New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
FINDING MORE BAD WORK.
REPORTS FROM CONSTRUCTOR BOWLES
ON THE NAVAL DRYDOCK.
HIs REVELATIONS SAID TO RE SIMPLY AsToUNr

ING AND CONCLUSIVE OF COLLISION on THE
FART OF INSPECTORS DEPART-
MENT TRYING no RECALL MEMO
CAL FROM NICARAGUA.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBUNE.l
Washington Jan H.-Clvl Engineer Endicot.
who has now been in Brooklyn investigating the
dock for three days. has sent no communication
TO Secretary Long under whose immediate or
ders he is acting and probably will not report
until he has fully completed his examination
and feels IN position where he can finally file
definite charges Constructor Bowes. however
continues to keep Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
Informed Of the deception he uncovers. and this
is declared to he simply astounding and con-
elusive Of collision existing among some Of the
subordnates atsleast Of the Government and
contractors
Neither John y. Crimmins. Of NewYork City.
nor Ralph G. Packard OF MOrrstown. y. j.,
doing business in New-York City bondsmen of
the contractors nor Augustin Walsh. surviving
partner of the firm that did the work. has yet
replied TO the letter OF Judge Acknowledgement
Lemly, calling attention to the discrepancies"
found in the dock" and so far as can be learned
by the Navy Department. they have not applied
for permission for their representatives to Wit
ness the operations now going in the Brook
to account. II they not heard from to-mor
row the Department will consider methods of
provoking a reply.
EFFORTS TO RECALL MENOCAL.
The Navy Department Is experiencing great
difficulty in its efforts to revoke the leave OF
absence of Civil Engineer Menoca and TO Sc
cure his speedy return To New-York for court
martial on charges of culpable negligence and
In
the fraudulent construction OF Naval Dock No
3 There being no cable connection with Grey
town. where the Nicaragua Canal Commission
recently landed. an attempt was made to-day to
communicate with him by way Of Port Limon.
Costa Rica but both telegraph companies re-
turned the message to the Department with the
information that communication was interrupt
ed somewhere between Hayti and Costa Rica.
and the latter country could not he reached.
An effort will be made tonight 20 deliver a
message to the officer by way Of Managua, in
the hope that he will be reached somewhere on
the San Juan River from that place. This mes
sage Will summary call him home. As soon
as cable message he sent to Port Lmon.
where the Newport Is expected 10 touch for
coal. Commander 3. F. Tilley will be directed
to take Menocal to some port where he
reach fast steamer for the United States.
Panama. Kingston or Belize being the most
aNalla BILE places in that vicinity.
MenOCalS leave 81 absence secured by
the Nicaragua Canal Company. IN enable him
to go as their representative with the Govern
ment Commission headed by Admiral Walker.
Menoca had obtained rhe concession from Mica
ragua. and planned the canal. and. being IA
mar with the proposed location. could mate
rally assist the Commission in seeing the adj
vantages Of the scheme. well explain APP
parent disadvantages. Warner Miller and
others prominent in interOceanic canal promo
ton have been persistenty and continually urg-
ing the Navy Department not to bring Menocal
back until his work there. which may last
other year, is completed, when there VIII he
plenty Of time 10 try him. according 10 their
arguments. They express confidence that he will
he abe 70 clear himself before a court. and in
sist that it will seriously affect the canal project
to detaCh him now.
TO PROBE THE MATTER TO THE BOTTOM
The Department is. however. determined to
prosecute the matter 10 the bitter end and
though the officials trust that Menocal will be
able to purge himself easily Of any criminal CON
nection with the rascality Of the men who did
the botched work they do not intend to delay
the proceedings indefinitely. Menocal will reach
the age of sixty-two years on September next.
and in simple justice to him officer he
should have chance 10 prove his innocence
before the time for his name to go the roll Of
honor NJ Navy