Alexandre Line he built the City Of Washington ana he
<stv o Alexandria two ma gnicent and rstcass boats
The Manhattan and the Breakwater, which run aiohg
the Southern coast line routes of the oids Oomihoh
Steamship Company are among the rcsu'
of Roach's skill. Specimens OF his WORK are
among the observations of those who have travelled 10
y
Sirius or the Cephus Of the Iron Steamboat Company
Recently he augmented the great fleet OF the faehc
Mail with the San Jose. the San Juan ana the San s
The beautiful Sound steamer Pilgrim OF the ran River
Line is Ioachs famous boats II Is not gem
orally known that the builder and designer OF
samnel Tildens oueeny steam yacht. the Viking. and
of washington E. Connor's splendid vessel, the oto-
wana which won the Lundborg cup last thursday LII
the regatta OF the American Yacht Club TO NewLondo
Among Mr. Roachs regular patrons beside the Pacihc
Mail and the Old Dominion lines are C. H. Mallory X Co.,
the Ocean Steamship Company, James E. ward " Co.,
Alexandra Co., the Oregon Navigation Company the
limited States aud Brazil steamship Company, and the
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Jthasbeen equeny legged and many people suppose
that Roachs shpyards have been largely supported py
Government contracts So far from this being true IL
is easy to see the list OF his boats that his business
with the Government has been comparatively small.
frat work for the Government the construction
of three pairs of largo engines In 1857 lie then putt
the gines for the Dunderberg AT the time OF the
Franco Prussian war the free ship " cry was
raised Mr. Roachs arguments were largely instrumen-
tai in defeating the bill before Congress He asserted
that tho lobby OF free ships was inspired by
British shipowners who feared that England wouid Do
drawn into the that far from contemplating the
sale vessels to American capitalists, who IN view
of the American rates fcapita taxation and labor could
not possibly have bought and run them anyhow their
real scheme merely TO transfer Temporarily me
merchant marines that would be mpeiied Dy War ms
r.. saif ba
mortgages without running any risks; ana when INC
war was they could be transferred back under their
own iiags where they could be cheapy operated:
He elaborated upon the injustice OF the bill IN view OF
from her keel TO her topmast was taxed to es-
iabllsh our National credit and pay . on our
s"n Of foreign capital and labor free advantage
These arguments largelyhcped to defeat the bill
the m Suns S xss e ss n. %Ses wa Tss
SIS 900 lower than the lowest In 1873. out OF
eight new engines he was awarded the contract tor
Suns Se "a for sSooo bids that were
$60,OOO lower than the next lowest lie CON
Sa%S Yard for for which was also lower
than others offered TO do the work for. When the four
possbe tropls With spain Roach received four them
price fixed by the on the same terms RI @ for
given 70 him to build This ds tbs hs "S f1
and the three new cruisers Referring to his work
he recently said; I'm all Of Il l was me
work for the Government that did
not save it money. never received favor in an e
citimate way. All the work have done for the Gov
ernment would not keep my ship,yard running year.
The steel cruisers, which have largely brought
abont john Roachs disaster were to be called the Az
lanta the Bo and the Chicago Mr.. Roach was the
lowest bidder all OF vesse At stipulated stages
in the construction certain payments were to be
made the Cover nmcnt the contract 1t was under
this arrangement that the 100000 which Secretary
Whitney is tsecking recover paid
on the Dolphin Besides this Mr.. Roach
SAYS that 100000 Is due him that the Govern
ment refuses to pay Within tie last three years there
has been almost no new work done in Roachs yards
At present he On hand contracts work what
ever excepting the cruisers. His weekly payroll
was &3i 600 the of money lac paid out yes
teray afternoon wheL the works here and In Chester
shut down. His failure was due To the uttcr lack OF
business to the refusal OF the Government TO pay the
100000, and tO the effort of the Government TO
cover he $30O,0O0 already paid.
person Connected with Mr.. Roach SAID last night
He does a great deal Of money, hut he has
none lie has losing money for two years. and has
stood up under IL like q IL would have been very
easy him have got all the money he needed had
there been any certainty that the Government would
have stood by its contracts But 80 soon as Attorney
General Garland rendered the decision that the con-
tracts could be broken at WILL Mr Roach saw what he
must cxpeotsn his labor and expense for nothing but
persecution. He had lost too much 70
be able TO stand mp under that His
fuSfca hath