New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
WORK AT TIE NAVY YARD
PROGRESS OF TIE NEW CRtlSLho'
nrc1sIoy ABOUT Az oFFIcERs rATENTs-i"o

-' on ,,,,,dic tlorc on the vessels themselves
many men are at work. drilling holes pou'''''s Aha
and fitting plates into position III ano''' p',,r, ~
ward goes on the work on the engines anu an -
the Cincinnati The work on the MaIhe' INV '''7 -,
, ,, cr,sors advances well. II is now coh,idei"o'S
rnnra than a wear since ehc was lauhcHc'' d'' "
getting closer b. the time when she can ~ ~
tn. heavy Mating for the armor belt has ho' S''
orrvcd IN tbe ward although much oi IL Is re"N WI
shipmcnt by the steel works, ana '''' l''
uniting il on the vessel are not ready i"' n
TO be put into the drydock TO r''cN'
armor.plang and the travelling c'""',
arc f. be used for lifting the pH'cS "'
not completed. But much oil t"H "
,,r, an the shin has been done. The engines arr
hcnc pnt into place. and much other work j. ''r'i'u
On Ecf,r, the vessel + completed she l. I" r'r''o
some new shaft-struts, her present ones p'i'e ''i
tive ,..
The men employed on the construction OF tue 'r"''I
Cincinnati carry that work along well Inc
howcvcr viii not BE- launched for som" ume l"r ''co
i much more worl, f. be done on her before Tue ''
for mi, come. Although some OF this could b. uo"c
after the launching. it can he better done before
Active work is being done on the engines ana oo''
crS bnilling I'm the steam engineering depti'hen" "
asmuch as the Raleigh has been huhchc" Dclo'O w.
sister shin The Cnrinnat and will consequently hec'
her engine, sooner more attention i gwen u ui' p.
which Will b. cent TO her than to The otter par nu'
o the same time the work the C!ncinna'i advances
steadily II il said that the engines ihc'iucu ~. ,o
Raleigh will probably be completed ab'u' ''r '"'u1
Of June. Then in order to avoid any delay uc' "'''
be packed and shipped TO the vcSscl WI'ho"t '''""
the contemplated steam trial. The work on inc s'c"'
loiler i, well advanced and some Of them are about
completed In the foundry The hub, ana ba''' "i ''o
proprcrs for }hc~c vessels are beng cast.
other forces II men are constantly employed on the
recon truoton of the two monitors the Terror an" W
Puritan Thi, !. long and heavy Iob Int on n"'h ~
the vessel, il /. well advanced The single tn'''"'
monitor Nantucket will -opu De ready to :" 10 h"''''
, d. used by tn Massachusetts, Naval Reserve i"F 'h'
.prln- drills some little work f. sim being done on
her but It soon will be- finished The ne" 'i'c N'N''
turlrat Nafaoota T., row 90 commission in The Nav
Yard and VIII take tic place " the old 'aalpi
only ut'lc work remain. 10 be- done on the monitor
vi,uiouonoh ard thl, could be finished 81 short
motto, DO ca-o IT necessity. II IS the work ON the a.
.iru'it.,. which +. NOT complctci The Vc' 81 h.
received her upp'y 81 ammunition both Jog her F'"
and for the small guns. She dd not. however ~
,cvc arrn9r crclng she'll, for the great guns q, these
mr.. f., expensive - Doe u.cd except in case Of tal
warfare Tho vc,.cl probably will - ont ior further
TRIAL, Il her ruu- t. spring. but n" order have 'c'
r.. clvcd up 20 this time. The torPi"hoM cushing
LEFT the ward lat week. and startcd fpr Washington.
There she j., t. receive her torpedo outfit Inc d'h'
lii, cruiser Vc-uviu. 3, etill in The SAID
Preparation. are being mode for -ome tials with
captain Enc--on. They probably viii not D" begun
fr 4 week or ten DAYS. -"nc torpedo catching nc'
must first Doe made rc,dy. For fhc trial, ih" vessel
pro'll, will H. placed hort distance outside ~ th'
timb.~ dr. dock and pointed toward H. Then the gun
viii BE- fired. ana the prolcotIc. entering lht" t'
mouth 81 the dpck will be- caught bY the "re' 81 nr'
trctchcd aero, the interior. Tho gun OF the ,''ci '
below the water line tie pro,cc"- or torIrdo@' are
long and talsrnr and Doe made by mean, 81 n' -
% either straight ahead mp or down.
Two ~ the Niyy Narl tusbpat-. the Fortune ara th'
Mia are now I'm the timber dr' dock some time ago
the bottom II each va, covered with different kind II
paint 10 tc-t the compounds as a preserving agency
against the action Of salt water. ~ Tia tmr IN"
Fortune va, painted With the Francis paint and The
Nlna with rci lad When the bottoms II the two
vessel, were examined few day, ago was found that
the Nina, plate, were in much the lctc- condition.
The vessel, VIII now be rcpaincd g. tr> another com
po-rlOn. The Siua viii again Ore coated with red
lead and white zinc. The Fortune VIII thi, tine b.
painted with an American paint which is made 100
Philadelphia. IL ha- been used for several year with
-.od ,uo,e., on luc of steamships running out Of
Ncv. lor,.
There 4, some opposition among mosc mtcfc-tcd in
the LrooLlyn Nivy Yard to the proposed sal" Of more
NJ the Navy Yard Land To the ciy Of Eiooklyn 1t Is
thought That The laud viii be- needed In The future for
thc ne Of the ward for dry-do~k,, and that
il world be bad policy To Ill 1t n"w. The
senate Naval Committee ha, decided to DELAY action
until some Of it, members have made personal
luspocticn OF the land. \ sub committee II five
senator appointed 10 do TINS ana II VIII '''''
~ New York I'm few DAYS,
The decision Of Attorney icn'rh Ml'i'r IN the
ca.o Of Ensign Robert l.. Da-hic. who had made
certain improvements In brc"choahlng ordnance ior
usc In the Navy for which he had obtained letters
patc,,t from the United States, has been awaited win
much Interest a.d Viii be published In general order,
In Few dlys II apIclIs that Ensign Dnslicll. VIII"
Is ON du.v In connection with tests and experiment,
If ordnance at the N,va Proving Grounds and NJ
Washington offered to Ill these improvements or the
light 10 NO them 10 the United STATES but secretary
Tracy WI, not certain That under existing laws he
could purchase these right, contract with Ensign
Da,hicl fpr the OF the patent In consideration of
trc payment Of a royalty by the United state. The
Attorney Gcncra In hi, decision that lac
why the secretary may not lawfully contract win
vr-cn Da,hlcll for the purchase or use Of hi patent
~ghis. says: at further appears that ;hc Improve.
monts IN question do not relate 10 Il matter rs 10
which Ensign Dashirn employed t. make cN-
pcrimc,ts with a view 10 suggesting Improvements,
and that the fees aud expenses OF obtaining letters
patent were paid bv him and thai expense
authorized or facility furnished by the Bureau Of
Ordnance to aid him In mahing or perfcctng his
invention The Attorney General quotes several
similar cases which have been brought 10 the at
cntion Of the Government from time to time. and says
that while the Government paid royalty 10 Major
>ey for the use Of his patent cOncal tent and that
section ,GbJ Of The Revised Statutes prohibits the
pavncnt Of roy atty to any officer employo Of the
United States for certain other patents. whether
directly Indirectly Interested not, The making OF
contracts Of that character I'm proper has not
been foreign 10 the practice OF tho Government
1t is the general opinion at the Navy Yard that,
notwit standing the objections made In some quarters
10 continuing the system OF the construction OF the
war.yesseis by the Government as well as BY private
firms. the senate Committee Naval Affairs Will so
amend thc Appropriation bill 10 provide for the
continuance Of the system. The plants at both the
New York and the Norfolk Navy yards for the con-
strucon OF ship, and Their MAJ hinery have been put
in great expense and are in almost every way com.
plete; and the ACCESSIBILITY OF building some OF the
vessels at the Navy yards Is strengthened by the sue
cess which the Government has had with tho bo,un