New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
NAVY YARD TOPICS.
GOING INTO AND OUT OF COMMISSION
WORK ON THE WAR SHIPS.

! Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardl. the commandant
| Of the North Atlantic Squadron who has Tor MS
temporary flagship the dspatch-boat Dolphin maze
brief visit TO the Navy Yard yesterday. There were
all sorts cf rumors started 10 the sghlhcahce Oh HIS
visit this time. but they were all galley yarns
and he simply went there in an unOilicia character
to look after personal effects tha' nave occh III
/ the Yard since lie was detached from the command
Of the station year ago. Admiral "hcraroi arrNeu
at Key West on April g. from Iiayti and Havana. and
! Immediately went to Washington, u report upon the
condition of internal affairs in llayh ana sanio
Domingo lie will return TO Washington tomorrow
where he will remain few days, and then 20 TO Key
| West. where the Dolphin, kearSaTec "aleha anu
| lantic II il expected thal inc hce' VIII
leave Key West on April Is. for TIP OF inspection
to the Nicaragua Canal works. ano tleh return "
! the United states.
Tho Navy Dcnartrcnt has ordered that the sloop
! Of war Essex which returned from three years
cruise in the Asiatlc squadron few months ago.
and has been thoroughly repaired ana rchtcd LOT
another cruise, shall be put mo COMMISSION
! on April 90. She Will lie commanded by Lieutenant
Commander Albert :. snow. who mas bcch m"H"o' VI
the Board OF Inspection and Survey loT TWO years
and will he promoted 10 the next vacancy IN .'e
grade of commanders. The other officers thus far
ordered to the Essex Chief Engineer II. >chNicr
Ross, Lieutenant J. V. Il. Blcccher' a. executive
Leutenanls Clinton X. Curtis. George +. '" Hoilan'
Frank : Wilmer and John I. Newton. and Ensign
ia l.
cruise in the south Atlantic Brazil squadron Inc
| finishing work is now being done TO her. ana hcr
cabins are to be put in order to receive the oHceis
and crew.
Men were busy Yesterday taking stores on the I'm
terpri,c which is to he put out Of commission IN
hort lime and i 70 have all her present officers and
crew detached II is reported that she Is almost III
condition for another cruise, ard a. sic i 10 De maui
ready to 60 into commission right away Tie princpa'
object in putting her on Of commission seems I" De
to get her present Officers and crew OH her' Inc
rurlor Yesterday was that she would 70 back to tho
ru~onoan station OWN 70 the announcement tina,
ADMIRAL Ghcrsrii is to have the Baltimore as naGNhp
of the North Atlantic Squadron. There j. much specu
Iation about the result reached by the recent 'o' "
Inquiry and I'm connection win tWs a.'en'""
was called 70 a Circumstance which had been
almost forgotten. when II was reported ''a'
the navigator Of the vessel. about two years ago al
TENTED to get into sweden by climbing the mole at
Hrolah and crossing the bonicrs of Norway
person approaching the big granite drSd"ck IN the
ward mi.ht at first think that couple of shanticS were
in IT, for from q distance only the tops oi WOMEN
.tructur,s aac 4 few pipe to be seen These
wooden structure, belong TO the double iurrecd mon
tor Terror which put into the drydoch last week
The immense iron hull takes up ncarl; the eh''o
length and width Of Ia, dock. leaving hilc room l"
the workmcn. the bottom 81 the vessel Is I" DC
cleaned ana then painted with the Ehailen pant IN
compc;ition with the Mcnness paint, which was pu'
on tic Mianonomah.
The stcm-posi Toy TIE new cruiser, No =, arrived
ri the Navy Yard Yesterday. and Is to be httcd mo
place a, soon possible. First it t. he taken to the
place alongside # the new maohncshop, where the
stem and stern Of The Maine were prepared ana Tiers
the rivoih az, be bored 1t will then probably
he Immediately st mp. The work on Cruiser 80. J.
advancing exceilcntly. During the week one OF the
Intermediate cylinder, for the engines Of the new
cruisers was cast at the foundry. and another VIII
shortly be ready.
tpftir We. y. a
a pat o. tie machinery out Of orac. The oA'al
uil ha, not vet iaacn place. but preparatory trials
have been made. \ Gang Of men were Du,v ieNier-
lav fixing tie eros trees the hs. hollow steel
mast which lie Near The ra>i-sAoI at the yard
The work On the little torpciohoa; Alarm. which is
Icing rit~: IN f1r IT,, -tunriy boat AZ Newport,
is Lcn- steadily carried on. The beams and 'one OF
itc flooring for the deck upon which the sNinch rhe
is +, be moan',d being laid but 1t viii take some
tine l.n1cr ., complete her
Tie Maine j. being rapidly advanced toward
cou,pl,:,on bw whon the warm weather comes
another Job e., connection alth her must be done his
s. the extending q te way. 30 ORDER that rlr may
Zee launched Inc way must be- cytend~i forty or
nly iect. and il j, ud that it MI cot S',''o to
build TIC addition.
II q, aid that Tie marine II The ward have becn
made happv lv the ,0mmandnn' Of tic barracks,
Major Huntington. ahoi.. hrr the rric making tattoo
:olcail necessary ocloc every evening. and 1-o
ihal Major Huntington has ordered each marine - pro-
vide hiul- Ell with two pillow oe-cs fh- BIT % bci
linen has hcrc,cf,r. been luNnrg at 'he barracks.
\ recommendation ha, boon made that the snip
house I'm which the partially competed Sew oil lay
until she wa, sold De -oh torn down ~ II !, BADLY
ut Of rcpii. and would moi pas t. repair II. The
.uof S. lealiy and hence the building cannot he used
as Il -tOrchousc Til, Zip and the ono !"
which the Maine * beng bgit, are great rambling
iructurcs, high and long. with lean, and tca'oaHi
on the Inside. j, /, -a.d Thai thcy built about
1915, and u-ci protection for vessels "h'h
lay in them fog some lime Dc,orc Coae.v,. appgopr
It'd money t. conpl~c thcrl aud Ma. 5oa- ih"'
tie vniod state, Lad vc.,c,, 90 tr hn"-t tpe "i"h
cost 5ll ifte t. h~ep n order they were M" "ilnd
and could be made ready for u-e IN eAor ta" 10 ."
emergency. Bat upw. when thc wooden V--~cis ~. |
living place t. the icel hip the original &c f'r the
-hphoa,cs i, eoue. and it j.. oon'idescf unsafe -
uid steel vessel, in term "c urt 90 inc furnace
which are U>d Ia in" construction of modern vessels.
The ways however. in the sap lon.r all right ana
me- be used for me construction ol new cruiser
the news OF The favorable report Of the House |
NaVaI Csnmi'tce on inc bN to rrohibt the enlist |
mont oi aliens In tie Na,y aitcr January va r
cc.v 4 VILE satisfaction by thc officer at the YARD
The Dlll provide that after January /. oa'y citizen
~ br'li or naturalization may 'Eter The navy, ana
that all foreigner, in tn Navy shall not
be ALLOW ed 10 rccn!,t until thcs bccom nnturilz"
The report staes That OF the force o. 1910 cn.i cd
mcr in The Nay, OH, 1850 are american ioIn.
admiral Porter calls attention ,ac fact tina ".e4
TIE Trenton allied for tic .tcibc he had oat Of the
400 Oh board. only eighty VINO could speak EASI h.
and That mot Of The crew were Scahdlnlv.an.. Who
had never before served an the Navy. II, also SAYS
that the Navy Of ihc Cntd state, Ics under one
eica1 dl,aiya asc in reg I'd 10 N naips its ship, tha
i, the RACK Of reserve 10 draw nIon for % men ana
the only IN rlcaA III WHEN cA,., among tie crews
Ia the scrvlc. j. that hitic Icas4n # 40 Doys "ho
are under Instruction IN ia, training service
secretary Tracy saiG IN his rcror, 'Oagr IS $40
the thorough efficiency Of rc corps Of enlisted
men in the Ndvy. three tlIrG, arc necessary INST
that should he compose. Of American ciIzens. or Of
those WHO have declared their intention 40 become
citizens; secondly, that they should have adcpuaf,
training for Iicr WORK: and. thirdly. that the |
) stem Of enlistment and discharge SHOULD be 30 reg
uatcd TO secure tn retention Il good men In The
seIvlcc.n lie a.O SAID tlat OF nnvaI vessel,