New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
SQUADRCNS ACTIVE IN PEACE
TAKING PART IN CIVIC CELEBRAT1oNs-BILL
FOR TIE MARINE CORPS.

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the celebrations In various parts OF the country held
In places which can he reached by water. Four OF
tle vessels OF the North Atlantic sluadron-the PhiIa
delpia Newark. Kearsarge, and Vesuvius-wcnt about
| fifteen miles up the savannah River far up us
the City OF savannah few days ago. and have been
assisting in the celebration OF the Merchants Week AS
ISOLATION. and 1t need hardly DO said that Adlnir"i
Chcrardi and everybody under his command have had
right royal time, for the week has been full oil ai
ners receptions an. entertainments But whie
savannali's people lavshng their hosptahues
rpon all within reach the ~ition Of the big ship Phila-
dclphla in Tybee Roads was not such as " rra's"o
her officers for she found no better anchorage than
u basin only eighty feet wider than the vesSel Is
long and with very little depth Of water under hcr
keel. On Friday however. the ship left the BASIN
with little difficulty having about eighteen inches oi
water under her keel. ana went outside the bar. Inc
squadron will leave Tybee on Wednesday, ana go 10
Charleston In response to the request Of the ciA.s
OF that place and on saturday will go to Annapolis
The Concord, another Of Admiral Ghsrafdfs Sl'ai-
ron has been gladdening the hearts Of the people
all along the Mississippi River Us mr hS
Cairo, but especially at Memphis, where sue
took part In the ceremonies attending the olhcai
opening TO traffic Of the great steel bridge across 'e
| Mississippi at that point ON the Pacific coast me
cruisers Baltimore and CIarlcso have been at AS
tora Orc. taking part In the centennial celebration OF
| Captain Grav's entrance into the Columbia River
II Will be only short time now, before this harDor
will provide anchorage for Of these vessels ana
their presence IN the North River or at the Navy Yard
will again excite admiration and Interest as they nave
before. The vessels first expected at Newiorh are
| thos" Of the North Atlantic squadron. tn" thcag'
and Atlanta which left MontvIdco on April -, may
be expected 10 arrive here in about twenty days These
vessel. will need be put into the drydock TO have
their bottoms cleaned and painted, and there VIII bc
| gcnerl repairs.
The arrival these vessels and the necessary work
| Ward In I'm lc Df
activity for Il time while for several weeks then has
been little OF interest in II outside OF the regular
| routine work An important piece Of work. "a well rs
an Interesting has been the erection OF the en-
gncs which destined for the two cruisers. Raelgh
and cincinnati, now I'm course OF construction, inc
former at Norfolk and the latter at the New York Navy
Yard owing 10 the fact that the Ralclgh was
Punched first and that she viii consequently need her
engines first he construction Of the set FOR her has
lecu especially FASTENED. This has al last been com
plctcd and about the middle Of last week the work OF
tearing down the engines and packing them III boxes
| for shipping TO Norfolk. begun. In about Two
| weeks this will be completed. The six bollcrs also
nearly finished The engines and boilers To be
sent to Norfolk by boat. Now. moc attention VIII be
| given to the engines for The Cincinnati, and IN the
course Of or three months they will be about com
| plcted.
The construction OF the Cincinnati. Cruiser No.
!. advances steadily and we'll The rudder has Just
ship Maine goc, into the dry dock 10 mvs her bottom
| cleaned and painted again. IL is probable that her
| sInokcstack which Is now being made, vii! be put
In place II Will be- placed In an upright position In
the vessel 10 agree with the position Of the mass,
Instead of making a. the original plans provided
| The monitor Terror las been taken from IN" dry
dock and the monitor Puritan put In, U have hor
lotion In turn cleaned and painted.
The monitor MiantonomOh Is Ia lcsvc III, Navy
Yard on MAY %. and - 10 Annapolis to Join the
North Atlant. squadron an to take part IN the
commencement: exercises 81 the Naval Academy. The
dynamite cruiser vc>uvilS let here week ago today
and wen, To- Savannah. -ome work Is SUI
hin, dom, ON IN. monitor Nantucket
making hce ready for sca service asn'n.
Tho trials which arc to be held with EricSscn's
torpedo boat Destroyer probably VIII not bc begun
for a few weeks several weeks VIII be required LOT
the test, Themselves and they are no, to he begun
| until there IL chance Of having the drydoca Tree
,or nee in the trials Tie timber drydcck. which Is
IN L. used is at present occupied by the Puritan :,
o,n other vessels will ~ here and VIII need docking
facilities and the two drydock. viii be kept busy
In addition 20 the proieciile that was or'rpe" IN
Tie Tribune two three weeks ago an hn'omau'
steering piojcctilc is o. used In tho tests TINS
ur,Jectlle II provided with movable ms al inc '"
In, hack Of the exploding chamber ~ the head u an
arrangement by means Of which the fms are maze -
move by the pre-, u the outside water Oh '"""''
Thus surprising the APPARATUS IL set I" Keep
distance Of ten feet under the water, II inc poj'''''
a.va,e. from IT, course and goes either up oe down.
The pressure of the water causcs the autmsuc NJ
rangcment 10 art and restore 1t t" the proper ie'
A,ten,lcc, was given day two ago IN The Irbnr
Il, IN. fnct that Ia" torpedo launching tube ''f
the torpci, boat Cushing had been completed uIn =.
about ready 70 be PIT into position. II Is mace 81
connection and weigh. about 100 pounds. ~ soon
- iris /, put into place the Gushing viii probably 70
10 the torpedo station a. Newport to conduct the N>'
% the ucw Whitebea torpedo. The Navy Depart
u,cnt recently contracted with T.. W. Bliss ~ Coz o'
crooldyn 10 make 100 81 these 1-inch torpedoeS N
recent typ, and after the tcste have been MADE IL VIII
l u,..nIe ia commute the Whitehead with the famous
torpedo designed by Rear Admiral John ~ Howell
The new Whitehead is to have speed Of from thirp-
two 10 thiry-thrre knot. for 437 yards. and thirty
knots for 80 yards II will carry Guncoton charge
a about go pounds. with Il dc"nat"r 0i sAheh
bounds Of dry gn-cOtron and primer Of from thirty
FIVE TO forts grain, 81 Eliminate Of mercury
Officer, II the Marine Corps will no donlr give mnch
attention TO the provisions Of new bill introduced In
tbo IluI,, Oh Friday, which will pat the Officers OF
that eOrp, upon Ia, same footing other officers Ia
the Navy with regard to the requirements ioF promo
lion. section l4O6 # the Revised statutes pre-
scrls that No line officer below the grade Vi COM
modorc and no officer not Of the line. shall he pro-
NOTED to a higher grade on the active list 81
| th. Navy until III, mental, moral and pr,-
fessiona fines, 10 perform all his dniics at sea
have been established the satisfaction Of board Of
examining on.cer, appointed By the President The
! I'm Introduced Friday provides that no promotions
hall l,, made in the Marine Corps In the future
until the ply .lcal. moral and pricssional qualiic'-
lions OF the candidate are determined. As Lie Marine
Corp IS the only branch Of The military or naval
seryice In which such important examinations nave
no; ben required, and ~ the Bill has TIE appr"'a'
of ~ many members OF that corps ana also oi sec
,,tary Tracy 1t /, thought that the bill VIII BE- passed.
Inc return o the four laval construction students
ent TO Europe for special training In their profession
after having been graduated from the Naval Acao
,oy mean, the addition of that number to the MAYA
construction corps Oi IN; Navy ihcio
- ,v. cadets vet IN EurOpe-t"O
NJ the ROYAL Naval College at "recn""l'
two a the Ecole Maritime ia Paris. and one at the
University at GLsgow-whO are about compieui's
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