The Washington times., 1895-07-03
HARRINGTON IS OUsTED
Cleveland Removes the Head of
the Weather Bureau.
SEC'Y. MORTON HAD DAGRUDGE
Bad Feeling Has Existed for Several
Years Between the Secretary of
ticator-His Successor Is a Local
Forecaster of Long Experience.

Mark Harrington, Chief of the United
States Weather Bureau, gave up his po-
stion yesterday and removed his per-
sonal effects from the office at Twenty
fourth and NJ streets. His successor, a
local forecaster, has been chosen by Sec
retary Morton, of the Department OF
Agriculture, but the name was not made
public last night. II probably viii be
to-day.
Prof. Harrington was appointed by Pres
dent Harrison at the organization OF the
weather bureau as part of the Depart
ment of Agriculture four years ago. He
is Doctor OF Laws from his alma mater,
the University OF Michigan, a member of
numerous foreign scientific societies, in
Guiding the meteorological societies of
Vienna and Berlin, an honor bestowed
upon very few outside OF Germany and
Austria respectively.
CHARGES WERE PREFERRED.
Two years ago charges Were preferred
against the mana cement or the Weather
Bureau, involving lax ness in bus in ess
methods, aud Investigation was made,
The report completely eXonerated DR.
Harrington, and showed that the reports
upon which the charges Were made did not
arise from desire TO improve the public
service. AT that time there was some
sharp correspondence between Secretary
Morton and DR.. Harrington.
This arose partly from misunderstand
ing and partly from the fact that DR..
Harrington took the position that he held
his commission from the President and
could not be removed by the Secretary.
The relations of the two men have never
been cordial since, but they have carried
on the work OF the bureau together, hold
ing such personal conversations as have
been proper for the mana cement OF its
affairs.
Dr. Harrington said yesterday the Pres
ident asked for his resignation because
of personal interests. He declined 10 give
it on the ground that public interests were
involved; there was no reason for his
resignation On account of these. His re-
moval followed He does not feel that
he has been Justly treated
He thinks The interests OF scientific
bureau are sacrificed when it is brGught TO
the four-gear plane and appointments are
made for political reasons.
LOCAL MAN SELECTED.
The new chief of the bureau, it is said,
viii be a forecaster in the office here-not
Major DunwoUdy Secretary Morton said
of the case last night:
The sole consideration in making the
! appointment VIII be TO improve the eff
| cheney of the forecasting work of the
( Weather Bureau. If the Weather Bureau
/ cannot make forecasts that are to be
! credited, then il is not worth perpetu-
/ atinS, and therefore it is quite likely
| that the coming chief of the bureau VIII
! be taken up from the ranks OF local fore
/ casters and observers.
| I'm all probability he VIII be a man of
/ about twenty years experience, with
/ executive ability, unimpeachable as TO
| industry, fidelity, and sobriety. He has
! high reputation as a meteorologist and
/ is not a graduate OF any OF the great col
/ leges He has never been recommended
! for the place by a single human being.
| and never knew he was to be called until
! actually notified. / have every conf
! dence that he Will be one of the best
! officers We have had here for a long time" >"