New-York tribune., 1894-01-01
NEWS OF THE NIIN
IIti'TfNANT DAVENPORT NOT COMPATIBLE
NINDI 'NTED.

HEAD TOErIuof>
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Washington Doc 81 Tho Gnli0r of ih, Court II
Inquiry in thc case = leltcnant lay. up.rt -
the Navy win soon ho made public Two wee@s
ago this officer asked for % court ~ inquiry -
determine whether his service a. navigator 90 the
Elpsc dg-nS the hurri 'arc 1t samoa va or "as
no, crcditahe. Lieutenant Davc"pori'~ r.in" hai
been Withdrawn as a candidate for m'inn'. f'iV -
the Nca-Yor Yacht cub owing - reports 'na'
his performance OF dIty ~ Samoa was un1ilcnfiih"
In asking for The court he d"frod - establish i1"
fact that ,hcsr reports roNcrting upon A.s ch'rac-
ter were unfound !. Th- finding ~ ti' ''Hr' in
his case is an unusual one. AMI much 20 n" regret
Of h's friends Il does mo- CON. ,e;ciy v.uaca'" hi.
II Is TO the effect that while his coi!ust 80 samoa
dil no: regoc; upon hlG C"1"rel character Fn!
ability an officer his appoar.uE on tec.. during
the gale naked and his preciri'atc~ jumping over
board anl swimming ashore ar. subject 90 c'-i-
cem as heinG 4 bad example % s't io ihe o:'"rs
and crer - tho Nileic. Tho court notes uI-' c1s-
ualfies rnirh, have rendered mo commander and
executive officer of the Nipsic Incapable for ."rvce
AMI placed Lieutenant Davenport in command
The case Of Payraasrer Fraser o. -" Navy. fc-
Gently returned 70 - Examining R.nri ny i'f''.-
dent Cleveland for reconsideration. has ben again
fransmlttcd 10 the President for action In h' l'-
doreemrnt Returning. ihe record. the prcs!"r' called
the Boards attention 10 the fact thu the '9!'nc"
before 10 seemed - reflect upon ID" character ~
Paymastcr Frazer and directed that further con
alteration be given 80 this feature of i.c csr. j.
IT, second finding the Board again recommends inat
Payraaetcr Frazer bee promoted - the next higher
grade rs having The required pysir !. ncunl hnl
moral duallAc atoms II Is learned ihai n it' NM
!nes ;hc Boa-l enter, irto som'thn. "i "n a't"-
mont - SHOW that th- Pr -r!a'nt5 in'"''i'n Re
gasIing q character e IAymas,"T fi's'r J.
erroneous There is much curiosity 10 l'na" hD"
tho President viii regard ths action Of th" Eoe'i
There is much speculation IN naval oirclo' re 20
whc, the President VIII iakc action upon me '.."
Of another puym1stcr. i. {. Sullivan who va i"-
Gently tried and convicted by court m'ri'I ''
the Mare Island Navy YaTd anl s'hi""ceI - be-
0lsnis~cI for Irregularities IN his acr 'Nt' ihiS
cas-. nas been before ~" President for f''"r'
weeks. having been transmitted b. Secretary h'r-
Lrr, with an approval of the proceedings. ird.nF
ana srrterr. of the court. II Is now SAID thAf ~"
president; has promised some Of the political f1'nH-
Of paynastor sullivan tg1t ne VII personally con-
slider ,U 49,. evidence in the case b"for' taxing
final action. Presumably the Hawaiian ll'r' ION
and the lrazi.inn .itIauon ~ ~ &C. frlr'I that I'M
pOrHnt tonSF' SF'S@l"ha' Hl''''iH "'' '
4 conclusion.
In il fe,, days extensive experiments win ~ i'm
mcnse electric scarchisnt WI Dc mace a. 'I''i, a.,
Hook Inc li@ht Ia be t'tt'i }. '"' 49, ~ ,t,.
ne the experiments are intended 70 snow 'i''
rhm ,oirr1r viii be Of Sixty inches working diane
fer Tho lamp VIII be- Of the horZ'nlil arc ~,
! au;o,n,tIcaIp or by hand Is arrangement s sucl
/ that either "A convoig"ni or '''fr'"' "'"'" may
I BE- prpi"ct"i
\ cIevcs nayal cApert has just conp!led an IN
Nv. merit % the Howell and Whitehead torpr,
qnrs me data icr the coiaIarie"n "'Er oDI - u
duuns The recent "Xt"n ivr rSI nm i's Nv m H., ~
/ INK - C,Itain Ii0wcll Of The Navy. Tee NhiIr-
hc,d j. 4, d,mcsii,1tcd English INVENTION in1"uu-
f,rf,,raI by iE. f.. ". Bliss Company. 81 i'roon
lyn The Howell was iirci ron t"I 'H"'o.ii fha
tho Whitehead from the GUSHING IN "reu ~" ~
/ Whttche.d showed the better results ~ y ".'
! ;tncn OF 100 wards II attained rate OF ~ hhy -
the rate Of the iIDW"h for me *iHlt, @ i 81
f,,f.
M % nearly q, Knots AS The lF-"H''I o ~ -, Wv
Howell was revolving at "A RAJ % OH ., ',", M q,
Il minute. whereas on otn"r uaIs ~ m ms ,,'ro,. =,
made 10 80 revolutions minute. i.tu'r - nm
r. k,i, -, 1nyrcp greater speed Tor IN" toIl"dD.
In The important feature o: "cSuI"cS e., MI
whom DISCHARGED from III" tubes q! u itV'I,t, Pt
uarIori:y over its competitor ms va. P" 81
, noticeable when tlc torpen,o W. w, ,he r.ie IF
nirafn With the Stllctto runniHE ~ ,,n'i,., ,n' -. ~,
obout lG knots In "A InOd"rdi" s'i' tHe !i". 4,
Do,tor v,s nniv :. Ic.rccs and lis mean error OH!
rs yards at = distanc" o. 800 yhIu,' ,a"",,,
n'cd from the Cushing ,caii''n" the Whiichrld
-, 1-~ro.s and average error i3.' A"' =
,rn .arnc distance. That b., thc 'eHcot1I :" i,n
t.ngieA torpedo when striking tir Nd.Si :" ~, ~
rt.," H. urfrlv ihr.c times greater man lhdt a.,
g., new American rival. and iis nlnl4t'' ii I'll H,,,
accuracy Of "ight over "A distance 'i'',,.''
. o,tnrtrr of a NIL. is about - feci gI'''' -
s,ar.d A. = serious defect IN an DS,,cod ,he
Ioweli's performances seem 10 NV or,r,c,- ~
disadvaniagc 20 Il nni;nniu :, -" ,e q" LEO found
drptn snlmera'on OF ihr How" ,nn adyantage-
,yerc In favor Of the Howell WIN WIZ, ~ eearr
ncrmenis few mShaps were nc. r.Npo pIoo.s,ircJ =
T. believe that the Howell Invention y tor., loos
a. ~ ,hc REQUIRED number of revolutions bsiorc cn
discharsc1 overheard and ua"ih"a !" " ''