New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
ADMIRAL GHERARDI'S PREPARATIONS.
CHANGES on THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LEGISLATION DISCUSSED.


LEGISLATION DISCUSSED.
It's all up. ~ they say, With the NV 'php'Fs ana
newspaper reporters now, Well As with the naval
Officers who have been doing Journalistic work Tint
is perhaps It Is. 1t depends good deal on how
certain article In the Navy Regulations i to be
interpreted. By the new article Ill persons belong
Ing 10 the Navy or employed under the Navy Dc
parment are prohibited from publishing. or causing
or permitting TO be published or communicating
bv Interviews any Information In regard To the loF
eIcn policy OF the country or about the acts Of any
a.uuriment or any officer. they are also ploli1lfn
from acting rs correspondents for newspapers eX""p
with the express authority OF the department. N'N-
i h.l.,, the aricl. Is 80 worded it seems proDah"
that general Information will confirm" TO b" given
Will, officers continue. at the same hn'' !" h''P
within the pale OF the law. II Is thonsh ta' 'hi'
.peclal rgor was caused by the car'',>n''S, II MOI
worst. Of officers who abused their prviles' "i com
parn,ivcly free speech. For instance. IA" case Oh
rayma,t.r j. C. sullivan i quoted. ~ho. in an inter
vlcw criticised the policy and actions oi The lhi'"
states In the Bchring sea matter. WIFI i'' he"
regulation IN force an officer who speaks IN Nu'D
wny can be court mar;ialed and punished
one Interesting thing bout the new rrsnl'''"nS
Is that enSlgns are let without quarters on -hppo"r"
owing 10 the fact that they are not mentioned IN the
classification of officers They are. however, sill
,ermittcd to room with the cadets aud clerks by
another statute law winch u'HHt> tH'ln ~ ''''"c'
officers. The court martial Of Engineer Danforih
T. not vet old I'm the minds either Of III" public OF
Of officers The new regulations make some clear
provisions 20 govern such questions In the h'ur'
They proydc that unless regularly relieved, an eng
neer officer shall not absent himself from his place
Of durie, during his watch, and that voice to'N' or
when that means Is not practicable. "a uiN'N '""
intelligent messenger" shall be used rs means "'
communication between the deck and the engine
room.
When tbc dav comes on a naval vessel TO cl"an
shipr n means that the deck OF the ship i gong |"
be- "A pretty wet place for time. III" sailors; III
tbcir wording Clothes and wearing boots. slices, oi
even going barrfON when II Is not TOO CON- S'"!H
hlthcr and hhrr. bringing buckets oil wafer Sh''ls
them along the deck and darhing th'lr 'oh''h'
on the deck scrubbIng. brushing and Sciapng IN"
officer If the Deck pick, his way about II ne ms Oh
shoes, and stand, In the drycst place he can find or
else he wades abou, In the midst of the hown%
wafer with his trousers tucked In boots. I"lN job
wa, being done the cruiser Philadelphia. yesterday
TO clean her after the dirty work Of co'ling SNIP AM
10 have her In good trim 10 receive tn" Admiral
for Admiral GhcrardI is 10 transfer his nag - TIE
Philadelphia and make her his flagship asa'n to NOR
The change will make some difference III" Phil
adclpha. by adding number of extra persons 10 IN"
number on her There will b the AinlraiN
staff. the band that ALWAYS g@> with the hag AM
number Of men Ia Increase the crew. Ih"r" was
rumor yesterday that the rhlladcphin Baltimore.
Yorktown and Ncsuvous would start for Hampton
Roads on next saturday Monday when the York
town was ready the flagship Chicago. of the North
Atlantic squadron has already gone there
Admiral Ghrrarii will take with him 10 the Phllaic
phla tomorrow his personal sian Including Captain
W. r. Bridgman. the present commanding officer Of
the baltimore. Captain Blidgnan has been filling the
double position Of commander OF tn baltimore ana
chief Of the eian Of Admiral t,hcrard.. but hr will
act merely chief Of staff feet captain.
Captain George ". summer, who Is II. present the
heed of the Equipment Department in the Nav; la H.
has been ordered to take command Of hc Baltimore
temporarily.
ADMIRAL Gherrii has not rs YET completed his
plans for the review. but on Tuesday he Is TO 20 to
Washington to confer with Secretary Herbert, and
after that the plans probably will BE- made public
IL Il ordered that no civilian will be- allowed on
board any OF the warhips In the naval review.
The Baltimore came cut OF the drydock Friday
after having had her bottom cleaned and painted
She will soon be- ready for Her hull Is now to be
painted white. and other painting Is to b. doncson her.
The Yorktown Is TO be put into the dryd0ck to-
morrow, to have her bottom cleaned and painted
The retubIng Of her boilers will probably be finished
by the end Of the week. The steel tugboat Mar.
kecta, Will be docked with the Yorktown. All OF
the guns Of the main battery OF the Bancroft are row
In place beard that vessel ard the rigging OF thu
masts has been begun.
Work OH the drydock that t. 10 be built I'm
the Navy Yard was begun last week with q full
force OF men. This dock Is to be 700 feet long
when 1t 10 finished.
Officers OF the Navy who have had the opportunity
to look over "Ths Congressional Record" have found