New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08
WORK AT THE NAVY YAkD
TIE CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA.
PROGRESS OF TIE UNFINISHED CRUIsEh'-"EN'
ERAL NOTES AND COMMENTS.

being done there has once more COMIC '" 'o'"7
near its normal condition There are STILL however
several vessels in the yard on which the Varlo'" W
parments are conducting work Of different xmas. Lac
vessel ON which the work IS fIrthest advanced am
which will probably leave the yard first, Is the cruiser
phadeipha. She Is at present In the tiloer III!
docks having her bottom cleaned ana phlh'eo' ~
IS expected that she will sail for the south In about
ten DAYS or two weeks. she Is TO go first 70 foi'
ROYAL and will take to that place some proIectIc'
for the trials Of the vcrsuvius and will also convey
there Captain Montgomery sicaSd who Is president
Of the special beard to superintend the trials
The flagship Chicago will not be ready to sai u'i'
some time In February, IL Is expected In addiuo'
TO the repairs to the engines and boilers ani te gen
cral repairs to the vessel some changes Iii TIE secohuS
battery have been begun. The four 4'-miiac'e
revolving cannon which form part Of inc present.
secondary battery are to be removed, and weVe D.
FOUNDER Hotchhiss rapid-fre guns are to be put Oh
the ship which, added to the guns OF the present
battery, will give the ship large and powerful
secondary battery Of twelve Gpounder Hotchkss
rapd-lre guns, four 1-pOEnder liochki's rapd-ire
guns two Calling guns, and TWO 3'-Hln.'h'ue ~
roving II is thought that tho chicago VIII
20 south and that several Of the vessels OF the North
Atlantic squadron Will meet In the Gull Tor onS AT
mat fine coming north in time for The international
nav al rendezvous, and later review, L. conne'uoh Will
tie Worlds Fair celebrations Some work Is SIN
belng done on the Mlnntonomoh, and some alteration
are being made TO her guns She probably VIII not
leave the Navy Yard this winter.
The boilers Which have been built In the ooneF
shop at the Navy Yard for the cruiser Cincinnati arc
now being taken down TO the vessel ana the Work oi
uniting them into place on her Is TO begin this
week In connection with the removal OF these
boilers from tho shop 70 the ship. officer In the
yard remarked yesterday that the facilities for carry
ing heavy weights about The yard were poor. This
fact IS also mentioned In Ell gnee- in Chief Melvlcs
report These boilers FOR the Cincinnati are large and
heavy and have 20 be moved with great care but
the present tracks and other facilities IN the yard are
entirely insufficient for the conveyance OF their great
bulk. Tho bed plates for the engines are being put
in the Cincinnati and the installation OF the machinery
+, now 70 90 on The building OF the new erection
shop rs q wing TO the machine shop on the site Of
tie erection shop that was burned few months ago
has been begun. Tho building Will be entirely
o. Iron. and the frame is now being erected. Inc
erection OF the large and powerful travelling crane
similar 70 that recently put up at the timber dry
dock which Is to le used the granite drydock has
been begin. This Is u be used in putting the
armor plates OIL the cruiser Maine.
Captain W. s. schIcy. who commanded the cruiser
Bqlflnor, when Bolts1a'n RIcsn and Seaman Turn
bill wcr, hill.d and several others Of the crew were
more less Injured at tho time OF IN" assault mao
upon them I'm Valparaiso by the Gillian soldiers soon
after the close II tie revolution In that public VIII
O.Worruw convene The board app inttl 10 RECON-
mend IN what manner the $1,000 Indemnity vred
~ Chill shall be distributed. The other members
Of The board are LeutenantC Commander tnel s@bree'
who WAS executive officer o, the Baltimore, and
Pa scd Assistant surgeon F.. l.. Stltt, who did 50
much to relieve the suffering, OF the wounded at the
time Tho $4,000 indemnity reached here from
Clhn only a few week, aso. and l. looked uTh In
The nature OF Il present from Chill TO the men VINO
suffered BIZ the wanton and un!ust!fable attack Of
uni,fl no
It Is the purpose to allot the money received with
that idea IN mind. ard without recognizing the right
Of any 81 the bcnehclaries 70 say what amount he
should receive The families OF the dead men, Ns-
ctn ard Turubull WILL OF coursc. receive the Ergest
al.rments. The others entitled 70 share In the
Indemnity arc Apprentice Boy John W. Talbot Coal
HEAVIER, Jerry Anderson and George Painter Car
ponter's Mate John Hamilton and Iandsman John II.
Davidson all ~ whom dangerously stabbed with
knives and bayoncts and beaten with clubs and
knocked down with stones, and are entitled 10 me
next consideration; and W. Caulfeld J. Quglcy. +.
g Drum, NJ. Houlihan, +. smith, J. Butler J. Nc
Bride J. Glen. W. Lacey, II. W. Hodge. J. Rdhey
and H. Frederick,. w. received less serious III
jurics.
Secretary Tracy, In view . the nature OF voting
the award by the Gillian Cong. 50. concluded II not
necessary 10 subject the claimants to long delay In
cicent 10 the enactment Of resolution authorizing
HIN to make the awards; hence he appointed the
board TO assist him IN mailing al equitable disri-
button When the 6nrd meets tomorrow morning
at tho Offices IL the Lighthouse Board. al Tompkins
vile. Il is not expected to give hearing TO tie
mon or their attorneys; nor viii the claims nEcre
eating over 81 100000 submitted through the state
Department by Mr.. orr of san Francisco, on behalf
n, the sailors OF the Baltimore be otlsldered by
the bonrd.
only few days ago an orier was issued from
N" Navy Department emphasizing the fact that the
Civil service rules which have governed the employ
mcnt Of mechanics at the Navy yards would prevail
In IA. future they have In the last three years
The workmcn looked upon this order rs a saver for
them with tho incoming Administration assuming,
Of conrse that tlc new Secretary, whi'vcr he might
be- would not he permitted to revoke the system
nor even 10 modify the regulations lmincdatcy upon
The change at Washington March 4. But the con
ndcnce which these faithful workmen had placed
upon Mr. Clcveland's political family Ia continue the
Civil Service system at the Navy yards was destroyed
a couple Of days later when Isaac Pnsey Gray. who
1, slated rs Postmastcrlt;eneral caused to be pub
llshcd n part OF a speech previously delivered. by
way 81 encouragement to Democrats for oihce under
a Democratic Administration. soon to begin. ms
Is AN extract from that speech. and showed 10 The
employees In the Navy Yard the direction that the
stgm will take:
one Ct the peculiar phases OF the campaign Just
passed. ard | think. the most peculiar that have
cver soon I'm any canvas, | have ever been engaged
in Is that or Republican friends put forth an ar1i
mont 10 the people that II the Democrats obtained
control Of the Government 1t would turn tho Re
publican Office holders ont. OF course we VIII; there
f. no doubt about it, This has been contest be-
tvccn parties There have always been political
partics In this country since the Nrmaton OF
the Government and presume there always Will be.
when the Democratic party obtains control
OF the Government which Will be on the 4th OF
March next then We will expect tho offices. MS rapidly
A. can be done with safety TO the proper admniStra
tlon Of Government aHars, 10 % nheu Win Demo-
Gratis" ga
OF course all OF the Navy Yard employees VIII not
he displnced for there good many Democrats
there and they have been there since 1855. when
such a sweeping change was made ut the instance OF
Iugh Mca,ghlin Of Brooklyn ana The leaders OF the
comfy Democracy Of this city. The tests for
I'm Nnyr Nnn for nonclN To four