New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
MAKING THE SHIPS READY.
PREPARATIONS AT THE NAVY YARD.
VESSELS IN TRIM CONDITION AND MARINES
AND SAILORS DRILLED FOR THE PARTS
THEY ARE TO TAKE.

| 1iitf ARt' ~ lAht'
The Navy Yard has been scene Of unusual
activity during the last week, making ready Tor
| tbc mart it is 10 assume in the Centennial Celc-
bration. Ships have been painted on the out
side. their decks holystoned, the mass and
| wards cleaned. the " Irish pennants' clipped OH
from the rigging the sails have been rolled up
and trimmer hunts made of them. the guns have
| been blacll-cadcd, and then FURNISHED with
cork the brass work secured and frightened WIN
! hrick-dust the engines cleaned of their oil. ana
tie rusty spots removed by emery paper ana
elbow erea4c7-in fact, everything has oech
put in shp-shapc order >,
| The lofts have been overhauled ana every VI"
| and new flag has been brought out Tor decorat'"9
| public buildings and ships, and many he" n"9s
| have been made The sailors or " blue-I'cNetS'
| bovc cot ont their mastering uniforms, DruNheu
,lhm ND chalkcd over their leather le2gihgS' maue
| new knife lanyards, and have been drilled every
| day i'm the ward in the cyoluuons anu h'"i'i
that they may need to know III '"c
| oorode The marines, too, have also had many
extra hours of drill and the Regular Army peVp'c
will need to look sharply to their hure4s "n'n
| they see the Navy brigade in line.
| The brigade of marines and scamen VIII mum
hor about l.40O men. Captain W. \. hrtiahu
uilI no Che commander of the brigade Lieutenant
\ & Dillingham; adjutant- general, Payma>'er T.. ~
Whitchousc BRIGADE commisSary, Lieutenant I. IL
| Adams brigade uuartcrmastcr, Assistant Surgeon
| VI ID Mccormick brieadc surgeon, ana Lieu'cn-
| ants John Hubbard and lorkc Noel aides h'u-
tenant Dillingham; WAS acknowledgement III 'Ne
North Atlantic Squadron. under the comhah" VI
| admiral Luce and is thoroughly conVcrSaho WIN
| all the required manoeuvrcs. The formation oi
the brigade will be as follows.
Battalion Of 100 marines. under the comma"" VI
IF goa
| nrrurlcc, under the command Of ileutehah'-' OH
o,lcr Edwin Iongrrckcr: First Battalion OF 9caheh
Infantry under the command of acknowledgements
Harry Knox; second Battalion of 9eainen lhiah'!S'
under the command Of LeutcnantCoihmalacr 'NA'"'
BclAnap
| THE STRENGTH or THE FORCE
| Tho four battalicns will consist Of ten companies
each. each company to have thlriy-iour men, siA-
| teen files and two scrgpants. ms DIVISION u
| marine, from the Navy vessels VIII hunloer "'o"o
200 men. Tn, officers think 1t Is unfortunate
that they did not receive orders sooner III oruer
,I.t tbe,, mirht have procured better horses upon
which to ride than they have been ao'e 10 ~ :"
tho short space of time allowed them. linen the
sailors ana marines. on account ol Inc Iehs'" VI
the march. are ordered to appear Ill MARCHING uni-
farm, with cantrcn, and marching railons; ana inc
onicers are ordered to appear i'll special lul-r'NS
rpiform with white >atin-lincd coats etc, WHICH
they dislike to run the risk Of nlurIhS.
Tho orders received from Admiral Porter are 10
,bc object that the detachment from the shll' u
var in the harbor must hc al the Navy lara ."
fine morning of April 80 at 1:3o Inc ue'"c"-
mont, from the vessels at the Yard, lncluuIhs 'lc
marin, battalion and all other detchmehts SEM W
tbc Yard 10 join the brigade, together WIN 'i''
marine, and bands. must assemble Oh the ueSl
mated par,dr-ground in the Navy laru aV 'nc
,hovc hour The brigade Is l" lorn
in the Yard and march thence across the Drpokp
Bridge. and upon arrival at the Ne"-iofN '"'
will march down Chalham-st, thence 10 "Ii'i"'-
ST. to Bclvcr-st.. the right resting Oh "l"''h'ii-
st.. reaching that poIat at IA. m ALT t .nv'i
from is uncovered by the passage OF thc AinS
| Lri,~,dr on Wlitrhall-st, they VIII move thtouEh
BoW.ling Green Battery Place ana Ttt@h~Iun-
| 81 thence to NorrlN-st., with nsht on DrpHlMIiS'
| and thcn fall In the rear Of the Army prS'"V,
| Inn,iin0 from Governors Island, ana mare" uP
| Rrondwav 70 a It >Iuatcd point, where 'hcI WI, WIZ
hall rntil thr order for the column To move ih'rc
will be room i'm broadway III the rear oil inc rcsu-
| n tr,,,. t,r only 4 V4lrt Of the Naval BRIGADE
the res, remaining mass"d IN the sac SIRIUS i"ofo
| p, fcrrcd 20 until the march h"@lnS po' Tt ,
| inc Fifth-avr and Fi,ty->cvcnth-St. thc c"luInh
| ,.ii no Il shindcd TN. Nayal brigade gong I" inc
east na riftv-seventl-st and hlrl-'tve, t. rig VI
81. across to the East River, ana emparNlhe vi 4"
| fcrryhuat for the Navy lara. IN -
! As this will be- Il long route, the men VIII carry
marching rltions and cantccns every alternate
cant,eu to contain water, ana tn1 otlrrS w ~
| tll.d with coffee The sailors VIII be- dressed III
| hue with white leather lrgEIng>. Vessels ,'IlO
| In,r bccu in commission but short time; W"Sre
I opportuuitrs have moi occurred 10 arm IL" ni.u
sufficiently well TO appear IN parade, VIII Hou s1 rI
| thrir sailors hut viii Srnd their marines. NJ
| drt,ils Of sailors and uarin,S who are 10 taNc
| rorf i'm the parade viii he sent 10 the Navy iiru
| ON the morning Of the 10Th on board the boston
! and kclr~ar@c, IN time 10 ula'Hip'IN - '0 W
| designated above.
THE MARINES NOT TO GO ASHORE
or the, day Of the naval parade the Sailors and
marine, will not 20 ashore at all but will remain
Oh the vessels They Will take no active part III
the parade on the third day.
Tie new Steel cruiser Chicago will furnish TWO
cnmpanics of scamcn for the Naval bait hon, under
thr command of Eusi-us A. T. Nibllck and o. r.
! Hawk The CHICAGO is all r'ady for me demon
| sfration, her guns being mounted "'d rt""5 ."
/ fire executing the last s-iuch gun, which ha' not
/ vet arrived rom the Annapolis rfoNIH1 -IU'n"S
/ The sails and suars etc. are all ready Tor U.S.
The other vessels in the Yard ere also reldS.
During tie celebration the buildings III ,nf
| yard will moi be decorated. The vermont "t4
! ntLrr commissioned vessel, will be dressed ana
trimmed profuscly with flags, but the Ne>SciS
which have not cone into commission; ne h"n ,,
! tors Terror and MWntOnomhh. ana inc III"
battlc-shp Maine, viii receive no decorations.
Commodore Ramsay. conmandant OF the New
York Navy Yard, viii not TAXI an acuTc par. part
in the naval parade, but will b. an lnNltEcd
oIlcst ON the DESPATCH Admiral Porter. who
will take charge of The entire naval parade ma;
,pnointrd the following ~ his strh. who WI
ice transferred to the Chicago by the Navy 1ard
tr- N;r,. from the foot of Fast TwGnty->iNth-Tt.
31norrow morning KeIr-Admlral James H.
touctt, L. $ y; CAPTAIN Charles 4 NSrt%n,
t. s. g. Commander ". K. brhismah l. ,. \. !;
lieutenant Commander \. $ snow, l. = y;
Captain /. y Stoddard Revenue Marine Service,
one Of the officers Of the Monitor IN her hght
/ with rhc Ncrrlmac; cN-Lleutcnant aaron tahdrr-
/ Nil + : -: Gouvcrneur kortrlght, Chxrl' ;
\ Tweed. W c. Shackford, ext. 5. n; W. f.
Stanford W B. Boulton. John L. Alexander,
f. /. Fcyrc. James Z. Ward Icfers22n Ilog22n,
| - & W Low.cy, T. :. Cameron, j. VI. Lachlin,
! E..-.... " Milicr. nN-E. 5. Y: l. y. lowell. and