New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
WHAT Is GOING ON AT THE NATIONS
BIG SHIP SHOP.
COMING CHANGES ~ COMMUNICATIVE PLAN
FOR TIE PROMOTION or CoMMoDoREs
ERBEN AND FNF7'E-OTIER MAT
TIERS OF INTEREST

The fact that yesterday was the last day OF the
week had no unusial influence the course OF af-
fairs al the Navy Yard. But the fact that 1t was
the last day Of the month Of June. and therefore
the last day Of the fiscal year. was matter OF some
moment. particularly as the Naval Appropriation
bill for the coming year had not been passed b.
Congress- a force of many hundred men cannot be
employed. as a general thing unless there Is money
to pay them with. a solution to the problem hdd,
however been prepared. for on Friday resolution
was passed which allowed Navy work to be- con-
tinued for another month at the same rate as was
granted during the outgoing year This settled
things and let's the Navy carry on Its work without
fear
This week will be broken By the occurrence OF the
great National day OF rejoicing Independence Day
There cannot b much official celebration AT the
Navy Yard but the ships OF this station are ordered
to dress ship with nags and those which cannot
do 1t In the regulation way are to do something as
near like II possible; the ships that can d. 50 are
also to fire National salute OF twenty-ore g"ns
Those who were iu.l OF awful forc0)dings about
the Machias and the Castine will perhaps be inter-
ested to know that those two ships were taken from
the drydJck the Navy Yard yesterday. Only
thirty-ve working days had eIpse1 since they were
put into the dock. and. Of course that Is source
OF satisfaction those who had the work in charge
Now will probably be two months before the yes
se,s will be ready TO ~ put lnto commission but II
will not be Engineering work which VIII take all
this time. There other jobs 10 be- done 50
that the time Will be spread out little more
The triel OF the Maine Is probably not many weeks
of. There are some things In connection win the
construction which may delay The trial lite for
the arrival OF material Il matter OF uncertainty.
One the shutter plates has arrived and been put III
place but where the other Is and when L WI come
are questions which the officers would Ahe IN
ligh;enmcnt The SIDE amor may delay TIE irni
little a.so because II IS not fuzzy secured in place
When the second shutter plate has been placed AMI
the armor has been completely bOlted into place the
Maine caa have her trial trip. This VIII probably
10, be before another month. The turrei armor can
be- pu; into place later. and The trial need not be
de.ayel for the arrival Of that
The single G-inch gun has be- mounted on the
foracas,le OF he Cincinnati, ana nine Of the
5nch guns were belng mounted last week. The ien'h
5-iich gun ami carriage have not yet come - the
Navy Yard but the gun - a. thf Proving Gronrls
where ZONE tests nre bong muGe with u. The sec
onlary battery viii Doe pu In later The rest o. the
work on the Cincinnati goes on steadily. but the ship
probably WI not be ready for any service this sum-
mcr. There are too many small jobs 70 be done Oh
her for that
The Cincinnati is one vessel which is not 70 60 90
the trial - the Minneapolis but II seems as !
nearly every other ship around h're had been ci.el
Into service f0r that occasion. l. Is TOW SAL 10 De-
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