New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
WORK IN THE NAVY YARD.
THE TRIAL II THE NAMES ENGINES
REPAIRS on VARIOUS vEssrLs-THE YORKTOWN

many hundred thousand ana sOmcumcs "o'e '''' :"
million dollars. and may be imposing ana beauti'
full but unless she has power-power III pusmhs her'
self through the water. and power IN wagihs 'auie
against other shp,hcr impres,vcncs, and her beauty
Go for nau.ht. so. a. large new vcsscl advances
toward completion. people feel an ineret III Aho"hs
what she is going TO amount to- whether 'hc Is gong
to have TIL, power Of propul,ion Fart OF 'he
question Is generally determined by the ohcai steam
trial at sea- and the reports Of this trial arc reau VII"
the greatest interest BY many people who feel proud
Of the new Navy.
The time has now come when this may NJ dc-
termined In part at least. about the cruiser Maine
which has been In Of construction al the Navy
Yard for several years. The Maine Is not re"u' WI
her official trial OF sea. but a. there i no 'h""cf
that she will be ready fo' this Tor s'h' u'"' :,
come and rs the contractors Of the machinery i'''
that ,hcy ought not to b. Obliged 10 wait until theh
FIR their money # has been decided TO have dock
trial Of the engines In the Navy Yard. THIS 'r''
Will show what horsc-pow can De de'ciop'' anu
whether the engines equal or cAceed lu' o"h~
stipulations In this respect. Tile behavior OF ''.
engines In general can also be determined Dut vi
course the actual number OF knots which the snip
Will make cannot he told. This trial Is held mercy
I'm ius,icc TO the contractors. They nave hniSheo
their part Of the job. and now 1t Is hardly alr 'hat
they should be obliged TO walt several months' "H'n
the trial at sea be held for the money oue 'ne"'
Therefore they asked for dock trial. ana pcrmsSlo"
to hold II has been granted. III the engines b'c
satisfactory results In this trial the builders oil the
engines will receive part OF the S1'oooo due 'he'n
on their work but they will have to sign an agree
ment to return this money the engines shouid prove
unsatisfactory in the final TRIAL
II IS no, due to any fault OF the CONSTRUCTION De
partmeDt in the Navy Yard (which has built inc
vessel that the completion Of the Maine mas oeeh ~
much delayed. The Navy Yard work has advanced
steadily and WELL but there has been great delay
he Dlatc, by tho makers, ana
even vet the side armor belt has not begun 10
arrive In the mean time the Navy Yard worKmen
have been obliged work at other parts OF the snip
so that the woodwork inside is In an advanced STATE
while the hull has not been finished. The aruor
plates for one OF the barbcttes have arrived lhose
for the other have not yet begun to arrive.
The trial will BE- held under the direction of
soard OF engineer officers Of the Navy. which IS COM
posed as follows: Chief Engineers J. W. thomson
Alfred Adamson and J. II. Chasmar. Passed Assistant
Engineers G.. F. Burd. {. A. Carr r. il. ecrioher
and F. C. Bowers. and Assistant Engineers T. H.
Matthews NJ. 4. Anderson and Andrew McAhis''r
Under the active and efficient management OF Chi"'
Engineer Thomson the trial. when II does take place.
will be well planned and thorough. But II VIII not
take place fer two weeks or moro. The veSsei ms
been taken from the drydock and Hes at Main'st
Now the contractors will see that everything IS in
nroper shape for the trial. they will get up steam
and nrobobIv will nun the engines littlo TO try them
Tho hoard u officers met Thursday 10 arrange TOT
the trial In the trial each OF the engines VIII Dc run
separately for four hours rnn.
Although the Chicago and the Philadelphia have
left n for long cruises in foreign waters. the NAVY
Yard IS BY no means deserted. The san francisco
I'D not 20 into the Hudson River last week after
all becaus. she did not receive her stores and h'r
eooI in fine II IS not known when she will leave
the vard bnt when she does she VIII probably 90
70 Gardeners Bay for target practice and then go on
on her summers cruise along the coast tap'hm -
G. watson. her commander. has been a member oil tne
court Of inquiry into tho case OF COMMANDER l.
A LYON the commander OF the training ship Monon'
rahels The court has found Commander Lyon free
from responsibility for the drowning Of Naval Ap-
nrent,cc Ouinn from the vessel In February last.
rhe work on the cruiser Baltimore continues steadily
md will continue until the middle OF August or earlY
in September when the ship will start for her duty
in the Asatic Squadron The practice cruiser hah-
croft Is TO be taken out OF the drydoek 10 morrow
uer bottom has been painted and her propeller shaft
has been sraichtened. but Is not vet known "hch
she will 20 out for her final trial The work on the
Remington continues. but there 10 much 10 be done
and The vessel vi. DO here for some time longer The
iob Of STRENGTHENING the bent plates In tho Dophins
nose will probably be finished this week. but that
vessel has not vet received any orders ior 'hr'nc
du,v Y: is probable that the secretary OF Tue
Navy will spend bis vacation IN her, tn!ine cruise
along the COST and stopping to inspect Inc several
ravy yards
The training ship Monongahela. which arrived In the
Navy Yard early last week. put into the granite
drvdock Yesterday she Is 10 receive some repairs -
t her for another cruise with apprentice boys Tie
work on the cruiser Yorktown Will soon be finished 4d
tho vessel be ready for sea again Although The
vessel had cruised a great many thousand miles, she
has not needed a great many repairs Now the inter
esting question Is VIII she be sent 20 the European
IaA ,.oh
active duty. and she has proved herself an efficient
sh,,. She would be n worthy representative In the
European Squadron Of the smaller pe OF our cruisers
The cruiser Atlanta has been ordered 10 return TO
the United states and she will then TO the Norfolk
Navy Yord TO be repaired This order to return nome
indicates two things That the troubles at Nicaragua
are a, an end and that the condition OF the ship
justified the delay In sailing. for which Captain liig
gnson was so severely censured. The Atlanta will be
examined by a board OF survey. and She may De put
out Of commission TO receive the extensive repairs
" hich she needs
Summer cas,es for the instruction OF officers Of the
Navy in the use OF torpedoes 10 be organized by
the Navy Department. Each class Will be composed
OF about six officers and will work With torpedoeS Tor
about weeks soon rs one class finishes It's
work another will be organized. The stndy VIII con
sist Of working with adjusting and taking apart ana
quitting together the Whitehead and the Howell tor
Tiverton, Il. l. These two kinds Of torpedoes are
hereafter TO be used in the service ~ the torpedo
station The officers will also give the 'orpedoes
practical runs The first class 70 be engaged AT this
work Is composed Of Lieutenant III. o. Httenhousc'
Of the Baltimore Lieutenant A. q. Berry, Of the san
Francisco; Lieutenant G. T.. Coahnn. q The Benning-
ion: Lieutenant Edward Simpson, Of the Baltimore
Lieutenant !. A. IIoogenerf and Lieutenant J. ID.
Grin, Of the Charleston. 1T,
one Of the cases Of officers who have recently
been court nariialcl that cNcitcs slmpithy i that
of Carpenter Frank $ sheppard; one oi me warrant
officers of tho cruiser Phiiadephia, which sailed for
Tho Pacific station on Tuesday. Jie was tried on
charges Of drunkenness while duty. and lie male
The same plea bar al rinl that Captain Edward
T. Mecler, OF the Marine Corps. did few months
AGO I'm tho trial upon charges preferred by ADMIRAL
Wnlkcr-ihat he had been punished for The offence bv
being restricted 80 his ship by The commanding officer
for three DAYS before the court was Ordered FOR his
trial His plea not sustained by the court.
however and Secretary Herbert upheld III" action OF
The court in his final Endorsement IN the holding
that Carp-nier sheppard's cas- wa. not ana!oeom.
10 that Of Captain Mceker Although Mr.. Shopparis
offence was one that could not be- overlooked ana