New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
WORK AT THE NAVY Y AID
SUDDEN CESSATION OF BUsTLE.
THE WAR PREPARATIONS ADANDoNED-No ~
ACTIVITY, HOWEVER.

r,o ,,rs and downs of the life Of Navy officers anu
so,,oer have been pretty well demonstrated ~ w
Navy Yard in the last week. week ago 'i'' A.,
of these people were in the vortex oil ahN''' - -
officers and men were on the verge oil app ,,,
IN whether Monday would determine th'V w ~,
lao hurried away to Chill forcibiy 10 u''n''' Nv
coc,,tion of the rights of American ciuzehs u o'
nro,ected ON foreign soil, and iorcibN 10 op''" ~
,ir for the assaults upon the inohcnslve Nhci"a''
canon in the streets Of Valparaiso by Tue 'h"''
nolce and soldiers. The message Oh 'i'r
CONGRESS on Monday morning seemed 10 ue'e'
that war vessels and their crews shouiu w t
.''', ,n ,btlau waters and the work Of completing
be vessel, in commission at the Navy YARD was i''uc
more urgent Lathes and other tools seemed 10 so'
- o1 and norer and the sound Of hammers on
,ho .bins seemed TO utter war! war;" ht every
blow The officers seen TO go ahoht Iio"i S"op
to shop and from ship to ship WIN QUICK nv,
h ,,,rl, in ,he ordnance department in httlhg ou'
ammunition and quick firing guns was lhorc'se'' ".
.torcs in thc engineers and paymascrs department
were looked over and inspected; IN the equipment
department there wa picture Of hustle ana p''p'
ration. and the number Of men Offering themselves lo'
enlistment ON the receiving ship Vermont was greater
than for some time before; officers went 1" '"'''
a; night and looked their uniforms III" s"''"' "
c that they were I'm readiness for the quick response
TO orders and they prepared their wives anu ''u'''
10 expect separation for few months
Chilli had replied 10 the uliimaum of the 'hi'eu
s,,tcs Government that it desired that te con
troversy be settled without rcsortng to the force :"
arms and that the demands OF Pcsideht H''''''''
would be acccdcd To. Then there was more lch'c
fu atmosphere in the ward. but the WORK OF r'pnr'
on the vessels active service was coniln"'d Inc
number Of applications from men 10 enlist rs sailors
ard for other places shipboard decreased but there
are Away, men applying aud there Is no "pp''
hcnsion that there may not be men enough to man
the vessel, about 10 60 on squadron duly
Tie report that then, was danger Of an insufficient
supply Of provisions In case WAR should he declared
vas idle Imagination There are in the Navy Yard
,orclor-c, today enough provisions to iced every en-
listed mar in the service for at least year ana III
c,.c NJ actual conflict these stores could De- added u"
without anv difficulty whatever. The provisions ana
clothing for the enlisted men In the Navy are III
charge Of the payma,ic7 and his a,,i-tali' Ih''e
store, are kept in two large buildings, ana II ""u"
take only u short time To provision one or "'oN
Sims since the stores classified and - >tcmat''S
separated An ordinary manof war car1cS rom
three 10 six months allowance Of provisions a'ooN
ing 10 the length " the cruise wtch she i 10 70
upon But these provision, furnished by The navy
Department are for the crews only, the Objects
being Obliged to hay H. their OWN. q, the Government
doe, not allow them anything but their salaries anu
thus II cOsts them, on an average from 900 ~ ~
a month each for mess expenses The sam" i'u'
,u,lo with regard 70 clothing AID other supplies
Hut the prospects for war. followed 10y the better
pro.pcct, for peace disturbed several Of the Officers
| who were comfortably arranged to continue 'h'r
| shore duty. especially few at Ne" l"Fk' '"'"
| mandcr French e. Chadwick. who had recently been
ordered tp the Navy Yard. ordered to 20 at once
f. Uo,ou 10 a..um. command Of the steamship ONO
,bc v,,,. chartered from the American steamship
Line fl, Ice fitted out Il, floating repair shop To be-
sent +, tie Pacific. Lieutenant Arthur !. H'|I"' Il
member Of The Board Of Naval Inspection. whose
b,adouartcr, /, In the Po,toicc building "h' "Nefci
| to the ONO -, executive officer; Lieutenant W. T.
| Elliott for some time comma der Of the ''a'' :"
| ycv schooner Eagre. ordered a' aaNlsa''r'
| and chief Engineer Albert W Morley, for two
wears on duty III connection with inc
construction Of the machinery Of The Maine. Wa ais"
sent 10 the ohio.
Murh Interest has been felt in the last week with
| regard To the order from the Na,| Department LOT
! ,orned,, .rupllc. Tie J.. ". Bi,, Company, Of
Hr, iLlyu hl- received contract 4" MAKE " h"Iur u
tcrredc and T. hurry them along with the greatest
| d.natcb The result l. that the company j. WORKING
rrht and day 10 nll the order. The original "idc'
| for both Howell AND Whitehead torrcio'- Wa gwen
| .,n,e time ago bat there Wa 40. mach hurry Ai"n'
them uutH the last wcc. and then orders were sent 10
| In. Torpcd, station 1T NcVp"n 10 eNpdic the "ofN
o tac u,vcu to. pc.r.- and T. the o,iyn firm To
p,,h the worn o.. the Whitehead rroJcstilc'. The lest
Of the latter will soon De made 1T lay Edec the range
,o lee about 500 ,ard,. sine, VIII c0-t ihoGt 1000
each and thcy are to be ahou eighteen ic"t ~ l'netn
and carry about 10 pounds OF dynamite explosive
| 4 one 81 the toipedoc, would readily SEND the
| largest war vel and all %! Ter crew To "paN}
| rnc-,, locker" hundred such weapons would ~
| compli-h tremendous am INT "i uc'Fu''Nc ""i" !"
each wcr, properly pla' ed.
+, ,ddton to these torpcdo's the Navy Depart
mon, b, given a contract t. the John Russell Machine
Works, at springfield. Mas. for lot Of aera torpedo
she'll. for the dynamite cru-cr Nc~nNli~ fich oil
| these she'll, will br eight feet In length. and the
vrr,,,ht. iron conical cap and butt Of each will be
/ connected By steel core. The explosive compound
will he ncIoscd in sheet steel tube There are other
,,rpedo, to he supplied the Navy. such that In
..,'.cd lac Lieutenant NJ T.. Hall, ard the sims Ed on
| torpedo.
Ar officer nf the Navy has been on tour OF
inspectou Of Government work ut several Navy Yards
and shops arrived in this city from Washington yeSer-
day. and while evidently In possession Il much inorina
lion Of what hal been done and was contemplated to be
done In ease Of real outbreak with Chill. WI, guarded
in what he said 10 newspaper men. lie did say how
oyer. Now that IL T. frly certain that there will be
M var between Chill and the United state and that 1t
has been avcrtci by diplomacy aud the preparations
made 10 exact from Chill proper recognition OF the
rights and privileges Of American cltHenS While on
e.,,i,,, all nuch Of tie work that ordered will
| he su.prudcd The wOIG Of preparing the monitors
NANTUCKET Noltauk. Ias-ac. Comanchc AID Wyand Ute
la, l.cn ,rdc,cd to be discontinued and those vessels
| will now b. laid up in Ordinary again. 1hc steam
| him Chi, which wa chartered from the American
steamship Line 10 be fitted mp Mt Boston floating
rcpslr shop 10 bc seht Chill and for which the GOV
eminent has had TO pay 900 day. will probably now
b -oturned 10 the company. liut diplomacy near
falling ard nrobably would have failed In the settlement
of The CHILEAN controversy had We not shown that tho
easiest way to prevent was TO be prepared for IT,
and the ChIians forced to recognize that the Navy
Department WIS pretty well prepared TO uphold the
dignity and honor of the American flag. The most
practicable means were quickly and cicctually put to
! work In getting the Navy fully ready.
| "Al extra work has been ordered discontinued at
the several Navy Yards und while it is the intention to
strengthen and keep concentrated good feet Of vessels
in the Pacific 1t is likely that orders will BE- sent 10
both Rear Admiral Ghcrardi and Acting Rear Admiral
Walker not 10 GO to Chill. and TO return their vessels