New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
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WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE SQUADRON IS ALL READY.

THE SQUADRON IS ALL READY.
ADMIRAL Walkers FOUR wAR-vBssELs III
BEGIN THE LONG CRUISE AT LAsT-sEcRE-
TARY TRACY WILL SEE THE START
Long before daylight tomorrow morning fires
will be started under the boilers, and at IL oc'ooA
signal flags will be displayed on the fore-haiyaru'
Of the Chicago and then will ring out n lhc
air the piping of the whistles Of the boatswahs
and their mates. and the simultaneous order IN
deep bass tones on the A. Is. G and oil tne
new stool navy, All hands up anchor AZ
will be the start for Europe by way OF Boston VI
the Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and iorktowh' eoni
prising the Squadron of Evolution, under coni'
nand of Acting Rear-Admiral Walker. These are
the first of the steel vessels, excepting 'l'
Dolpbin-but she is only dispatch vessel-to
make a foreign cruise and they VIII douo.'e"
prove one thing at least to the foreign admiralueS
that the American Navy is more formidable tua'l
it has been represented to be by its enemies No'
only this but the four vessels are too' SiDipN
of the others which are to follow
Secretary Tracy will also be here in his Official
capocitv TO give this important squadron an OIL
fcial srnd.oiI. But be will not go TO Boston WIN
the vessels rs some of the papers have erroneouSH
declared The Dolphin has been selected as MS
temporary flagship, and she is to go around to 'h9
North River this morning, TO be ready to receive
the Secretary when he goes on board to-morro"
moruing at | o'clock As he steps on the deck Oh
the DOLPHIN the officers in full.drcSs UNIFORM alo
| 10 receive him. the boatswains are to olow ueii
unmusica pipes, his distinctive nag is 10 De hos'e'
at ahe main, and the salute OF nineteen guns Is "
he fired The Secretary viii be accompanied
| hv his naval stan and two or three guests Inc
| Uolpbin will 90 out past Sandy Hook TO bid uod
speed TO the squadron and Will then return Int
four vessels viii go TO Boston, where they are 10
rcman for few days, and will then start fer
| Europe.
| BREAKING THE ANCHORAGE LAWS
| IT, WAS a little surprising that so strict dis
cinlnatian such n stickler for Navy regulations,
as is Admiral Walker should be guilty OF preach
Of any rue. and vet his four-vessel squadron has
been reported at Washington Tor Tl9la1I ra
anchorage laws of the pogt. The HUDSON hNcs
Towing COMPANY reported to tile supervisor vi
the harbot that the vessels were anchored oulsnD
tie limits, and that their POSITIONS lndue ma i
lion of the North River dangerous. captain MIX
land of the Navy, and the pr sent supervisor, III
structcd Captain Tozer of the Revenue Marine
Service and in charge of the patrol ul,y' 10 maxi
Am Investigation and report. The report mas Deeh
sent 10 Washington but IL is possible that before
any action can be taken the vessels VII have gone
beyond The reach OF ilDei, ana to u tbo nort
and thus escape tie iinc, unless, inueed lit shouu
be eXtradited from Boston.
During the week the Galena, which was put
into the dry-dock last Saturday. has been brought
out and tile Essex has been put back. The bot
tom Of tie Gulena was found IN good condition
and uninjured by her striking on KOmer heei on
her way 10 the yard not long ago. Hence II was
unnecessary to keep her in the dry-doek;, Work
men were busy yesterday tearing the old copper
plating oil the bottom OF the Essex, ana new
copper is to he put on lie NesseI Is tneh 70 De
mo do tu
is little work now going on IN the Construction
Dcpa rtmcnt The work the new 60OO-tOn
armoIcd steel cruiser Maine continues ana some
men are busy on the Essex, but the work OH tie
new Cruiser no. : cannot begin until some of the
plates and ribs and material for the keel arrive.
When the kcaTSarec Iclurns from Portsmouth she
is TO be locked end repaired.
"B1LLY" TIE GOAT
The Galcna is about ready for sea, and will
probably go in about two weeks TO the West
Indies Billy the goat who has been on board
the Galena since he was a kid, and has sailed over
many, thousand miles of sea on the decks OF that
vessel, is yet alive lie had frOlic and a
sparring-Or perhaps 1t would be more proper to
say butting match, III this cnse-with the sailors
yesterday morning. In their froc the sailors
catch him by his horns, hair or tail, ana pull ana
haul him about until he tires OF the fun and runs
of. On cold days lac wears blanket lhe
sailors feed him slices OF raw potato, ana also
give him tobacco TO chew though whether he
enjoys his chew as much as they do theirs is hard
TO say. He is, however, on the whole, good
hammered and well-bellavcd goat.
The training ship Portsmouth is III the 1ard
for few days, and while she is here she Is TO
receive some small repairs, although She is not to
he locked. 1t is a pretty sight to see the young
sailor boys in their white uniforms at drllL
The signal flags were run up yesterday morn
ing, and permission TO furl the sails was asked
This being granted, as their numbers we're called
the boys took their places ready to rush into
the rigging, forming lines at the foot of the
rtlin lines. At the sound Of the bngle some
rushed up the ratlins, and Others up the sides
of the masts into to the tops aud ont on to tho
yards, and then rapidly furied the sails. When
ms was lpished the buse was again sounded
and down they came.
On Friday the court-mariial OF Martin L. Sulli
van, ordinary seaman on the Gaena, WINS finished,
and the evidence has been summed up and sent to
Washington. On November this man jumped
the ship got drunk, and just outside the Navy
1afG gates fought a Japanese boy belonging 10
one "t the ships inlurlng him severely.
ADMIRAL BRAINE IN COMMAND.
Tie blue dag OF Rear Admiral ID. L. Braine
senior officer of the station, flying yesterday
from tho masthead Of the receiving ship Vermont
hear-Adminl Braine has taken command OF the
station under most favorable circumstances, and
the politicians who have been 70 see him in behalf
Oi constituents and contractors have dscOvercI not
only mat he II not pol cian, but that he does not
recognize mat they have "A proprietary interest Ill
the lard. Some Of the newspapers again era-
IullOasy predicted yesterday that the Al
poriant Changes in the Yard but he
did not make such changes. In addition to those
mentioned IN charge Of the departments under the
supervision OF Admiral Braine are the following
Equipment, Captain Theodore f. Kane Navigi-
ton, Commander Edgar G. Merriman; ORDNANCE
commander Charles ONeil; Paymaster. George H.
head Surgeon. ID. McMurtrie Assistant Surgeons,
J, 5. Sayres and f w. Auzal Chaplain. Daniel
MAtLarcn; Storekeeper, Pay Inspector James D.
Iollree; Bureau OF Inspection OF Provisions and
Clothing Paymastcr W. w. Woodhullj Steam Ei'
+. A. Mage, Passed Assistant Engineer George
LOWE H., Assistant Engineers j L, Wood and
". ID. Weaver Construction and Repairs, Naval
Constructor w L. Mintonye Assistant Naval Con-
sstructors J. ]. Woodward, w. i. Caps, 5. w.
Armsted, L. Nixon; officer detailed for the con.
structlon Of the machinery Of the Maine, 70 he
bullt AT tie Qnintard Iron Works. ChieI