New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-26
4 VISIT TO THE BRoOKLYN NAVY
YAR

There are fttod tho vast fleets Of transports on
which or armies moved from place TO place along
the seaboarl there are built and armed many Of tie
ships Of destined to uphold the honor Of our flag
upon the high and thence cent the vast stores
which are required TO repenish numerous fleets.
now bloeknding Rebel ports cruising In dis mt seas
IN quest OF the skulking pirates who prey upon our
helpless mercbantucn. In the absence Of more eSclAg
topics, readers may End Tip with us across 'Ie
East River TO tire greet naval depot ard glimpse u
the operations there conducted both entertaining and
instr uciive..
The ferry from Chambers street lands US at Bridge
street grooh,yn whence a walk Of q very few mIuTres
brings US to tho Navy Yad gates There "a crowd OF
persons passing In and out and minfins with nem We
pass tout remark from the civil, bueeoatod nafne
Who with fixed bayonet PAGES NJ eDd down the en-
trance but Who seeing nothing suspicious in our up
arance nor any thing that leads him 10 suspect We are
Rebels in disguise plotting The destruction OF tie iron
slads row on the stocks permits to proceed uncha
Ienged Perhaps you han y expected to see so large
Mace or rather are somewhat surprised 10 see these
numerous buildings busting streets, piles OF shot, that
smiling garden ond those long. iactOry-oohng cree
lions building in the distance and Yet 10 slips We
you shall see menofwar in plenty shortly but meantime
we viii take q look through these buildings which seem
% disconnected with naval purposes Let US Try to get
some little notion as 70 who compose these crowds OF
nen who busting along on al sides OF rs ana us
that dabcoored octagonal house in front Of US Is me
sfce Of the Clerk Of the Yard, We VIII see what III
formation lie can give Us. From him We learn that
these are the woIkmen and artisans. OF whom mere
were last month over 800 belonging to thirty different
departments employed in about three times as man!
totaly different trades. And here IL list OF some o.
these trades, comprising carpenters saW!es' o'aoN
sniths Ioiners caukers, oakun, SAIL block ana spar
makers Triggers, painters boatDuiders' cooN's'
plumbers bosr.makers, riveters drilerS n''eis
brass. founders iron-fonndeTs, masons, iAOoreiS'
sorekeepers teamstes and SO on TIL out OF breath VIC
Law down the list In despair. IL We mean to see only
one half OF what ia going on. we must go about our
work systematically; and, therefore, passing the low
huts Just behind the buildings for the guard and the
6re.engines which are on right rs We enter the
yard and are occupied b. the backsmtas who DO the
minor repairs required in the yard we Will first ex
anime that long low building running toward the east
IN front of which two wachmen are solemnly pacing
IL is labeled timber store" and here are piled up TO
ehe roof massive ye-oak logs which have LAIN many OF
them, for nearly thirty years seasoning. and Which
sboud be pretty dry by this time These are for frames
and are carefully housed preserve them from the vet
or rather tie exposure TO alternate rain and sun, io
continuous honest wet heavy wet" If you Ike Is 10y
no means SO injurious 10 the real hearts OF OAK aS t.
Che sailors whom Campbell apostropbizes by that
name The other day the frame OF 7i-gnn ship was
taken out Of the dock IN the rear where it had been
kept covered up in the mud for twenty five year, enc
a as sound this moment as TIE day II was pnt ID
There are over 1000 sticks Of live-oak IN stock
Here are hacknatac6, locust, white p.Ae JeLo"
pine, in heaps and over l.COoOOo feet 81 OAK
planking. What heaps OF chain eao!e those
are. apparently enough TO hold oil lie naVies I"
the world through any that ever blew, but those
ponderous links take up great deal OF rco and there
d not SO much length az appears. PieSlhg our way
through these and the loose panEs lyne about we
viii see what is doing in the eOoperege department.
where "a men ore constantly employed in making ca IS
Of all SORTS for powder provisions &C., but mostly, Of
course for greg and water. There is nothing very re-
parkable here nor in the loft above. where The nav!
carpenter works. 60 OF TO the ncxt department,
which is tAe iron and copper store where all the copper
for sheathing bar iron Sc. that used n tie yor,
except in the ordnance aepa.Ee2. and tie fcrudcros
sre stored ContentDg Ourselves with look here l.
MS go up stairs into the molllot Of tie most u-
portant aud Lis.eusabe departments IL the service.
This is department Of tho Constructors oaiec, ard
here ell tho plans for ships drafted, working
plans and models made and the ships laid down. Not
withsiandiac tie important business canned on here
nothing could well DO more sOuber and dreary in aT-
pcarance after tho cheerful hum Of the workshops We
have left than this empty bareooking place With tTo
or three men silently working tn door as We ercT
and another kneeling hienty 60 - on The looi'
Amer We have paid our respects 10 M Webb. lie
Chief Of this Department whose Office is through The
door TO our ef we viii what II is that engages the
stentiou Of our friend IS closely Hero in Us Office
ere several young employed In tracing O. drafting
she plans which cone down irom Washington or across
from tho Constructors Office, 60 beautifully drawn Oh
oiled linen. and in preparing frc- them tle working
drawings which indicate the place Of every beam
frame plank rail spike the for the bows and
shears, as wei as on n reduced scale the form and
shape Of the whole ship ard everything connected viii
her 10 the minutest particular from tue hight and taper
Of the masts down 10 tie length Of Eandspike. III
Webb says he has several plans in band tOr new ships
but Of is not liberty just Low 10 give rs per
tcu0rs sbout them but We may safely predie, they
viii be quite equal to tackling any new Aabenas tia.
may appear il the pirate Semmes dsre trust huseh
afoat again. Having taken look at the handsome
models Of ships bulls, hanging about tie room and
eli Of them represent vessels that have been
aaid down in the adjoining loft and in ectiye
service. we viii return 10 how our friend whom
VIC leh kneeling the floor is getting en- First.
come and look o. this model which is hanging here and
whose form and shape shall hereafter broo1i the waves
sn gallant ship 10 DO built after those lines the foor
como right in front of it, SO that you got the stem in
line with your eye. and note the gradual swell NJ,
Increasing curve OF the bows they reccie aft. Now
suppose largo pit underneath this floor whica til
ship is placed standing upright her stern-pos
chat the cutwater or upper end fore part Of the keel
shall exactly coincide with these square blocks with