The New York herald., 1873-12-07

'ast night or early ths morning. was the answer
may ask what was the cause y put III INC
reporter. ,.ot
tnat tne barge splung leak These Things are ra y.
gocd many similar accidents to coal parges
nave taken place.
'Then It was not an extraordinary accident ?"
"By no means. Within my own time nave had
10 raise iour or i've coal Darges WHICH sprung cak5
quite unavoidable. these things beng always
heavily laden. Why. within very short time
was obliged TO raise one OF them in front OF the
dock In which tAe Colorado Is now lying. rus WiA'
the very last one had TO raise"
"ls tue report correct that this barge sunk In
front o. the dry dock in which the Arapiles Is now
lying'' lying 20, .x.o.,. :, ,.on, =, ~. aoo. ,nt g.
wards that direction
"How long will it take to raise the coal and the
barge"
..Oh not long. II that Coast wrecking Company
VIII ony take charge OF 1t, 1t can be done Ia day
'.Can the yates of the dry dock be opened in the
meantime 80 that the AraDiles can be launched ~
ION, IL won't take any time TO get her out-a
day or SO. II this wrecking company Will only
take mold the gales can be opened.
"Haye any arrangements been made to effect
that object yetr
"Yes, understand so."
"By the American government or by the
Eyes, understand tnat some ARRANGEMENTS
nave Teen made 6y our government wt tne
to see her out, you know. She came IN here, and
the responsibility is wltn 1t won't take long"
last night, or to see any OF her officers. AS the re-
porter left the yard at late hour he was informed
the next tide 1t appears that she was IN SIX feet
OF mud at the previous low water.
Affairs Mt the Chariestown Yard.
BosToN, Dec. 6, 1873.
Orders were received at the Navy Yard to- day, to
have the new torpedo boat ready for sea In twenty
days, winch is said to be almost an impossibillty
The Franklin Is being rapidly put IN condition
Tor sea service, and 5ne VIII doubtless go into COM
mission by another week.
Real Admiral steedman, formerly Commandant,
paid an unofficial visit to the Navy Yard to-day.
Naval Affairs at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. g. 1873
One of the iron-cad vessels now at the Washing
ton Navy Yard is to be towed to New York for
repairs.
Lieutenant Commander G.. G. Schuls is ordered
to the naval rendezvous at New York.
Master A. G. Paul is detached from the Saco and
placed on waiting ORDERS
Captain Thomas Pattlson reports the arrival or
the United states steamer Richmond, under his
command, at San Francisco, 40 days from Val
paraSo.
The Activity at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
from Saturdays Public Ledger
The work at the Navy Yard, in fitting out vessels
OF war, still continues. On the last day of Novem-
DER Lnere were employed IN the various uepdfJ-
ments 1875 men, distributed as folows:-Con-
struction department, ss2 men; yard and docks,
81; steam engineering, 224 ordnance, 7S; equip
ment, 50; PROVISIONS and clothing, 0; navigation,
2. The full force is at present working until nine
O'Clock at night and Will continue to labor on
sunday until iurther ORDERS as they have done Tor
the past five weeks.
The vessels at the YARD are the iron clad monitor
Terror, the work on her far completed that
she may be commissioned on Tuesday OF next
week. her officers having been ordered to report
on Monday. The Ajax uron-clad) Will probably be
commissioned on Wednesday next, the majority Of
her officers having reported TO the commandment OF
the yard yesterday. The Franklin (steamer), 80
guns, Is being itted out at the New York yard
The Manhattan (iron-clad), which started for
Cuban waters and put back, was sent to Whining
ton, Del, LOT repairs. which were found TO be un
necessary. The difficulty occurred from the TACT
that her turret was left uD when she went to sea,
when the use OF the hydraulic machine would have
avoided all trouble. She was not in leaky condi-
tlOn, ana received her coal on Thursday last, and'
will probably start this morning for her destlna-
tion. She Will be conveyed by the. Powhatan, the
latter vessel still remaining at the breakw ater.
The Canon1cus uron-clad monltor), the same
build as the Manhattan. carrying TWO 15-inch guns,
is at Wilmington, and will be ready Tor service in
about three weeks. The Wyandotte, at the same
place, will be commissioned in about two weeks.
The Canandaigua, attached to the North Atlantic
squadron, Is at the yard in this city, ana soon
as The new boilers placed in her are tested, will be
coaled and go to rejoln the squadron. Work on
her will be completed during the coming week.