New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
GROWING BEAUTIFULLY LESS.
THE RANKS OF NAVAL CHIEF ENGINEERS
REDUCED BY RETIREMENTs.

THE RANKS OF NAVAL CHIEF ENGINEERS
REDUCED BY RETIREMENTs.
The retirement OF four chief engineers OF the
Navy within few days OF each other still further
reduces the strength OF a corps which already had
no members to spare. 1t expected tnat Gilbert
NJ L. Maccary who. while in charge OF the engines
of the San Francisco on the European station, was
stricken with paralysis and ordered home woula "
retired as the Board before which ne appeared oe-
cded that he was unfit for further service ou
Friday last at their own request. having compe'a
the time limit of forty years OF service Cnle rn'
gineers George F. Kutz and James W. Ihomps1
were placed on the retired list ana the peps'C'''"
lost the services OF two valuable men, Thompson
has been for long time the leading engineer "a"
snector on the Atlantic coast and kutz mas occu-
r,,aa . similar nositton on the Pacific shore. having
hean stationed at the Mare Island yard. Mr. Thomp-
son had been inspector at Cramps shipyaru ".oo
December l. 1890 Both officers. by retiring S' '.''
time waive the privilege OF re,lr1ng WIN INC .e
tive rank of commodore. whlcn wouia nave w"
secured TO them their retirement lot axe "'"'
the next two years. but the excessive WI"
volying upon the few naval engineers Nas O"D'
them to ask for their release at this time 'n'ousa
fear that their health woud De "eS''0'
continued their labors .
ceorya + Kutz entered the service as third sss's'.
go, psn,svlvania Of which State he Is na,l'e
M, ers, service was with the Niagara. ana IN iS~
y. u.os with the Atlantic Gable ExpedNon III low
taking M In the Brazil and Paraguay EAiS
ON board the Atlanta. being proih0'e' " - -.
sstarrt engineer in 1859. year a'er ne WIS w..
rho Saginaw in the East India squadron a." ,ss,
promoted to be chief engineer on November ~, .~
while on the same duty The war ca''e - A.,
.rd h,s service was divided between the SCUM Az
..,fs
the pawne and Monongahe:a He then 'oi'eu w..
1,oa.r>oo and was on the European station i''"
,sss ~ 1863 returning to League ls.ahu lo' ~
wears where he served inspector OF ha0"'|, =.
His next sea service was with the beh'''" " a.,
North Pacific, and the naval rehue~'' ,u,v
Francisco and stores at Mare Island Nep' '. = 4,
for five years after 1875. Then came .h'ee -, Il,
service al fleet engineer Of the PaciNc o'a''o
1888 he went to Mare Island ana mas re'As. >,
ever since on duty at the station anu AZ n,,I,
OF machinery for the cruisers and other Vesse''
on the Pacific coast. ..,.a %
lanes ~ THOMPSON. who entered the service "
the same day and With the same rank as Ni', ,,
ia a native of Delaware, but was apP''"' ..
New-Jersey biz !rst cruise being OF INV 10,
on board the Wabash. lie was mace III y a, ,sl
engineer in 1860 and served on the D"'o''" rsb.
receiving his commission az cniel eNs'"e. ,a,ah
rnarv 1862: TWO years OF duty on the She"'" IA.
followed with the North Atlantic DioVhau"s ~ In
ron. and in 1865 ne was assigned to s?e0S, 49,, ot
PHILADELPHIA He was member OF the ~ c,r.
Examiners from 1866 20 1863 on the steam ss -, n
gress 1870; special duty. ISL; ~ the o,r, on
PHILADELPHIA in ls1i-72 and then for thiee me
the omaha. OF the South Pacific fleet linen ,sr,,
term with the Board of Inspection foNo"su !" snors
years with the Alaska the Pacihc SAT- .i nature
duty with various boards ara OF - Sonsi ~
carried him forward TO 1879 wnen "SorJtinuei uA
Pensacola on special service WhlcH NV ,cs th'
his appointment inspector OF -, me CrsInb
| cruiser Minneapolis, which took mn, ~ .1ccs
shiny I'd where he has been st@tontH s. George
on Pr day OF this week CHIEF frsli.'' uls css'
| w Roche will retire by reason vl aesssins o. 10
AFFORD, "A gcol illustration OF the i,l s.rylce u
| cngineer officers he entered tne n anh me var
1852 and served with honor an n,s,s,s an -cca
retiring with the relative rank Oh ~. Ono enere
mander although many on me cau,.s ,.,"e are row
| the line after Roche was do4ns 90 horn II
| commanders. Chief Engineer h3Che .,as with IN
| Pennsylvania and hts hist service SSs,tioa fron
| Lackawanna, on the North Atiaht.e Smate secon'
1882 to the end OF the war ne wa ,hr@s " srs o.
assistant eng neer in 1854 and atter , made hrs
| the Dacotah' In the South Pacific. Wa me Says
assistant IN iSss then followed serviov sailgus .
| Academy, on the Tconderosa ana .n' shenandosn
the League Island Navy Yard. on .h NTos~,tsh end
| at the Washington Yard, and on the ~ August =
! Ing In prcmo.on to chief engineer, v ana Icart
| 1851 After service member OF ~ rsnector G
| test boilers ne was assigned 10 o' tour Q
Cruiser Nc 10 and has just coInItss'.a siat.c So
| sea duty on board the Detroit. Oh the
| ton.