New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
TIE PHILADELPHIA AGAIN DETAINED.
ORDERS RECEIVED rosrroYING HER SAILING

PETITION TO SECRET tRY TRACY.
Officers on board the cruiser Philadelphia, iiag-
shin of the North Atlantic Squadron. and in the
Navy Yard were surprised to learn Yesterday
morning that the vessels sailing orders had again
been postponed. II expected that the SHIP
would start for the West Indies this morning. nut
Admiral Ghcrardi the commandant oi the squad
ron. received tclccraphic orders from Washington
which he sent to the ship yesterday morning. 10
delay the departure Of the Ihadelpha. lHe
cause of the delay was not known on poard 'ie
shin nor was it known when She VIII sail. Inc
vessel was practically ready for when the
orders 10 delay arrived and could now sail on
short notice The KcarsarGc. of the same
squadron. which recently returned To Norfolk from
Colon, with "brcakhouc fever" on board, has
been ordered to sail 10 Port-au-Prnce
The flagship of the squadron of Evolution. the
cruiser Chicaao. was brought ont Of the granite
drv-dock al the ward yesterday morning about
Z o'clock She was taken 10 moorngS alongSiG"
Of the dock AZ the foot OF Main-St.. where the
work of filling her bunkcrs with coal w1s begun
She is under orders TO be ready for s"a on TIE
10th Of this month. The repairs on the vessel
are finished While she was in the dry-dock her
bottom was scrapcd and painted and some valves
were repaired An apparatus for hoistng the
cartridges 10 the deck which hes been put on
board was tried yesterday morning The cruiser
Dolphin. also of this squadron, which left the
Navy Yard and started for Newport on Wcdncs-
day. has arrived al Hampton Roads whittier She
sailed from Newport
Preparations were made Al III" yard Yesterday
morning t. flood the timber dry-dock aua To
remove IN, cruiser Yorktown from it az o'cior,
in the afternoon. While in the dry-dock tie
bottom Of the vessel has been reprinted. All
1,r.. 1t.r ID for.
hy the 18th of this month, rs SIZE j, under orders
10 be ready by thar day. The alterations IN
the cabin and mcSs-room accommodations are all
most completed. and now the ship is 10 have her
bunlcr> filled with coal and her ammunition put
or board while She is lying ri tie cob Dock.
Part of Tie machinery connected with the
forced draft apparatus was hpet"d into thc t'oop-
of-war Yantic on Friday. The work of putting
dIy-pipcs into the engines of tire vessel j.
being carried on. and viii soon hc
finished The destiny Of the Nlutic Is - much
of ny ,tcry rs ever, although various reports
have been circulated. \ few DAYS ago orders
were received on the vessel t. transfer all mon
who had less than three wears vet 10 serve. -
the Vermont bur tle order was countcrw1ud"d
within an hour or two after II 0's c.cifcd "n
board All but three 81 the officers on ihc ship
arc now in the third year of their cruise. II IS
thought. however. that the vessel VIII I've sent
10 some foreign waters, 10 China, or 10 IN"
Mediterranean Tho vessel VIII probably b., ready
Cor "a, j., tlrco ,yccks
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iii .,,. Ian , .c,,,d ,,iifion of fla. Vermont i'm
the Navy Yard Tie monitor NI.Htouomal FIST
approaches tie day when She m1y b" PIT INTO
commission, bui tlcrc il, still much work being
done ou her II * low many month, since thc
work Of demonstrating this biz vessel was begun
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efficient ~ yc,.cl, of Nc new Navy The Two
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