New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
CONSTRUCTION GOING ON RAPIDLY
ru., CRUISERS NOW BUILDING AND
VESSELS PREPARING FOR sEhV1'N

II &c interesting TO watch the Si'"O VI
vorkmen who daily go i'll ana OUT ol ,l0 IN 90
N tho NAVY Yard and TO think tha' '"'S -
IN some way engaged in advancing '"'
I',cle Sans Navy: some wearing coa,S ""' WI,
not some with blue overalls ana o',''' .d
nary trousers: some wearing coloi'" -, md
"aIS ,.oaring white ones old and young' ia' an"
Loan tall and s.0ft, of various ha'io," t;',
N""' -, ,bere-ond talking and laughing the Dig
army of workers goes through thc s"" rl- -
:. ;,s home And the different pieces OF "oiA az
VI i'1 "v" - ,,or arc encaced are also numerous.
80 % non is employed on the hnterpiisc'
,...:.. hor o,,in 10 90 into commission. .As 'ie
On Which the Enterprise is 10 be put lh'o oo"-
- -, annroacbes the work on her IS pelhs coA
.I..as c,nvas ladders, chains, iron roPcS "'.'
- l;,ds If rubbish lie about the "ooh ~
.o,,usiop The deck has been repaired ai" VI,
gins are being pain'eu an"
,s beinr painted black ,oo.
Tho gnnboat Yorktown, which lies ao 'nc ,'o'
,1.;n-s, looks trim and neat IN her ce"n
Lilo noint She will he unable to so 10 roiv
,ona with the North Atlantic Squadron aS sue
g sbor, of a crew. The men VINO "efe oioueno
home in her from Europe, from the other >e'ocl'
- the Souadron of Evolution, have all oeen us
charged from the vessel excepting 1e" Sdiioi'
whose time has nearly expired .,
On Friday evening the dispatch boat Despa'ch
.orno 20 the Navy Yard. After leaving Wasnlhs
ton sbe went 70 blow up q dangerous "Icch v"
Absecom The wreck consisted oil lols 'p''
which has been often reported curing 'no i"'
few months and the Despatch succeeueu III nn'ii7
!, ard blowing it up. She brought oralV VI
tweity-ive men and three apprentice ooSS ~ '"N
ward where she is 10 lie for the present
The Pensacola still lies in the new WOODEN uiS-
1,ff tho
,rnrl, has bcen begun on her The copper plating
has been torn off one side, preparatory 70 ie0opP
inc the bottom. and the staging has been pu' up,
tho snars and small boats are also to he repalreu
and overbauled Commodore McCann has receive"
oraors IN command the South Atlantic Squadron
and uben the repairs on the Pensacola are hmsheu
ho ;s "a leave New-York with this vessel as ms
aacsb;n The Essex after the celebration at
por,1ond is to return 10 New-Nork, ana sooi
after 10 sail for Europe, having on poaru tne po"S
~ Cantain John Ericsson. who hult the Moni'o''
She is then 10 90 10 Brazil to join the Sonlh AZ
lan,ic Souadron. The Enterprise. aSo a1'er she
has been put into commission Is TO ION 'be s4u"'
ron. thus making it consist of four sllps 'u
sacola. as flagship; the Iaiapoosa' "hich Is al
ready in the South Atlantic; the Enterprise 'n'
,ho Fssex The Pensacola and the Enterprise
will probably start from here in about mon'h'
Az -he same time that Commodore Mc'dhl mas
bcen ordered 10 go 10 the South Atlantic, Admi'"i
Walker has received discretionary powers 10 Ie-
main at Brazil with the Squadron OF LVolU'io"
until the condition Of affairs there admits 'he a'
sence of the American vessels III Is posSi''0
that his souadr01 may reach here carry IN august
Tho monitor Puritan, which is building at
+be Navy Yard, has been put into the oh
drvdock during the week. Her bottom was
;,I
although there are few traces OF paint on her
botton il WAS found that no cOTrOsiOn nad taken
placc since She was last dockcd, about year ago.
Her bottom is TO lie coated with protective pant.
The monitor MiantanOmah is gradually approach
ing completion: the bg gun which recently al
rived for one of her turrcts lies on the deck heNr
10 the turget, which is about ready to receive IT,
A gang OF men are engaged IN eniaIslng 'Ac gun
t,orts in tho -otiscr turrct, as was ""ne 7" 'f'"
former turret lew months ago; TIE h"ies are
drilled on the outside 10y means of steam drllis,
and on the inside tie portable electric drills are
successfully used. Several pieces Of machinery
lave been put in place in the new boller-shop,
and the shafts have been connected with the
machine-shop to which the boilcr-shOp is joined
CYLINDERS FOR THE NEW CRUISERS.
In the foundry the first of tie low-pressure
cylinders for the engines OF the new cruisers No. !
and No. S has been successfully cast, making
total of nine cylinders which have been cast
without an accident during the last lew months.
The cruiser No. : grows day by day, and now many
of the frames. the stem piece, and much OF the
plating are in place, and the upper parts of the
frames with the long beams of wood which hold
them in pac", are being fastened to the frames.
The work on the Maine too, is advancing rapidly.
In one of the machlne-slopS are two large, round,
hollow, cyL1drical-saapCd constructions, which,
when completed, aIe 10 lie tie tuTctS of the
monitor Terror: one of these turrcts is almost
completed The tracks on which they are 10 run
are also being made
The Gaicnas boilers have broken down, and
she has Lcen ordered 10 coale to the Navy Yard
u he put out commission, and Viii cOnSe-
qucnuS not 30 u Portland. Inc OtncT NcS,c.5 %
The NOrln AUantIc oquadlOn--tne baltimore, the
hagship, TIC fouei, tnc Dolphin and hcarsaTgc-
sailed on tIiCdy Tor NilcAaId haven, whence
they will go to Portland, Me, TO participate IN
the celebration OF the Army Of the Potomac on
July !. lhe MtaoneaLela, which recently re-
turned 10 New tOIk from San 4TdnC iscO, mas been
ordered to land Fer stores here, ana to 20 10
Portsmouth y. H., 70 be ltted out training
snip.
Inc new dynamite cruiser Vcsuyius still lies at
the Cob DOc., ana no work /, at present being
dOne on her, although al electric lighting plant Is
soon to he put IN her. The Bmeau
OF Construction and Repair has lust ccmpietad
Washington 10 the Office of the secretary Of the
Navy The Nesuvlus was not formally accented
by the Government until May 20, 3I1 DAYS aitcr
te contract tnic, thus making the penalties for
delay IN completing ner reach the amount of SIS
900, which has been deducted from the 500 900
tor winch Size was contracted 10 be built.
TROUBLE ~ THE RI HMOND.
The detailing of Lieutenant S. r. Lemly 10
SPECIAL temporary duty in the office Of the Judge
Advocate General Of TIE Navy, vcraes the report
that affairs are not in 80 serene a condition as
thcS should be on board the Richmond, which is
now on her way to New-York from Brazil The
trouble arose, is Is said, between acting Rear-Ad
mlTal ellis, the commanding officer OF tic Ira.
HIah squadron, anG Commander \ v Reed the
eoniihaiiGef oil the kchmond. The former officer
made charges against Captain Reed that he dis
charged cook wthOdt consulting his superior
oihcef, thus violating the regulations and il IS
now diso sald that he placed an officer under Sis
pension without just cause OF authority Can
taih hecd also preferred charges against Rear
Adnital nillis to the eject that he cid not fur
nlsh 10 Captain Reed a cnpv nf tho cLarnos CO.,.