New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOkIYN'
Scoring the Fire Experimentation Runaway Horses n "
Death-What Clubmen Are Dong various 1'e"' "
- Cenera Interest

decided to recommend that under Ordinary '''"''
stances In port the officer OF the deck VIII NV 90
Gured to walk his watch with sodieriy pi'',,'V "a
at present required. but that, as IN Inc h"e ,.,.S
other foreign services he will have greater '''
Of discretion as 10 his position from Time 10 ,'"e
drirr hi. watch In other words instead OF spehuihs
four hours OF weary useless "deckplankihg' he VIZ
be at liberty personally TO look to AFFAIRS p'io" 49,,
and in other parts OF the vessel 80 '"a' - ,ho
know the exact conditions in other places lhai VII '
quarterback. 49,, T.,
There are few crumbs Of hope to be sca'sieu u,
the paths OF promotion this year, but 'neS ar
cw and aside from those who will be retired LOT aye
drrin, 1so3 there will be nothing for asplrahS 10 oo
cxccpt IN walt for dead mems Shoes The only IT,
tircmcnt among line officers on account Vi
the age limit will be that OF 'o''"o'
dorc lanes II. ellis. and on MAY IA Nv
gl be- laid on the shelf, In fguative S'hS'' in''
is he WILL according to the laws made by Co"sr'' "
M longer useful to the Navy and will be oraereu "
rest his oars at 80 per cent Of the pay oil oc'S OIL MS
Grade Chaplain J. :. Wallace will be the hrSt omc'r
to retire ut the age of sxtytwo years on January ~
and as the Naval Academy does not graduate oirS'
mon there will DO vacancy for Il Srhu"'' Vt sun"
Theological seminary TO ILL., second vacancy III inns
corn, will take place when Chaplain W. H. S'"", 10
rctircd for age on July II. Although there Is not
theological course provided nj the Naval Nc'uc'"N'
Chaplain Jane, T. Kane served As mate ana 'n''-h Ill
tho Navy for three years and eleven mon'hS' from
,ucult : 1851. and bccam" qualified for cIapiahr'
on June g. ls6s. Another chaplain the Kew FRANK
H. Rose served two years and nine months Ill 'he
Army during tho war.
The medical corps has some vacancies yet 10 DC
nod with moro to come. The first retirement In thi'
- ~, occ,uni of az, will BE- that OF Medical d.
rocror William r. Hood president Df tho Examining
Roord On March g. Then May 10 surge )n'"ch
eral John Mills Browne Will b" retlre1' b"t 'h'r'
ha, already begun scramble Tor the phc" "hcn 1T.
will vacatc ~ Chief 81 In" Bureau oil Mediclh' anu
surgery II Medical Director Dcavan Bi"olgo"i'
who + AT the head Of tho laboratory at the BrookNh
Naval HOSPITAL was not to retire for age on August ~
no vonlt probably be- the successor. The most promi
n,ntly mentioned for this choice place are M"h'al
Directors Richard e. Dean. Albert L. ihoh ana En""ru
: Borert In the Engineer Corps there VIII occur l"o
ago rctrcmcnts namely. Chief Engineer l.. ~ hoo.'
on September II, and Chief Engineer "HIlam j.
nroo,s on November % Passed Assistant Engineer
Julien = ogden. a graduate from KeilSs'Ei'r io'S
tc~hnic Institute Of the class Of 1866 and one OF The
first class Of engineer graduates from the Naval
Academy two years later. nominated on trl'aV 10
All thc vacancy caused By the retirement OF 'mei
Engineer Charles II. Baker. The only other r"'r"
mont for age bill he that Of Naval Constructor ioD'r'
W. steele on April -. He has become well known
m reader, I'm the last three years because Of his con
nccrlun with tho construction Of the new vessels ~
The Union iron Works. san Francisco.
The many friends Of Commodore T. ID. "lIs"n
chief Naval Constructor. have fct much apprehension
I'm the last few days concerning his S"rionN Illness
hut a letter received 10y n brothcr-omccr from nun
Yesterday said that although stu confined 10 NJ
home M. had passed the danger point and was now
wcll on H." road Of improvement. and "Npct'd 10 TO-
h,rk ia nj, desk I'm a few weeks. II" cau-ht 'oli
,u.t before CHRISTMAS. which developed int, pn"u
,nonla and caused him much trouble with his riSht
lung. Commodore Wilson Is brooslyn man COM"
uuentIy his Hines, has been matter OF serious con
rern among his numerou, friends Du'lng MS ap-
encc from the Bureau Of Construction his work has
heen we'll cared for by Assistant Chief of Bureau
PhIp Hlchborn. who has had charge 81 III" vast DE-
tail, connected with the designing ana buiidihs Vi
new ships.