New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18


TIERS OF INTEREST.
s II the last week made difference
I"e nr,ire On the construction work at the Navy
N c"' r,uch Of this work being the outside Of
ia'u ,,ns in the cpen air, is imp ssble TO con-
Ihe in bad weather. and when stormy day comes
hHu. have T. "inoch or work and TAX, fcrceI
ire ny This was necessary So much last week that
h'''' won did not acc mplish, rhaps. much more
NV ,osalf the usual amount Of work in some de-
u una, when the work is in the condition that
n, is in the Navy Yard. so great loss as TINS is
sriously felt
work on the various ships in the Yard is pushed
,5 steadily and rapidly. Although the results
49, ,.eak to week would not be apparent TO casual
.-yar the fact is that Of the vessels in the
vd are nearly ready to hcist the Stars and Stripes
- tho masthead. The date CT putting the Marble
~, mo commission has been changed 10 March To-
49,. ,his will not make any difference in the time
- ,,o vessel will be ready fer sea- The vessel
y r,,lly not in pr, per condition TO be coinTnis-
oned AZ the first intended. but by the middle
g Narc1 she will b. far advanced that the clcers
~, crew. can take up their quarters on board The
sel would have been in commission before thls
10, il not been necessary to make some alterations
d. her fittings in order increase her stability The
cincinnati WILL is thought b. finished about the
g., e May. she may be put into commission be-
,r fhen hu it will be May before she is ready to go
~ for service In tne engineering department on
the ship il estimated that the work will be COM
na,e, in about two months: asfhs work is the fin
ishire il is necessarily slow.
ono of the older vessels which will soon be recon-
uissi-rei the cruiser Atlanta. now at the norfolk
NV Yard. The vessel put cut Of commission
On order 10 be thoroughly repaired she had been
IN active service many years that complete over
hauling was needed. Lieutenant-C Commander Con-
way H. Arnold left the Navy Yard yesterday with
draft Of sxty-two from the receiving ship Yer
mont for Norfolk Ii thought that these men
were intended fer the Atlanta, which ship when
she gees into commission. will probably be assigned
10 the North Atlantic Squadron. In this case she
would be the only vessel ready fer practical cuty In
the squadron. The Atlanta would be an effective
and representative vessel on the force, ana would
h, valuable for the general cruising duty in the West
Indies which the Kcarsarge has done. With the con-
centration Of small fleet al Brazil. ana compare
lively large cts the Pacific and Asiatic stations
the North Atlantic Squadron has been left weak
The dispatch boat Dolphin might be used for cruls
ing trip in the West Indies. should it he thought
necessary to send her there. Sne to leave the Yard
this morning as the work Of retuhing her boilers
has been completed and go TO Washington. which Is
her headquarters.
The Navy Yard is now in a quiet state. and there
is little to attract attention to H. AS soon as the
work on the Machias and the Castine is really
under way. however the Yard will be an interest
ing place to visit. one does not get the chance
every day to see two steel vessels cut apart and
heightened. The bad weather of much OF last
week was unfavorabe for the sailing of the Castine
and. of course. there was no imperative necessity
for her to arrive here any day. provided she
did not delay long. 1t is probable however
that she will arrive here in a day or two ana theh
she Will be made ready to receive the alterations
MANY of the stores have been taken from the
Machas and this work still continues The YES
sci will probably be ready to so out of commission
In the latter part Of this week
CHANGING OFFICERS AROUND.
In anticipation of putting the vessel out of COM
mission her officers are receiving orders to other
II.l1 has haan
the NIarblehead March r. Lieutenant W. I. DAY
has been ordered to temporary duty on the FRANK
Nn Ensgns T. c. Fenton and F. II. Schoned nave
tscn ordered TO the Marblehead
In connection with the ordering Of officers from
the Machias to the Marbehead there are TWO
other officers who have been ordered 10 the Ialee!
sesse TO nh the complement of her onlcers. Ihese
Ire Passed Assistant Paymaster J. II. Ghapnnaan;,
~ c. Cowies who has been on waiting orders,
fas detachment Of Lieutenant T. b NJ Mason , v.
eIsroInt of sickness, his position OF eAscutNe
officer on the NewYork. has made some cnd' ,6is
IN GIhsr oa snP s %9s wdad e an
should leave Brazil but tae Navy commander
Eugene D. F Head. VINO has been executive cIr ,i
the san FrqneSG b fnaee of the he European
Snnsdron has also been ordered. Lieutenant ON
ma bcseo when his relief reports. and viii then
go on leave of six months Win per PinSs
Clover has been ordered to take his PIacGT be a' sa
Of Co commodore W A. Kirkland; who has been
ASSIGNED 10 the command of the Pacific station as
made up Lieutenant John 4 H. NGkeS a H%s YsTd
deaehea from as d his ag lieutenant and Lieutenant
York Noel who recently detaeheu ing rpm u uH
fsf bsr,hs on \ new ship are Assistant Engineers
G. H shepard ana W. H. M Me- 2ayv y Ya2d snd
ordered as assistant inspectors Of machinery OF 'he
IS probable that the spring early sumner
will some other changes in hap made out
h "a speculate on tHeSe iHot''i
customary to give an oihcer sea 49, ' and 60 il
NAV be that Captain X. l.. Phythian VIII Dc DE-
tached from his duty as superintendent a. 1o u
Naval Academy at Annapolis in June; AIno a
those mentioned to succeed him are SoninahoI'
G. F. Goodrich Of the C9ncofu and CAPTAIN
H. F. picking Admiral G. Wa,ke Ia VINO ALSO Is b nom
Pres, tioned but it is thought that he is satisfied
with his present duty. Another vaca az me com
VIII Of the Boston Navy Yard, when Aain,.;a,
Joseph Fyffe retires II Is thoGgh ha Naval Train
Inc Station at Newport. will soon be releVeu rs &c
modore Fap9u3 n YARDS }d'" and Docks expires
soon Commodore Erben will be Ieurseu ~ nd
m on nm Furopean station Some changes IN IN f tne
Commands of ships also talked OF; a Soon be in
S%ng tq band ss The HewYork held by Cap,
tain j. W Philip; the san 1he f pTbaadepha now held
by Captain a. s. Barker ana the bai''''''e'
he'd by Captain Of the Navy are DESTROYS Of
hs,iDg ne nosition of Chief OF the Bureau OF az
an arc being built in Navy Yards elec, ,ho
plants are being put in yards ard aItogehsnr nd
denartnent has much important W0rk Oh ,hn ri vii
petton has been sent the President oy 70 'e civil
ensiieers rh oacers say that the duties reIa.S
exclusively to the public works OF the and bGldne
.,n,c,il, m, II is necessary for the mus
tesent efiicicnt and economical admlnis,ad'ibb n a,
this department that civil englse' an such
The head OF IT, ard that an appohtmssH.. o' noiicv
basis is in accordance, not ohiy ~i isn With the
OF other technical bureaus, put an. ar I'LL engi-
no,icv Of other navies. There are zen c't t y g
neers in the Navy. Of whom, ' me Dnpartment OF
Yards and Docks in the New-York Navy ia''
JOY on BOARD THE LANCASTER
When the Lancaster Of the Asiauc oq l.ma,,on
sailed for home there was great oeiho "N. n,a.
The traditional "homeward bouhd pei'"" ,,S