New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
A FFATPS IT TIE NAVY YARD.
TIE NORTH ATLANTIC STATION SHORT
or VESSELS.


SEA pIY TOR >iIOEI. Id'TY:
4, ,,s. tn,. excitement attending IA" preparation
for So, Of Ia. Nrwyork and ~" Mirrtpn"n'h,
AMI their departure FOR TIE south. seems I" "r
.tcr III, word '.xc.,cinri4t" - us~i. but p'rh'r'
thu, is mistake The. vaE ~ excitement Ia fh-
Navy yard There TIE vessels simply received
whatever was n-c'.~afy {" III them Tor f'1 ana
then s,ll~l away II Wis a n..r" matter ~ '''''
u..s naval officer. generally do n"' s'y ini'h IA
c,.,cl-ra ~ their orlrr- Either they "sr"" with
IN. pe,,rin-ni IN itS opinion. "r ''" ih"y ~ i."'
,xIr,s- III 'n.y ihnlk ~ obey
TN. Mnni.no.nph may no., after all hc "r''r'i
10 Brazil bot may s;"Ei her "'i'tr cf"'-'"" ""'"'
tl,. W.~i Iri,s. IA" ~" N'fk however, my
NJ, t.. seen In tie s,afe for whhh ~" Is named
for several year. Tn" San Francisco - sem -
rl o,l. f. ,,,.r.rlly AM u s'"n~ iroi.''d" 'h"'
IN a few week. ,ho S.~ YORK viii i'"'r' III" "'s
.'.i - IL. S,ufh Atlantic Stht't"" Sh' may
remain there IN 'h,' InH.' fr e"v' al ''afr. or
ne may ~ MS i.r.n @ugf' tel J." -'i ''i''''''
ns IN. n,r.llp - tho I'uop"ln s'.'inlf wren
,h.-l.hlc *, w"n' ti'r" !. wat nni ''i"r'' ''"'
.h. w,uii remain bong. ~ i'r l"'"fs "''" "'" ''
,,.,u .,,i 81, wien Cunupl'I- E"ri-N becomes
.u admiral ~ -" ~.:inr. D. may - ''" ~
i.urop. "a ti- S,w-N"rh VI IL -" 'h''S' !" '''
der. 4 home of 'purs" l. - h'-' i'e-''"' '''' Wv
x.wY,rk VIII ,..n hr wi,hltawn IRON, Brnzh "fi
81 i.r..i horn-. especially a. II "'s 'a'' hN M
when sie wei, away th: So n''''' I" NV
NOR, work done to her parlcul'riy ~ '"' "''"'
department. .
I. h,s l..n sugges,., ~ It Il -" i"l'y 81
th- :avy I"r't,i1"r' nr!'r ID" rf~ - ''',''
t,,.i,u 20 keep naval N.-f'i. prt - VIZ '''''
,.,ls Tn. ,hs ar- i,' oly "' 80. hi' '''P
ar. wll.,v ,is.rnu,"l III" rnr'i"nn si''df"" =
s,,,u ,,ns'.iiuy of only twr vessels 'hr "'''E'
m, IN. bennington. with "a" latter r"lns away
Th. other rnr.irn -t,inir ns ~" WI -uii""i VII"
,..,s..s: ih. Spn'h Auan'h'. Pi'H' am NN''
s.,,Alrr,a al NV" fuih'i'i.i number "'
I, sui;,,n w.h -" !ni'r-'' 81 'i'' ''"'",
,b. s,u,h A,iar.,c thcr" i. hrst. IL" San ! raw
also, , - ,,u ,t. vay :, i..,. then th"G" ar" '"''
X,u,rk th. Charleston. thr Ihii'ht ana IN" '""'"'
n, aides th,.. ~. \cw '"ik mas )"N' s'''' ''
IN, r.. tn. Nl1n',4o.Aph MY tr "7''i'' INV '
IN. I.ll..ir.ton IL eonr n"'" from i''''i'' -
., ,,.s. .rr large vrss'l'. Al ar" U''"i" ''''I'
o.. y.,,ic .rI altogether. thry constitute" -""i.
. ,.,.; ts ,.,v, RAJ for IT, IL" III" a-rIiiig ~
49, many ,.,..ls away - fpr".'n stations h"' '''
"a. .;,,,h Atlantic poorly ~ f''ci''' =" ''f - Wv
Navy IL c.i..rrn.,I almost dr'' A'''N'' !" '''
,,,y .h. V..uynis ard the M"ch."s hf" ''i "'''"'
.,f .th. c.. IA. former IS ~ i'nh'f'i ''''"'' "
,,,,, 81 war. AMI ih. halter i k'i', from 'ch''
,..,,,s, ,,f iu.r, ,hil,iy Thcr" arr. u IL tfn".
,,,. ,,u.,l.,.ir,,ts ani some old I">-''' h"' "N
are No, included In the siIiir"n The '"'r'" ~
.i.i,. an IA. |, M station just now Is III ""h'
.,,,,,sI :, the eo.,ll,on f'w years as'. wren
th.r. va IN addition - 'h" NOr'h "'''"''' ''''
tsr ,,. s,,al,-,l White Squadron
Wnsu -
CONSTRUCTION put int c'mn'-9"n '''
n.,.rtm.n, VIII Lr better abb. - maintain s"'"R
foreign spua,iron- without NJ tn sam" '"'" "''"
e,ins tho home sIin'F"m Ih'r" are "''' "
q, ss.is which VII he r"rlr to x" mo ''''I.'" ~
IN tho c,ur.. ,f u f.w months Ia" 'Lsii"". Mar"''
h.,i M,ntxomery. Olympia. T"Nh@. h'i"s"' ~"
ct,r,,i N,ln.. anil the Columbia. son" "' ''"H'
'''"'''' ~ ,, ,,, ,,.,r ,,i,l tri- The
Castne Is expected - H. f"a!y '"r 81 ~ '''"' ~
w.,ks az there Is sti'i rom" WORK 10 '' "'"' "
her especially in the ifei"ra'i II u 'h' "''''i'1
lighting plant. The MIrb"nrii Is E"hs u '"'
Navy Ynrd In \ few days ""''" -" Wa.
her srars AMI whIt~v"r else sas n''dS u "''"'
hor rc,1v for s,.: II l., SAID that che viii lie i't
into commission about the middle of March Inv
M,utgomrry, II ~! ID r.neinb rel ran ns'"r" h'''
N.w- London Just A. IA" was about I" MAKE "''
trlal trip she Is now Ing repaired AMI again mt '
ready for her trial The olympia has had h'r trial.
anl she will now receive the finishing touches which
.r. u.rl,I. The Raleigh 10 expected - be rrihV
I, 90 into commission early In the new year Tile
Tcxas will b.. ready some time In the RUNNER. Inc
Columbia also I, IL expected. viii b" ready for sea
clr.y In the new year. tn" '!ncinnan ana ~"
Maine are being built at the N"w-'ork Navy iafi'
md ar. familiar objects - visitors ~ that place.
An order has been received that the Cincinnati shall
h. ready 10 20 into commission on Apri. L. SHE VIII
not have hal her iria! trip ~ that time. II ~
ihousn;. and my MT BE- h,d Tor mJn,n ,n, ann n
mission The big Maine will not be ready - soon
hut about the ist Of Augu-t Is tn" time az which
IL IL expected that she viii b. able 'o go into com
inis<ion II.- side sr;nOr has now begun - arrive
unI will bc put In place ms rapidly as the IA
these vessels a; the Navy fard there the two
nv and Puritan which. In cours. OF
time Will be ready for admission into the ranks
OF commissioned naval vessels.
list OF American war vessels. and viii enable the
country in "a Few months to have a much more
adequate representation OF it, an'nory both abroad
anu at home 49,
IL il expected that the dispatch boat Dolphin will
ami he
which she media There Ii not much being done to
her in the Navy Yard hut IL said that her boilers
Nill need n thorough overhailing The ves-
sci has been In commission. except for few
months for about ten years and II only natural
that her boilers should show the effects Of long
a service The vesuvius Is not receiving The repairs
which had been hoped for but a little work In being
done, 80 that she may be ready for In about q
week In accordance with her .,reAent orders, and
en1nen being ovorhAutd.