New-York tribune., 1884-12-06
THE NAVY REPORT.
rp. cp.spi.ER's RECOMMENDATIONS

ie'ths w Wv Wy, ,,.ass,ad "a ,ha 0rlAldn ihii 'he
s,d,u,ss,s advanced asl feaf asH's4' WV ~ ,as,au
>ssa ,,f itiie saeneht ~ hfshf WV" t,,i.s A. ,e tio
with ,bs praafess at meieih sh''N''g wv .,,t,iuf n
,.ani 81 f,li ssi pagar, and ihs a''s'''' " ,eo,
"N'' ~ -, ,,. Rvtsb Admiralty Is NHN hH''"s ''''
"" - ,ha ,s,uder aud MprseN ola-susi a'''"'"''N
,i,,au, u,as,s on sails and Hnshe"'''uf '"s 'u
~ ,,,ct,,ery Of the thioas" a." h''' w ~, '"''
:" w.. ors,msuces Of the Louisiana N'ss" WI"
s,,sy generally similar As I" the peo"'l"' i"~''''
80, n, a 10 be noticed that the same features
80 20 ne fonnd the new Chian vessel 'he hShe'"'"
,ho latest Development NJ naval consr"'lo" !" H's'
land Both vessrls are unarrn"re' steer cruisers
,b nroectiye docks and water tight SUD
s,,,,ons and without wooden copper shesthing
hev have the same dimensions being go feet long, AZ
feet hrsn and 600 tons displacement In hoth Ve
liant forecaste and covered poop have been done
away with Apart from this fact even If there were any
weight to the objections advanced against the design oi
the Boston and Atlanta, they are offset by us over
xhelmur sd dvanages giving extensive and ulop-
stucted train to the guns, and therefore an increase"
efficiency to the battery.
Conparisons OF speed between the new cruisers ana
te great transatlantic racing steamers are UNFAIR oe-
canse the latter their speed only by the sacrlhce
of auaii;ic cs ssenal ship Of They are unpro-
tectea unwciy and Of enormous draft ana dhehSi"hS
The nuror of them possessing very high speed is Small
and the new cruisers could oyeake 96 per cent ot the
merchant steamers of the world. The rates OF specd
assigned 10 the ships based on very conservative
calculations of their probable performance, and they
viii undoubtedly the estimates hut the hrst u-
s1nored cruisers OF the new American heet are ho' Ill
fcad comparison in speed WITH uo2roteodca r"c ,S
sbrs of enormous size, or in defensive power "i'h
modern ironclads -, ,, s q, Tho new
r,isers arc Sejne made a the Midyale Steel Works
Ihiladcpia and those for the eighnch guns In dne
iapd There being plant in this country capable OF
producing cght-inch fOrengs. the Government Is t'ln
PEELED to cmPioy iorTsn n dome nayy at The Wishing
ton Navy Yard aud partly at the south BoSton Iron ~,
Works and the West Point foundry The manuaS It t :"
modern high power guns such as are REQUIRED iGi e @
new cruisers being wholly new In this country, E to~
mud difficult the cost here is necessarily greater
than If they were procured ABROAD ,,. o,,,,lc,.d
and nS n pace % The machinery Of the Hmrhre and
Terror is about one-hsh completed WINE Una, & q, ,i u
hulls Of the monitors Common prudence Demand. ,na @
Scn Of onr coasts aud hsrbois and the most rapid and
economical mea which be adopted nj the present
time is push the partially constructed monitors ~
completion.
ADDITIONAL NEW VESSELS PROPOSED.
The report states that the Advisory Board recon-
ends the construction Of one cruiser of looo os one
cruiser Of 900 tons dispatch vessel of l50O tons
two heavily armed pnbonts of 500 tons each one light
gunboat Of $50 steel ram. one cruising torpedo
boat haTbor toredo boats and one arm9rsa te
.dopiing the onrnendation, calls special at
icniion 10 the necessity Tor 'ofrea0 ranon"ond "on
The construction Of modern cruisers annually for
period Of ten years. Such plan he says; WINE con
and anordhg ample time for adopting every new uefl'e
fn constructions would give the g99 M a, ~
safety and honor
EVILS or THE REPAIR SYSTEM.
In regard to the xtnc navy Secretary Chandler says
II appears from the condition of the fleet thar nj the
end Of fifteen years the only criising y'sc' & OF lnc %
Monocacy Alert and Ranger lhe limitation 81 reptr.s r.
OF wooden shOud continue al 20 per rce oi the
cost as the Department has for two years earnestly pa
rocated The real explanation of the disproporon be
tween The expenditures and The results accoh.she9 1T
temptirg al great cost TO rehahilitats worn ont
STRUCTURES under the OF repairs. Repal
al rppp struPiiOn in the absence or a NNtl
limit are terms easily nieichangeae and me puhshed
many ,ear, snow mat Is ony zoe AZ! to. 70 mean r.
rrcond m Bureaus me untesicicd IN theit eErGn.di
annnsi appfopiiaons The pr7icee OF reconsingung
ss @ ft ne Has tt Ct ttG4F @l SiasSc5aaSp
Justified pnt appears that i1strat Of mainnipine Yl
iSB hlss afs-gta oit iio,retri ctitcnrr ~ ihc
FgngaatH ntBreie% 80 saw 3thns.
f4laeefNns AAs{ tafHs 49, stct}ai3 hriNs 'hi' d't
iN8 NY4A 8BikaA8ip aNBNi be Ma'Ntt'rlt bH 'ht -
aNe ta4ai .'A sNf NN 'tp i8tiNt iM Ntt '1NWH
sagd sApHia he 1esigssa ,e t9NNeAt' sNh 'Nt itHPN
lsiaua yaTa iq imAlpiphls iAe hN'VH lH'h
eAqud hp sqh SO ndnefa lu r'~e itt
Pensacola and roFsmguh Yagds mal iT Nh
M M4 At SSssn yof Her'iom and narc I'ahd Th''e neci
certain imprOl tneuis IA elSahlA"'lVh ils al iWt'
Mia section ,5iO Of the Ec, iaed Statutes WHICH SAYS
:" Nor shan any wofklhgmen he removed or pethH'teo
worn must Ice more deduteH liked Instead OF being
shicd as al preseni lD tue constructor. chcl tEmer
aud equipment officer. all under The tomnndtnt oi The
station there should he at each working yard super
ass and eorSd yS r he se S To c e or from the
Navy Who should have direct charge OF all work under
uent. and held a direct and rigid accountability by
single Bureau Of Construction at the Department
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE SECRETARY
Secretary reports the val from Siberia of the
bodies OF Lieutenant msnder DE Long, Of the Jean
nette, and his companions and gives history Of the
Greedy relief expedition the expenditures Of which were
S762396. The Thcus cost $4,000 the Bear 100000
ha fa1lu I'D
surveying purposes In the preparation OF the eNp'di
there omission mShap and IT. success re
The report recommends that there should bc a A.
sistap secretary and solicitor in the Department and
4 X be united as "a single bureau, To nave
ior it's chief the most competent
or civil life Statements Of the work OF the various
The pay Of searnen was raised January !, 1854 by
executive order The Gun Foundry Board was recon
carry out IL recommendations II has obtained
ton that there responsible steel manufacturers In
tile necessary plant are willing construct the
aud make bids for contracts with the Government for the
supply of material for the heaviest guns If guaranteed
order of sufficient magnitude with a positive appIo
pfiaton covering series of year. shall be made BY
Secretary Chandler details the facts in connection
the Of suspected vouchers is sl24s33 extend
Ing over period from 1870 70 l9s} hnt some portions
lose Less than the above sum, although the exact
ceonGeneri to require the customary evidence
that the goods had been received
FXPENDIJUREs AND ESTIMATES
The expenditures Of the Department during the fiscal
wear ended June 80. 1ss4. follows:
ynder appropriations OF 81 sl4 1908
noer alprOprs IONS OF 1883 --..---.-... Asl, g.
Dder Continuous appropriations 2493 %
Less smouni refunded irog ppioprations ssi4
ioal expenditures during year -. si72726of
The estimates for ordinary purposes public works
the fiscal year sl7,sG0.G5s The estimates