The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-13
A NEW COMMANDER.
Captain Whitehead, of the Bal
timore. TO BE Relieved.
CHARGED WITH plscouRrEsY.
Accused OF shutting Ont the Public and
Nearly Wreckine the ship--A
Dental from Portland.


the board of inspection and survey Is to he
taken by Commander Phillip II. Cooper.
Captain Bridgeman arrived In the city
Yesterday and was met and entertained by
Captain Whitehead.
The action OF the secretary of the navy,
which really occurred June 4, will he
surprise 10 most of the people at large, al
though il has been known in naval circles
since June 5. The removal of Captain
Whitehead. after command Of only two
months, is alleged to be due 10 numerous
complaints, coming in from various places
ON the Coast visited bv the Baltimore,
charging the cantaiu with discourteeds
treatment of visitors. Ii is also reported
that the officers on the vessel Joined in the
complaints against the captain. Regard
ing the removal of the commander the
New York Times. OF June ;. has this
80 say:
The reasons for the sscre,ary's action were
rather personal than professional There have
been ffcooent expressions 81 DISSATISFACTION
from the officers ard nen Of the saip vita tho
conditions a life o. board TIE Baltimore. fi1e
department. too. has heard good IDEAS from
municipal authorities onx the Pacific coast st
those ports where the shin tarvicd on heT way %
tho Astoria celebration II wss vita some Diff
Guilty that Csptsia Whitehca3 was induced -
approach the shore near enough 20 enable the
people - have good lock Al the shin
THIS fsilarc on the rsrt of Capta.a Whitehead
20 satisfy the curiosity os tAa citizens who bad
q desire 10 sec a vessel q the new navy vas
regarded as sorious matter At the department.
where the 10 icy has properly been - allow the
ships 70 be examined 80 the fullest extent Az
accounts show tsst tho action az Captain White
heal did not sncresse the popularity O. TIE
navy s,oae the Pacific coast The mayors 81 the
cites Of san DseCo sad Portland ope1ea corr
rnan3catson With tse department, sad other
complaints az ike tenor have Gene 70 she sec
retsry's desk.
TIE whole matter eliminated YESTERDAY when
Captain " h;tehesd had te4esr&phed to the &C.
psVtuaent protesting agalast The detachment
from his vessel Of TIRE ehIei eng neer Xass
seeraea, 70 the sccrctary's notion, g cofnr3ete
the exesperNtiag series. and be imr7ed sfe{y
dispatched captain Whitehead from Tire ship
sra p.aced him or walsias orders
II is claimed that the first thing which
attracted the attention OF Secretary Tracy
was the narrow escape which the Baiei-
more had from being dashed to pieces on
the Oxford rocks, off the Oregon coast
while on her way from San Francisco 70
Astoria. The escape OF the ship from de-
structjon without even = scratch Is re-
ga-tied as miracle. The pcrenaptorv
head IS. however, a very unusual action,
ana there are those who declare that the
accused shoagd have been gwen chance
70 present his defense before a court OF
inoeirv. CAPTAIN Whitehead stadiousIy
avoided being interviewed yesterday. Oar
ing nearly the whole day he was ashore,
and could not ne found. He possibly he
lieves that the less he SAYS about the
oes R. R..sr - NJ NJ ~
L NAV b that the removal Of Captain
Whitehead is merely the result 81 E con-
sniracv on the part az his enemies. who
possibly sent to Washington CITY forged
snd bovcs complaints concerning his 81
legged misconduct toward visitors. The
c0rsrlaint mentioned as coming from
Portland was certainly unfoeneca, for
under date 81 June q the following com
naanicstjon vss mailed from Portland and
is in itself explanatory
IN D,lph J. II N,tchea. Rfayer Te-mun-a,
rsrSa}Qesoa. p e: Il Is reported Ae>e tibet tae
nsvy department hnS >ceeive6 cNFnossj1t eaat
Captain Whitehead, o. 5he cruiser Baltimore.
did not show the PEOPLE o. Portland p-o>e-
coyl-tsS7 Gue;ac his stay - THIS port SEeh
cosnolsiafs s-e uEt-ue. Naotsip %iiijau White
/ heed exercised coarfe>y IN cVery manner con
ceivah'e After hsv5nS FreSe cs7efu, iTsvsstgys-
thIS Community end state earnestly commend
Captain Whitehead and AiS officers to-thaIr cer-
tlcrnAnlv acaieaS while II c1r 0s-5 and upheld
Tag the high stsn3a>3 81 QUE ugsy.
w NtSsN.
Mayo, o. Portland
Z 2 oSnoB>
President C7ssu,Her n Comme->s.
CEeEgs Pegs.
Chairman Cruiser Comm Jttesa
t2cNRor Z Masks
CAsi-msn 8cesr'Scu Comm tttSe.
rs FAnn
Chairman Fsunacs +re4, rnfttea.
CUsr-S G. S-s5Se.
Pres. Co1nuaAis River Centennial ASA
Cyarfain Whitehead relieved CAPTAIN
Srl2lex ~ the command O. the Baltimore
vixen that a5fee~ returned from Chi5e With
his vessel. lie WIS detached from TIE
s7gtv al captain a. the Boston navy vard
sov this purpose
a. she }av 81 encho- ofF IRE fe,t ~ Co
}crnhis street yesterday the Baltimore 81
t-4rtes c-eaI 3ea5 ~ et1ant5en A.. 2av
5auz Der ae>$S we-e th~onees with US,
o~s. ana NJ ore Sg~e>y had cauSe - corc-
vsafa al ciscou~teogs treatment SaiIo-s
ans marines wee aecatled Far the soc
purpose II showing toe rnacv visitors
aAeu1 the vessel ara exolsirtne 20 the
eoS>gss tfe f~s points a. the hiS guns sra
th1 machinery.
Numerous Stesra launsAe~ s-a small
AsatS r1ie6 back sn6 f0-th f-sn rhe
c-c5se- s05 Taa7e Ioes ~ rnSrev. charging
E eerr- ~ ere -orn6 Tin, TAe hu- 7--sS
~ rcwh-77e~ wnsch fairly <V-sr rn@sS she
vsta7 ~e~e~sn 5e5 a~es around s. h
Only ono man oat e. TIRE 3s--e e~ev a.
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