New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25


dav Of the opening In MAY. that II would not be
ur!dcnt 10 allow the thousands of Visitors VINO come
daily 70 the Fair grounds TO roam through the snip
M will ana hinder the progress OF inc worK - W.
dore r. vessel IS o rclly comp e tat ysit)s NAV
obtain a definite idea Of modern battleshp ana the
meaning Of naval reconstruction from point OF view
T., frort NJ fin. Government, Building OF the Liberal
Arts Eul,hng and here thou ands OF the curious s'snd
and look AT rhc ship With twenty zee. 81 The muNIS
a. her dummy - inch rifles extending from TIE bar
bette turrets the ml'ar topmns's Ia" coming wtr'
the & Inch steel rife mounted In sponsors along INC
Sides ard the sharp. double ends of what appears 10
lie q .t,cl huh and which looks a much He real war
vessel.
The hun o, the ship Is bilt upon a foundation 81
Milling. ;hr structure AdaS 81 brick and wood covered
,iu, staff mixture Of gypsum aumna, ciycenh'
and dcxtrine mixed in water without heat, and u'cl
largely IN t, construction OF AL OF u" bhmhe' ANU
from which Lcaiy all % the sisiuafy' m'oAiioH' h"l
Gc,r..; arc made Tie laructfo turrei' nr, mnd' "i
,r,d ard IN. conuiar tower and the mast' are made
- sh,cfI,on covered with STAFF ard. rs paint d. 50
,L,s,lv rc.cmre steel structures that no on" can
di.,iucri.h that 81 is q dummy mni'ila WHOM
climbing II oil. THO smoAopP's ar" made OF s.cct
iron ina much rs II was NOR" cc9nom'ai 'hah any
other material. and are MT to b. us'd ''' '"'''
,icam 10 iGn the machinery. Ihc ht'"mP WI"
,.-toInIv lie uni1rc. feasible and original "Ahi'f
and mon, have lcon Only few changes In the original
c-c,ibri I'm Tho irib.ur Fehrlry -. 1871 -
h,ye stated IN, initiation latlehlp rests on pln- on
re Lake font Al The nOrhca.t p'rNon "i Jac"-"n
park. and being surrounded by water nal TIE ap
nearoncr OF Icing moorct 10 wharf. 10 al oi'"hu
ap,ea-ancc; lie is faithful. fll-s'z model. ana
reprodncuon OF the ncy e '-ine '.')o ION th'''
shrs now IN cour Of CONJUNCTION at Phiiadcpi' ara
san Francisco. Tcf principal dimensions ar; 3'7
tcot Of length g. feet breadth Of heim' ]" ''"'
from water line top Of main deck ana :" yet rom
water line 10 top ~ military mist Ih're i 'c"'''
eupc,s,ricture. or dec..housc. between the TWO mn
tary niasfs feet high. with hammock hcT'hhe Tor
tho crcv.. and above these are the triire. chart
houso and the boats The structure has oil the HUNTS
n,, belong 10 The arual ship. such as guns. top %
or,e, ,,irIets boa's anchor chain cables. awnin'-
dock fittings o'c hut viii have no screws or rhs'he''
Tho snporstrrcturc deck md bridge viii show the
manner IN which the rapid firing guns s'ar'h hFh'S'
boofs ETC. are handled Willie In the coming t'"'r
viii be exhibited all the appriennnces az me d'''
nosal n the officers when taking The ellp mo ba''
and during the progress 81 ID" hrht az sea Inc
construction ~ his ship Las been under the super
,,.,o, ~ Cou,mod0re Richard W. Meade. member OF
tho poord q, Central and Management, assisted by
Iieutcna nj Commander T.. ID. Taussig, Of the navy
Tho details Of the plans were worked out hv Commah-
der r d. Wilson chief Of the Bureau 81 'ohe'Nc-
lion M tho Navy Department; James II. Middleton
a.,snon IN tho Office a the Supervising Architect
~ Treasury
Croron a. the Hnroau Of Construction. one OF IN"
features o, the exhibit will be that tho crew who
,ciu NJ, ~ cnldcs will be dressed I'm the uniforms
worn by tie sailors of the Navy ut different times
from 1875 70 l-47.
Representatives ~ the several branches o' tho NAVY
DEPARTMENT were here two weeks ago. and HIDING tha'
thc hatileship nearly conplctch' 'h'V nave
gone zcalouslp 70 work 70 make ready their respective
exhibits There was general Interchange OF IDEAS
regarding the ntiing oat 81 the ship. 80 mat ''c'
chic, o. bureau Is now wclllnforncd rs II wha' l.
evncc,.d NJ his bureau - do. II found that 80
much 81 the spaco Of ~, intcrlor would necessarily
t, devoted 10 historical ard other "NhlmtS no, ~
keeping with the uHaI equipment 81 naval V"''"I'
tia, Il was Necessary 20 make Hiile compFNH''
all around TO enable the vessel - servH is u"'"'
purncec Of housing The naval exhibits ana nj the Same
time rcpresen: u man-of war equipped mahncf ana
ready for sea The exhibits 81 the several bureaus
uiu nearly oil comprise something not directly con
nectod with the fitting ont of a ba'tleShlp.
Tine Modification made In the original plans 81 the
pureou OF steam Engineering viii make a less "iab-
orote exhibit than The desire OF Commodor" George
W Melville the chief Of the bureau, bat II Will be
interesting As originally planned BY THIS department
there was 10 be complete set OF engines ~ one ol
,be new slips mounted ard ~ op ration bat II was
feared that the loan o. the new machinery for thi'
ourpose would delay progress some Of the new
vessels and 80 fhc plan was modified. Among the
Interesting relies 10 y, furnished by Ills Hul"an VII
be the screw propeller o. the wooden sl)0poi
Nipgc which was on that vessel when III" was par
ti,y wrecked IN ~" Saican hurricane; al.o a pair
OF o,ciIating engucs built M the Norfolk Navy larl
during its occupa ~ bv IN" Corf'drraics. and sail
IN have seen srrvic" torpedo boat. There VIII
also lac par,s Of maclncrr designed by officer, u the
Engineer Clrps: large Indie Ink plcn'' ~ Ia On
cincs OF the Did sdcwhcel war vessel rowhann. aDd
NJ ihn engines ~ Torpedo Boat 40. :. now being built
AT Dubuque These designs Will show the r"uarI adj"
urore,s made IN engine c0nsirIci1n especially WITH
regard 10 &c )GOmy II space with incrras, 81 horsr
r,wcr. This Part % The exhibit IA under the dlrcc
lion OF Chief En- Queer l.. W. Roblnsn and ASH
Engineer +. NJ. fcnnett. representing the Iinrcau Of
steam Engineering
Naval Constructor PHILIP IIlchborn. ASST tam chief
u The Bureau Of Construction. is looking after the
exhibit u that Eurcau II promises 10 b. one Of The
most Interesting Of the naval exhibits. and will
pri.e furniture for the admlral's and captains cabin
and the ward room. each Of which + q be nttci up
idcntcally rs contemplated for the act1al battlcshp
when fitted rs Gag,hip There will also b,
pIcic Of steam launches cutters. gig ard dinghy.
and all other outside fittings for "A vessel IN commits
sion for -eivce. chief Naval Constructor +. ID.
Wilson has selected a number ~ handsome models II
vessels Of. the varoI, type, OF the Navy. ana
also Of some Of the Old time vessels. which visitors
70 the Navy Department. Washington. have seen on
the walls the corridor outside Of the Sccrctary's
Office and also In Commodore Wilson's office These
viii be given places along the sides II the ship on
the berth deck Handsome watcrcOors represent
ing the various vessel, In service at are 6elng
prepared under the direction OF the Bureau Of Con
strucon and will be added to'the exhibit.
The exhibit 81 the Bureau OF Ordnance Will be
Interesting. Notwithstanding part will he dummy
and the remainder real. The 13inch and the S.inch
brcech loading rifles. already mounted In the turres
and redOnbt OF wood. with outside covering OF
stan. The four Ginch guns. now In position In the
Sponsors either side OF the ship real weapons