New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23
no LONG SEA COMMANDS
WHY ADAIIRALS GnERARDI AND WALhhh
WERE DETACHED.

isrcrErAEY HERBERT rAvoEs FAIR AND CEhiNiN
ROTATION IS oFfICE-CoMMoDoEE o. =.
STANTON TO COMMAND TIE SOUTH
ATLANTIC STATION - PROBABLE
CHANGES AMONG LEIA.
TIoN ATTACHES.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE;
| Washington. May ON conversation 'oo"y SCI
rotary Herbert spoke frankly OF the re'So"'
which governed him In deciding on the I'M
portan1 chnngcs In naval commands made pubic
on saturday lis motives will commend them
.clvcs TO all airmindcd men. and will he received
with much satisfaction and pleasure by naval ohc'iS
Officers who hold sufficient rank to aspire To important
| commands a,horc and anoat Will rejoice 10 learn
that during the sccrctaryS term, rotation III oic'
IS TO be fair and certain Further in future the aura
lion OF the longest period oil command VIII not eAcceu
,brcc years AT the end OF this time senior oHcers
will DO detached from duty and successors be
ordrcd 10 relieve them No iayoritlsm 10 b. shown
In any casos and details to lie made with a Wow
o,clv 70 the fitness and availability OF oictrS those
who have been anoat for three years VIII come OIL
shore and succeeded by others OF proper RANK VINO
have been ashore for full tour.
The cases OF Admirals GheiaId ana walker At
,roc,cd the special attention OF secretary Herbert
The former had flown his pcnnan H. comniahi'f
IN. chief Of a squadron for four years ana 'nrcc
months. Admiral Waller has boon in charge oil
.ouadrcn for about three and a hall years. THESE
officers desired to retain commands afoat' ''"''s
couallv entitled consideration. who had not had
tho honor flying their pfnnants over i"et OF mon
ern vessels. sought recognition. The justice oi 'h'
claims of the latter class officer, appealed strongly
10 the secretary ana orders putting INTO c''c' Wv
changes OF saturday accordingly Issued III
speaking of the subject today, >.cr''ar'
Herbert said that lie had been ac'ua''' Ny
a desire remove restriction, to Tue h"''"'
ambition Of occra and nsUre the greatest benefit 10
In, greatest nu:nber If certain senior chcer' were
TO bc kept at sen indefinitely. Injustice AMI us
courdlcln"n 10 other deserving ones would necessary
ensue. >layna ion In promotion. mai" m'Ni'"o'" ~
provision, Of cNi~ng law. and other ca's's ,r niue
Zeal and less ambition among naval ofccrs ""sh' "
b. lcs,@ned to the greatest possible extent, The >"cF
ary thought. and his orders ol SATURDAY ""o'"
toward th., cn!
The secretary did not act In the various. cases III
VOWED In tho sweeping changes mai" Without most
careful consideration II |, said ut Inc department
II is believed that the pol'cy VII! be receiver
with great favor IN naval circles.
Contrary 10 expectations the South M1nuc eiaO"n
viii he commanded hy nng officer From in'orna
lion given ont At the Nav Department on S"'"F
dnv Il was thought that the English custom oi hay
Ing senior captain IN charge Of th" naval i"r''
on that station would be- followed Tor III" present
The question va d'ci.!yoly settled 10y secretary
Iicrlcr' to-day. 'ommOdoT" oscar J. '''h"" Wa
selected for the command. and will probably sar'
for his new station iu ahout dirty dny'. lh'
Secretary also de.lc.a cd Tie Hcwark q Comnodor'
stanton, flagship. The v-.scl /, now In ia" North
cIycr New York CoaimoCnr stanton J. az present.
in command 81 the naval Home. NJ Philadelphia
where ne has served since July 7. 1891. liz" CON
modorc Erbon. who !! 80 command TIC European Sta
uon upon being relieved fr9m duty ~ 'omulAnhan'
Of the New York Navy Yard by Admiral "h"rrTdi
on Nav - The Pc, commander In chief "i N" south
Atlantic station has lad 10 S"a >"Nirc IN his
present grade us total .eI scr'ic" covers p'ri"d
If eighteen years and eleven months, fair "Nrrner
for an officer Of his rank.
Much spccrlaiion to Ccmmodor" stanton '"'
cossor u, commanding oac"i at 'h' %avrl ii"n" hrs
already begun. I'm many respects the staten l. an
ngrccablc one and secretary Herbert VIII have Il"
difficulty In fndne al oihc'r u proper rihh !" a''p
the duty. in apparently well ionnd"d r'mof has ~
that Captain Edward l. Potter, the present conmirder
Of the Norfolk Navy Yard. will be ordered % VI"
Naval Ilcmc. It.s known that t"mmodore HOW
desires T. BE- ASSIGNED ~, commanfant ~ Norfolk. and
that the secretary Is dipped 10 1cc'd" io his "!'h'7
In the matter. The toumodor" WA on duty ~
Norfolk before. assuming command Of TIA" lAclh'
station in 100. captain pu;"r commanded the
Naval Home a fow years $50 and. II Ia sIid. woild
no. object to going there a,ain
The Bureau OF Steam Engineering " the Navy D.
parimcnj has Just conrlct the plans far The
machinery for the t0rpc,O boat, which IA" arm"nd
vessels Maine and 1rAn, are 10 srry upon their decks
until such lime the boats may De- dr'rpci from
the da,its protect The vessel, from attack OF 10
discharge iorI,dos against The hulls Of hostile vcs
scl,. In such orar nga'ne.s Of con .'rurtlon and
'pNed are III" main points 10 b" al iin"l ana 20 hr
the fr-i l. concerned III" naval engineer APPEAR
10 have DESIGNATED IA upc Of machinery mat comes
near the limit nNed for Tho engines Of the Lanri"y
flyinc snip Tile entire machinery noll'r~' ,nIh'''
pump. .haflIc. etc, with the boiler, ani TANKS
lll.d with water, ready for Instant ,.Ncca Weigh
10 hois" power that VIII MAKE onii sky pounds
Of efficiency Is sccnr'd by Innny noyclilcs q con
sruc,0n such tubular Shaft wr,ng Steel braces
very frame, and structural steel Of til" hull to -"
purpose, 81 T. rigid bed plat" for ia" engine. tn"
ripple expansion type VIII run al NE .p-od q 90
revolutions minute. which sh"nld give 1T l"n-i
Yet been decided whether tho boats VIII be built under
the contract Nsi"n or nj one q the navy yards
\ cable dispatch was received nj the Navy De
parmcnt TODAY from Cap'an lilsglnscn. commanding
from kingston Iamaicn for Grey'own. NlcamgIa. The
disanc. from Kingston T. Gr"ytown + go mile and to
Atlanta should make the run IN two and half DAYS.
The Atlanta left New York tho night Of May L..
and II had been expected that she would reach her
II Is expected hot there VIII soon 10" chang
in , cs acton IF f Scr rs1S onS d ysrag
Of lnl. nld 4 Rsrn,, ,,d at rnrlS 'n,cd by ,r
r%r ss% recall d.a n 4" a %G""" srm Of
four years. mud most Of NE mcmmI~nis hnve nc,rly
% Es "rry.G r oacn r' Scn IL rcc yn"r
and Captain Irine. Of the Cavalry. has been attached
{" the Legation ~ Vienna for nearly four years |
Lieutenant Allen. Of the Cavalry. attached the cga
ton 1T -. Petersburg. Is now In IBIS city leave
Of absence II" has already served aon three ycnrs
IN Russia and. n * said VIII return hIs post nj
the expiration Of his leave. The other military nt.
tachcs abroad Captain bingham. 81 the Engineer
Corps at Rome Lieutenant Harris 81 the Cavalry ri
Brussels, and Lieutenant Evans, Of Infantry nj
Berlin. These three officers have only recently
been detailed for foreign service are therefore
likely to be the last disturbed In their present as
dgnments
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE TOWARD MISSIONARIES.
Washington May oo.-stao Department officials arc
concerned at the brought by lately arrived steam
ships from Japan TO the effect that American and