New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
MANY RumoRs OF CHANGES AFroAT
THAT "wHfrEwAsHtye' OF THE NAVf-lhh
GA1iENAs GoAT-A HURRIED VISIT
oro W AaunNGT0x

TO "AsiiBLNUlON'
As The Tribune reporter approached the Gaien'' |
In the Navy Yard. yesterday, he saw stanuins
ON the gang-plRnk, calmly surveying tne sur
rounding scene, not an oficer-no' IL couiun
" an otfIccrnor yet was it marine on guard nor
even o seaman, able-bodied or otnerwlse' D"V ~
,,os a hrse goat As the reporter crossed tne
nlonk am 20 the ship the goat Turned and Skipper
sosilv down the steps TO the deck. where ne lounu
Seatsd a friend in the shape Of sailor. ms on
tor had An uncoolled potato in his haDd' anu VIVA
his knife he sliced of pieces which he leu W s"0
vcot This qont is OF South American Speor1'
and has been on the vessel about four years ~.
,,os hrouOht on board when he was kiu' anu
not only makes voyages on the large NesS1''
,Iso accompanirs the sailors in the small Doa'S
Inn ,bcr leave the ship The Galena Is no longer
,bo Aanship Of the North Atlantic Squadron, 10,
Yesterday morning at o'clock henr- Ni" ""'
Gbcrardi transferred his Gag to the hears'rs"
The Galena recently returned from Hsyu. anu
will probably remain in this YARD anu reoeN0
new deck and such other repairs % "i"S
necessary before she can 20 on ano'he. 49,,
Things on the Yantio have not chapGeu, 49,
that tho decks and quarters look more .t'n .."
,vb,r she came in after weAthering tne sever
s,,.rIoone She has been examined 20 see what
&. recsssorv 70 BE- done TO her. but IL is not hKeI
,rs, onv rennirs will be made until the beginning
40 tho now fiscal year Her hull Is In gooo con-
d,,ion and the principal repairs will be the max
ing aud placing Of new sparS.
pIaPLAYs or pNsrGCs.
IN Friday there wns generous display OF the
American ensign at the Navy Yard in honor OF
the dav OF It's adoption, June IA, l777 Inc re'o-
Irtion ~ the Continental Congress PROVIDED
That the GAGS Of the thirteen United STATES DC
,h,r,ecp strincs alternate red and white: that the
Union be thirteen stars, white In due ne'u'
reprrse nt!ng new constellation
The FAIRS that are being made at the Navy i"ru
arc the counterpart OF the original uaa eAcep'
that the number OF white stars IN the Dlue ne'" :"
Increased 10 foriy-two, 70 correspond WIN INV
- to,t,-,wo United States The stars on the
ro,, gaqs are 70 be arranged in SIX rows OF seven
stars each In thr rigging loft OF tne ~, az
ZION building at the Navy laru mrs NV NV" 1Ec
IIiIVit anniversary of the signing 81 s NV
declaration Of Inde pendcnce, the 0iu 'e
viii be called in. and the , Ee,SES in.
the Navy will Hy haES OF tofT wv, a.
st.od q, ,hirry.eicht stars. When II wsS ae-
oi5cd ,b,t the new States should be admitted 70
the Union orders were sent from Washipg,on ,b 10
Commander Green. Of the nav Nav: h tSap' work
~ Commodore F W. Ramsay returned from liz liz
MYSTERIOUS visit 10 Washington on fndhy, ~ ~
aid Yesterday to Tribune re IEitb request in
MhsnIas NJ own app,cNtion that the Secretary
~ the Navy should summon me TO CONFER VIA u
him upon mnttcrS ABOUT IhlN A"'u' ~
ell there is about u
SOME INTERESTING RUMoRs'
,,yoro have been so many rumOrs float
inc about the Navy Yard during the Iast
u,ce,r with regard 70 the disposition OF onicers
and shIps that there has been an unusual amount
~ interesting matter for discussion. The reports
from Washington that il contemplated 70
Ia,arh Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardl from Inv
command OF the North htIannc S9G htrr Sn s''
nubNc confirmation Of what the ohlceTs nan qu's ~
discussed among themselves for day or L"O
hcfo,e. It is believed that rs the suCIeC' M, Mi
now DO changed THIS Impression IS strengthened
by the fact that Admiral Gherardl hos been orderen
10 go with the kcarSarge to lays 70 p ro.gg0s
American interests there, TO which Commahuer
kellogg hos referred with apprehension IN let.sr
TO Secretary Tracy some OF the Gtcers In spsa n1n
ordered 70 Havti ~ this time With IN" hope that
he will become discouraged, and ask TO be dec'ched
rnthcr than take tho chanc' OF having 10 9o 10
| The West Indies in the yellow fever SEASON; but
whoever rrts that imp csSion OF Gberardi VIII max
| n mistake for ne recognizes that IL IL an officer
| dniy 70 oiHy orders when they are OF an impera-
tive nature, and he would be the last man 70
| shiris duty
COMMODORE RAMSAY's VISIT.
Tho snddcn summons 20 Commodore Ramsay to
| 90 20 Washington Oh Thursday, together with the
| rumors that have so frequently toated recently
| that he would probably succeed Commodore
| MONTGOMERY Sicard as Chief Of the Bureau OF
| Ordnance, WHOSE term expires on July /, gave
much strength 10 the belief that he is soon 20 be
| detached as CUmmnEdapt Of tho Navy lars. II
| WAS also rumOrcd that Commodore walker would
| take Commodore RamsaYs place, but the VISIT OF
the former 10 the cruiser Chicago on Friday, while
| Commodore Ramsay was in Washington, dispeIed
| the rumor nbout the Navy Yard duty. But il re-
| hc NO INIT Commodore Walker
| tho Chicago as flagship 70 the European Squadron.
| Tho European Squadron to-day comprises one YEA
scl-the Enterprise Acting kenr-Admirai Greer
| is now on his way home, and the squadron com
| mnnd has been turned over to Commander Is II.
| McCAlln, the commander Of tho Enterprise: Inc
Lancaster, which has been the ilngship OF the Flu
| ropean Squadron, was OF Genoa on May =, ana IS
| now on her way TO Lcghorn. She VIII lc'vc tn
hitter port in about two wcrlts for Nv York. and
hence the rumorS that the Chicago is 20 bc hurried
| away.
| Lieutenant Allen G Paul. who is one Of thc
board having supervision OF the construction OF
the armored cruiser MIME, and who s the senior
| bachelor occupying the new building designated
| for the accommodation Of single officers on duty
| at the Navy Yard, WAS the confidential friend o,
| the late Rrar-Admiral G. II. Baldwin, and served
on his staff while tn Admiral was In command Of
the European Squadron lie kept diary for
| Admiral Baldwin OF the cruise Of the squadron, IN
which hre most interesting Sketches OF The Incl
dents, ceremonies and festivities in which ti'
| officers partcipated ~ the vnriOus courts Leu
| tenant Paul has collected nll Of the glowing
| tributes pNid 10 the memory OF the Admiral, ana
| has Ind them neatly bound with the diary, WIN
the intention Of presenting them to the fanny OF
| Admiral Baldwin
TT.rMAsTER'S JOKE.
| A humorously inclined qunrtcrmnster Of one OF
The shpA mistaken for the officer OF IN" deck, WAS
asked ~ any orders hid hcen received relative b
the movements Of the ships, when he replied with
n bend OF the knee and a swing Of his foot 10 th'
rem An order has been received 10 whtewash
the Navy" The fact is TINT tlIH order recfiNNl
WAS tho following: "UcrcA t'cr iron steel vessels
Of the Navy will be painted rs follows: Hull out
sde above load water line and bUlwars inside 20 b
painted white; maStS, bowspritS, d0u0lingS, smok,
stacks and all yards to be painted light straw
color, now in use for sparS With view q
proper economy, this order will not 60 into eficc
on board any vessel until IL is found necessary 90 n,
paint her; then II will he done In accordance viii
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