New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE RALEIGH TO REMAIN AT NORFOLK.
CAPTAIN sCHLEY's INTERESTING REPORT ON
TIE BALTIMORE.

brought TO an end on Friday In favor OF 'he No'oin
ward The Raleigh has been built at the i'"cr S'i"
and Is 20 be launched there at IL O'CLOCK !" III VII
| March o. while the engines ard machinery ior nv
have been built at the New-iork yard. s"'"H
influence was brought TO bear secretary Tracy 10
Lave the vessel sent here 10 receive these engines
| For several months the engines have beeh III
course of erection Lerethat Is, the bed pa'es nave
hecn laid the cylinders put up and the various paris
are being fitted into place to make The engines CUM
nlete The pecple Mt Norfolk maintained that 'he
machinery could readily be transported there ana at
ios r,s, than the vessel could be towed TO New-fork
The neope here thought that the expense OF carNhE
tbe engines 10 Norfolk would be greater than tha Vi
bringing the hulk here. They said too. that WIN VIZ
vessel here the engines could be pnt IN place pS "o
same men who had erected them; While II inc Ne''o
were not here It would be necessary either 10 nave
the engines handled by men who were not familiar
with Them or else 10 send the present men 10 NorioK
and IN nav in addition to their wages, their Doaru
and travelling expenses. secretary lTacy oeciueu '"'
IL was not necessary to send The cruiser away Hoi"
| the Norfolk ward.
The commissioned vessels in the Navy Yard are In
about the same condition OF inactivity as theN were
last week. The work of fitting the torpedo-boat
Cushing with her torpedo-launching tuDes mas no'
been begun. The new valves for the pneumatic guns
az the dynamite cruiser Nesrvius have not Se' pech
nut on board although probably they viii soon DC
brought to the vessel
arrived 4, vet She Is pected at the ward soon prop
ably this week. she will take the place OF the wooden
tuClOat Catalpa. which Is worn out WIN service
Tn, new ueboat IS built OF Steel The Fern inc nav"
tugboat which carries freight between the various
stations IS to come to the Navy Yard TO receive
new captain.
some tests are TO be made with the DESTROYER. the
tornedo- boat designed by Captain John Ericsson Th
vessel although she never accepted by the TOY
ernment. lay at the Navy Yard for some time. bnt
about a year age she taken away from II ana put
into the hands OF the helrs O. Captain Ericsson. she
IS now In Erie Basin. member OF the board OF naval
officers who are 10 be engaged In the test said YES
crday that he not at liberty 10 tell anything about
IT, The Navy is engaged in tho test In connection
with a large shipbUildng firm. The Destroyer Goes
not 60 entirely under water but she can b" sunk 50
that only the top OF her supertrrcure remains above
the surface. The torpedo gun Is on line with the |
keel the vessel and is Intended 60 discharge pro
scctleS under water.
Seven Of the historic old taken from the British
frigate Macedonian In the War OF 1872 BY the Yankee
ship have been mounted and placed around the little
triangle near the Ly building In Main-st In the
Navy Yard The other two guns still lie on tie |
ground 1t IS said that there is nothing historical I'm
the carriages on which the guns have been placed
on Wednesday and Thursday Of last week the new
system Of paying yard plOyes was tried Tor the nrst
time in the Navy Yard. Under the old system the
employees were paid in working hours. but under the
~
new method worked successfully Formerly twice a
month the men left their work in the morning and
thrOnged around the payniasters building. waiting TO
receive their money. They would spend some
time IN preparing TO 90 TO the bdiling'
more time about the building Itself In the
crowd, and st in returning To their
work. Thus many hours Of labo9 were lost by the
Government, which must have been worth in year,
many thousands q: dollars. But the men are paid
in their time. on Thursday The employees Of
the Construction Department about 1900 were
paid In thirty 1--WE minutes.
The detail of Commander ". il. BrOnnson 20 com
mand the dispatch boat Dolphin surprise TO
many officers who hal understood that he had been
selected to command the 2OOoton cruiser Detroit.
now being fitted ont M the Columbian Works, BaltI-
more but which will not be ready for within ak
months. Commander Brownson is one of the young
est commanders in TIE Navy, and nt the same time
one Of the most expert in his professional abilities.
lie has the reputation OF being OF the best
photographers in the Navy, Is an accepted authority
on deepsca soundngs, and has much scientific ability.
His last command the glnboat Petrel from which
he detached upon being promoted 10 his present
grade, that vessel ranks nothing above lieutenant
commander. Lieutenant Il. II. buckingham has been
ordered to the Dolphin executive officer. lie has
been duty at the Navy Department naval aid
to Secretary Tracy lie will probably be succeeded
by Lieutenant ". ). Cowlcs, who recently commanded
the Dispatch
Medical Inspector Edward Kershner had not had
his orders dc,acling him from the Navy Yard and
ordering him to the cruiser Francisco as fleet
surgeon OF the Pacific squadron than three or
four days wien they were revoked and Medical In
spector william X. Van Reypen ordered in his
stead. These orders TO Dr.. Van Reypen a sur
prise TO people, but he probably suggested tiat
the Office OF feet surgeon OF the Pacific Squadron would
not be Objectionable to him. lie haS been assistant
the Chief OF the Bureau OF Medicine and surgery at
Washington since February Z, 1854, and was promi
nently mentioned n short time ago a candidate
for the Office Of surgeon general upon the retirement
OF Surgeon General Browne year hence. He will
leave Washington on April l. and on April so he will
take san Francisco for Honolulu, where
the cruiser san Francisco arrived on February 26.
Under the regulations to the classification
Of vessels The Navy Register Just issued las them
classcd under the proper rates as follows: Ships Of
1000 tons displacement and above will be cla,sed
first rates: those Of 1000 and above, but below 1900
tons displacement, second rates; those of 1000
and above but Leiow 5000 tons displacement, a.
third rates and those OF less than 800 tons disp!acc
ment fourth rates. Under the old regulations th.
Chicago, Baltimore. Philadelphia, Newark and san
Francisco were " first rates. but they in
cludcd In the second rate list because they less
than 1000 t0ns displacement. Thus there are now
no under the head of first rates But there
In course Of construction the following frstrate
sels ranging from 10000 to $500 tons, namely the
.
tons New York, $50 tons; the two commerce-de-
stroyers, 1850 tons; the Maine, G,G4s TONS the
Texas, c30O tons; the Puritan, COCO tons. and 40.
q, 300 tons The Register includes eleven second
rates, thirty third rates (Which includes the fifteen
sngleturret monlto:sl six fourth rates. three tor
pedo boats six sailing ships eight receiving ships and
eight unservceabe vessels In addition to these and
tho fyt-rates there are now being built seventeen
other vessels
The report on the cruiser baltimore by Captain
W. L. schley, who was recently detached from that
vessel and is In charge OF the Lighthouse District
the headquarters OF which is at Tompkinsvillc. S. L.
has yet been published by the Navy Department.
but what he says about The vessel and the Improve
ments which he recommends will be read with much
interest by tie officers of the Navy The following are