New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
TIE COLrMBIAS SUCCESS AND THE CARD
TELLING OF IT.
MANY VISITORS TO THE NETWORK - THE
MArDLEuEAD's TRIAL PosTPoNED-riIANKS-

MANY VISITORS TO THE NETWORK - THE
MArBLEnEAD's TRIAL POsTPoNED-THANks-
GIVING or THE VERMONT.
Another victory for the Cramps And the Cramps
appreciate 1t. They even crow aoou. IT, "
one OF the Offices in the Navy YARD yes'eIuaS was
seen n placard which did this Growing. Inc caru
hro ,ha dote November u.s. 1898. This much could
no understood by the ordinary reader. but the rest
was mystifying and had to be interpreted VII '"e
left side OF the card the pictures OF three coi
mon steel screws, and over the screws "e,e
slammed three CSC, c., CO.! To the right OF tniS
was prnted .22a Knots" Under the screws was
tho ,,scrintion up O." and under the record or
| ,,rots ",also p d. o." was printed The interpre-
taton Of all these mystifying letters seems s''"p.e
when II Is known. The "Ci c.! C!.. meant Crd'hP'
Cruiser Columbia and the three screws indicator '''
she WAS a trple-screw vessel. or course the FOL
KNOTS was her wonderful record making her the
| record holder OF warships. The letters "P. q.
recalled the name by which she was commonly
known before she received her official name-the
NEWSPAPERS and the people called ner the
Pirate shortened from Pirate queen anu
every one knows that p ID. u
short and emphatic way OF saying with con-
siderable celebrity" or very rapidly" The Column
bia certainly Is a success far as her speed Is
concerned and 1t is said that she Is destined 10 DO
the neetest warship In the world Even now nov"
ever when i'm securing speed on SHIPS IL at
height the question Is raised WHc'Hei -" -"
yIsable. whether the present system does not DO
more harm than good. Under the existing system
tho contractor Is required develop certain speed
in a vessel under penalty of heavy forieitures Oh
money: but he IL practically urged by the Navy
Department to do his utmost to develop phe-
nomcnal speed by the promise OF large rewarus III
such an Thus the attention Is devoted largely
10 speed and when the vessel Is near completion
she Is pu; under a trial that racks her so severely
as to DO her serious and perhaps lasting MUIR.
I'm AraGf
MINOR Of the Nathan Hale monument in City Hall
park New-York. The Navy Yard sent about 900 men
for this parade But on the cruiser New-i DIX there
inent. twice during the week has the New-York
received gifts: on Wednesday two silver candelabra
n f Board of AT Trade and
and on Friday some athletic apparatus consisting
S S am the E an of f tSe Athlete
Tho athletic apparatus vas brought to the SNIP IN
1t is for the benefit OF the crew thereby dinering
s Em the %hf Which %" has not
that the others have. and that Is sx-toot nag
Clarence ehn te. a. Hart Of phadephIa Roth iags
made OF heavy SIX. and the stars are embroidered
II is pleasant for the ship to receive such gifts
and the onacers must appreciate the honor to
vessel to be adorned with gifts speaking OF the
affection Of the citizens Already the ANNOUNCE ounce
bia \ popular substitution VIII soon be started tea
citizens may present thai ship with line silver
The work on the New-York is advancing stead
Ing orders. The work OF supplying the torpedo
worS is we'll under way The electric zig for the
captain is now being made ready for use II me
a lively interest felt In the New-York. on fine
days o or No. persons are reSeve ON DVa hex
have TO the gantet OF various guards and
make their way across the ferry and over to the
The Kearsarse was to sail Yesterday for New
date for reporting there from November % to De.
cember l. The trial Of the Marblehead, to attend
been postponed. and it Is supposed that 1t has been
done on account OF ThanksgIving; The Dolphin;
by this change The work on the Kearsarge can
be pushed and by the time the trial IL over she
for sea. AfeT the trial OF the Msrbehead the
Dolphin will probably n s!grn n to ne Navy Yard to
The gunboat Machias was heeled over last week.
results Of these tests viii depend the report OF the
board Of officers which has her case under con-
The monitor Terror was put into the timber dry;
doc. yesterday. and Will be in the dock several
weeks. while her armor plates are being put into
position The training ship Portsmouth y to be re-
ported ready for sea on Wednssday, NJ, She >, has no
London In order to get her complement OF APP
prentice boys. after which she will go to the West
Indies for her winter cruise.
The officers Of the receving-shlp Vermont are
giving festvi,y for the men on the old hulk ms
year. For two years past Lieutenant H. o. BtIer
athletic contests and other sports on the vacant
ground the Vermont the prizes being small
amounts OF money provided by the officers. After
the sports the men would go TO the snip for
dinner Many Of the men probably would rather
20 shore II their standing permits II. than stay
the ship. and this year no plans had been
made for any celebration. Yesterday, however,
Lieutenant Bitter had the matter under consldera-
ton. and something may yet be done.
The numerous trials OF new vessels nowadays
give temporary special duty 20 a good many ON.
GERS. The board which Is to conduct the postponed
trial the Marblehcad consists OF Rear Admiral
O. T. Beknap president: Captain T.. o. Matthews.
Commander y. II. Cooper, Commander X. H. Brad
ford Chief Engineer \. W Morley Naval Con-
structor W. j. Baxter and Lieutenant l.. l..
Is.ur