New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
,vIyTEREsTING CoURTMARrIAL.
vrw CRUISERS TO GO INTO COMMISSION ED
or MONEY AND MEN.

,,o rrirc,pal topics OF general i"''
Wv W. ward at the present time Is the ior1', ~ W
"o -, COURT martial If Assistant h'sI
i'' ,t ,or disobedIence of orders OH ....hod
IN tho cruiser Philadelp IA, 70 VIM" , =, inter
,rh trial 1, Of much interest, as II . branches
- ,i,, question of supremacy bet"ec" '"' Iso of
'., 49," ,,co-tbe line and the stan. II u "'ay o,
,a,aros, an account OF the unfortunate ,"a
- cha coso-the youth OF the olhcer 7" " -aduotcd
Oh inv ., Engineer Uanforth was Nr -
n Naval Academy al A'i"F ,,.
,, Isol and then was o"' ,.,r,
NV Yard for duty in the steam h"e',. ,,t denart
t After a years term OF uu'N !" do In
t no WAS detailed TO the fhildueP" G,tv
GUNNER this being Mo first term oi 81" 49,,
the ia't SUNNI h occurrence he was duty III 'nc
zinc room on the ship. and Lcu'ch"" " 80. = .qo
w s officer of the deck. 1t was aoo"' ~
~, -, fine morning of November INV 49,,
Tim. iockcts I'm tie engineering o'p"i ~ o,in.
hin had previously ben put uhuer arr 1. -,
,o .clnc,, he had been permitted ~ =. o.s,,.r
,rs,ncr at large. and hc was al WORN ~ W "a -,
- a.ror,mcut AZ this time. The S'orS
"7 | ,i,.r,non + that the commander ol Wv
-, 1t inst ordered him TO rcconihc '''' P'
, 49, his name lad been removed nun Wv
i.,, MT. con,equ,nt'y he sent the snip po' 49,
the master al arms 10 call ;he man '' ,,
rider that he might be Informed Oh 'V ,,r.
,er,-t The ma >tcratarms went 10 INV D.
,o.,n and summoned the prisoner !" INV '
.,.d :, obev but then Assistant Engineer N'''i0'
-, A.. n .hn,ld moi The ma,tcr-at farms r'''''"
. I orce. Of the deck and reported |" UNI '
rho, turned the matter over to TIE eNr'"i''
tho executive officer said Il request MI ""''' a.,
come on deck. and Lieutenant N'N'' '"''" ~. -
mo. ACE IN the engine room Ia NM AS'''''''
~ I,a,,r,h reped that he could not, being on duly
Tho, Iicutcuant Alderman took the Wa''c' NV -
urn hand, and ordered him to cDme on o'oN' III -
.o :, which Mr. Daniorth said that he WAS o
A,. ,,d co,ild not come unless ordered 10 u' ~ ~
Tho con,ain or executive officer. Nheh u'' m"
were delivered % him, Assistant E"t'"0V -.
WINS NJ the englne-room door. Alt'r u'S '''
vas reported 10 the captain. whr reporter " " -
,arr Tracy Assistant Engineer Danicrlh Dfns "'"'
Will. suspended the secretary "i"ef'"
martial and that the assistant engineer '"o''' ~
,~, ,pdcr arrest until tried by the court
pin. tory told by Assistant Engineer pfhI"',' ~
tho statement which he sent 10 the '"in'a""'"-
., tho shin Is substantially tr same rs ''''' w." "
dscloin,, an intention - dis"bcy III" "'"''' -
rn.rtor onccr lie did not say tlat Inc man '''"'
, co q, m, mast IN REL onsc 10 the "rd'r "i wv
o,c.r ~ the DECK but spoke I" II" "A'''' ''.''
g.. c,,.,,, In. order directly 10 th" man instead "'
er.t informing him. then he sent tho man %" "''N '
arcordauce with the order. When h' ""N'" "
rdrod ON deck he did not ink ili' p" sh""ld co. ~
no lad l..n ORDERED hy the Cii"i Engineer 7" i'"' ~
m. most ia the engine room while Oh uuS "''''
bo a think that ne Hip'" hi'''' w.
,.ave the duty At the time that the sec"hn mc'>'H'
- -, h yos ready 10 begin t.sun- the capsian
I'm, MN. and III. presence WA required tieir
unless h. should - permitted 10 leave HIS Pc ~
-,,~t,v tina, voud relieve lin of responsibility IN
ca.c ANYTHING should g wront In MS "I-"h''' "
f. considered unfortunate tina, such iis sa'Nh nave
occurred Al this time, just when mot 81 me o'''
an the hip have nearly completed u'!r ''t"' u S'N
Gutv. and when tlrrc lad lc'n I'D u''''' VI "''
plea.autncss during the cruise
Tn. court "! iri f. 20 conduct Tho thai CONSISTS 90
CAPTAIN j. y. Miller Commander G. y. Sl--.'' '''''
Engineer g. ". Mage, Lieutenant Commander H'A
Walker Lieutenant, John Garvin. A. J.. N'@r' "'n ~
g. Dillingham;: Pa--el Assistant Enenrcr Z. W. l''''
passed Assistant Engineer i. II. Edrct" aud Irst
licn,cnant T. IL g.. Murphy, OF Tie Marine '''p'' "'
iudc. advocate An eminent authority on Oh" matter
couri. martial SAYS that The majority Of the oi''r
couurein, 4 court martial should hr Of ih" sam"
corn, a, th. Officer "a be- tried and thi'. anyway 81"
least half the court should b" Of hi, corps. h'l I'D
This CASE the proportion Is two In" Officers - one
4 the ,tln There are six line officer IA the court
cain.t three STAN oncc.-. with tn lude" advocate
belonging 10 neither Of the principal cop.
The officers Of the two corp, regard the prisoner
In different lights. some believe him guilty Of a
gross AMI urwarantci mistake. 10 ,ay IN" least
While others think that III, position j. correct III"
line officer. say that the officer of the deck ha> HD
,olutc control Of the ship. standing In the place OF
the plain hence. all other, Oh duty must obey m'
orders That the chief engineer had ~ n-ht unless
with the approval Of m, captain or executive officer
10 make an order that an officer Oh duty In Tn"
cnginc.room should not leave IT that 1t j, "a rule on
loard ship Away, to obey the lat order. Consr-
| aucnily I'm not appearing dcca In answer TO IN"
order. Assistant Engineer Danfortl Was guilty OF DIS
| obedience. HAT h. had no right To question the
order. that Lc should have Obcyri II, and then raised
;he question Of it., legality afcrward If he wanted to;
f1t.. f.Ng nff Ia,
deck he would not have been responsible for any
accident that might have happened In hi, absence,
~, that order would remove thc responsibility from
| him and pui it the giving the order
The stan oHiccr, think that thi, Is only another
instance of the line, asserting superior authorii,
that their corps h., not been treated fairly by the
other corps. In consequence 81 which they have long
iccn trylng to have thcm.clvc, placed on more
| even footing. They thiuh that n Assistant En-
ainccr Daniorlh wa, on duty in the cnsin~rOom AT
! he time AMI ha1 been ord, rcd 70 remain there by
hi, superior the chief engineer he right In obey
lng that order, and acting lie did that If he hal
| gone deck at that time accident might have
happened. and he might have brought trouble
| upon himself and others Ia consequence. They qucs
ion whether the officer OF ~" deck has the right 10
order IN officer In the engineering department away
nom hi post Of duty. thu, bringing the chance u
,crlous damage upon the ship and up,n himself, and
they think 1t unfair that he should be tried by the
| curt IT j, now composed.
~ fdr the most important incident that has hap
| p"ncd In the Navy Yard during the lat week. WAS
| th, launch 81 ia" now cruiser Cincinnati Thur.
| DAY. Notwithstanding The cold and the dsa grreabc
rain Oh THURSDAY. The dan previously arranged for the
| aunch the ccrcmon'e, took place, tn, vessel
received her baptism II OAo's best Catnubn ana wa,
chrislcnod the Cincinnati and then she sid down into
| the element which /, hereafter 10 be- her home She
now lies alongside the dock mt Main-st. She Is the
| first object that meets the eyes OF a visitor he
| enters the yard. and be- Is led TO remark upon her
| beauty. Her lines fine 10 cause comment.
A. she lay The stocks during the time that She was
being built. one saw merely great hulk constructed
Of steel Plates but now that She Is In the water her
| fine lines show to advantage. and as one looks Ill
| her. bow on. he how beautiful she is The work