New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED AND
Under WAY.
THE xrw COR DOCK FERRY scoW ALMOST
FINIsuEp-pREPARlN FOR THE FINAL
THAI. OF THE MACHIAs-TiIE NEW

r,~,surn-pREPARlN FOR THE FINAL
TRIAL or THE MAcHlAs-THE NEW
works. SILVER SERVICE
Another new vessel is TO be 'aunched al the Navy
Ward this week The boat Is sun without name
and she has not been much talked of or known
.a,5" ., tho Yard: still. she will undoubtedly
nrove OF great service to the Navy ana nave
long career of usefulness She is admired for her
g., ,,,as and for her interior fittings and style
! ~ General 4 new engine has been built for her.
and this is now being put on board But the
engine is not Of the triple-exparson type ana II
does not operate twin screws; In fact the vessel
has no screw at all. In addition to these pecuiari
,ias she IS totally lacking in sail power is entirely
unarmored and will not be fitted with either heavy
or light ordnance. This naval anomaly Is the Terry
scov, that niles between the main yard and the
Cob Dock pulling herself along by means OF
cable The boat will be great Improvement over
the scow now in Her huh Is Duilt OF steer
mates and is pointed at both ends so that she
will make her way through the ice more easily;
thc interior is finished in stained and hard WOOD
,1 tho engine Is below the deck instead of on 1t.
When all of the improvements to the Yard have
heen made the place will be modern and worthy to
be the most important naval station on this coast
For several wears these improvements have been
going on New sea-was have been built in place
Of the old wooden ones new dry-dock has been
has been supplied with an electric lighting plant.
Railroad tracks have been laid. communicating with
the shops and the water front. Buildings have peen
improved. Shops have been built and new ma
chinery has been put in them. And. finally, work
has been begun looking toward the building OF the
new gate at the foot of Sands-st.; but the gate
was to be paid for by the sale Of some of the
Navy Yard land to the city OF Brooklyn. and as
this land has not been sold. the gate cannot be
built unless appropriation Of money is made
All these improvements increase the efficiency OF
the Yard and serve to bring 1t to the proper stand
ard.
There are now four naval vessels in the yard.
The latest arrival there is the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvus and she has merely stopped In to get
a supply of coal. For about two weeks the Nesu-
vius has been out at sea on loving up ms, ms
dcrccts werc on the chart but they were so in
accurately placed that The vessel had great diff
Guilty in finding any OF theiA she dld howtVer
find and destroy two. and found third, whlcn
had to bee abandoned hecarse - bad weather; she
VIII now go out again. starting tomorrow or ,he
next day TO destr9y ms one ana also 10 D1 Ns
wrecks found was eight miles away from the spot
designated on tho chart.
p.cie that she Will lie there about ten days longer
untl some n the now ships nesin their trial trips
preliminary trial the latter part Of this week and
u everything works satisfactory IN" oincial trlhi
should follow about week later II was said at
,, r yH'f 2,S nrri, 4. ana" M ork on Wondav but
II v, moi 70 known whether .he woyld 20 ip to The
yard or not she Is coming here in order that the
rnal steam and trial may b. h"ld-the forty,
eight hours trial At sea ,hs board which will
conduct the trial consists of the following officers;
Cooper chief Engineer K " Mnligan. Naval CON
strIctor :. W. Armsiead and Lieutenant l." l..
The PRINCIPAL inciien, N connection with the
cruiser N"w-Nork this week VIII most likely b"
given 10y thr citizens u Ncw-York. under the aus
rce- Of "1hc NewYork Herald" This is to take
rac" On wednesday ana CONGRESSMAN AMOS >.
Cummings Is expected 10 make the prescription;
Captain J. W. Palip, who commands the ship Will
receive the SIT. and number Of invited guests
will J." present The work the ship is being
continually carried ahead. but it will not be fin
l-hel for several weeks longer
Thc monitor Mian'onomoh is now in the dry,
j." cleaned ana painted. "nd some other work Is to
when The cruiser san Francisco. flagship Of the
North Atlantic squadron sailed away from New
York last week. she started her winter cruise
shows that 1t is 10 last until the middle Of March.
and that the vessel will stop AT thirty-three ports
When abe first left the harbor she made a trial
cartel for the South Al mail for the ship should
o. sent o. the Ncw-York Navy Yard addressed 10 |
the san Francisco and the postage REQUIRED Is |
, cent. The following are the ports to b. made:
rir.~hi Cartasrnn SlvaniIIa AMI Barinquilia !
Port T. Spain. Grenada 81 Vincent. Barbados. !
santa Lucia. Martinique. Dominica. Guadalupe.
Aux '.yss Iort-auP Prince. Gonaives. 81 Nichoas
ana. thence returning to Key West.
The trial 81 the apparatus for coalng ships at
sea. before the san Francisco sailed away.
Important matter The use for such a device and
thc neei for u would l.. great in time in war
The trial demonstrated that coal could be trans
fcrrcI from one vessel to another at the rate ~
twenty tons an hour, and, Of course. by doubling
Tho number Of travellers. the amount OF coal car
rcd would De- doubled.
some surprise f.. felt by naval officers at the
order letaching chief Engineer W. W. DUNCAN
from the brooklyn yard. and ordering him to the
Norfolk chief Engineer DUNCAN has served term J.
Of only two years at this yard. and II was
pcctcl h. would remain another year. During ,
his term here h. has given valuable service
president Of the Experimental Board. which IL all /
the time experimenting with and testing inventions /
expected 10 benefit the Navy. The Board is |
experimenting with the bernstein propeller.