New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-22
THE SAILORS SNUG HlRBOR AGAIN.
OPPONENTS OF CAPTAIN TEAsK HAVE An IN
vEsT1GATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

OPPONENTS OF CAPTAIN TEAsK HAVE An IN
vEsT1GATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
When the trustees of the sailors Snug arbor with
exception. voted unanimously in favor Of rcsou
ton expressing full confidence in Captain TraSk, the
Governor Of the Institution. 1t supposed that the
controversy would end there Captain James Parker
however. brought Il up again at meeting OF the
Marine Society AZ No. 81 Wallst.. on April H. cap
tain Benjamin +. Marsh. who is a warm friend oil
Captain Trask was elected second vice president over
Captain Albert spencer, representing the opposloh'
This brought the trouble again and after con
siderable discussion resolution passed requesting
the standing committee OF the society to appoint
committee Of five TO investigate the alleged nhuman
conduct Of Captain Trask The Standing Committee
met yesterday afternoon ut 3 O'Clock in the 'hanDcr
Of Commerce. Captain Parker presided and there was
a full meeting of tie committee. Captain Parker sau
that the committee had been instructed To appoint
committee Of FIVE to investigate the sailors snug
ITarbor under Captain Trask The question as TO inc
! committees power 10 do this was raised
"The first thing for II, TO do Is to appoint com
mitcc in accordance with the. socictys Wishes the
chairman said The society asks us to DO certain
thing and ought 10 do II. The only thing want
to see is a committee appointed which can DC dc
pended upon to investigate this matter. We have
right investigate any member of the Marine society
he replied in response to a question
We have a right to investigate the Marine So
cicty" Interrupted Captain Marsh. but we have n"
right TO go 10 sailors snug lIarbor to investigate.
yes VIC have too" rctortcd Captain Parker
Considerable discussion followed as TO who wond
make good invest gators. Captain Mckay seemed I"
be Captain Parker's foremost assistant and did not
hesitate to cNprc-s his antaconsm TO Captain Trash
II is needless TO say that he not put on the com
mittec Captain Mckay WAS made one of the rlier@'
however The first vote taken elected Captain Sanucl
sarucl,. Albert spencer. Avah =. blanchard "'nio'
V Nichols and George W. Brown the committee
Cap'ain spencer refused to and resigned IN FAVOR
II Captain James II. Chamberlain. Another vote was
taken and Captain Chamberlain va, formally cle''ou
To- the committee.
All this Will undoubtedly amount 70 nothing I'D the
onin!on Of various member # the standing committee
" no w,rr present. The fact that the resolution up
porting Captain Iri~k Wa adopted Uf iN' i"iin 81
Trustee. If the sailors snug iarhor ly prlfu'N =
uuauluou. vote wilI Dee -ui sent answer Z" captain
Parker committee ~ five. when PERMISSION j. "r"'
| ~ 90 The Institution {" make an INVESTIGATION.
Captain 90. re W. 'DcArDoru -c'rrtAiN 81 tl' NNilu
inc Committee. said he thought mat me uu~'t' """'
ignore the committee entirely.
This Is piece OF persecution Of captain lI"'N'
he exclaimed. have known him since he was
fifteen year. old and am sure that he could not be
guilty II doing TIE things that are charged a-"lsl
him. he wa- under me nv ship and hn'" MN
we'll lie ha- c0t hard lot Ia deal With over urr',
Nou put twenty sailor, aboard ship Oh cruise dhN
or two Of them will turn ont 10 he iad, Nhht q"
You expect find when Won have 500 Old ,al.ors !"
deal with This is all politics and that l. all there
about IT," 49,,
CAPTAIN Marsh said III a member Of the
Board If Trustees would snap fingers al the com
miinc and tell them that they had no business te'c