The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-26
HOW A FRlGATEW ASRUINED
UHY THE TRENTON WIS HrRRTED OFF
BEEORE SHE WIS FINISHED.
A Gran ,hat Veteran shipwriaht styles -
Disgrace to the Nwerican Navy The story
OF the sale "r the Nevada and what Fol
lowed Mordcn'. Unscnworthy fingship.

OF the sale Of the nevada, aud what Fol-
lowed Worden'. unsc"worihy Flagship.
The new steam frirate Trenton, lust from
no hands of Rob,son and johnny Roach
smiled for Lisbon ON Monday of last week.
md ia intended as the flagship Of Admiral
Wordcn. An employee in the navy yard,
who had n hand in bnildinr her. said before she
smiled. She Will b. a disgrace. by -, TO the
American navy" The Trenton Is one Of the
,ipht now vo4s ,la ordered hy Congress- She
v,o. o,, tho sto.Ls fnr two years. and was
launched an tho first of Jnnunrv. 1876. The
U,v.rnmnnt constitutions and workmen had.
nv ali accounts. M TO that time made "A lrst-clnss
inh ttnr ttmb,rs were Of the hest live and
white oak. and her model WINS ono Of the finest
ngont. # was confidently expected that she
would make fourteen knots an hour. She il
$500 tons burden. and 27j feet long. has As feet
breadth of beam. and her derth Of hold - %
feet ksnnnri Of her armament ahe has n for.
midabe ram below her water line. Her COM
pound cnrincs of . joo hors, mower ,vero mt
in by Johnny Roach. nt n cortrao, price Of sGg5.-
GOO. ana no doubt he will hnvc his uaunl lin Of
extras whether she can nttain to the speed
expected of her was not shown before she WINS
ordered on foreign scrvice she VIVA tried hv
,l, c.,,.o.no,or. ,r,,i,,,. - ~, is,.,.s
INV W. ii"'h' VnEihccIs ohy' h' her wharf,
and had no preliminary trial mt sea. At the
Office Of the Chief Engineer I'm tho navy vord
A. =.
? .h'S sly 'ne engine SHoNeu lor'y-eEh, rcNolu-
tions minute during most OF her trial at the
wharf. and ran up oncc rs high as lny-four:
Aim, IN, .u,,in, ,,'r,,o1 VII onI ,ho ,ril ,,.os
''"' ,"' 'n~'"o "'' ne" "o"' anu ''o V'u was
satisfactory, although no estimate could he
;,hn h.,, ,t, ,,',,, W, a., .i'','
" nus p''' V'c 'us.'ii VI ,ne l'ru 10 CIV VS.
sells trial at sea after testing them at the wharf
for sixty hours and that thry would hnvn given
bor ,.i,l Ian, IN, Co.,, ,,,, ,..,,,,.,... 80
h'r rl"i Dut ior the iact that peroinptory or
at once.
From the commanaort 20 tho ohio, on.,i,oor
N'' '' ''"i'i'"'"'l' w ''' ''i'i 'hs i'''I'
such pressing hurry about sending ,he
trenton 10 sea- PROBABLY IHE Sun can
throw a little light on the subject.
But il IL first in order tn show elenrlv in
whit co,liti,, IL y,,s sam, AMI ,,h,. ,,.. -
WI" '''u'.'n was sent an" WHY one oil
one men tnat nuit her pronounced her dis
,nnrtarna, or l,s. ,t,i.n,i -, :,
au"r''rmah' or less te'hnlraiiy' foreman OF
gang OF men in the Navy Yard. where he had
worked for many venrs "y,s sir~ a.. s,iI
".hnia =, Ii.,raa, H., 49,, 49, " .
sh' II disgrace ny - 10 the American navy.
She has gone 10 sea half finished.
"You want to know i'm whnt respeots. I'uteu
- T.. 1'' e. '.'," -. "'''' p''s' " IT,"
you III inc Hrs' place. the painting WASH over
two-thir'ls done. and they took painters and
paint with them TO finish il ~ she goes. Her
quarter galleries were unfinished The bath
tubs wer" IN thnm. but the plumbing work WAS
not finished. There had hf,n no bath tubs put
WIS not even planned or. but let rough ritht
from the edge. The Admiral cabin wasn't
inl-he,l. The furniture WIS. packed NJ and
Her rigging wis badly st up; hui that o;u he
nN.i on the voyage. lp fat. there Is nothing
hn Sized about her but her machinery
Why was she hurri, Il away z Why, because
thare was no more money t. spend on hcr II
you I'll Just k",pmy name out, I y III you some
When Mr.. Hanscomb laid down the lines Of
The Trcnton. aud up TO the time She CAME bark
D : nfsF fItsr.4 itau.
a. good lOt Of men ia the yard as you could
pix out. Mr. Ogilvie. our head boss. was a.,
good a workman ~ ever swung an adZe. And
through An Mr. P5os hes f1e canstrn't'ar"
nj he had to say WIS: | want SO aud So. and
there was men there that could ~ right on and
do i, and didn't want 10 b. told now. You see
taScs charge OF the pattern shop and one takes
the ior'uri part of a ship and one ait. Another
hor. and So on. Each aurrtnrman has 25 or 10
mon. and some Of tine Old hund. must UNDER
stand the thing all through.
We'll. when the Trenton canc back with her
engin. in. 10 be- finished. taey had Yut in "A nov
foreman Instead of Sir. Oeuv|e. now quarter
mon that 81. INIT know tn.ir bus ne-. and INT
out old w0rkm.n and pat IN now ones. Tom,
DIOR. and Harry. For boat builders uiry linl
!nnrr-: for hn.h-mth- In lad plumbers
ior mno Pip H. ana iron plui'rson The ilon,ln
ny had ll,ors,rs and 50 on. Ana YOU coudnt
nntth 'nG about one OF them IL WIS. We'll. You
hoib your tongue and keep him, or else youll
NYW. IL t..il YOU how this thing was done
D you know MI Williams here, a lawyer
" u. uo matter. hI- name ls David Williams.
II s the head Nrpunnran in hirgs county
hH'M ~ their committe"-hern 40 for yrar-
and. You -re, he's always wanted 10 run In men
here Hnuut rrrtion times luSi io suit nm. Now.
U-llNlr. the foreman. he alW. " fought against
It, I've often heard him talk about IL. He
wouldn't let good men 20 Just to suit Mr. VIII
luiu~ and Iut in fellows that all they could 40
Wa 10 swill gin and talk politics. Well. Mr.
1npk. the Constructor, was Il md o. soft with tie
IOltirian- and they GOT Orilyi. ont aiouf "A