New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE FLEET SOMEWHAT Trimmed OUT.

TuF MONITOR PURITAN COMING BACK FROM
&oRFo1,K-TTTE FLAGS OF THE BROOKLYN.
The feet at the Navy Yard has thinntd out ma
teriaIlv in number since the Centennial Celebra-
ton hut still there is much OF interest TO be seen
bv visitors and this will continue to be so for some
time 10 come The new cruiser Boston, which
sailed for the Norfolk Navy Yard on wednesday
and went ashore entering Hampton Roads on
Thursday will return IN q few days with the
mopitOP Puritan in tow The PURITAN was per-
mitted to remain at Cramps yard until just before
election when she towed to Norfolk with the
ostensble purpose Of completing her, but really
to crafty the clam oring politicians VINO repre-
scented that without a hive Navy Yard the State
would be dead to the Democratic party. Nothing
WAS done to her, however, and as there are no
facilities at that yard for completing her the
Puritan is to be brought here 10 be put into She
hands OF mechanics.
The Juniata, which recently returned from the
Asistic Squadron and transferred TO the train
ing station ut Coasters Hsrbor Island, Newport,
is TO be surveyed to see what repairs are necessary
N nut her in a seawurthy condition Captain /
~ SeIfridre and Naval Constructor Steele are on
board The Juniata will come TO the Ee"-l 0tk
Navy Yard, where the survey Will take place. ne
Jamestown which was also here at the Centennial
has gone to Newport TO join the Training
Squadron. o,,;.,, H. .,o-- ~ Tho
Rroolxlvn presented 10 the city Of Brooklyn was
displayed FOR the first time on Friday ~ the City
Hall Those who remember the BrookIyl WIN
she took The lead, after the Hartford had become
teipporarily disabled insthe feet at Mobile, nator
ally draw deep sigh OF sadness 10 see ;he veSse!
now cast aside, with the strong proboUnty ttmt
she ust be consigned TO place in Rotten Row
The Yorktown probably will not be able 70 go
70 sea for several weeks. II is now learned that
her air pumps and circulating pumps have gwen
considerable trouble, and they must be o'erhau!ed
nd "a made To them
perfect vacuum may be obtained III,
The Atlanta is still in the dty-dock,
where she will be painted. she VIII nave ne"
steel cro<s-kead 10 take the place Of the one
which was cracked about two years ago ne
Kcarsarge is almost ready for sea. There mas
been at the Navy Yard scarcity OF coal Ior
several weeks. and now there arc only about
thirty tons for the ships An open purchase OF
500 tons, however has been ordered Tor the
Atlanta. ,..,, e., ,ouo,.,,o
.ion of the double-turrct~d monitor Miantonomah
is going forward, il is probable that she VIII be
delayed 10 the noncmnp"n1n OF her Su tiTi
Work on the guns is practically az standsull
Lecdusc OF the action Of Congress preventing any
forRings being purchased abroad.
at Chemulpo, Corea relieves the anxiety Of Of.
fcers at the Yard concerning her. Word IRON
her received by one OF the officers says That
The breaking up t or 'NT GG IS %nE
Chefoo on March ii, and left there on March
Ia for Chemulpo, where she arrived on, Narch
is She next went to Chcfoo, arriving there on
April ls, and returned 10 Chemulpo on April q
The body Of Lieutenant Henry W Schaefer, who
died at the Naval Hospital week ago, was
taken to the Naval Cemetery al Annapolis on
Monday The official notice Of Lieutenant
Schaefer's death WAS received by the directors
OF the Navy Mutual Aid Association while they
were in session, and they Immediately ordered
that the amount OF gratuity due 20 his heirs
"a III 20. be paid to his widow.
Captain l., A. Beardslee, who has been ordered
~, A Kirkland
mand O fthe receiving ship Vermont, VIII not
report until July !.