New-York tribune., 1879-10-25

In the Summer time the Brooklyn Navy Yard
looks at its best with the exception that IfS
lawns and terraces and streets have TOO marked an
air of rural quiet and the workshops and the ship
houses do not resound 10 any great extent with the
din OF machinery and the hammer.
During Commodore Nicholsou's term many Of the
streets of the Navy Yard have been graded and
paved and a small force of men, assisted by two
yoke of oxen 70 cart the clav away and haul IN
sand and stone has paved Chauncey-ave. its whole
length. from Main-st.. IN front of Commodore Mich
olsou's house, u the east end Of the yard
where are situated the stables and fre-en-
cne house This paving Is very carefully
done. The enCine-house, very recently Completed
cost about - 900. In it are housed the kidgewOod
"A fne modern steam tire-englne, and rather old
fashioned one, the first used IN the Yard, TWO nook
and ladder wagons and four hose-trucks. Engine
practice Is had once a month, ana the horses
show much intelligence IN gong To tnelr places
Only one alarm has been heard IN three years
and that was when the COmmOdOre's conservatory
caught tire. Commodore Nicholson has taken great
pride In putting the Navy lard III CONDITION oI OF
der and repair, and j. reported a. saying lhat 50
long a. Secretary Thompson is IN the Naval OIhce
the politicians will not get their hands on the Navy
Yard. - .
during his administration more than one-thiTd Of
the number of vessels on the Naval Register nave
been repaired at the Brooklyn Navy lard, ana SO
thorough were these repairs that not one word OF
complaint has been made. These include the Swa-
tara Navt0wer, Grapeshot, Nina, supply, Alaska,
Vandaia, Trenton. Minnesota, Franklin, Severn,
Roanoke Ranger, POwhatan, Alarm. Fathomer,
Constitution. MOnongahea, Constellation, Huron,
Guard. Ossipee. Portsmouth. Wyoming, tennessee,
Saratoga. Fortune Enterprise, Speedwell, Rich-
mond. Marion, allapoos1; hearsarge' StahGish aili
Wachusett.. Besides the above vessels. the
National Line steamer Denmark. the Belgian
steamer Vaderland, the Spanish steamer Castella,
and the City of Newly orh OF Alexandres Linehave
been allowed the use OF the dry dock for repairs.
Commodore Nicholson has broken up the lhleV-
ing that was carried on successfully Tor wears by
some of the neighb0r- IN the SOW quarters bounding
ti,, Navy Yard on the west. Ehe wall there II very
hish. but men and BOYS when he first came 70 the
ward amused Themselves by getting on tie roofs "l
the houses outside the wall and throwing stones az
hls residence. IN the night time M the >ehtrlrs
about tie etorehOusCs that stand by Tie
wall near the dochs Night lamps, were
not used because they enabled the
nischieima akers To throw stones win greater eAr'
At the sentres. Commodore Nicholson caullon'u
rhc owner- of houses near the wall Opposite HIS
rrsi, nee that II they allowed men and boys 10 90
mn and throw II. at his windows, when lac couid
not catch the miscreants themselves he would hold
the house owners Responsible. Inc ponce I~enueteu ~
him much assistance. And 10 protect the sentries,
he armed them with rcyOvcrs, placed lamps al the
corners of the store houses, and gave the senuies
orders to shoot persons mOlestlng them from the
wall with stones -, - d,
of tbe old shn-bOne stores. TINS hole Was closed
up with cement and brick. and the very next MORN
ING not trace of either the cement or the brck was
Il, h. found. More effective measures were then
adopted IL l. said that the neighbors used to steal
from twenty TO thirty tons OF coal a year. the
metbod being 20 drop from the wall On 10 the
coal-beap which lay against the Wai' ana
thieves were in the habit of rowing boat under
the wharf and of climbing up at night through cer
rain necessary openings, aud then making deireda-
ron. an the stOrehOuses. The face of the wharf has
been planked up and the place 30 wen ilsh'ou az
utuht that river thieves have no opportunities.