New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
onALTROUGH ACCUSED
corRT MARTI4L CALLED.
u,;;n-sright Brings Charge against
Georgia's Captain.

- Eeh Z-CeDtaIn Edward F. Qualtrough
1ra+tIeship Georgia in the Aeet under Rear
81 60 ~ snerrv is today under arrest on board
iaa- -ezsel and VIII be tried by court martial
Us o"L to--e rreserred by Rear Admiral Vain
O. commander Of the second division of the
s1sHs., s1radron. The Georgia is the flagship
oo,a division Of the feet. The charge is
sCa.+st, OuaitrouEh under the influence
b1-.5car.s u at q reception given few days ago
nH. F4e was relieved from duty by the rear
So Immediately after the reception. and the
Sn.,,e officer Was placed in command.
e., sperry, after considering the report Of
A0n-- e57,iral decided court martial and
ths - the members. The mead of the court is
.s-,iral seaton Schroeder, and Major Bion
-, Ss~ NJ the marine corps. is Judge advocate
Nll-+ a-+ win meet on one Of the battleshfps to-
rurTcw. , 3d.. A., -,
4trt ba that he was under a heavy strain
r. the last run OF his vessel account Of
e| ,ras+her; on the day of the reception he
% %hus h..n On the bridge since 4 o'clock in the
a ,rx. he cid not drink anything during the
no-,,y "a psrtook sparingly of the wine served at
& ~ sl-nsr which preceded the reception Fatigue
" w -.snousihle for his appearance.
Is expected that the court will render a de-
= .o-r1orrow, rs only few witnesses are 10
bs examined
,n-stsr continued coaling today under high
Win me exception OF Ih6 flagship
rr,.,setieut. this work viii be completed Thurs
a. The flagship VII coal last because of the
-,s.srt stream Of official visitors on board The
t-sresr practice Of keeping the bands playing
= ,r1iveu tie men during the work Of coaling has
.++-ssted favorable comment from the foreign
thlps ID port
Tbe engineer force Of the Kentucky IN a spirit
a rro-rails rowing race. recaptured to-day the
r-szel Cup. which the Louisiana won from the
Ksutuckr IN Magdalena Bay.
A selected cutter crew from the Louisiana re-
.sinsd The Battenberg Cup to-day, defeating crews
fr5m the Georgia, the Minnesota, the Illinois. the
Kentucky and the Vermont in q fast three-nlile
-sss ron Algeciras 10 the breaHwater The Wis
corsin crew was second and the Georgia third
Washington, Feb. 2.-Secretary Newberry this
efernoon sent dispatch to Admiral Sperrv at Glib
ratar, asking for the name of the captain Of one
IF he vessels Of his feet who is TO be court mar
tss5 on The charge OF being Under the Influence OF
irtczia=1s Up 10 the close Of Office hours no reply
ha6 baen received from the admiral
rnder the rules Of naval procedure, the com
handing ofsoer IS not compelled 20 report TO the
department. 81 Washington the various steps in a
court martial case only the verdict Of the court
is transmitted, and generally the mail is used for
this purpose The present case being exceptional
szd high officer being involved, Admiral Sperry
viii PROBABLY communicate the result of the trial
hg cable. This viii be particularly necessary II
officer IS found guilty. it will then be neces-
take command Of the vessel. either before the de-
par1are from Gibraltar the arrival the feet
a Hampton Roads.
Not single one Of the captains of the feet Is a
drinking man" said prominent naval officer to-
isv sand ] surprised 10 hear that any OF them
have been charged with Intoxication."
The maximum penalty on conviction for drunk
duty IS dismissal, while for ordinary
azs Of intoxication while Of duty the maximum
punishment IS Z loss Of ten numbers.
Ca7tain Qualtrough has seen nearly thirty-eight
yszrs Of service. He was horn in Rochester in
IS and was graduated at Annapolis when he was
tFsnty-one. He spent the first few years OF ser
rhs on the European station and in Cuban waters
6srrg the earlier Cuban rebellion.
From Iszl 10 IS14 he was aboard the Wabash. and
,asn was placed on the wachusett, where he
saved til ISL. He next served On the Trenton
and the Marion tiu 1879. and the three following
years he was attached To The Naval Observatory.
He then cruised on the Hartford in the Pacific
III lsG, when he placed in charge Of the
Udnance department At Mare Island Navy Yard
IN $50 he VAS returned TO sea duty, serving on
The Charleston, JEe Mohican and the Marion In
is5 he placed in command Of the Terror for
q short time, leaving her for inspection duty in
The bureau Of equipment. The next year he be-
came lieutenant commander. and then served on
Inc Chicago for Two years.
II ls2 ne was made comma Eder and stationed
as supervisor Of tne harbor Of New York Later
be commanded the Atlanta, the Yankee and the
Cleveland He took part IN the Paul Jones cere-
monies At Annapolis in 1875, and in 1905 attended
The War College conference at Newport. In July |
q 1876 he became captain. and after two years as
coInaandaDt a. the Washington Navy Yard was
pered e command OF the Georgia, which was the
flagship Of Rear Admiral Wainwright during the
esiueship cruise.
Captain oualtrough IS the author Of two nautical
h0eEs, The Beat Sailcr's Manual and The |
Eaiors Handy Book"
II 1877 Mrs Qualtrough reported TO the police |
ths; her hOms in Washington had been entered |
y thieves who had carried away antique bronzes. /
sseaa-y, pedestaIs and fixtures valued at $4,000.
n premises where the robbery occurred were |
ia'nerly occupied by the French Embassy.