New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
Afraid to Tell What Will BeIntimidaon
of an Ant-Ring PolicemanPreparations to Launch the
Observation-Disclosures of General Interest

engneer1ns signalling and minor tactics. For Pr.
n6ion to captain. In addition to the subjects Tor
promotion to fist lieutenant the subject OF military
Il Biography Is added. For prOE0t on ron c1ptin 70
maj:r, the subjects viii Include Navy. infant. y ana
nrlc7y dr'l regua IONS a1mlni tra!i1n; mil ,n "a,
800 words upon p.Ofrssio a! topic. Get q =
Tie candidate, and which may be prepared At a. H. )
time during he three months Immediately preceding
The Navy Department has issued row cir III ,'
relative to the hitting out OF new ships. and TIC en-.
forcemcnt Of which WILL no doubt, greatly faciit.
The work OF getting them Esady sea servce any
To prepare their schcdiSs Of oits and aowancr
least three months In advance Of the mpl' ton OF
sprction Of the outnt and for the heccssary rvpa
and alterations. and for the manufncturc or purchase
The articles designed for ship her fret com ,m.
mission 10 be used only for that ship: END 'n,
them on board their removal from the ship when she
ps our pu Of int" na Or 's crs "'
Lieutenant ". n. A. Rooney is now on duty III. II,
snSss,s Ss R1 fsr n"
at Thurlow. Penn The Puritan. now being npct:h
a. the Navy y: Is pS sssSn WIT" s or"
~ the other. and subdlvldcd into quarters for Dole
the Officers and the T h nsoSS9s %
MlnnonSnio. and viii give opportunities Tor INC
thorough ycnao Of tn" shp sna for hsnW Hr"n in
storm and Will, II + thought prevent oiIi
comfort from heat ncow d',G The sod % int hull has cn an
strrcon is completed but the prmor for her turrets
and side, is not got delivered Even should ms como
forward nj Onrc the vessel could not BE- made reany
for service under year. she has twin ~rews.
with engines Of the horizontal compound type capaDe
Of giving speed Of at least twelve knots. r.
The hull will be- protected by an armor neit i've
c seven Inches deep fourteen Inches thick Uap"rnoo
to Six inchc, below tho waer!lnr and extending 10y
feet along the middle part OF the ship prote'nIhhs
cngin.s. bolIors magazines and sh"llr-ons me
srrnor 1, strongly supported by wooden pacing hu
a system of ririd frames aud Orders. The NOM
deck IS covered With stool plating two Inches thick
Major r. W: Huntington. command"nt CT t ms
Marine I,arrack on III" flushingavc soc OF tne
Navy Yard YESTERDAY received orders Of dotachneQ. 70
taAs c'cct on November 20 and to tafn comfnan1 OF
the marines at tho Norfolk navel sntton;
Major Huntington was In command Of the gnaM ~
No choIcrl camp at Sandy HOOK cw weeks ago Iis
place In brooklyn Will 10 taken by Colonel Jnmes
rorncy now In command OF the mlnne
division ut Iraguc island Major Robert !. Meaa' nU~
I'm command Of tho marines At tho Washington nav!
Yard VII relieve Coloucl Foncy ut L"aSuc lslah' on
November TO- . -, ,h.
CAPTAIN Charles F. Williams. In command Oh ,n'
marine guard On tho cruiser Ihilad"phia wa, y"s,"r
dov Informed that hc would be detached on Ihcsuty
and Assigned 10 duty At the Marin" Barrn'R rs 80, on
Tln.h ne ave. lie viii l." succeeded on inc ihiia
dclphIa by First Lieutenant f. J. Moses. now y, ~"
Wellington navy Yard This chang: pIar,"I,a a.,
settles The url ,on TINT Acting R'ar Mmir.l JOIN
q walker viii max" ~" ria'clpha ~, nasShi I
-. Mi m,rno guard, oa flagship ar, conrianhcd hy
officer, q not It., rank than n captain.