New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-01
TAXING OF TESTIMONY ENDED.
THE NAVY YARD COURT OF INQUIRY
NEARLY FINISHED-NOTES FROM
THE FLEET.

The taking Of testimony In the inves'igauoh ll'o
the drydock accident at the Navy Nard was "hocn
Yesterday afternoon. and the report OF ne COURT
II is expected will be forwarded 10 N1shins'ol
this week Both the civil engineers were present.
and the Construction Bureau was represented pv
>ar,, Constructor Hibbs, who was called on Tor
testimony 1t was announced that nothing rev
had been learned relative TO the ac,ideht Nsel'
and the main question the court VIII nave 10 &C.
eide is that fixing the responsibility Tor the occi
renee The final session Of the court 1t is hkey'
will be held to-day, and the arguments made.
rha stean, launch Minnie has been taken from
tho drvdock but the work of cleaning the dock
has received setback through the action OF cap
tain Hig yinson. the captain OF the yard VINO mas
forbidden me dumping Of any more nluu "i' "c
ground beside tho lock. This is not 'Npectei w
DELAY the work materially. as another pace VIII
- t,,1 for the stuff taken from the interior of
the dock
orders that the Puritan shall be ready for com
mission by November will have the enec' oi
rushing work on the big monitor, out al ''ie "e-
nartments interested announce that IL can DC YUM
nle,ed at the time specified There Is 'ohsil .'ioie
work sill 10 be done IN the way Of fitting ana per-
fecting the machinery which VIII opera'e "ei "
rats and the e1nplacement OF her secondary Dat
terv will require considerable time
No,bine has vet been done toward repairing the
torpedo-boat Ericsson, which has peeh 'ieu Up d.
the Whitney Basin wall awaiting oriers-
NJ the machinists for time. Will not ne reany
for business for several weeks, Her engine-rooin
is having "a thorough overhauline ana WIZ , S nn
is ready FOR she will probably be sent 0ut 81,
a few trial trips and then laid up in ordinary
for a long rest. -, -. - ,ruasda,,
The squadron rode out the storm OF IueSaal
night without damage, although every snip ndu
steam IN and was ready 10 get away lrofH me ~.
shore of Staten Island at short notice Inc NesIts
will proba bly go early this morning; put
,here is a rlinor that the Massachusetts VIII leave
The feet and go 10 Boston within r." DAYS, 10
receive the silver service which has been given 10
the shin by citizens of Massachusetts. go,
since the squadron has been AT IoinPhinsVlilt, n
GOOD deal of the time has been expended IN tle
triaI of delinuuents 1t is expected now that me
findings OF the court will be forwarded TO WASH
inrton al once Something over thirty men nave
been tried for various Offences, but nothing Is YET
known of the result. tn officers composing the
court are Captain Frederick Rodgers commencing
the Massachusetts, president. Lieutenant William
W briggs. Of The Columbia, Lieutenant Richard
henderson OF the Indiana: Lieutenant FRANK X
I'M Of the New York. Lieutenant +. ". jenkins
Of the Maine: Ensign q. l. p stone and Gaptaln
,Tbomae n Wood Y. s. NJ. G. judge-advocate
There has been court o. inquiry. concernlnt
which the utmost secrecy has prevailed, but
through an officer who is thoroughly conXersant
Win The matter II was learned that In all prob
ability Two OF the officers of the Engineering corps
would be summoned TO inswer for offences. Inc
names could not be learned