New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS BROOKLYN.
wor,,n,s Strange Halucination-Less Activity a' Wv.
va Tho Union League Clubs Coming sElectoh-"'"Ae
a., Observation-Disclosures of General Interest

,, ,vor,d no Obliged to hold her until peace wa,
declared The other vessels OF the CHILEAN Navy
easily be taken care OF 10y such vessels aS '"0 ~
marc Chicago Charleston and Boston."
vayoI constructor Philip IIchborn, who mas pee"
acting chief OF the Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION du's w.
,di, iton Of Chief Naval Constructor T. D. "h'o'''
n or from Washington yesterday and was ~ 'ne
-. tlousc for a few hours. In spite OF the a'uuo
,,,ios deyolying upon him for the last Few "'o'''
e + assistant TO the Chief Of Bureau also lie ioo"'
remarkably well. lie went to Paterson 10 i'SP0S'
nrocrcSs of the work OF the new STRUTS ior uio " 49,,
haoinr of the armored cruiser Name 10 repis'' W,
two that we're discovered defective before TIC
600, launched The work is to be pushed 10 co"Pi'
rio, When asked about the report OF the sc'o.'
di,,on Of the simpson drydock at League lslanu n'
aid that the reports exaggerated ana tha' NV
dock was anything but In bad cohdiuoh'
mic, standing near said 81 have carefully lnspec'o'
tho arydock and can safely deny the correctness VI VI.
,onort, against it, These reports were no doao' s"
49,, olaed 70 by the private hrms who are preluuice'
,r,nst League Island place Tor repalrihs Wow
rho dock has no dangerous leaks, as mas oeon :.
n,o q, I'm, i, has several openings in the bottom, !"
allow the drainage from underneath to escape anu ',
pumpcd out by the 12inch pump WHICH WIS f''
thcrc for the purpose - ,o, ra.r orders IN
no r"ady for sea by February ], and the won p -
was being pushed ahead with al pc'sioh re dor ana
men, mo,o and Instruction work made rapid progress
~. I'm tho thili1rs accepted the ultmdtum VI wv
= ui,od .tars the work hours was etoppeu, ~
li'cu uie,inr n the vessel was permitted 10 ~
along with les. haste. 1t Will require Tim and
L,n,,r IN finish the ordnance work on "" SUI,
= low DAYS after that to complete tile 'olr ~ ~ n,
,rrE a. this has L, wait for the otter ~, -,
he ten DAYS two weeks Deiort .no M, l,noun
tor sen Where she will 70 theh - mU, ~ On,
but there i an luca uidO ''N '"'
The monitor Nantucket has been taken nJi do e
rr.,ute di \duk and now lies alongslue wy -, :,
s,r hnvc b,,.n received to discontinue tne WI" "
1.V m
~ nni,h such jol,, as could not very wen oo ''
i'm an unfinished state ,.- .,o- toten from
In. timber drydOck yesterday a'c,ioyy,ii Nor neln
IT.. height and WAS examined To hnn "hctnct ~, ~,
od lac fitted with heavier amor II Is not ho" 49, ~
vbrthcr She Will be- fitted with TINS hedNleI a H boz
not The work being done on hcr ~ preS S'cno ~,
I'm connection with her pneumatic guns -"
rho torpedo boat Gushing still lies IN inc - AZ
yart ,rbnrc he wa, last week. The hurry III uos
,h. work ON her la, been stOpp a, but INC WIN ~
'r,,rrcs This work + the putting INTO pia,e VI, nv
80 he tnbcs for launching torprdoes ms WI, W.
Oi VI mar thc charge of the Ordnance Departing"
III Ill., York nm thc engines for the two cruisers On
81 Ynrd here and tn, latter In the NOriolh W,
Nnrd advances rapidly. Two sets OF chsiuc1 49, 40,
r.c.ived the HYDRAULIC tests successfully, Ie " nd,
,,d team ca I, being found In The proper 'on "a
ton The testing Of the thlrd set nl e ~, Mac in t
t,,nn 10 DAY \ crant->hait was pun IN pa'c ~ 4
a., ,.t ~ cnrinc, Yesterday. I'm electric crane
being erected In the f undry. ..a ,.or, ,,s al,
IN, medical department has now moved ron ~. !,
aua ter, and i, comforahl IN ~ ne" hM,nh stopd
| ,bc snail building octagonal In shape when saha
near tho Ivrcum Building. This small ouiuins *, "
leon rm,ir"y rebuilt inside and lifted for the u.s.
| fine medical department.