New-York tribune., 1886-05-26
the Atlanta Ensign f. Ii. Sherman to examination Tor
promotion.
THE DOLPHIN AND THE CRUISERS.
THE NFFICIAL PAPKRH-SECRkTAR WHITNEY, FUR

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NlSHrs NO REASONS FOR MS STRANGE COURSE.
| WAsHINGToN. May % (SpeciaD. Senate
received from Secretary Whitney to-day large bundle
OF manusctps containing papers relating to the Dol
! phin and other vessels called for In Senator
ilnos resolution adopted March q. Tue papers con
tain copies Of the contracts under which the Departments
took possession Dolphin and the Chicago Boston
and Atlanta reports of the experts vino went to sea on
Dolphin. and other 1t appears from these
papers that the contract under which the Department
took possession OF the vessels especially provides th"t
such possession shall In he construed ~ Affecting
the OF the OF the vessels Although all
papers and CORES sponience called for there Is
nothing In them to show basis for Secre-
whitney's action in refusing to accept the Dolphin
as recommended by tho advisory boar II those papers
arc transcript OF the records IN the Navy De-
there nothing there to show any reason
justice in the extraordinary treatment OF Mr.. Roach
by which he driven into bankruptcy. Secretary
whitney his reply states that after keeping for some
weeks Attorney General Garand's remarkable opinion
on which the Secretary did act lie gave 1t out him
self to the press
The report OF Captain Meade. written from Newport
after he had taken the Dolph there from New" forS
Several gales of wind prevented all WORK during
lasted. The gale OF the 25th was severe
and accompanied with such Intensely cold weather aS
literally the vessel IN ice. Tue ship rode the
gale easily" In his sccoud r"p'rt from Norfolk after
having been of 10 search Ot gales Captain Meade says
Ell structural weakness exists II dli not exhiDt
itselL Tho dolphin Ia reasonably strong aud her una
chnery reliable AS the later there IL too much oi
IL and occupies Tue General plan OF
the ship and mach un-asiactory hut the criti
the design rather than the builder A.
10 the weather, Captain Meade reported that moderate
gales encountered
The three experts in their report speak of "a heavy
sea whcn carrie iaway br lge, ladders ana gratlnss.
or they that II dill not develop greater
speed til fourteen knots, owing 10 lnsufceut supply
Of steam" They adj mat II proper arrtn-enents lor
working the boilers under fJrc"d drtft htl Dern
made, "a sufficient supply OF steam could nave Deen hti
work engines to the fun capacity required As u
l. the think that eleven knots IL her best speed
sea-" though fourteen knots wrredryeluprd" lney
many small things about the vessel but nothing
OF par lcuiar account though thoy DO NOT a.
parently Captain Meade that no structural
weakness WAS exhibited"
Ansr these reports were received Secretary
Whitney 10 the as.ixnees that they dll
not eliminate all doubt AMI he suggested tDat
mOnry be made for defects In order 10 set
tie matter 10 this the asSignees responded
that they would take 80 fu settlement OF all
claims which was making liberal allowance. but the
necessities OF made 10 advisable
for reach early settlement secretary Nhlt-
ny responded that he thOn-Dt tha fair OASIS oi COM
promise etfement," bur he not yet prephrei 10
accept |. That weeks ago. Mr. Nandrrp0ri,
attorney for he dssgnre,. has since sent re-fas uTS-
lng that the crethry reach some conclusion on the
matter hrt of reply accompanies the papers
sent 10 the senate.