New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
THE SHIPS NEARLY READY FOR CRl lSlNU.
REPORT or TIE BOARD on BOAT CONSTRUCTION
-PRoGEEss or TIE MONITORS AND


world, and the principle is nbont to be cNenp'iied
In the Navy Yard only short time ago few
Of the steel vessels Of the Navy returntd from
their winter cruising duty to this port ana the Navy
Yard and since that time the citizens 81 New YORK nav
had the opportunity 10 visit and admire the NOME
protectors OF their safety. But the vcsscs hre
to 20 away again. aDd In few days the navy iafu
Will be devoid OF modern war vessels In commission
The monitor Miantonomoh will he The first vessel 10
90. she Is to sail tomorrow for Gardeners bay "hY'e
practice Will De held with the great gins ana uie
hydraulic machinery and the secondary battery no"Du
on the ship and also with the small arms hi'er
The practice Is finished the vessel is to go to New
London, but beyond that she must await oricfS from
Admiral Gherardi, commandment OF the North Atianhc
Squadron.
The recent trip Of the Miantonomoh to Annapols
has caused some talk and criticism al'ont the VesScs
merits. There were discomfors on tho voynse' IL IS
true and serious discomforts The seas washed over
the decks. and the men were Obliged to Eeep Deio",
or else 20 up the supcrstrcture which Is small ana
exposed Some water found Its way below by en-
tcrng around the bases OF the turrets, athongh tls
was soon stopped But the monitor Is not intehocu 10
be used as cruiser, she Is nd a se|g"lns V'sSc
Her duty is harbur defence, and she is well eon-
s;r,,ced for that Her slight shaft, enabling her to
20 where other vessels could not; her low frcehoar
presenting only an insignificant target 10 the cnemyI
the heavy that protects all OF the vital parts
Of the ship: and the great guns In revolving tnre's
make here verftablc nsang fortress Of great power
Then, again. It BE- remembered that
the Mranionomoh Is the first one OF inc
five in her class to be completed and put In com
mission In the new navy. so whatever
details are fonnd b. unsatisfactory in her. or could
bc improved upon, can be changed IN Inc V'hor
monitors which now being reconstructed or newly
built. For instance, the Mantonomoh the big
guns could not be fired In even moderate sea EN-
In most Of Othc? monitors this Is 10 be rcneH'd
ly the adoption OF form Of turrct, the Hen
born tnrr,.i. that designed by Naval Constructor
Philip llichbOrn aud which raises the guns 10 aUo"'
seven feet above the deck. They are also being pro
vldcd with gorsizcd supcrstructurcs. In place oi
slight one HE that the Mantonomoh. These VIII
furnish additional quarters for officers and men, and
thus the matte Il personal comfort will b. better
provided TO- such change Will ra!s' the centre OF
gravity Of the monitors. ard them to roll more
easily, which will give more steady Platform f'r
the use Of the guns. On The Terror and the pnr'a'
the two monitor, In course OF reconstruction III
the YARD these changes cln be noticed Hoth OF inc
vessels while pes rying essentially the same FEATURES
as the Mlanonomoh. are being lifted with extensive
,upcrst1Ic;urcs, and one Of them. the Puritan, l. I"
IL. fitted with the barhetc The turrs Of the
Terror however, are about the same az those Of the
Mantonomoh
The flagship Chicago and the cruiser Atlanta VIII
De the next vessels to leave the Navy >iI. LIE
former vessel has Just been doccd and painted and on
bunhcrs with coal. on that day an order was sem
around 10 the dncrer departments I'm tho Navy iard
that the work on the Chicago should, II p"~S!hl', De
finished 10y noon Of June -. Because the tin'c hlS
been 80 short repairs Of any Importance have been
undertaken on the vessel sho viii probably IcaVc
tie Navy Yard on Wednesday. and 70 nii Ia swing
ship ard correct thu compn-scs and then start ioT
BOSTON on Thursday At Boston shc Is 10 take III"
Naval Reserve battalion Of thc place for short
experience Of pra.ti sailor work on n manor
war aaoat. After that, what her duty VIII IL j.
rot known. The question to which Naval vessels
will be- sent 10 spain for the celebration on Augu' J.
or whether any vessel will b. sent, Ia SIN unsttl7i
That is no order about ii ha' been i~-u''l Epui WASH
ineton some think. however that no Naval ship Is
to be sent
The crlhSr Atlanta Is % accompany h% h'n~hlp
the Chicago on the trip Boston. shc Is still In tho
dry dock but in day or two viii il, r'dv to come
out Then .he Will need to have her bunkcrs niod
with coal Her bottom Is now being p"ntod with
rcd lead and the ticrmclde paint
The Philadelphia. na.ship of The North Atlantic
Squadron put into the granite dry dock eaiI III
the week 10 have her bottom cleaned and painted
THIS time her bottom Is being coated wiih'a paint
called the Williams Submarine COinpound.- II Is
claimed to be both anticorroavc and anti-louhhe
Some slight changes have been undertaken on tie YES
sell The cOallng facilities being altered for ono
thing and for another the grab rons' Ia be ~
moved from the sides OF the ship The attentions
are not lmpor,ant and all work IA 10 be finished on
the vessel by Juy 10.
The dynamite crulser Vesuvus probably viii r.
the last Of the vessel, TO leave the Navy Yard. Tu
work on her. which has been going on .or ~ one a
time, promises to be- finished The electric
rauc finders being put In placc tho new valves In
tho guns will be ready for ard the 'econdnr7
battery will he IN place In few DAYS. Hc'pFe Hhe
,all, the snip will need to lc docHcd to hav" her
bottom painted She belongs to tho North Atlantic
Squadron aud NAV be assigned to sore cruising duty
with Other vessel Of the squsron. or. thc othc'
hlnd she may be directed TO hold the long expected
trials with her guns. to determine her value AS plat
form for them.
Tho construction work on The ships In tho
yard advances stcidy. Th> set Of engines pot DIRE
to ~ cent to the Raleigh Will soon Dc entirely packed
on board Of tho barge, when II VIII be towci to Nor
fol-.
An ordcr has been issued n The var! that after
June 30 the use Of the telephones which have been
put IA there Wi be discontinued. This is tone bc
cause Of their great expense Of rental and the hack
Of money to run them. Advertisements hay. lcen
isSu.d from the Department n Wa ;iinton, calling
for bids tn furnish Naval supplies to tho Ncw-Yorh
Navy Ynr Proposals Will be rcccv'-i mp e. noon
on June 80. The supplies 10 be- Furnished consist Of
rivcts. oil, blOrks hardware. drawing instruments
lamps, tools. hose. paints. etc
Il Board consisting Of Commander F. F. Chadwick
Naval Constructor +. l.. Fcrnah. Lieutenant J. ID. j.
Kelly aud Passed Assistant Engineer \. r. blhoi
whose d;ity Is to design all small bontG To- the Navy
and to agrct upon paG that Will be universally
adopted has been AT work In the Navy Yard foT some
time. Already two preliminary report have been
made and designs have been sent In upon now Dlans
Of the following small boats: J2icot and 3ofooI
steam cutters. effect <aing launches. 30 foot and
2s-foot whalcboats, 3Ofoo 81 foot and 2Gfoot cut
ic. and 20tOo ard lsfoDt dineic,. Tho Boari Is now
COMP ng arrangements for the constitution Of these
types Of boais the Ncw-Iork Navy Yard. and after
The trials some OF which will be competitive, the
board will make lts final report. This probably will
DO the mott exhaustive ever made In tLs country.
IL will contain The data G all steam and sailing man
ofsar boats In this country and, far possible OF
those abroad The board Is also considering new and
improved SYSTEMS Of hosting and lowering boats on
war vessels II Is therefore evident that the work
OF thu board is important.
Much sympathy Is expressed in the case Of Chief