New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17

paper day or two ago stating, in effect, that
there was more or less dissatisfaction regarding
the long delay in completing the five double.taf.
reted monitors. which were promised to be com.
months The article stated that the P sa
ritan, which is being transformed, into
barbetteturreted vessel, is standing In the mud
in the Wallabout in just the same condition
as when she was towed from Norfolk to BROOKLYN
Il year OF more ago, and that not even a be-
ginning has been made upon the vessel This
is not the tact. Much Of the preliminary WORK of
alteration has been done, but as she is to be a
different vessel from the original design, it will
take ht least year to complete her. she Is not
standing in the mud Int is lying alongside Of the
buikhead, near the dTydock with force OF men
at work upon her
The Miantonomah, another of the five. is very
near completion and in case she was really needed
could ne put III commission III sA weeks. lie
Terror, which lies alongside of the AliantOnomah,
is not far along but considerable work has been
done upon her. The Amrhirite is at the Norfolk
Navy Yard, and is III about the same condition
the Puritan. The other, the MonadnOck, is at
Mare Island Navy Yard, and is in about the con-
dtiOn Of the Terror.
Another false report spread forth is that much
Of the work reported 10 have been done on these
five monitors, and charged against those vessels
was really done upon the armored cruiser Maine,
the object being to make 1t appear that vessels
may be constructed cheaper By the Government
than at private works. Captain Miller the acting
commandment of the yard, denies the rep0rta
There is good reason to believe that the Maine
VIII DE launched III dDOuI OLA, "tehA
The huh of the vessel is nearly cor.
pleted, and workmen are now boring OUT the stern
bearings for tine propeller shaft IN ADDITION 70
completing the plating Of the hun. Inc WORK
ON The launching ways is being rapidly carried
on and in is said that the ways on which she -
IN slide into the water will be put into position
some time during this week. IL VIII require
about 900 pounds of tallOw and goo pounds Oh
SOAP 70 grease the ways for launching the vessel
Information has been received at the Navy
Yard that the Navy Department has decided to
abandon the new-langled anchor which las been
nut on the vessels of the new Navy, ana 10 re-
tl,rn TO the old-tme stock anchor. Inc ne"
| anchor was an invention of Navy officer, who
| later sold his patent to an Ohio firm The new
| anchor has movable tiules, which work auto.
matically so that when raised they may he hauled
| tbronrh the hawser holes on deck. instead OF
| being Gated. 1t viii he recollected that the nag
| shin Chicago barely escaped being wrecked IN
sIuall al Corfu on the night of April 10 last the
| patent" anchor dragging away from the potion.
| After that the old style anchor was USED oy AL
! miral Walker. Dill ~
One of the mementoes brought from Brazu ~
| Admiral Walker is handsome gold nedai pre-
snntnd a. Rio Janeiro on one side OF which is the
arms of Brazil and on the other side tie following
| inscription in Portuguese:
| To the
HEROIC AMERICAN NAVY,
represented By
ADMIRAL WALKER,
and the squadron which under his command came 70 s
THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC,
FROM THE CADETS
OF the
NAVAL SCHOOL