New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-11
THE BUSY NAVY YARD.
A CRITICAL TINE FOR TIMBER DRY-DOCKS
JUST NOW.

,on the Navy Yard is now a busy place The Essex
which for 50 many months was under repair al INC
yard /, now nearly ready for sca. Her slows, sans
cordspe crew. guns and small boats are on board, ana
tho uuIe construction jobs are about completed. The
contless articles of all sorts which naval vessel must
corry for sod clothing, ordnance, carpcntcrng ctc'
.re begInniug 10 find their proper places. ana the
deck is getting into order During Inc last week The
Guns have received one coat OF bhckcnlng Inc
ya,,ic is living al the Cob Dock but repairs are
heinz made on her. she has been surveyed anu her
boilers and engines will probably be extensively re
paired, or else size VIII haNo Hc" ""O' " nv
leaves this port
Pow renalrs have been made to the Enterprise since
She came to the yard. her boilers. engines hull
decks rigging etc. were in good condition when she
arrived Her new has arrived from Boston ana
is on the receiving ship Vermont. II Is sad mat IL
l. food among the officers that when The results
OF the McCaIla court-martal are promulgated the
present officers will bc detached and that the Enter
prise will receive new officers and crew. ana 20 10
Europe as soon aiterward a. possible
Even the Parian. with her great size, does not MI
the great timber dry dock which was opened on RI
day Many people visited the new dock Yesterday
ooLinc al il from various quarters ana watching Inc
men Al work there. \ gang was employed yesterday
NJ scr,png the mud from the bottom Of the hull al
fine Puritan, which is not 80 badly encnstcc a. was
,hourht TO stand on the floor of the dry dock near
one end of the Puritan and look forward 10 the other
end Of il with the bottom OF tfe snip
te,ooned with little strings Of mud. which hang down
lust over ones head, and 10 feel the chill air makes
oro think of a vast cave with low roof. To get ont
of the dock one must climb about hfty steps III WHICH
form the sides of the dock arranged. Before Inc
Puritan was docked measurements we're taken, and
Yesterday when the immense weight OF the Puritan
was resting on the blocks in the dock. an cAahih"
ton of the structure war again made Ac''fumF 20
the plan, Yesterday the vessel is to be taken from inc
dock tomorrow. after which another survey l7 " 10
made This is to be done that 1t may be deterhu''1
whether the dry dock IS correct IN every way LIE
Puritan is then to be dOckcd sccohu UNIV """ W
her bottom painted
Almost al the same time the opening Oh H'c
new drv-dock at the Navy Yard comes report "'
serious damage the new timber dock al INC @o''"
NAVY Yard secretary Tracy has appointed '"P''i"
oscar F. stanton, Naval Constructors W. h. "'l'"N'
and r. W steele and Civil Engineers T. G. M''"''n'
and George Mackay board 10 cA""hhc' "9' CIV
report upon the effectiveness of the DOCK al" "'p
whether the damage 10 the new cruiser bd''o's
was due TO bad docking or to the 7e''ei"c"' ~ Wv
dock II is a fact. stated IN these 'oiu''"' ~
DAYS ago that when the Baltimore lett N"ri"iN '''
porimore IN. went 70 sea with Of her seams
newly caulhed IN order 81 prevent lc1Kae'' i''"'o
information from the Navy Department states 'n"'
ne ci,il engineer at the Norfolk Navy Yard mas ie
,or,ed that tlp Baltimore was considerably sud'iod
when size was placed IN the ne" u''h' M"
leaked considerably before The Dock was P'"nP''
A hastv examination showed That TWO 'c'l"' :" ~
,nidshlp bukhead had started The "Nh c"-''.'
ls renor.ed that the dock seemed 20 have settled
ahoat nine tenths Of AL inch, but the TiH'ps"n '"
many the bnildeIs do not believe that thc do'K hA'
.,,I.d a, ALI and believe that the strain wa hlc -
had docking The dock was completed III S'p'""''
The work on The new cruiser, 40. - ana vi INC
battles ship Maine. both of which are bong o' ~ '
NAVY Yard i, advancing steadily. When inc "'"'ncI
becomes sufficiently warm. 80 mat the men NAV WIN
under water more comfortably. the work oi pIepdfs
,ro ,.v. for launching the Maine be begun, and
+, will probably take about two month, to DO the
Job. 90, ...,.
Work is now being done on both Of the turrc''
% the Miantonomai, the elecirc "II.''
being Of much advantage. The ""rkn'n Nero
husy Yesterday laying the Alarm the WOODEN n'"'
20 tbe deck ON which the gun is % rest The stern
now lie, much deeper in the water than The bp" bt
u.hen the modern G-inch rife i, put IN place on INC
docl in the how the weight Of the stern Viii BE- com
u.neated for and the bow VIII return u I" proper
noston The monitor Nantucket sun lies III me
,o,c drvdock TO give yOn reporters, as one 81 III"
officers said "who have had 20 much u say against
the monitors a chance 70 look at her.
The hill which passed the House ana "eh' I" INC
ut, last week providing for the salc u pa1 ~
un vavv Yard lands i'm BROOKLYN 81 that CIV Tor
market purpo,es has caused general expire '"' ~
gratitude on the part Of the HtizchS ~ hI","N"
toward secretary Tracy and Congressman "'''''
Tho latter engineered the BILL and, although IL uV' ~"
give 10 Brooklyn much OF the water "on' ~ ~
oMci.ls asked they are satisfied with the fact mat
-, IT,, x,iu oet insure, the establishment Of a
,arLe, that is destined to be biz thing ho' "hI'
o.. pr,olIvn Int fOr the country. secretary iId'N
docs NOT believe II wise that the Government 'o''i
| give I'D 30 BROOKLYN any more OF the N"'N '"'"
ana Tho, is provided for in the bill. aud Tor tha'
reason opposed the original proposition bu' 'c h'oo"
| IT,, ,oonIa arr. hopeful of more by-amd by
Thc history OF the purchase Of the Navy ia'u' "'
| ,,a, mi land about 10 be coded Is part ma
o teatures Of interest. 1t was purchased III clpl'
e.narac parcels-for Of them in l-ol, ana Hc "'"'I
| On .upust 1919; May. 1868; December ~ I7o'
and NAV |, 1861 The original purcla'e' III l7oi' III
cluded all that land sitnate III BroohISh ior"''S
| commonly called Martyncs Hook begin
| ming at ali old cedar tree Az" ~ "
| no,thweserly Of two small rocks lying between infi
| and low waer-marls in the sound or pay oano1
WaIIaboucht and to the said mill dam VINO
c con Hau and lands covered With water
thence from said mill dam III q % m
direction along the mill pond, including w Ia n' &
n ALI the creeks Of water running mo aau MN pPu
and continuing along the shore, OF ,e 'av ~ co.. f
comrses and directions, etc u ha' been c'c n io
many vears HAT the berth of the receiving snip Nolh"
and a par of cob Dock is contained ~ t.e 9r' ~
| Ward Kew York and there Is foundation or vi, u
hat Jane, and Ebcnszcr watson agent, OF the toucra
| G"ycrnment, obtained from the Mayor, Aldcrmci
and commonaliy Of the city Of Ne" r@rh' gra ,i
81 the soil then under water IN front OF nassau ,lad
| which became part OF the Navy h"fu Oh Nay u
| lHOl $500. Al. ,.o,..,...oo, ,,urch,sc,
| from Frederick trlnng and WIFE, Tor f27"'oVV'
,'io"a ~ land between the Naval Hospital ana th'
| pnnndaries Of the then existing Navy Yard lhr9ugl
| which now mus Washington ave, ccdei to ErODhIi
eycr,I wear, ago and also the land proposed ~ TIE
| Wallace bill 10 be sold 10 BrookNh . ,, -
rhc recent trial OF Commander l.. II. M'Calla con
times to be opic Of much Interest among thc olcI
a., Tho yard and more or lee speculation i lndulpe'
a. -" a. ,rIaf me findings of the court were There
| are tust thirteen persons who know what was h'
| rcSuit Of their dcbcIaon behind closed doors th
twelye members Of the court ana the secretary oil 'hc
| Navy. The report reached the Navy Department on
rrldav night and after secretary Tracy hit, given thf
| proceedings that careful and thorough review ana
| ,,wver VIII give H. he may approve and send IT Il
the President for his final action ana decision sec
4 rctary Tracy may also call In others vcr,cd IN ndNd
law with whom 10 consult. and In of his non
| concurrence i'm the proceedings and finding, oil th'
cont may recOuvene IL and command the members IL
assemble and take up the case again. Eut until IN,
secretary acts the public must suspend W anxiety ana
curiosity Ia learn the result. The opinions to tn,
findings of the vary, and there T. not member
who will disclose not even 10 his wife. the conclusion
,,Licb Wa reached Some believe that the charac lei