New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
A NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY
COMMANDER McCALLA TO BE HEARD,
WILL A coURT.MARTIAL LLOw3-PEoGRESs
IN SHIP-BUILDING.

| IN
Preparations have been made at the Navy i@iu 'o'
| holding the court Of inquiry ordered by SccIe'a'S
| Tracy on the conduct Of Commander Bo"mah H. "'
Gala of the sloopof Enterprise IN inc m''7I "
! administering discipline on board that vessel INC
| corrt will he COMPOSED Of Rcar-Admlral Lous a.
| Eimborlv Commodore W. p Mccain ana captain
| Oscar F. stanton, with Lieutenant Perry ""rs' 10
| Judge Advocate. The Navy Department VIII '"Ac "o
action in regard TO the charges preferred oS N'"
| mander McCalla against CHIEF engineer ""o'
| rptv,stle and Ensign George W. Kline, oil inc same
vessel until after 1t has received the rcpor, y, ''
! ,o,r. 81 inouirv The facts developed by that III
visitation will determine the future action Oh INC 10
| partment. what. if any officers Oh ''c i
| shall be tried by court martial 49,. ,
| The charges against Commander McCaia nave pee"
,e, forth co fully in various newspapers tlat " Is
! 49,, ,oos..r,, oroin IA cite them In their minnie dc
,aus They are In substance complaint Of uhhe'e"-
cart. severity i'm the treatment OF his crew" an" III"
| inst action toward the officers unner MS oo'
! Ono of the most serious charges against ''e '0'"
o,.ndcr Is that when the ship was at sou'hahp'o" :"
,ro,nan named Walker returned from shore u'uiN al"
noisy and after a few words with the man 'o,i,,uci
,.,,Ii, ,rdered the officer on watch 10 cut ""iNc'
| down with his sword. ard when the oh'ocr 'e'"S'u
| he sent the orderly 10 the cabin ior HIS s"o'" az"
,hcn dealt Walker a blow with IL on TIC o''N VA WV
| head causing a deep wound. Inc man ""'"0 '
,a, ne was chained siand and foot TO nine inc gun
II
ot,ucrt of him was continued until he deserted rom
| .h hin and came 70 New York for the purpose Vi
| having Commander McCalla arrested on '''"''""'
chi, rs soon a. the vessel should arrive J" "o wy
He * looked upon dcscrtcr. ana VIII DC 30 ''V
| ,nIcss the court Of inquiry should report against
| ,he Commander In which case N"'Nc' W."
receive amnesty and be summoned as Wines III '"o
| o,,,+ maria, AGAINST Commander McCalla.
Aroiher of the serious charge, against COMMANDER
vcc,ll, is conduct unbccoming an oihccr anu ="
gentleman dsgracciul conduct ana drihhehh''' ""'''
| -, bermuda on February 20. These charge are muo
by General Il. &. Hastings. an American Tc7uo''
| These charges al-o include Lieutenant Koharu l.
| Nulligan Assistant Paymaster John n Nudd' an"
| r,s.od Assistant Surgeon lIcTndon. who have been
ordered by secretary Tracy TO give an explanation oi
| ,hci. conduct Another charge against '"hha"uc'
ucil, relates TO his conduct when the ship put INTO
dartmouth Ilarbor in January. The 'e7-cl ""' 'N'"
.o the usual mooring buoy In the harbor ana I"s' w
fore she sailed bill was presented by The Town "a''or
authorities for harbor privileges This COMMANDER
,,,.,ia ,.fu.ed Ia nav The vessel forced to re
,,n T., Dartmouth lIarb0r January -. on account
,f Stress of weather. and again the bill WAS p1'seo
and ac,iu Commander McCalla Insisted that ne Won"
nat honor it, asserting that wars ships are receiver oS
| courtesy IN all harbors. \ wealthy ih'h'"c'P"'''
offered to pay the bill. but the commander would not
allow him TO do So and II was then sent To Minister
| Lincoln.
| 4. , conrt Of inquiry has power to summon VII
,c.ses il Is probable that all Of the officers and nearly
the entire crew will be- required 10 give evidence anu
| Commander McCaa. or his attorney, VIII nave 'h'
r,cnt 10 eros, examine them. The court VIII report
only the facts and acvl~e a, TO what course inc 10
partment should take further IN the natter.
THE ENTERPRISE; To BIZ REFlTIED.
The Enterprise viii probably be officially inspceNa'
80 T.. n.ual with vessel. coming home after long
cryire Int her hull j. said to be In good CONDITION.
some minor repair, to be made. and she vi" prop
ahly be painted. Her engines, too are IN so"o 'ou'
ti,u INT il IL thought that her SHAFT VIII nced l" O'
Str,ghtcncd. The Enterprise Is wooden vessel
about ;hc .izc Of the Essex, now being repaired III INC
Yard and her hull painted white
Tie work now being done on inc h9'cA - P,'".
cualiy that on her machinery, and that VIII probably
! he nni he'd In two three weeks she Is 'heh 10 DC
painted and put In condition {" 90 INT" '"i''s9"'
,g,iu originally she had eight one furnace bo''ef''
,rt when she was put out Of commission and re
haired II va, intended that she should carry SIX Two
furnace boiler, Two Of these however, were sent
IN tine Kearsarcc and now she has but four wv"
fursac. lo!lcr. bnt she Is being fitted with ioF''i
| ar.ulht compensate for the r'nu,o" , 10 -
DoeT~ iy the smaller number of boilers '"o' Snc =
able Ia have much more room loi 'onl I'M, ,to
The long and tedious Job Of boring through ,,, 1nc
thick steel '"r,s, p'"'"S III. gun port
Iii continue and ne cogrng by which the ma, s'''
mrri j. 10 be r.volVcd Is being put ar"ulu ~ "'a
Norlincn aiso busy Oh "a, r'pVn" "y,i Which H.
preparing TO build the deck ON Witt M,
.tN 4
vet come ont Of the drydock. Cruiser no. has ,, not
shauc,d much in appearance during the las week
ii, nou,h two more frames have hccn put up, IL
IL h"1srvcr slow work and much that j, now bcinl
done is pr.uariioH work. During inc N'@h th' ~
'cr ' cru,rr5 wa. cast in the foundry at the Hayy
Yard The casting succcs'fni ana j. nov ,,, =.
-moothcd Of and finished in n nav, Ti " the a
fcw weeks successfully ana ~i'n ,m ,,,n ton
I'm thc navy Yard. where no large casting, nave nc,i
made for many wears. The work on tnr H,"rmruat
to be made in few weeks There are 10 Dc i'"r u
these also.
STEEL. MASTs FOR NEW SHIPS.
The long rcd painted hollow steel mats for The
Newark now being built at Cramps yard Th'l'
dclpha lie outside OF the mast shop at the yard an'
inside fine stceI mast, for the Philadelphia are benz
constructed.
The Navy ing Fortune sailed from the Yard durn'
the week for Philadelphia. With projectle
Tor the now dynamite cruiser NcsnVl"s, II"
secretary of the Navy has ordered board oi o'ccr
f. tot the baticry Of the Vcsuvius. and the proJccc
sent from here are for that purpose mas singular!
happened that at the previous trials of TINS ias
ornedo boatr everything ha been done except the nigh
thing First her engines tried and She male cN
clcnt spc,d Her contract however. did not call 10
C although the c, mad been ordered for the pnipo>
Of asccrtaining that power, III thc Bcci 'thu7n'n
over the number Of Knots that she maze INC amount
power developed not observed, AT least H. was no
officially reported Then In the te,t OF hcr MI r
|
present board Instructed to tahc the Nc,uNuS 70
,ni,t IN mo Delaware River and measure milo on IN
water From each Of the guns VIII tcn be hrrd shcii
y containing 300 pounds Of some high explosive Tor
u distance Of al least one mlIe. -,
, The Fortune is to also 10 Norfolk, 70 tlNc
torpedo outfit - the Naitimore ana size J. '" ne S,os
= ia mo Alliance. Nearly 300 apprentices nave bee
drafted s,om the training ship Minnesota u the las
= fan weeks and to the new cruisers Iinltinofc
' vo,fnk charleston AT san Francisco, and Petrol.
" Eatmnrc The training service. although II has be-
limited 10 $50 apprentices heretofore. ma, furnshe
; e,mc of the best sailor material for the Navy. Tn
: largest number OF them examined and enlisted
- | thc Minnesota and from there they are sent To III
= trainug station At Newport. where, after one year
" tnitlon in the rudmcntary studio, and instructions
sramauship and navi CATION on The snip Nc"-iiaHli
ehr. t,v are sent 10 sea regular cruising vessels
To- pnr &c their practice sudics and instruction. Their
% they remain for two three Years ana then rtuf
' | io fhc Minnesota to be distributed for rcrnla
y ! squadron duy a. warrant officers, p,tts Officer
y | or nrsrclass scamen. Esch apprentice binds hn