New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
VIII THEY STiT At TIE NITF TAED'
THE CASES or CIVIL ENGINEER AssERs"S hNp
NAVAL. CONSTRUCTOR TERNALD APPARENT
IL not srTrLrD-NoTEs FROM THE
H,N,E ALTON

II NOT SETTLED NOTES FROM THE
HOME STATION.
As the time originally set by Secretary Herbert
for The transfer o. Captain J.. g. Assrfson. Chi"f
rrvil Engineer. AMI Frank l. Fcrn'ld chief naval
constructor. In The Brooklyn Navy Yard. 10 the
Norfolk Yard draws near. rumors regarding the
disops'ion OF the cases OF The officers are
aaoat and point 10 change Of policy on the
part Of the tlm nls,ratlon. Nj Bowlos the pres
eni constructor the Norfolk lar. who was
slated - come - brooklyn. has made vigorous
protest asains' the change and has. 80 Il is
saM presented some excellent reasons Why his
transfer should not be insisted on. Whether III"
protest VII DE needed IS not known but the latest
rnrnor - that Constructor Fsrrald Is 10 bc or
dcrci 10 Southampton TO snpcrin,cnd the trials o.
the 81. Louis and other ships OF the American
Line for acceptance under the Mail subsidy and
Auxiliary Navy laws. and at the end OF that work
ne Is TO return his old office In the brooklyn
yard. which In the mean line viii remain IN
charge OF Assistant Naval Constructor Frank ".
li.bbs
with regard 10 Captain Asscrson. T. WAS said
yesterday on apparently good authority hat he
would not 20 Norfolk Angus; o. '.l In
g.nocr 4 G. Menocal who WIS s;ated 20 succeed
him has only recently returned from his "trip
With the %lcaragua Canal COnmiss ION. ani n
present has his hands fun making out his report
80 reasons why the Secretary should aga.n
change his mind as 10 Captain Assorson could ac
learned. but the prediction noted was made with
positiycncSs which inimdi"d a more sold iOunda-
ton ;han simply rumor and gossip.
The cruiser Now-York IS expected home to-day
or TO morrow and on her arrival at the yard Rear
Admira. Buncc viii transfer his flag from the
Cincinnati the larger vessel contrary 10 cA-
U-ctaijon the Cincinnati viii not go INTO dry dock
here the present programme being for her 10 start
for Boston saturday. and De docked In the
CHAR, s,ou yard. The MOHteCmcfy was placed Ia
the timber dock yesterday for scr2p.ng ana
clearing, and the New YorA comes 10
the yard she VIII take her place In the dock and
nave an ovoThaUl.ns.
Assistant Surgeon frandall and SIX marines
started for Boston yesterday afternoon with TWEEN
iy-s!x patients from the Marin" Hospital. who Al"
hr transferred To the Chelsea institution. THIS
Flushing ave. hospital. and provide room for car
rylng out improvements already under way
The Fsscx took IN stores Yesterday ard viii
leave the yard to-day, going 10 Newport prcpara-
tory sor another training cruise with crew OF
Captain sIas Casey OF the receiving ship Yer
mont is at the head OF board whlcn met yes
places OF mhsicr shiphticr CIsldcj. master ship
inter (ou'si1D and master plumber. recent; made
va cant hy rcs.gnations There are about one hun
drcd applicants. and The examinations Will con-
inue ios several days.
The corr, ri Inquiry investigating charges against
certain subordnaiCs In The pay Office OF ;hc
ccviag ship Vermont has ended It's sessions and
cl0sed doors It's results are kept secret. and The
officers the board would not sag whether tho
charges had been proved or dismissed. The report
was sent TO Washington yesterday afternoon and
rs row In the hands OF Lieutenant Samuel G.. Ici.i-
~, the Judge Advocate General.