New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
VESSELS HERE AND VESSELS GOING.
WHAT LEGISLATION Is LOOKED FOR FhoN 0oN'
GRE-s-CuAXGEs IN STATIONS

II Grover Cleveland md David B. I'LL haa p-iu
visit of inspection 10 the Navy faiu .an,,c.,
would have been suggested 10 CIei" ' -,
opplcaton OF that Scripturh text Ie"'. VI ,,
good will toward men, would DC n gun ,"''e a
number Of vessels now there In commission '",
ono,,o ~ utilizing all sorts OF weapons quickly anu
,,, mos, heatbfi effect is sufficient TO convince 'o
uorr,ng factions In the Democratic party lha' 1t o"'N
he better for them TO apologize 10 one 'io. ns
tire within their bastions ana iiue '" 49,, 80,
behind the eartlworlIs. But 1t Is NOT PoD' ~,
Tho ImI-Flowcr- Murphy faction and the anus wa
meet In actual warfare with guns anu ou''0|
swords: they'll quarrel and call eaoa o'",' "'
ra ,hon decide not 10 speak rs they pass ps'
pu, tho Navy was well represented AZ Tue ''N
o IN. last day OF 1892, aud all- excepuns o'e, w
Portsmouth, have eaped over 10 1872 i" hnmrs,
ing vessels available FOR service upon " ~" ,rno
notic. were at the yard yesterday no,''"e -,
oruIs.x Chicago. Phladelphis. the double t"'i...D
n... >n,,,noom.h. the Ayuamits vesso! VesuVi"''
la practice ship Portsmouth ana wv 'o'S, h,,,.
80, Tho unfinished vessels, upon WHICH nun
,as ., tba he's, mechanics in tho wor!u ;a'e "o'S
rt,htruv IN complete them At as early a os'e ~ Pc
h,e IRE the barbc,tcturrct vessc! Puli'ah' '''
,rretea monitor Terror, tie Oioo.'o az ,,,
vo,na ard the 3OoO-ton protected crust ',
,r,o p,rtsmouth was TO leave the Navy Iau !c9'u",
mornnr and start on her vin'e: cruise ~ ~. :, Cha
Ird,cs hut she remained ice-bound uhui '"'.' - H..
49,, ,, ,ras then taken In tow ana s'ht'eu VI ~
- cho bos been a. tn yard Tor aoo"' WV
rnntbe receiving necessary repairs anu III" -
cruise TO give the apprentice poSS sun" To- tho
nractcal experience among the oce'n wa ,.,ar,co,
hono rcot they may become ao!epoui'" ',o.a..
soamcn and perhaps some OF then WIFI AM
In the Navy. - . ,sovherc are
ine an,,r,natnc u.at Conrrcs, MAJ possibly as
-, emo q, IN. bills relating % the Navy 'ui'"e
~ .ro months remaining OF the present sc''io'''
,,,,orc, rot,er late In the day 70 O's'h '"o
iae-a,on OF new bills. number a"e''"9 ,,L
- ,vou as the Army lave been ih'o'" - - -,
,orso. Mos, OF them cmbody t'ic F''"'''"v'
-, ,hc Secretaries Of War ana Nav! III ~ r,.I
o,nn., rcnort,. The Bill introduced by hehl'o' H.
'"I""a, - ,,crea.c OF tic naval establishment
~, t. a. nr,ylsisns to several biliS heretofore
~, Nv him. II proposes the con'tru'n'"' W
,oc, NJ two battles ships % about ''o'' "'' vs.
,,,.rt cach Two ar!nor~! coast h"I'h''
a,., o,nhoats Of 600 e 1000 tons u''P'' mn"
irbt nr.t-class torpcd, boats. These are :, g.,
wore included in the appropriate" ".' ." a.,
TN NJ the present Congress. In ADDITION " '
htch tho two houses COMPROMISED ana u
- ,.,,orIc IA view Of the fac, that the Dcno'r""
ui l.. in control OF the Government ait'r Mar" -
,, 90 Hons. Win not now ignore Ia" r'n'''' "''''''
Or a reasonable Increase Of thr new Navy.
.cre,arv Tracy, report uTsod IT, authorization u
bo ,or.goipe y.. sells, AMI With r",hrn - Ia ~
loaf, he said =" ] would here T'"'" ''' = -, =,
49,, made last wear ior tie building Of '""H ''S,''S
""" NO., t~ t,- river service During The last
ST, Fl, ;.c Fast in China waters nav" Dr'"
10, n,t disturbances may be- again "Ap'''' III wv
,- r,,,re III, necessity !oF these N''''' ''''
nendcd last year, will undoubtedly ai''' ""'
rrcen, before the vessels can be- D'''" anu -
c,, hlict Of the Department that no tline S'""' y
io,, in undertaking them. They VIII De nv AP''"''
vcss.ls well adapted FOR the service anu "
y,r,,c,rd rs 70 lat Tor 4 long tinr.
r.vlv drafted BIZ for a reorganization oi ''c
-, -, tho Nnvy NAY be Introduced soon "i'''
,h halliday recess. II It should rt''''' '''.
.,nsiacration II would settle the contention '.,'' va
a ,or- existed between the Inc III" ''"' 49,
is.,irr m the officers of the Latter oo'''''o' SD
rank and tile the samc ~ are aecoFu'" 7" '' ~
or, II. most Interesting sections arr tio'o WHO"
I,,. +, nav number, In each grade ana rc'"'h'''''.
~ hi, nrovidc, for the restoration OF the -fadc oil
cleo admiral promoting four officers 10 mat sr'u''
and provides for Il rctl admlraS' W 'o"""'''''
."' rn,.,ns = commanders - lieutenant com
mapdcrs $50 Mcu,enants OF fall eit 40 hcn'
tenants OF un.or grade 80 cnich' am hV' cadets
u medical directors, j. pS directors ""u 49, ,"'e
,,1rcc,4 with the rank of captain, 10 n'd ara! IN
,.c,ors ~ nav inspectors. and 10 chi"f engineers
Vim the rank Of commander; 30 surgeons, 30 pay
masters and 30 chef engineers WIN Inc THIN u "."
tenant cor namGer, 30 passed as7!stahl sUrt''' ="
pass.d assistant payma>tcr' and loO Pis'u "Sai'''
engineers with the rank of lieutenant - 4 ''''I
surgeons. 10 assistant paymastcr, and % assistant
engineers with the rank Of junior lieutenant - ~
,i,tpnt surgeons, 10 assistant payma frs anu ~ ~
a,s,,nt engineer, with the rank OF ensign IL also
provides fjr the rcircment Of limo ofceT'' VII" Pc
motion - the next grade above thit htlh ~ ''e 'c
o. retirement, follows: CAPTAINS at Inc age oi
fly eight years commuters ~ hfy-ionr year, iic"'
tenant commanders al hity years Hhu A'''''''' "e
the ag. Of forts Blk years.
rhauic az he departments
Nnvy Yard are naturally appfchcnvc les the C!vil
servicc regulations put into Effect by Secretary Tracy
nav be si pended by the Incoming Administrations
The programme drawn UP 10y Assistant secretary
Solely mn officer Of the Navy for many years prior 10
The appointment 4, Ids present place, after much
careful consideration and Labor In the Interest Of
Government work. Tie tests for appointment OF me
crncs have been purely pract CAL having rcic''ncr
solcly the general intelligence oi the applicants am
their knowledge Of thcs trades and thelr Illness Ior
the place., The results thus obtained By appointing
In every instance the man recommended by the board
as hes. fitted for The place are shown In the STEADY
improvement Of the work at the Navy Yard. lhc
law relating priority f-r war veterans ana hlso
hXrd rule for priority Tor men VINO iAh aIrnnS iin
experience IN the work AT the navy larlH ia'' Dcci
faithfully Observed No man la, been taken ot %
turn for political or other reason. ,onn,d,,e r X
.ays thcic Is now no favorusin shown al TIE Navy
Yard here in hiring men: the funmcn are 10 longer
offered by outsiders TO give Places To ric'd a Is
known That they have .uch power. and hence they
are more lndcpt ndcnt Of their men and can maintain
better discipline and better work Finally, ihc
cost OF all work Done the yard during the wear
ha, been reduced per cent by the present system
Ilans arr under pr, paaiion at tn Bureau OF ora
nance at Washington for an apartment win me
dynamite gun Oh nrsclass torpedo boats. The de.
signs are for vessel of the type OF iii" torpedo boat
Cushing but about twenty live feet geatrr lclgh
The reason for this increased length Is 10 give space
FIR The air reservoirs. the inclination OF The hrlnS
tubes and the siowagc of the pojectle, The sam
,ypc Of explosive, and proIcc,il,s designed for the
Vtsvius VIII be used bat The dynamite gun Will b.
merely M auxiliary weapon, rs the torpedo apparatus
signed for such vessels rs the Cushing ana torpcuO
boat No. . will be retained.
Commander william VI. Fogcr. who has been chief
M The I,ulcau Of Ordnance since February II, 1o!D.
will be succeeded tomorrow By Captain William I.
sampeon present Inspector OF ordmanc2 ard super
intendcnt OF the gun foundry nj the Washington Navy
YaId Commander Theodore T. Jewell who has been
In charge Of the torpedo station at Newport since
December =, 1850. viii succeed TO the Vaconcy mad,
hy Captain Sampsnns transfer md Commander George
a Cnnxcrsc chnrnnn OF the TOrpcd1 EOnrl VII take