, 1876-05-15

aut.ea, ths allowed abuses through these bu'
feau''" CUTTING up GOOD ,,,r,
:, Tho witness remembered ang abuse at the
Boston Yard In the sun11nef Of 1879. Afans
On The Vtrrma M vety samn. M .Ht 70 wofR
never bccn ia,.nrhc,l. and aa, mas'e
mnltinp r room nv ,'or wav any, retensc o.
,a, Tas n ,a measure destroyed sbs VIZ 50 sound
tnat ahey found great deal Of difficulty In
Sfntsns fno sr up shc woln haye 1ada very
Ohio. THY. cut d hole through f6r bt!ge, ni,.l
employed d large number of men ia ID h. HIr
%a; cs-oak rs; shIp, AMI would havo prebably
mn u,.x ~, an -.
con,1ona woh wAr, ,f.,a 1Hn 1,,r9 IHAF ~ hoRof&{
anu Decks, gave his opinion a. to- tho oigencral
conuition u the navy, aud tho cllhractT Of tho
G1ght sloop' recently ordered bull BY Congress.
nj preient ior VII m X1 e ihns ts
Tint the woudcn .fIps a. dos.roJcrs Of an cncmy's
concerned, arc cqunt 10 my sllis Of ths saino
c'nss In thu world md probably superior, can.
ant lara. tnt think they o"snsrs ,it nlthse
the French or tha English. ;fho: Iron .o|als for
se4ssinS defense aganst ~ ehay Got
they entirely Unit to 20 10 sea and link that
ngainrt the ordnance Of Franee, RnHlani, Gerna.
noth!ns. You viii md another Officer 10 iei yoa on
lhat thuy will whip any vessel IL the world, ,but
that is my opinion.
say VIC were dcncientt A.wUndhubted1y.' 'A "e"'u
T1lE EIGHT sLoofs or wAn.
ws now In eose 1un y G1 ene eshs
tho modcls Of The wooden ehins That hnyc s,"T,
aro ns good al thoau oi any othcr na,lon in 1tl tis
nrepSnr IN tan ~, ote cs
Ing forts, Or. Of coursc. 1ehtIne frnh.neJs rhn
iron vssso!s 80 Hmo.t bsneatl Contempt; that il
Qil events, ehoNd have bccn nccomn,iaI,rd' ~ H.
them Thrtr boicys uro Of snch ivnn thnt wbn1y ~
you rnt on sai to ncssase Tic spccd te sun Ts,H rois
ship to heel very much, and thcir boIiers icSomc .c
50 many ,uwdei. magazines, except tiat iho danscF
Of tIuse yessris n nv inncnt M m, no ~ ~,
rcrt in such matters. and nv nnfnon r. ri fnrma,
from the opinions OF officers WHO conn,ani liz
know It OF nv own knowjcJrc hmt ! hc,icvo III Il
Tho mistake WINS made in tLs tynn NJ foiirr on.i
in building 40 many boilers OF tic sao fype ,yith
out having ftst tried ono rct pasIcular1Y 1,c intt
toms Of iron sh!ps. as you know, gci very foul,
d ieust, IN ofdeF to preserve any speed At % ali. <
hsks fs pSt s y yss &ss Sst sss
Is L. no.ning 70 prevent the shiP gonr down: You
wlth tho Iiattssas, for instance. ! would nevlr
bMi!d IN trun ship unless WINS To b very heavily
plated, 49, ~ tha English build theirs; and tho guns
ship Gan caFfy and sxs,n, TINT anticpato at no
SeFy Iistant day potsi5iy TINT few iron.ela!ls viii
Gid ynnl pasness, except il inachines sa H.
tended for tho protection Of Aarboss, OF co4sturs
n1t q, intended a. M q r. to sea.
iie ~ 1otlcy o. the 0ovornment In tho construction
dcFfnt m .types of vessels from ,ho:e eight
T o esi a % o
wooden veFse! OF .pccd, carrying Improved aEma-
very much fn fayor also Of what tsk viii be the
vessel Of tho future, tue steamer: think that |
among grent nations who havc great navies, no.
tloEH such an tl'ae OF England, ffatcq, und such |
as Germany is getting. In lcct.actlaat, the Acet
which liaK the fastest and the most inprcgnable
yln the ag.t; and tl.ink that ran,s viii also tcnd
p drive oil tho occan ttlose enorneas and o1pcn-
s!y1 e'aas 90 that England and Germany now
hc Drlstol Channel. w!sero hltght tolch from ono
!on-clad with her spur sank another lroi clad in
he course 1 of half ,1f1 an hons; ,;ao,,,n.,uu.
Jonathan Young, Captain Of the kayy.Yaril at
ho naval yerviee, here or elscYGero l.. WI r.
he.c &c a etcat many ABUSES that hbsF 2Xit.,
Turing tho iast lev WI yeats. IN thu "f arsn fho
ro Of tho yard: thcy - arc snntr",cd cnt, IT, ~:
saroaHa in Wnshnston' In mony ustt ;snc
,larItcs come to tic notice T of shs %
T. ,oy n sola Bc IN
them rItt1It all
md IN rn thc rnrt1 fnr In hssf ,Htcst. ~
he Goycrnmcnt. ti1ay nrc ~ mari fre"neftty hVcr.
ulcd than rustn}ncil In thelr dncsinnss Hnr IN,
taucc, contractor comes to d y,d mi Isnr,ts 10
nay ubicct [" thc IN Tho GrounI .hst INV, ~ uns
on1e III, lin cnntract "a frennrtt 4ccrsr.nee
lnt Wien ttcv ind tl,nf ,,nns ~"
be- coupia!ncd Of as not Of pyotcf a,iafy. 1a,aks
is thrcat tint tiey Viii IN Ia Eaatinginn III hn~c
liked I'M, mnd sonntime1 fj,ry msE,, th,' t,,rcnt
mi thcy wiii hayc thst o,rcr 5cncSra ~ nni aent
wny Trim thc Snr 1cndinr h,n1 n h.iIcvn thrt H.
olie hs uoelt;on nj tholr I}ctation linn Il frc.
ncmtjy hnppcns tnt nftcr thinrs nrc 1nirctcI III.
uttitcjy mn order comen fn rrcnjyc linn tbink
t,t, vii. ind Tint thnt has occmrrcL NJ ;bt. voni.
nnw il has Al nhers nn,l n smch ~ c1fnni that u
iaecs m otiicerj il very unconforta6in positson.
orineta1'co, thelo has not ben acknowledgements
erc for aomc Vcara WIN hns iii n"rrcctfw ~" H.
il nostinn, and irt that l,o could do liz r1cht anil
i,,csf th{n. uri mi auiTrr hv IN ~ ,ots, Is+hut
c"smse In wMo"ii MI tnrcns" un, ~ n.
ncntlui neyson. and hc drcn5s hs innr"rcn ~ ~
FIcrs ,rns mn engineer trrr"t nnt ~ o." Hcnto
'Hrj whcn VIA thofc. merely hrconsc " Mo ,.o"ii
nt Ilo as thnse mrn reo,,ired lin tn a. ~ T."
iii. Il. ~ 80 'Ao'' VIZ" 'sH"'s" "''' ~ a' GU ho
o--Don,t tho officers atand no,c In ri, NJ v,b,,
~ mn1 ri. tbe noiitjrinns th"u ~ shcr IL ~ H.
Afs thc n",rHr,nru III ~, @ e1c
.rnnaI thcn, m cnrss mrs tha csnt,nsta ~ ~, "on
III ~ thsmaciyc. sov III. has ront IIn ~ ~ ~
- p,s ~ nnts on il 'nm % as I!sl,s ~ tMe
nInnc3 ~ H. a nlcs-s n, & n I'LL " h .uc