New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-11
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE TACTICAL TESTS AT NEWPORT.
no INQUIRE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT TO THE
HosroE-rHE GALENA ALMOST READY
FOR SEA - CHINESE SERVANTS

eosToE-THE GALENA ALMOST READY
FOR SEA - CHINESE SERVANTS
ON wAR-vEssELs.
The trials of the cruisers Boston and Atlanta at
Newport and the of the vessels TO this port
have reawakened interest in Navy affairs IN tls
part of the country. The official board, when
returned here after the supply of soft coal became
exhausted on the Atlanta, will go back TO New
mort tomorrow TO resume the trials. Inc lork-
town is now 10 he tried. and this will be the hrst
really Government official trial OF che gunooaG
When she had her acceptance trial lew moh'hs
AGO il was with displacement of / 200 tons, but
today she has more of her guns, more coal, pro-
visions. etc. on board. and her displacement is a
little more than 1000 tons. Her average speeo
at the acceptance trial 15.7 knots an hour IN
n fonr-hour run and 3,390horse power was de-
welcomed. hence there is much interest IN the COM
ing trials.
The Yorktown came out of the dry-dock on
Friday. and yesterday the sailors were employed
in dumping into the bunkers fifty tons OF ne"
p;vor coal IT. is posSble that she may leave the
Nov, Yard to-day and start for Newport. The Off
ccrs of the Yorktown are Commander F. H.
Chadwick. commanding; Lieutenant H. u. u
Colby. executive officer; Lieutenant Charles ~
Bradbury, navigator; Leutenants John Z. Col
well and George W Denhcld. Ensign Ray g.
w Littlefcld. Chief Engineer c. Andrade, Passed
Assistant Engineer A. b. Wilets, and Assistant
Engineer George c. Burk.
The cruiser Atlanta, which on Thursday lelp
Newport for this port, stopped on the way down
10 have some target practice. In the Navy lara
she will receive second supply oil New RIVER
coal her air pumps will be overhauled, ana she
will then return 10 Newport to complete her trials
and tests there.
TO REPAIR THE CHICAGO.
The Chicago will probably 90 into the dry-dock
ON Tuesday morning. Her bottom is to be looked
after and painted and she will shortly so I"
Newport She is nearly ready to make her speed
and tactical trials.
When the Chicago comes out OF the dry-docK
tbe Boston will be put in, and survey VIII De
made of the bottom to ascertain to what cAtchV
she was injured when she ran on the rocks OH
Rose Island a week ago. 1t is apprehended that
the damage to the Boston is more serious thah
was AZ first supposed In addition to the several
holes punched in OF the large plates Oh her
bottom several Of the frames have been oeht' ana
il NAV be necessary to take them out. n NUMBER !
If rivcts were also started The president OF the
board ordered TO survey her bottom is Captain
L. A. Bcardslee. Another board has been APP
pointed as court of inquiry
10 report whether 1t IS eNpeaiehU
or Just to order a court-mafuial. ih'S 'o"iO 80
comnoscd of Captain W. A. Kirkland, Captain D.
y Miller. executive officer of the Yard; captain
John A. Howell. commander of the Atlanta, and
Lieutenant J. H. H. Nickeis, OF the Chicago
They will meet on Tuesday. The opinion IS that
the vess, was turned too short, and so was run
on the rock This, and other similar accidents
may he pointed to as an argument in favor OF re-
scindinr the rule prohibiting the employment OF
niots IN vessels of war. il is argued that not
only the multiplication Of sc cntiic and prdcJlca
duties would suggest excuse for not Delhg
familiar with all the channels and distractions oil
the world but also that the commanding oihcerS
and navigatOrS infrequenty VISIT the various
horbors and that the channels are undergoing
such rapid and constant changes, that IL ought
not to be required that pilots should not DE en-
Moved Within the last two years the OSslpee'
Tho Pensacola and the Constellation have run
aground at Cape MAY, and the accident oil the
H,ston is another of a similar kind, all OF when
have cost the Government more money Tor repairs
than plotagc would cost in many years
PROGRESS OK THE MAINE
Dnrjpr the last week the etern-poSt of the new
G oo0.ton battleshp Maine, which is building al
tbd-ovv Yard has been set in place. Last Sat
urdav fine STEM piece yGas hostcd into place. Inc
,op-oryival Of the castings delayed the work on
tho N,nr for some time and when they came II
WAS necessary 10 prepare them for use The stem
niecc Law outside the machine shop for ABOUT
n month. where the rvet-hole, were bored ana lhe
ronrhnrss was shaved OIL the cisUhg. \ urn run
nv Electricity has been in use IN the Navy lard
for about three months. ii was used short time
in The macl6ne shop in connection wit1 the con-
,trnction of the Maine, for boring rlVct-hol',' anu
lis latest use is the monitor Mlantoholhdii u
nse has been satisfactory much 81, IN 1act that
a reouisition has been made for eight more
The lower fore and mizzen maSiS OF the lahuc
,ave bccn nut in place during the last week. ana
%o rircin9 has been attached to them. The
,,her work on the vessel is $50 making progress
The wooden corvette Essex. which returned 10 ms
mort from the Aslatc squadron seVcfai mVh'HS
zoo and was nut ont of commission. hes along
,de of the Yantic. and the work OF repairing
aer has been begun. The estimated cost oil the
repairs is S1O.OOu
GETTING READY FOR HAYTI.
The Galena is lying at the Cob Dock. where
,be is being made ready for sea. The work on her
.;oinr and decks is almost done. and it is thought
tbat She will be ready for in about two weeks.
No orders have been received. but il is thought
that she will 20 to Hayti. 10 relieve the Ossipee.
which is on the way home from there by way OF
yucatan, whittier she went to pick up three men
left there by the American schooner Anna:
Tho old wooden frigate Lancaster. which ar
rived there on Thursday. completed another of the
long cruises for which she has been noted. The
reports published about her duty in the last
eight years are not altogether correct. She sailed
from here in November. 1881. rs the flagship OF
the late Rear Admiral J. w. A. Nicholson. the
commandant of the European squadron. and in
command of Captain. now Rear Admiral Bancroft
Gherlrdi. She was recently detached from her
duty As flagship OF the European squadron. but
she has not been in that squadron continuously
since 1881 Soon after her career at the bonn
bardment of Alexandria where Admiral Nichol-
son won CONSPICUOUS fame by his protection of
American and humane interests. she went 10 the
Sontb Atlantic as the flagship OF Rear Admiral
Earl English The Lancaster remained there
until January Is. 1883. when having received
detail of new officers and crew. she detached
and sent back To the European squadron aS the
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