New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-20
NAVY YARD SUBJECTS.
PREPARING FOR THE COURTMARTlAL-
CHARGES AGAINST MCCALLA

| appointed TO try Commander bowman H. "
commander of the Enterprise arrived from "as'
ton on Friday night The court marital Desi's a'
| 10 a. M on Tuesday, at the Navy YARD, ana 'e "c'a
~ an assistant 10 the Advocate Is recognition
by the Secretary of the Navy that the courtmsruai
is an unusually important one INC oon'po'"v" "
the court is remarkably strong one III rum, q"
we'll as in the character Of the oicers ae'eu a'u ~
| objection TO il can be made upon any s0oie' '"e
fact naturally causes some comment among super
,,,ous sailors IT is that the court proper Is com
noscd of thirteen members but outside OF TINS are Tie
udce Advocate and his assistant The list OK charges
and specifications is u formidable one, ana IN luli
il is follows:
Charge 1-Sfking another person in the Navy speci'
0cation-Tbst In the harbo Chrssna. Norway he UNI
lawfully struck j. T. Walker a fireman. with sword,
which violation of Article 81 Of me Navy kegua'
| tons.
Charge 2-volation OF Article "a Navy Regulations
Specinca That in the hsibor Of OIan Africa ms
caused Jonathan bourne John Dclmore and Thomas ii.
Sloane enlisted be ironcd together for t"eh'our
hours G. That at Cronstadt Russia ne caused heh'y
NJ. Ham, Andrew c. Neil jeremiah Shea faul henhr'
John +. Walker. William Fitzgerald Johh w b''"'i'
Michael Murphy and Julius A. fleming all enlisted men,
be ironcd 70 smother in pairs for hous'
deprived OF bedding and hamn ocks dule thst uh'
and required march continuously for SIX hours on
the Quaitcdcck 80 Tina. in the hAibor {" ~ Iet'is'
burg Russia he caused (te men as arc mentioned
in Specification p 70 be kept on their feet pehg s'a"
from O'Clock .. 70 O'Clock a. m 10 perform ezra
deprived OF thtF Dcuulhs ~
the expiration Of their punishment to perform extra uu
90 Tha. at CTonadt Russia he caused
John L. Walker and William fitzgerald 70 be lash'd TO
Jacobs ladder for 81 That in the harbor
Of stetun. Prussia he caused Paul L. Wese. Carl NJ
Niscn Andrew c. Neil and Thomas d McPortlsnd q"
enlisted men, IN be oned together for :hree dsys q"
harbor OF VILE Frsnche. France he caused
w. II. Jcley and Peter Armstrong enlisted men, N DC
roncd together days "a That in the hsrbor q"
VILE Flanche. France. he caused julius A Hcnnis and
William A. Ternes TO together for four DAYS and
TO do extra duty. Is That suel Egypt he caused
Peter j. Armstrong be dashed 10 Jacobs ladder Tor
three hours 90 Tia. he failed 70 punshmcnt 70
be entered in the ships log.
Charge 3-MatIeatmnt Of persons subec, 10 his orders
Specifcsons-D That he cut John l. Walker down WITH
his sword and had him gagged. % That a. Horton NOR
way he caused John L. Walker 10 be placed In STRAIT
jacket for DAYS. 80 That at Christiana NORWAY
confined Otto Sundbiot in sraitacket for siN nights
~ Thu: at Cfonstadt Russia he confined Cbsic la"'V
In shaitjacket for eight hours 90 That at Setti
Prussia he confined John S,sgch IN strataekot for
five days with HE hands behind him FOR two davs o.
That Lisbon. Portugal he confined George D. Ross IN
s:lsi,jacket FOR twelve hours. a. That at Antwerp
Belgium he confined :. l. Glahsm ala apprentice boz IA
doublerons for five for absence from his post with
making investigation. when. IN fact Graham was
absent from his pos. By authoritT
Charge f.-Conduct ubbccomng officer. Srccincs
tlon-That the hsil or Of Mozambique Africa. he usci
pro.sns language Mycr aud threatened u strike
him with his sword II MveF smiled at him. Nycr q. tn
time being tlsd n tho mast.
Charge 5.-volsuon u Article 20 u ,he Nayv Eecula
tons. Specification Nege. 10 have rad o. thu ship,
company The articles tor the u Tho Na,N.
secretary Tracy has ordered inquiry into the
conduct Of cantccls Al Tie marine barracks Of the
several Navs Yard. THIS Is ~ response 60 petition
which assert that the operator, Of cantocn, too
pTo porous and which directs IT, argument particularly
against those at the New.lo.k and the Mare l,land
Navy Yard II b. reported that the who the
oanccn at Marc Island for fifteen year signed ana
started bank NE share Of apltsl being *-5O.vOJ.
The Navy Yard. Win the knds 81 work
now being doac there. }. buy place but tlic out
look b. That ~ viii be buster place fcw week.
when the vessels which arc 10 come here have
arrived. Tho sloDp Of war isnfic. which -pl'd
from here about iouf months with the longitude
Correction party fn Santiago de- 'uia AMI VI, after
ward ,cii 10 iia,u. ,aicd nom hey Wet On Trda,
Tor Ne" >"'k Her boiler, need extensive repair.
She b. nnd'r TIC command n Commander charlie.
II. Rockwell Ihcn. Too. the ncN gunbnaf. Concord
ad L'nninsion AID The new cruiser Philadelphia
are 10 come here though u B, NOT known AZ ih,s
'aid when they are coming Ihcv are 10 be fitted
WIN then new .ptfs and other equipments. and TO
receive .ioics ~ cruise
The nov cruiser baltimore IS on The naval pro
Hanme 10 be .cnt 10 the oiv which the Government
h"norcd n naming her. Aficf Dee has Lcen inspc, ell
criticised complmcn'cd and chccrcd by the people
~ me Monumental 'i' she 3, 10 come 80 Ncw-i ork
Tor Tine e" receive hef nnal lifting
The Baltimore sun h,. dedicated a song Ia the
gallant varhip which viii probably be SUNG by
officers and crew On tic cruise and especially Wien
" homc"ard hound three wear. from now
Inc ne" torpedo boat Cushing which Lieutenant
Cameron MGR. win,low has been ordered 10 command
after MS short dnly At The Nav, Yard Is be sent
from Ne" port 10 Washington TINS week where shc |
VIII De thoroughly Inspected by both Congress Commit
tees on naval Afar, aud the official, ~ the Depart
ment 10 Obtain an idea ~ what this boat H.. one
need Only refer 10 The report If the trial -
Washington lew day ago. with a steam pressure
~ 20 po'nds 70 the square inch her boiler. she
was run H'""hu blo'R bland a. speed 81 sixteen |
knots. Her maximum spcci howcvcr was twenty !
two and one half knobs Her di.plarcneot when fully
equipped l. 30 tons. she (, I:g5 feet long - feet
beam. ana draws onlS 3 IL feet 81 water Her srma
mcnt VIII consist OF two Nix ponder rapid firing guns
ana ciSh' '"''""oe t"rpedoc.. Tie boat il the frs
If IT. cls>s built Ia this couniiv and .hc compare.
iavorabN with me best results oLaicd abr,ad after
Of experience ~ similar work the speed +, s,i,
factory and her ,iabt, and scawoffhinc> are perfect
The ."'eral steel monitor, TIE yard aio IN turn
being do. he'd and painted The Terror wa. taken ont
lat wcck ana ui" single iurfried nnriinr Naniuckci
was put into the dock Sc,;,f,ay ia, +. ~ m ,lc,1.4i
and painted WIN az anii'o rro>i,c miNturc. II -
some time -he ha. been lying In The mud In Rotten
Row licf pnir' sun Show The dcnt- VI the Rebel
'hoi hrcn at nr' u"Hhf The tlNil War. There arc
now over twcnL, I've ~ the frame, Of Cruiser No
iced forging, called connecting rod. fpi
nc chSineo % ln' ne" cruisers. have arrived
IA "a" hin from me Midvalc foundry. and
went, eight conne"'ed furnace nuc, from the Con
tueuial Iron Work.
The cowles boiler has been run a nirlc during the
week, but me hfcN were Yesterday The mir.
light a>hTan arrangement hss been made and the
rial. viii PROBABLY begin IN q few DAY The bricks
IRE being torn away. and an opening made between
he machine .hop ana The new erection shop. Rep
81 the biz steel manufacturing company
Il bethlehem. Penn. have been Al the ward dnilng
he lat few DAYS getting data ~ a. pat will be r.
uircd IN the way ~ turfc' and Idle arn1r for the
Jew batcship Maine being built there The same
rm I, also 10 supply the urr, ana side arnor for the
,aitlc>hIp Texas and the double iurfeied nOuit...
'uritan and Terror The two turrrts With which
lee Maine T. ~ i'c provided, viii be- ~ heavy stcsl.
Ill carry Two zen men 1ins u design. and Will
IT, worked by hydraulic engines
Tuesday T. the DAY appointed on which The sloop
fwar E->cx j. 10 'c put into commits sOn after her
'ne rest from active naval service This viii be-
ust two days lcss Than since she from
IN CHINA waters. ~ She arrived On April 1
4 lksu nhe nut ont ~ c.,.,.,..s.. On Nae n ]