New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
WORK AT THE NAVY YAkD
r1p COMING CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
rpr.1. OF COMMANDER BIcKNELL-wHEhh TIE

and
anu 'P ~ On osnec,ally among the 100 can
',Sa,es Who have filed applications, is the
AZ man who believe themselves qualheu 'o' Wv =. IN
"a foremen or master mechanics that peco"o ~ Az
Jnns l. The examinations Will oeslh to-"o, .,,. h,,
tcloving being the board OF examiners d. 49,. r.,
SECRETARY Tracy: Captain Francis VI. buhoe C' Co.,
rtrser David smith, Commander Charles oNeii,, III
ei"o % Chodyvick and Naval Constructor Francis
- po,,.s The recorder Lieutenant william d.
CAMERON is not a member OF the ooaru
ha nIacas that are to be declared vacant OIL juno
=, will be filed by those who, in competitive examine
ttons shall prove themselves best fitted ana quaneu
N do the work But most, If not ALL o. inc P'eson'
master mechanics so well acquahoeu WIN " -,
work that they do not fear that they VIII rot De aoi0
~ nass the examinations successfully. The following
are the yorlmen who at present fill tha places ana the
salary of each: Ira Lille, master shDwi1Jnt' % on
day: Thomas Rorke master shiph'ter 30 cay Jdue'
Flood master plumber, IS a dHy William "le@'es'
foreman blockmaker SIS day Pr1e Palseiies masVoi
lronpatcr So day James Brush, foreman OF Iaooles'
IS a day Andrew Childs, master JOINER 20 udS ;
7 HeppenstaI foreman boabuilder. 80 DAY
y smith foreman painter IS a day O. Johnston fore
man sparnaker IS a day; A. Walker, foreman caiKer'
g. a dav: N r. Jones, master Oakummaker, "a day
p DOYLE shipkeeper. 81 day: John Buchanan, lore
man of dock laborers, 81 30 a day; John CO"ah'
foreman samaIer, SIS day; James How
ard, master mechanic, s. 25 a day; William
Quinn, master boilermaker. SIS % day; John Forbes
master moulder, S. % day; p. Archibald, foreman
coppersmith
The trial by courtmartial Of Lieutenant Commander
George A. BclneD for through negligence, suffering
two vessels Of the Navy to be stranded was
finished early in the week. and the accused officer IS
now anxously waiting to learn what the court decided
upon proper punishment This will probably be
made public within few days. One of the specifca-
tions OF the charge was having deviation table
for tha Of ,ho Gale
mander Bcknell did neglect and fail to compare the
standard compass of the said vessel with the compass
of the Nina the courses secred to determine the
deviation Of the Gaena's compass"
This was one Of the most serious features of the
charge but a comparison of the logs of both vessels
shows that there table to ascertain the devia
tons Of the compass of the Nina compared with the
Galena's that there possibility of making any
tests during the trip to determine what the deviation
might be; that the quantity Of iron irreguarly dis
tributed on the Galena. with the heeling roll
ing of the ship different at short intervals,
rendered the deviation of the compass dangerous one
TO rely upon. The testimony and all of the searching
inquiries made make the of the most inter
estng tried in the Navy for many years.
Tho disposition Of the vessels of the Squadron of
Evolution has been decided upon-by of the
newspapers. The four vessels-the Chicago, Boston.
Atlanta and Yorktownare to be consolidated with the
North Atlantic Squadron the Squadron of Evolution is
the Chicago Boston and Atlanta and sending them to
various parts of the globe, replacing them by the
Newark Concord and Bennington; the squadron is to
be sent intact on a cruise in European waters. The
fact is that the vessels TO receive few neces-
sary repairs and will then be sent to Annapolis TO
participate in the graduating exercises of the Naval
Academy, after which there will be feet naval man.
oeuvres, probably at Newport.
Captain Mccormick chief Of the Ordnance De
partment of the Navy Yard, has been informed
that the third of the MiantonOmoh's 1Oinch
breech loading rled guns, the test of which
Gently completed at the Naval Proving Grounds Ann
apos has been started for New York. The gun will
be placed on the bow of the Mient0nomoh until the
fourth and last Of these big guns arrives, when both
will be mounted in the forward turret the first two
having already been mounted in the after turet.
Chief Constructor T. d. Wilson has so arranged the
administrative GIairs of his department that at his
Office in Washington he tell 10 what point of
progress in construction every ship of tho Navy
has reached, and if Secretary Tracy wishes TO know
anything about the work on the ships the re-
pairs on the old ships Commodore Wilson show
by chart photograph their enact condition He has
lust directed that series Photographic views be
taken OF the cruiser Cincinnati to show her present
condition. Practically all OF her frames have been
put in place. about tlreefours of the huh plating is
on, and very much of the plating for the defensive
srmor deck is The work of laying her launching
Eays began few days ago, the preliminary work
If driving the foundation piles being well under way
floating pe-dver is now at work at the place where
he vessel will be launched. In the new boer-shor
he work on the boilers for both tie Cincinnati and
Ralegh advances rapidly. The shell sheaths for the
rollers being shaped and rolled, and the curiously
iuted furnaces are being prepared.
There has been report that so much Of the deck
n the Maine has been laid that the boilers cannot be
put In place. is said however, in the construction
department. that no mistake has been made 1t was
1t first intended TO leave open large part Of the ships
deck in order that boilers might readily be lowered
Into place upon their arrival BU when it was found
that the boilers would arrive for long time il Wa
decided TO 90 with the rvetng of the deck plates
into position. large hatch, however, is 10 be lef
through which the boilers may pass. Then part O
may be necessary to remove the boilers they can b
taken out by simply making use of the additional
hatcn and without tearing up the deck plates.
The fitting Of the forced draft 70 the boilers OF TN
on the monitor Tersor new departure Is being made
The quarters for the junior officers 10 be put OF
are stin at work the monitor Miantonomoh Nov
that the cruiser Bennington has been accepted lpIo
will be fit her out for duty as was done on the con
sod few weeks ago me Ve SG yo o. 1t6rd as
fittings for comfort and use: This work VIII pr2babl
e begun in few d to IT'S G and 9u mS S So 5
lings done and the ship IS in commission ther
,o S as and general raj utility Of the ship Although
concord has now been in commission for some time
he little Jobs her not yet entirely FINISHED. Sh
has received within the last few days fresh coat
paint which makes her hull lOOk white and beaut Iu
As no orders have been received il Is not known whe
the ship will sail on where she will go.
The work Of recOppering parts Of the bottom of tn
sloop-OfwaF Yantic continues Although the ship II
ceved new boilers only a few months ago. they E3v
not proved satisfactory, and It hiss become essar
10 repair them already. The boilers orignall
made for the Intrepid, but th"y altered for
the Yantic EngiGeer-in Chief George ~. Melville pai
a visit TO the ship Friday and determined what re
pairs shOnld be made upon her.
In the last week the guns OF the secondary batter
have been put on the Lancaster. 1t is said tina
there IS haste get the vessel started for her station
and that hence il not certain what repairs will
made upon her while she remains here. There az
some io6s that eau be done IN the yard better than
sea or I'm foreign station. The report Of the survc
on the gun ports has not been received. The vess,
is stll short handed needing 100 men TO i'll IN
complement. She may not start for a month yet 70
her station the Asstc Squadron. of which She IS to
the flagship. ,,