New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD,
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION HERE.
BUT 1T WILL SOON LEAVE THE HARBoR -soH
NEW DRYDoCK.

New-York and nelghborng cities like BROOKLYN anu
jersey City will DO In tears (metaphoricsy sPeaA"e
again on Tuesday when the Squadron OF E'oiuIoN
led by the Chicago and the blue nag OF
Walker, will leave the haSbor for "a iops CRUISE "
the Eastward These vessels, which have been play
ing a sort of game of chess for several weeks nave
afforded pleasant recreation for the summer sMy-aF
homes and for many Others who have come from Long
Branch and nearby watering places 10 inspeoV '''
part Of the Navy They have en)oyed hoV oiiS eo.ie
upon the decks TO arouse that enthusiasm WHICH 'n0
the bosom swell with pride, but also the pooh Vi
as an escort an officer in his blue ana goin uiiiiori
and being privileged to ask him what is the derence'
ANYWAY between an armored and an unarmoreh CRUISER
a protected cruiser and a gunDoat, ana w n"'i''o
crr,ser and a toruedo boat the difference between
run that loads at the breech and one that oaos az 'c
muzzle: the difference between q man rope anu ouy
rope a mast rope and a bucket rope anu 'uo
and the downhauls the keelson and the uuch "i'u a
70 ask seriously what would be done oy tho chsns
officer in case the starting bar should get zip
Of the injection pipe ana prevent U'o '
throwing out the ashes. sou
nh 20. r,ove nm the chessboard Of this squadron
vii, bs made ON Tuesday or Wednesday. but the vesSeS
will not all be OF the value Of queens as theS nave
been and move in any direction as iar as uho p"So
NAV choose They will merely be OF thc V'Nuo =.
pawns to move two squares nj inc hrS0 nv -
only one after that. In other worus tey arc go
along the ew-England coast with no oehniOo Oe'
in Wow except to continue the regular drills anu In
s.ct,on an the vessels and to take the members OF
;ho Navo, committee from one Navy Yard to announcer
unon thelr tour Of official Investigation
yos there is another purpose, gwen upon 'ho
ortbortv Of one of the officers Oh the nagsmp-an CA
hibition Of the squadron st various points ino 80
said: We have not laid out specino prs "- .o
The fact Is, the squadron Is in such denianu 49,,
the people who want to see what the NO" nAl' -
like, that the ships will make great many p
ubere an opportnniy will be given for people 10 WISH
~ rh. cont.mnloted manoeuvres will not DO made
h,ore the latter part Of september IL them ana IL
hardly likely that the squadron will meet Adn'iai
Cborar6,,s North Atlantic Squadron unless, OF course
SECRETARY Tracy so orders 1t to be done. Aoiiiai
cb.ror1i IS with his squadron at Bar Haroor "here
Secretary Tracy Is and on Thursday mght inc 1Aui"
entertained the Secretary and others at oihnes'
u is ordered that the vessels of the Squadron OF
Evolution be ready for sea on Tuesday ana rspu M
bae been done to make them ready In time lheS
orchorea IN the North River last Tuesday. Ther
hnters were TO be filled with COAL and some OF them
ware 70 20 to the Navy Yard to be dockeh. Inc
vesuvius left the other vessels on THURSDAY nioiie
and went to the Yard and was put into the uIs
Her bottom was found TO be foul with marine growth
which retarded her speed, or required niofo
coal to attain the same speed IL
cleaned and painted and the vessel was
went 10 the coal dock where yesterday she was pelng
coaed When all is finished the ship is to re1om the
souadron 10 make the cruise with them. II IL snoulu
he ordered that the changes recommended III resAu
10 the guns of the Vesuvlus by tho Board WIN" oD
ducted experiments upon her last spring DC MAUI sue
will probably DO sent to this or some other Navy
This fall where the alterations can be MADE inon
will follow more tests, and it viii PROBABLY DC wet
mined whether pneumatic guns are proper ioi '"'
yesnyils and for other Naval vessels
Tho dynamite cruiser was followed TO the Yard os
IN. yorktown and the Boston, and the Atlanta VIII
nrobablv also come. The Yorktown DID not leave 'hc
North River until the afternoon on Friday ana sne
wont 70 the Navy Yard, put in the dry-oock anu
ber hottor was scraped, before night Inc painters
were busy yesterday applying the green pah' ~ "of
ho,,om There was considerable grass on her bottom
The Boston put into the granite dry-uocA Soo.ei
day morning she had been lying for a SNORT 1ihe
car TIE ordnance dock in the Yard. receiving some
emil Her bottom was last painted in January "heii
the McInness paint put on one side ana INC Anef
team Gernllcde on tho other Aoou1 ohroe
mortbs, aro she was locked In Norfoik
and her bottom was examined p".S
not however cleaned or painted az ulaU u'"o' 49,
of the dry-docbs being used for these
,and work is being done to get them ready III u@'
The Remington was taken from the dry-docN TINS
o,, her bottom having been cleaned ana paih'ea'
The work that is being done on her a' pfcs0' "
general ftting-out work, making her rea"S io' 80
The carpenters are at work doing 'aiiouo 'oo' "'
or, necessary to make the ship compie'e' ana o'"of
things are being donet 10 VIII prooaoD nov W IOs
y hcfore the vessel goes ont for her TRIAL Trip az
sea The contractors are responsible lor ue 'ee.'
nil September and the final payments on nor VIII
NOT he made until then Consequently the ulh ul
will probably be made before that uioc' i"i' INC
will be practical at sea the guns may oe uou =.
ser that the carriages and other parts are pioc' d
turning reversing trials and runs over te iho'''ufc
mi,s NAV he Included to ascertain the vesSers gen
eral efficiency. w. w., L,,
nov, dock is TO be built at the Navy YARD wtl
conacjtv sufficient to hold vessel 600 feet IN lense
ar 70 hold two vessels Of the length OF the Boston anu
tbo Atlanta together 1t will be 100 feet longer lhs
che slmpson timber drydock, when was compieVu
roarlv two wears ago. and it Is TO be constructed "S
| On tho ean,e lines Where the coping OF the simpson
doc,, is Of timber however, the new one Is TO De OIL
,,noni,o hacked by concrete far back as the 10"
| 20. ,orh Civil Engineer Asserson, OF the fard'
and Docks Department, has been at work for several
eks ON the plans Of the dock, its CONSTRUCT
hclne allowed for by the Department estimates lo ",
| g., NJ year IL will be built near the simpson oo'n
na viii cost about 1900, 900. The need OF NOR
decking facilities has been illustrated TINS SS' "ee'
| nv the demands Of the squadron Of Evolution
Tho recruitment of Yards and Docks Is also pNpar
| , ,,ars for two new buildings, 10 be uSed as
machine shop and the other for paint ana OIL storage
I
| house. ill.,, t,, an ,bo four shafts fcI
| .be ne,v cruisers Cincinnati and Raleigh -,
As there is Trustworthy speed lndca0r nor nn,
,eesels when they reach speed above nitton huots
rial is soon TO be held either the cushing of IN,
%esuyins OF new device for registering ePcea' ~.
new log Is an electrical contrlyaQce' WHICH T 70 "
;owed az a stated distance below the wafer. Ihe ap
paraus Is 20 be tried vessel making over twenty
k90ts which both the Vesuvins ana tie SusNg ca,
a." II Is said that the new electrical log mas been III
reodv successfully tried In one or two instances. 4,
Experiments with bronze IS now ovins ni'"S ~ u ~
! NAVY Yard Thurston bronze the strongest used i
iaLen and TO this Is added mangnnesc III TINS way
We acvneriments are made with the view OF finding
ne strencthcning effect and the proper way TO use
na low weeks ago an outline was given In The
Trmne OF test OF copper steam pipes which was TO be
made in The ward. The order to make this test ioi
loved on the bursting Of steam Pipe ON tile Conc0I
The nine that was tested copper steam pipe elgh
! inches in diameter. The pipe was niled WIN hol
water heating il to temperature OK 311 degrees, ano
tested to destruction. IL burst AZ pressure OF 80
| nounds of steam At test made in Nortork ppe
burst at pressure Of 200 pounds but ms was Hea
Tard last week was unbranded Il test Will now be