New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
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and was not delivered to the Navy until 694 days
behind time specified in the contract.
The work that is being done for the improvement
Of the yard is also Of mucn Importance. The most i'm
pOrtant job that has been going on for some time is
the building Of the sea wall about Cob Dock. Tracks
have been laid around the two dry docks, to be uscd
for travelling cranes and al last the crane for the
tiubcr dock has arrived In the yard. The work
gate giving entrance 10 the yard at Sands ST., Is
% be- begun IN about month PROBABLY, and the
contractor viii begin word on the new drydock that Is
10 be built. some OF the old buildings are being
altered and made ready to be used for different pur-
poses than for many yc're previous Buildings NO. II
and NO. - being rctttd, one OF them Is TO be
used bOathouse and the other rs shop for the
storage of paints and oils. They were formerly used
stOrehOnses Tor live oak timDers. when these were
used building ships. y number of the great timbers
were recently taken out of the buildings that the
was unsafe. the Joiner shop was moved while 10
the mould lon In another building The lower par Of
this building now Is also being fitted to be used a
joiner shop. white 1t is desired 10 repair and Tciit
building No. g. giving it to the use Of the construction
made for this purpose. this change cannot be made NJ
present.
Tho officers of the. yard are now taking turns IN
gong on leave" Captain Name, The captain OF tlc
yard, started for Europe on Wednesday on the City
Of Paris He will have few days III London. aud
then will come back on the vessel on her return
trip. rho report that his wife went with him is
The new steel Navy OF the United States Will soon
have another of its members in the water, although
not yet ready for active service. This Is the twin
Harrison LoItng's City Polnt Works. on August IL
1t is believed that this destroyer Will
be chrlstcned the MaIblehead the occasion Of her
launching. she is 257 feet long on the mean load
waterllne, has extreme breadth Of 81 feet, and
displaces 1900 ions. y protective water-tght deck
runs fore and aft. The vessel Will be lighted by
electricity and have two search lights. HeI arIna
men will consist Of TWO torpedo tubes. besides eighteen
rapid firing guns, two siXinch guns. eight fvcinch
guns. six six Founders, and two pOunderS.
The confirmation by the Senate Of the nominations
Of Lieutenant Colonel James forncy and Major John
III. llgbee to the next higher grades In the Marine
Corps consequent upon the retirement Of Colonel ebb
fills only two Of the five vacancies thus caused.
There Is now considerable interest taken in the matter
by both officers Of the Marine Corps and the Navy,
pecially In view OF the new law recently passed. re-
cardlng physical and professional examinations in the
future requisite TO promotion the for Oil
GERS of the Navy. Captain William r. Brown is the
senior In his grade, and entitled 10 be promoted 10
the vacancy caused by Major Igbecs promotion, but
1t is the opinion Of the commandant Of the Marine
Corps and Of Others that the law should
lie applied In the case of Captain Brown. who, II is
feared, could pass the medical board. Many
Others assume that as Colonel llebb was retired be-
fore the law approved. and that II cannon
be cons trued as retroactive Captain Brown is en-
titled his promotion under the oil law. The matter
is under advscmcnt by Assistant secretary SOley
and the law department Of the Navy.