New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
OUR BIG SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS In BROOKLYN.
A yicar-Genera for the Roman Chthoho pp 4,
Officials Disgrace the City's Creoi'-'" ~ ~

part OF tho engagement an accident occurred on the
Ge:S Of HE rhiladphl that resulted in SERIOUSLY IN
dent was caused by the premature explosion oi u
charge II powder In the gun. ana some OF the DuIl.
H. A. Ecrs the gunnc:'s mate. who on duty mere,
Instead Of running for his HE when the P,a, H.n
powder fen down into this magazine passage. pr"VeN
stayed at the dang"rolS post and pE Guy W. h uas
caused by the powder For this act OF bravery nc Mas
section Of the Revised Statutes that provides Tor re-
ward in such cases This recommsndaton nas mate
Elcrs he's been discharged in order that he NAV DE-
IKE law provides that he Shah not be appointed gun,
ner Immediately he must first be appointed hcu TX
gunner, and at the end Of year be examined 70 W
appointed gunner. This Is done that he NAV nor
receive the actual place until he is fitted to receive
It. In the meantime. nowever he Is not hsinS r shy
thing but he receives tho fun pay OF the rank VII,
he will have after passing the examination any we
probably WIN be sent to duty in some place s1S ne as
pcricnccd ordnance officers. and have nm ample Gp,
porlmity to learn the dutie, OF his new place ana De
ready ior The examination. ,n.r
two years DID, lie has been in the navy number 81?
Of having entered as an apprentice ana avcn u,
before the brave decd that gave him ms sp,' b,s
mnoar a aS a Sq{ ' Se pon n't
matt In s ne% Rpon he W at ,n Fs 5000 o
shore dniv, which gradually Increases for twelve
years until he receives the ma xmum salary OF @i0oo
The old sailing ship Portsmouth. belonging to the
training squadron +. now in the Navy Yard and iq =
few days she + TO be put into the drydpcN w,'n
vacated yesterday morning by the Italian cruiser
Giovanni Bausan the Portsmouth may be IN inc
Navy Yard for some time She needs fey r"paii :,
auiil some time In January she may lie here until
Then In this time she Will make transfers % OF hr
auhcla. which Is ut Newport, Is soon to start
Or lisbon ronsal from there she Is ,b TO go 70
In the West Indies for the rest Of the winter re-
turning t. Newport In the early summer ,..,,,.s
The latest news from Rear Admiral Gheratnl
spec al squadron. now on lis way ron uie T,
coast to Hampton Roads 10 take part IN me inter
1, from Mazatlan, Mexico, where the vessels arrived
On october a.. They are now probably n'" I.d 20
Panama The Baltimore Is the flagship ana . lends
the way. hov'd by the san Francisco ana Onarlc ,
ton. The Boston now at Honolulu. may no, JOIN
The feet as wa originally planned bgt me l2r, low,
Mare Island 10 Caho The vessel, kept within
close signalling distance and ~ the Pacific clos TO
III" Mexican and sonth American coasts y rar"n
any more turbulent than we'll sheltered NM Pi'l'
there 1, hardly 'lhllity Of any u thcm CNln
u nine knots, which Is the most economical rat" NJ
steamng for these vessels. At this rat' all three
SHIPS could rim from twenty three TO t""nN-hN'
days without rrcoalny. After cnVng nj Panama,
the vessels viii 20 to Callno. whcrr they WI re-,
With the Government auihOriti"S. Then they VIII
~ On 10 valparaiso. where they viii remain couple
~ weeks. and whcr,' rs AT other ports, Admiral
Gherafd win communicate the message N 'ongratu-
executive officials Of chm The admiral vin ~ to
Valparaiso 70 make If. official T>it 10 the President
= Chll. and reception viii DO given - The latter
and h, cabinet by Animal Ghcrnrd TIE Baliimore.
Chaplain ". n. /. RcaHy has been ordered 10 the
training ship Portsmouth. Lieutenant {. J. Badf'r
has been ORDERED to hold himself I'm readiness for
order, tie chicago. Ensign II. II. Fnmes q hold
TN ,of I'm -rgdinc>s for orders 70 IN" \ llna, ard
Ensign /. 4. rranart to hold himself I'm rcafnce' fpr
order, - The kenfsnrgr Lieutenant v. l. Chambers
as lccn detached from the Atlanta and oric~ci %
duty ~ the Naval War College and Torpedo school.
Lieutenant W g.. cutler Ia, been detached from the
Atlanta and ordered - IA" Marion by way Of tho
steamer on November 10. frr Noh phama. Japn Lieu
tenant g. Il Clark has been detached from the Rich
mOnd and ordered Ia IN" Atlanta.