New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16

and the Blake, the big yellow hull of the Vermont
s,slo S Portsmouth and snusiy, resting near
fnr r sd'e OF me timber dock the old Lancaster
y when we'll Tad ii those %So T H to the
ya var 10 see how the work of great naval station
Nearly all the craft which it is expected will go
20 70. sea soon are practically ready for duty The
Newport after her torpedo outfit some time this
week but i is not considered probable that she viii
start TOT the European station to relieve the chi
cago until after the Christmas holidays The Cas-
night and as the work Of testing her
and calculating the deviation and the heelng errors
WIN also Sor be completes and summarized by tina,
supply her with ammunition. watch her disappear
down the harbor and say goodby
TO GO HUNTING FOR DERELiCTs.
After many long and extremely wearsome delays.
caused by the various accidents to the little tor
pedo-boat Ericsson in attempting TO find out just
how speedy she is. the vesuvlus is at last almost
ready to start her voyage hunting for dereicts.
The Photographic Office in its last report. noticed
and gave the location of number OF these menaces
10 navigation between Cape Cod and Key West.
and Lieutenant Commander Knox in charge Of the
little dynamite thrower is confident that il he can
Aet to sea in time. the next report OF the Hydro
along the Atlantic seaboard as the last one did.
All the work Of the Ordnance Bureau on the New
York San Francisco Castlne Cincinnati and Vesu-
worrying Commander Elmer Is the receiving and
big battleshp Maine. Some of the gun-carriages
have already arrived at the yard for the smaller
and six FOUNDER rapld-fre guns have been placed
in position and the guns mounted. The CHIEF delay
the after-turret being in place and almost ready to
receive its ten-nch guns. which are now lying IN
Work on the two ed-huled double turret coast
defence monitors Puritan. $3.50 tons, and Terror
The The I Puritan "a S' is si Shy one Of her i4s
side sd ,s ed work Tse Of selling %
fas,eningbolts and securing the rest OF her arm9r
forward turrei Of the Terror rapidly approaching
completion. the last plates Of it's slipping roof peing
have dragged along ever since they were authorized
by Congress under Secretary Chandler. nearly
have strong hopes that 1t will not be many moons
before they will be able to make reports iaVorins
their being put INTO conmsTon vi h me i,s, how
soon will be ready for service Is something no
man say at present
MORE FUSS OVER THE GILI-IES DOCK.
Another hitch in the drydock trouble came up
last week Contractor Gillies has asked the De-
nartment to nay him for the work OF securing or
filling in the piles already driven along the wall
OF the drytock which ne is making more or less
strenuous efforts to compete. or rather TO get
started OF course. this cannot be done without
lot of talk and Civil Engineer Menocal. Captain
H. F. Pcking of the Minnesota; and Asslstan'
Naval Constructor George II Rock have been ap
pointed a board TO survey the worK ana discuss
he NAVY. This probably means more delay and
more trouble for the Bureau OF Yards and DOCKS
to say nothing OF the Navy Deparimen, II seems
be taken TO rush this work through ana nhhe ~
completed. 1t will not be long before vessels OF
drydock facilities. which are al ptesehd' a cn
and that the Navy Department should ne com
PEELED to rely on private yaras 10 nanu's a' a,
TO put aioat is certainly not mater OF seli
congratulation for those who have that business
CAPTAIN Peter C. Asserson, OF the. Civil Eng-
neers' Department. is confident that the new Worh
laid for the Improvement OF me hroohia. 90,
of mans and specifications for the work proposed
have been delivered TO prospective BIDDERS, ana
M hat inc Of work has made preparations for
gathering In a part at least OF the SV'v or $500
which the Department proposes 70 espena IN Sirh
bidders are making themseves acquainted WIN
the details of the work planned. II Is SAID that
over 400 feet OF blue paper plans have ALREADY peeh
Medical Inspector George A. Bright has been de-,
tached from the Newark and detailed as yard
two weeks ago. 4 draft OF ss men vi! star,
from the Yard on Monday in charge OF fn
Phi. adelpbia where they will Join the Minneapolis;
Among the changes in the personnel Al me ya,u
The las, week are nrder ne 10 the vesuus to
eve Ensign Francis Boughter. who IL ordered 10
the Thetis; Naval Cadet Joseph NJ. Reeves. de
San Francisco: Civil Engineer Franklin D. Prind e,
C;owing who was relieved from duty on the Ma
| chias and ordered to the Naval Hospital; has now
been or0ssed TSeoSorus b. Mason has been
! placed the retired list Boatswain manning
| has been transferred from the Minnesota TO the
Chief Engineer George W. Neville made a call
! on Commodore Sicard. commandant OF the haro'
yesterday