The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-08
Naval and marfae Affairs.
THE BROOKLYN NAVY YAsD-THE IMPRov EMENTs
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THE BROOKLYN NAVY YABD-THE IMPROVEMENTS
SHIPS, BUILDINGS, ErC.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard continues to be visited by
persons from the country and city. The neat
ness Of the grounes the orderly arrangement OF
in parallel lines and the shot in pyramids the fine ships
the vast naval buildings and tho mag dock
objects we'll worthy of visit to The Niagara
especially Is IN object Of wonder ard admiration hor
clsan, sharp. beautifully curved hull be to
great advantage she lies in the dock She nearly
completed, and whatever may be her succevs q sap
of war; she will at least leap into the wave beau-
tful az thing OF life. The Niagara went into
the dry dock on the oath ultmo; since then
they have been 10 work chiefly her machinery About
enc hundred men employed her; all the bearings
for the propeller have been lifted and the connections
the engines and boiler nearly completed. The low
parts Of the smoke pipes up; taey putting
down the pvos Tor the guns, finishing the hammock rails
and coal burkers They expect 10 be able 10 put
on her by the first Of January.
The Mississippi left the dry dock the 2cth ut, and
lies a, the wharf. Two OF Martins boilers have
been put in her; they built by Pease and Murphy,
and are the those put into tho steam
rigeies OF which Il Secretary or the Navy speaks
highly In his last report Our last report on the Navy
Yard specified the advantages 10 the saving of space and
ceai thai win be derived rom the use o these new oo
ers naead OF the old ones The carpenters are gong
with her insoe work a. rapidly convenient
1he North carolita, receiving ship has not many re-
cruitH board at present. Her officers, hands and
cvnits do not number hundred persons. few
ego she furnished hundred and fifty recruits
for the Ws6ash Commander Row has the drilled
daily IN br r1adswoYd exercise, In musketry &c Paddy
the Greek beiog taken of elsewhere has not been
able TO pursue his former cra Of stealing men, nor have
any lately away.
The niease Savannah late from the Of Brazil Is
row at the yard Her men have been paid or and she
awRits further orders.
The Falmouth IL being fitted on, for sea. She will sal
In q lew weeks tor Brazil. She goes ort 70 relieve tn
sloop Of Germantown Her officers have not ye
been appointed.
The following vessels are laid up In ordinary at tac
Navy Ysrd;-Ine frigates SABINE. Potomac and Brandy
wine, the soop Vucennes, the storcshp Release; the
steamer Corwin belonging 70 the coast survey B also at
the yard.
The wbole number of men employed In the yard is
1850 The old blacksmith shop sold at public
ton for s4oO Mr.. Brewer. de has II down, aud
carried the material ont OF the yard They lhng
the swamp In Flushing avenue. which TO be occupet
by new Marine Barracks. Measrs. smith X Co.. OF
New York city. have entered into c,ntrsct with the
Bureau OF Navy Yards and Docks, for putting $50 600
cubic yarss OF sand into the swamp They receive forty
cents per cubic yard, and have engaged to have tho
whole amount put In within sixty days II will probably
the filling In. The whole amount appropriated for the
OF the various departments at toe Navy Yard
last year $500 900, about $500 900 of which
In still hand. The buildings nearly
completed they only require Hule hitting up The
chnery for the boiler snop all ready, but the engine
not yet erected.
The oskum manu- factory will be put In operation In
about four months The building IL completed Tho
machinery Is being built by Dsnforth, Cook Co., OF
Paterson, NJ II WAS designed by Chix Engineer Jcsse
Gay. They ntcud 10 have tho most perfect oakum
uactory In the United States; will manufacture oakum
Tor tho entire nary.
There are l2l men In the marine bsrracss, including
the officers there 90 prvans cap,ains and four
second leuienants