New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
TO LAUNCH THE CINCINNATI.

~. hold tbcrc in a few DAYS. This IS tho launch oil
the criscr Cincinnati. which Is to take plnc" wee"
from Tomorrow and for which preparations h'' Nv"
making Although there have been r''mo's 'hat inc
launch WIS 10 bs postponed nothing Is known nj
tho navy Yard OF change Of date. and II Is "xpectN
10 follow tho programme already announced "hu
launch the vessel Morda:. November Z. ="
preparation for this affair staEd i now oeiuN
erected at thu vessels stern which VIII pfo'iac a'o''
900 sen@s for the Invited guests: Their" VIII a's" W
standing room on the stand Tor about III "n''' ''
Tho Navy Department AT Washington mas charge o'
,,o tlchct, r fine stand and Of inviting the guests
Raised above this stand there Is To he small PLATFORM
which will b. occupied ny the christening paiN. ="
addition to tbs the gates OF tn" YARD ar" 10 ~.
oroncd 10 permit the general public 70 com" W OH"
witness tie launch. The work OF preparing th' WI.
and mixing all thing, ready to have tho vessel sac
down into IN" water is going on IN" ""I'"'" "
the cruiser has coated with rcd Lead nut noo'"
thc watcrlnc she has been painted gray. Inc
cruiser Is now before she hss eyer entered the ~a''r'
nhou, 50 per cent finished After shc n"S wv"
launched her boilers and engines viii d. P". VI"
board for which purpose lnrSc srhc" MS wv"
lcr. open In the deci: most OF III" ronworh hHS o'
done. I'm, little woodwork; the two prp'll"rs ar"
s,,ll 10 be- put OIL. but the propeller Struts M" n"
have been put in place She looks meat ana or''r''
and now II only remains that she should mako inc
~, nd rns into tho oceans arms" before s' s'i
no compctrd put into commission. ana SEMI Inv"
active cinising duty. II will not br mere "'"',.
OF a month"; however. or even six months I" "'''"'
the vessel ready for sctve service al'er Sh' ''"n
becn launched but Il n job that VII rea''r" 'na"'
months OF hard work for. IN nddnion 10 IDe "o"'''
and engines shc must receive her wocdWorR a'a
all her interior btncs, hcr HR"'"r' NV e
stores and such thing.
TL. number OF vessels In the Navy Yard has n"ch
Ies.cncd hv two In the last week by tho h'par'nr "
the Dolphin Tho naval dispatch boat. ana 'h' ">'"
mite cruiser Ic>uvus for Charleston = W. 10 ",""
a celebration at that place. OF IN" V"S'"S '''' u"
The Yord the cruiser Atlanta has had m'h a''"n''""
tran, , cur, 30 NAVY Office ordered I" inv's''Sa'"
tho rcsn,ihll,iv for tho rondiiinn ~ the III '"'s"
norton Of her hull THIS Court Of inrAr, WIS com
ro.cd nj c,nnin f. q. Matthews. Commander - ~.
C6oncr chief Engineer william :. Enf'."r hho
Lieutenant " T.. Mason. Tho hull ~ IN" h'"h''
has n double hottom-an outer ana an ''h'' "',
divided into wacr-tlcht compartments ana I'M" VIZ"
cement 10 prevent Corr">'"' 'h IN" IN' >"'"N W
tho chin mi, cement became craclcd t,i- "\I"-ine
nuch of the metal Ia IN" drairag" "' "'i "'' WIZ
fran tho engines Tn" result was r"rr"s"n. ih"
.,, cri,,, us INVESTIGATION Yesterday and sens
is r.n,rt 10 Waehinct"n.
Tho vurio,s worh on the A'lart1 l. n"'r al''i' nm
i,hcd In s.or, tine IA" c"n>iT'irii"n WORN wiz "
completed tho pain On ~" 'np'f~''"''"" ~ Wv
vessel is now hcInS >crap'I IN preparatory :" r's''
lnc II, Tho vessel has not rs vet received "'''rN '"'
duty n
crnscr Philadelphia but after election. when II" In"
,ul,r, a, ,ncrca 80 IN the force q, men cmIa"y'd'
+, v,v, Yard within sixty DAYS b. forc ri''ii"n 'aS
ao,c * work and 10 rcstrcti' iS r"m"'"f ~ th'
occurrence al Election Day. NOR" H'1 can l." 'hi'N"
and tho WORK n. don" on III" Piilaf"irh" can -"
carried on >hc nc..i. ." hav" her decks ranlhn .
change. ,re 70 t.. mad. IN her i.a c-hlc-. ard g."
,,,.,,on ~ III. tubes through which ammunition j.
c.ny.,oh f..in she nacakn" :" y" gus j. 7" D.
,t.,N H., lsir
gun. ,naMr. rrthcr diacerpus rian'tap for u"
ueryn orrr,t'ng hr gun. who n.sh' all DOWN u "hA
stepping around intent al his gun. tn" "":A ~ 'h'
l,,r two Jobs has already been t-c'in
Tn. monitor Mla,.'onon,oh = still IN IA" rard and
,auc work L. t'ing don" {" l'r. IN" company 'h''
nut In her ".cr'r. steering gear. which IA never
WORKED satisfactorily. I, asan a. work on II '-yih1
ia M Ike The !nv'.iti"n success. III" 'raiWne SIP
Portsmouth liz, IN the yard AWAITING m opportunity
I, g, INFO the dryhnck ha," her bottom ai"id'f '"
ovr 4 hundred Of IT," nrprrnr" bow on h"r hr'
now awny on q t"nda,S' lat". which u Is ~" custom
IN grant II tho c,plralion q. every cruise II" Italian
cruiser Giovanni b,u,an IL Sill in ia" ,in'"r df'
dock and Is having her bolton painted
Although ,crii,rrn"nS hav" been publ calling
IN, nro,sols ,n build the two lew slip whirh have
hcen au,Eo,zcd for III" Navy. Il Is siili h"pd 'ha
onc NJ thcm VIII be buut In the Navy iari IT," yarh
ha. been furnished wkh n Gnc pant 81 machinery i"r
I'll. hu!,din: 81 ~" Main" and III" 'Jnrinna1 Enc"
u,,.s one Of th"-r v.:>"l~ bulls ther" hi plant
mr>, soon lr thrown into id"n">>. tn" work can
H.. done ,con"nilnrav and vel In "a" Navy Nnru aS
inns been SHOWN in tn" cas- Of ,h" ~" m"'crn me-.
r,, vessel, which ale now lr.i,dnS til, -. AID. rs
tho ward Ia, ahr necessary pkni and Skilled WORK
mon 60 operate H. Il wouH seem dcs':T'l" that more
wora ni the Hind ,toald BE- given II.
John 4. MrDona!d gunner. died In N" Naval HOE
p,ta yesterday morning. II" entered IN" S'fVi'" %"
Oc,ob,r Ii. ISL. from th' District 81 "l"In""
After having been on duty At ia" Navy |ar II" was
ordered l., taxi. charge Of ordnSIc" store, at Fort
Wad .worth on December II. I-W. few days ne"
no fell and broke Ms ribs AT IL" fort and VII taken
,o tbc Naval Hospital where he died yc,i' rGay morn
ing.
something Of Interest that occurred within III" last
week IN naval 'lr be- /, III" resignation Of Professor
Mnroc from Ia, Tlir" clrm>' ara scientist al ~"
United State. torpedo station ut Newport since IL
Professor Munror hn, been Of the NEST trusted
cNprrt, in the Government service and. both ii nom"
and airoad he la, received honor>. Among other
societies he {, a fellow Of tho chemical :" i'ii"H "f
Berlin and London, the American Academy Of science
and the American l's"phlcal society. II" has been
appointed 10 the place Of Assay Commissioner 4" test
the coinage OF the Ur"d state, Icy ipih President
arthur and Trcsdc1, Harrison II" Is gradual" Of
Harvard College, Professor Munrors resignation went
into effect on Friday. lie is {" b" prof -scr of
chemistry In the Columbian University and torornn
scientific school nj Washington. d. {.
The cruiser Chicago. flagship Of the North Atlantic
S,uadr,.i commanded by acting Rear Adipli al John
q. Walker. has sailed to 81 Thomas, Wet Indies.
from La Guayrs. The ship Is 10 BE- con I'll ut that
port and remain th,rc unll further orders. but 1t
Is probable that she viii DO ordered -
North. For the present 'hc Kclrsargc Is to remain
at La GuayrI.
Passed Assistant Engineer Gorge ". Enrd las r..
turned to duty on the DolpJ fer u short visit -
his family In Washington. il I'D been to Wash
lngton to Dc examined for pro IN. nnd succeeded
In passing the difficult ordeal. Win the high percent.
age OF $50.
The regulations governing the promotion Of Officer
Of the Marine tOrp> In the future. ay hr.lvdsd BY n
recent act of Congress have been prhlIiIS1t'd ~ tho
Navy Department. rior III" dat" ~ effect II the
Inv officers 81 the Mnipc Corps liav- been pro
NOTED In the order OF their sent'y but they WILL
1.l..D L. .Ada Ala.lu IL a..d