The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-15
10 TRY mr.. DkNFORTH.
tn Court Mnrti,, WIN Besin IT'S WORK at
the Nav Ynra This Morning.

Assistant Engineer George W. Canforth OF
the United States cruiser Philadelphia was
summoned before u court martial In the Navy
Yard yesterday morning TO answer to u charge
OF disobedienre OF orders. The court martial
was ordered by Secretary Of the Navy Tracy.
upon report sent him by the Captain OF tho
Philadelphia. Tho complainant Is Junior
Lieutenant Albert \. Alderman.
The court assembled yesterday morning in
building 4 1t consisted OF Capt. Joseph y.
Miller. at present commanding tho receiving
ship Vermont a. President: Commander G. B.
SiGabcr OF tho training ship Portsmouth.
Chief Engineer George W. MAGGIE OF the Man
tonomoh Passed Assistant Engineers c. w.
lao and +. II. Eidridgc. Lieut.. munder
Asa Walker OF the Minntonomoh. Lieut. Arthur
i. Nasro. commanding the New HAMPSHIRE:
Lieut.. John Garv!n, and Lieut.. A. c. Dilling-
ham. The judge Advocate was Lieut.. Paul
lations, tho officers Of tho court all appeared
in irock coats. shoulder straps. swords, SER
vice caps. aud white gloves.
The court adjourned yesterday after organ
izlng and reading tho "ln,ec>. The assistant
eng wa rhar.od With having aso%sysh
on. ths morning Of Nov. ), Liou, Alderman
G"ing at that tine g: ot'Icer Of III" deck and in
dock in the navy yard The assistant engineer
T wns below IN CHARGE Of the engine room.
ripcs and a, man who was under arrest was
at work making. repairs. Lieut. Alderman
sent an offlcsr below to get tho man. and AS
sistRnt nsineer panfoith refused to let him
60. saying that his services were necessary to
repair the bursted pipc. The officer went back
on deck and reported the circumstances to
Assistant Engineer Dantor,h's refusal inter.
ference with arrest. and sent for him to report
on deck.
Assistant Engineer panforth refused to co.
He sent word TO Lieut.. Alderman that he was
IN charge ofthe engineering DEPARTMENT Mt the
time and would be held responsible for any
accident Another explosion might occur at
this was reported 10 Lieut.. Ackcrman. he at
once sent down agnin with u second order for
the assistant engineer to report to him on
deck. The assistant engineer positively re-
fused to 60. and sent back the same ryrlana-
tion as before. lieut.. Alderman reported the
whole affair to tho commanding officer. and
hsmade arepo-t OF 1t to Secretary Tracy.
Assistant Engineer Danforth was present in
court Yesterday. with Capt. Barker for his
counsel: The defence will be that the assist
ant engineer was responsible for the engine
room ut the time. and that lie would have
hesn rsmiss In his duty had he left to 20 On
deck at u time when the machinery was out Of
order and an explosion might have occurred
It any moment, This; i. not IN" first time
tween the officers Of the engineering corps
and tho officers Of tho line in tho navy. Thrre
is moro or loss pickering all the time and tho
outcome OF this court martial will be looked
Tor with con siderahl 10 interest 10y naval men.
The court IS made up OF officers OF both
branches Of the service.
Assistant Engineer Danforth was graduated
from the Naval Academy In July. 1891. and
holds he rank of ensign. The court will
meet this morning at 10 o'clock.