New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
LEADING NAVAL TOPICS.
AN ACCIDENT IN THE NEW DRY-DOCK-THE
QUESTION OF FOULlNG AND CORROSIoN.

ing the North Atlantic Squadron arrived AT 'us po''
last week. They up the Bay on rhurSoa. mo-"
ing but not yet have New Workers ana bfoo'! NV"
had good opportunity of seeing the new cruiser ba'.
more FOR the squadron did not 60 the Navy Lar"
to anchor and the Baltimore was ordered TO san ~,
Norfolk to receive her two 8-nch guns shleius anu
Ammunition which are to complete her armament
The Baltimore is to return in few days u 'ca' NV
squadron to Portland, Maine, to take part III Wv
celebration Of the Army Of the Potomac on July -
OF the three other vessels composing tic i1,ur,
the Dolphin Is already at the yard ana inc hcdi''e
is 10 60 there but the Galena is 10 remain away
The Dolphin, which went to the Navy Ia"
IN Friday was put into the drydock ycs'eiu"s
morning While the water was teIns P""p''
ont one of the four shores on t'c sun,
board side began to buckle and then p'oN0
two The other three shores gave way tHown- WV
OF the men upon them into the water ana tic 80 80"
kecIea over dangerously to starboard Ihere ""S
the greatest tumult for few moments nuI' .
vow lives "Open the gates shoulcu o"p1 ',or
tendcnt lille The two men struggling IN Tue "'''
sc,e,meI Another who had been injured WIFI SUNNI
Of the splnterings, gave forth aeoninhs H.,
the ships dogs barked. the onccrs OIL Wv
shouted their orders. and the souhu Vi A.,
dishes was also heard. The water was ic' INV ,'
dock inst in the nick OF time and soon '''o '''p
49, aooti,g in her element and rghted TO an even
Iee, Then the shores were replaced uie e
closed and the water pumped ont. Inc Doip'"
ho,,om is thickly covered with barnacleS anu SUING
other sea growth, which is TO be removed ~ -.
rev subjects connected with the constructor Va
h. new iron and steel ships for the Navy ana aiso
,ho.e of the merchant marine are more deSeI>'"e "
,d,ous attention than the prevention OF forllhs an"
destructive corroson of unsheathed shlPs' Inv
docking and inspection and cleaning OF INC n no, -,
Dolphip at the Navy Yard IS Watchco VIZ" ',,
interest not by naval officers alone put aIso " 49,
ers and ironworkers and inventors Inc i"ii'Ne "" 80
lantg
consumntion Of nearly double the amount "a ~
,orn,er,v used for the greater speed is known 10 DC
due 70 the large quantity of bamaces adhcnns W O
bottom the growth Of sea grass TO seVe'i "'" wv, :,
length and the thick growth OF 'eee''uO,'' ~ :,
which Is 10 be removed. The eject OF suCh io"i''s
enormously TO increase the resistance OF "'e
~ the water and to decrease the speed accoiuis''
IT, r,s;s,arco ~ course increases with The ioic'N
ir, rouebness From the moment that any suos'""'o "
,ut into sea-water the foulins begins, pu' 'lo 49,"
mutation Of barnaces. oysters, sea grass CIV - ,e
proceed with the same rapidry on some -" =,
unon others While all kinds OF paint H''o
tried they have failed As ant!iouiihs -,
although some reard the evil more thah o,'''S "s
In sme II comes 10 all. Nothing has YET Dec" 'u"'
49, o.oo,,o, NJ iron from fouing and corrosioh
aior ~ coating of red lead and white Ahc On. Il"
ro,t has vet been invented which will prevent lo"'"s
Tor any considerable time. Then, TOO. no mN'uc "'
vet been found which will act a. preventive ""' ."
The same time present slight incuohaI iesi''"
Another evil is the cOrroson Of plates pn' .s '''
m, taken place in the ships OF the American -'',F
,he extent that it has with those OF the BRUSH "'
bora T., some cases the plates have actually dropped
from the frames -, ,o,
The big Pensacola, which recently re'ur'eu no'
Africa whittier she conveyed party OF scieh'iss "
observe an eclipse Of the sun In December j. III .o
new dry-dock. where she has been sur'vlcu INV
hoord NJ survey is to send in It's report N Washington
| hut
aa npbl,c II IS understood that the bottom OF the
EASEL il 70 be rccoppered. II this Is done ~ VIII
take about a month 10 complete thc WORN 7ho =
not 10 go Portland to take part IN inc ocicO
Contain Albert Kautz relieved captain ~ H. ia'7
% the command Of the Pensacola yesterday hori'Hs'
Coptain Yates is an officer who stands meh ID inc
os,oen Of hi, brothers in the service, and his UNIFORM
conrtesv compliance and generous consideration
~ both officers and from the time mat nc ioi'
the Naval Academy many wears ago. as wateh oin'o'
and commander has for him general admiration
from all in the service lie much liked on board
the Pensacola and he made the recent voyage Az
ENJOYABLE one. Although the ships quarters were
limited even with her full complement Of omcers ana
tho additional number scientists on board, "hich
crowded abe cabin and ward room, the tlp I" Ai'"'
30 far as the communications and social attentions
between The officers and the eclipse observers WIZ
concerned. was a pleasant one. AND the ehis"u
men were treated with every consideration ana "oud
have chccrcd the departing commander hao '"o w."
.ations permitted IT,
To many Of the old naval officers there IS something
sad in The thought that the old Kearsarge WINCH
twenty-six years Thursday next OF the haTooi
Of Cherbourg France, ended the unenvable career u"
the Confederate pTivatecr Alabama, may be remover
from her honorable place in the Navy Register anu
placed In Rotten Row There is no exception in her
favor in the law, which provides that when the re
pairs to a vessel Of shall be estimated TO cost
more than 20 per cent Of the cost Of vessel OF
the same type she shall DO cast aside, disnanteH
stripped of tho materials which may be made useini III
other ships and then sold at auction. She Is to he
put into dry dock in a few days and board Of OIL
GERS will be detailed to hold a survey upon her 10 deter
mine whether she may be repaired for another cruise
for a SUN within the 20 per cent limit That report
will be awaited with vast amount Of interest ana II
the officers Of the service could have their way, size
would probably preserved with the two oncd
pivot guns from muzzlcS Of which came the shot
that sank the Alabama, as monument 10 the VIC
tory then won, long as there is Navy.
The Kearsarge-with the possible exception OF the
old Hartford Tarraguts flagship when his fleet slIchced
the Confederate forts. Jackson and st. Philip, on INC
Mississippi. before they went on mp the river TO re
claim NewOrlcans-is probably the most famous oil
the historic vessels in the United states naV"'
service. Ste Of several Of the experimental
hurrcdy built vessels constructed by the Govern
ment In the early DAYS of the Civil War; and has proved
tho most valuable experiment ever tried by the Navy
excepting perhaps the Monitor, Yankee cheese
box" the Rebels characterized her. she
is at least. the only vessel now afoat when
has sunk her antagonist while In action Two OF the
guns which she then carried | inch Dahlgiens-shc
has now on board. one Of them is the forward ana
the other the after pivot gun, and they namch te
"Winsl0w,7 after the late Admiral John C. WInsiow'
the commander Of the ship In that memorable action
and the Thornton after Lieutenant COMMANDER
James S. Thornton, the executive officer at the tine
10 whom the credit is due for preparing the slnp fo'
that great fight by running cables forward and all
above the water line, thus making her iron-clad
so far as IL possible TO do. These two guns were
afteruaId converted into onch rifles Admiral wins.
low died at Boston III 1913, and Captain Thornton dled
at Germantown, Penn In 1875. -
The bid Of F. W. Wheeler & Co., Of Bay City. Mich,
offering to build the Nava, Academy practice vessel
FOR FAB 600 or $1,000 less than the bid OF moore
81 Hmm y 1 L..