New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
DISCUSSING THE NAVAL SCANDAL
CHIEF ENGINEER ENTwHI>TLE's ENCOUNTER
WITH CAPTAIN MCALLA.

CHIEF ENGINEER EN1WHI>Ti.f'> I'-'SVD-' A+-A'
WITH CAPTAIN M'CALLA.
half dozen officers OF the Navy sat in the reading
room OF Of the uptown hotels Yesterday discuss
Ing the McCaila Walker swOrdcutting scandal on inc
sloopofwar Enterprise: in fact. the arrival Oh mo
Enterprise and the reports OF the strict dlscipnaIld-
i'm, of Commander bowman II. Mo ALA mas invited
more criticism by the people to the Navy than exc:
before and has led the Impression by some that IL
is den Of despotism. The exact facts concerning
the nsubordination7 Of Chief Engineer Entwlstle
and Ensign Kline, and the reprmanding Of them have
not yet been told, for the reason that the 0mccrs
AGAINST whom the charges have been preferred 10
not feel at liberty t. discus, them in public, and Com
raander McCalla has Only referred To them IN gen.
cral way. lie, however, has admitted that he struok
Fireman Walker, john Proctor, with his sword
one Of the officers in the group yesterday said:
There is much more in this scandal than La' been
made public but 60 not think that the people should
be so unjust to service that ha, - excellent rec
ord a, to condemn the whole for what an individual
has done to its d.cradt Now. -. & tAe offence II
Chief Engineer EntG:~le, nsnb)rlinaton TO his SUI
pcrior Officer when the flots brought ont bcforo
the court martial think he Gl be justified in OBJ
iectng to c .mmandcr McCalla's structures against
him. although he ought to have used lanlT with
les, force At the same time. 10 must be bOrnc in
mind that he was seriously asggaNaiPl. The facts
about this trouble are The chif was not oruere' :"
get up steam. but he received PERMISSION 70 so NV
boilers a hydrOstatic test, ana u'rh >d- N"'N' 'V' "
After the test was mad the water was pnmpeu over
board. When the captain observed ths he 'eh' ''r
Chi.f Entwi-tlc ard demanded why he hsel sa''
instead Of fresh water When the csliei began 10 eA'
uaip that he did TO the Government tho
expense Of fresh water the captain told nm that i'
was no sort e an engineer, and that comp1ehc
man would know better. Chief Entw>tle reminded
the captan that his capabilities had been passed upon
rs board # expert engineers, and that the Judgment
of mon Of such character worth most 70 MN.
4 f.v other words followed, and then the chei was
put under arrest. ., =. a.. M. 90, lon,
Az, that the people will forget the trouble Whl' rear
Admiral Jouett had with him, at the lsthnns oi ran
anna in l.-5 Commander McCalla droDeyeu .o
Hdmirals orders with regard ID the AFFAIRS oi th'
rtet states of Colombia during the revolution ul-rr,
and il wa, only Admiral JOuet's prompt gia,phS ot
the situation whcn he learned the faoF, that Sa,vt
n peaceful termination o. The troubles. .laIiII,tt,
Iouctt said aft ,rwari that he ought 10 nave Nprcl
NcCala for conrt martial, but ne Know ile Ee,er
f. lc a great f1vOritc of Commodore WALKERS ANU
consequently Of secretary Whitney a, we'll ana no
had NO wish 10 court the enm.ty OF those IN power
vhp could make II decidedly unpleasant Tor nm.
II was reported Yesterday Tat Conmanacr h'Sdns
contemplated rcsgning from he service II nc sny.ai
do So lie would not be obliged 10 seek 0thei ehp4os
mont as he is possessed Of considerable means ma
wealthy wife, ana a line home IN Dupont 'H0iS'