New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-08
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
rrrr1yG Up THE NEW CRUISERS.

And quiet live on lalue'
~ thou desire in happy healthe
,ro nourshc lonee and stahuc'
,onc ne the land doth alwalcs sohue'
The seas make shorie our yofc''
Ipon the are seldom S'V'0
Old men with hoaric hear'S' ,,. r.,
This antioue Greek epleral' oonc '"' 49,, ..
a., 49, Thomas Kcn,laI, would seem not 10 nave w!
lsh py i"o' ,,f Nv those who come into contact
Iust .,, ~ Ulcers at the Navy Yard or AT their
VIZ" No., NOT only are there hurry ana p"suo an"
an1ictv 20 get the Navy ships of to sea- W., .
nronortion of the officers so engaScu el>o 90
thoir hoarie hcarcS" that they DO not ',' ,r,o o
nor do Z. the seas make short our !c''''' -, -,
evidently of that class who nave i'o arr $780,, ,,,,
ho dangerous character Of the sea- ;n" nav ,r '~
'ho 80 In rho strength Of the old saying ''uS'
W., .ho discourse of the great, the duration Vi 's,
=. so tho mcidity OF the hecting day t'c N'e" "
tly horse or the speech OF women - ,ic,, so,no
Tho pcw cruiser Concord is veSsel on "' .,
~ the hustle and activity in the yarn nav .a
go, oxpcndcd Although few weeks ago H''' va
oo' - III - = shin lacking much OF thc iurhl'ho
NJ ,i ,orcs and various things necessary 10 "''"V
a itorior babitablc for men. and with hc'''oI ~"
-, cornlctc her above decks. nor guns 70 ""'' ~ w.
o,emv she is now pcopled Win ol''o -
no. tall masts extending above the uc,N III" h-
tir way soon 10 have her ordnance i'o -
bocn too cold for the ringers to WORN an" A., ,.,.
~, ric,inc have not yet been fitted 10 u" ma
Init Oh.
o", t ol ,c;II soon be full-figgcd. Inc HH'"'
49, 49,, o,,,,s have bceu laid. and il remains n"" '" "
~, ,no and carriages in the yard anu c''
adr On NM them on board. THIS wor" WIN " 49,.
alJv he done before long, and theh III ,,.o,,. y,
roord y,ilI lac ready for duty. lah'"S ~ 49,,
Of n pleasant day, the men were pu'S
docks Of the vessel Yesterday hl"r'''"s A. dr,,rito
,'o ror, ot panting the bottom OF tle ",i''''''V
= ,-osnvius has been begun on one sioc' "''- 49,,
hl sr,ninr +, not vet finished, and the MT" az IA
~ ,vor, with their tools rcio''"7 A., ,,r
,aint from the bottom. Inc '''o " 90 conn,
- tbc vessel made by the rc'lo''"7 ,,,c,
- thc plates, I'm order th'U nh. lao re
do,c in the collision few months az ,, beut
,, l. now being covered over. ono - -
r,. hicb was removed has been rolleH an" - T.,
,, ,onlaccd some new pieces arc !" y" mr.,
H. .to Mace Of those which were cut a"''
,or, q, uniting on board the "aieh' "'' IA. i
"a. hoats and the various other S'o'oN -,
-, corr, IA Portsmouth with her i hc'''N I ,.-,
IN Wednesday the vc>,c! is to leave inc !"' Ia
,or the Portsmouth Navy laIu. '"' rr.., ,,.,ip
10, ,o Portsmouth, and there she Is |" ~ NJ Ma,
,o and nut into commission The Eu"' y"
Gov which Is being fitted out at f".I''" -,
a,, a. eac,hip Of the Asiatic squadron '' NV ,,r,
wy Yard. several of the officers nave ,,,. c,r,
., ,ho Lancaster and the vessel l. 10 w Pa, LII.
n,sio, an the 18th OF this month 9hc WIN ,a,,,.
ou Cor New-Yori shortly after tha W., ,,i,n
- on bOalu SH' "'-'
about month lacT' -. -, ,bo Maine al
..,oos indy Much of the framework !, Il.
rh ,-orl, on the barbctc turrci'd 'c'''' -,
,o,,c nm with speed. The conSuu'"'" !" ~, y, ,to
in tho turrcts IS being done ana III "'o ' a.
,hinbousc IN which the Maine was pu''' o, ,aL
,,rrc,s Is being put together. Inc WV - a.,.,
apns for the forward turr't ~ ''c a',,rI.,o and
,,nr viantonomah are now. IT Is sad co''ir',
n' o.. ,ri,l The gun platform at the ne" -'V''
ntno,cc proving Grounds i, to be rcauN I" nav -
, INNS nouut.d on il in about Two "c'"'
,r,vculnc railway crane for use al ''' "
Grounds has been c0mPlc''n' ,,.h ,bcn
II has been decided to u,c the Mia"''no'"',' tn,
c,mnlctcd As ship for u''U','
men for the duties III u' 80, Tins
r,rtucnt on variou, vessels oil inc -'"''. - =,
t, which has long been felt Of proper "'" ~
,,c, .h d,tlos in this department OF inc SUN
viii i, (, hoped be at any rate parry n",' 49,.
men will receive thoroughly Pra'u''' n, .
rho Niantonomah. and from her VIII Ur ..'. Y
other ships. The success oi wa ,"P - n
nde IA rely upon the conduct and bchaN" " wv
| ant this r>pcrimcnt upon the new monte" is
s.,al.o, with the hope that properly 'l"al"
e, will come forth from the ship To MI '"''' u"
upon other vessels ., l,, ,,t f,r
Inasmuch as Of the 81 100000 appropriate i'I
nickel ore Congress authorized The use VI 'i",
FAR making experiments. preparations are 10" Nl'N'"H
IN conduct a scric, If tests VITA ariIf P'a'cs' ''
| uoc,c pbiuus 4 Co. are now making plates oil 'l'o
Ircbcs Thickness, six feet width and eight feet !'htu'
The plate are made Of nickel, all STEEL an" '" ''
| steel treated by the Harvey dfhb"hI""E P''''
Although arrangements have also been Hliuc ''' ''
manufacture Of ten and one half inch plate, the three
inch plates will be thoroughly tested uei'rc any
heavier one, VIII be tried. The test, are to be mace
| ,,dor thc auspico, Of the ordnance Bufcau OF Lio
Navy Department at the new proving SlonHuS carr
| in the spring. The object IS - test tlc Fiau'o
| merits Of the three binds of plates mentioned. In
making tests siXinch gun !, TO bc nN"' ana "Oo''
| twenty shots are to be fired at each plate.
While Passed Assistant Engineer W. ID. weaver
| who resigned from the Navy few weeks ago t.
| take effect December ~, lo3l and went INTO buN
ness was in the service he contributed some valuable
| inventions 10 the engineering department. One Of
| these wa, an electrical machine for counting ana
registering the number Of revolutions per second o
the propcIlcr shaft, vessels during trials. The
chine registers on ribbon Of paper the revolutions
Of each shaft separately, and also mara, of the
| ond, Of time by this means, after "A t.1al, ti.c mum
Der of revolution, OF each ,lAl, minute can be com
| puted and also the time duration Oi tle tFil. I'M
| machine when wa, i1.meFiy uNci Tor TN purpose
was liable 10 Slip and not perfect but IN, Is con
| ,ldcrcd a great improvement over It. For several
wears the Norl of testing Indicator, has been carried
| On at the Yard ana during TINS time many Improve
ments have beer made RE Indicator !, u small
piece of apparatus for registering the hor' po"ef Of
a vessel under tnal. spring is an important part
mtcIv true and p'rfcct it i necessary to t., each
before trial TO make sure That II registers
accurately. When, In the case of the Bennington
each horse power above the contract power bring,
200 TO the builder sist lnaccuracy on an indicator
card is an important matter.
The indicator, tested IN the yard IN small
room in the steam engineering building and a. It
was formerly done II took seven men 10 test the siN
indicators which could be put on the testing apparatus
| AZ "A time. Iyui Mr.. Weaver invented apparatus
by which can test the sN indicator. This
! apparatus also. is operated by electricity.
| Chief Naval Constructor Theodore ID Wilson, after
being in the south for the benefit OF his health fuI
| several weeks. has returned to his duties at the
| Navy Department.
For the last sIN weeks there have been two plates.
coated with japanese lacquer suspended In the wafer
from the ovcrang Of the monitor Nantucket for the
purpose Of testing the efficacy Of the japanese sub
stance 10 protect the ulls of iron ana steel ships
| from tile corrosive action Of water. we'll a.
for protecting them from the adhesion Of growth.
Tho plates Of iron and steel respectively each
four feet square and covered with three coats Of anti