New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE MIANToNOMoH GOES OFT.
WORK FOR TIE SWIFT LITTLE sTILETro-NorEs
And COMMENTS.

/. OF i,n,uol Interest f. the officers Of the Navy il
Is letter addressed to Paymas'"r >. l. 'ui'''" ~
secretary Herbert but is published Tor The Inform"
,ion and cu'dance Of officers Of the Navy Pay
master sullivan was suspended from duty on f'o'
ruary by scnicnc. OF Il court marital upon charges
Of crit,cinr adversely the policy of the United States
In the Dchring >ca matter in an interview Win +"
newspaper representative AT Seattle .ccreiar! her
bert concur, I'm the opinion that the conduct Of M
officer who should violate the laws 10 the extent
Paymaster sullivan represented to nave uon'
might very properly De regarded as hiGhiy "h'
oifccrike ard deserving OF severe rcbuke.7 In ray
master sullivan, appeal for reconsideration 'l Ills
case Inc declared that he did not know that any con
versation Of his WIS to he used aS the basis oil
newspaper article, and that he did not au'hor"'
even by Implication. the publication Of anything ~
ncctlng upon tn" Government or any department
thereof secretary lie BERT finds. from the inves'sa
lion begun by him. that tho explanation made by
paymastcr sullivan materially lessons the oiehc''
and hence the officer is restored to active service III"
il ordered to duty on the receiving ship lhdc-
rcndcnc, at Mare Island The secretary closes th'
letter with this paragraph, which is OF special III
ter,st to all officers
1.-The action herein directed Is not. however, u
ho under, God Indicating that the Department up
provcs Your course or regards you rs free from
culpahilily in the matter ON the contrary "'
Department deems your action in giving u"ranc'S III
pablo 10 criticism, of pending matters of public p'h'N
IS worthy Of rcprobation. Every naval oih''r J.
an agent Of the Government in executing IL I"r'lN'
policy and tie officer who Criticsrs that p"licN i''
gets his duty. The fact that such oi>c'r do'N HUI
intend his criticism 70 b. published may pa''a"
hut II cannot Justify his conduct. The unlocked Tor
publication Of your Remarks, about N" EclrinS Ia
dispute furnishes lesson which III" Department
homes will not soon be forgotten. Officers cannon
he too scrupulous I'm abSaining from all pnblc com
mcnt upon matters relating 10 the foreign pohcN
OF the Government. In order that the a'ht"uc VI
the Department this point ma! not be- miNl'ha'r
stood +, directed that this letter be- pubiSn III
General Order for the information ara Gui'H"ce %
Ollie crs of the Navy
TIN. monitor Mantonomoh. having been made
ready n every way. finally left the Navy Yard Yes
tcrday afternoon and went down the paF !" ny
her new steam steering gear but She VIII not return
10 the Navy Yard until after the Naval review any
way or Tuesday April -. the Miaht"hoh"h VIII
be- present at the ceremony Of raising the Stars ana
stripe, at Navesnk Highlands and Will take part III
the ceremony by firing salute. she VIII not steam
M th, river 10 her anchorage on Wednesday III me
with the rest Of the vessels for she las been detailed
10 do some more salute hiIng: this tim" III" Shn'"
is 10 hc fred on the occasion OF unNeilne 'ho ha'h
Monument in Battery Park. II Is cmin"r'y tu''a"'
that the Marlborough should be- the vessel I" IRE
the salute on this occasion, inasmuch rs ''P.'''
Ericsson was the Inventor Of tho first OF THIS GAS
y, v...,Is the chccsc-box- known as the Monitor.
After tbi, function the MlantonOmoh VIII steam ny
the river 10 her anchorage and she then VIII De rn'
,o crcncc I'm more salute firing. tn" Naval Rove"
Will BE- pre-cmncnIly time of noise.
The presence Of the ,orpcdo-ioat Siictio In the
Navy Yard saves that plscc from being lett ""h""
a commissioned vessel. now that the Mhh'"h""""
Is gone. The Size Of the stilcto. however. Is po'
an indication Of her importance. .~h" l. 81 10"
torpcdo boat and the Man,Onomoh j. 1"'o ION
harlor defence floating forirc-s. The 'h'''o N's
been hayiue Joint PIT In on" oi h'f C'H"u''''
She IS 10 play all important part IN 'h' Naval h''e"'
and will Egcoub'cdy attract great zeal "i "''''"'
nc sne darts here and there her own special dn'S.
Thl, duty T. In The patrol fleet and captain h"NH'f'
will make her his flagship the day Of IL" review ~
b can 90 about from place To place with sn'h great
rapiGtv She will probably return &" tn" Navy lara
every night 10 anchor While she J. here Sh' y
diu,nutivo v..,.-nuch smaller iun n" torpedo boat
Cushing. she carrie, only on" "'hc'r' 'l' '"'"''"'
and fow men to run her. and the quarter are '"''
Tho v..scl I, provided with on" bow and two d'ch
,nrpcdo inln.. but the deck tube hlv" been rm"''N
for ~. ur..cn, duty. Ordinarily I'll" sul"uo is hop
~ ~. Newport torpedo station for experiment"
uuruo-es and f. only ntt'd with ere" ANA put u
active service. when required for some dulf. f"'
pant,d dark srcer' like ihc Cushing.
There will be. many interesting types 81 vessels l"
Lc seen a, the great fleet i, all anchored IN Inc iiuu
con River for the review. TIL" Mian"n"h"h VIII ~
sur. 10 attract great deal 81 attention from j"
.gucs 4, we'll ~ from American visitors on account
~ t.r interesting pc,ulariti"s-hcr great hicadih "l
he,m her low frccloard her slight suprr-'fnc'nr"'
o,d b.r massive tnrrcis armed with immense high
,o,,.r guns After the review The Navy Yard VIII
AGAIN nlI with ships and those Interested IN u" Navy
viii have. th. chance 81 seeing not only some large
and beautiful ships, hui 1T least one "h'h ms "'''F
before been 10 Ncw-Nork. I'll" Yorktown Inc '"n
cord thc Bennington, ia" Baltimore ana 'h' II"
Francisco are 10 come to the yard TO be hi''d Tor
sen to 20 on foreign cruises. For short tim" after
bo review the fleet will hold together, but IT must
soon b, ,cparntcd and the vessels sent oil 10 duty III
varloIs places, many Of them undoubtedly to
strengthen the foreign squadrons. Al th' Inn. II Is
also certain that there will he number Oh 'hnhp'S
among the officers. II Is said that the chnnsf' III
commanding officers will include Captain MorlrIsey'
Of the Clcngo: Captain -ilas Casey. Of the newark
Commander X. Il. bradford. Of th" bennington, ana
Iinut.naut s.aton schroeder. Of TIE Nesuyiu-.
chief Naval Constructor +. d. Wilson. Chief OF the
Burcau Of Construction and Repair. paid visit TO
the Navy Yard yesterday. and was received with Ms
Official salute Of eleven guns. There /, good deal
Of work being done IN the Navy Yard altogether ani
about 200 men are now employed there. Oh these
Of coursc the Construction Department employ TIE
greatest number and they are divided up among
work ON the new ships Joiner work much Of IT for
the new Ships, block work. aud work In ia" boat
house at binding boats alter designs by the Boat
Board In addition 10 ia" Stil"to there are In I'll"
Navy Yard several tugs which 10 take part In the
review, and the Coast survey steamer biaA' Nv"
anchor dayits Of which the Navy Yard people may
well lie, proud were hoi-tcd into place on ia" new
batt,siIp Maine yesterday and put In their sockets.
They are twelve inches Ia diameter. and are the
largest anchor daSiis built In this country they
wor, buil, In the blacksmith shop In the yard. under
the supervision Of Master shlpsmth H. I. Ross. The
work being done with a four ton Dndg'oh steam ham
The court martial board which met to try the case
~ rn,ign Eyre, Of the Blake has finished lis work
aud .rpt II, report Washington. The court will
vol lie dissolved however. until the report has been
acted upon by secretary Herbert.
The or ginal order Of secretary Tracy, authorizing
Ecar.Admlml Bancroft Ghcrardi l" command IN"
naval review fleet contained clause that upon the
clo.c Of the naval review Admiral Ghorardi should
hotl down his hag oi command aloat and report TO
The Navy Department for further Instructions 1hs