New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BROOKLYN MAYNARD VISITED.
SECRETARY THoMPsoN's TOUR or INSPECTION YRS
TERDAY.


TERDAY.
The inspection of the Navy Yard at Brook
,vn which has been threatened for time became
matter Of fact yesterday Early in the morning Com
modorc Ammen Chief OF the Bureau of Navigation.
made cursoy examination OF the yard. but the event
OF the day occurred later This tho official visit OF
the Hon. Richard W. Thompson, Secretary OF the Navy
aud his party. consisting Of j. Easily Chief OF Bureau
OF Construction; Paymaster-Genera Watmough' Com
odorc Jeries Chief OF the Bureau OF Ordnance; Com
edore schueldt OF the Bureau of Equipment and Re-
cuiting; Capt Law. representing the Bureau OF
Docks and Yards; Engineer Shock, Chief OF the
Bureau of Steam Engineering; Col. AeCauiey Oh
the marine corps, and sureeon-1ehciM pr'or'
The party took the navy tug Catapa from Pier No i,
arriving at the NayyYard about 1880 AS the tug
rounded the point salute Of nineteen guns was fired
from thc Cob Dock and detachment OF I1arncs under
command Of Capt Broome stood at the dock as the land
ing was made. The visitors were received by Capt
Temple m command of the yard in the absence OF Coa-
nander Nicholson ut the Annapolis Academy Capt
Braine and Lieut.. Huntington, accompanied by Capt.
ellis, Chief OF the Department OF Equipment, Com
mandcr Ramsey Chief Of the Bureau OF Ordnance ana
Navigation Medical Inspector Boodgood Chief Engineer
Iawion Naval Constructor s. II. Pook, Pay Inspector
waIack Ciyil Engineer n. b. Straiton Commander c. s.
Cotton, Paynaster Billings, c. Dclano formerly Con-
sctor. and many other officers stationed In tho yard
present
The necessary sautatlons and introductions
over aud the OF inspection began. From the land
ing party passed to the sbpyard adjoining upon the
ways which the rotten hulk of the great three
urreted monitor Colossus, which intended 10 be one
OF tho most formidable OF vessels and partially
completed nj cost of over million OF dOarS "A
n@Xt passed to the ways upon which lie the hulk OF the
Java Which u fast rotDg away. WtcoW expression OF
opinion, the walk Was continued along the wafer Hoht
and by the sdowheel gunbOat Iallap00sa, uie spruce
appearance ~ which was relief TO the lDon0,Cny OF
worthless bulfs 1ne secretary tlyn viewed t III
OF the rigate NCwIork, which, bmlt oi i've OAK IS sun
In excellent condition lie passed insioc lie ivil , at
appeared much Interested IN tS stateinenis hie 'o'
the work An ngcrsOl patent ic-hoat attracted MS az
tention here. It seemed incredible 10 him mat Doa
The patent upon Sieh was rated az ohiy U TOY ea'h'
complete, cost the Government @l3OO as httlo "as
known the yaId abont the construction Of inc boat no
information could be volunteered From this shll-h"nse
the way led through the storeEOuses The secretary CO,
cry fooy. aud tho dspalcn shown Ia putting g ana
arranging the various naval stores Inc way hcA' leo oG
made upon the large floating derrick Of the yard Whoh
& C inc ae1G nrv naSed TO The coal deck It This point
Capt Temple pointed out the tract OF iahd when bIOOh
n people are SO snAioS' be 80 sod osersiby for
market; bus II ths was their only ,oljeet
avenue there would be sufficient" After crossing the
foobridgc, the parry passed through drearg Maso o.
tenton attracted by tie Halstrad submarine BOAT
ierc,io- boat intrepid ut the great Krupp breech-
loading guns. awaiting orders from ihe Russian Govern
bear the names Of Moloeh.' Iucier," aud satan.
Capt Banc welcomed The visitors upon tie OO4aSdo'
Passing over the ships side, Commodore scluiedt leOA
occasion 10 COM ylmCt tie marines, saying uldt wlei-
over they had been they had always proved credit To
the corps On the dock again. visit was made 70 'ne
Lmldins the lower portion of which IS used
aa % prison ana the upper as chanel ahd
hall Here capt. Bramc called the attention OF
Secretary Thompson TO two lsOuers, serving oht Two
yt desc ftiOu. The men, Charles Roscoe
ard Hcury Belmont. deserted the navy at NO!fOk, Va,
We're tred by cOur-nortia sentenced, ana nave bScl
confined here abOut seven months Capi. Bialne re-
markell that the punishment Nasa terflDr ono, ahu te
Secretary Interested himself IN their cases, 80 lar as u
question them length ana ~ taxing hples OF
tueir rolli,s promised 10 look into the charges Inc
sc,uc up STAINS more pleasant thsrO0h COMBINING
rolled there audible smile, when MI bhook ft-
marked luat the rst time be had beCh ~ near
thratrr. A visit Then paid 10 The vernon,
which is undergoing extensive alterations preparatory
lprp q" ,ld Cncuf EcVIsltoIs. "IrOYldWg an improved
system of French fats" was the prompt reply of an
oile1r standing by.
With TINS visit ended the inspection proper. Crossing
the main land by the ferry, the company accepted lc
hosutaities uf Capt. Temple ~ q again. later IN lhc
Afternoon, went board tie CAtalp1, ana sieanlS
down the bay, visited the training sup 1'hhtsota TIC
Iag ship Of wee Admiral Rowan. Tie party was re-
ceycd by Admiral Rowan. the sailors and boys under III
EfrIofiOu bong drawn up at muster After tho lOfh3
ifos OF INSPECTION. pleds. half hour Was spent a.
luach Win the Admiral 2Ld rs the CHiapa ltIt hr ah
ihC usual salute Of 10 guns was gwen before cdNA-
the Secretary expressed himself as greatly pleased
with h.s reception, and particularly Whn thG
condition OF tie snip. IL s Understood that lfOlcCied
visits 10 other nayar.s IN Tie LAST are aoahHOhta 10y
The present, aud tla The entire party viii return to
Washington 40 once. .
II is i curious coincidence that beyond the fact that
tins tho first Official VsIt OF SECRETARY OF tue Navy
since ue 27 SJO That tho fac Of Tic Secretary ~ The
Nayy-blle rcld white stars ma Whltc aHcior IN me
ccutI-has displayeu d. NcW-lOrk EH:DOf lcStct
day IL was flown by both tile Minnesota ana Cdihl''