New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
WORK AT THE NAVY IAnl
RAPID PROGRESS OF THE MAINE.
THE PHILADELPHIA COMING NoRrI-REoR'>N'
rz,T1oy PLANS ADVOCATED


=. .,ou, tho slight accident that happened 10 "o
roor,or M,antonomoh when she was being 'aNc.' "0"'
,bo drv.dock a few days ago may nave oa'','
ncop,e 20 be Il apprehension lest me Nc>ci '
link Ne she viii not sink-at least ho, NV" M,
accident The fact is that when inc ' -
vos being taken from the drydocK sih',i .,
.oc,dontav chipped OF Of the blades oi hc' p'or
r,, l., 30, nv any means a serious accident ~
al. r,,,I not even need 10 bc put into the uS WV
J., ,.,s tho damage repaired. for. as ono oI"O'i 90
r.s,ordav she could go along Just ~ wen II WIZ
i,adc wcrc broken. While the snip "'' W wv ~ -
dock she was heclcd over to one siue '''' trht .
for the purpose Of determining her mc'aceh',, -,
IL was found that this was very gre"' "" w. ,a,ir
,onomoh ON account Of her peculiar '"lsu "
III, ~raat hrendth OF beam and a low Tree oo''"'
Tho general work OF completing this snip eo'' VI"
hout tho same ~ a week ago. The WORK OF n'u"S '''
arrangement about thc base OF each tuI''' 'o'
purpo,e Of keeping water from hhdhe way ,ho
decks through the spaces between the S''' u u
t,rret and the deck Is finished but inc WI" WI -,
accumuIators for the hydraulic guns 'oh''" ~, -
few DAYS however. all work probably VIII w
49, ona the vessel viii be ready for sea No orucrS
for any du,7 have been received aI'honsn II
noct~d that the vessel will 80 away ashh " ''''"
some further trials with the great gus
The tsrpedo-boat Gushing Is IN ABOUT ''o -
dition MS last week. No Work 10 ue"'7 "'N VIZ -
nrescpt few weeks ago men "ere e"s"
her pr.parng to pnt in place the torpeso
,u,.,e INIT an order came TO stop work. ana Ho u'A
M ,o, nm yhcre the amid ships torpciotuoe was
., ~, mt in the condition that ii was when 'he worn
uoe slammed I'D 10 the present. tme the '"h''"s
haS beep a torpedo boat only IN name. 'no '
In commission about two years. ana mas oe'. "
Navy Yard New-YorlI and also III "ash''-V0' No.
at Newport She has not yet, however "'''
,orpedo launching tubes and has consequently "
no trials except for speed and manoruNrc' 10"
yor1 and when she arrtvel w0rkmen began the !oo
-, et.,ns her with the necessary mbcS.. "heh '"e
Talk o, war with Chill stopped, TINS "orA "''
a,so I, was thought that this was uie 10 y" w
70 change The plan OF supplying the vessel WIN '"oe'
.nd that the work will be begun again uiiuer III"
plan. ,,, ,ho
cruls~r now IN course oi construction IN INC s'"'
Tn. boilers. cylinders and other heavy parts VI NV
u.c,nar,, have been put on board. aihouga the CYL
,naers are not all IN place az yet Al the same u"'
that N. erection OF the machinery ny inc '"A''' W.
WIN made It advances upon DE SNIP thc ''n'""'
,ion Department in the yard carries Oh ue op""u0
lion OF the vessel. The armord b'siHl"dh - Nv"
being built The construction OF cruiser No - VI va"
Cincinnati. as she Is to be called also "H'ah'e' ray
nIv Two sets Of the engines which are being built
,r the Cincinnati end the Raleigh. her twin snip VIII
soop 10 I'm an advanced state. whll RAPID ""rA u
being done on the other two sets. ~ nrst two Sc''
-, o,r,nes nrohablv will be fnlly erected by May
The second two sets arc somewhat behind the hTNt
Lieutenant Charles A. Adams has received orlcfs
detachlng him FROM bis duty A. executive on'er o'
the receiving ship Vermont and 'cneng him 10 o"S
n, tho Adams. at san Francisco. The Adams l. an
old vessel which was reconstructed few yeais ago
a.. hos ,ou been ont Of commission for = while re
cevipr repairs but on March o. rho Il 10 he put into
commission again, and then TO he attached to the
Pacific squadron.
Tn. cruiser Philadelphia the flagship of the North
Atlantic Squadron has been ordered 10 return NORTH
At the time OF the Gillian controversy She went rs
far South as Montevdco her way to tlnlL Tho
vessel left Montevideo February l6 II i about
$500 mlleI from there n BarbadoeS. at which pncc
she is to stop. nnd SCANNING ~ moderate rate tn
save coal she should reach II In about twenty DAYS.
Two OF the cadetsat large appointed to the Naval
Academy last week were Paul 1aus'lg son OF Lieu
tenant Edward d. Taussg. at present ono Of IN" "ni
Gers detailed I'm connection with the preparation Of he
naval exhibit At The Worlds Fair. and John Terry.
con of Commander silas W. Terry. member Of the EN
aminng Board The mere announcement OF these
appointments probably would not excite special al
tcnton but those who familiar with the Navy and
those In IT, and who realize how slow promotion Is. VIII
no doubt spend many q happy hour over tho pros
pecivc results. especially il promotion is not more
rapid than it has been.
For instance II the former case Lieutcrnn. Tausslg
watch or deck officer. His after he T. graduated
from the Naval Academy will also be- wach officer.
How would 1t seem II both father and con should
he assigned TO the same ship, aud the son on watch
should have TO he relieved by the father? EnsSn
Taussg might Q, to Lieutenant Tau sig and call
" Pop come / > your watc)!' The lieutenant might
wish to say although the Navy Regulations would
permit him: Nv ri take Just another nap
and then turn our This is the rdlculOu, side Of
II Iut mi l. A nod
example OF the present condition OF slow promotion in
the Navy.
In the case II Cadet Terry II is different. Tor his
fother Ia, reached grade beyond tina, Of being
detailed rs a watch officer But there Is one thing
in naval discipline that might occur % the
civilian; the latter would never be excused II he
should rs commanding officer come from his cabin
and say 10 his son, ~ watch officer "Iohn. | think
;ou would better chai &c the course to eaS by north
balfnorth's The son nigh, SAY To him, I'm Mr..
Terry or will be called by the title Of my grade: but
Wien I'm ashore Of duty I'm J9hh, or anything
Won please and he would he jus ifed In this rebuff.
There we're abont 800 applicants for the four places
in the olt Of the President of which the other two
vere oivcn TO n son OF Ex-Governor Oglc,by and 10
a son of a former Navy officer. Many Of the aspir1ns
were sons OF Navy officers, and the competition was
exceedingly strong and the influence brought to bear
upon the President was great But the sugge ION
obout the amendments Of sons Of officers is not
Inference that such appointments "'o ""H"ai'
For anaance there are now in the service a son.
father and grandfather In the persons Of Lieutenant
J. r. Cap.ain T. O.. and Rear Admiral r. q. self
ridge. There are several cases where father and
son both hold commissions In the Navy.
A bill has been framed 10y officers in the Navy De-
partmcnt which will be submitted to he Naval
Committee Of the House and The senate. the general
features of which are: "Eeorsanlkatl) IN he plan
proposed by tho report Of the Plythlan Board; pro
motion by selection 10 HaGiank. In the Army
promo ion by limited selection to command rank all
other promotions by seniority. rs at present; tho
constitution of a reserved list for shore duty only
no Immediate appointments 10 fill vacancies left at
the foot NJ the active list. which viii be filed gadu
ally from graduates of the Naval Academy
Tie recent sale OF a part OF tho Navy Yard lands
and tho nropo.iton 10 dispose Of fourteen
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