New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
OUR BIG SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN
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rouob,;n-yarious Of General Interest

station ut Ncw-London and to submit an ecohomc"
and properly arranged plan for Its further development
to meet tle needs Of navy yard. Inc haV'l s'o ,"
which was established there nearly twenty years ago.
Is on the eas bank Of The Thames River twenty hve
miles from the and three mDes above New,Loiuo,
The site Il about a mile long Oh the river ana mas az,
average breadth OF go feet The channel has depth
OF twenty seven feet at mean high water ana ttc ue
London is spacious easily approached from the sea
gales The climate is regarded as remarkably health
full, and In unusually winters which CLOSED
more southern harbors. the navigation OF the lh,es
was scarcely Interrupted. bonrd which examined ,a
advantages and submitted plans for workshops ,,oit
houses building and repairing Ways basins Tor "oa'-
A dispatch from Washington yesterday said that
Lentenants W. $. Cowles and william H. yceder had
commander. But Just at present the promotions 10
follow the death OF Captain Robert F. Bradford ara
blocked by reason OF the delay In the settlement OF
the cases OF Commander George NJ. Book and Leu,
Commander smith has been watched with much In
tercst and the result Is awaited with much 9hXesS
and has not had command at sea since July n
nor has he been to sea since then lie mas been
tain testimony from RearAdmlral Belknap. who Is
his return to the United States from the
case may soon be reached II is the opinion aInons
the officers AT the Navy Yard that the Board hndihss
win be adverse to his Promo9hn k I'm d nf cate the
Navy Yard. his ease is hung up until certain papers
asked for by the Board are received from lcunt
Rear-Admral Walker, who is now In the south Az
Dnuc. Lieutenant Commander Book recently cent
out writ Of mandamus to compel the secretary 81
the Navy 10 restore his number on the Navy reg
lister, etc He said that his rank and number mao
been denied him. and precedence had been gwen TO
LieutVnaptE commanders IOngnecker and lde. ana
that such wrong had been done under the color OF
sentence OF a urtmartlnl In April, 1880, before
which he tried and found guilty OF abfcntng
himself from his command without leave, and on
May OF that year was sentenced 10 be SUSPENDED
two years from rank and duty on nrlough pay .
Dy this sentence he retained his number on the
list. and at each promotion his juniors were pro
noted him. On December II, 1889, the Presi-
dent RENTED the sentence. and the officer held that
he was entitled to rank II such sentence had
been made but Secretary Trncy refused to take
the view.
As promotions 10 and above the grade OF lieu
tenant commander can take place until these Two
cases disposed Of the officers at the top OF the
lists Of commander and ihe grades below are grow.
Ing anxious. and examinations OF them are held
prior 10 sending them 10 sea rs matter OF convent
cncc and economy. Other vacancies close at
hand by tho prement under the forty years service
clause. OF RcarAdmiral Lewis A. Kimberly on April
o Commodore W. =. McCann on May 4, and Captain
A. F. Cooke on May rs.