The New York herald., 1874-08-19
THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.

The Work In Hand and What II
Amounts To-.Ihe Tennessee, Alarm,
Intrepid, MaUhower and C0nstella-
tton-What Information May Some-
times be Obtnined from . Marine
Points OF interest.
A representativeof OF the HERALD visited the qreat
naval depot OF the East, the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
yesterday for the purpose ascerraining the con-
dIsion and progress OF she work upon the wooden
walls OF America On this station On entering the
gateway at the hot of York street he was con-
fronted by the grim tilern Of the yard, the ven.
erable Captain Waugh, who, for full quarter
Of a century, and doubtless more, has KEEP.
watch and ward 81 this self-same gate Whether
In peace or war, Waugh Is to be found az his
post, inspecting eacn trespasser, as he regards all
visitors to that domain In that light. The child
like and bland saline soldier with plpeclayed bets
and brightly polished brass work, carrying his
harmless rine. paiaded up and down In front OF
the guardhouse and surveyed covetously the cit
tzen garb OF the man OF notes. looking forward
doubtless. TO the happy day when the parser would
make out his discharge from the service and re-
store him to libery and freedom from carrying the
musket, and, better still, from the necessity OF
obedience TO the popinjay junior otAcers Of the
United States Murine Corps.
An air Of quiet pervaded the Navy Yard, and it
was with som0 surprise that the HERALD reporter
learned from fm efictal few minutes later that
there were no less than
oNs THOUSAND AND SEVENTY MIN
on the daily pay rolls OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
"For goodness, make where are they, and what are
they doing rs queried the writer.
"wen sir, '1sey are all at work here ana answer
muster every morning. They also put In proper
appearance at the Paymaster's once regularly on
pay days. That is certain. There are 210 men
employed In the steam engineering department,
under Mr.. Il anderson. There are 16s men ON the
Tennessee Il the ordnance roster there are iorty.
two men. Niulery.six men are WORKING on the new
soop iourse On the to7ps,do boat and the re-
Tor them" ..
The Unitddl States steam soop.ofwar Tennes-
her old PLANK ing Is being taken out and beng re-
send send this his splendid snip slthsr e Europe
% 90 Gut Il he aSas 'as a
nagship to releve The Hartford, Admiral Pennock.
squadron. the Tennessee is ordered to be got
ready for ss oy January 1875. but those who are
bly, aness they increase the orce Of worE%en, Be
ready to :sall until February. Her machinery,
o
unsurpas ID by any vessel OF her size In the navy
Adm,ra Porter mas become alarmed becsu,s Of
the ieNrs entertained by competent naval archl
tects he success OF the Alarm, the latter being
iss was oD sn @
mense 4. ltay, as torpedo boat, last year.
VINO, d,I ring the Cuoan.spahish- American war
excitena mt. proudly looked forward TO great deeds
ss aSo i aa a s
stern; M Ig iron & Is n now w. being st1wed low ,orward IN
nsI " nSps & ss ssa sSoa sns nc
further" defects transpire. early IN October.
THE INTREPID.
In hn0t nf uh Voc mil Of
plans nd speciacations Of Mr. Isaiah Hans t oour
when,s ) she viii be taken to Brooklyn next week
The ~ trepid Is rather source Of teaousy. II 10
at ths same time. and The al" being 30 1sr supe-
rior III the Alarm.
WN on the new sloop.of-war, which was COM
men, "a last October OF this yard, is progressing
she Nm N Ss rss 0E
Of " sw York has the &C onIracr ior building her
maca inery. wnics VIII be ready next June.
TT fourth rate sloop-o.war Maynower, having
On H = oard the class OF cadet engineers, q West
lroI a cruise in Long. island sound, is lying
g. ,ns ordnance dock In the yard the yS1nE
ing tue bellies oi Ercoiyn. and are II no hurry to
cas- { loose and steam away.
TN practice ship. With the nldehipmen on board,
vi ca bs.1 Is now Y at Newport l. Is expecteo to
CONGRESSIONAL NePEorioN
The Congressional Committee on Naval Anairs,
company with Admiral Rodgers, chief OF the
ureau of Yarus ana DOCKS a. rived here on the
= 20 inst, and made very thorough Inspection OF
Z III the shops and ships In the yard. or Course
! eney expressed no opinion u on the subjecr OF
: their conclusions. They sailed for Newport,
the torpedo station there, Dlowing up n1lks
and otherwise demonstrating to rhe Coneressiona al
mind the force Of gunpowder. In demoiishing
wooden walls when properly used. Great goou Is
expected to come OF this tour Of inspection BY
the legislators ior the federal government. They
sus, Gava, New York, susqaehannah and otner
monuments to the Indifference ofiegi1iators to the
promotion aud well being OF our navy.