New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
DELAY ABOUT THE CINCINNATI.
Not tn BE LAUNCHED TIL AFTER ELECTION
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h. cruiser cincinnati into his arms 10 i'o.-o u
~, 'e I,.,,c n rather cold and watery embrace i
80. ho ~ long continuance. For. although u va" -
ac,d.a mt to launch this beautiful nv" III.
Monday as was al first Intended '"e "'' TIN.
nostnoned until Thursday three GAVE launch
reason WHY II WAS determined 10 poN'p' ,,oyor NJ
E that Miss Mary Mosby. daughter ol wv - -,
cincinnati who has been chosen 10 h'No Wv -, ,vovs
o,-,torr, tho vessel Just as she starts OH Nv ~
c"'i,'7 49, -, wo,er could not be present Oh
, ~ - nortorm her part in the ceremony
rora,tors ,or this important incident are "o" "
-. o,,,,otcd The construction OF the ''S''i "
Golf has been carried along to such III 'N'" '",,n.h
sha l. already about so per cent 'ohp''' ,, "a
tho nIotform has been erected nj the '' -, .ho
accommodate the invited guests ue u''''' -.
ror,rcn have nut the launching ways !" .,n
some OF the staging about the Ves''i ""' ,,,.
, and the hull OF the ship has been pai"u"
, a., ,otcr limo and red below. TO-inorro" Wv
g, ,,-,- hefore the vessel Is launched VIII !"
,n t,e launching ways are to be creased ~ '," 80
,o-,s may slide over them smoothly anu '''
Wednesday, the sliding ways arc 10 Dc p"' VI P Gov,
~, Tlur.day the few last things are 10 I've uo", -,
,,odore Henry Erben. the commandaht " " g.
Yard and station has issued TIC io'io"'"s
regard 10 the launch - ,.,.,.o., will be
...a,os a., ,h. Nsyv Yard on Thursday, November TO-
1892. OF Il 40 p. m - , Il, oorrntssl on
A. colo,- hol sting O, that day ell Ns@'is III ' ~ :,
. A. ,ad ,xll dr,ss shin with the Nlconal n"E W
10 wv - ,, s,i,s will remain dressed until sunset.
,r, c,,,o- NJ tho Navy il expected % eriI'c ~ "o
,d =, 4, m and will be rec,iv'd hy all M' o''. -
Of the ward either in front OF the comman'''' ~
or a, the waterfront and be- salnted WIN SNe"'
from the Vermont , 49,. plate VI
with oycrco1ts. III, ,,.v
As the Cincinnati leave The ways tn" hand VIII p"
the National air. star splnel'h Hammer
Tho ,nvs Nr1 and Na7kccta VIII p1trol me hA'o''' "
tween the Vermont and tn, gas comrany' wharf 70 heep
&c., =. ,.s.i. during the time u the launch, and VIII
,-,,g IN, Cincinnati 10 the wharf when ann'heu'
All ,ound,ncn and wa.cnnen will i on duty on u"a'
dav and viii receive special Instructions as 70 'h''' ''''
tom the captain Of The yarl 49,, .,o,
~. rrcon boil VIII no: b" sounded TIL a'Nf w
1, T., ,,c v,.e, upon order Of tn captain o. n' rnr'
Tho heads q d,IaItnont' VII So" mat o. ou'e'S'
in ,er rcspcctlye departments ar oft In charge " '
sron.ble employees during the time the "of""'" ' WV
OF the buildings. -,o
The ceremony OF the launch Is pretty one IN"
v-1 u5u bc aled with visitors. for. I'm addition -
tho t,v,,cd eric.s and the workmcn employed th'f''
tho gate, re To be- th- Dwn cPcu % adm" t'' s''''
ruIlic 10 standing room. 10 witness me lauho' ="
the sccrc Itself bcfo-c the launch VIII he p"N',
one the immense hui Of the ship painted ''' W."
white. the large launching platforms ~ Ter "'"
filed with guest, and glowing With TIE hlt"' "n"
r,roi,y costumes oi the ladies and raised ABOVE t'
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platform on which Miss Mo,by and the rest % inc
launching party will stand while the Yard brl'"
will be filed with the crowd OF uninflt"' Eh'N'"'
,ddcd 70 ti4s viii be the other ships IN inc lar"
with theIr white hulls. and tho many coored has'
Gync fr,m the sheets Ter the vessels nrc ord'ru "
he dressed on that d1y). g." looming II IN" guns III
olp,o rho pIayinc II th band and IN" s'ri"kins ~
The steam whistles on various boats When All Inc
necessary preparation, Lav, been made. and when the
l,- III, %
bs,tcrlnc ram Will 20 work - get To vc,s"' ln
tho propc. po,lti u fDr sliding down The "hS'. III"
last thing to - done viii b. 70 cut IN" sole p''"
tbo Lc,ps the vessel from Hiding. when the hour y
the highest tide arrives. Then, just ms 'h" bcsn'
10 move Ms, SO by vii! break the bottle Of win" on
her bow in accordaucc With The time honorcd custom
and clni,tcn her the Cincinnati. Up - that timc te
vces. continues t. hc known officially H. PROTECTED
Cruiser 40. - \, The Cincinnati moves. at mr.
slowly. and teen with that triumphant Joyous
lo:nd- Of which the poet sings. leaps int th'
oceans arms the band will play, NJ Commodore
Erbcns order provide. the National mir. "siar
Spanglcd Eanner."
There may b. some people who. having never S'cn
vessel launched or looked into ;hc matter carcully.
may imagine that the work Of binding vessel l. pra'-
ricaIly finished when she Is launchcd-tmt IA" goes
into the water with mp and sail, set. T. speak.
But such IS far from III" cas-" glance ~ The
cruiser Maine will show. which. although launched
wO years ago H. not vet ready - ~ into commission
u course If i, con, Icrcd that The Main" Is big
6. 4Oo.ton armorcd cruiser and thu, requires much
more work and time to BE- completed and thai she has
been very seriously delayed by Tie lack Of her armor
plates which the contractors have not even vet de
I!vcrcd Int even without this hnhcrancc il takes
, long while to complete q warshp that 1t, been
launched. AZ present the Cincinnati is Il MGR, hulk
although beautiful one notwithstanding tnc fact
hat she f. said 90 bc 20 per cent finished she must
NV rccci:c her boiler. engines and various ma
.hnery hey ma,t- and SPAR, her Interior ftnq>. her
iccls her gun, and ordnance stores. and all the
thousand and and hitting, necessary mol'
her ready for sea. and comfortable home for the
Ulcers AMI who must live her.
The boilers are now being built. md are 70 b.
finished by the end Of tai, month. when they be
put on board In the vessels hold. The construction
II The gincS SGT back by the dis1strou, FRI In
he erection shop few weeks ago - that they VIII
not be completed until about f"af north, later than
{ expected they would be. II b., been found
hat the damages 10 III" engines themselves ale not
o extensive and The parts hat were harmed are
lcing made good. ctacr by repairing them or rrnew-
NJ them. The condcnScrs The piincipll hing,
iamag,d. aud these entirely ruined They are
low being rebuilt. This is what VIII cause the chief
lcar about the engines, for the condcn,crs have (,
,e put in place bcfOr" the engines can begin 10 b.
,ut in.
The nov erection shop which Is TO take the pace
II the one that burned /, soon 20 I. erected
4 s 10 consist of an iron frame. covered with cast
plates and has already been contracted for and
5 being constructed 10y the contractor
The cruiser Chicago the flagship Of the North A.
annc Squadron. under command Of Acting Rear Adj
niral Walker. which last at ST. Thonlas n, been
ordered 10 return TO New York The wooden sloop
,fwar Kcarsarge which tho last Of the war vessels
- leave La Guayra. has gone 10 Trinidad From
h"re She may make attempt 10 make a cruise nm |
he OriDOco River as far rs the city Of Bolivia Tho
My trouil" In making this cruise is that OF c1tlng
,vcr the bar at The mouth Of the river when once She
safely over the la there Is plenty Of wafer 10 font
ler and she 90 on her trip up the rivcc II e
good many years since vessel Of the size of the |
<cars?ge has accomplished the feat Of getting over
his bar. &c. the appearance Of a warSbIn onn,sI,o |
heir city would be likely prove an Interesting NOT
o say peculiar. sight 70 the people Of BOLIVIA