New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-21
ACTIVITY IN ARMY AND NAVY
WORK on GREAT GUNS AND GUN-CARRlAGES'
THE MONITOR MoNTAUK TO BE FINISHED IN
TEN DAYs-rHE wYANDoTTE TO BE
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUSE.l J


Washington. Jan 20-Thc Army Ordnance
Bureau is as active at present the Navy Ord
nance Bureau There is every prospect that th'
Buiders' Iron Foundry of Providence, K L., whlch
has the contract for furnishing the Depar'm 'h'
with thirty 12-inch breech-oading rifle nor'ars'
will complete It's contract some time III Apri,'
Fourtecn of them have already been compie'e"'
Tho set, Of forgings for great guns to be pullo "'
tho Army Gun factory are also being suppllc"'
,bo material for the composition of twenty-'h'ce
sincb guns. five 1O-inch guns and TWO io-l'''"
Guns have been forwarded by the Bethlehem 'oni-
many to Watervliet.
Tho oun-carrage factory at the "aell'""
,reoral - engaged Oh the conversion OIL h'tF."
front pintlc carriages. They are 10 w "7'' -
mounting I5-inch guns, and the preschV '" TT,
arc made 70 accommodate the new selNl0 nT'a
,ions which call for stronger carll"7''
1o-inch mortars which are to bc uSeo III 49,
defence emplacemcnts, are well uh'"i ""J
tho works Of the South Boston Company ",
has the contracts for supplying cas'lhsS Iva 80
weapons Up to the present tiiiie wv" .,.;n,,on
of these castings have been hnlshed anu 'r'i
of the mortars are in various stages Va "oP ,oo
Tho I0ht model field carriages, WHICH ai' ii
NJ tbc heavy model carriages now III 'ie SCI WV
o.o h,rc issued 10 the Army as fast as compete"
1 ,b. old tyne called in. Twelve OF them nave
boor 50 far sent out. They are to DE useu III
,,onrtino the =. 3.2-inch rife The ordnance onicer'
at Sandy Hook proving grounds nave jus. o'.'-
nlctcd the trial Of the 5-inch rifle, when ha" de- '
pcvv feature the attachment OF what Is hno"" :"
thc Scabury mechanism for the breech oi 'ne -
Tho rcport is favorable TO the mcchanish' VIM
will now be tested further by the boaru Vi oi"'
nance and Foriications. The next gun "
tried at the proving ground Will De b. It,
loading rifle fitted with the "ornah wv
mechanism. The weapon Is all feauS " "
to the ground. .;,,o
Tho recruiting service Of the Army - "0"''
-, nrcscn, In Yesterdays Army orders, recruits
.. ''.;.r,od % duty a. follows Twenty 10 the
,,b cavalry. twenty to the 9Th Cavalry. ioIly 10
,o ,-,b Infantry ten to the 2jth Infantry, thirty
,o tho sth Infantry and twenty 10 the l2th lhl'"S
phiI,deInhia. Jan ?O.-Eycrything In NE anu
,,ustle At CRAMPS ship yard, where the armored
oru;sor Corsair and the battle-shps MasSachuSel'S
and Indiana are undergoing constrnc'ioh' lne
mon an. working brsllly, and the progress ha"e
oor he noted from day TO day. In the dlhefeH'
hons work is continued until 10 O'Clock each
uight Henry Cramp was seen IN reference 10 '''''
and when asked if the company had receNe', aug
orders TO push the work, said: lhere "oui" ''
no usr to ask us to push our work, as WE "'"'S
do that. and | do not see how we could get aionS
any faster ,,,,
The chief efforts Of the large force of men now
at work at the League Island Navy iara "re vi
rccted toward preparing for sreai and con.
tbe capacity of the yard Tor IrPins S;' h,in,
Strncti6n Work on tin monitor Monilnk Is OTIiI ili
nnshed forward as rapidly 10 possible anu Will
be completed within ten days h,,.s hoon re-
Pich,rond Va Jan. 20.-Orders nave ~ ~pern ~ -;
ooiRed here from the Secretary of the Navy IN.
strncfing rn Commodore Gra@m Of .s IontSe ,o t%e
rct 10 send the monitor wy'4a"iS Wy SipmeH1 fG It
Norfolk Navy Yard at once eodt i1r % seven ycssss
u I'.l ."o' bc s.nt 70 Norfolk for certain arni''-
n. wn SVy,e nrcnaratory to being placed in service