New-York tribune., 1892-01-03
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
NIavor Boody Opposes Trolley Franchise with veto an"
Northumberland of Bishop Loughih-
What Cubmen DOing-VariOus
Items of Gen

of clothing given 10 him N enlistment must DC
checked agninst his account. ~,
The following are the officers Of the Navy who VIII
be retired for agc-that Of sIXy-two years-thlS EeA
Medical Director John V Taylor president Of the M"u
cal Examining Board on january IL Chief Engineer
Montgomery Fletcher, in the Bureau OF steam h,l
ginrefinr on February l5; Rear ADMIRAL Lewis y;
Kimberly, president Of the board Of I1s2ecton md ana
Corpcntcr Joseph f.. cox April Il; Commodore
william p. ann, May Cnrpentep william an w
May - Chief Engineer Ienamg Wood, on 9rc% 9eoSer
- and Chief Engineer ID. i. Mccartney on NoVc"
Few of those who read that the tug went down
from the Navy Yard 10 Fort Wadsworth to bring up
1G %%sn on nor f iG'% s that tbs
work IS of that character which requires nerve rs wen
the careful mndIing OF the big cartridscI G Il
sHS the 'c"'I'SSi a"Sips '' ssPSVss TO-; pr:ysrs
the magazine TO truck which transports
port, them to tho wharf wherr they unoadcd n9aln
aud slowed on the deck Of lighter Then the lighter
Is owcd to the Navy lard alongside "f thc EeIssi
/, lowered into the magazines after which the air tight
cover j. put Oh and screwed down until the powder Is
needed for use. -
asking if it were true that nearly all Of the moGcri
war vessels are wholly dependent upon their cnehet
have been prct1ally abandoned Mn,te have rot
been 'bandoncd but cruiser like the Phllndepllla ara
Instead II sail, th, war vessel, Of to-day provided
with or tNo heavy upright ,par'-eithcr steel or
wOod-cellc1 military maSts. from the tops OF when
sharp>hpocrS screened by steel shields. fir, down
upn the dc1t, of opposing warshp- as they crash by
lun each other in the shock Of battle. The tops ~
the military ma~t> will also bc used place, Of Oh
scgvaipn during battle The abolition OF sails the us"
II h.diruiic steam Pneumatic power for handling
the gun and the general Of the steam launch has
put end I'm great measure" 70 the physical train
iug of the They longer required To put
forth the energetic and prolonged mu>cullr efforts 0f
running up the rigging and pulling ropc> and maxim:
and furlng s.ts. rowing n LD1ts for long distances,
aud hauling tackl" In handling heavy gum. But tho
question h. often been asked. i II good economy,
and here adypuced sufficiently in knowledge %
.tearn and electricity tD warrant dispensing with tho
wind n motive power Experience" seems 10 ba
the answer this question. Formerly Ia grt =
,cl under and stard out 10 under s1 power
alone f"'IuiNd the presence deck ~ large force.
operation that called forth the exercise ~
utmost puupfgrs, and alLrrty OI the part ~ the
port and coming 50 anchor. TODAY this work i done
hy the engineering department. Tie engineer officers
and The frc under them do al the work oi getting mp
steam. firing and running the machinery. Now. by
ihr power equal t. thousard- ~ hDrs"> hArncssed in
the service. thu Is 70 >t"nm power the vessel ~
quir". J",ic> the fore" and 20 work ID
very fcw -alpr- = attend 10 the 3nrhpr>.
two three At the Steering wheel. the bead.
and ~" vessel To and come, into port In spite
of wind and weather.