New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE CHICAGO READY FOR SERVICE.
PLANS FOR THE REvIEw-NoTEs AND COM
MENTS.

4, 1,st tbcrc Is TO he a genuine change In the con-
dinon of affair, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard VII
Tuesday the cruiser Chicago Is 10 IriN" ue S"'"' ~"
90 rturn TO IT, probably for several weeks 1t Is no"
ovor, months since the Chicago went 10 inc SaIu I"
he repaired and in that time various thhs' l"'' "''
dame ,o hor including the work OF giving hcr Ne"
secondary battery and repairing h'r o'u '"''IS' ~
Will be replaced with new ones Ill tl' IAN. Inv YIN
nj cooinC the Chicago t. 10 be lnl,h'd ny i"'""!'
when She will 60 down Ellis Island, where she VIII
onchor for the night. ON Wednesday morning s"t WIN
drop MP the stream and anchor lu'' aS'e'n " Wv
steamship CIV Of New York As President lilIIl'"'
,..,, the vessel on the way 10 the city "i W" i'"'
= salute of twenty one guns VIII be- hi'u H"'' Wv
Chicago and again. when he Tai''S '' '"' 80,
SHRINE, ON the steamship to take the place 81 '' n''
fla. another salur will hc fired lhis ceremony ", ~"
Citv of Ncw-l ork on Washington, birthday VIII lho'
c,,. ,not that ship /, under the protection 4" Inc
Tuitcd states and may be- converted I'M" CRUSH
for the nltcd state, I'm case oi WaI
Just what the Chicago will do after MS ''''"""'
& ma, Lrovr Eu she will h, all ready for -ca "h'h
She leave, the yard. and can start Immediately ''' ''
south Acting Rear Admiral Walker Is 10 return to
the ship from Washington today or TOMORROW III"
prolahly vil have plan, and orders Tor her. IL Is
said ,b,i Admiral Walker ana the North NL'h"'
,ouodron are 10 report 10 Admiral "hcrlrlI at Hampton
Eoad, On March most Of the N,s-'I- oil t' >'i''''
are already in the south. and they VIII mol '''"" ."
Ncw-YorI untl after all OF IL" functions 'o"n,''u
with the international rendezvous 81 lIanp'"" i''
I'm IN. ,piu. arr. over and The Vco,,l, come u ~"
York FOR the great review. ~ h is hhrly '""' '''
rni..o Will start for Hampton Road, some u'' '"''
week. ,,
The monitor Nlanton,moh cannot report at iiamp''"
Eoad, 80 SOON for her steering "nEn" hAa "'" ""'"
ont and +, j, generally thought 10 h' necessary i'f
vessel 10 have some method Of Steering h''''l ""''
sh. l. =, sea- The ncW steering engine is 10" dH' ~
the navy Yard from the hand, ~ th" contractor
hut fl,.u lr
ready for ,, I'm time for the review. In other r'p''a
the Nnntononoh could Ice made ready Tor so III "
short lime. ,
The new practice cruiser Bancroft "m'h i'''
Lad - successful trial. +, soon 10 come I" U' Wv
Yard to b. completed and put Into commission y,
nrcscnt ,l, i, nj Fl!labcthpor y. j. I" the yarn ."
b, contractors. and the detail, 81 her interior hhnf
and rr u,iniinc M. being complctcd. NJ e." Navy
yard .b, will receive her spar and rigging ana scr
-un. tie carrlagcs for which are now "h board j
Will not take long do tlh,. rs III" slA'S al" guns
are now I'm the yard and she VIII l." ready LOT -" "
time TO attend the naval rendezvous.
The work on the several other vessels In the yard
ro. ON opacc Wlon TIE lat Of the boilers II III
Mace in TIE. Cincinnati the Construction Department
cam Immediately bcslu To close up the deck ana lay
tho walden deck u, the machinery for t-' vessel can
ca down the huicAway. Tie -pun-m lAr' wi" ~
Law the completion of tie vessel. - u" 'ih'"""l
next 70 th. las, on the H., OF vessels to be '"p''''
with them and the lit i, long.
4. the weather open, up, tire Department Of >Aris
and Docks !, to undertake an additional amount "'
work \ concrete ,,a wall +, 10 10" built h'i" 'h'
new boundary Of the yard TO ID" place OF The pro
io,tod new drydock. Tourih,t. in a." !dN, j. To !"
uav,d which f. am extensive Job Oh" '''I'h- "'"" "'
The corner Of building in preparation i"r cons
iuu tie now gatc at -anf- ST.. B. to Ice '-"h' N"''
over. the con,rct" wall about Tod D''A h'' '''
been finished.
sI, Navy
lame, Gin, shall have the contract for hniiilns '"'
dryoock under tie now plan, for d"cl Of 80" i'''
In l.nailt The work on III dock is -v'h I" h'-lH.
The lcn-ih of the dock that l. 10 10" bulit al T'-'
sound ha, all, been increased 10 900 i'''' N|"n-'
f. Wa proposed make hoii II il"7' d"h' ''' '''
long II ha, been decided. after consultation WIN -
n.r,. tha, Tie lcnrlA decided so feet viii be-
r,,.,, ,o accommodate any vessel either now bnilt
or likely TO he built for many years. Wien Il" nc"
dock T., finished the Navy Yard viii have three dry
docLs lint that viii not Dee too many l'r The "'Th
that +, REQUIRED. WEcn the sIuadr"n' are Ia u" N"'
I'm tl. summer and all. there /, great n"'h "l ""'"
ROOM and it can readily be- -nrmi-'d from sue" j"
Stances how great the need would d" IN case "l ANY
,u.ciol necessity. such rs For several months
So, yard m, practically ben limited To one diydoch
L.c,ii,o the Maine occupied the grant" dock con
,in,,ally while Der new shaft strut were being put III
ulacc and sho va. waiting for her hrinor llA'''
the boat board In the Navy Yard. which has been
AT work designing aud building H." '"a'' ii "'
Navy /, much sratiicd to hear Of tn success 81
Inc boat, gwen 10 IT," cruiser Philadelphia f"r
bnot, were gwen TO tlat vessel when IA" was here
thirty foot cutter "A twenty eight foot cutter
tvnt, foot dinghy and thirty foot turn about steam
cutter These four boats have turned ont admirably
They are built design, radically dln'r'h' H"h
those Of the old type, To develop, % '""ol''h'''''
g.. capacity, and % sped. Ihcy nave p'" "''"
under all circumstance, test all these quillii' AMI
la do .sA
seawortnnc,s. they much the fastest boats on
thc ship They are fitted with lug sails Of IN I'M
proved type. The board Ia, b""n al work designing
boat, for many months, seeking :" Improve OH ''F
present type and these are the only boats that have
rs vet been built under ia" new plans. IL Is cN'
cccdinGy pleasing - the board 10 near Of the SI''''
success Of these boat. The board hl, lately de-
,.,,od "A thirty three foot steam cattcr ana thirty
trcioot sailing launch, III addition 10 fourteen "lh"r
sz.s The Fcaron steam cutter. which wa~ tried hy tn"
hoard at lonh,rs a while ago. IS now al the Yard
awaiting good weather for the ;nal Trials IaN'"l
Assistant Engineer DiAon who mas been seriously al
for sem, timc has come back To duty In th" Yard
and the board.
Chcf Engineer Robert T.. lime. who ha, been i'r
several months under medical treatment al the Nav
lo,pfai in IioOllyn. has been found TO b" disabled
for further service. and In few day. VIII be retired
lie broke down Will" be- ol duty on the cruiser
Concord. ON account Of the strain imposed on MIN
there. The temperature IN III" cnSlherpom ana IRE
room on that ship rise, to 4 nigh point which makes
tie strain the officers and men Of the engineering
force intense Chci- Engineer lne tine officer
and q uopular man. Commander &. VI. Book i 10
10 detached from duty In the Navy Yard on February
IS and ordered to the command Of The Alert, In the
N,iatic squadron. lie will relieve Conmanler q. II.
Durand Of the command WHO Is detached from 1t
account Of sickness.
An officer OF the Navy Yard commenting upon the
several recent court-marials and the severe sen
visited upon on"ndcr,-lihc that Of the dis
mis>al Of Commander Henry l.. Johnson. who was
found guilty Of neglect and ncomp 'tcncy in conn'c-
ton with the sranding Of his vessel. the Mohican.
and the sentence Of five wears Suspension from rank
and duty Of Paymastcr sullivan for getting intoxicated
after he had promised touch not taste not handle
not the cup that lnchriaes-recaed an incident Of