New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
WORK AT THE NAVY lARD.
PLANS FOR THE NORTH ALLAN III
SQUADRON.
or,,vrn INTEREST IN THE QUESTION OF DIS

pENSl\ff WITH SN.I' io'''-"'
II will now be only few weeks before inc NcSS
of the North Atlantic squadron VIII be ho''n 's''
| n. ,nor winter crlise and probably assembled III
| New. York The Newark has been down III 'ehch'o''
| and was expected TO remain there hhui 'ho 'o'
IS ended but she arrived at hey "eH' w.,
The Of her vessels OF this squadron Win" 'hl.' -
cruising are now working their way ho'he' nv w"
cord left Vicksnrg and started LOT Nc'hP"i'' ~
on Tuesday. She is to take part in some ccr'monic.
there at the o. anng of new bridge TWO |'aSo'' VI
ni eouadron are already at New lorh-tie monitor
Nan,cuomoh ard the dynamite cruiser NesuVll> iho
PhIadclrlia. the flagship. and the hea'SarNc ''' ~
coming dircctl; home. but are inahi"S S''P' "" Wv
wav During this week they VIII be al savannah i'"
q fov DAYS .tcr they arc TO go to AnhapoHs 10 "'hc
,or I'm the graduating exercises # the Naval Academy
while the shios are at savannah they are To take
r,r in tlc Ncrchants' Week Association cecbfa'loh'
uilot boat is 10 go to Tybce Roads To-Day carrying
pilots 70 guide the two wHr>hipS ln y Spe'I" 'o'"
mittCe on the entertainment Of the "n'c'S ""' ''
appointed and has drawn up pip-ranlhc WIN" "''
keen The officers busy during The week The reception
committee probably Will down about noon touaS u
receive tle officers, and will return with them on the
Kcar.argr There will he reception OF the oihce'S
at O'Clock this afternoon. and mt 30 O'CLOCK ,noo
viii be an informal dinner At the DE Soto H"'o''
To morrow morning there will be II VISIT 10 icH'r
Academy and a reception nj the Cotton ENchlnPc Ut
nom in the evening public reception will be held IN
a drive around the city in the morning. ana IN inc
evening there Will be review Of the trades display
and carnival and private entertainments Inc o"'oe'
Will 80 on Il special car to Twice on NedhcNo"S u,'''
noon and dinner will be given at the lIo'"i lFbee
at o'clock; in the evening there VIII be P'i'"o
entertainment. \ review Of the miIt'r' pi'"'c -
planned for Thursday afternoon. and a private enter
roinu,cn, in the evening on Friday afternoon there
win be a drive TO Bonavcnturc and the yacht cIub
housc.
II can readily he .ccn that mi, PROGRAMMED Is carried
ont thc naval officer, will fof a week be in wlr! oi
pleasure, and sight. cclnc. ADMIRAL "hcrird com
nandant ~ the ncci I'm replying To II telegram sem
bv secretary Robinson. giving The arrangements VIII
havo been made say, that the arrangements ar, p'?-
fec,ly agreeable but add, wish that his reception
NAV bc conducted with the utmost simplicity. Ii't
+, jus lie admiral GhcraId. h" never courts display.
\ howitzer has been lent to the Naval Reserve In
south Carolina for IL, IN dlins. and j. 10 b. sent
from abe Navy Ward TO charlotte. :. e.
The question oi the adyi,alit' of ahandonins sails
a. a motive power for naval vessel, has occupied de
attention Of many officer Of the Navy COR lons time.
and noiwth landing the fact that there has been 10
discussion In public PRINT IT, the subject has ben
rcfrs.hcmcd by report Of Rear Admiral Bancroft
Ghcrad TIE senior officer 81 the Navy and NJ present
in commnud Of the North Atlantic squadron. who u
few day, ago hi report t. Secretary Tracy con
cclning Il practical test OF the value Of sails ~ a
motive power. That part OF bis report which deals
with the trip Of the Concord and fnlIideipha
from Monieyldco % "r1aaoe' Is the most lnf,g a!e
look upon mass aud ,al Iog thc cne' u.cla",.
Of wnr vel, a. ,hins 81 inc nn pa, :, ,n',i
upon vc,scl- except for the purpose of mounting
gun, IN lher top. or ThS, arr G1S' M ~ 1 cu
corps. the other hand tncrc Is large number "f
M, officers who believe that /; was iDolhaiiy to
abandon sail power IN vc,-cl, and adVoctt" the
return to the Of ma-i- ana sails a. an auxiliary
and for economical c.ni-ing ana tnr-r onccr, dep
att.
,itut' I'm thclr place i've military ma,i, useful
only for observation tower aud Tor mounting rapid
H,ailv~ 10 Admiral Ghciar', report the ThiL.
ruary for Iariad-s the former having l.oi5 ton, "f
coh ON board aud the latter - tons. liota Vca
sis had smooth weather Throughout the voy,s, and
arr, ed At Haibadoc ON March r. Had not been ior
he S,il power Of the Concord she would have ben
obliged 10 put into -on" other port for cDAl thu,
separating her from the flagship. or else the Phiia
dclpia would have had TO put into the coalinS pnt
Concord sailed from Montcvideo, until she arrived
at IaIbad,cs. tnc was the Conc nj without
The rdmral -ays; Not only were the regular
ship, sail. SET but the boat all, were also set
In the boats. aud Nh" awnings ~cr" tc Il up and used
advantagcCusy, and il would hnye been Impossible
for the Concord Ia have made the pa,.aec without
sill power uncs cOalcd her at sea. which I
had determined 10 do, and at one time though. !
woud have TO- and sgualei Ia her commanding
officer to prepare receive lpar the next morning
bunker IN Rags hut fortunately the wind frcshrn,i
and. upon consultation with Commander Iatchclor.
by .ignaL he Informed me he thought the passage
c3uld be- made withon, additional coal "" Kerr
strength Of The current. "" expected 10 find il I'm
our favor The total coal consumed from anchorage
TO Philadelphia was: Isy the Philadelphia 7GI tons.
and he arrived I'm port with 20 pas I'm the bunhrIS.
IN the 81 the Concord AZ tons were consumed.
She had eighteen ton, upon her arrival IN Bari ndOcs
md II with fcclng u .a faction that We
anchored. From the Inability Of the Concord TO make
vc,eI. Of the Nav. ard in time Of VAR If demd
the ~l6uld be DISPENSED with
The Philadelphia three steel ma.ts We're removed
before She went 10 The West Indies last fall. and for
them were IA il'u'd two military masts. The
Concord ~, three mass. Which foreand an rggcd.
Ia authorization 81 the expiration Of the third term
Of Captain william h. Rcmcy. u Tie Marine Corp. n,
are number Of aspirantS for the place. The mum.
Der increased In the lower grades Of officer. outside
statutes provide that 81" the President II the United
states r aud he Is hereby. nnthorh"d to apI,pin for
the term 81 four wears. by AMI with the advice and
consent Of the senate. from the officers Of the Navy
or the Marin" Corps. udgc advocate general Of the
in the Navy or colonel u Tho Marine Corps q, The
case may be- Captain Rcmcv ha, been lnde' advo
cate general for nearly twelve year. and has the
rank and pnv 81 coion" In the mcanwhilr. lie hl,
proved him Ell most capable in legal qualifications and
won'd doubt bc raplDintci II his health would
permit. lie is second the list Of captains. and
when Colonel Clement d. Icbb IS retired on July 10
he viii De- III" senior captain.
The du"- Of ia, Judge advocate general are 10 re-
r"ve revise and have recorded the proceedings Of all
courts martial. courts Of Inquiry and board, for the
and perform such other duties connected with the legal
performcd br the o and naval ir TI ,mar seo 1.o
general Lieutenant Snnucl e. Lemly, who has been
an aSe ncr""} OF tmp11 rmcy ior several years
officer mcntioncd !. Cantnn \ r. Mahan. Mt present
Of ore pavma,ter Robert W Alien ard rir Iicutpnsn,
E.. II. L1uchclmcr: Of the Marine Corps II is = place
that vii carry with II. to him Of and below the grade
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