New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
TIE MAINE NEARING COMPLETION.
50 IS THE CrNCINNATI-TIIE MARBLEHEAD TO
HAVE HER ToCK TRIAL BEFORE

comprehend th rrcat interest with which Wcstcrners
and those away from the ocean look on the imita-
ton battlcship noi, nj III" Worlds Fair In Chicago
Certain 1t Is that a fleet of warships is much
novelty TO people living inland As prairie Is to
Ncw-Yorkcr. These great arrangements OF steel and
wood (but principally steel, nowadays. which rid
the waves and act the Nations defenders In time
OF need. and always as representatives, oil her ai-
thorlv make Il beautiful sight which has the inter
est OF novelty for by far the greater part OF tn"
people In the land Therefore II Is natural that "A
fac-simile Of n bltlcship. TIA" Illinois shonld attract
much attention.
In tin. East some Of the people have seen many
OF the war vessels, but there still IS interest in
the development Of each new one. Just now lii"
Interest In the vessels at the Navy Yard centres On
the protected cruiser Maine. which was built and
launched AT the yard. This was the first of the
new steel ships to b. built at IL navy ward. and,
although there has been great delay In the con
srlction of the vessel mot due the fault OF the
naval officers. however,. she Is a fine ship The de
lay In finishing the vessel has been caused by the
nun-dcl.vcrnnrc OF the plates. which has hin
dercd the work for months but now III" plates have
begun 10 arrive and with them important work Is
being done The thing which has made the Maine
especially important within the last few days. how
ever Is The fact that official Trial Of her engines
has been held. The ship was not Ia such con
dillon that she could be- taken to sea las lack OF
plates left her belt uncOvcred) ana therefore
the trial was held alon. Idle the dock NJ the loot OF
| Main-s For about lour weeks the board Of rnsl-
officer, appointed To conduct the trial has been
at work getting ready for 1t the engines have been
run about every day. at different rate, Of speed an
In different ways. and at length everything was In
readiness for the trial Friday Of Last week
The board OF engineers met. and on Friday after
the starboard engine with on"hali oil Inc DOH
r., had n f"w hour, run: This was highly success
! nj. although the statistics Of IT cannot b" known
until the Indicator cards have been worked mp. amt
TIL, will take week. Yesterday morning til" board
| again mot and the trial Of ia" port engine. with the
other half Of the boilers. was carried on Til"
engines were run illus. ~ time. bccauS" III"
! vessel had 10 bc tied to ia" dock and ih" strain
would too great with both engines going AT inll
speed II wa,. The force al one propeller driving
| the water backward served 10 undermine portion
Il IA" bulhhcad number OF feet ast"m Of III" Main"
and 70 caus.. II 10 cave in. The engines w"r" run
four hours cnnsccuiiyrly In the trial lust rs they
would have been ut sea. and the trial WAS TO de-
| torninc the horsepower Developed. or course the
! number Of knots which the vessel would make could
not De determined. II this trial De- perfectly sails
factory the contractors who built the engines will
receive large part of the money due them for their
Job and will not have 10 wait for II until the vessel
| can be- finished.
The Interior work the vessel + In forward
state and probably will be- finished soon a thc
| oni,,I. The vessel has received the greatest OF
care In her ccns rucon. and will doubt prov" IL
h. one the finest and most satisfactory OF the new
| vessels ~ the Navy
| Although the Maine the first % the now
vessels be- built in Navy Yard, her engines were
! built contract by n private firm but the cruiser
| Cincinnati built In the Navy IaId, engines ana
| ALL with the exception Of her armor. She Is pot
| I'm 80 advanced state Ia" Maine. and yet She
probably will BE- ready 10 90 into commission before
| her. That l.. She Is not quite ready Ia hav" her
engines tried. but the work on her f. far advanced
and a She /, not heavily armorcd the Maine
she can De finished more rnpdly. But what armor
she does have causes delay. Just he Maine
| BY IT'S non.arrival The Cincinnati Is now In The
| gnnltc drydock. where the Maine Law for 80 long.
| having work done and sh" Is TO hay" her
bottom painted before she comes out; tn" workrnrr
were busy yesterday putting the propeller huls In
place on The shafts. and work on the bow Torpedo
tube ulsG going on. besides much Other work
| in all parts 4 the ship. The Cincinnati VIII be- a
! fine ship Of her class when she Is finished.
| speaking Of torpedo tubes. there i rmor tfai
m, cruiser Baltimore T. to De- supplied with them
before she leaves the Navy Yard and starts foI
China T. act rs nagfhip OF the ANiatic squadron
This Is 0nv rumor ut present. but the question
probably will be- settled within the next two weeks
The Baltimore has the torp do tubes in her hull
and the torpedo rooms also are ready, but She has
never been supplied with any torpcdocs or torpedo
|
Of the Havy. At present the general work Of re-
pairing the ship for three years cruise IS going
on. a, IT hn, been for several weeks.
The gunboat Bennington Is now in the drydock,
where she 1, 10 hayc her bottom cleaned and painted
She has orders be ready TO sail July 20, and her
destination +, Europe. but 1t Is said 10 b. uncertain
whether she will b. ready IN tune. Thorough repairs
and Il good ovcrhauling have been given to The vessel
! since she wcAt 10 the Navy Yard. and now She /,
| about ready for another long cruise
! The WORK on the dynamite cruiser NeSuvius /,
nearly finished and she will soon be ready to leave
the yard. Her engines have been repaired. and last
wccI. they run at the dock and found TO be In
good condition again. II Is thought that the vessel
will be kept at New-York until fall when she will
60 down the bay 10 BE- present mt the tests OF the
| dynamite guns ut the sandy Hook proving grounds.
| The vessel may. however lie sent up the coast Ia
Join the Admiral and the flagship OF the North At
| lantic squadron, and cruise until fall
chief Engineer J. II. Perry. Of the Bureau OF
steam Engineering AT Washington, paid visit TO Inc
| yard yesterday.
The cruiser Yorktown, which left the Navy Yard
two or three DAYS ago smiled for the Pacific yr,tcr
day morning She crme here from the Iacihc fc"
months ago TO attend the Naval Review.
The Bureau Of Yards and Docks at IN" Navy YARD
has good deal Of work In prospect and some Is benl
| done INV. Preparations are being made To pave
the Streets the channel Is receiving It's annual drcdg
ing and 100 900 feet OF accumulation on the bottom
Is TO be taken out wall Is To be- built from
the new drydock now in course Of construction Ia
the boundary of the yard, and new gate Is to b'
built ut Sands-t. 1hi, last job l. to be done whrl
the money for 1t ha, been received from Bro0hI!l
I'm payment for the Navy Yard lands which nave
hccu sold 10 the city. preparatory work lo
il H. being done
The new .OO0ion cruiser Marblehcad, the machih
cry Of which Is being fitted In her AT East Iweluhst'
Is 70 hav" Il dock ST, trial in few days oh'
Is being pushed forward To completion without more
delay than necessary, and II Is expected 'hat 9n'
VIII be- ready Tor her official steam trhll III L'i'
Island sound In about three weeks. IL VIA 'W ~
until after her trial that the spars VIII De me-
In her, and then II will BE- month AFTER lla' p'v'
she will bc ready Tor commission Tor service hhl
complement of crew will be 242 men, but tr nm d.
m, q, are SLOW and the number OF men aoW'' ~ ~"
for the Navy Is limited below the requirements Oh ,,'
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