New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-15
OTHER NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
BUSY TINES AT LOCAL sHP-YARDs.


For the purpose of ascertaining facts con-
ceyning the Tennessee, now undergoing repairs aud
al,e-a,ons nj the foot OF East Nnh-st TRIBUNE re-
mortar called at the Office OF the Morgan Iron Works yes
terpay where he informed that semoihcial intl-
nation had been received from Washington that all pos
smile rapiity In the com peton Of the vessels outfit was
desirable An effort will accordingly be made TO Get
her ready for wihin 80 days. " will be remem-
bered that the Tennessee was originally provided with
Ericsson engines, which, the occasion OF
her Trial trip with the santo Domingo Com
mission proved 10 be unfit for the service.
She was accordingly put into the hands OF Messrs'
Roach d. Son. and frst-class compound engines were
ordered TO be substituted for the Ericsson engines
This has already been done, and when her coaDunker
and the new iron flooring are completed she VIII Do
ready to receive her armament The change OF engines
has made additional in her lower hold for about 100
tons of coal which viii increase her capacity 90 as 10
enable her 20 make an Is days trip.
The monitors Wyandotte aud Nahant are also under
gong repairs Ut this firms yard in Chester Penn and
will be iu seagoug condition within 80 days They nave
also 10 different stages OF completion four Iron steamers
of leOO tons each. building for private parties Du'
which could be turned over to the Government II re-
ouired These could be hOated within go days. NO In
tmaton has yet received that the Government
intends TO make the reQuisiton mentioned
The work on the Spanish irouelad Arapies still goes
dock will not required for the repair OF any Amer
can vessel She will probably be allowed to remain
where she is for the present. and the WORK of repairing
will be fastened as much as possible
There little TO report concerning the Minnesota the
Colorado tho swatars, and the Roanoke. Repairs are
advancing with the ordinary rapidly but nothing
more Forty days at least will be required 10 NJ
any these vessels for unless the Roanoke prove
an exception and there muchto he accomplished be-
Ala af hpay
tara though an old vessei practically new She has
been coupleely rebuilt, was reaunched short time
since and I'm 30 days will OF the stanches vessels
WHAT THE sHIPYARDsi CAN DO.
The various shipyards OF this CITY and It's YcnlJ
also visited by reporter, who wished 10 aseer'
tain the facilities OF each for building and fitting out
vessels In the event OF general demand for them be
ing made by Government. VIM. IL. Webb once the
largest builder In the United States has leased hs yard
for commercial purposes and II Is now practically out
of the question. His shp-bulding business Was aDan
doned some six years ago.
Divine Burtis IT, whose yard Is at foot Of Conoyer-st
Brooklyn has facilities for the employment OF zoo men,
aud II occasion required could turn out Ses"or'y YES
sci OF 1000 tons in 3odays.
At p. J. o Cornell Co.'S yard. Erie Basin. BROOK
yn capacity is claimed for turning out two vessels
per month Of I, 900 tons each.
CAR Poillon OF No. 2l4 Southst.. built the Spanish
gunbost hotilla which left New-York IN 1859. These
boats we're ten In number Of 200 each, and were
built by this firm In los days. They expressed the
belief that they could build ten vessels OF much
moro elective grade In length Of time. They
have vessel In hand at present except small sioop
which would hardly he available.
Al the Greenpo,Dt yards. John Eng. a Son. foot OF
Greenpointaye, who built the UnsdilIa" tthe first
United states gunbcat used in the late war; In IS days
can now turn out lOootou vessel In not less than I'D
days Lawrence Foukes foot OF Nobleet, have about
the same cspactp Also Henry Stearns foot Of Huron
st. has q yard OF like cspacity. MI stearns has Just
completed n cotton vessel, for the use OF the New
Jersey Southern Railroad which might readily be trans
formed into an effective guuboat by the addition OF
armament and the necessary adjupcts thereto.
Capt. samuei snsdep also has an extensive yard o.
Bulls Ferry on the Hadson. HIS facilities for building
vessel, OF any required sire are abundant
MORE sEA,fEs ORDERED FOR SERVICE ~ CUBAN
wATEIs
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Nov. A.-By an order
from the Navy Department all the sailors on board tho
United States receiving ship Sabine at this station.
were this morning dispatched 10 New-York for service
on United states vessels In Cuban waters.
THE BROOKLYN AND FRANKLIN TO Blk PREPARED
PoE sEA-rwo HUNDRED SAILORS sRSf TO THE
pRoOKLYs NAvY-YARD.
BosroS, Nov. H---Oryiers have been ro-
received at tho NsyyYsrd here to at out The United
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