New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-18
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

| The English Service papers give Information mat
from every squadron and from every dockyard there
come demands for more engineer officers hut none TO
be had 4 single instance of note shows the con-
ditlon OF things IN the English Navy, where twenty
engineers asked for and only twelve could he
sent. Commenting upon this case. The Lordon
Times" says GLOW twelve were spared we cannot
Imagine. for there Is not ship In the Fleet Reserve
whose skeleton Is up 70 the proper COMPLEMENT
The fact Is. in Gil other navies with modern war
vesscls-and this includes the american Nav 9 nra
complicated machinery and OF so much greater power
for every movement they may be called upon to MAKE
from port to port and otherwise since aats ana Sans
navigator. the most important officer OF tc shp. ara
a larger number than ever is required 'or uat IN
Claimed by the oiicers Of the British Navy and ns
has been claimed IN reports to congress conc. mus
s snr Of ,he short pocv Of reduction Of enr
nesr officers BY the Government
Another grievance OF the British Navy officers
those Of the Junior gradesis that. unless their pay
schedule Is rcadias,ed they viii not he able to Keep
up that standard Of respectable appearance in the
matter OF uniform we'll that OF table fare as 'hc
service demands. The American Navy officer -. ara
has been for years Ia condition TO sympathlze with
the officers Of other navics who even by practising
the utmost economy find II impossible 10 meet 'hc
demands made upon them for The Legitimate expense
OF their daily living. This was how an appeal from
Of pay was received II officers make outory for
more pay II Is because they are not content VIVA Il
ANYTHING tler fathers enjoyed" Il woud require
stronger evidence Than any yet presented 10 prov"
I'm either the British or American Navy have tie
same degree 0! comfort that their fathers enjoyed
Ss az ry G and sei eqnred cxpcs %nd even c
assertion quoted true why should naval oic"T'
ion he navy or srmv wi,houi regard 10 any Iay
they may receive Is an absurd rroposi'ion NMrn
Ing II granted would not be greatly 10 lh' benefit
and which Is Of more importance 'sat OF 'he service
generally.
text took OH the steam engine. which has re-
Gently appeared and Is said TO have been approved by
the Admiralty as an excellent book lor tho cstruc-
ton OF engineer cadets has excellent things and
some definitions remarkable definitions Of parts Of
machinery that not clear and comprehensive
a studen: has right TO expect. Here Is one. tor
produced from rotary motion by means ~ a cam
cam IS a curved plate groove watch communicates
motion to another piece OF mechanism ~ 'he acuon
Of It's curved edge
The Calliope, which vessel will be recalled because
OF her "successfu and gratifying escape" .rom u"
perls Mt Samoa three years aeo Is lying idle at III"
Port smOuth dockyard with no movement toward get
ting her ready for commission. The Baraam. which
has acquired so unenviablc reputation being. per
hap both regards hull and machinery NJ" fm.lnSt
vessel OF her size that was ever pun Tor the ifu'h
Navy Is 10 have some improvements made In Der
boilers rather fhdn stnu lhpUl 10 tLe stTdp-HfHD'
II is now looked upon as doubtful that the ROYAL
Arthur will be the new flagship Of the Pacific squad
ron. few weeks ago Il was given out that She WIS
TO DO selected for TINT SQUADRON but the Admiralty
has evidently concluded that although She Is "A fin"
cruiser She powerful as the one that Russia
Is about 20 place that station. The ROYAL Arthur
will be ready for commission the latter part OF this
month. The result Of her recent steam trial l. re-
ported to have been satisfactory ana dd not disclose
the smallest defect IN Lcr machlncrr.
Among the points made at the court martial n Vice
Admiral Fairfax IN the matter Of the srandlng OF the
battleshp Howe in the barber 81 FerrOl, SPAIN
November o. was this That. while the ship struck
a part OF reef not marked on The chart sac
only forty eight yards from where II was marked.
Then on the other side Of the ship .Ee:c were 200
wards OF clear channel This dangerous spo.. marked
on the new charts lies nearly In The narr0west part Of
the entrance TO the hnrbor md was discovered In
bro!l between two fircmen serving on board Of r."
Sultan IN 1873. Tie ship was going IN at hali-tidr
snd one OF them declaring that he felt n bump. was
compared by the other to Ananias The one who
made the first declaration proved his case later ly
showing where the bottom Of the vessel had been
H. led. He further confirmed o'ter survey by
spanish officers OF the reef. and stu further BY TIE
wreck ., The Howe.