New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-26
Mr.. SECRETARY TOUCEYhT THE NAVY
YARD.

rsDe, NJ. c., Mayer Powell Of Brooklyn tie Hoo. Az
srsius Sobel Colltc'or, Isaac V. Fossr, Pos.aa.,e
tie Hon J. L. Wor,sndyke, NJ c the HIN G,orse
Taylor, M c., J. ]. Cisco, Sao.Tress1rer Mr Dslanc
Naysl Copttructor Mr.. Anson j. Herick, Nava
| S,oiekteper, aud other oaicisls.
HOW Mr. ToUcEY WAS RECEIVED.
lie was received Of tho Lyceun By Commodore
KeaIney Of the Ysrd Cap. Hudson, Commodore Nc
| Clooney Commanders Taylor, Rowan, RoOtss, Thor
burpe Purer Murray, Lieut. Is Roy, and number
Of other officers of oil grades. company Of United
| s,st.s mariner in command Of Col. Harris and Capt.
I-sso l. Doughty, was drawn up in front Of the Ly-
eeurn ard presented a1ms the Secretary descended
| firm his ,sar1isge. At the Lycsum, Me- Toucey was
introduced p all tho officers AID Authorities Of the
Yard the dire tors of the several branches Of business
eoirg CD there, and to some Of the boss woiknsc.
Af.r leaving the Lyceurn, he visited the fo1nderies,
workshops and sbphouses, tie superintendent Of esci
meeting lin OF the door aud conducting him through
the prentice e1plA mir the uses to which the derert
uterss we've put. 10 the western ship.bosse, from
which the ST. Louis has been lately launched the keel
of new stesns soop of war has been laid Her length
IL 2oe feet BY 80 Sue is to be one Of the new gnt.
draught vessels recently ordered by Congress-.
MR.. ToUsEY vIssTs THE WORK SHOPS, AND LEARNS
wHkT oAKUn Is USED FOR.
III Toucey wee very mucn interested in the oskum
factory. Seeing large number Of bales around, he
inquired what they cid with 30 much Of it. He was
told that they made oakum there for all the navy
yards in the United States. Mr. T0rcey then desired
to see tie rope mandatory, when he was informed
that the rope ard cable for the Navy were manufsc-
tured in Boston The Secretary of the Navy thought
that it would be more economical TO make the rope
where tho oakura was made A perceptibc sn;ie
stole the faces Of Of the bystandevs a. tbs
remark; but the Naval Constructor tried 10 let the
Secretary down easy by soyifg that they cut the
oakum too short for ropes. the Secretary, However,
did not take the hint, but went on to inquire vast
they ufed oskum for. After some little expansion
he learned that the principal Of oakun was to
caulk the seams Of shps, and that rope, instead Of
being made from oakum, was, when old and other
wise useless, cut up and made into oskum. 10 the
book.sbop the Secretary remarked that he had seen
such work before, in his own country, where they
made wooden clocks.
THE SECRETARY AHoEG TIE SAILORS.
After looking over the workshops, the Secretary
went on board the Niagara, where Capt. Hudson ex-
planned the mode Of laying the cable and described the
uses of the machinery. The new frigste Sabine was
next visited Cspt. Thorburne and the oher officers
receiving the Secretary on the qunterd deck while the
marine guard presented arms. Mr.. Tcucey was amused
on hearing the history Of the Sabine which is one OF
the Oldest vessels in the Navy although she has never
been to sea- She was put on the stocks in 1873,
while Commodore Chsuroey had charge Of the yard,
and was not lsur cbed for thirty yeers aer Her ar
msment consists Of fifty guns, of various sizss She
will not be fast sailer, having beeen moieed after
the Dutch lugger, rather than the Yankee clipper
The Secretary, leaving the Sabine, hsd pointed out
TO him and explained tie different men OF war in har-
bor-their present condition and reoent employment.
Every object CT interest in the Navy Yard was either
visited by or described to him. Tae San Jacinto was
mentioned in atterng way for her services in China,
and Cspt Bell received the congratulations OF Mr..
Toucey
As the Secretary was leaving the vessel numbsr
of the crew Stepped up to him, and one OF them,
smoothing down his foTelock, and making sailors
bow, tsid:
Please, Sir there are number of us here who have
relations who wish to 20 shore with them, ard We
should be obliged if you would give us leave.
Mr. Toucey-Certsnly; l have no objection. You
have been in the Chinese seas have you lot
Ssilor-Yes, Sir
| Mr. Toucey-Hcw long have you been absent!
| Sailor--ThiIty five mouths, Sir.
Mr. Toucey--I think, then, it is high time sou went
ashore and saw your friends. ! have no objection
| whatever.
As the Secretary stepped ashore the blue jackets
sprsns Into the rigging and thanked him with three
rousrg cheers. TIE St Luis, Relief aud other yes
sells were visited by the Secretary after which he went
on board the North Carolina, where he was received
| by Capt Ward ard bis officers. The marines pre-
sented arms AMI thirteen guns fred in his honor.
IL the cabin he was introduced to Capt udsons wife,
ard other ladies' After Looking through the chip, he
boarded the Hsrriet Lsne where Lieut Constable re-
ceived him. The Secretary particularly inquired If the
| Harriet LsLs was strong enough to carry such Leavy
guns az che would require in the expedition against
| Paraguay, for which she is now ting out. Lieut.
| Bradford showed him the strengthen ngs which were
being added to enable her 10 carry the heavy shell
ours which sire is to hsye and ssd he thought her
quite strong enough.
Tee visitors were quite free in denouncog TINS un-
csedfor diversion of the steamer from her legitimate
service She wa, built expressly to afford relief to ds'
essed vessels off the port of New-fork and along the
coasts of NewJerey snd Long Island, a1d not to De
sert TO Paraguay 10 be blown out Of the ws.er las
was the tenor Of the remarks which outsiders INDUCED
in. Gentlemen in the tran of the Secretary did not ex'
press airy opinion that might clash WITH the wishes OF
| be Department
| TWELVE HUNDRED And FIFTY HOURS LOST TO CHEER
THE SECRETARY.
A, j. o'clock the SecretTy went ashore to witress
tbe muster Of the woikmen about 800 men had been
detsnsd from TEEN work hall an hour to psy him TINS
| honor. As he walked up through their racks the
hard.fstsd che erd him Justify john Cochrane there
upon significantly remarked tha. he had lot seen 20
cheerful time in the yaId for some months. The
Secretary went up 10 the ecoudstory Windows Of the
rotuude and locked out upon the throrg, wAereupor