New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
THE NEW-YORK is ALL RIGHT.
REPORTS OF DETECTS IN HER CONSTRUC-
TION DENIED By NAVAL OFFICIALS.
SEVERAL DOCKS IN WHICH SHE C\N BE AC-
COMMUNICATIVE CRUISER SNlls-
FACTORY IN ALL RESPECTS.
fry frrEGrApH TO THE rRIBrxE.l

fsy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE.l
WASHINGTON Nov lO-Oficials OF the Navy De-
partment to-day denied in emphatic language pup
Ished reports to The effect that the armored cruiser
New-York could not enter any OF the naval DOCKS
Of the country. and that In case repairs 10 ''e
bottom of the ship were necessary she wou'o nave
To go abroad for greater docking lachi'ies Una"
can DE found at homo. The further report mat
the New.yorl l. unstable and otherwise defective
me, with an equally vigorous denial. The auhorl-
ties pronounce the ship to be in all respects sa''S-
factory and efficient and built In strict ACCORDANCE
with her designs Reports TO the contrary were
d-plore in view OF the injury to the best interests
OF the Navy which would result from thefn
The New-York NAV. as reported, be slightly down
at the stern at present naval officers say but even
II such is the the defect is tr,ing anu can oe
remedicd with little loss OF time ana al pract'cah'
no expense 1t Is not admitted that the snip - ,oo
low aft. but. even granting that she ls' 10 o'"'"''
will be experienced in righting her Merely moving
some OF the after weights slightly forward VIII
overcome any defects Of the kind which may DE
found to exist. When the Newly csA WAS examine"
in the drydock at the League Island Navy lar"
preliminary To official trial trip she was iouhu Ny
the Naval Board Of Inspection to conform III al
respects to contract requirements and TO be sa''s
factory In design and construction 1t Is not ihe's
that such defects she Is now reported ~ Hsx ~
could have occurred 80 soon an,si in every way
With respect to the report tnat t hectS IN the
country. the facts show that she can be safely ac
commodated in any Of the new wooden COCKS on
the Atlantic Coast also in the old stone uock at
Mare Island and in the wooden dock now III cou, re
OF completion at Puget Sound When all her weights
are on board the New-York draws twenty-five anu
a half feet aft. The completed WOODEN uoch ie
New-York can take o vessel drawing twenty-nVe
and half feet at mean tide. Az orona'! n n
tide there would be about twenty-slx anu d nan
feet OF water at this dock. At certain stases vi
the moon and under other favorable conditionss
high tide would give about twenty-eiYht feet OF
water When finished. the new dock az NV h or,
will have twenty-eight feet Of water at mean Tue
and from tweny-nne and half to thirty one
feet at high tide. The docks at Phlladeiphia anu
Norfolk Will accommodate ships drawing "rh.y,
five and a half feet at mean Tue alu S H
twenty-seven feet at high tide. The proposed New
Orleans dock will have twentyelgh leet 81 wa.e
at mean tide and Increase OF nearly three ieet
at high tide. There will be no dficuity ABOUT tue
length and breadth OF the wooden DOCKS. f-sch -
about 800 feet long and eiShty-one ieet wiue !,
the high line. and sixty feet VIDE where Tie
bilges Of a ship would rest >.,o,.
The wooden docks at New-Ior ana .>oi lo os
are constructed to Withstand weights OF iS Ply,
tons SO that the report that the New ORR MinC,,
weighs only $50 tons would crush tile uocks u
absurd In designing the docks margin OF satety
docks in this country built expressly or United
States ships The principle observed in their con-
tructlon has been provide for vessels which can
be navgated the coasts-;hat is, vessels WHICH
do not exceed twenty-siN feet in drauSnt IL IL
not probable that vessels drawing more water
than this will be laid down. II heavier shlps are
| built their length and beam will be- increased put
! not their draught. Harbor accommodations VIII
| prevent an increase in draught.