New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
pr ANS FOR The INTERNATIONAL REVIEW.
r,., cpERARDI TO BEGIN ACTIVE WORK

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~, Madrid Exposition, 10 have charge OF NE -Nie1-
" .xbiht sailed for Liverpool Admiral Luce fno
va. , q Rrown GOode and DIR. yelling have been al
81, ~, months collecting historic articles for the eA-
~, rlich IS an important one. For this eAtlht'
,hIcb IS Intended illustrate the civlza''oh " me
conntry in its rhree periods-preN ouniDiai 70
,,rhJan and pO% -COlumbian-r1ch and valuable COZ
octions in the United states have been drawn from
p.cs of the pre.Columbn period, includlhe oDJec's
used y the races that In the country before It's
discovery will prominent and Interesting p''r'
~ tho exhibit The mounds which are louhd III
various parts Of the country and which iunlSH COZ
,otons of relics of the aborignes, Will be shown by
photographs and drawings. There VIII also pe
photographs. maps and models of the homes Of the
Cliff jewellers ;hc PueblOs and other celebrated fuiNs
fouud in Anzula and New-MexicO. An elaborate eN-
b,hition of the costumes of the Indians, with heiTeS
OF Indians in their naive dress, VIII De announcer III
tere-ing part Of the exhibit, while many ODJe< - eo
neced with the Spanish occupation VIII also De sV"'
Preparations are already being made Tor the COMING
naval celebration In connection with 'he "o'i"
Fair in the United States. ON September MAR
Admiral bancroft Gheradi detached from the
command Of the North Atlantic squadron, In oruer
that he may give his entire time to prpriis. i'' '
naval review next spring, as he mas been p''''" III
charge of it. Invitations have already been pcp"o"'
and are to be sent TO the different nations Tq"eS."s
them to take part in the review. But even before
gagged in various appropriate ana uhe's eAe''N'
First when the Garigano. with the Columbus mohu-
ment on board and her escort the "io'ah" pa"S'ii,
arrive from Italy, they are to be met OUTSIDE VI
Sandy Hook and escorted into the harbOr linen, 'he
naval vessels are TO take part In the exercises ae
tending the opening of the Naval war college, at
coasters Island Harbor and in manoeuvres afterwad.
gan later they are to come to NewIork to take part
IN the celebration on october L.. and the following
days.
The Navy Yard is about to awaken TO a rehe"eu
activity In connection with the naval vessels. Iha'
is 10 say that although the regular routine work mas
gone on steadily all the time nevertheless the pres
ence of some OF the warShips needing repairs VIII
make some extra work in the yard For seVeral
weeks the ward has been In quiet condition. with
M large modern war vessel within lis confines Dut
now this is changing. The cruiser Atlanta mas go'e
10 the ward and the Chicago probably VIII follow IN
few DAYS Since the drills with the Naval Reserves
In New York these vessels at present complsh-
the Squadron of Evolution. have lain In the Nor'n
River They were surveyed TO ascertain what re-
pairs were necessary upon them, and the recon-
mendatiops were sent to the Department Mt WASH
ington The repairs I'm the Engineering Department
have been ordered. but the recomlneidauois VI 'hc
Construction Department repairs have not been mp
proved as they sent back from WhshhS'oh LOT
revision. The latter general repairs ana VIII
take. IL is estimated, thirty days for complcton'
OF the repairs in the Engineering Department Inc
engines are to be completely Overhau!cd. but the
principal Job is the retubing OF the boiieis' "hch
this Is done the engines will be In excellent cond-
ton The tubes are already In the yard Inc
Atlanta was moved to a mooring alongside the coal
ner Yesterday In order that the coal might DO re-
moved from the bunkers; then the bunkcrs VIII DC
examined.
Tho repairs TO the Chicago when she comes 10 nle
ward viii be much the same as those 10 W uo"e ~
the Atlanta. In the construction WORK thele ae
general repairs and the engines TO be overla'cd
and the boilers retubed. When these vessels "e'e
here I'm the spring only slight repairs were uaoe> as
Il was expected 10 have more extensive ones laler
These two vessels, the Chicago ana the At"i a. a1'
all that is now left of the former squadron oi h'o
tion the other vessels having been deticheu anu
assigned to oher squadrons Acting Rear-Admifa
John g. Walker has command OF them, but ne IS 10
take command of the North Atlantic Squadron on
sepember l. when Admiral Ghcrardi is detached nom
II 70 take charge OF the naval review Probably the
Chicago and the Atlanta Will be joined to that
squadron at that time.
The ut,Ie torpedo-boat Cushing left the Navy Yard
last week and started trip up the Solhd' o''e
carries q board of officers consisting Of Commander
Converse and Lieutenant Hubbard who are seeking
ploee in the sound suitable for holding torpedo
trials. She is return &c the yarc III u"y UT '"o
to receive the rest OF her torpedo hilngs' d &c i'd
The varous other work IN the Navy i"'u J. IL"
and the monitors in Of reconstruction are bady
IN need of arnor plating but II i not known when
this Will arrive. The tests OF The oo"'rS 4or INV
Cincinnati and the Raleigh. are nearly tnished' ihe
engines for the Cincinnati are In nm advanced s'a,e.
The new Naval Appropriation bill has provision
ior the construction OF an armored cruiser Vi "oo"'
5000 ton, displacement, much Ike the arnorcd cruiser
New York In general type, and to cost no, more IMAM
s. 800 900 exclusive of premiums for increase Oh
speed and the cost Of armament. and TO deV'Iop
speed OF at least twenty knots. The Dill also prouc
for the construction Of n sea going cOIS-Ahe D"'''
ship This vessel mus; have the heaviest arhor anu
the most powerful ordnance displacement OF about
5000 tons must develop the highest spe' ps'c'oao'o
for vessel Of It's class and must cost not more tha
a 900 600 exclusive Of premiums. II Is hoped that
the navy Yard viii get Of these new vessels 70
build It possesses fine plants ana "''".'S
for carrying the work. Assistant secretary SoieS
SAYS: we can now do ut the Brooklyn laN' "H'cH
"a fair sample of all the yards 80 per cent more "orh
In given time than could under the ola sys'em'
and in addition TO this the work Will not only be muoh
better done but equal % that turned out by any o'
the great private ship yards OF the country. TINS
method was perfected at considerable cost in thie
and labor and | would like very much to see us
efficacy put to practical test as II would be should
one Of the new bateships TO be constructed It the
yard"
The old gunboat Palos which is only a tgboat
housed and decled over. and which has been III
Chinese waters since 1870, has been taken 10
Nasasak JAPAN and put into drydock. She has out
lived her usefulness. but was examined by board OF
Inspection The board examined every part OF the
ship. inside and outside. and it was found that the
outside plating was badly rusted In some places
that many OF the beams are rotten and can even I've
penetrated by the finger IN many places that the
foremost and mainmast both weak and wouldh have
~ be removed; that new boilers would be needed.
that in many other ways the ship is entirely worn
out II Is probable that the vessel VIII be ordered
home. where she will ne condemned and sold under
the anctioneer's hammer.
Assistant surgeon n. J. Lakewood OF the monitor
Msntonomch Is giving much attention to the subject
OF ventilation. some NJ his theories are TO have q