New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12

d" Present.!
Philadelphia,
Atlanta Cat anchor III the North Eiver'
MiantonJ mob,
NcSuviu>,
Destroyer,
Vermont. . ,,ons
BESIDES these there would DC the three "o"''O.'
Puritan Terror and Nantucket anu ''c WV ,,a,,
I'm course of construction, Maine and ''ien'""n
,,.. ,,,i,hher hos not seen these noble vessci'
of tbe new Navy for several months, ana theS return
,o uort after n cruise he appreciates more INV" wv
their beauty and Size n .,,o,ic
The Philadelphia. flagship Of the North A'H'u'"
snuodron Law oil Man-st in the Navy ,"'u 'oo
dav and with her immense white hull her wv s"o'.
mos:s the numerous yellow pipes that rose i'o" Nv
docn and her symmetrical and graceful FORM she
presented "A beautiful appearance size mas !", :.
turnd North after her winters cruise III eo"'"''
,,o,ors and has come 10 the Navy Yard to be as'''
mt into thorough rcpair. she has had lVhg anu
successful trip. on the way North she supp" "'
savannah for Il few days, 10 attend ana t'Nc pau. "
celebration there, and stopped again al A'''"l''''' "
take pnrt In the annual graduation eXercl'cS Oh INC
Naval Academy. ON coming 10 New-l"rH the ''ss''"
OF this squadron did not go 10 Wet foihi' h'r all !"
attend the commenc .m,nt Of The Military Academy m
If was expected they would do. Although inc Oo'''n
Of the Philadelphia has not been painted r'r "'oo
,lo, ,I,h, months and T. naturally ioul WIN sc'
,rowth the vessel made the run from AnnapoI's "
Now o X In good time She will be pllt mo 'hc
drvdocl when the Chicago comes ont 10 n'ro -"
b,ttom cleaned and painted again. ~ d VIM Wv
shin IS I'm good condition OF cours'' "'''i
If several months, there must be some '''"-' '-
need ovcrhaulIng and repairing, Oul '"''' az NV
&C., ro,y su,,ll boat is needed, in place ii one
If the old ones and the new one is almost 'o"'' 80
rso As Ia the duty Of the vessel TO- the '"i''"''
I, l. he
,.,r,ic .ruodron 10 take "a cruise NJ ni"hs INV
Eastern coast. returning in the autumn i"' INV,
ho dane tlds summer, but that II VIII De o"h' y NV
certain Probably. ut any rate. the 'e'9o' W.. ,n
il, ,he Navy Yar,l for three or four "eehS' III" '
,hcv are there the yard will be centre 81
The Chicago flagship OF TIE 30 'n"' " a.,
souad,on.- or Squadron Of Fyolution' came u 'o
g. v.d , tcv dav, MO- ami was put into tie dfN
I.r There her bottom was examined bv u"hri
cop.is.inr ~ Commander A. :. Parker an" ''"
co,.,uctor j. J. Woodward after "mcn '.'
hoard returned 20 Washington When Inc
ho,tom wns last painted. one $40 VIZ a.
with .he gcrmicide paint, and the o'h'' VIZ"
rnncss composition. ON that SIDE op'e''' VIZ"
rernlcdc or American paint there Dh' u''H
ing and that SIDE covered with the "'i"''
f., he,cr state Of preservation. The geim'd'e p'""
T." .. 80 need entirely I'm repalntne the ship po""''
., ,h,s time The electrical pant on the s"P w"
TITO, yost.,,l,v Willie she IS here the nasahih" j. u"
no enlarged 80 that there may be more room IN VIM"
IN +oro ammunition. II is possible also tha' so'"o
more rIpd-nring guns Will be put on INC S"p' WV.
Increasing the size of the secondary oa''tr!
will probably be other minor repairs ara 49,,
no made now that the vessel Is here. "Ia' "e'
movements for the summer Will lie Is no' "''""'
ri.u,cnout 4 VI Knight has been dctnch'd ir""' wv
an, ordered 10 the Naval Academy, ana L""'.'"'"'
y : Rodgers has been ordered TO Ter IT'D" VIC wa"
ingon Navy Yard -. >,,.,
rho cruiser Atlantn has not yet come to Inc navy
Ward bnt f. at present al anchor al inc ''o'.'
\ Board Of survey went TO her from 'he '"'u -
dav. TO survey The pcrIshohle stores on net
ma, come TO the yard To have her o"''o"' oo""'
a,,,o, and 70 receive whatever repairs she he~'s'
bnt at present she "a IN the iNc' "' wv
cboroge OF Twenty-tllrd ST. -
.rho d,uomi,e cruiser Nesuvlus Is once more III ''
Navy Yard having returned there ancs "c' e"'''
cr,se Along the southern coast down 10 i''N"''' "'
tho work on the valves Of her dN Ihm'e H"'s '''o ~
heg,n again The vessel had pleasant ana S"''e''
full run II nothing happens I" hlnoer' Tue WV" ''
o valves will probably be finished before Tue Ncso'
again leaves the yard. The range "i'"e'' ""' .,
10 put in place and the ship can then 20 out ="
b, tho lang OK pected tests with her dynamite guns
r1ose tots probably Will be made this summer. Inc
,ir,c set for doing the vori, ON IA" V"iVe> i ''
weeks The ship Is 10 receive ioo' h'f SECONDARY u''
terry which consists Of thee 3pjuhoer rpu ''"s
II ,obLies puus ono Of these guns was t"mp'rhlN
loaned Ia the receiving ship Vermont bnt y's'rlN
II vas being removed, 80 as to nc "s'u oh ''o
,,,ns The yesuvius belongs TO the North Atan"c
c,,,dr,,n and IS subject orders from IL admiral"
rho wooden sloopo CIR KcaIsnrce probably VIII
NOT COM I, New-York, anyway no; at present '"'
/ 10 CONVOY the monitor Passalc to Bo't'h
yh. rnouIlor Miantonomoh wcat up to the Navy
Yard Yesterday morning. and mooIeu "i'nN.''' w
Dock She left here about two weeks ago ana ''r'e"
for Annapols 10 take part In the commencement, eA
crciscs Of the Nava. Academy. ON inc NVS"Se' " W
difficulty was experienced win III" 'ur'e'.
,cccnt around the base Of the tnrrt to Keep wafer
,-o entering Tho opening and falling below DID not
.,,,Iv fulfil is purpose, II Is said, because IL wa
o, an I'm uloce A. water was flowing beio" the
,ossol mt into Delaware Brcakwalcr. wheic' 'hcr
fcr hours DELAY the trouble was corrcceu' Hh epo
,.,oI exnor, from the company tha, Is putting the
electrical steering apparatus on the Vessei, wa WI
her durng the downward trip 50 rs 10 tcs' 'n' uc''
!. ,s onIv fairly successful and for the return TRIP
, rsc NJ n was abandoned. The idea Is sood one
!, f., aid and would he useful If II worked saiii-
t.c,,uIv But II /, u new invention. ana some uhe
,ru he rcouIrcd t. adjust, correct, improve u ana
maria H. vor, perfectly. After some further experl-
m.ntinL If may be brought % pcr'ccuoh' Inc "a"'o
oh is attached To the North Atlantic sQusdron and
INNS, receive her orders from II. 80 "hst Aef summer
r,v viii he is not known, but II Is Thought mat she
ont
great turret guns. ..,
The Navy tug Nina started from uss yard YESTERDAY
.,i,h the necessary material u blow up Inc wrech
CT Tie steamer Florida Oh barnega'.
4 few days ago the board Of officers engaged IN con
ductlng the trial with the submarine gun mouh'e"
an tho torpedo Destroyer received orders 10 con
,nue their trials until they finished. As the timber
drvdock Is used In making these trials. ONLY the
granite ddock is left for the docking oil the cruisers
mill the tests are finished This Will pIsbaby be-
before long The tests have been carried on during
the last week but the board has not yet begun test
Ing the proicces fitted with an automatic steering
device.
The palr Ct engines 10 be sent to Norfolk for the
new cruiser Ralc gh almost entirely packed and
ready to ship. some of the parts have already been
taken down TO the dock. The scow is 10 come Oh
Wednesday after which about ten twelve days will
be used IN loading them on II. The floating derrick
has been tested TO make sure that II L.
A., GOOD condition 10 lift successfully the heavy