New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-27
EXCELLENT CONDITION OF THE NAVY.

REPAIRS MADE IN The PAST YEAR-A TENFnID
INCREASE OF rOwER-FURrHER APPROPRIATIONS
ASKED FOR.
Iron AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRlBUNE'I
WAsuISGToN, Nov. 25.-The following IL
synopsis Of the report Of Naval Constructor HahScom
The appropriation for the protection OF live OAK thinner
d ,r I'm The e,iIuates for the fiscal year ending on
the 3Oh OF June 1877 was not made by Congress- con-
eoueptlv the timber agents discharged when the
upnropriaton made FOR that purpose was exhausted.
Hinder te imurcsson that Congress does not deem
necessary 10 employ agents TO look after and take care OF
the live oak timber belonging 10 the Government no es
innate las been made for That purpose icpirs nay ote
made upon nearly all the vessels during the past year
lie reports made by the proper onccts nItoI d 'Oi
ouoh and careful survey upon vessels requiring repairs,
sbn,y more concusyey than any reports heretofore
made the great cost and loss 10 the tiONcthnrIi nlsi
grr IN" s of unseasonod material in the building ana
renair an vessels of war. The lanto Is only ono OF
large number OF vessels when snow VIC ICsit, ai'
,@ien compared with the durability of the tfanhih ana
cher vessels built nf welseasOued materials, the loss 10
the Government Is surprisingly Gtft , 1t ~ go it
qualification know, IN view oil me ABOVE Iacts ..1s
There Is now hand large supply on soou % m
which IN short time will be IN cohilIoh 70 ~ ISL
tho building repairing OF Vessris, anu "ii'''' VI" "
rant their durability dnd long ustiu'n's'', - d, Ia
OF tr eigat vessels authorized ny act on " ~
butt four have been put IN eomnls,on a c re
thc remainder will he ready as soon ~ plio -, MIN
curing repairs are put out OF @ - tn vessel,
crews may be Obtained. Inc lieht1h' onn W ~ I
at roril. To be- builI, will soon 20 mo cOnh,so' %
her cI,ss nus vessel WAS designed for new type OF
war vessels, which were required ior h'7s'Gs t,ns
mimi
never handiness and steady PLATFORM Iakihg III view
ihe great advantage 10 the Government III naNig 51
vessels in service, 1iesprctiuHy i,coihion" 'H' '
tion of live of the Trenton class. ,,,,, -, tho
sino, INV last report the Marion and Nanldla OF tho
SWaaTa class, which were felhou,i'u ~ i,,s,n ~
this bureau with engines otSiShcu ~ I'm and
Steam Engineering, have been pg lnto nm, - -
Layr 1nd, a lussa,c 10 Europe The reports o te Pel
fOrmances OF these vessels arc very sliOns III 10
their superior qualities, ana OF being oI tS IN h ch
for cruising ships More gl the sti1c ,a,,,r,cnd
needed they be built, ANA ,,,n, rho
that an appropriation be made Tor pfsinnihs TN, 'e
-. U,F. of
clad vessels of which Il have been thorongny
repaired and changed that rom p.ins - 81
BILE OF going or Keeping no npreliabIe arrange
ments for fighting purposes nav ~ ,,tin, M, rre,
scawOrthy and OF good lacilils pa ~ ali modern inn
and GINS and have been furnished WIN all hioucn i
nroyements The four hIo hoS
under repairs, aud the Improvements S i,r bnis n
their wooden into double buttons ,io. az tan,itrd
creased their armOr plating rom hVe lhtIos VI H.
IRON 70 seven Inches of sOd plate, and thereby tlelf
shot resistance more than lOo por Ioro, 5 lr,e
board and capacity for CARVING IS 81" Ncient 10 lYe
percentage. ana tnelr hlehm Po"''
them a speed Of ten knots 49,, oiad ,essols ~ tho
navy made by YOUR direction, gave tho uuN gu
iciod Mt ~ enfod more power than IL had before
ana vessel at least IN many resPg5tS p ,eIs
weliknown English roneidd i be 9ute snlic ent to
meet all the wants Of the GONerle , Ut or , I'm
fleet especially as the time Is last B mon
such vessels purposes VIII pe suPel oy S
moro nowerul Instruments OF warfare Inc ave lrOhciaus
COMPOSING the heavy arnor-pateu FessVls VI INC n1Ey
would be the first wanted In any naval WarIHie ana ny
indispensibe for the protection OF our large cties ha
the led amount called for IN the last report Dee
appropriated these vessels would nave Deen Sonpeteu
aud ready for sea by anosher 100 ~ H. unt
mated for be appropriated and naue aVhlapo loI Lno
diate preparing these nVc lrOclaus ior ser'ce
The following appended to the report Is an Official
statement OF navy vessels In 1859 and their condion
The whole number OF vessels belonging to the navy IN