New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
THE SAVANNAH TO BIZ FITTED OUT AS AN ORDNANCE
SLIP AT NORFOLK.
JOHN PAUL.

THE SAVANNAH TO BE FITTED OUT AS AN ORDNANCE
SLIP AT NORFOLK.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBuNE.l ,
NoRFoLK, Va, Dec. 3.-The Savannah will
De taken out the dry dock this morning, her bottom
having been cleaned and the vessel thoroughly over
hauled She to be fitted ont solely for an ordnance
ship Tho shpjOiners vigorously at work day aud
night fitting magazine apartments shell rooms, &c.
They are now engaged II rooms for powder, 10 on
the orion deck six aft forward and very large
one about midships in che hold The numerous locker
places, when she Scholarship, have all been re-
moved to make for storing shot shells, &c. The
gun deck will used for the heaviest class Of ordnance
stores.
A large cargo OF walnut and cherry panks, for the
Bureau of Construction and Repairs Is landing at the
Yard Two vessels from Florida dschargng live
oak timber large quantity OF which, after being in
spected. will be shipped TO northern yards.
The shipwrghts engaged on torpedo booms; two
OF these for the Mayower, which ID expected here
to-day Passed Assistant Surgeon George s. Culbreth
reported for duty yesterday. lie succeeds Surgeon
Bates who has gone to Brooklyn draft Of 80 marines
from the New Hampshire left here last night for New
York for service Oh the Colorado
GREAT ACTIVITY AT KEY WEST.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The Navy Depart
mont is sti busily engaged strengthening the forces
AT and about Key West and Cuba and providing for
heavy force in those waters. Several Of the most
experienced engineers in the service have
been in consultation with the Secretary with
reference 10 the workings OF the Engineer
Department Nearly all the important orders that
are considered necessary in time OF emergency have
been issued but there indication whatever OF a
taxation OF the energy that has characterized the De-
partment since the Of the Spanish com:
plcations Official reports from the senior officer at
Key West represent the naval force thers es strong and
e!a.ccsettive
THE TERROR OPT THE DRY DOCK At PHILADELPHIA.
prurApEIPBIA, Dec. 3.-The monitor Terror
GOES off the dry dock at the NavyYard this afternoon,
and work ON her will be hurried to completion.
THE BROOKLYN NAvY-YARD.
No events of special interest took place in
the BROOKLYN NavyYar yesterday. The 5000 workmen
we're busiy engaged in their various departments and
there seemed to be cessation in the vgor OF prepare
No orders were received TO decrease the force at
be ward and from present indications the men employed
will have plenty TO do for a long time 70 come Inc
Colorado will ready TO sail before Tuesday next
Her poopdeck ready for the lnch gun whchis to be
naced IN position to-day The furniture for the cabins
is ALL on board the officers getting their quarters
IN shape for cruise All day yesterday detail Of sail
ors were taking and provisions. Her launches
and boats have sung in the davts and the vessel
presents very fine appearance. Her crew, numbering
qo men and petty officers will be transferred from the
Vermont TO- morrow She will carry marine guard OF
"a men commanded by Capt. Geo. C. Remey and Lieut.
p st. e. Murphy. Capt. Ransom is exceedingly
anxious to get his vessel to sea. The main
mas, of the Minnesota put in yesterday,
and n large force OF engaged on her repairs.
She TO be painted inide and out: her hull will he
black like the Colorado. The swatara will be hauled
away from her position athwart the drydock to-day to
enable the Arapies to he taken out Tomorrow as the
cate will then be finished. The storeship Supply was
nut out OF Commission at Up M, yesterday. First AS
I.aa detached
ward and ordered TO report at Philadelphia for duty on
,bo Manhattan This vessel In the eaky monitor which
started for Key West in OF the Powhsttan aud had
to put back again First Assistant Engineer H. N Ste
venson is ordered to the Morgan Iron Works to supern
tend the Government work going on there. owing to
the state OF the weather there were hardly any visitors
10 the yard yesterday.