New-York tribune., 1891-12-27


afss "a oihrf on,er- cooperate in the survey for
e. iaisfussnlc canal the isthmus u Dnrien.
in usf following ho sent on special duty. with the
| iuifsfus. i1 make decp-sea souDdlngs between the
stsru coass ~ the United states and the shores OF
ispsn 10 determine the feasibility Of laying a sub
marine cable the bed Of the Pacific. lie used Sir
| william Thomsons machine for sounding with plano
forte wire AZ that time comparatively untrcd improved
The machine and developed It's working capacity sound
ng with and accuracy in 1000 fathoms than
done before In 500 fahoms, using rope. The
soundlngs Of character and value TO be rccog.
nlEcd by scientists throughout the world. and
william Thomson, in address before the Mathemati
cal and Physical Section OF the British Association on
september 7, 1875, after speaking Of the electro
magnetic dscoverers; Pierce, the founder Of higher |
mathematics; Of the great school Of astronomer and
others. said Il wish could tell you all Of ucihlap
and his great exploration OF the Pacific depths bv piano
forte wire, with imperfect apparatus sappsd nuH /
Glasgow. out of which lie forced a in bic opf
way" He found of the coast Of Japan the 48si
extraordinary depths ever known, the decpesi Wsiaf
being 4,655 fahoms, than Hvs aad one ausf.i
statute miles. He invented three cylinders NJ eugs fa
bringing up specimens Of soil from the oeean tfi HHh
now in use In the naval service and eoa.i iHftrf
Commander Belknap was the scnim oHrsi pfsssni
at Honolulu when the riot occurcd or lhs els iiai q
Kalakana King Of the Hawaiian islaHaf ssi o ihs
request Of the King he landed compane a hr il tff
and marines from the TuscarUfa sna lfi.aInah ff |
stored order, occupied tue town "a fNrH IhH
Government being firmly established bel eIifiIsa fHf
force 10 the ships. lie rocdvcd ihs fli .ts ~ ihs
ging, the Legislative Assembly tls ghsaitsf ~ uam
mere and the Consular Corps. Ne commissioned
- csttan January a5. 1870, and bet tilus dntia
With ference 10 decpssa sonndlnss si shase uHn
he moved hs commission commodore June =. |
lea when he e''aled ~ superintendent ~ tho
Nsrs Observatory IN i'a' D. rsceiycd ,ommsnd of Tho
Ma it'anf tsff fsr enc Al promotion ~ Rssr.
'dail.I H. fH.sssr o.. isss h.f before the close
4 ho Hpni.tntiou and hi. orders To
omm'| % uusafm artakei utg'sllons
hvor''ism buiiri on,ef
Rear Aduaai ua.s u n,rr.,r. via, d, now on
III way H. 'hiHa 81 .o,c AdnI ~ HpIhnsp Wa iass
eaTd from IN naiai thcfo fs ,c.aei t,e teu,as,-r
ad arrived 90 M.nasf 81 vuuti aal In q few dn,s
VI h"ns h"hs ~ re- nsn tiaat feet ~ tlche, In
csht nond compls,un llgit ,aas, hslr vtf, An ID, |
llnatlon 10 curl aud weigh. shout 10. r.s,,, "a
nou'h shows htnness snd decision. h. eafre. hn,,.,t
.oi' dhd Is man any ono would knor Al "a er,wd
10 ""' uorh IN rem yvania on Scpt,mt.t a. tege. en
'hSePnentB he VIII be sNty-tvo year. GA an 49,, al
smOer D. lSe@ and then must 60 on the ftir,i A., ,o
Us reu"ment VIII promote COMMISSION, tie ,fer 49,. a,
DC hctf ADMIRAL COmmcdorps William 4 -. "a,
'u 'fhes VI "llls are ahead OF tompt, I ueu
're hf"Hn ~ their grade. but ncltbrr IN, no
em WIZ h',ome rearndmlrals unless som. "A gIu
cir snPinia shall die vo!uh arlly 10 o1 ,h - ,sbt
I'd list. q. tomiuoio,e McCann Will roach no , ,,
e on MAY T. ifJ2 and Commodore Gnis ON Ma, "A t,o.
'oJ MmH'l Harmony appointed mld.npn,,n M
I'M Navy i'h PchnsylNsnli "a April = lstg ip 4
H. ''"t ieW mon' g. -vice the freaic Br,ne,. n
nc W TIC afl rFparo1 he tiast,tt,d Ia ttc pa.
'h' "hie I've sefut on various Vesscs nearr uye lelr
as aud tIfh va ordered tD the Naval Ac,.p,, e., ~
't ~ "~ pfuno'a to passed mlishipman June 10 IN.
80 he "" p''no ~ T. the grade II master ON sen Nhic
80, ZOO "h" 1" tue Of lieutenant On | -.
lpl.YNlhsd dA lr was on wa1nC Of,.ts When t,c I'"k'
w Vat beesn. I'D ogcred y, tns so1p of war bread
~ n. H. ~ t 80 "uI hloeAadihg rPuidryn. snl struc
rk~ln AID II plup tns am, H.. st~ 81 fOlts argc
nr 0 New o'l.as, ,spturr Of Graad ,inf botS being
S,semtnts Win th- baunes AZ Vich.pur, ana t, ,est
,hg hls olmm,sinn IL ii.'. a' N,na.sas as he try Is
u" len2, b. received cop a.and N the ',,ni, In
led h., ~ ~ ' s'ah Nla1,e si.ndirg squadron gructi
Apll T. ts,i: rspi,,.i 49, ss, , ui charleston form o
"a Iun, u sas ai tho aonbarin,ent - Wo ~. estng.
ID ,ons,.,,t =, '.l ~ 20 Ni-1I I. After A this &C
ekaiinr spu,ar5, no Ia ,,". '"e hist Guf acter
ier IN Tho Wet Guf ~ rkafilr .o,,,d sun viii SCI
IN . ~, wot m "e vnfssmen whh rsus In ths viii sci
20. iso8 and affr . t,p,',' " r. c'amandrr on The
"; nc Was commissioned comm sior, ent thd Above
Yards ana nonh ", ou year o. Chei of nutean stained
OF the four years tennrs -, y, ~ me e,pa of enlh
10 CHAIRMAN OF pAo Light iouse I.,.ra W. ts altar
such Until year after IA, proa" ahn 'erysd tho as
,r nral on Narch ?d, 1880 " "''" rght o
'2r idmiral 4. T. X. Henham WIN ,.. -. sfnal e
IN US rs 'S Apr 10 Is39. and appointed m,sh, og aail
I've command Of the south raclfe p@'shr coatsla
q nin A,H unul Ne l. feitr-d an eeonn. ~ 80 MONA.
81 noi his etlfcn ant Will make v.. 'a llofs q
ker ,yh be - Acang hesf ADMIRAL j1s NJ solthea
south Atlantic undron viii n,o,o Ky .omnsnd y 0f ua
-. ner ms sppon ontnct a. mIdsl,,,,o ~ net yet
y "m me wa. oniy uNenI wa, sroa H. s2sns Nhi e
''"'"'ol i% hu Year aud uen 70 tts b.s ..nk !.