New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS In BKOOkLYN.
The City,s New Water Tower-"n' i""en are Domg-"ar
INV 49,. .,o NAVY Yard-National iuardmen andt their
Recommendations of General Interest.

civil and naval life The following is a brief
summary of what he said about the work of the
Engineer Corps of the Navy:
The bureau in addition 10 what NAV be termed its
regular work OF designing machinery Of all kinds super
v,ihs uc eA'ri',Ee works Of constructions repairing
Ing the personnel of the corps has performed the
tcIsve work Of cducatng IL, own engineer, and in
large the engineering profession Of the whole
world Tor the domain of that has no frontiers. Wirh
the spirit Of science liberal, free and alIpcr.
Nadig a, me forces Of nature with which it deals and
WORTHY OF the mighty powers subjected by il 10 the
trol man. the experimental data and the results Of
molly communicated 10 the world and have inevitably
LACEY affected It's industrial progress. The scientific
| Egncer Corp, OF the Navy must have a very com
pete knowledge Of the solidarity Of the ply sical
sciences, ana Of the mechanical methods by which
! nc truths of these sciences can be proftably ap
lied The Navy engineer must be both mcohan
IAN and scientist lc must be we'll skilled IN the
Imcchanlcal processes Of designing and CONSTRUCTING
hnd he must be- able TO guide those processes by the
unerring law, of physical science In the enormous
advance made IN scientific ,tcam-engnecring IN IN,
country during the last quarter of a century the
In" principal factor. II has applied the experimental
metl"d with an accuracy. a completeness; and on a
put all THEORIES all ideas all mechanlsm'; all claims
~ sort 10 crucial test aud has given Ia the
world whatever purc gold resulted from the assay
II has done more il has investigated and Determined
the Raises 81 these results. and has correlated ire
experimental fact, II steam engineering with the great
body %, modern science. sympathy with the pur-
pose, and appreciation of the services IF this Bureau
hns not been given by the Government q. has been
gwen 10 other depart Of the navy and 10
cnI and enlightened mind will be a~tonshed Ia learn
that this most important Bureau Of the Navy the one
-cl, and much more. depends. has been treated Ike
a ,iepchH uuwclcomc in th1 home ~ IL more favored
Lr.tlrrn That II, treatment las not had most
haucfu EFFECT l. the best culO.y ~ the industry. per
severance energy. >hll taicnt and genius dl'pIiyh
hy the Isrcan under most adverse CIRCUMSTANCES.
practical theoretical and professional equipment and
they have mad" such excellent uses Of Their oppor
tunitic~ ~ know ledge that they are sought for 10
Nh the If all the technical colleges Of
the country While their professional writings are
recognized a, STANDARD authority.
I'm addition to to>c mentioned in The Tribune
Yesterday who RESPONDED to toasts. Commolores
Melville and Xcllcr and Chief Engineers DUNCAN,
Whitaker. Wool \agcc, Baker, IIne. Mickey.
Eutwi,tlc and ChasneI made happy speeches. while
ono from Chief E,siuccr NcEwan was lntcT-
,pcrsed with humoruS stories.
The Commission Z the Worlds Fair 10 be held
in Chicago have minated - the Navy Depart
mcni that tAcy am ,cSirou> Of having several Of
the war vessel, >cntto take part III th" opening
of the exhibition. J may perhaps interest tho"c
who have read ahou, this request that none OF
Io,ion could lc sent,pu that the vessels would
he restricted io thos1 that could safely pass
through the Canadian tull> Their are seven OF
tL,>r canals between Nntrcr and BunaIo. which
lIn.l the displacement II all vessels desiring !"
- .rnt through th" E'u lakes. 1--WE OF th"s"
canals have drpth of alter not exceeding nine
feet on the sill> hence gould be- Impossible Tor
n vessel drawing m'lc TIN feet 10 inches 10
mas. through ihr Canadian canals Even tho 1T
Tie Petrol thc smallest " the aunhoaiS. ln her
urr.rui trim. draws nc.u three feet Of water
mon. th,u thcr. is drtughttor her when passing
Through the lock-. size coul only BE- got through
and .,ur of her ipar>. and tuptyIng her ho.crs
~ wafer 81 IF ihce.' thiu\ could be- replaced
aficr getting her through the ,kcs The NcSuyius:
the dynamite cruiser. draws only ten feet OF
,.,tcr hut as Size Is 80 IL \ei long. ami >cv-
crai - tlic looks ar not NOR, ban 900 feet IN
length. she could not be- got thrigh them Hence,
there seem 10 b" only three vest which might
hc made available f't Chicaeo's dmonstntion-
the torpedo boats Cushing and rtip and the
cuuncry boat Alarm.