New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
TO INCREASE THE NORTH AllANllC
SQUADRON.
PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF THE NAVAL
WAR coLLEGE-vAMoUs NOTES

seaboard towns. They add dignity ana iii'e'os. "
the occasion by their presence, rcPreSeh'iis' % N'
do an important and powerful nrm OF the "''Hi
ment for the protection Of the people ana their 1s"S'
and they certainly add noise to the ccco'"uo'"' "
laundering out salutos with their great guns. So
No vorions towns on the coast. when they cclcbntc
tho anniversary OF their founding or some ohc' srea'
day IN their history, are eager TO have some OF u
carshlps present Three vcsseS OF inc No'V' "
i1niic Sqhadron-the flagship PhadeiPhhi ""u ~
conco-d and Northumberland 10 Gloucester, Mass
last week to attend and take part IN inc o"o HIM
and ffiieth anniversary OF the founding oil U"iV Wv"
They arc now In Now London for few days. aud then
.,u I'm n N.vport The dynamite cruiser NeSuvIus'
sl.o % tbs souadron IS sull at Bar llarbo bu' sn'
also * 10 20 TO Newport The kcar'nrge ho' io"s
AGO sailed for IIondura, to project American i"''i'S
the,e during the revolution that was then IN p'VT'S'
soon the North Atlantic squadron IS TO lie Ell
largcd by the addition TO il OF the Two VESTS "",
at p,esca,t compose the Squadron OF hVoiu"o"-"o
Cbicaco and the Atlanta. These two vessels are now
in the Navy Yard undergoing repairs. On .'e
Chicago the flagship, only partial repairs arc Dcn'k
made beconse she 1, ordered 10 be ready lot sea oN
September 3; later she Is to return 10 INC '"'o "
recc,vc extensive repairs which 1t will take TWO or
three months to complete Tho Atlanta Is TO" oe'"s
completely and thoroughly put In repair her ooi'o'o
arc beng ret,ibed some new machines are Dchls P''
in and a good deal of work In the construction depart
man, - bel,g done II was estimated that the WORK
could lie done in tlrtyfve days. but the tlhe may "
slightly passed Tie Chicago II Is cXpc'''a' WIN
leave the yard next saturday and 60 to Newport 10
be present at the post ceremonies Attending ''e op
Ing Of the new Naval War College -,..
It is expected that the little torpcdooon' .u'"'.e
will leave the yard some time this week, anu ~ "
Newport also 10 attend the opening Of the "ir GU
lac. Ony an hour or two will be required 10 erect
the torpedo launching tube In It's phce aiius"'p',
as soon rs the instrument arrives on the SNIP anu
H. is expected 10 come perhaps, bulorro"' III ".
fest OF the boilers OF this little vessel which was nciu
a few days ago. they were found to be IN cAceheh'
condition, for a high pressure was put upon '''''
and not leak was discovered.
Tho first session Of the Naval War college wmon Is
now 60 soon 10 be opened will BE- filled with an In
terestng and brilliant programme OF exercises lerc
will be lectures BIZ Captain A. T. Mahon president oi
Che college, Commander c. II. Stockton COMMUNE
purncll +. Harrington Lieutenant Johh +. Ne's,'
Lieutenant J. b. Murdoch. Lieutenant :. W. H. piehi'
Captain Frederick A. Mahan OF the Engineer corps VI
the ARMY Captain Taskcr II. Bliss. OF General sen"
colds stan. Naval Constructor j. J. Woodward ana
IIeu,cnant j. H. Sears. BESIDES these lectures inc
drills of the naval militia Of Rhod" Island VIII 'a~c
Mace at tho same time and place, the final triais OF
the yesnvius will be held and speed ana turning uis
viii he held with some OF the ships. All tmN WI"
make an opening for the new enterprise the WI"
college Of intense interest and even brilihh'y' "
detail Of officers who Will attend the college Is D''hs
prepared. while other officers have applied for per
mission 10 attend and will probably bc allowed TO-
The trials with the vesuvlus VIII be those that have
hocn looked forward 10 ic- Ions and with such
0reat interest u has been doubted whether tic
Vesuyins IS practicable vess" That l., II IS granted
that her dynamite guns would be usefui II fhoui'c'
ON land but whether this vessel forms good pat
form for them Is questioned. Some Officers b"nc'e
I'm her most thoroughly bat other diner from thcn
New valves have recently been fitted 10 tho guns, ana
range finders have been put on the vessel. 20 ta'
she is now r.ady for the long expected trials.
The spced and turning trials will be held With four
~ the vessels the Philadelphia, the Concord The
vcsuvius and the Gushing one hundred and hiy
tons Of picked btuminous coal have been ordered Tor
the trials These four vessels present fonr Different
STYLES and four different sizes Of naval warp' IhcN
are typical vessels The trials Will be held over the
measured mile course. which lies Just north OF tho
war college An instrument invented by Passed AS
d.tont Engineer Weaver before he resigned from TIE
Navy will be used the vessels in making these trials
II is instrument for recording tho number OF reVou
tons OF the propeers and other important data.
There is stu further delay probable In the arrival
Of the r,nboat Bennington at the Navy Yard. She
WA ordered 70 proceed home from the South Atlantic
Squadron for repairs several months ago Then She
received orders to 90 from Bahia to Ialos TO take
mart In the Columbian celebration there Next she was
ordered 10 IIeva SPAIN and then TO Genoa TO engage
with the Newark In the Columbian celebration there
On Saturday a week ago orders were sent TO Rear
Admiral a. F.. X. Benhnm, at Genoa. TO go TO tho
Bosphoris with the Newark and Remington to enforce
the demand OF the United States for effective pro
lection Indemnify punishment Of the guilty parties
and reprmand OF the authorities II found remiss" for
the burning OF the house OF DR.. bartlett, the mis-
.onaIy, nj Bourdorn, Asia Minor There nave b'ch
frequent occurrences OF Expectations against Amen
cans In Asia Minor. the most recent prior TO the burn
Ing OF Dr. Briets house being the assault by band
Of Knr,s against the Rev Dr. G.. G. Reynolds and the
Rev Mr.. Knapp, Stills. Both were severely
beaten and DIT. Reynolds received numerous sword
cuts The Turks arc susceptible to visible form OF
protest and It probably will produce beneficial chect
for the war vessels 10 60 there.
The Naval Reserve Of Massachusetts, Is soon TO
have a training ship on which TO drill In tho shape
OF the monitor PassaIc. In preparation for this
duty the vessel has been placed In dry dock at
the Charleston Navy Yard, where her bottom VIII
be scrnped and painted. Above the water line she
will be painted In bun white. the regulation Navy
color. llcI engines and boilers arc being over
hauled and repaired and her battery Is being put In
GOOD condition. She will have supply Of ammun.-
tion IN her magazines before she leaves til, Navy
Yard Another naval vessel is also to bo sent to
Massachusetts for the use Of that State This Is
the wooden soop-of-war Enterprise, and she IS TO be
given TO the State for a nautical schoolshi1. Just
as the II. Marys belongs to Ncw-York, and the
Saratoga 70 Pennsylvania. The enterprise was de
tachcd from the North Atlantic Squadron while
ago aid assigned TO duty as cadet practice and
training ship at Annapolis.
The decision OF the Attorncy-Gencral has been
published In the question whether officers Of the
Marine Corps below the rank OF commander In the
Navy who were entitled to promotion before the
recent act Of Congress became law, should be held
under that law This is the act OF Congress requiring
that all promotions OF officers OF that corps should be
made Just rs Is or may be provided for promotions In
the Army and Navy. The opinion IS contrary TO the
view taken by the commandant OF the corps. who
assumed that the law applied TO all promotions TO be
made after Its passage. II this so. II doubt
would have resulted In the retirement OF Captain Will
lam L. Brown as II is said no could not have passed
the examinations. Since his promotion, he has asked
TO be retired under the twenty years active service