New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
COMING CHANGES IN COMMANDS
,.oss,p ARor-T MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE
.,,.psoNxrI. OF THE Observation-Disclosures
ADMIRAL RAMSAY AND THE NORTH
ATLANTIC sQUADRoN-PRoMO-
TroNs AND ORDERS.

.nv,eA1 RAMSAY AND THE NORTH
ATLANTIC soUADRoN-PRoMo-
TroNs AND ORDERS.
o,,v one vessel in commission. the Gin
go, At the Brooklyn Navy Yard and win
. an the new buildings and Improvements
W IN. operations OF the constructio" anu
..a,oengineering departments gong on q"
80 usual rate the principal acuN's "
'. .r,s station OF the North Atlantic Squad
VI" :. nressnt Is confined to speculation as 10 'he
ou,come of negotiations and plans now on 1901 re'
49, a. tho Washington bureaus. That Rear-Adinlial
pamsav will give up his place at the heau Vi ."e
y,-a,u of Navigation and fly his nag as coh"ia'u''
:, the North Atlantic Squadron from the c'uiHV'
X.xyork on her return from kel seems TO DE "e'-
,,ov settled II Is understood that the uphea'"
&, tho Medical Department will land DR. DiNoh' "o"
" tho Naval Dispensary in Washington u"
en-. New York. and. he is the one member Oh IN.
.adical staff who IL in high favor with Au'"""
RAMSAY II is probable that the appointment was
r,ade at the Admrars suggestion ana IN ahucP"
ton 81 his own transference to the cruiser. WIN
his successor will be at the head or the chei ph''a
:. A. Donortment seems 10 be somewhat in DOUBT
the ponular opinion being that Captain Rooney -
rvans vii, be transferred from the New-fo'N 10
the more important place. Another suss's'o" -
TIA, the old deal by which Captain Albert hau"
,as naced in command of the receVihg-sh'p
,,hash =, Boston and Commodore Joe Miller
~. -, charge Of the Boston yard. may be consum-
r.a ,ou, bv the removal Of Commodore Mont
comerv scarl from the Brooklyn yard 10 inc
H,,raau bringing Commodore Miller to Ne"-forN
and leaving Captain Kauiz TO command 'he hoS''"
station. one objection TO this plan' however i ,na'
Commodore Sicard IL h"'u'' '" ~
O, the present time.
VIE, oil the speculation. much OF which is based
IN inside knowledge. regarding the disposition OF
IN. commands of the different bureaus IL may pe
Noticed that there Is no suggestion vi o.'"',e "
,ha Naval Intelligence Office. Lieutenant freue'cN
Snssr being apparently firmly fixed there IL IS
~ oii nerhans that the lieutenant Is retained
- 81, rlacs ne the man who would probapN 90
,oore work and better than any other IN 'ha' o'0.
I'LL davote his energies TO the advancement "''
,,,nrovement Of the Naval War College al new
or, The rumor that Commodore Edmuho - MA,
,sau. would be removed from the Bureau OF iards
II hacks anc the Office filled by Commodore rrah-
-, NJ Runce who was promoted to that rank on
,Ia-oh s NOT credited by those familiar with 'he
york which Commodore Matthews has done ne Is
O careful painstaking and competent oii0e', anu
hes,aes all this Commodore Bunce has not 'he po
,.,o, null which might be utilized for ms own al
vancement ,. - .d,ora,
>,ad. will he Of little value except to commodore
T. A. Reardslee. now in command OF ''e an go
ton who is promoted to be a rear-au'''a'' "f
7 Howell who is made COMMODORE anu O IN
ronder Nlcoll Ludlow. who becomes captain ine
9TH
=, ,aa ,,bo qoes 70 the foot OF the list OF COM
nsnders. Lieutenant Godfrey Bockinger VINO De
comes a l,eutenant commander; Lieutenant /" W
Carrett now Of the junior grade, peing anNa''e'.
and Ensign W. r. Hoggatt going up 10 'he IAN" %
lieutenant Of the Junior grade. These ofiicers OF
49, TO- rorts have still a long road 10 travel he
o.. ,heir nresent advancement will help them much
rha eourish OF trumpets which marked the call TOT
an Investigation of the Department Of ia'"s az
Docks and Civil Engineering in the brooklyn ->aNy
Ward seems to have dwindled down 70 d s'H''
soueak The reports which were called for by com
,nodora Sjcard are being completed. OUT theie
.~,y. douh. as TO their showing anything more
Than has already been spoken OF ana pup"sneu'
The idea that there is any EXTENDED system % 0"
ing or fraud In the administration OF me 'aiiouS
departments secuted on AL sides. Inc s'e'
nv which workmen are checked is too complex 10
al. -, arrangement without notice by the high
oec,als and the amount Of COLLISION necessar! u
ACCOMPLISH any fraud Of Importance Is 100 great
IA admit OF the fraud being carried OUT WITHOUT 'e
lection. ,,,. ,..r
T, &c neculiarlv unfortunate that the Huuue over
IN. Gjllies drydock should make such long ue'a!
,n tho bepinnng of active operations. The coH'pie-
t,on NJ this much-needed work is as far OIL TO-DAY
as II was when work was suspended al me uie Va
tho storms of February last. In the mean "''e "o'
nm the battle-shps for which this dock was h'enue4
has gone along steadily. and that they VIII De COM
Melted long before the dock Is Is accepted no" d.
se,,led fact The general idea that politics was not
only prominent in the assignment OF the or 'sa' c'
tract to Ges. but in the continuation o. "ie WIN
in his hands after his inability TO complete IL was
n,a,n,v shown seems to have been well founded
and now the question is raised as 10 no" iai "'S
same element has had weight in determining me
nresent assignment This is a matter In which poll
tics should have no part. 1T is OF too vital lipo
lance TO the Navy and to the country TO D" suoleo
10 the strnging and wire-pulling OF people VII"
more power in politics than they have In d!eeihe'
q nile-driver There are several things Tor wn'ch
the Administration in its handling OF naval anairs
will be held accountable by the people, and not the
least among these is the disgraceful state Of affairs
In connection with the big Brooklyn drydock
In connection with the retirement OF Admlrai
Meade there is an Interesting piece OF gossip ahoat
Some OF his friends, II is said. hold that President
Ceveland's Endorsement on the Admirals appHca-
ton for retirement is an unwarranted reprlmaho'
and that Immediately on the reassemblns OF CON
gress Representative Boutele. who is almost certain
10 be chairman Of the Committee on Naval Ansrs'
and therefore in position press for carly acton
any resolution in the matter which ne may iaiher'
will offer resolution to strike from the RECORDS
O. the Navy Department the Presi Tents alleged
censure. According to the story, the resolution
viii recite the fact that it is without precedent
10 reprimand an officer untried by court-martial
has not been determined. and it will direct that ali
OF the Presidents order In the case except tne a.
ceptance OF the voluntary retirement OF me az
mlral be stricken The Admiral IS still in
Washington but will not talk OF ms inia'e pam.
1t is understood. however that he VIII make
second application for liberty to 90 abroad. and
the application VIII probably be sran;ea IN T ian
Assistant Secretary William McAdoo Is 10
be at Newport on June 3 and Nil oE rsn
the course al the Naval War College ne
schedule OF lectures and lecturers provides
for the discussion of tactics by Captaans
H C. Taylor and I3ainbridge Hoff, hygiene by sur
geon c. < siegfried. naval history by Captain Al
ired T. Mah~n and international law ny Uomno s
dore stockton Other subjects Will be discussed az
follows Captain F. + Harrington rn ,r,c hnm
Professor p. r. Alger. Guns and Armor Commo-
dore c. i. Goodrich. Coast Defence; Iieutenan;;
George F. W. Holman. "Torpedoes'; lAeutenant
W r. Rush. The Problem: Lieutenant j. +:
Megs "Gunnery"; Lieutenant H. y; Wilson Iva, Nv ar
Games; Commodore Washburne Maynard, >iec-
tricity." and Ensign Frank Marble. Coast Defence
Charts" ,.
ram Kafahdin has not caused any great anHlety
10 the officers interested in her construct!oi f,