New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
WORK AT THE NAVY YARE
REPAIRS TO TIE NEW CRUISERS.
TO TEST TIE vEsUv;Us AT LA2T-NoTEs AND
COMMENTS.

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= question which docs not concern the Navy D,r p
n, and which Is not determined by II. SAM" .i""'
,rob,hlv doe, find his way down nj least SUNNI " w
,ou vellow chlmncys which project many iec' ""o,
the deck and extend far down to the Interior Vi VIZ
shin hut those who permitted TO 20 Oh siio'.
NOT wait 70 find out whether the fat htuc Oh" """ -
= GOOD x,lIor or not MOI II they can go on s"oi'
-, r,, ,be day with their families and friends uie
hI Jackets embrace the opportunity with ease'iesS
, numhcr OF the men from the crews OF the N''i''
vcsscls in the Navy Yard who wero qualiheu '' w
f. hv their standing on tho ships roll have Decl
norrnitted 10 do this and have gone OH lor lew ''
,yo u Is the lrst-cass men who have these iaVor'
and this fact should act an incentive 10 al u'o nv
-, hchnv. themselves well shlpboard. not 10 over
,v tho,r lcave etc. and to try to stand In inc nrS'
class The rest OF the mon on the SHIPS VINO n'c INV
normttcd 10 10 on leave Will celebrate the Jay ~
having II Christmas dinner with the appointment ~"
70 TO make mp properly constituted least VI ''."s
Kind These holidays not celebrated Ill ''IS
st,ecal manner nor with any special exercises Ia INC
wv, hut the men usually observe them among 'hc"'
selves with "A dinner of extra preteh'o"s"'''
nrovidcd for ont OF their own money oo"'-
umcs games and contests are held In the Navy i"us
ar on the ships themselves, but In the weather "IN"
IS at present freezing NEWTON" proo"''
that sort will be tried
The work on the vessels In the yard advances
,,duv and some OF them will soon leave IL. On
IN. Chicago the boilers are being repaired anu INC
draining, system Is being overlEucd' TINS "orh ID I"
he tul he'd about February l. Then the Ne'se Is 10
on south for cruise, coming North again i'r 'he
naval rcnd.zvous and review. The work on the PhiIa
dephia probably viii soon be finished ana Hh' wiz
"a south for a cruise. The traningship portsmouth
- IA ,,rol,lly leave the Navy Yard and start lot hcF
vln.r cruise I'm about week. but Just wha' uaY she
will start was not known yesterday. The "o"'eh
sl,op Of. war Kcarsarse Is to leave venezuela ana
come North: she VIII probably 20 to the Norfolk Navy
Yard to be repaired. The cruiser Atah" b S''on To
90 south
rh. work on the new vessels in course Of con
,ruc,o, IN the ward advance, steadily. The last OF
IN. boilers for the cruiser Cincinnati was ra'"a y'7'
tcriav. and the Iocrs Will soon b. in plac" In tie
y.,,el The work II putting the engines mo the
y.,,. IS to De- begun th, week by the laying oi 'n'
,, ,l,. lint the wording parts 81 the engines prob
aidv viii not Dee put into place un'H sPrlhs. Inc
r.y, conden,ers are now being built Two l2inch
,,,bor d,ylts are Icing constructed for the Maine IN
,n. blacksmith shop. Tn" Job IS said to be one OF
tb. lr,.~t oyer d,uc III the blacksmith Shop IN The
,ard ia. construction Of o new s"t u engines ana
Lou,r, for the Navy tu-hoat nina has been begun.
The dynamite cru.os Nc-uyius came cut 81 the dry
dock whore she had uccn having her bottom cleaned
and raintod So. tcrily. on Tuesday Size Is u De-
c.,l.l and on Thursday she !, l. leave 10" Navy
Yard and ,'asi fol Port Royal, = C., to mona 'rl''.
with her guns. board ~ onhoerS co"sl-nh- o'
C,paln Montgomery Sicanl. Captain \. :. Banker ana
COMMANDER ". II. Brown on wil take charge - uo''
fr.al The officer, % the Ntsuyu, hi'" desired lot
l.rr time that the guns GA tie vessel might nave
fiu and exhaustive trial. the TRIAL, have now been
o,lcr,.d md VIII Boz ~ great mpor'aute and value
a. ..ttlc Gnall, what shah be- done with III" ves'ri'
and 10 Ind whether her guns AMI The vessel rs a
mount f,r them an Practcablc ID" Navy pcpn''
mrut hn, adopted O. programme for The ulll, oi WHO"
tn. following 1. a summary Iir-t III" guns ARE 10 ue
ranged and for thi, purpose two shots from each
IL - ffFsHA Ia
with the maximum aud ending with nearly minimum
H.. los, Of rrr,sulrs 20 be- noted, the ml 81 N"
sic Is 10 De- p,ttcl and the trajectory curve Tor each
gun ~ De- determined by The data fOnndi TINS i 10
l. done with the vessel m0oci. Then, with ti'
vessel inoorcd determine the accuracy. two SINS
arr 10 bc Ilrci from each gun at distances ranging
from ore mile t. one quarter ~ 4 mile with pc~sures
taken from the trajectory curve found when ranging
each shot T. L. Dr. plotted ana another trajectory curve
made for each ,1iu from the results. Thrn for pric
fcc Two p.ul,tilrs are l. be- fired from each gun AZ
known distance, with the vessel uHd'r way ana
stcamng at speed II not less than hiiccn Knots.
NcN, Al, test viii be- repeated while the target Is
/ moving al a -pccl 81 about ten knot-.
MI II these trials viii b. made with blank pro
lrctllc, bat next q trial VIII be made for p:acoe
and 10 L., loaded poeccs and fuse; two p"lo'tll''
viii be- fired f,om each gun with III" vessel ana target
both stationary and az known distances. Nter TINS
two londci pg,cctc, VIII be Grcl from each gun at
stcamng al a high speed. but with ia" target sta
ronary and then tie last test will b. made, under
The same conditions but with The tlrAct moving al u
speed OF alout ten knots condemned cutter. To be-
| lowed. VIII H. used the moving target Various
conditions u wind and "a wih be embraced for tn;
practice shots but toe shots for ranging and accuracy
are to be made with II smooth sea In calm weather
The wind also w!n be- taken iito consideration, and
some sho, made with it IN the direction II the line
II nic and some with II across the line of fire when
the wind Is Blowing at speed OF not less than eight
miles IN hour
The practice cruiser Bancroft Is to leave Elizabeth
pot. y. j. on Monday and 20 10 lobokcn. where She
viii BE- pat a sectional dock u lave her bottom
cleaned and painted preparatory to her official trial.
| which p.obahly viii take place about January 10.
While She Is H. the dock tn" cast iron prJpcorS
her viii b.. taken of. and Manganese bronze ones
required by the contract. put on. ON her pre-
ninaiy trial about two wechs ago she did we'll
warrant the belief that she viii make from 10 to
- - knots tie official trial. rhe engines are a
fine piece Of construction, ami reflect credit the
builders rs well II, On ihr designers.
Intended rs she was for the instruction OF the
Naval Cadet. many fittings and much duplication
have been introduced to make her complete
| battlcshp, but which unnecessary il she Is to
| be used cruising gInboat Every officer who
| has seen her seems To be- Of the opinion that she
would make a good gunboat. but that she Is TOO small
| for n practice vessel for the cadets. great deal
| Of space In her has been given up to bathrooms.
lavaory. clothes lockers. etc., ana n this taken
out and given up to bcrthlng space for the she
| would be a comfortable vessel. With the exception
Of the vcsuvlus ana the Gushing, she Is the first
| vessel OF the Navy to be- tried on this coast
with vertical engines. and she be- the first TO be
| tried on either coast, the Monterey has not yet
| completed her Official trial. In the Ncsuvius aud
Cushing the tops oi the cylinders above the water
| tuF,gr Ifp.p 4. ia1ft
| 70, and for this reason II necessary TO have n
| short stroke engine. During the trials she will be
in charge OF Captain Martin. Of the sandy Hook boat
| Monmouth. while her engines will be looked after
| by Mr. Peck who acted In II similar capacity for tie
Qunari Iron Works during the trials Of the Concord
| and Bennington. The trial probably will be held In
Long island sound as the vessel Is too small to BE-