New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
WORK All The NAVY YARD.
TALK ABOUT THE RECENT EXAMINATIONS.

"a uho must give way 10 Others who are reported by
~, BOARD OF Navy officers as ~best qualified"
-snt order OF Secretary Tracy provided for the OK
,rs,on of applicants for the positions Of eight fore
nsc IN the Construction Department, FIVE MASTER
,s,bancs IN the Department OF steam Engineering, a
asstcr salmaker in the Equipment Department and a
,,-sman Of Iaborers in the Yards and Docks Depart
,.ut The same order provided for the vacating Of
hose positions by the present incumbents and the ap
os.nent Of their Successors on June and yester
sav was holiday and to-day IS Sunday, the three men
reerred to above finished their work as foremen on
FRIDAY although they receive their pay for yesterday
and soday Their failure TO pass the competitive exam
r.t,on discharges them from Government employment
md Il they desire to come back to the yard in any
oher positions 1t will be necessary for them to be re
Amounted. The failure in the examination signifies that
IN the ewes Of the Board. Others are better htted
Ior those particular places, but the three men VINO
win be thus discharged may be fitted to MI other
usces and may return 10 the yard TO I'LL them If they
are appointed The men who failed TO pass in the
examination are Pierre Parseles, master shiphtter'
william Quinn master b0ilermaker and James Blu
chanan. foreman Of laborers The first will be sue
coded by Munson W. LOCKER. the second by John
ORourke who the Board says is not really up to the
standard Of merit desired the third by William htchei
The applicants for all places numbered ninety three
and fftyseven persons presented themselves lor eA-
animation Each candidate appeared personally be-
the Board, ana was suuJtClSu " al OAeA NN~'"
ton his testimonials and certificates were read in MS
and he WAS required 10 written answers
20 certain questions without limit Of time With the
exception OF those above named. the men who nave
filed the various places Of fOremen and master WORK
men, having passed tine hest examinations VIII con
Time 10 hold their places. The master workmen VINO
are retained are Ira Lille, master ship"lsh''
Andrew N Chllds. master joiner; Thomas hOurke'
outside master shphtter; Robert j. Ross master snip
p1un abQ h.
IohnlAn. master sparmaker; James Hepenstan master
soatbuilder: John Anderson, foreman of nachlnsts'
lanes p Howatt master machinist; James hare
master patternmaker william Forbes master mouiaer
william L. COwan. master sallmaker' Inc po1i"
stated that Thomas Rourke, Andrew N Chlds oscar
e Johnson Ira Lille and John O'Rourke 40 hot
reach that standard of excellence which Is desirable
or which the best interests OF the Government demand
and the Secretary will consider the expediency OF
new examination to I'll these places permanently. Inc
same BOARD of Examiners, with the exception Ihal
Naval Constructor F. L. Fernald, OF the New-1ork
Navy Yard takes the place of Naval Constructor F. l.
Bowles of the Norfolk Navy Yard, viii meet at Nor
folk on June s. to examine applicants for the places
Of foremen and master mechanics at that Sl2toh'
which become vacant on July l.
Few people outside of the officers of the Navy per
hans who have visited the Navy Yard in the last few
DAYS have recognized courtesy that senior command
ing officers do not always pay to Junior commanding
osSccrs II has always been the custom of RearAd
,ral Gborardi never to assume his prerOgatives
eplor unless II was absolutely necessary, ana thls
pleasant custom was noticed few days ago when his
aagship the Philadelphia, went up to the Navy isru'
As soon as he came within the jurisdiction OF the Navy
Yard he hauled down the Admiral Of the Blue pen
papt and he has kept it down ever since, thus per
hitting Captain Henry Erben, commandant OF the
ward 10 be recognized the senior officer OF the sa-
ton with the little swallow tail pennant Of the senior
officer fylng on the receiving ship Vermont. snch
compliments cement the family affection that is felt
among the officers of the Navy
The philadelphia was put into the granite dry-dock
in the yard on Monday to have the necessary ana
usual work done to her bottom. Although seaweed
couId he seen growing near the water line and it
fhought that the bottom foul with barnacles and
other sea growth when the ship had been put IN the
dry-dock and the water pumped out the bottom was
found TO be in fairly good condition. 1t Is ABOUT
six months since the Bottom painted last ana the
vessel has had long cruise and stay IN southern
waters whose warm temperature is bad Tor seel
vessels hut vet the paint has remained on Well ano
tho shin * comparatively free from marine growth
The bottom win be scraped and painted again and
tban the vessel will be ready for a summer cruise
There are few repairs to be made to the ship ana she
also needs coaHng It is thought that the Admiral
will get his squadron together in July to unoertahe
some manoeuvres in Gardeners Bay.
Enterprise.
,ante souadron is also now in the Navy Yard During
her winter in Southern waters with the rest of the
souadron she has made an extensive cruise among
ports about the Gulf The vessel has visited twelve
ports in all going of them two and even three
times On her cruise up from the south the Enter
prise made as good time the Philadelphia, or per
haps better II Is thought however, that the coal on
the Philadelphia was not good as 1t should De- ana
that this in part for her falling off in speed
~, DatrQ IA
vessels in the Navy now lies in the Navy Yard She
too belongs TO the North Atlantic Squadron, and the
contrast between the little fourthcass cruiser and her
flagship, the big Philadelphia, is marked The Petrol
has been I'm this port before but this is the first time
that she has been TO the Navy Yard She will be put
MO the dry dock and her bottom scraped and painted
Il is little over six months since she was docAed'
The ship requires general repairs just as all
vessels do after long cruise. and also win have her
bunkers filed with coal.
The Yantie has al last been taken from the dry dock,
but her leaking is not yet stopped In fact the vessel
has been pumped out since then often than before
the repairs were begun. The boilers bdve been re
paired in order that they may do Cor future duty'
The caukets are still at work the decks 1t Is not
known whether the ship viii 20 out, leaking as she
does CT whether something further VIII De done The
work on the Lancaster is not finished as yet. some
repairs are being made 10 the handsteerng gear and
there are other general little jobs that need atea-
ton in order that everything may be IN the best con
oiuon. No orders have been received 10 sail 1t Is
SUI thought however, that her destiny will be the
Aslatc SQUADRON and that she will be flagship Of that
squadron. II Rear-Admiral ID. B. Harmony who has
inst been appointed to the command Of the Asiatic
Station goes out the Lancaster the vessel may be
kept from sailing somewhat longer
The training ship jamestown, with her crew Of ap-
prentice boys board, has arrived in this port after
short cruise of about two months in the West indies
She lay at anchor at Norfolk for about a month
When the slOOp-ofwar Enterprise arrived here few
days ago, The Tribune was the only paper that eiercu
the detail Of officers of that ship TO make an exam
nation of the ruins of the city Of Isabella, f-F the
purpose of aseertanng the general condition and eX
tent the ruins and reporting as TO the desrabnty u
removing any portion OF them for the purpose Of exh-
biuon The Worlds Fair IN lss2 Isabella = port on
the moth coast OF HAY thirty six miles west Invest
OF Santiago where Columbus. on his second voyage,
IN November, 1893. with feet OF seventeen vessels
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