New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-14

ENpICCTT SENT TO BROOKLYN
WITH ORDERS TO MAKE
RIGID INVESTIGATION.
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUNEl
Washington. Jan. 13.-The New-York drydock
.oud is growing more scandalous with every
.as,rl Of mud Contractor Bowles takes out OF
.so catsson at the entrance OF the huge struct-
50. and no one can pred!c; to-day Just what ad-
s,,,onal proof Of rascalty will be discovered
CAV, or form any adequate idea OF the far
aachIng exten. OF the villanous deception on
che Government continually practised during
,ne progress Of construction. The last doubt Of
a.r,onstrable collision between the agents Of
.be Navy Department and those Of the contract
ora has now been effectually dispelled. The
contractors as well as their bondsmeu have been
oaclaily informed that the Government proposes
q hold them closely accountable, but the notice
,s couched In euphemistic terms, It being clearly
+,,sseen that redress in that direction will be by
tedious legal processes
4 COURT MARTIAL FOR MENOCAL
c,,.r Engineer Menocal Is TO be ordered home
a.. cor-.-nnar;ial at Brooklyn early next month
-,,he charges are substantiated, 1t VIII go haro
-,.h hin, beyond doubt This is all the Navy
recruitment for the present permits TO be KNOW"
:, rs Intentions for the future but the ohncla's
AK assurances
ba most exhaustively investigated, regard
80 ~ the persons on whom responsibility TOT
~ ,,averv may eventually rest and Civil En-
- r-rdicott. who has been sent 10 brooklyn
.ote charge OF the search for proofs OF fraud
- constructor Bowles tries 10 make gooo the
...,as ho,chwork IS under promise 20 sec
Long 70 spare no principal or accoinpllce
IN the affair. 49, .,o.
~ r,a,cott's detail IS explained by the 1ac'
-. Co,s.ructor Bowles hesitated 10 pursue
ne unrelen:ing campaign against 'he "iOos
&c on which the Navy Department au'i'o-
enormously insisted. He was especia"! re-
,m..o,t II appears. 10 prefer cha'ses "e
-, or develop the evidence against ii''''
oes-sals here considered !rresistloie - al!
-,-s,nsiced person. The reasons ".'''Du,.
49, ~ reticence are Of prolessloiIa'
80. hut back Of them was 'he u4s''o -,
- Bovles. for personal reasons - '"' ,,,-ana,
- The charge Of prosecuting Me"00A
sel oie" ,.a,, - the smaller timber dock at
49,, cansjzed a year ago whiie Me"oOA
- ballast out OF Il for repairs anu
hA1 -. CODED as by a tidal wave par
''e ..,.,-, q torpedo boat and doing Hluo"
''a"F - Nenocal shifted the responslol'l'E
VIZ. ,.oesftle 10 Bovless shoulders winch
go -. hroader fguratively than NUM-
CATS ~ :, cole charge Of
Inv A,oh -ssulted so disastrouslv' Inv"
...,eed tha; he would not nave an 80
-. =. ne ca!sson unless bo"les nav
"a"a' 49,. .ha+ =, would probably be all rieii''
-. haa not pretended at the 'ii'e
..,os .ha roatter-that was Meho'a 49,
h,,, when asked for an oIhanu
- baa replied substantially as M7 -
.aa povles might have adoeo '''' 49,
80 soo,ld have had some attenllO"' '''' =.
- -, o,,rh, - have been watched, ETC. pu' -.'
,e,, those things TO the civil eng'hee' -
--e.u,,,ng on his professional ao'"'S'
r,-,r, INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE.
This conversation. admitted by Bo"les' Haa
.he result: OF saving MenocaTs co'iiiiss'oi
~ .,-oA while casting no reflection on Bowies
''e '..' q. o constructor. but Menocars ILL.,
o5,isad friends have since tried 10 make cap1'al
- &. ard hence Bowless sense OF proprle'y III
a. --asant instance OF Menocars shortcomings
r,,.r Engineer Endicott however. has no COM
-,,o,ions about the matter. WINE Hlehu-S -
va-ocal. and knowing from long eApe''e'O7
.ho, ,,enectors cannot invariably detect cIeVe'4!
executed frauds he is relied on 70 determine u
uba. extent collision existed. and whether any
,ou1 excuse can be offered by any Q, the guilty
,e-sors He will also endeavor 70 estimate 'he
ex.ar. Of damages not yet uncovered anu
whether Il appears that the entire dock s'ruc'-
w. q affected bv the caving-in at the entrance
Grave fears exist that the foundations ior a
GOOD distance inland from the docks mouth
were undermined by the leaks from the defec'-
we corer-dam. and that the dock Will no' sus-
tain the weight Of battle-ship or large cruiser
r-ueoual settling il such case Wouid De as u.s.
astrous as complete collapse. for modern war
ships are not built 10 stand such strains as mas
~ q =
-. ,to o,egon the Indiana and the Texas.
VII ., outcome Of that character. il IS pro-
- - utilize the structure exclusively for
,o-uedo-boats. or. II It cannot be pumped Dry
- turn the water freely in and use 1t as basin
g., .ba smaller class OF vessels.