New-York tribune., 1898-06-21
CHARGES AGAINST /. S. 6. WRITE.
SPECIFICATIONS OT HIS INEFFlcihN'
AND NEGLECT AT THE NAVY
YARD DRY DOCK

YARD DRY DOCK
Washington. June 2o ,Speca The charges PR
ferred hv the Secretary q the Navy against '''I
F,riu..- I-l,seos 8 O. White. whose court tlal
vii lop, AZ tho BROOKLYN Navy Yard on Wednes-
do, ar. Identical with those upon whlch 'Ni'
rrciu,e- Meuocal was convicted i''eh"F '"''
e~o TWO H. number involving cu.pap.e ih''I''''.
In fh. r.iforuaucc - duty ana nce'e.' "' '"'. ''
,,e.o,oc fh.. construction q the dry dock Inc
.,,lie,,,isre. howc.o- IN ~" Mcnocal cas-" mum
-, ,,...,,..-t hr.c under each charge. and more
.,o, h,lf Of these during Mr.. Menocals trAi were
thrown out upon The submission of proof 'H'' III
Ncnoca. under orders. was not at IN" N"'' iA''
at tho time specified Instances Of neglect o.c"''D'
/ lgt that Mr. " nue was Ia d''""' 'o''"o' - ''
,,o-s dur,ne those periods.
a., NJ Wt.io.s case each charge Is supporter
H., ,ht ,,-fiae cabo;at" spocihcailons' "SHr'S"'
inc r,or. fn,n nfty thousand words ana 'o'Su'u'-
i,- "a closely prin''d book % for'y-siN P"s'A' '''
/ sroo,s oy lceal-,ap dimens! ns. The "mhi'in
/ ,,.hory-n Of TIE oGcn-cs charged Il coh'a'h'' III
+ spcci8oat.or 80 o. OF each charge when sno"
+ ,i. amount Of fraud pcrpetrated b. th' 'oh'"''
c,. which NJ WnIf" failed either TO dlsco''F OF
/ 80 -.uort and thereby caused inc ""'einh''"' "
lo. scvcra. hundred ihousand dollars ana the uS"
- ~, doct This spcciacat on. after recitng the
/ ,l.',r.c,s for the dock ard tho essential clauses
! .,o, which iis acceptance depended. ana se'tlhs
! s1-,, NJ Whites responsibility 10 MI MenocaI
and 10 the Acceptance Board in competing inc
( contractors to perform honest work. makes Inc
/ following exposition OF IN" ueie'"Ne WI" "'''
.,h.ch the boudsmen Will be sued
J. Whereas Tho said dock was. "h'n nfed Ior t',e
n,ruosc for wnich IL was intended, on or apoui
MS S. ,s at the table end iopn4 10 1eaN n,ict il1
f0rr1inl the stop-water or cutoff at the tabie
d f said dock Deing driven from An elevation
t,.o"d oi fh, bottom .cvcl thereof by the sheet
piles forming the stop-"ater Of cut-yl III al, az w ~
manner and 90 such depth as not 10 iorIn "hrI,
ia,. work was completed. a siop-water or cut-oi,
of sad dock, 10y the sheet plies forming the STOP
water or cutoff a. the table cn1 ot sail hosk @ no,
J i,.i,, driven 30 ~ 10 form q straight lhe by Inc
sheet pies forming the slop-Whier or utoI al ,lis
TOPS walc piece or slflhteI "y '.r hn',i pm
forming the stop-waer or cut of at the table END
ocajrsi "a transverse vale strnscr or cross-cap
inside said row OF sheet piles tho bottom level
o. @a or cno at the % table % end Of sad % dock 'D not
being so driven as TO make wattr-tisht jont
by the sheet piles forming the siop-water or cut
one another throughout their length. in order
plies forming the stop-water cut-ofr the table
end Of said dock rot being secured 10 a twelve by
fourteen rch crosscap; by the sheo; piles forming
Inc sto-v:itcr or cutoff the outer gate sill ~
said dock not being driven in straight linc: by tho
sheet piles forming the sioo-watcr or cut-or at the
outer gate sill Of said dock not heing driven In a
sraigh' H ana IN ia ords Mh o one ne amor
light work: by, the sheet piles forming the stop
placed ana driven 50 that tho heads thereof were
| embraced between two transverse timbcrs or Sc
! cured "a
hy-twelvc-nch by fOrty-seven- foot grooyed square
timber liie. which VAS to be driven at the inter-
sections Of stop-wdtcr sheet piles. and longitudinal
incasing piles being driven at the point
where the wing wall sheet pilinF At the western
end joins the cross OF sheet pi.ing the
gate sill. by the caking in the double deck on
/ The table end 81 said dock having been
done in a substantial and proper manner: by the
sheet piles forming the stop water or cutoff in
the western wing wall of said dock being so
driven to form. when the work completed.
| st0p-wafcr or cutoff forty-seven feet in depth
from The bottom level Of said dock: by the sheet
piles forming the stop-water CUTOFF In the
| eastern wing wall Of said dock forming a
| wa;cr-tieht line; by the sheet piles forming the
sheet piie s'op-wai"r or cutoff ~ the western
wing wall not forming tight line: by the
foundation plies IN the second ard third rows
from tho outer cate sill in tho table end of said
dock not being driven IN such manner and TO
| such Gepsh TO he driven. when the work was
completed. their full length OF from forty-hvc to
hfty feet.
| In consequence Of which leakage. the United
States steamer Massachusetts. which was In the
said dock. Obliged be underlaid about MAY
IL. 1871 since which time the said dock. owing 10
iis inferior and unsafe workmanship. aforesaid.
has not been In condition 10 he used for the pur
pose for which 1t was Intended. to the inconven;
iencc. deirment. loss and injury OF the Naval
service. and the said White therein and
| thereby culpaby inefficient In the performance Of
duty.