New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-09
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
OBJECTS OF INTEREST FOR NlollOh''
THE SHOW OF wAEsHIrs IN TIE coLUMBU;

| cruiscrs lone armOred ana one undmo'oV ~
Of construction two monitors In course Oh re.on'
| ,,o, a, old frigate now housed over ana uaeu "' d"
u~ chin and other vessels Of different types
| laid nm in ordinary In the Navy Yard III N'e ""'
| NJ vessels: there are two large ana Deau'i"i '"e
| NOW building for the cruiser CINCINNATI anu ~
Of immense boilers and besides, there are ''o
| machine shops. foundry and other shops, the TWO
| Great DRY docks, tho large cranes, hoiuhs' ""'o
and stationary and the various relics IN inc way "a
! historical GINS and a PROV captured from 4 ico0
| ram IN the civil War; to add interest. Then tpere
| ara also the officers in their neat UNIFORMS anu WIN
| their fine handsome figures to be seen apouO ''o
| Yard the marines armed and standing on guaIu'
| and the throngs Of worhmeh
| Yesterday the docl1-room in the yard was well
| occupied with ships-there were more IN tnc iaN'
| in faft than there have been for many WecKs-ou'
,he, will he gone from the Yard for several DAYS
during the Columbian celebration. BY TO MORO"
night there probably Will not be COMMISSIONER WIZ
vessel in ,hc Navy Yard but most Of them, II not
ALL probably will return there on Thursday ana 50
| the place Will not long be empty
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvus las gone TO tho Navy
| Yard within the last week she is to leave there
and 90 down to t.ravesend Bay prJbably to MORO"
morning. This vessel will Introduce n rather mover
effect into the festivities Tuesday IS, sle IS
to fire her saues, not with the small guns Inouh''u
on her decks but with the huge dynamite guns
whose mouths project from her deck THESE guns
make "A terrific noise and they Will be hred rather
slowly I'm order to increase the effect. As they ~
not use powder charges there will BE- no smoke u
bc seen rising from them, ard hence people VII!
simnv herr n terrific report without seeing Is
source II Is not known what tho movements OF
tho vessel will be after the function. but it Is thought
that she will return to the Navy Yard. oho IS IN
GOOD condition and docs not need repairing Tho
torpedo boat Gushing left Harbor late on Friday
anchored for the night and then steamed for the Navy
| a. ard rpTl
covered with q cont Of gray paint. having greenisn
tingc This is be touched up and then the vesSei
Is 10 GO down the bay To take part In the Naval
parade on Tuesday. After this she Is to return 10
sag IIarbor in order thnt Tho tests that aio beng
carried on with her PecOnic Bay may CONTINUE.
The Torpedo Tolrh Of which Commander converse
Is chief Is engaged In making tests Of the WHIT al
t0rpcdoes with her.
Tho work On tho monitor Miantonomoh at he
Navy Yard Is In such n condition that the vessel c m
leave there aud take part I'm the Naval parade The
e.g nos have had gene al ovcrhaulng and Us er-
day a dock trial Of them held. The vessel Is TO
leave the ward morrow and will return to 1t after
the celebration. on her return her steering ar
Is to be repaired
Tho work on the engines Of tho cruiser Atlanta
Ia, been carried 10 completion but there Is some
work I'm the con,trlc ION department sU to be cop''
Tho shin IS 10 co down to Gravcscnd Bay to-day TO
return 10 the yard to have her work comple'od
The boat Dolphin also lay in the Navy Yard
Yesterday She 4, not in need Of repairs. but Is to
20 down tho bay 10 take part In the parade ana
probably viii leave the yard today 1t i not Known
where She will 20 after tho function Tor. ms She Is
tho Navy dlsplchhoat she Is likelv TO receive sudden
orders from tho secretary NJ any time. ana docs not
know ahead where she is going.
The unarmorcd cruiser Cincinnati Is. according 10
"a launched
November or December. hut date has yet been set
although November has been 81 -ge,ted This date
Is proposed on account Of the condition Of me ud'N'
Unless she should be- launched that day or he day
after election. which would hardly be good day
thl, Is about the only time that could he u'ed IN
November because The tides will be low IN hat
MONTH II neither Of those days I, used She may be
Kent until December for launching The work on
bcr engines goes on steadily and We'll at the site Of
the burned erection shop. The lowpressure cylinder
OF the port engine which damaged In the fire. Is
found 20 be I'm almost good condition rs the day
that It PIT In. The af er low-preSSure cylinder
In the starbOard engine Is not in 50 good condi'lon
II was more seriously cracked than that OF the port
engine. and. although could he patched and made
10 do II /, thought that II may be renewed. 1t Is
not however certain that thi, will be done. The
cylinder can sand pressure more than double what
will ever be- pat It, for It Is only 10" pressure
cylinder but at the same time IT would Use more coal
than II it were I'm perfect condition. The Work 81
testing all the part, II engines IS still being carried
on There probably will not be- much delay in the
complcton Of The engines. The work Of building the
boIler. for mi, ship beIns carried rapidly in
the boiler shop.
Although 1t has been decided build new
structure In the Navy Yard To tax, the place Of
the burned erection shop, and on the site of 1t. II
is thought that The erection Of III" new buhdn,
probably will not be begun until after election. In
1tt.h
b, necessary take additional worncE on the force
which II is against the law do within period oi
sixty DAYS before election day. This rule about not
increasing the force OF worhmcn at the Navy larI
within the period named i, being rGidy adhered 10.
The monitor Nantucket has returned to the Navy
Yard and discharged her sor's ard b,en put out oi
commission again. after her short turn Of Quaran-
trc duty Yesterday she towci around Into
whitney Basin In tho Navy Yard. where she wa
laid up I'm ordinary for another Indefinite period
Although the monitor Nantucket has marks on her
single turrct showing where she has bc'n hit by the
enemy In Il battle with powder and she'll the fight
I'm which She has just nccn engaged ono different
from all her others. aid one from which She returned
without further dents on her armor to keep the
memory OF Il. II vas. however. none the less
honorable scryicr-t was fight against the terrible
scotrce Of cholera The marines who hal been
sent 10 sandy Hook 10 do guard duty In preserving
n quarantine, returned TO the Navy Yard LIST week
When they reached tho Yard they net By
band OF mUslc and n company OF blue Jackets AMI
escorted TO the marine barracks.
For the Columbian service. Chaplain Kane who
/, on duty AT the Navy Yard, has secured the
services Of fine quintet who will give some choice
music this morning at the chapel ut the Naval Hos
rital I'm Flushing ave- above the Navy Yard. As the
Sick of the Naval service seldom hear good music they
undoubtedly viii enjoy the treat offered on this oc-
cason.
Chief Engineer benjamin +. Wood. who has been on
duty at the Continental Iron Works In connection with
tho construction of machinery for the new vessels
has be put the retired list this week. account oil
having reached the age OF siXtywo Years This means
the promotion OF the senior officer In each Of the lower