New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
COMMODORE MEADE IN COMMAND VI
THE HOME SQUADRON.
THE SAN FRANCISCO TO co TO PHILADELPHIA
NEAR THE END OF THE PROMOTION AND
RETIREMENT PLAN-RUNNING THE


RETIREMENT PLAN-RUNNING THE
cINcINNATrs ENGINES.
The cruiser New York after having been in port
about week without going to the Navy laiu' Is
about to start away again This time she goes TO
Philadelphia get the Pennsylvania NaVa reserve
and take them weeks cruise. Tms Na'ai
Reserve cruising Is getting to be an important part
OF the summer duty of vessels on the nome statoh'
The New-York and the San Francisco look the
New-York body. the Atlanta and the Mlantonoli'h
took the Massachusetts, force; now the New-l DIX
goes to Philadelphia and the Atlanta takes out the
Connecticut force. The Virginia force has the od
monitor Nantucket for its use. Before going away
the New-York changed her rank In the North Al
lantlc Squadron Instead Of being mere CRUISER
she is now flagship OF the squadron in place OF the
San Francisco, which last week ceased TO ne nag
shin Commodore Meade. the new commandaat OF
the home squadron paid official visit to the Navy
Yard Yesterday morning, and then went away Gil
tho tugboat 10 toin the New-York down the bay
on Friday nc paid an unofficial visit 10 the iar''
but yesterday when he started or on the Tug tne
marine guard on the San Francisco was paraded IN
his honor and he sauted with the nourlsh ol
trumpets due him.
The name of Commodore Henry ErDen mas oeeh
sent in to the senate for the confirmation Of MS
,ron,otlon 10 be rear-admiral. and now the end Is
practically reached IN the scheme which had tor
It's object the giving Of this rank to nim On MOI
day Commodore oscar r. Stanton received nouce
of hts promotion 10 the list Of rear-adInrals anu
Immediately ne applied for retirement under the
Forty Years Service law. on Wednesday afternoon
Admiral Stanton gave UP the command Of the North
Atlantic Squadron hauling down his nag from 'he
San Francisco II then remained only to nave COM
modore Erben's nomination confirmed. and the
generous plan would be successfully ended.
II had been understood that when Admiral STAN
TON relnquished the command OF the North Atian-
l.
eucceod :, IL Commodore Meade has taken COM
ruand AID has become acting rear-adr1iraI' put a.
soon as Rear-Admira Erben retlres in september ne
VIII become a redr-admra In fact. Ana ne WAL De
a fortunate rear-admra. for he VII! nave hVe years
70 serve in that capacity. and during the last two
years after Admiral Walker retires In 1870 ne VIII
he senior roar-admiral This privilege comes To
Commodore Meade because Of the recent voluntary
r.,remonts and the consequent promotions from
the commodores list There IL one fact IN thiS VOL
un.ary retirement OF Admiral Sherrett ana Admra
stanton which is be noticed and that Is that bon
officers lose some money By their desire - promote
their brother officers. Both We're or would have
been rcar-admras in the ordinary course Of events
and 50 neither gained any extra promotion and by
retiring voluntarily each gst an amount equal 10 me
difference between active and retired pay FOR the
Ienrh OF time between his retirement and the date
when he would have been retired because OF age
Moreover this series Of changes has been beneficial
by quckenlng promotion for time. 1t Is a common
complaint that promotion IN the Navy Is SOW and
tho Younger officers will be glad OF the impetus
given 10 II.
COMMODORE MEADE'S RECORD.
Commodore Meade who Will become rear
admiral was born in New-York CITY on October
O. 1881. and october p 1850. vas appointed MID
sblprnan from California He went TO the Naya.
Academy and stayed until November 90 1851 Then
he IA some cruising du;y being present al the
"Kosz,a affair" in smyrna. in Ju.y. 1853 and on
October l. 1855. he back In the Nava Academy,
whore he stayed about six months. He passed No
IN his cass. and June %, $50 he was war
r,nted passed mldshlpman Then he went through
the grades OF acting master, master and lieutenant,
and from october -. 1851. to January 3. los2 ne
served as Instructor in gunnery 70 volunteer Off
GERS In the recelving-shlp Ohio. at Boston. After
this he served the North and South Atlantic
b'ockadlng squadrors, being promoted meanwhile 70
be Heutenani-commander and then he Was on duty
In command Of the iron-cad Louisville. Of the
Western notil.a. Here h. did active and valuable
service In breaking up guerilla warfare. and was
commended IN oincll. dispatches By Rear Admirli
Porter. nna.y b. disabled. AMI vas invaded
by medical survey Later he commanded the
steamer United States. IN the search after the
prvateer Tacony. and during the July riots In 1868.
In Ncw-York he commanded the Nava Battalion.
lie conmandeI the steam gunbolt Mlrb ehead. Of
the South Atlantic b.ockldlng squadron, for about
sx months being stationed In stone River :. C..
IN picket duty and IN December %. 1863. NJ was IN
he bate On the st1no During the bate the
W,ri,ehctd was struck IN the hui thirty tines
AMI thr.e ~ hos on board wer. killed and TX
wounded but after sharp night TWO other vesSe.s
works. While two s-inch guns aad many were
captured Three days !ater Lieutenant Commander
Meade landed with force Of lO) men. destroyed the
ba'ierie, and erougn, away The Two guns Gap;ain
George b. Bach. afterwart rear-adrnira ani Reir-
Admiral Dahlgren recognized his va.uaDe services
AMI he Was recommended Tor promotion for ga
mand the steamer Chocura. Of the West Gut
h.ockal.ns squadron. under Adu!ra. Farragut In
Jhh"SIF, I'' IT, nah ou. 90 NJ - - f,.r,,,'
~ blocklde-runner Dephina Commodore } :
absence OF Admiral Farrasut ofhcia.'y thanked
In ls6S he was commissioner COMMANDER lie had |
command Of the steamer Narrag1nsett, OF the |
his annual report to the President especially com |
mende1 Commander Meade FOR great judgment |
the samoan or Navigator Islands. The Nara
ransett dil wonderful amount of work on this |
cruise For 81 DAYS. between March p. ISL and
April |. 1873. she was under way and cruising: al
3 whc gHds chin w~n o na s ev quarter
and collected iademntics in the Polynesian ISL |
ands for outrages on American citizens by the
natives In 1880 Commander Meade became cap |
tain He commanded the Vandaa during cruise |
Of three years and three months and after 1t |
the radmiral Of the squadron wrote to thc See
supcrior as a commanding officer In addition |
to his duties officer he has written pamphlets
and magazine articles and Translated professional
pamphlets from French into English Commodore |
Meade was Naval commissioner TO the hlc"soo |
L,xnosltion and he had charge OF the building or |
thn imitation battle-ship Illinois the lake front
OF the Fair
FRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR WORK.
Affairs I'm the Navy Yard are now looking bright |
The work is III an advanced state. and everything |
is going on well. The latest news about the cruiser
Cincinnati is that she probably Will start OF soon
for a short cruise During most OF the last week |
a dock trial OF her engines was being held, and |
thc trial is to continue this week. beginning again
tomorrow. The engines are successful, and TINS |
eIves grolt credit TO those who built them. Chief |
Engineer James II. Chasmar had charge OF their |
coustruct ion and he Is now on duty on the Gin. |
cInnotl Passed Assistant Engineer now Chief |
Engneer George II Kearney was his assistant |
How the engines compare IN point OF speed with |
eimilar ones built by private firms Will be shown |
o,actal trial of the ship The plan FOR the