New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
THE PHILADELPHIA SILL "Aiii-'"'

49,, tLo ,uo cruisers Philadelphia ana 'hicaao
you'd 90 to sea from the Navy fa'" H''' -
morninq. But the storm when prcNdi'eu ".iN
os ca severe that IL was dcclucu w ""'' '
,at,or weather rather than burn coal IN heaNS
.oo,bor nccdlessly On the fhlaucipi"' .'o
oaosbin Of the North Atlantic Squadron 'hc oiuci
os yesterday that the vessel shoui" san '
,,or,ina Il was expected that the sup WYNN"
s,art for the West Indies last "ech' "'o Wv
orapbic orders received 'hiV S"' s
,.'iaod mill Rear-Admiral GhcrardlS return
from Washington. The reason loi VIZ, "'' 'I'
,I,niraI Cberardi. the commandant of the squad
ron. might receive further lns'r"c'io"' ''Y'"
rotarv Tracy with regard To the agreement oe'wee"
~ E,.1s S,oorebin Line and the Ilaytian Gov
or,rort and also with regard to carrying ""o''
ann ,,s Of wafer in the ships bottom to give the
,I cro,tcr stability The vessel Is now an
,,. 90 sail Her bunkers are fun oil COAL she
- .,orod with provisions 10 last several moh'1s'
a,d sbo has ber complement of officers ana h'"
rio oc;corx will he clad to reach warmer ciiH"c'
~. mono of the new cruisers are conl"rtape SnlpN
!, cold weather The cruiser l"r"'""n, VI WV
Souodron of Evolution, left the Navy i't" y"
THURSDAY and started for Norfolk. Inc loiN-
to,vn had been in or near the Navy lar" W.
several weeks during which time some ieP'"
had been made TO her. Her s'ecIIhh-S'' '
been repaired. and the quarters an" mss
of bor officers had been changed '"s' "o'V"
tho vessel left the yard she h'd peeh III Wv
drv.docl where her bottom was palh'''' a,',
i;oh sbo was taken ont aud her hunkerS me"
With coal When the visiting ltraziiah HPu""i"''
was hero last fall the Yorktown P'l'''P'''
Ioroelv in thc honorS which were P'l" ~ ~
Sl,o escorted the two visiting vessels Oh n.y.
arrival. IN the Bay and 70 their "n'n'i'S' ~
tbc North River and also was inc N'SS'i ,''Pn'
90 escort them down the Bay and 10 hrc the nh"'
salntcs on their departure from '"'Se ""''''
return home c....,.o,, 81
TLo CHICAGO. the flagship Of the Squadron oil
r,o,r,ior will probaby start for Southern waters
-. CON g.. the weather is favorable. II ana ho'
.a,,,, rccossorv 70 start out in the midst oi =
, aud heat around hurning coal ana making
Ii,,lo rr,gress although tine vessel was ready ~
.an Yesterday morning. She also has receive"
~. ,onoirs since She came 10 the Navy l""
last fall Ecpairs have been mad" To inc soup
nors . ,o the main and auxiliary machinery anu
"a tho decks; she has received new aH'"'p'' "''
various other Jobs have been done SINE ''' snip
c,r,c ont Of the dry-dock few days ago. "'''
bcr botton was painted, her hlnk'i' "'' WV
en-, ;,L ,l The ,,iuadrou viii proh'hit
rorIo,vous ot Newt Orleans. and II Is p"'Nl'ic 'h''
the vessels may take part IN the MANU- was
festival there During tins Southern cr"N ~
the squadron the men are 10 receive caIci"l Pl''F
cal training in the workings OF war 'eS'''s vi
squadron duty. -, ,ho
poor ADMIRAL Walker. tllc commandaAt oi M"
.o,,o,Iro, ,,Lcn he reaches Norfolk with ms nag
shin. will find that the cruiser N"',"' VI Wv
so,nc squadron. has been put i'm h~'i-claNs comm
lion IN every way. The hull has been thoroughly
licensed and covered with anti-foullne paint ana
,roonc the principal changes made by Tie '"n-
,,rrction Dcpartrcnt have been the putting III
= - o,,. ,,,lley the taking out of an lce-niarhIn'.
hicl rcvcr made. zee. and the replacing 81 Inc
IA ,o,,cr roun's for the 3-pound"r' apd-hilhs
ouns which had proved much too weak Tor ,'f
strain Of the rccoil. hy new ones 81 inc 'ilh""H'
no,,crn The Enginccrnc Bureau has replaced
lour lccd.pump, with others OF an lmp-'|'u
n,,,crp. improvcd the ventilation "i me me I'M"
cn,;nc rooms ,p rs 10 have AN atmosphere G. ''''
than $50 degrees If possible has hi''" Inc "''l'
with new drl pipes: laid down ne" ana sac
f,orp mates I'm the frc-room. and made general
rcpairs on the auxiliary machinery.
The cruiser Boston. thr fourth vessel "i inns
SQUADRON las been put into IN" grant" "iN-d"'N
in the Navy Yard Her bottom l. I" hc arTal""
and painted and the valves are !" h' hPHi''
The Mcnnc,s paint Is 10 be- pG' on one sag VI
the bottom and another paint on We "iIcr Ni'' j"
test the relative value Of each. me p'r' 81 'n''
buu above tie yyatcr-linc i, also 10 have fresh
coat of white paint put on. ms l"n, h"Nc\'t'
is 70 he done by the ships men and not 10y the
ward worIimcn Some repairs are also being made
about the ruddcr. The bushngs about the pniIcN
Of the ruddcr were found 10 be worn and nr"
oncs are 10 be- put in The hauSr-pipc on the
siarnoard side was broken last winter while the
vessel was AT Tan2i"rS; new casting has been
made and is now being put in place. III" paris
of the engines are being collected and are II III"
fastened into place. The crank shaft, winch mas
recently been pat in To replace that on" winch
was broken is now in position. II Is "Npc TIA
that everything will bc ready for the dock trial
about the first of next month. The other prep
arations will then be made, and II Is thought
that the vessel will be able To start for sra 10
Join the rest of the squadron about the middle "l
the month.
The dynamite cruiser Ncsuvius is moOrcd along
side of the barbcttc turfcted Terror, in tie berth
formerly occupied by the Boston. While she Is
here the auxiliary condenser is TO De pat in, and
the nose of the vessel which was bent IN collision
while She was al anchor in the North River sev-
cral weeks ago. is to be repaired. The recon
struction work on the monitor Terror advances
rapidly The superstructurc of the Maine Is rap
idly being constructed. The casting of the stern
post Of the Cincinnati is soon 10 be- hostcd into
position. The big, heavy piece OF metal now hes
alongside of the Vessel, while some Of the pre-
paratory work is being done. The work on the
rest of the vessel advances fayoraby. dock
steam trial Of the engines and boilers of the cor
vettc lantic is 10 he held tomorrow. The
changes in the engines which were found 10 he
necessary at the last trial have been made, and
il is hoped that every thing will work prop
ery. The grip is now epidemic board the
vessel. Four of the officers and several Of the
crew are sick with il, and the slck-llst. which
generally contains about two names, now has
twelve 1t is said that the vessel lies in bad
place in the yard. and that this is the cause Of
the troublesome sickness. When the vessel will
sail and where she VII go is still puzzle To
her officers The work of roofing over and clap
boarding the sides of the rccciving-slip Mime
sofa, at the Navy Yard, is almost completed.