New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
WORK AT The NAVY YARD.
A SQUADRON COMING NORTH.
THE NANTUCKET To 60 INTO ooMMssIoN-Ex

PERIMENTs WITH CFLLULoSE.
Poople interested in the Navy are now beginning
to think OF tho North Atlantic squadron again rs '"c
time approaches at which 1t usually comes Nor'h lro
lis winter cruise The vessels are no" SLOWLY WIN
ing their way toward home. They arc to nsseihoic
al Key West This spring for feet manoeuvreS' La'er
the vessels will come North and probably somc' IL
not I'll Of them. will come To Ncw-iork. Iheh peo'
PIE will have a chance to the pride Of the Navy
the new steel vessels. large powerful ma swirl
The vessels now attached to the North Atlantic
Squadron are ms follows The steel cruise- PhHdei-
pha. flagship OF the squadron the steel cruiser ION
cord. III wooden sloopof-wa~ Kcararge inc s''ei
cruiser Newark. the dynamite cruiser NesnviuS' anu
the monitor Nanlonomoh OF these vessels III,
Kcarsarge is already at Key West aud the rest Will
soon 90 there. with the exception of tho last t"o'
whicl, mr. al the NewYOrk Navy Yard.
'bout the only thing nj the Navy Yard Is the
order In respect to the singcturrced monitor N'h-
tuclet she Is TO be made ready for sea, ana put
into commission. The vessel has been lying IN
ordinary In Wallabou Bay. bat being taken from thcro
i, now to receive attention again. dock triai
Of her engines Will b, held in few days Nnch
the talk Of war with Chill was nfc the Nahto'het
was brought forth, put into the drydocR' anu IT,
pairs were begun. Her bottom was clcnned anu
PAINTED her engines were ovcrhaulcd and the conhcc
lions made and repairs were mace to her dccRS'
Then fine vessel was again laid mp in Ordinary. Now
she probably Will need few other repairs. Then
She IS to be put into commits Ton The general idea IS
TIA, She is to be sent 10 1ostoa., whore she VIII
be devoted to the Of the Naval Reserve.
II +, several years since We Nanuhct dia
any active service IN the Navy. IN" vas
briu IN thc Cvil War and did service I'm IT, and she
SIN has on her turrct the dents made by balls which
struck her For some time -hc has been In the Navy
GARD living in ordinary. When the body OF captain
John Ericsson the inventor, was sent to a"eue' apo
two years ago, the vessel hauled ont ana pn, III
line for the naval display. Eut she was mmen'"'eE
returned TO her berth in the Navy Yard after the
ceremonies.
The Kcnr,arre. which f. now at Kew West Is to
have q now commander. Commander Horace h'"cr
Will be detached when III, !eiicf reports, ana h' VIII
get leave Of absence for Tire" months lie ""i w
relieved by Commando: y. :. 'r""hl'h'"' WIZ
about "A wear ago detached from the c"u'n"nu VI
the schoolship st. Mary's and placed 0" WHINE
orders ,
THE valuollc report made by Naval Constructor
pbilp Iicbborn on European d0ckyards has met
such success that COncr~, la, been asked Tor a"'"y
Il, uullsh a rird edition OF 1000 copies. lhe wv"
edition, Of 1000 copies each which have already D'cn
Issued by the Government printer were 'A'""''" J."
n short time after t.cy appeared
Whcncvo: FL the u fcw year any 81 the "io "''' u
vessel, lave came TO the Navy Yard to b" repaired
u,. cue.tiou La. come mp whether thc repairs coma
b made within 20 per cent 81 a." original cost q" '
vessel Ty provision IN Oh" naval Nppr'pH"u"'
hill this limit 81 cost for repairs ha- been f'"c," !"
10 per cent o. the sua COS. 81 the vessel ''N
becomes a law several wooden vessels when are ho"
nj, the active list will he Immediately forced mo r.
ur.r,c,. ard tie lives ~ other wooden vessels VIII
L., much Shortened I.ut there l. another pr"''si""
Iu this bill which maks special eNcep''"" 10 '", Jaw
ln the case, of tie two historic old W"'ioh sup "'
ford and Kcar-arce. The former ship j. "'u up y,
ordinary at the Nar, Island Navy Yard unt '"' 'o'''
rc r.palrcd and made 81 FOR duty for several year,
NOR, Ir tbc c,pcndurc Of $1,000. says Chle' Nav"
cor.r,,ctor wilson. ~ This provision th'" two 'hp'
which ga so much for their country "onh pe pr.
served in active service for much longer ''"' ANU
would thu, be honorcd by H. The p'''""' JIM
Of the Navy who these old ships ana freNe 10
seq them Laid aside decay viii rejoice III th'' u'
,,,t t,o,, ina. Ie.n taken among officer OF IN"
,,1t.ol corus Of tlo Nnvy I'm reg1M - the hp""'
,,at for fine place 81 Chcf Of the bureau oil M'''"'
on Arrl = the term 81 surgeon -""n"IA' ~ VI DIV.
c,plr.s In about q year from thal hHo Nv W" "
u,acod Oh the retired IL on account ol age -" "''
reason ne may De rcappont"d to bis present pl"o'
II he retlr,s while holding th, place OF c'l'i o inc
dono,4ucnt he will rank commodore on the r'u''n
rt wherein. II he e,os ont 81 office Of >urT"on-"cn"f
lac Will rank simply a captain on the retired hsi
II + generally UNDERSTOOD that secretary lI"'N WIZ
recommend the rapppin'n"nt 'i Sns''" .'"''"
browne 10 the President. Ills appointment l'i at"
other term would DE joyoa~!y received not OH! .,
or.I officer lnt also BIZ the medical profession out
lido TIL. Only other officer Prominently mon '"n'"
49, s,c,c..nr l., him Is Medical Director n l.. "lhoh
who wa, recently detached from ~" Ne" r''" ->''S
y,,d and ordered To- duty medical officer 10 al'"u
,.yI u.tI.pts in Ne, York city. Bui rs DE- "io"
doo not retire until two years later than pr' ho"'c
:; 4, ,hnrcht he will receive the place Oh Surs''"
coocfaI ,ftor the retirement Of IN" latter
Nuch Interest has been shown bN Officers u !"
,,, f., the cclluose tcets in the last few days ~
i.,,,.uv MANNED II Was the purpose to make the
tt with the cuns O the cruiser Newark III 'h'S'p'"
r., lint This va ei,cn MP inasmuch as ID" Navy
ncnar;rcn concluded that the interests OF the service
dor,,,dcd that the Newark should join tue Nor'h
Atlantic soradron at Key West. where there are 10 DC
. ecrIcs Of fleet ranOcuvres TO perfect the Objects
and thc crews in naval drills and also 10 u'
,o,,r,pc mon the capacity Of tho vessels. Aho'her
,c,.o, for modifying IA, original plan was ''"' u'o
h,,l dot,ilrd 10 conduct the tests concIu'o "'''
ho conditions would lave been nnfavoIable lor INC
| ,,e if I'm. firing took pace from the ship ana II
,,,,,e,.,cd tpot the tests De made from the Naval
| rrov,co trourds at indian Head, on the fViohH'
| River The ceulOsc was packed In iron 'i'"o
| milling the cCGor-dams which are to be usei III
h Construction Of some Of the new veeSciS OF III,
", Twn ~ TIC Golfer dams were oet up III HVI. VI
tiIhbcod ,Z- feet from The nuzz''S oi uc sa.
1,n -, thrcc Golfer dams each OF st'c sNehcis,no
Wv W ,rnh thlc;, was filed with the ceIloSc hDro
rd t,rnrnlcs in n loose state, ana the oincr ln ~
unckcd In wnicr- light lags. III i' nI9' w
100 nnund hell passed through Inc c'"t AM nv ~,
a. az nor the shell made littlc or 10 uiuc,'h.c III
| ihe ccl!ul0se. In the waller ''''' u'o ''"
| we're made fast 70 wooden h"a'S'
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