New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-28
THE A1LANTAS BAD CONDITION.
SECRETARY HEKRERT Is AROUSED, AND OFT
GALS MAY SUFFER FOR THE NEGLECT
OF THE VESSEL.

OF THE VESSEL
WASHINGTON. Aug q (SpecaD.-Secretary Herbert
IA In no pleasant frame Of mind over the report
ada bv the BOARD Of Naval on cers which recently
inspected the Atlanta. That a vessel OF Inc Navy
IN charge OF officers whom the Department had rea-
son 70 believe 10 be responsible. should he allowed
10 cot into n state that would disgrace any lner-
chant steamer afoat is bad enough. br' ina d
hoard Of officers after asccrtaning the disgrac"iul
condition Of the vessel. and declaring mat suCh
condition is due to gross neglect OF duty ana Nio''-
tion of explicit orders and regulations OF the ser
vice should practically recommend that no further
steps be taken fasten the responsibility ana pun"
sh the offenders, is TO say the least SVa' 'i''s'
Rut Secretary Herbert Is not hR'Y 10
LET the matter rest where the board eV'
IDENTIFY wished II should. on the contrary NJ
4. determined It is said. to probe the matter 10
~. bottom and fix the responsibility for the
damage the Navy has sustained. II H. said that
probably no other ship OF the Navy mas p''h ~
badly managed. has here been any VeSS"l Oh
which the discipline with reference 10 PRESERVING
the vessel from harm has been 80 lax hepor,S
NJ the Department prove concusively That WINE
,nsnections have beSNnade. they have been merely
nerfunctorv: or II the vessel was inspected theh
some one has been most careful 10 cohceh iroi"
the Department the real state OF her c"hui''o"'
The Atlanta is said 10y officials Of the department
70 have begun wrong in the service ana 10 nave
gone from bad TO worse. each commanding ohcer
L,ou.,ng of her record under his predecessor ana
not caring TO see that 1t was improved MATTERS
have thus gone on. 1t was stated to-day uh'i 'he
vessel has ben rendered unfit for service aiso
amount OF money will be necessary to make her
ready for commission again
In the Navy every vessel has what Is KNOW"
az an inspection board. which must make quar-
,.r,v insnections OF the vessel weekly inspection
"a also required to be made by the executive ocer
and chief engineer to note any chahge oi '''e
condition of the ship The last report receiver
If the department regarding the Atlantas con-
du,on by the ships board was dated July last
These are the officers who are supposed 10 nave
ex.po,ned the ship: Lieutenant J. G. wilson ana
n Warning and Passed Assistant Engineer W.
NJ Parks According to their report the Atlanta ~
a model vessel. No mention Is made OF the rust
on her compartment doors. which prevented them
cineinp nor of the leaky drain pipes which rustei
th,ckneea In fact they found everything about
,h vassel I'm n most satisfactory condition to thrin
excent i'm one compartment, which they reporter
US in good condition. with the exception OF a
.gh, le3k which had been repaired captain
Tariett commanding the vessel. approved the
From the report II IL evident that no Inspection
~ no cnrnnartments made except or the one
Which was reported TO require slight attention
~ "a believed now that "A third board VIII he APP
,oi,ted IN look into matters when other Doafns
bsva not touched upon. AFTER this IL ue'efihiheu
some courtsmartial may ioiio".