New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24

been held on the Boston have made their reports
and extensive repairs are TO be made on her. The
work on the engine shaft will be the most i'm
portant and expensive undertaken. but there arc
also many smaller Jobs TO be done. The work on
the engines has already been begun. and the
Boston will probably be put into the drydock in
few days The work Of putting tho electric
light plant on the vesuvius will probably be fin
ished In about two weeks new entrance to the
piot,house is to be made, and the electric drill
was in use Yesterday boring holes through the
heavy steel plates for the d hIers ~ O., ros, an
the Yantic are nearly finished, and II is hoped
that the boilers which are now ready, can be put
| In some time during this week lhe 0ficers say
that the Iantc is one OF the happest ships in tic
| service that her crew are good men and that
| everything goes on pleasantly AS on all other
| Get drunk and overstay their time, and are &C
cordipgly punished, but they are greatly attached
| to the shin and the captain and other officers.
| When the draft of men was ordered to the Baiti-
| more on Friday. six men were taken from the
! Yantic crew, as there were not enough available
| on the Vermont, and they regretted exceedingly
bonsr hut as some Of those OF the Baltimore who
! had overstayed their leave had returned. a num-
Der of the men composing the draft were sent PACK
| tn the ward and among them the SIN from the
| Mantle Those whose terms OF enlistment have
recently expired have re-enlsted and made special
| application 10 return TO this ship inns harmony
10 the captain and 10 the officers who have charge
| of the men 1t Is said that one OF the Iowne
steam launch engines is TO be tried IN the launch
u The T monitor Nantucket was towed back to the
| Navy Yard last night. The Kearsarge Is to lie al
anchor off Twenty-fifth-st IN the East River, The
| Pensacola is to return TO the yard tomorrow, 10
| be put into drydock, where the food-cock to hrr
| magazine, which gave rise to such sensational
reports about the vessel w DE repaired tI Se
lantc, of which she Is the flagship, some time the
latter part of this week The Enterprise, which
also belongs to that station Is apout ready 10 san
probably not come to the Navy Yard just at pres
ent. 49, ,,.. r,
.Jomes II. DAYTON will have command of the tor
pedo boat Alarm, now being fitted out at the
The work of preparing the launching ways for
the new cruiser Maine, which is 10 be launched
at the Navy Yard on November Is, is being
rapidly carried on. There are divers at work
preparing things under water, and the surface OF
the water in front Of the Maine ship-house Is coy
cred with floats and with piles driven into the
bottom carpenters. standing on little platforms
on the water are at work. the bottom. Just IN
front of the piles, is being dreueea by means oa
big iron shovels with long handles, which are
oreratcd by means of dcrricks and capstanS Last
spring because two plates which were needed had
not arrived two others, designed lor ah1lher par,
of tho vessel were cut 10 the proper shape ana
Mood instead: two plates were immediately OF
dcrcd TO take the place of these hut as ,hcy nave
not vet arrived the work on the stern oil Tie Nes-
Tboro has been more or less criticism OF the
custom practised Of not allowing an ohcer 10 re-
main on shore more than four. ana rarely more
thap +],roe wears no matter what duty he NAV nc
enCaoed unon at the time that his shore-terns -
expired In the past, especially during the tnre
land Administration, this custom was nov Io
Lowed in some cases TO the serious emparrasS,he"o
~ some officers who had 10 go to sea IN the pacess
~ those who had agreeable duty at nome. vi
course il was not always the custom 70 sehu aI'
officer to sea after being q nome igr For
instance Lieutenant Maurv, whom the woIlu,
especially the maritime portion OF ~ nonoIs WIS
the naval hydroGrapher for severn H'"'' '''
old Navy officer said Of the mat'er
0'u .,,., rrho,her IN the frat four years Of that
,r,cn oven the germ Of ideos which tuinof'a1ed
him had dawnod upon HIS mind. within 'c ia'' RI
wars There have four heads 10 thsV bureau -
had no, time 70 attain Maury's reputation io'o
rcn, illustration exists to-day An international H''"
o,,.,a,ce met al Washington last winter 70 so."''
safety for lRe and property az sea I"eiF W .. =,
were rer,rcsented Regulations were ssfr'u up.n " "
enacted in common by all maritime conntric'. Inv 'u
terence having dissolved. its secretary-Lieu"H"
r,on alone remains b represent IT, lie > io'"'""e
ia recommendations. submitting them W Oo"e. -
nortlng them before committees Corresponding w" ,.,-
Governments and generally actMg 70 maAo ~ a. To-
affective Identified with the conlereho' ',o'" a.
o,,,on his knowledg| and experience are aHo'' "-'
p.osaby. to the fulament Of it purposes. -, .--,
p, rs, here in the midst OF his usefulness his tTm
-. ,o,s duty expires To send him to sea woulu prop
n arha,rass the success Of the conference me Orn
is no. Axed by law even by regulation. ~ i >s
custom In this case seems that the secfe@y OF VI"
Navy should suspend the rule and The secretary VI
c., rnaer whose auspices the conference was held
ought N he permitted rfain the lieu,enahVs service
The honor Of the United States IS involved IL in'd
the conference and should be foremost IN ehac'lg Us
merely for It's own credit ana the pro-
lection Of its citizens. but a. MODEL LOT al "'i
lions follow throughout the "ofld' - $50,
During the last week Ensign +. X. I'M mas
been detached from the Baltimore and ordered 10
the Dolphin 10 relieve Ensign ". >; oome' ,h pa
that vessel, who has been ordered 10 uu'S ." INV
Baltimore.