The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-20
THE M'CALLA COURT MARTIAL.
Some Personal Information Regarding It's
Members.
Special Correspondence.


NEW YORK, April g. The mem
bers Of the court now trying Com
mander McCalla, of the Enterprise,
at the navy yard in Brooklyn represent
the highest grades that were available
and are all men of experience IN COM
mand afoat and ashore. Rear Admiral
| Harmony, at present chairman OF the
| lighthouse board, is the president. lie
entered the service in 1847 and was made
a rear admiral a year ago. He filed the
important position of chief of bureau of
wards and docks, has been in command
of various vessels, has an excellent rec
ord and has spent about twenty years at
| sea.
Capt. Erben entered the navy in 1647,
and has remarkably good record. He
represented the navy in the Washington
inaugural celebration, and is at present
a candidate for the governorship of Sail
ors' Snug Harbor, on Staten Island, N.
y. He is Familiarity known as Bully
Erben, on account of his unvarying good
nature and Willingness to help others.
Capt Meade, at present in command of
the Washington navy yard, entered the
service in 1850. He has always been an
officer of unusual prominence. He pub
lished a work on naval architecture
which was for years a standard text
book at Annapolis. Capt. Beardslee en-
tered the service in 1850, and made an
excellent record while in Alaska, the
system he established for dealing with
the Indians and the miners being con-
tinued to this day.
Capt. Matthews entered the navy in
1851 and is at present on duty In the
Boston navy yard, He has always been
a prominent authority on ordnance mat
tiers and is noted for his fair mindedness.
Capt. Phythian, NOW at the naval obser-
vatory, is one of the leading scientists of
the navy. His last command afoat was
the Inflated Trenton during her cruise in
China. He is a candidate for superin-
tendent of the naval academy. Capt.
McNair is also a candidate for the same
place. He is classmate of Capt. Ply
THAN and is an authority on seamanship.
His various commands atlOat have been
most successful Commander Day en-
tered the navy in 1858 and reached his
present grade fourteen years ago. He
saw considerable war service, has been
twice in command afoat and is now on
duty in Boston. Commander Bridgman
stands at the head of the 80 date. is one
of the most able officers and is now on
duty with the board of inspection and
survey. Commander Miller is now on
duty at the Naval home, Philadelphia.
He is d member of the 90 class, and the
Marion, when he commanded her in
China, was always a happy" ship,
Commander Wadleigh, of the go date,
is now in command Of the Michigan, the
only war vessel on the lakes. He gained
an excellent reputation while in COM
mand of the Alliance during her cruise
in Arctic waters in search Of the Jean
nette party. Commander Chester, now
on duty with the organization board to
revise naval tactics and methods, has
held various important positions, and
while he was in command of the Galena
she took the prize of being the most eff
ficient gunnery vessel IN the squadron.
Commander Whiting, TIE junior mem
Der of the court, entered the service in
1860, and IL about half dozen numbers
head Of Commander McCaila. He has
been on duty for number Of years in the
Brooklyn navy yard, his last command
afloat being the Kearsarge when she took
Minister Fred Douglass 70 Hayti. Lieut..
Gorst, the judge advocate, was graduated
from Annapolis in 1868, has seen d con-
siderable amount Of sea service, and is
now on duty in the judge advocate gen
erals office at Washington.
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