New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
WORK At THE NAVY YARD.
NO VESSEL LEFT IN COMMISSION.
THE PORTSMOUTH BEGINS \ CRUIsE-HIsToRY
OLA CLAIM OF ERICSSON, THE GREAT


| The Navy Yard was left yesterday hcrcft OF a
vessel in commission by the sailing of the Ports
mouth for the West Indies Yesterday morning
the ward tug Nina took her position alongside the
! Portsmouth, and about ii o'clock the latter YES
sci signallcd 10 the Vermont for permission 10 get
/ under way and after receiving the answers the
| gang-plank was pulled ashore, lines were cast on
! the boatSwanS' whistles were blown the engines
! of the Nina were started and the vessels swung
ont into the stream. The pier was lined with
officers and sailors and friends Of those on board
! and the deck of the Portsmouth was crowded
! with the officers. and boys and men. The apprcn-
| tee boys with smiling faces waved good-iY 10
! their friends on Shore and in few minutes the
! vessel had rounded the point and was on her way
! down the bay 10 sea The Portsmouth Is a iili-
| rugged sailing ship tone of the few left III the
! Navy. and i the only vessel ia the Navy mFlu-
double topsail yards. She Is swift s1ll"r, ana
strong. stanch vessel Since She came 10 this
yard last fall her ruddcr ha, been taken out. re-
! paired and replaced. and She has been fitted with
new ports The trip ON which She is now start
ing is her regular winter cruise, and She Is of
dcrcd 10 be al sea twenty-five DAYS before
/ touching ~ any port ON the cruise
the apprentice boys. of whom there
are about l25 ON board. 10 receive practical
instruction i'm handling ship at sc1, and lu the
warm southern wafer, the regular drills with
small arms and cuta,scs can bee carried on. While
the Portsmouth, was IN tie brooklyn Yard, thc
drills Of the boys on pleasant days made an
interesting sight for visitors. She is 10 return
north in the early part of April
The Miontonomah still remains in the dry
dock and it is probable that she viii stay there
for a couple of weeks Yet. The work oi srrPin-
the corroson from her bottom }, not Vet finished
but it is likely that the work of painting % "ll
begin this week \ board of officers is 90 inspect
her bottom and report upon ItS condition. h""
ever. before this work begins. In the meantime
the work ON her. both above and below dcao "IA
! be continued and the forward turct VIII soon
be far enough advanced 10 have tie armor p.aiN-
mt on This armor was made 10 England and
consists of compound plates of ,t"cl-iaun- VIII
wrouLht-iron backing. one ol tine glu-'aiu1-''
has been put IN place in tie after inffri, anu
1t will soon be ready 10 have tie gun mounted.
TIE reconstruction Of the corvette L>N.\ I'
rapidly advancing toward complct'on Yesterday
the hi. floating dcrIic. pulled up beside .c.. .i'd
the smoke stlci Was put lu place. ""rnnrI base
been busy during the week c,uliNnS hcr dc.na
and putting lar into the cracks
The monitors Puritan and Terror ire side Pos
side. and the din of hammers may boz heard
coming from that direction but the ""rN Is
tedious and advances slowly. IT," Terri" "li
probably be PAt In'" inc 'Hn''N VINE" '''
Mau,onomah is brought out - have her bottom
scrapcd and painted, bun 70, the Puut'u Was
doclcd before She was brought 10 tins yard Size
viii probably not bc PIT IN the dock az present
When the }rooklyn Was lowed from thc Brook
I'm Navy Yard TO Norfolk bl the steel cruiser
Boston il was expected That size would Doe repaired.
buI ~ has since been decided 10 sell her, 's iH"
expense of repairing Deer would moi fall "ll..a
,, nor cont If her or,.inaI CO.'S, Tbi. decision
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VII MAKE away VII" announcer OF '"' " 100
relics Of the war Sine Was 'nIi DID, h''N'"
.to,, tI,irt, ycars a.o. and with tnc great l..r-
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The war she was conspicuous '"I .'' ''''
service She was engaged IN tine battles VIII
FORTS Jackson and ST. Philip iu tlr f.lt I'D
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Pnnchln- 'hc HN'' '"'7 '" '' "''' f''''' "'''
have already arrived for cruiser No. - las ''"i
..r,icd AN buf fines, cannot be. pui in place. uuii
some other parts arrive Both tie hou/ohta
ana the up,iaht keel then be- Baud. and alter
that the works can Doe rapidly advanced If i4c
material comes last enough.
The Clerks belonging go tie commaudaui
office are occupying inc room 800 the l.>rr. in
HudIng. IN which the collection of rciics and
curiosltlrs was formerly contained while their
Offices are PAINTED.
An uuu,ialil large number of CHANCES and iui-
portant ones were made last "ocA 40 the yard
tnmuardcr Edaar & Ncriimrn. the hcud o.. tIc
Navigation Department. was detached and ordered
10 the command Of tine IccrIyiu- ship ST. L"uis,
~ LEAGUE Island HIS successor hao not yet been
DESIGNATED. nor is a. IutImJtcd who hc VIII De-.
Surgeon j. X. lrNou, who has had charge Of the
office in Ncw-NoIk 10 prescribe ior slrh officers
and their families las been detached From i".
morrow and ordered rs member of the Medical
EXAMINING Board Lieutenant Iucich Flynn.
the hero of the Huron dis ,tcr, has been detached
as inspector of electric lighting 80 Cramps snip
ward and is ordered as assistant inspector Of
electric material AT The NAVY ("rd. Assistant
Naval Constructor = W. Amtlrad mas n7h o'-
tachcd from the tari ana ordered 10 amy ia