New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
A BUSY NAVY YARD.
PUSHING CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS.
"REMINISCENCES CT THE osslPEE-pooE r'

JUDGMENTS TO NAVAL SlNFEDNS
The large amount OF stormy weather in the past few
weeks has DELAYED much Of the construction WORK a.
the Navy Yard. Cruiser No. :, which Is being pun
in the open air. alongside Of the shp-honsc IN when
The OOOt to" hattie shin Maine Is, has been Kept back
somewhat, but still the work advances, ana thcie
are now fifteen frames in place, together Win ABOUT
twothiris Of the keel plating There Is III the Sai"
a large ship. housc, in which the partially co'licV"
New York lay until she was Sold which Is now o.
cupIcd by some small boats but IT was sara az INC Si"
that on account OF the necessary use OF hr1 III ~
construction of steel vessel IL was not deemed Dc'l
TO build one in wooden building The long dciay'n
sleeves for the propeller shaft OF the Maine, WINCH
DELAYED the work on that vessel have arrived at TIC
yard one has already been put In place. anu '''o
other was hpsted to IT. place yesterday Inc "o'K
on this vessel is getting along we'll. but IL Is n''
probable that she will be ready 10 launch ~
the Fourth of July has been suggested she VIII
not he more than month behindhand' Inc us
rriana. from Norfolk is now in the dry-dock having
some repairs made
The work Of the engineers on the sloop-oi-war
Essex which has been eXtensi ely repaired AT uo
Navy Yard, Is approaching completion, ana II II
thought that she will be ready for steam "S' "
about three weeks. IT was said yesterday Il. uc
ward that she would be ready to receive her officers
about the 10th of April. 1t was also SAID concern
ing the rumor that she to be sent to emma "h'"
completed that it not known at the yard "herc
She would 60 but the probability was tha' s"c "o"''
be assigned to the A-iatic Squadron.
Work on the monitors Puritan and Terror, which
arc being reconstructed, advances slowly bu' 'c
gang Of worhncn employed on the Mantonomah Keep
filings huzzing there on the afer-turrct some men
a-o ,,,si,d at completing the work OF enlargng the
GUN n,rs Others at rivctng and Others At various
hcr d,tlcs III the interior Of the turet are the gun
carriages. 70 move which when the guns are mounted
powerful machinery will be required on the part
NJ the turrct below deck rvcting Is being done
This il the process. \ boy goes into the interior "i
the turrct and shouts 10 someone on deck VINO thch
come, 70 the turrct and drops fiery, white hot river
into If this (, caught up in turn by the boy III the
rrot who thrust, II into its hole where 1t !, beaten
into place bv the rivcicrs with their hammers Inc
aro. plating for the forward turrct has not been put
in place yet. and a gang Of men are c"p"Ncn 1T
horinc the hole, through which to 70 the bolts
which bind the armor plating 10 IT, ia'"ns' I'M
backing consist, Of wood several in' hes ih'" anu
steel plate. nvccehtlis Of an inch in Thickness. The
loru. 81 the hole for the bolts /, done parity by
men with machine, which work by hand. and partly
lv steam. 4 short distance from The tuiiri stands
nori,hlc steam engine. connecting b. band, with
machine I'm front Of the iurrct. on this machine l.
crank and on end Of this Is the cutter Il,
mean, Of This machine three hole, day can DC p"'"
through the nvcrishih~ inch steel, II no dhIlc' or
.hoa~ are met WITH but If any OF these come IN the
way the work !, delay ed
The Enterprise came on, Of the dry dock DUNG tie
week. a little repairing having been done to h''
o,ton, and i, low awaiting The rf-uli Of the survey
- determine what repairs are nccc..ari 4" pm nor
n r.,dinc-. for another cruise IL Is now Thought
that u Will cost about 10000 TO repair her. inc
lob, are nc.., all II them small. consisting "i re
MIR. TO h.r boats some cauklns Of her De H. ''''
painting. etc.
TIE 0.sIPrF's GOOD RECORD.
In The Tribune few dt. ago attention VS. c"lca
n IN. f,et ,hat another - her relic. 90 thc 'v WAR
TIC o.-.pec a vessel tlpt made roo Ut oi "'"'h .
. ,.ro,d ON th. blockade ~, " several ua'a! cn-t-
.l.i'f- had been condemned ara W"nH -vii N' ''''
p, tIe highest bidder. who "lH I''n'''. ..''N
.icAi.r part 81 hcr huh aid ma-t' ana t".'"
t Saw sh, leave .'e- Il regret a. 0i" ate a' '.'
,. I'll. Oh vpNdcl vessels nif iN'ri I' "' 10. ''
, Tie lni.. -!u,tnn ~ vessels 90 h,N'. Np.. AT,
whose .rf.", ~. il. ''....'' 49, 81, ~ frr..
Use of tl.. p-.lvr' class. s'ti'- "' -.-lf. 20
a., vrI % bullets, aiH are very ''A - '"'' 80
fi- Ie.t.nu. ,.t. .,ti.d H.,
n tle Net Inl.o. l i-7. Al vl..n tine iir ''-
a. ,'. . 49,, ~ ,l- tin. ,toi-. $50. tr'aui.
..,,,,., Cub, ad flc home roeerHr"H', spa, ara
io -p'n.n sanho!i, '', ,, ln Aa...''' ,nm -
vr,t.. all shot 'ipt'r Alt.
everL otir. ~ hrT .,,r'',.,., s.tac,a IA.
n.ted ~t,ies AID ,pta. WHICH 10 .,i'u i..
.paM result u war DfHrc. u.' ,t, n'... .1.
MT .r.. ,la uf r.-e vAo ncr" 900 board l'' '-
lr...rc.. rir pr-pHer were t.a ii" 10 'n'
isn4i,. s.d iAr ~. .rco took TIC ln' !" '',N
for N,uAorh Iur Alr-.ulu- fr'aftci OH Up,
.sr go December -. i-s3 The "--ipe' TO. .'.
lD.,i, un board and arrived here 0u ir'cil"'i -
r,'r tl,t Ill.,. ,s..pce hl> been employed ln Nr4"''
guasr,n. a'd wa la- mad" lo'm,ncm b' ,nr ,,i re-
ported q. inD uat.ou 90 Acr commander T., tiae N'n
'.t.r rr,,.,r.Ch Dough-. 10 Hayu Last fail
g., go, min. ,,r,la,i,. FOR tlr yaranco- n flr m"ii
1 q
r,,.,,,r rd,et.d n.si~. lnt b. has not been po,
an the va'anccs mn-t hc nli'h '} ''np'.'F r., r>,
animation II very h..l o.f.r recent la'Hi'' lnl.'
u,t the lndureincf lu civil NJ" are more 'nrorrh-
n, and Therefore nave ro aspirations for o." priv
lcrc Of wearing uniform a. silnr' barely ,n'D' '',.l
caudc,'"s have iallcd Ia either the ph' steal or me
professional examination y, ~ tAc cns.nr'r or ,.,
hardly hope 10 pp,s the examination unlc-, hr ha'
Won the degree %. -. 80" 50 ih' medical a.paNi
| l. H." a. we'll a al. ". D." In other vori,
De- mus, have thorough collegiate A. well is technical
-slonally. and mast have perfect phf .,1ur
| Then too. assistant surgeon, who ranks Win an
cn,isn ha, 10 tahc up NJ quarter r Ia III. r'',t"
| Ia toad - IN Tie ""t'i ROOM ih' S,''i"-' -
Described hy Of the bui"au chief, At Nasmnet"t
A. par Of the quarters on poird mp Wm'h h,'
II, origin In the necessity ir am apartment ,rpArat
rom the quarter. ni other officer which would ,cry,
q, sort % nui,cry for the md,hipm'n Of tender
| wear, who obtained their ii-i naval training "i
| board ship
some Officers Of both The medical ana cneucerin.
corp. have spent eight years iu the efccrarc. until tlr'
are thirty or thirty i've year, of age. hc'a>r of th'
| .lDwnc.. IF promotion. mi. together with TN
small salary /, one Of the cau,cs OF 30 rc-igua
flnr. Of engineers from the service durin- the la~
| few wear and - of the principal encouragement
| to would be- surgeon. of the Nnv,. They do not mp
| rr,cintc the idea OF heinz huddlrd Together
| like school boys. ~ cofnmon d"rmiioiN. The ~
animation Of medical candidate, begins VITA q knoWl
edge of modern ard ancient history followed hy AN
examination IA Latin aud -ouc one of the modern
languages. Then come ifty pu ',iion. to Dee an
.Wcrrd I'm writing. In anatomy. chemistry. phy Sic,
surg, ~ obstetrics. matcrI mcdca etc. From tlc
Naval Hospital the candidate J., taken 10 bcllrt me-
where hes mat perform operations "n -u'j jet, provided
at that Institution. for the Government. The age of
fhe candidate must be bciNrn twenty one ana
| twenty SIX years.
Leonard Moodv,