New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
At THE NAVY YARD.
MANY VISITORS ATTRACTED By WORK ON
THE BATTLESIIIPS.
NO ORDERS YET FOR THE SAN fKANCiS|o
LEARNING LESSON FROM 1HE

VICTORIA DISASTER.
Unusual interest has centred In Navy H'a''e'S
during the last week. and although there was
falling off in the number OF visitors al the Nav!
Yard after the vessels Of the North Atlantic SquH'
ron were scattered to their various stations ana
the vessels detailed for duty in European ASia'ic
and South Atlantic waters went away "'.o'eo'
has been revived again by the activity OF the Navy
Department in connection with the brazilian an"
Argentine troubles During the last ie" ""'
there have been five commissioned warSn'PS ii.
this port two of which in the Navy fard anu
those together with the construction work on iour
formidable warships at the yard nave cauSer al
increase in the number Of visitors VINO are inter
ested in ships guns and o,her materlal Oh "'e
Navy On Wednesday members OF the Italian COM
mission paid a second visit TO the Navy laIu' '''
time to inspect the dynamite cruiser NesuNius.
The famous old Kearsarge came here T." ,aYS
ago the practice cruise Of the south 'dio""n
Naval Reserve having been abandoned because OF
the recent heavy storms. and she is now ah'horeu
I'm the East River. draft OF men was Ua"Sl'Ii'"
Yesterday from the Vermont to the cruiser 'eN-
ark which is going down to Brazh 10 IepieHo''
the United States Government She VIII enter
upon her duty there as flagship Of the South At
lantic Squadron.
There has been some talk about the destination
Of the San Francisco but It seems that she mas no
orders TO SAIL and Will not go away uh'cSS -.
come from Washington. She went To inc H"'!
Yard last Wednesday and was put into the urI
dock to have her bottom cleaned and painted II
Is now said that she will go out Of the dock on
Tuesday and will probably 20 around to the Nor'h
River TO lie until some orders come. she may go
down to the West Indes for the regular "'"'''
cruise taking the Kearsarge with her IN tha' c"S
she could easily run down TO brazh vi W. ~
Nicaragua II IL were desired. The plans OF rear
Admiral Berharn, who commands the siu"u' o"'
With tho San Francisco as his flagship. are de-
pendent on the length Of time that she mas mere
before she sails II the vessel should not go un''i
about November the Admiral "oud take t'''
vessel out 10 complete her target prac'ice LOT w
last quarter; he also would take all four oil the
yessels-the Vesuvius. the Miantonomoh' the Mar
sarge and the nagshp-and give them target pr"e-
,ice for the next quarter in Gardiner Ray
Another thing to be done is 10 test TWO me'h''S
Of supplying a vessel with coal VIM" III H"'"" ~
sea 10 make which test the Admiral ha' pee"
awaiting an opportunity for months. ot me Two
methods to be tested one was invented by 'aP'"'"
r O. Selfridge. OF the Navy. ana the other % "
Lieutenant philip -. Low. formerly OF the Navy.
II was al ono time expected that two other ars'
ships would be assigned 10 the Nor'h "t'hhuc
SQUADRON and Admiral Bcnham had intehheu 10
bovo .or. SQUADRON manoeuvrts But AS ths has
not been done and az II Is hardly possible 10 haNe
SQUADRON manoeuvres with only two vessels uhe
San Francisco and the Kcarsagc for the Nesuvins
and the Miantonomoh are not htted for that sort
OF thn1O this viii have to be given up
Tn, dynamite cruiser Vesuvius VIII probably lie
in the Navy Yard until ordered away To attend
the trial Of the Montgomery. She has been c'aIe'
and two Of her small boats are beins repaired
Quick work Is being done on the conih"i l"n' >
barge under construction in the Navy Yard LAe
boat wa, not begun until July. ana u i. ui"uR"l
that IL will be ready for the conmaniant use III
n week or two. Admiral Ghcrartl rs now ava! @"
leave which does not expire vi I'll IL" lSt OF 'c'o-
Ter ON the next day. October =. captain lhr1ioir
!, <ane yin h. relieved OF his office OF captain Of
ihc Yard and 20 on waiting orders. 1t Is supposed
Ia due time. 1890, 49,. ,
The political discharges in the clerical force at
Tho YARD have not ceased yet. There were Tour
discharges yesterday. 1870 49,, a., ,.,..t. h
The accident to the British batleship victoria mas
not heen without its effect The plans or supplying
with arrnOr the three new battleshps now psihs
,iii h In give morc str myth 10 the ends The belt
Of steel at the waterne VIII be eighteen inches
tbick and above this viii be- easement or afmor
A.. nd onc-h1f inches thick. \ diagonal bulk
head AZ each end will serve to give more protection
also to the machinery OF the heaNy guns