New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
WORK AT THE NAVY lAhD
TALK ABOUT TWO coURTS-MARTIAL'
WHAT TIE CRUISERS ARE DoING-NorlS NNO
COMMENTS

convinced t.al the Navy i one VI Wv I'll tho r.-
,s,'a,.,,r, then they have not dir"steo wen ~. an
oil u'''p''''' ,ol cart, martial Of officers M" vi
Ioi'a VI ut ,,ve re,n published. Ana Il '"'''
, oi,.stcd well these reports ana nav
,,, cha, the Influences I'm the Navy h"s' ." -.
,,a, ,,.,. If the Army. then they have not ,','D
roro~,s NJ the courts martial uhdT wv n,iol
-, Ga, War DEPARTMENT. And then Inc '"'' -
~ ,s officers Of the Navy have no' 'N''p' ,,n,
- ,, t,r real crime but simply 10 n''''"'"'
,rhotb.r they misjudgcd or not III wv ,rt
.,,,o is ,lot an officer must be about perfect ~
'"' t.toko else he must snhor 'he '""
NV s laid down in the Articles oi M''
,r.,. ,or instance the court martial oi ''P"" -
,,,a,r for neglect Of duty; bis men, owl -, -,
,,.,s nloced I'm command. surrpuu'"SN t'' r.
,,-rn linuor and the usual result got ''''"' -,
mis- tho Navy Regulations say no ""S D" ,a,
morflalcd and suffer such punishment o.. ,,.t,,
.ioI may ,nrict@ The sentence was H'
,',, ro,l, and dniy under hall pay. bat h'N"S W."
,,r,ord,d hy Admiral Walker for the SAM Wv
= IL, ,,,, II would ", Illegal 10 punish n" wv
,, DINO rho law officers ~ the Navy ana N''''
,o-. Tracy have thc case under consideration.
" a.. case If Assistant Engineer G. W. P'n''''"'
~ the Philadelphia, there Was mncn e''i.' nn,
many Of TIE officers that N" procedures W ,ho
,,ar,,a, ehouId have been so soon published '"' ''
",, s.oms 10 be- that although Mr. p'l''I""
I I'm, ~. mini, lmcnt ~ on" years F'>i'"''''
or loove q, absence pay he Will lil"IN carry -'
case IN the Attorney General ana I"'-"N w.
-. 90 COO, -. T. rocts The decision Of secretary
Tracy not having been published III any W '
York papef-. IL ful text will be in'rrrS""- u"
who have followed the case. '''h'r" ~ 49,,
aTbo nroceodnrs findings and sentence "'
,rr,, co,r, martial in tho foregoing ca" are ap-
rrorod In Wow ~ the position assumed 10y '''
d,nco in certain intorroGatorl"s proposed 10 '' p'
>, ,e rnor,l.rs Of the court. implying c"h'r"'''''
,.,,r,on the line and staf officers ~ Vac N"'N -
tho limitation Of authority IN matters o' '''""'"',
+ b.reby directed That in addition TO The ih''"""'"
usuallv promulgated 20 thc service IN s'"''",
r,or,I, orders the fact viii be stated TINT IN" 'V'
,.a od1rccd unon the trial shows that the on'n'"
,.,od .d,sol.dlcnce %, Tho lawful order "i h'
.,,r.r,or officer, was clearly violation "' M" ~
,rcss rcratlon requiring engineers on ''N ="
f., "a. orders ~ the 0ihcer ~ thc deck "h'' IT. '
commemorative ~ the commanding ofhc'r "' ''' ''
T. entitled IN obedience from all ofhc'rS Z" "''.'''
rank whether ~ the line or stat. u" rF"''"'''
.clncl,v bearing upon his point. selected rom INC
..-,,,. INSTRUCTION. embraced IN Chapter - The
,-, r,,,l,,ors under Tho head Of distinctions Tor
Onicers Anoa'' rad a- follows;
.Th. engineer ON duty viii COM rm 10 We "'''r
81, the officer ~ he deck. but 'h"y are not 'N''p W
oa... q, re..e.ltv 10 20 oGcr,d 10 pr nm du' %,
other tlan those connected with ~" enth" 'hN ID"
d.n.ndenclos AMI tho officer - =" DO k i- 20
,,'c,,otice I'd, tho Commanding nicer. nd Ills au
!.
tive ofHcor IS 10 le rccoclfel IN al matters PER
,,,nng f. the manarcreu' and police : tie vessel
aNo srch quc-t on Therefore. q, itat suggested bF
tho defence was likely 10 ari." in ~, cn-" ana III
the absence 81 ep chc cha'l"nr" f'r cause" Tie 'u''
very properly excluded tie ni'r'osit rl''. Inc
.cntcnco imposed Ito court In the ca" ~ Ni-"ht
Engineer Dnniorr is very lcnient for the oGonr" or
which hc was found guilty. The court having 'a''n
inf, consder,tnn DIS cy;r,m' youth ara 1'Nperi" q"
N the service u, we'll rs DIS previous good roe ri
rut for these reasons the Department nd hv' r
turned the record of d. trial for r'co1-lcrui'n ~
he sentence under Tie pg'vii Us o. Article I 'h'
Articles FOR the Government = re Navy whct r'
quirc that I'm al cases u conviction ~" pun -hm'n
adludccd shall bo adequate - me nature Il VI"
offence. II" Department dc.ire' to impress mp VI"
service the Importance ~ obed nee 10 m" orders -
SUPERIOR authority as The first and plan"st duty &"
all and ore from which no person f. tn Navy & or
can be exempted
The officers u both line and etaG, con,iicrci ID"
order ~ the Secretary very proper one as De wa
made "a understand the case. but there Is strong
conviction that when ngrces !, appealed 10 II viii
make the law more comprehensive rc'ativc 10 the
extent Of the powers u The officer of The deck In
mattcr Of orders 10 other. one + tie officers YES
tcrdav expressed This view: Relieved 81 al cy
trancous matter The real quest ri ,-uc l. whether
Mr.. Danforih really dld sphoy Oh" orders ~ IA"
Of Ger OF the deck whether he had tie Iight 10 object
10 the master at arms. petty officer acting uad"-
the Instructions - the officer of tie deck. ahing
away one ~ bis men without informing lin ~ tn
order and Whether the officer = Nc deck q or nd
not exceed Ms authority when lee ordered Mr.. Dan
forth 70 leave his pos, Of duty to 90 on dcc. 10 b,
disciplined Mr.. ranfrrih's defence that no law
or regulation r,corniz the officer ~ Tie deck mpre
the representative = the capt than the engineer
on duty represents him In Ire ne room. and when
be declined 20 leave his post where lc was supe~n
tending some steam tests II was not dis,b III nee
u orders But Mr. ranforth IS detached from hi.
slip and IS now under suspension with a salary 4
~ 600 year.
Those who read the interview With Rear Admiral
Bancroft Ghenrll. published In The Tribune sep
TENDER 20 viii recall that when asked how H. wOnld
Doe arraugcf f. mau"cuvrc N" large fleet at the In
tcnaonal Naval Review. I'm tint, barber In May with
safety he said YOu may depend upon It that II
viii be- 80 arranged that there shall be 10 possible
chance ~ accident"
Tie Dispatches from Washington ON Thursday aid
that the question u Federal jurisdiction over New
York Iarb,r during the naval review Is being dis
cus,cd by the Nnvy ana Treasury oHcias7 The
naval anhlriilcs VIII ask Congress for legislation civ
ng them temporary control over Sew York larbor
during The review. The purps $50 IS T. mark Of by u
system of luor lines within w'ich noailng craft Of
all Hind, MT taking part In the procession. must be
kept during The review. II T. appreciated that unlcs,
sore such measure can be provided the naval re-
view like Tho naval mrad" NJ The Columbus quairO-
centennial VIII Doe complete failure.
Abou, half past 10 O'Clock Yesterday morning tug.
boat having merry crowd board. steamed forth
from the Navy Yard. The merry crowd WIS - party
~ fifty or siyty consisting " Officer, and their
friends who going 70 West Palni f. witness the
football game between the military and naval cadets
~ West Point and Annapolis. respectively md the
tupbnt was 70 carry them from tho Navy Yard to
the railroad etntIon, whore they 10 take the
train for W"~t Point. Many Of tho officers from the
ships In the Yard went 10 The military academy 10 wit
ness the game, and II WIS only natural that the
young men shonn desire 70 take thalr fair friends
with them 80 II was bright and merry party That
started. The ladies'. II noticed. were adorned
with Old gold and blue rbbons-thc Annapolis coors-
some u them having long strcamers Il those colors
fastened 10 their coats II Suggested In speak