New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-31
CAPTAIN TRASK MUST w.
,rso1ur1oN OF THE TRUSTEES OF
SAILORS SNUG HARBoR.

,vs,,,,r, OF TIE LONG INvEsT1dAT1oS-A
,,v.r THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL AcOf''N
w,szEs OF THE MAJORITY AND
prs,GS sooN-wHAr MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD SAY.
.,..r many days Of patient and thorous% Nv.
Aiter ma" 49, Trustees Of the Sailors Snug hef
". 80. dac,ded that Captain G. d. D iias" w.
.-,or y, the institution, must go. roi 10
.,,,. Cantaln Trask has been chai ecu ~ ...r
under his care with treating them !" "' v.,,or.
to- and even cruel manner, anu many 80 ,,re
me xs,s,onaeenent OF the Home have from IN
u M no, roaae The complaints at last oeo"',e
u ~ s,,. I'm, the Board Of trustees ie.'
sS,rsd 70 institute an investigation Cap'a'" .,oi
tsw weeks ago was practically D'oue .tors
80 os n result Of the evidence aoou1. 81
them a majority Of the trustees "uop'0N
lowing resolution: =, tho Board Of
&c 49,, tho administration OF the Haiooi
houId he changed as soon as II can NC go,
consistently with the proper care Oh '"e
ton" .,,,,,,on "a that a
The praotical meaning Of this reso'u''o' ..,.rt
.,oropeb change is TO be made IN the ms"as M- Gov
'n I1arhor The resolution virtually caiiS ~
C.,,a,, Trask's resignation. and II I'M. " 49,
forthcoming In a comparatively snoi' q
governor and the higher officials Oh ms "u,oved
1as said Yesterday, will be suH"iai ~ ~.
h,-t he
hsrs ~ the controlling body. having d. 20
o,dad that the governor has pursued ssstei'a,e
o,,r.o q. arrogance and persecution 'o""iu w
,nr,a,es q, the Harbor, determined 'ha' Na'
tain Trask must vacate his once
To ACT WITHIN A FEW DAYS
n Interviews published yesterday aitein00
tain Trask Is reported as saying 'na' w ard
49, ,,nosed no obligation upon him 10 resiei'' ~
-. v,,s 1rben the personnel OF the boaio "o"iu
no changed Despite these statemehlS'
rss learned Yesterday that Captain ira' 49,.
"a hand In his resignation In tho neA' 80.
TIL. Tribune's informant SAID tha' Oap t., ~
.d become heartily tired Of the contentious III '1e
nau :. ,,re. wears. and that, as man OF
i~e' a ,ns.nendent Of emoluments. ne was
80 ,no, the whole thing had at last reacheu q
- with Alexander Z. Orr. Recorder JON" W
CON and the Rev. DR.. Howard DuHie1o e",p ..
onnosed to his methods. ana the pos'
Wsvor-eIect Van Wyck would take IN inc IN.
versy being unknown. captain iia' - "a
-.oosn,zc fully the utter futty OF attemp'hs ~
80 ~. authority and has therefore maze UP i'iS
r,rd % give I'D his governorship without iui'"e'
struggle -,.,o, con8emn-
II was also learned that the reso'uuon 49,
,rv the present administration OF the Harpo' We"
not carried unanimously as repol.eu 49,
cnoroa T. Norton ard Captain Austin jayne ','o
ueo ~ NJ the Marine Society upon the
REPRESENTATIVES
60 -, trustees were opposed TO the mouoh
,I.,u ~, onenlv voting against It. they refused 10
indorse IT,
WHAT DR. DUFFYELD SAYS
Following the policy Of secrecy maintained ny
the trustees. which In many quarter - =, the
uniustifable and against the best ihteres'S oi w
sailors Snug Harbor. the trustees refused W Gun,
ment 70 any great extent upon the issue VI rI.e
proceedings against Captain TrasK. Inc NV
DuAaeld was the most outspoken. wheh ne sau
,,ot ,he history of the whole situation couid De
summed up In one little sentence Inc ''ouo'o
no. been" DR. Duffeld said when seen oy
Tv,hune reporter Yesterday. that Governor IrasA
has come 10 look upon the trustees as i''i uue.
and the inmates Of the Harbor as paupers' lhe,e
Won have the whole thing in nutsheii anu !. oo
M, be made palmer II talked to you lot al
hour. 49,, a "a
DR. Dufield also intimated that there see"eu "
he desire on the part of the majority Oh III.
trustees to dismiss Captain Trask out. IN VIEW "
his many years service as governor OF the Hanoi
Snug Harbor forbearance had been eAerciseu' oi.u
the decision Of the Board was so frameo as ~ e'e
the captain the opportunity to resign.
Ca,,a,n George L. Norton who occupies a place
ON the Board as the vicepresident OF the Marine
Society said Tribune reporter that ne was
! AGAINST the resolution but he declined 10 give the
roosors that induced him TO take this stand. Il
have nothing TO say for the moment why Captain
Jayue and myself were not in accord with the de-
c,son of the other members OF the Board ne
said at Is probable that Mr. Orr, the president
will issue or make statement, and when that
has been done / may have something TO say FOR
publication on behalf Of the two members forming
the minority
WAS the evidence brought forward insufficient
IN your mind to back up the charges brought
against Captain Trask?" he was asked
well would rather not say anything upon
that point just now. Let us walt and see what
NJ Orr and the other members have TO cay. and
then II will be time to talk OF our feelings as to
the outcome Of the inquiry.
when asked IL he thought Captain Trask would
c.s,rn. Captain Norton replied that he undoubted-
~ would. and his chief assistants with him. Cap
ts,n Norton also took the opportunity TO express
81. a,.favor OF the star chamber methods insisted
mon BY the Board in Its deliberations. IT Is
n.vond nv comprehension" he asserted. now the
sailors Snug Harbor. even by the widest magma
,on can DO looked upon as private lnstitu-
ton. Here you have home Tor the sailors sup
nnr,ed by the rentals Of large properties In this
H., Iaft az a public benefacton. and yet 1t is
surrourdsd with all the secrecy in the matter OF
~. management of privately conducted CHAR
,,.h,e home 1t is enough to make old captain
p.n6au return from his grave In expostulation
NJ on,n,on Is that a., tea proceedings OF the trus
go .hould have the ful.ss. publicity
TALK wIrX MR. ORR
c..,,,. c.ptain Norton's impression that Alex
.na.r e. Orr would be willing to mako SONS
.tatemen. regarding the action OF tho trustees MR.
..,d that ne had none to make. He added
-. -. h.d nothing to add to the resolution which
.ros. for itself. He replied however. to some
.pecnc inquiries
..rn. trustee. anticipate that in the face OF the'l
...o,utiop Captain Trask Will resign. II was sug'
sested to Mr. orr. .r. o.,
80. IN tho whols Of the administrative
rJarh
ts.v. the trustees officially asked Captain Trasi
for his resignation
mo" .,.,, .s.,
~ -, ,h. meeting for refusing to vote for thu
ss.~,,,,on7 - Mr.. Orr was further asked.
No thew merely asked to be relieved from voting