New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
COLD WINDS AND BLUE NOSES ON THE
DECKS OF THE CRUISERS.
Mitch INTEREST IN THE HEYERMAN AND LYMAN
CASES. AND, THE DECISION ON THE ACCi-
DENT TO THE CINCINNATI
NOTES OF INTEREST.

A cold keen, biting WIFI swept over 'e '"'''
wastes OF the Navy-Yard on Friday and SATURDAY
afternoons and brought out deck awnings on 'ne
cr,,isers and blue noses and ears watery eyes ana
,nrling fnger-tips on the sailors and marines U"
deck and the sentres pacing TO ana ITO a''o'' ~
gangplanks Workmen on the coast defence ioni-
tors Puritan and Terror bundled up as warmly as
possible but It took a good deal OF wrapping UP
10 keep out the cold. and work was somewhat ue
layed by the men having to stop occasionally ana
thrash their arms about to restore circulation OF
the blood There Is little work 10 be done on any
of the vessels at the Yard except the TWO NOM
tors mentioned. the captain or the san rri"-
cisco sent word to the Commandants Office yester-
dav afternoon that he ready for sea ana would
/ on IN Nownort without further orders or notice,
while the Ncw-York is practically ready Tor sea-
as Is the Cincinnati
There was much quiet discussion going on. how
over in regard TO the muidle over the retirement
Of Commander JOSIAH Bishop which failed to occur
az had been scheduled resulting In setback 70
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Franklin Hanford. and
good deal of bother TO the other members OF the
line VINO had been nominated for promotion Inc
others however, passed through all right ana II Is
not probable that acknowledgements Hanioru'
,ho e. the chief aid 10 Commodore Montgomery
Slcard the Commandant OF the Yard. VIII nave 10
wait long for the coveted document advancing MN
in rank The action OF Commander Bishop mas
given rise TO great deal of unfavorablc comment
and It is certain that he has made no friends py MS
so-called ''hoggishness"
| The San Francisco Is in perfect order for her
three-years cruise with the exception OF the sght
scratch on one OF her propeller blades which mas
be previously mel Toned Her machinery has oeen
thoroughly overhaul 4. and II Is doubtful II any snip
ever lief, the HON station to be gone for three
wears better equipped in every way than ~ 'h's
trim little cruiser When she returns from Ne"-
! port all she will lave to do will be to repeh'sh
the coal supply. taking on amount equal to that
/ IL, Nnu
TO relieve the Chicago with full bunkers wise
| move IS that O, the Department In ordering the
| Mar.behead to join the San Francisco on 'he Eu'o-
pean lion. The amount OF water 10 De coVereo,
| the large number OF prominent ports 70 De Vs''eo
| and the great importance OF the station demand
| that more than representative or the ha'a'
! powcr OF the United States should be In European
| rva,.rs Earring occasional visits by vessels bound
t,or f,n more distant the Chicago has had the
! w,-k o. tending 20 European matters all alone TOT
/ g., ,,,,, time and Rcar-Admiral Kirkland VIII
/ no !oubt eel much better when the European
! sat Iron consists OF Two vessels instead OF one
| I, VIII not re.u re- .rea. length OF time to nj the
/ N,rbehe,d FOR her cruise she WAS In fairly good
! condition on her .ctirn from West Indian waters
a couple ~ weeks ago
| u the riimor that the Cincinnati will also be
son, 70 Europe Is correct will be all the better
! thourh Ga, departure OF both vessels VIII make
matcra' difference In regard 10 the proposed h"Na'
! rr..roeu.r.s 81 he North Atlantic SQUADRON
Another subject which hardly matter OF
/ comment. Yet WAS spoken OF At the fard y'S'e'-
div was the practical whltewashing Of captain
Henry Glass OF the cruiser Cincinnati. The acct
dent 70 the cruiser. by which several OF her nun
/ mates md her port screw were damaged, Is well
/ remembered. and the proceedings OF the court OF
/ inquiry the formation OF which brought out
pr.at deal Of discussion relative to Rear Adnlra
| Meade AMI other high officers In the service, are
| matters which VIII not De- forgotten Tor a long
| time The peculiar fact connected with the whole
affair IS that so long time was allowed TO eiapse
after the court OF inquiry had forwarded Its md
| ings TO Washington before Secretary Herbert ar
| rived ut "a decision. In the reports sent on from
| Washington no mention IL made OF Lieutenant
| DILLINGHAM; who was navigator OF the Cincinnati
| az the time OF the accident and Ensign Roger
| Weilcs jr the officer OF the deck. and Mr. Arcu-
larus the pilot. are also passed over In silence.
| while the report has II that Captain Glass has re-
| colycd only a slight reprmand Just how this
decision vas arrived at no one can tell at present.
hut IL appears evident that the theory that the
Cincinnati struck some wreck which had been
driven into her pathway BY the strong tides swirl
, Ing around Execution Rock. and OF which neither
| the pilot nor the photographic once could be er-
| pcctei to have any knowledge. and that therefore
| the smash was an accident pure and simple and
one for which no particular person could be held
| responsible has been accepted by the department.
| The action OF the department In the case OF
| Captain Glass and his Junior officers comes right
| a.
mander oscar f. Heyerman. OF the Kearsarge.
| who on April last was sentenced TO two years
suspension on waiting orders. to retain his num-
Der and rank. Lieutenant Charles H. Lyman was
also suspended from rank and duty waiting
orders pay for one year. At the time these sem
fences were inflicted IL was considered doubtful IL
Secretary Herbert would pay any further atten-
ton 10 the rccOmmendation for clemency made by
all the members OF the court martial on account OF
commandrr Iieyerman's long and faithful service.
That the Secretary has given further attention
70 this matter Is shown by recent dispatches from
Washington announcing the reinstatement OF Com
mander iieycrman and Lieutenant Lyman TO ac-
tive service, The story OF The loss Of the kear-
familiar 10 every one who read the newspapers at
the time. That the findings OF the court were
Ham 81 The sntcmre 81 Inc otl"rs inv6ved in he
loss OF the famous old warshp. but that II would
come soon WAS hardly expected even by those
lieutenant who were held culpable just what
disposition Will be made of Commander Heyerman,
known, but that he viii be connected with some
of the new vessels which will be finished and put
In commission In the near future Is likely.
The work OF dismantng The old soop OF war
not seem At all Inclined to leave the snip any
sooner than they have to. Chapa Wright. who
Portsmouth's crew. has been detached and ordered
10 join the Atlanta detachment Of twenty men
Yesterday for Norfolk where they will join the
Raleigh. and Naval Cadet Hines. who got himself
dslikod" by writing personal letters to the Sccrc-
tary OF the Navy naval matters and afterward
resigned has found that his love for the service is
too strong to be overcome. and has withdrawn his
resignation.
Work In the shops OF the Departments OF Con-
structon and Repairs and Steam Engineering IL
going slowly az there IL only little 10 do, while
| in the Civil Engineers Department Captain Asser-
feels that a great load has been taken from
his shoulders now the contracts have been awarded
The list Of successfu bidders. so far as made
known is as follows; For rcconstructing building
No. 6, y. Gibbons a. Son. Of Brooklyn. A0,975: for
the causeway across Wallabout Channel A. X.
Morrison. Of Wilmington. Del. the Delaware Con.
structon Company OF Wilmington having bid
S5ss for the extension OF the boilershop building
No. IS. Leonard Brothers. OF Brooklyn. 81 go; for
the quay wall inside the Whitney basin Stratford.
Hawkes. & Co. No 329 Flatbush-ave., Brooklyn.
s2io72. and Thomas II. Stanley & Co.. OF No. 03
broadway, New-York, will build the garbage and
refuse cremaory In wood for N.7oo or In steel for