New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01
no EXCITEMENT At THE NAVY YARD
OFFICERS DISCUSS THE REPORTS AND APPROVE
ADMIRAL, REMNANTS CoURsE-NO INFoRMA-
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orrrcrrs plscrss THE REPORTS AND APPROVE
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The startling reports about the condition OF af-
fairs IN Brazil have not made any stir in the Navy
Yard although of course the officers take great IN
t.rest In the matter. They discuss the aHair' put
there Is no cause for excitement for there Is noth
ine, to b. done There are no vessels at the yarn
which could be- fitted for service as fighters anu sent
to Rrazu and there IS chance that there VIII be
my there AS all the available vessels are Souuh
The Machias and the Dolphin are not to be consd-
crel rs the Machias is to receive extensive aitera
tious at Norfolk while the Dolphin might be sent TO
serve "a "A dispatch boat. She Is not armed ioF
fighting, and her boiler tubes have been removed IN
order that the boilers may be retubed 80 the only
thing thc officers can DO is discuss, the matter on
the Information which they receive from the news
papers
The pepartment at Washington does not call them
M on the telephone and tell the latest news as an
officer remarked but II there are any orders TO be
given such "a fitting out ships they are given anu
the officers receive their information when 1t Is
time 70 act.
Admiral Gherarii yesterday manifested the most
intense interest in the affair He talked freely but
omphas sized the fact that he was not taking On
any official information he had read the accounts
of the affair and as naval man haa drawn HIS
conclusions from them. and about these he was
willing to talk
"po you think that Admiral Bepham ac'on was
tustinable?" the reporter asked
"Oh entirely justnablei Quite so, quite So Au-
mlral Gherardi replied by firing as he did' the
Admiral showed that he would not stand any looi-
ing Admiral Bcnham is clear-headed man. re
has good Judgment. and he Is just ne man th'' l
should choose for that position. Moreover he Is
s,rrounled BY an excellent corps OF advisers con-
slider Commander BrOwnson one OF the most clear-
headed men in the service.
Admiral Gherardi expressed grave doubt. merely
as his personal opinion, whether there had fealIy
been any engagement between the two heets' lie
thought that one or two guns might have been
nred-one on each side perhaps-but that there had
been any general engagement seemed to him I'M
probable But II there should be an engagement
there would be no doubt Of the result the Ohlteu
States warshps would be more than match ior
those of the insurgents, and only one thing would
happen-the insurgents would be beaten
.'Why here Is the point" continued the Admiral
indicating paragraph in The Tribune. It's merely
n matter Of following suit. Some one has to begin
,he affair and then all the rest will follow. ii
the United States has nterfered In behalf OF her
commerce. and enabled 1t to go on unmolested' tne
.othrT nations will not quietly sit by They Will
isn take action for the protection OF their COM
merce England and Germany and the other NATIONS ions
,,a,r rights lust as much AS we have ours Now
that we have taken the initiative the DINERS VIII
The whole question is. What has really, been been
done? How much of the reports Is true ana no"
much not true?' I. .,,u,a ha
Then the reporter asked: I'm case II shouiu U ne
necessary increase the fleet of warshps a' p'a~'
are there any avallable?' . ,hara f. |
mo" said the Admiral "Oh. OF course 'neie erS u,
the Miantonomoh. but 1t would take ne' ann', ao'7
time to get there. About the har I'm, the
think there is any ammunition Ior nei, - p, nou,J
squadron could be reinforced The ps9e way ,hs
be to send to Europe and have tne ot 80 anv
bennington come over. This wouiu ~, -, ,ne rh s
longer than for the Mantonomoh TO go uoWn ,Srs ne
Kearsarge Is not the vessel 10 go s, com,d he sant
the Yorktown has not left Peru she couiu pe ssii'
around to Brazil aud this Is not any ,n ,ys,
tance than vessel from Europes "vu" ha ,vas saer
asked eagerly for the latest news. out ne yn, sad'
'rhe affair creates no excemehner her a. todav and not
na mantinned r. We know nothing about It sx-
cept what we get from the he"SP~ps A