New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
ONE MORE oLD.TIME VESSEL GONE.

COMING CHANGES.
,.. ,,,,ohor n, vessels which at the navy
- ..r d.vs ago has been lessened BY two' one VI
ubIcb'is total wreck the Atlantic coasV aoou b.
miles north of the entrance 10 Chesspe"ho '' -
,ha other the Yantic is at Norfolk receiving ie"
matches over the scars left by the BAD weaele, " ..
bo encountered The Yantic, like the Despa.ch' -
one of the few remaining wooden vesseis Oh 'io o,
Navy, and If she returns from her 'nreo 80
c,,ss in the South Atlantic, whittier she mas
hsen ordered she will probably be laid Dy "i"i
some Of the other old relics Of uie NAVY Va wy
80. o, IA cold TO the highest bidder for services As
coal bulk or TO be cast into the JUNK heap. Inv
YantIc certainly had hard time after she iei. ~
week ago TO 90 to the relief Of the shpwreckeo peope
', ~, D.o.cb The weather was too severe for her
90 no NJ any service and would have been Iazaruous
for her TO attempt TO 90 close TO the Despa'oi vi
Assaeague Island, she laid to OIL the COAST "ae
for the weather TO calm Hatches weer Da'Voheu u''
ufenes were stretched along the deck, ana tle snip
mos nut undr stormsais But nothing could keep tne
eas rom breadng over the ship, and there was mucn
damage DONE The wardroom was hooueu' pO "
,he ON the starboard Side was carried away
the caamaran torn from Its fsstenlhss OH 'e ioo
castle and swept aft, tearing away parp Oh 'i'o i
caetle rail and the bridge in it's wake the steam ao
uas torn from its davts and demolished, ana ono
heavy sea tore the hatch battens of and caused 'e
ero roon to he flooded 1t was then concluded to
run for Norfolk and this plan was carried INTO enec''
II NAV TINS be seen what sort Of weather the CRUISER
Atlanta had TO contend with after she left here oh
Sunday to go TO the relief OF the peopie Oh Io
Despatch. 1t continuous battle WIN Tie eo-
ments for forty eight hours but the only damage the
vessel suffered that of the broken rails on deck ana
demolished furniture in the wardroom. True, the
forward compartment became flooded, but TINS was
because the cap Of the hawsepipe was not 1asened
down sufficiently strongly And TIE SIX men WHO were
Victims Of an explosion were injured because lantern
rtu,snt IN
water was in IT. this compartment connected witn
the naint locker and the water had caused cnem-
caI action with the volatile mixtures, thus generating
| an exnlosye gas This was on Tuesday morning. and
the vessel at once put into the Delaware BreaKwaeer
| and the following morning came back to the navy
Yard Besides the Injuries to the men from the Names
the bukhead bent In BY the force OF the sudden
exnansjon of gases The vessel had her seaworthness
well tested
The loss OF the Despatch has not only robbed the
Navy Register Of of its old vessels that was about
TO mass into "nnocuous descude because Of her long
career of wearing service but also has furnished
| the newspapers with columns Of explanation as to
how the vessel was driven ashore how the officers and
crew were rescued without the loss Of single life, OF
how the tremendous broke over her and gradually
tore her into pieces. and what the two vessels, the
Yantic and Atlanta, sent TO her relief failed to DO IL
WAS the end OF vessel the interesting history Of which
will ever be borne upon the Navy records; a vessel
but as pleasure yacht for one OF New YOr2s million
aire brokers' whose financial downfall rooted with
the Tweed regime vessel sold. to the Government at
auction for than half its original cost and whose
decks later trod by more notable men than ever
visited any other ship in the old Navy. Kings
and Queens, dukes and duchesses lords and ladies,
Presidents and Cabinet officers Senator'S and Repre-
sentaves and their wives and daughters have eaten,
drank and slept board of the vessel But she is now
a thing Of the past The cruiser Dolphin the first
vessel of the Navy, is to be fitted out at once to
| take the place OF the Despatch.
When the Atlanta to the Navy Yard the
who were most seriously Injured by the explosion
the vessel on Tuesday taken to the Naval Hos
pttal Word reached the Navy Yard yesterday morn.
ing that of these, Frank James, apprentice boy,
died at the Naval Hospital at O'Clock in the morning.
The funeral will take place at the hospital at 3 80
this afternoon and the body will be buried in the
| Naval Cemetery the hospital. The division OF
which he belonged and the apprentice boys Will
90 from the ship to the hospital under arms and other
| men and officers from the ship viii also go, but
officially. The other who taken to the hos
pitsl improving yesterday. One Of those whose
condition was considered serious enough to war
rant taking him to the hospital well that he
| returned TO work on Friday.
The Atlanta is to be fitted for at the Navy Yard.
she Is In need, IL Is sid Of general overhaung She
behaved excellenty In the recent Storm but 1t
shown that repairs are needed. Her water tight
compartments need attention, they were not all
and she Will DO locked before going to sea to have
| her bottom scraped and painted II Is thought by
that she Will follow tho Boston to Chill but
another rumor is that she will be sent TO China Tho
Atlanta is not of the old hus OF the Navy but is
one OF the new steel ships. She is one of the first
vessels Of the new Navy built upon designs Of the
Advisory Board appointed by William E. Chandler
when he was Secretary OF the Navy and launched in
1884. In her plans radical change was made
from what people acquainted with the Navy had been
accustomed to- The "topgallant forecastIe y as the
raised part Of the deck designated and the
poop deck as the raised part OF the after deck is
called, brought together forming superstructre
amidshps, leaving the deck forward and abaft this
| superstructure of the height as the main line
or deck OF the ship, thereby afording clean sweep
for the forward and after guns. 1t was this low for
ward deck that gave rise TO the criticism that the
vessel could not stand being forced into heavy sen
and that her guns could not be fought in seaway
| The rig too, change from that which had been
gwen TO former vessels of the tonnage and con.
sisted of two square-rigged masts, placed COMPARE
| lively well amidships.
After her cruise in the West Indies when she
encountered some very heavy weather, her captain
said "she is the most satisfactory vessel have
ever served upon. Non Of the other ships would
have made such good weather in the heavy seas that
we met of the Bermudas She rises to the seas
| splendidly.'
The cruiser Boston has not yet left the Navy Yard
for her station. She WILL however probably sail some
time this week. The Boston is the sister ship of the
Atlanta being built at the tine Of the same
| style. She is under orders 10 go to the Pacific
Squadron, and during the last two three weeks she
has been repaired and made ready start on her long
| cruise. She now lacks her full complement Of men,
bat these will probably be supplied In a day or two
As It is, have been transferred from the Ben.
nngton TO I'LL up her crew, but still some are wanting
| The flagship Philadelphia viii be ready TO 20 TO
sea about November /, but whether she is to 60 10
| Germany with Official letter, simply to go to
the West Indies the ordinary winter cruise OF the
North Atlantic Squadron, is fact that has not been
disclosed The cruiser Concord Of the same squadron
In accordance with the order issued few weeks ago.