New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
WORK IN THE NAVY YARD.
LAST OF The SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.
FOR CRUISING IN DOMESTIC wATERs-PLANs
FOR THE BROOKLYN. WHICH Is TO

few DAYS one of the sQuadrons has been wiped out
Of existence. Not by the destructive WORK OF an
enemy's feet, nor by that Of a terrihc Hurrca'c.
has the Squadron Of Evolution become a thing OF
the past for the vessels still eXtah'' D"l II mas
boon swallowed up by the North Atlahuc squadron
or merged into it, with the cOmmandant OF the FORMER
In command OF the latter. Commander 'olh "'
Walker received command Of the squadron VI hNo 'u
ton II being formed by him, on 'CVoOer l. i0o''
and was appointed acting rearadmlTal lie look ior
his flagship the Chicago, and win this snip ana inc
o,ber vessels Of his command he has been to Europe
IN tho soutb Atlantic and many thousands of miles
o,ong the North Atlantic coasts. One after another
the vessels OF Admiral Walkers squadron have been
detached for other and urgent duties elsewhere uhui
only the Chicago and Atlanta remained. Ihen when
IL was decided 10 detail Admiral GheIard 10 take
charge OF the programme for the international naval
rendezvous at Hampton Roads I'm April and the inter
national naval review at NewYork Immediately after
vard and also TO send him on an important dlplo
rnatc mission among the South American republics, IL
was concluded TO amalgamate the Squadron of Evoiu
lion with the North Atlantic Squadron with Admiral
Walker in command.
The change In the commands began on fnoaN
after Admiral Gheradi's return from Washington on
Thursday night Promptly at noon Friday Admiral "'er
ard hauled down his flag from the Phladelpha's mlz
zen and his orders to the commanders Of the several
vessels to report to Acting Rear Admiral Johp I"
Walker by letter ended his official duties with he
solladron that he had commanded for three ana
one half years In this period he had spent much
of his time in the West Indies looking after American
interests that were jeopardy pending the various
instructions among the several republics At the ue
that Admiral Gherardi hauled down his flag on the
Philadelphia Admiral Walker, with the Chicago was
ON fis way from Newport 10 assume his ne" COM
YnaBd But as there four hours intefVai De
tween the departure Of Admiral Gherardi ana the
arrival of Admiral Walker, they did not meet AZ
Tor San
and his two aids Lieutenants William p Potter and
R,dgely Hunt have been ordered TO the Baltimore, OF
San Francisco which will be the flagship OF the
special squadron TO stop at places along the coast on
It's way TO New-York. The vessels OF this speclal
squadron will stop various ports, SO AS TO SHOW
suoh respect to the different countries as to convince
them of the friendliness of the United States and
aay the feeling Of irritation said TO exist IN Cmhah
waters against the Navy because Of the demonstration
q few months ago. -
The work on the cruiser Atlanta continues Inc
limit Of tine in which the work Is to be competed
has been extended and the vessel Will probably hot
he ready for before mex montn. Inc crew VI
the vessel arc drilled daily while she lies In the iard
Although there Is nothing definite announced as
IN the employment OF the vessels of the North At
Iansc SQUADRON during the winter it is thought hat
there will he departure from the pTactice OF ha's
the entire squadron cOnfne It's winter uhslhe ~
tho West Indies 1t Is said that Rear Admiral John
G.. Walker. rhe new commandant, Is not III l"|"r VI
sen6tn all the vessels the West Indies ana keeping
them there during the entire winter. II ais IDEAS
are carried out more of the people who are called
,,,r for the expense OF the construction and malne
nance of the Navy Will have better opportunity 10
see and to visit those weapons OF protection anu
defence than they have had heretofore III Is NOV
probable however. that the American interests III
the West Indies and Central America, wltth u'e
territory of the North Atlantic Squadron. Will be
.la Ecar nd
sent there be kept In those waters all OF The tle'
Int the vessels Of the feet will take turns down
there The squadron consists OF the Ohlcaso anu
Philadelphia, OF the second rate or Glass; hIiu '"e
Atlanta, the famous old Kcarsarge, the guhooa1 Coh
cord the double-turreted monitor Mlanr'hom'h' IN
dynamite cruiser vesuvlus and the torpcdoboat ousn
ing The last three are ordered to Baltimore TOT
= ., stov m take part in the sham battle on Sepeln
der II. .o,, o.
AT the end of the uanoeuvres Of the Vessels no"
a+ Newport in connection with the programme d"
tbel Naval War College, they will have week VI
target practice with the big nfec, the machine guns
ard tho small arms In Gardeners Bay THIS prop
ohl, ,r,u occupy the rest OF september. Then they
,i all come 10 New-Yogl to take part in the Coluhi-
Msn celebration, and especially in the naval parade
m October IL. At the end OF these celeoTa"o"' u
;s proable that The feet Will 60 up the huoso' ''''
chicago Philadelphia and Miantonomoh gong a.
,or a. Newburg and the Vesuvius and Gushing a.
n,uch further Navigation VIII P''"Ai'' AM
programme for the feet will also !2cmde Vlsit up
,ho delaware as far as Philadelphia. and to Charles
Ton Nohue Raw tie II. Johns River, and up the
Mississippi River far as Navigation VIII "Io"'
Tins the people Of the country Will be perii1'eo 10
see what the United States Navy looks Ahc' III '"iN
,rinter cruising the vessels will be run on the more
economical basis inas much 10 run them al inc
time at three-fOurths power, or 10 Keep INC navy
at sea-" a. proposed by some would mean
such = great consumption of Goa That IL Woulu "
almost necessary to carry coal mine WIN D." n07'
The Aeet manoeuvres to take place at Newport Ut
what Is designated as speed ana tulhinE uiaH' "0
likely To lie OF great interest and beneht IN tHe ue
signing OF futlre war vessels for oo0ii'''ie ~
data ~ the trials chronosnph devised by rassen
,.si.ta,t Engineer Weaver IL carry into effect En-
,,oerin. Chief Melvle's method OF making speed
trials ia 10 be used. In principle II Is Morse
rcclster used as cEr9nOeIaph In college Iaoo'"'of'
hut differs in being more carefully coNst'uo"u' -
having a governing attachment, by means o. "'u'''
the speed Of the paper tape may be varied In haVlhs
Ave mems fl6tead OF two and in the method in "hio4
motion is given the pens by the magnet aih"'''c'
To me Of the magnets Is led the interrupted current
NJ AN electric chrOnometer; 70 two others the cur
rents established by the contact on me Po'1 az"
starboard shafts OF the engines. ana throuth INC
fourth momentary current Is passed al tle nis'""'
Of arriving on and leaving The measured He eou'e'
To the latter armature connected two pens whl'h
,ork on the two margins OF the tape thus permitting
q datum line 10 be drawn from which are measured
the fractona. parts Of time and the revolutions
The tape may be measured TO give hundredt"s OF
second and with a shaft making 100 revolutions per
minnie ftteenths OF a revolution. For The ufa7
II Is proposed that there shall be three range w
servcrs one at the bow, another amldships, ana
third at the poop. As the ship enters on or leaves
,ho -ange course the observer Will touch key aud
. record will he made or the tape In addition there
will be bell buttons the bow and stern to NOTIFY
rom twenty 70 thirty seconds before the ship enters
the course, the one In charge Of the Instrument
that he shall set 1t in motion and s"iton Oh D"o
battery. a.
mich interest IS being taken by the officers OF The
N, 3, the plans of the two large war vesscls-one
,,,iobin and the other an armOred cruiser similar TO