New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
s,xnryc AWAY THE BIG CRUISERS,
.nrsT1xe COLLECTION or RELICS TO
BE REMovED-How SOME OF THEM

rlora is not mucn 10 dluiuCU NISlOOts W WV
Novv Yard now as there was few weeks ago.
nc all but one of the new steel cruisers, which
- .ucb interest to all those who give attention
20 N. new navy, Will have left the yard in
Nsv or two. With the exception of the Boston,
,rh;cb is laid up in the dry dock, undergoing
,,airs the Atlanta is the only OF the cruisers
now in tie yard, and she is going TO leave ID
today or tomorrow There is a contrast between
the ward as il now is and the yard few weeks
AGO when the gunboat Yorktown, the TWIN
cruisers Boston and Atlanta, and the giant chicago
vycre all there. The work on the new 6,OOO-toh
ormofed battlcship Maine, however, sun con-
Times The men in the machine shops are ousS
urcnaring plates for the vessel, and after Delhs
made ready they are rlveted into place.
The monitors Miantonomah, Terror and puritan
will continue IN be of interest The first mentioned
is the one nearest completion. She has already
been at the ward for two or three years, ana IL %
probable that the others viii remain there an
equal time before they are completed
In the cast end of the yard, joining the machihe-
shop, a new boiler-shop is TO be built Al pres
ent pile-dri,er is at work, preparing the way lor
the foundations of the building
Yesterday afternoon the wooden snip Lancaster
was put out of commission Doaru mas oeen
ordored % survey this vessel, and it has already
haf1
email holes into the hull of the ship, preparatory
10 the official survey by the board. one OF inc
men said that the condition of the hull was good
exceDt in the forward part, where it will probably
no necessary TO replace part of the wood lier
boilcrs are worn out, and, as one Of the oihcers
soid are as thin as paper, but il is probable that
tho vessel will be repaired, and that she Will re-
ccive new boilers, and be put again into active
service The Essex, which was put OF COM
mission several weeks ago, Is being repaired ana
mt bocl, into commission Her old boilers have
been removed and her decks are being repaired
in places.
The wooden corvette Yantic has been repaired
within the las. few weeks, and on Thursday she
left the yard and started for Baltimore, to take
mart in the celebration there this week After
fine celebration it is possible that she may go to
Norfolk to be dockcd and have her bottom looked
after. The big cruiser Chicago also LETT the yafd
during the week, and started for Newport 70
rake speed and tactical trials These speed ulaIS
viii probably not begin until the Atlanta also
starts for Newport
Two or three DAYS ago it was thought that
tho Atlanta miqht possibly leave the Navy Yard
Yesterday for Newport but she did not. The
grinding down of those brasSes which have caused
GO much trouble was not finished as soon as was
cxpcctel It is desired that everything about
the engines shall work SO smoothly that the
maximum speed may be obtained without any
heating or other trouble about them because
the engines on naval vessels are not IN constant
usc and because they are seldom, except III cases
Of emergency, run at full speed, 1t IS dlihcuit 10
bring them TO the state of PERFECTION necessary.
A full-speed dock trial under forced draft VIII
probably be made to-day, and the vessel may
leave the yard this evening or tomorrow morning
About l75 tons of soft coal have been put on
board, and il is probable that part OF TINS
coal will be used in the dock trial III Is tnOu9no
that after the trials at Newport the Atlanta VIII
come back to this port, and may De useu 10
tow the Brooklyn TO Norfolk
The work of repairing the injured Boston IN the
dry dock goes on and the broken frames are now
being mended. In a short time, if nothing adverse
happens, she will come out Of the dock as strong
If not stronger than ever.
The Navy Yard is to lose one of it's most inter
cstng fcatures-the museum on the top door OF
the Lyceum Building and above the offices of the
commandment and his aides 1t contains large
namber of exceptionally fine relics, curosities,
etc. contributed by officers Of the Navy, and il is
TO be rege tied by Brooklyn people that the whole
thing is TO be removed TO the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Most of these curiOsities were enclosed
in glass cases under the gallery while on the gal
lery are war weapons of the abOrgines.
One Of the things which has attracted attention
in the room was specimen of sea fungus rcsem-
bling white coral OF a fine texture, which was
1ished up from the Bay of Bengal. 1T is about
three feet high, and being shaped like huge and
wcll-formed goblet, is called "Neptune's punch
BOWL A pinnacle lantern with the lights out,
shaped like a skull, formerly belonged to the old
frigate Merriman. \ maStodon's tooth as big as
John l.. SulliVan's doublcd-up fist and looking
IKE three set of stops OF ivory, was among a lot
OF mineral specimens 1t was found IN the old
nastodon regions of Missouri. There also
pieces OF rock and lava that were picked up almost
at the peak OF Nesuvius
piece Of the wooden hull of the historical
British treasure-carrying frgate HusSar, which
got caught in the devils cauldron. He'll Gate, in
November, $50, is an interesting relic and per
laps an unpleasant reminder to these who have
eXtrava ganty wasted money in search for the
mud-hidden treasure. Another but a ruder
specimen Of marine architecture, is model of "A
Chinese junk, quaint looking marine structure,
with misshapen leaves for sails, and chip behind
for a rudder.
The collection of Egyptian relics is curious and
attractive piece of stone that once formed
part OF a column of Balbec, the Temple OF the
sun, III the ancient HehopoliS, is one of the OBJ
iects of interest. Then there is a piece Of shat
tered statua.y OF one OF the pyramids Of Dashour
ana labelled: This probably is as Old a nj zee NJ
sculpture as any in Egypt" The pyramid from
which this taken is supposed To have becn
the tomb OF King Asychs, of the Twelfth Dynasty
Then there is o mummy standing upright about
five feet in height. The white panied cloth. an
exterior covering, figured with hierogyphicS in
dark colors is partially cut away TO expose part
of the head and body The flesh is very much
shrunlxen, hence the bones stand forth hideouSlv
The whole has dark, cOal-like hue. black
cavity takes the place of an eye and the lower
jaw is sharply drawn and wears constant grin
There is also collection OF mummics Of ami
mails and stuffed birds. An ibis that once re-
eeived the homage OF human beings and was
brought from the buryiDg grounds of Memphis the
Metropolis, has now the appearance Of rubbish.
Still il has associations Of value, Then there are
mummies Of dog and a cat There is also a col.
lection Of terra Gotta vases Of various shapes and
euriousy marked. The label upon them says thar
these vases are lachrymatOries or tear vessels, in
winch dead persons friends deposited their tears
which were preserved with the ashes in the urns
mere Is model OF a catamaran peculiar 10 the