New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29
OUR big SISTER CITY;
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
c,o,o, spn,s SHIT Against His Wfe-Queer Story About
~ ,,oIl,erv-A Runaway Trolley Cars WOrk-Various
' Items of Interest.

to all the storerooms and other parts Of the ship
where petty officers stationed and it is believed
that by means OF the ready communication aifordd
the labors OF the officers will be greatly lessened A
great deal OF time IS always lost aboard large shps IN
having to wait for a messenger to inform VIENNA,
petty officer what is wanted Of him. and 1t Often
happens that officer in charge must suspend somc
important orders CT detail until he has received Il,
formation from petty officer, who may be a. m.
time some distance away.
Commodore Benjamin F. Isherwocd, ex-encina...
in-chief OF the Navy, now living I'm New-York who
has done much toward the advancement and eleva
ton of the engineering profession. aud who depl,s,
the fact that many officers OF his corps In IN.
Navy resign because OF the far greater salaries ana
m)re desirable employment offered 70 them In cvu
life, has written an article for The Engineering
News, from which the following is quoted sAltbours
engineering Is the most important profession enr
neers being the great captains OF industry II Is the
worst rewarded OF all the professions and It's mot
expert practitioners are far from receiving the r.so.
milton either in fortunes Or prestige which their ssr
vices deserve. Though they have created the reh
mans table they begrudged the crumbs that fall
from It. They remain unnOiced while rank ana
| consideration are showered upon mere fgnreheads
who appropriate what they have not earned and occ.
by places they cannot fill. This error OF socety IA
a consequence OF Its ignorance: II is m6eeyed and
unthinking, meaning to be just, but unable properly
Discriminate ii bestOws where there Is desert and
wlthholds without intelligence. 1t blIndy gropes N
| way, making many mistakes and only convinced by
the long and expensive utor,hip Of experience. There
must be a campaign OF education, and many OF them
perhaps, for the proportion Of leayen Is Very small
| ia the immense Of dough. Patience, perse,
verance and ability will do much in the future "a
they have done In the past. The memorable logic Of
events will convince those who cannot be Otherwi,s
convinced; privilege inefhoiency and false pretence
cannot last forever, even among the most stupid aud
| the world will, after time, discover what Its true
interest is, and that discovery made the future
OF the personnel OF engineering is assured
There Is less prospect that any legislation viii
lie enacted by this Congress to settle the dissatisfaction
Cat prevails in the line Of the Navy relative to the
beernent of the personnel In the matter OF pay, or
TO put stop to the stagnaon OF promotion IN the
lower grades. Numerous bills have already been IN.
PRODUCED IN both Houses by prominent members Of the
Naval Affairs committees OF both Houses TO correct
defects in the present laws ana to advance the IN.
terosts OF both hlc ami the stan, ana 1t Is posi-
most OF them will meet the saline fate that has DO
fallen some OF the previous measures Of similar pur
port and be relocated to the committee TO whicn they
referred AMI lie dormant there until Congress
adjOurns. one of the bills tnat ought 10 and may
favorable consideration is that which provides
Tor the retirement OF 0fIeers, at their own request
after thrifty years service on the active list The
House committee has reported the bill favorably, and
secretary Tracy has approved It's passage. IL the
bin should become law effect Will be to increase
promotion OF officers TO the upper grades, and
pecialy OF large number of lieucnants inasmuch
all Of the lieutenantcommanders now on the active
list have been nearly thirty years IN the service, aha
many OF the lieutenants graduated from the Nava
Academy about twent-nve years ago.
The usual serenity Of naval circles was DISTURBED
a few days ago by the converting OF a court-nar
t,lover Fillete, OF the Marine Corps. The charges
against the officer conduct unbecoming an officer
lie had promised the secretary that these debts would
be paid but complaints from his creditors showed that
he had failed TO execute his promises. lie was triea
upon similar charges in 1881.
The dismissal OF Commander Henry l. johnson for
ON the Coast Of Alaska in June last was surprise to
many officers, and the sympathy Of the entire serves
Is with him. Notwithstanding this was Ills nrst com
mand since he finished his term OF suspension al
judged by a courtmartal for similar offence. Comi'
mandsr ohns2ns dlsnssa the h rst omission naa s In
1890 and who IS now suing the nnon 70 tS e
aside the sentence of the cortmarai npOm dr
ground that THE court was Illegal. Comn aaIv
Johnson was tried upon three charges namely Me-
Through negligence, suffering vessei Oh ule sssy
to be run on rock and azarded violation OF ~ 'h ~
taken VIXEN approaching harbor ana eulpaoie h.s IN
gence I'm the performance OF duty i ,be first and
last reclting his failure to go on deck ana nss .S
cement Of the ship when l was Ko LOW t Ss
cfarts on board were imperfect. He was proved
guilty OF all three charges and the sehtemte q ms
after thirty four years OF service in the Navy an
officer OF the rank of lieenantcoonei n r h,ch -
NAV not readily find employment Is cast lhlo ci'n
IIfe I'm disgrace and ut an advanced age. ~, -
Right in lire with this misfortune comes me re-
port OF the escape or the !aiiance III a. =,
hurricane nc samoa few weeks ago. Commahae'
WIItney's record IS good one that IL Is not De
ucvcd that court of inquiry VIII ma cause mr III,
court martial III his report to TIE Navy Depar'"e.'
h. writes that IL was only the prompt acu,h ID uI
engineer officers of the ship which saved IRE VS.,
from destruction and prevented the loss OF ever, VIZ
an hoard He takes occasion TO add TINS specia ,o.'
c,rnGrmnr that disaster prevented by the hi.,
nons ~ the engineer officers "This was due 10 W
norcv and ability displayed by Passed isslstaht IN,
snaer Iollond ~ stevenson, chief engineer ol 40
hin whose conduct deserves the highest commehua'
ton y - ,,,or., o0oat +hot In the next Nd.
utilization an effort will be made 10 ABOLISH me uai
,m, sonodrcn n system OF training American Nls VIZ VIZ
H. waaher-eve directed seaward. 10 become -
man but any attempt Of this sort will meet strla,
mno.,tIon from officers OF the Navy WHO nave ieaS.
T., tnow It's advantages. sea training Is luN r or
.ydi',,,i hv the Ss erservce 10 the Navy. the nv
an,i,e marine and II Is advised AZ whatever eNPr Pin
,ha training of detached vessels ana III
my snmadrons should ,c continued, II Is reconlhe,s
,hot instead Of aboshng the training service .ars
,onh have most disastrous result upon niev s',,
Non Il l. desirable TO increase 1t since the naseu
an forcn stations now being repHic,N ~ ,ason
modern vessels and II Is urged that there Is no w, Ia
,bv tho ships Of the training SQUADRON sho"u IA a. IN
~ considerable steam power fllly armed nn IN
loot crsers Of great power III 10 meet tiic ene"' -
case war should BE suddenly declared.