New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
kan up to a station when another one had stopped
WORK IN THE NAVY YARD.
VESSELS TO RE SEEN THERE.
ORDERS FOR THE pIFYEsENr wAE.sHIPs AND
THEIR COMMANDERS sECEETAKr
TRACY VISITS THE YARD.

TRACY VISITS TIE YARD
Next IA the Worlds Fair the interest of the pespe
Sscms TO be directed to the Navy Yard. ana II Is
sprShv Of interest since there In the yard moi
bply the vessels OF the squadron OF Evoiuuom, vi
what VIII soon be tbs European squsoroA' p"' sSo
he dispaeCA boat Dolphin. the double hne'eo hiohE
tors P,HssAa and Mantonomah, ths eoiTe'e oa"'
thtp Terror the cruiser Maine In course Vi 'o"'
ssrucsson ana ssvers, vessels not in commission bat
which ere be rehttsd. and also thefs " Nv 0"
there one Of the new cruisers.
The visit Of secretary Tracy to the yard yesterday
also added interest. shortly amer 10 O'clock Eesuer
cav morvsng he oame into the yard and went diecny
10 the oommaDdsnt's Office. In few miou'os nc
sams out with Commodore Ramsay and together they
went No the shphoee I'm which the Maine + being bui''
Ind Secretary Tracy Inspected the work They returned
30 the once Of Commodore Ramsay in the Lyceun
hundns. ana thce they remained TOT some uhe
About hour later Secretary Tracy, Conin"ooFe
Nssmsay and Naval Constructor Mintonye "fu' !"
,the monitor Mlantooomah. secretary Tracy WANING
along slowly and observing the things In the SSu
rs he went. He carefully inspected the Mianononisn
and then returning the commandments once hao
consolidation with Commodore Ramsay -, ,,.,,
Acting Resr-Adnfiral John &. WaIkeI' WIN hols'o'
bis broad blue penrznt with the Two wM'e s'as a.
The mtzzen of The cruiser Chicago on Tuesday as
romuandant of the Squadron of Evolution l.
now in Washington temporarily attending 10 Inc
affairs of the Bureau of Navigation. OF which 10
mas been chief for the past eight wears ihis Is III
accordance with Secretary Trscy's order tha' at'er
Aoistang his flag the Chicago he should RETURN "
Washington and temporarily resume your preset"
duties IN the Navy Department Wha' Inc tribune
stated five OF six weeks ago, and what some papers
crstic.eea as An erroneous and gIatutous bit OF
lmsginations thai the Chicago was to be the nag
Ship Of tho Europeao squadron and that Coh'nouoio
Walker would be its cOmmandsnt has proven ""c'
Secretary TYucys order TO RrarAdmiial WALKER raus :
"You will prepare the squadron Tor sea VIII"
ell proper dispatch. and when 1t Is IN all respects
ready Won Will sail for Europe and assume cohuial'u
III the Eu,ouean station until further orders me
souaron will for the present. consist OF the CheSso'
d,ostoa. Atlanta and Yorktown, to which 'he hh'er'
sr1se xiIl,b added upon your arrival WITHIN Tue h'S
of the European station -
Urnce the European station is TO have the honor
of Seet of the most modern vessels VI the Anei'""
Navy It,wiIl be the most powerful fleet OF wsrslbps
under the American nag that has composed the EURO
mean sQuadrpn or any other squadron Since ue 'i"
of the Civil Wa. and all are now AZ the Haru ooe
fitted out Admiral walker has gwen ofueIS '"a.
tho vesselssbe ready for possible, ana
A. soon A. Admiral walker turns over the Burea" l"
Navigation TO his successor he VIII proDSoiS ovn'
"a New York to give personal attention 10 the vessels
Tn view Of all that is 10 be done. ana having Id i'
tho customary delays in such things j. ho' me-
thst the vessels will sail from heTe hnen oeioie
Dsc.n,ber I Lisbon Will be the pGslt of rendezvous
of the feet, anu ihen 'hes arc -.
Calls, and Gibraltar along the coasts OF sp@'n sN
-. ., Vuietranche The vessels will probably
make their winter quarters between here ana nee
C;rnm activity is being shown at the yafa NJ ue
preliminary preparations for building the new ''0o'
ION sesl cruiser, at present designated No .
Nsvs, Constructor MintOniye mas begun 10 LAY Vh'
hlocts for The keel. The work OF laying on INC 'es
col In r,e mould Ioft and preparing half model on
= sp,eH scale of all her parts, is also being actively
nrrhed forward ss WORK Will not DE began on uie
essj until the model completed and the measure
1850 verified The wooden patterns for the
Sp.,nss etc viii be made from the plans laid on II
mould loft for bids on the maensls
W he u.ed in her must printed and contracts let
hence visitors must expect 10 see partially COM
I,,leted hun within a few days or weeks. Inc rev
sss win not be 50 large the Baltimore, put she
win have powerful engines ara 900 spec ,rc OF
feet baam feet depth of hold, two masfed scnooner
rig will have military tops ON The nasts Tor noantns
s.an,d firing guns sight broadside guns. o1nch
,niyot rifle two 4inoh Tspd-fSpg guns on the quarter
and torpedo outfits