New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
NAVY YARD RELICS.
INSTRUMENTS OF MARINE WARFARE.

WEAPONS MADE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF
VESSELS AND THEIR CREws-AN In.
ynNTIoN OF THE DEvIL"-HIS
ToEICAL PRIZES.
Readers Of the daily papers have not only been
told more about the Navy Yard and the manner
OF work done there in the last few years than
was published in twenty-five years preceding
hut they have been told Of the interesting things
about the new vessels. their materials OF con-
struction, their armOr and armament, their rifles
and machine guns, and their torpcdocs. Visitors
have watched the laying of the keel plates of the
new armorcd cruiser Maine, the setting of the
ribs around which the skin of the ship is formed,
the picking of the plates in well Of acid to
remove the scales rust, and the rvctcrs making
their hammers go cliitcr-ciatter as they headed
down the rpd-hOt bolt or rivet which fastened
the edges Of the two plates together lap and lap.
And in another two months they will watch the
great 6,400-tOn arnOrcd cruiser or batteship. the
first Of the new steel vessels TO be built in any
Navy Yard in this country, US she glidcs into the
water All Of this has proved interesting, no
doubt, and will continue TO be interesting to the
people who daily visit tlis busy Government
hive, with its $50 artisans of various trades
or branches the people who have to put their
hands into their pockets and help to pay for this
work through the agency of the tax-collcctors
But the new ships and the old ships are not by
any means the sole objects of interest within
the territory surrounded by the high DICK walls
and called the New-York Navy Yard. in spite of
the fact that it is on tine Brooklyn side of the
river Nor were the interesting relics all re-
moved when the collection of the Naval Lyceum
Society was removed to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis q few months ago. There are very
many interesting ir .cs-rclics OF which the
association is dear TO the hearts of many of the
officers and sailors of the Navy: relies which in
themselves would make an interesting volume Ia
70 with the history of the Civil War. After
passing within the portals at Iork-st but not
until the watchful guard has informed hiInsf
that your object is a legitimate and al homes one,
YOU come upon new building. about 200 feet
from the gate which is called Bachelors Hall.
In this building about twenty Of the officers
on duty IN the yard lodge and eat. Bat the
Government furnishes the building Only, tho
officers paying the HESS expenses pro rata from
their salaries. Opposite. on tie lcit-hanJ e"e
of the beautiful wide avenue. are great, long,
pyramid SHAPED piles OF sss;id shot and empty
s!cu. Beyond, ard on the hill. is an Od-ftsIlOhcd
building, tn, architectural appearance Of which
suggests Wash;nstou's Headquarters during
tie Revolution" BIZ, il is lot quite 50 old II
is the official residence Of Rcar-Adnliral ID. IL.
Brane, the co:nmandaut of tie station. ~ TIE
fooS of the pathway leading Gown tie hill Is the
Iyceum Building, in which are tie Offices of
the commandment and his personal stan OF aides
Opposite this is large brick building. used prn-
cipally as all equipment s'orchOuse; bur there are
also in il tie Offices of the general ard assistant