New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15
OUR BIG SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS I'M BROOKLYN.
Motion for of the Water Case Dened-The Concord
in Observation-Disclosures the CIubFIOuses-Wha National
Guard Men are DOng-Iems of General Interest

troll the sale for the benefit Of the old junk dealers
in their constituency. On the day OF thc sue "
coere of spectators in old iron, etc, gathered 10
hear the familiar II Observation-Disclosures OF BOSS
Mclaughlin's auctiOncer. One OF the articles
sold was the big steam derrick that lau cost 4ppp'
900 only fifteen years before, and was one ol .iic
best ever made. 1t had been condemned by Viie
economical Administration and ordered 10 "t
sold at auction. Besides a locomotive bOiler anu
several fccd-pumps, there was consdcrane olH' -
machinery and fittings connected WIN IL, ~ ood
was knocked down at the small sum OF @I'-nn""
The seventy tons of ballast alone was worm - wv
Another article sold was steam launch coh'lIi-
ing valuable machinery and only one yen GA
This was estimated to he worth al leas, "iiooo
but il was knocked down for SID. \ PlIc VI
coal which was well covered over WIN sGItcn-
ings was sold at ridiculous price ana the puS 1
was reported to have sold most OF IL pach ~ w ~
Government at a high profit attcr soIpci'llle ~,
NAM other things also were sold at outrageOuSly
The report from Washington last week thai Ad-
miral Farraguts old flagship Hartford was hou ~
be consigned to the old metal and refuse NNc"g
Int is to be retained on the 49,
Register and fitted up as tr2 ira Hli!;-
ship for apprentice boys at the Mh[e 9T 70 the
bcarts Of not ONLY the old veterans Of the Navy,
but to hundreds Of thousands OF mars " bcr
loyal civilians Built at b9s'on III n' G,ntnin
record began on February B. 1852, when C'W W,,
David Glasgow Faragut. who was to me 800
what General Grant was 10 the Army, s'lc'i MN
Hampton Roads on fn2 I y WEI CnIf Bockadng
Snuadron. but with special Instructions TO peEtl
Tho destruction of the dcienceS guarding 'he ap
nroachcs TO Ncw-Orlcans. and TO push, up NV
Nssissippi River to take possession oil that ciIH
The Hartford arrived al the mouth OF .mc
Nssissippi River on February 20, ana prcplIn,
lions we're at once made for the hcet to peg!l
its destructive work against the Confederate
THE bombardmcnt of Forts Jackson ana ~.
Philip began on April %, and the victory WIS
soon won. the forts surrcnderng four days Ia,fl,
and on The next day the Hartford was on Ln'
civ Of New-Orleans SIX days after the pe erI
nin, Of the firing Of the guns OF me liarIIoI'.
oroinst the Confederate forts, CommodorG fafl"Sut
sent one of her officers ashore nj NrworIeIhs' WV
LoulcJ down the Confederate flag from me s'1ii
over the Custom House and ran mp the Stars am
Strpcs in It's place. Nearly two years IAIGr, or -
Ic exact. on January IS 1864. me ilar.i2i" o.
Win Rear Admiral FarragutS Nag iiylnG Il, nri
r,,z1cn arrived of Mobile Bay 10 begin ne uoMn-
foII Of that rebel stronghold. The long 'llH
nccunicd i'm securing military co-orerntlon d,'NrI
tho beginning of the conflict Unit August J. aHF
an the ncyt dav Mobile WAS in The possession oi
tbc Fcdcrlls the terms of captul1ilpn pcil- S-''
in rhc cabin Of the Hartford. since the cl"'e VI
thc war the Hartford has seen mnCh 3''!Fc ST
Vice ON squadron duty. but ior me m.i l"f f
vcors She has been Al Mare Island "al,lh% i.i
Congress 10 send her 10 " Eoi'rn ho"' Vi "
consisn her to a continued existence