New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
rHr RID ON THE NAMES MACHINERY.

.,oposrD CRUISE OF THE YANTIc-TAk1Ne Az
COUNT OF STOCK.
,ts .uurehepsion that was felt early N .oe woeA
NV the officers Of the sloop-oi-waf .o
.esss been removed by lapse OF time ana
- ~ better understanding OF the insuucuons
s,,o washington IT was understood tnAt me
,sssei could be got n sea in imo 70 VISIT Cspe nay
t,,n before April IS, to report 70 Rear Auii,
chsrar,I who win remain there until that ume WIN
en- .a,.na She would 60 there. The oficers, es-
,l,rar,v of the medical staff realize that 10 seho
th,e vessel to the West Indies, where yellow lever
,s ,ndemlc would be expose her to the danger OF
another outbreak similar that IN the winter when
she returned home with yellow fever on board so"e
Of the cases proving fatal notwithstanding the iae'
that she has been fumigated with burning suiph"r
and washed with solution OF mercury, sne
wooden vessel In which germs of the fever might
naturally Turk The Of the Plymouth and other
wooden ships arc recalled upon which yellow FEVER
having once broken out, whenever they went ihVo
the tropics the disease would again show ITSELF
AS for the Yantic she Is simply under orders 70 get
ready for squadron duty as soon as possible, ahu
then to 60 along tho Atlantic coast to destroy no"s
deeicts that are dangerous to navigation, but she VIII
not unless emergency arises go further SCUM IMAM
the cspes OF Florida.
BIDDING ON THE MANI:
when on March Is the date set by e1Seeretary
Whitney for opening tho bids for constructing tnc
machinery and boilers for the new armored cruiser
Name It found that the oninard Iron WORKS, o.
New.York was the only bidder little surprise was
manifested That only one firm In the country msde
a bid on the work be explained by the FAC. 'na'
n was of such magnitude that no other firm coulo Ak
meet TO do It at so low figure as tho one near eue
place where the vessel was building. The speclnos
lions are said to be the most exactng ever devised oy
the Navy Department. They call for exceedingly
and q,
bid Of $751;, 5000 is not regarded as ex-
cosslye AS the engines are to DO OF
5000 Indicated horse power, tho proposed price
OF SEQ Per horsepower is thought to be reasonable.
Tho bid has been referred BY Secretary Tracy TO
board of engineer officers OF the Navy, who win ex-
anime 1t aud make report
The work on the Names machinery VIII be one OF
the greatest mot the greatest, marine construction
undertakings attempted in this country. II the
contract should be awarded to tho Quintard Works.
the company viii have TO enlarge is Shops and put In
somo new plant The bidder has had in hand the
construction Of the machinery and boefs Of the gun
boats Concord and Bennington. The machinery Of
The Maine was designed by officers Of the Engineer
Corps Of tho Navy, and experts outside OF the Navy
have commented most fsyossbiy upon tho designs
lsseGaru to their simplicity and snrpsssn enee''Ve7
ness.
THE TINE ALLOWED FOR TEE BUILDING
The specifications give the contractors two years and
half to c5snpets the building Of the engines. ETC..
and one rear additional 70 have them In the cruiser
ready for the of6ciai trial for the Government. The
designs call for vertical triple Expansion engines
the diameers Of she cylinders be 35 IT, 81 and IS
inches respectively, with stroke Of 36 inches, The
eight boilers viii be Of the cylindrical tubulaS-retrp
pattern each IA feet inches IN diameter and 10 feel
long each boiler to have three furnaces, the bta
crate surface 10 be $50 square feet The total weight
or the machinery is to be not more than 800 nns IN
cl.d.ng the shafts for the twin For each adj
drxkl fe-
auired the contractors wiz receive premium Of 500
and for each horse; power below that 500 penalty
VIII be deducted from. the contract price. It Is po
vIded, however. that should the horsepower for the
four-hpurs' trial fail below 5000. the contractors VIII
be required to remove tho machinery from tho vessel
and forfeit the contract
An absurd distortion Of facts regarding the purpose
Of he order Of Commodore Ramsay TO heads Of de-
psrtments 10 furnish him with list Of all civil en-
ployes at the Navy Yard has been made
current by the enemies of the Administration Tho
fact Is, that Commodore Ramsay is an ofhcer
who exacts discipline In every department, and he
fs simply carrying out his views, together with
The instructions Of the Navy Department, TO learn
how many mon are employed and what arc their
duties, with view 70 re-estsbfshing system that
was set aside by the last Administration, and which
will INSURE the same general business methods Of
outside shops except that the men win be employed
eight irstead of ten hours day. An interesting
table showing the relative pumber Of mon employed
denusi ELECTIONS for tho last twenty years has been
prepared The comparison = shown graphically by
most dscrsdaSs s'a Exception Is taAen BY some q
tie workmcn to an order issued by Commodore Ram
cay on Thursday, requiring more promptn2ss IN get
ting 10 their work Thoy have been so diatory IN
answering roiieal to cause much loss 70 the GOV
sTsrs one ", Who / uh sS'ii sse : - ~
TAKING AN INVENTORY.
For the purpose of opening the general proprietary
seeount Of the Naval departments with statement Of
the valuation of property belonging thereto, an In
venory and an sppraisement Of the values Of the real
estate maehinery plant ana other properly - osng
a. which Rear Admiral yoDett 70 president, Is now on
1hey inspected the Miantonomah. Terror. and Nan,
bns to Inform Secretary Tracy as to The length Of
tue required TO put these vessels into commission IN
case OF emergency. Commodore Harmony, president
new csess5 o s 81
necessary changes In the interior arrangements OF the
vessel and also the changes to be made IN the carry
ing Of the boats 50 that the frng Of her guns will not
have Been ossS nS Ssys s repTs 81 snd re
d probable that abe win be put "a commission IN the
course Of two or three weeks.
administers for promotion IN Washington few weeks
AGO viii be commodore 10 morrow, the retirement
for asa, OF Rear Admiral Luce He is making prepa-
raffons fS reception to the Austrian hgate saba,
! few days ago. 10 be refurnished and repaired She
Is commanded by cheval5er De Becker, carries coo
spen ana mary cadets, being Ia use as training and
scheois,ip OF The Ausfrtsn Navy She Is making
voyass around the world
JoHy 7. MKASE's LIBEL SUR.
m the Supreme Court yesterday motion was made