New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
THE KEARSARGE COURT or lNQClhf
TO MEET THIS WEEK.
PROPOSITIONS TO RAISE THE WRECKED COR
VETTE-CrOsING IN TIE SIDE Ai'M"'
or THE MAINE-NoTEs or THE
OTHER SHIPS


or THE MAINE-NoTEs or THE
OTHER SHIPS
This week promises 20 be an Interesting one %
far as naval matters concerned. DurlHs wv
last week. much has been published Ill the new.
papers in regard to the corvette heaTsarse' WIN
stories of the wreck told by her officers al'
pictures OF the accident and OF the o'n'''S y"
men. BY this means the matter has been Kep' De
FOR. the public. and the arrival OF the ShPN "''
men has aroused "A more intensr interest," ]" my
thing than was felt before. During 'he '''"'i'H
week a court of inquiry viii j." I'D S'SS'o" at NV
Navy Yard to inquire into the disaster. ana To
determine whether anybody can De "''' "
countabe for It, II the court Is open the "'Nr'oP-
nents and the results Il The Investigations ""'h
day to day will BE- watched with great interest
When the court meets tomorrow II WIN "'''
mine whether to meet with open OF WIN W
doors but as it s. not usual 70 have 'lo''' '"'''
eNccpt In extraordinary cases. II Is '~P' W. wv
h nrasent court vii! Dee open. OF course the Hoo!S
ore liable TO bc closed for brief intervals ''o''
time 10 time for secret deliberations ana inc ''po'
hitch IL finally submitted 10 the Department III
wasb,ngtop is not made public. but o'heI"'7e
visitors are freely admitted ana the pro- ''"".7'
may all be- known To- them. me court 90 "'t"''
VIII meet nj noon tomorrow IN the 'oui' MAJ ''''
room OF Euildug 80. :. II be- compost" .. '''''
Admiral Bancroft Ghcrardi the conmand"ht o'
,ha urool,lvn Navy yard who viii De- president;
ron,air Iosoph y Miller. the commander % the
receiyjnc-ship Vermont: Captain Theodore y Ni''
and Lieutenant commander !. y. ). h'H'N' WIN
viii be iudse-adVocaic.
The crew OF the Kcarearse. VINO I'a'h'" NV ~"
York last week were I'm bad need "i 'oth'S' J Nv
men had been sEpwrrckcd I'm a summer 'i'in'''.
los, All their clothing except what they wore ana
their trip north in cold weather was rot CON
duciye to comfort or even 10 safety 80 ieEii"7
health The men were. however. at one" taken 10
The Navy Yard. where u.ey We're supplied with
~" .,i, ~. have. h,. n asslgncd quarters
suitable clothing. ih"E HI'' j" I'D" use ,u
th,, are sent 10 other duty. On Friday morning.
'''' az ~ ,.. and ,-e,e permitted 10 go
off on leave Of absence lastNh "A'' '"'"'"'
t,,,, Tin. officers took I'D quarters IN various
i'o' po,t ,a oii,.,. and The crew are still
formally attached to the Kearfars" me 'o'E -
sun - - - 80, ,h. ,1I vessel and II
erneI just as II il were a." 'l' "''
probably VIII l. H., ~ H.. work rr. cour, Viii cali
inquiry "" ma ,, , may desire and
-,,s,o,,,,tl, E, will b.. necessary to have thr
baud p.,in.. the sessions ~
the court viii ice the time. also' Tor al mus WV
,,a,.. ans. c,n,rlaiuts or charges 10 make 10 4rt
"., , &c.,. ,,,s held IN the u,nlos, afec-
has been amply proved since %" accident N'"" "
.,,, ,..,,,.. 90 letters i,I been received
Indihti '"il "'''' d.. -, . .,.
from pcrs ~ about ih" country '' ''A"''
vessel The rr positions g., raise htr also SLOW it'
. ,... ,.r Co.,, 81. flrc.s Probably
people lcEI't 10 INV o. -
The Oh salt who eNp.tln'i N'I NI''h'"r ~
. ..,i.,f.. ,,.,,,.I ,iise,unt-rArc, any attempts
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to save h'T '"' "'''- "' '' 49,,
enfirnent 81 other people makes fa'n i''h ". '"'
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vessel WnIcl las H'4."'''' ''.' ''''
being tossed about hy the v.rls ani tne ayes ana
,. 900 co.. .r until sh. Il. h.,hpr broken
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up or To'teI away. Ana SID fH' i'i'''.'4'l' - '"'
r. ,...y.i moo. v.f.h favor Secretary Herbert has
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sent letters u h''h H''.7'' '' '''-r
authority - make ID c'ntract WIZ s'nr "''. N'S
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cohri"S " 80 '.. .el ,...
pay Tor ihc J"n- f'I'.i- '''''''''' ''
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sh. woul slf Doe avAl.th." g.. cruising tIif. S''
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