The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-12
NEVER A GENTLEMAN.
Capt Breeze Gives His Admiral the Re-
tort Courteous.

From the Ne1 YorI; star.
/ Uncle Sans navy has been productive Of
another interesting sensation which came
to light yesterday which will culminats in
an official investigation. to take place i'm
mediately upon the arrival at this port Of
one of the interested parties who is no less
a parsonage than Admiral Braine on board
OF the United States steamship Neipslc.
The chargca are brought by Capt Breeze,
OF the guubdst Lancaster, who accuses Adj
/ mlral BraiD9 OF conduct u1becoming an
officer, and with ruling all aboard with an
IRON hand and an u9gOvernsb.e temper"
When Admiral Braine assumed command
Of the South Atlantic squadron about year
ago ne made the Lancaster his flagship, as
his predecessors he'd done The charge is
that he at once began to assert his power in
an uncallcd for and unwarrantable manner
Capt Breese, an efficient utiicer, who had
been attached 10 the Lancaster since she
left the Havy yard, and who had always been
on the mos intimate te ms with the sue
cesslve Admirals in command. found no ia
vor IN the ewes Of Amir BTaine, who held
aioOf from his society. This GOODNESS on the
part Of the ADMIRAL in time assumed such
rigid proportions that the Captain remon-
strated, and the Admiral is recorded as hav-
ing shocked the crew and the officers by re-
questlng MIN 10 take up his future abode in
the place where frost is unknown.
In the natural course OF events a strong
hostile feeling sprung up between Captain
and Admiral which at times was mani
fe1 ed openly to the crew. 1t became in
deed a matter of daily occurrence for the
two gentlemen u show their bad feeling
more or less openly.
Que evening when the Lancaster was ly
ing off Rio and all hands except the
watch" had been piped below. an orderly
was hastily summoned to the august pres
ence of the Admiral, who handed him
note with IA stern command that this
should he a once banded to Breesen
The orderly was surprised, but he skur-
ried off in the direction of tne Captains
quarters, where he found that officer
deep in thought and slowly putting blue
wreaths of smoke Into the higher atmos-
phere of the 6xl2 slater ON.
The Captain, recognizing the handwrit-
ing of his adversary, refused to accept the
note, but on second thought, took it from
the orderly's hand, and tearing the seal
open read the following:
Admiral Braine sends his compliments
TO Capt Breese, and wishes to call his at
tention to the fact that he is a - fool"
To say that the Captain was angered does
not halt describe the scene. Leaping up
from his chair and dashing his pipe TO the
floor, he ragged about his cabin, the terrified
orderly meanwhile standing aghaSt in the
doorway, unable to account for his supe-
rior's strange behavior. Becoming calm he
sat down and wrote: Capt. B.eese sends
his compliments to Admiral BEaine, and
saws that the Admiral is no gentleman and
never could be one if he tried
The resul. aboard ship of this interesting
conduct on the part of these gentlemen was
that Capt. Breese was totally ignored by
the Admiral. The Captain found life so
uncomfortable, in consequence, on the l. an
caster that he was compelled to play off
sick, and the accommodating shin surgeon
assisted him in his ruse by making out a
certificate, ordering him home, "invalded
The Captain reached these waters few
days ago in perfect health.
The condu t of Admiral Braine reached
the ears of the Navy Department, and he
was ordered to transfer his flag from the
Lancaster and to allow her to proceed to
the European squadron again. He is now
aboard the third-rate ship Neipsic, which is
expected in these waters shortly, when an
investigation will probably be held.