New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
OUR BIG SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
vsterous and Brutal urderThe Warhps of the squadros
Of Evolution What National Guard Men Are Doing
The Rowing Hippodrome Still Goes On
Items of General Interest.

CARDS the defence Of her coast equal IL not superior,
to England and France.
The big armored cruiser Maine which will be pr,o-
tically battle ship, has been made familiar to Tia
readers of The Tribune that the course OF her con-
structlon-from the laying Of tho keel plate 10 tia
launching OF her in November last, and up 10 thu
present time has been detailed in these columns shs
will be the largest vessel that the Navy ever possessed
will possess at the time when she Is finished And
those who have the hundreds OF men ut work
upon the great steel plates for the hu the barbetes
the towers etc, do not need 10 be told how interesting
the work is upon her. What Is said Of the Maine NAV
also be said Of Cruiser No. 7, the Cincinnati which
is 10 be launched in October. She into form and
being slowly, but she grows nevertheless and some day
steelpointed proectIle from ono Of her sinch guns
may pierce through the sides Of enemy, carrying
death with it, the hundreds OF smaller shot from tia
revolving guns may down Of men on TIA
decks OF the enemy's vessels. the explosion OF a
torpedo from Of her pars scatter the remnants
OF an enemys ship 10 all Of the compass points OF thu
ocean and send hundreds Of brave men, but the
enemy, to eternity.
The new engines for the cruisers Cincinnati ana
Raleigh, being constructed at the Navy Yard. under
the supervision Of Chief Engineer J. II. Chasmar and
his officer assistants said 10 be the most perfect In
detail OF construction that were ever built for thu
Navy. The drawing Of the designs the making Of the
patterns for the several parts, the castings the fors
ings, the mechanical work Of every sort done upon
them, has been done by the engineer officers OF the
Navy or under their supervision. In fact, everything
the hull machinery, boilers. guns and other fittings
was designed by the Navy officers, built under their
direction and supervision, and all done at the New
York and Norfolk Navy Yards. In another week the
different parts Will be put together and the engines
up In the shops at the Navy Yard the same as they
will he when completed In the two ships. Then,
they are found TO be perfect all details those for the
dad 10 N0rfolk Navy Var
10 be erected in that ship. The engines are twin
screw vertical triple-expansion, each having four
cylinders OF 80, SO, and two Of 81 inches diameter
with stroke Of piston Of 33 inches, and designed for
@ S ao OF i 800 ee psr %nne The
In three sections, the two forward SECTIONS oeinS
single ended boilers the latter to be used as auxihareA
The total crate surface is 616 square feet ana t1s
total heating surface 2015s square feet. The forced
draft the closed aspt system, the same ~ usea
on the Concord and Bennington.
The burning of the old wooden war vessel Brooklyn
had purchased her for old junk was an incident thas
almost brought tears TO the eyes 81 many Oh inc ~, S
ship and were with the immortal Farraspt Snen tne
Brooklyn intimately associated with his us. eT s
In 1858, when she was new, and conveyed Aooer. a.
McLane, then United states Minister to MEXICO on :
voyage along the Mexican coast for the purpose q
inspecting the efficiency OF the eonsuiates; Inc
Brooklyn was also alongside OF the ON hsruoru ~
Farraguts feet at the passage OF Forts Jackson ana
of New-Oreans by the Federal forces The BrooNyn
encountered many fire RATS sent down the ve by ne
against the enemy. At the attack on Moolle W
Brooklyn led followed by the Hartford with FaraTus
dashed in the rigging The old Brooklyn served hef
country we'll and now that she he, is . no more ~,
new Vessels the Brooklyn. 49,
A long letter complaining that fsvortsm vas
shown IN the auction sale OF Sonds%ned s p
lyn paper q week ago to-day secretary Tracy has
since ordered the Board on Navy Yard Organiza.
ton TO make thorough Investigation and to repors
of the irregular methods pracused during che Clev
land Administration, and particularly OF tho QUE
rageous swinde Of the Government In the sale 81 .
big iron derrick and other materials induced the sec
rfary TO make change in the methods OF con.
ducting these sales, and he wil not stop until 0s
system Is made perfect
Ex- Lieutenant W. II. JaQues, who resigned non
the Navy a few months ago to accept mGu
lucrative place expert on gun materials In ne
bethlehem Iron Works. says that the work on me
On forgings which that company Is TO nrnsn
both the Army and the NHyy ana on one s arn ~
vorably than expected by the Navy Departmenle
A number Of tons OF the eeveninch arulor ior ing
coast hefmce vessel Monterey, now building 81
sent when the contractors are ready TO receive u
The plates 70 the armored cruisers Maine ana Iess
will be ready for delivery when the big cranes AZ
erected for handling them az the New rork ana '0S
ing ahead favorabb aoout $50 OF the several cHs
bres including three twelve-inch forglngs, nav4
already been delivered under the Navy DepeN
ment contract, and about thirty under the Army
Chief Engineer Charles e. De valiD who han 9
severe stroke Of paralysis while on the crNisos
Baltimore In Europe a few months ago. ana we 80
patient in the hospital at Nice for long time, ma
returned home, and is slowly but steahiy mPfVv.nE
He owns a fine house I'm Washington, where ne u
living quietly with his family