New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
rPTcSSoN'S MEMORY NOT SLIGHTRD.
INFORMATION FOR A sPITEFUL AND IGNORANT
CRITIC OF SECRETARY TRACY.

INFORMATION FOR A sPITEFUL AND IGNORANT
CRITIC OF SECRETARY TRACY.
An article published yesterday relative to The sccc-
.r of tle vessel Of war Essex % carry the body II
Captau John Ericsson from here 70 sweden not "iI'
made IN unwarrautablc attack upon the Navy Depart
mcnt but contained number Of gross Measurements
with regard 10 the vessel itself II declared t'' We
selection Of the Essex " the greatest HI''Hc '0
Navy Department ha, made in many day. that 'tie
Essex i, wooden ship built in the early -'N.i'''
that She j, only thirdraic. which is the lowest rate
in which she cou!d possibly De included That she
La, none Of tie modern improvements aud " Acr
boiler, are sadly need Of repair, and even her 'lp
j, di>abIcd": and that the body Of John Ericsson
zoe, to his native land the Oldest and most ih'!r
ui' can't ihrd-clo~, tub
Ta. al;i.,. suggest, that the Pcn-a'o@ "n-W -
have been tc vessel chosen, or else The fmi'''''"
,r the IatimoIc II reasons tld, way because the
p.,-..ola Ni, selected to carry the body "i "'n''u
P,cz 70 Venezuela ard the British shp Monarch was
selected Jy the Admiralty to bring the BODY ol "e'
Peabody 70 the United states from London. j. ''
evident from all that could be learned Yesterday tH
neither George H. Robinson uOr'C =. ia hnc'I r-o cH
cctor, OF Captain Erc-,ons estate, wa, at al! DIS
,IooI with The selection Of the E--cN, or tat t'}
lad af,terc, a word Of protest. Nj Robinson wa AZ
Providence Yesterday. but VIII be- at hi7 once III ''f'
hudt--t TO-DAY III. bushnell was a.o ONT "i '"""'
In the ll,a,,Vhi arrangements are beng nihe ~
"a for llC -friftd tl'I 'l l'i' p'"f 20 '~4
Ericsson on the snip. I'm officer at tie Navy lam
| aid yesterday: .
A. 70 Ia. condition Of t.r E.sry. sh' Is not 'up I
an. ..~c but she was admired Dos rN'FbDGf ~ lC4li'
while ,l, Va. there during ttc Alay Of u" P"''H" cog
brt.o, t.i d1v- ago. -, ul.drltr vessel "'' To-
cli.. Of ler touua1- and not hc condition H.i '-i''.
I.nt f. 80 tcu- and - 80 feet loni bNl -"' -
u tic I,nr-t clas- th, Navy, a. u" F''''' "''''-"
and .ycra other vc-el- go at tive service are ''
nor VIC she built "a the "'aly sl>i'T' b'l Wis ''
l..on ia 1870. 10; having none u 'h' ''''" D."
l,.,nt-' she has the compound 'nf'i'' "A''H give '
ld " twelve knots, wLi.e tn I'H-a''' 'p" ~ ''
about c,,t knott, and as foI h't boilers p'ih- 7l'' "
nee. OF repairs " 10 3. not ruc. q. tn'F age h'" "''
,.rY d, not disabled. but u was found uaI lI "''
DaId, Ia,t tre- ycIr,' cruise and Now on "'' ' pa
.u This week Tn. article also says that h'i "d'''' W
-..t i, OF .-lN guu- 81 tie old o'th-h"i" Np' II
,,t.r f.lI, consists o. four 9nch -Ho''h-c c"rr- '
! Siurh Inulhrloadlur rife. one o0popnd"F
riff. one 3ilrl b.cr,l-loiG!ne Hhe, onr l-Io'"4 ~"
! .tl.. and one Gotlin" gun.
T, selection ol tuc Essex Is not "a 'iI-H1 W "'''
memory, D.; Secretary Tracy for tAr I.--N j. u'
.., ,,..l IN good condition and an hol" I" D'' '''.'
/ Tiat ID, NWi'Irn r1l select ~ biH' "'' .''- -
l,,', body WAS lo.tI-t -nr was ih" most a".''' W.
nor conn iuc,r ,.i- also Commodore '"hh"'I . ''''-
ID, t.. Il- Nttg, and il wa desired t' ai'' Ni '' ~"
,rtl1it - Witt tlr United St1t'-' IH'h' I'"" ' "'
,.,.. Of tIc Mo. Minister Prndci"n N'' I"' ''"+ "'
,t Y, on %. I.lltoIi Il-c vessel o t" same ''' "
,,, u ST, .1,a cold ,en a. 'hc l.-7'Nt Wa "'I' '''
,.,..-tlof of a slight To- Dol, m'uoift 10 NOE "'''
,, i,-l.fci tlr aiu !c published tdiF. bU1 '' ''"
,r has never l,-t opportunity To ciIn'i-' S','.'