New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
.rrAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
at, TRIAL OF THE NAMES In
,>.rs TO BEGIN TOMORROW.

,,c,Ias TO GO TO clIiNA-WoRK ON THE
xopK-oTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
ork At the Navy Yard will suffer day s. de-
'"' narrow for there VIII be no Del rins' ac-
az V-' tho practice on legal holidays. To-mor-
slTdhs ",av will make no difference, however, in
foWs ~, ,,ork on the Maine, II the present plan
pan Va :, an, for the contractors have Planned 10
CIV. dock trial Of the engines on that day Last
@s sbe was taken from the drydocK ana Il
sum-" :, her engines was held This was done IN
E'' .he, the contractors who DuAt her eiS""@
O'oe' 80, . mart payment for their work The trial
Els engines which is to be begun tomorrow Is
u, ,hs sake of adjustment, and. as II Is MADE /
0hH ~ ,,,ractors the fact that the Navy Aard
Wv have a holiday makes no difference IN THIS
work ,..1oor ~ the Maine was one
i To-, ~ the last week and the putting INTO Ivy
~ ~ the Ncw-York was another IL was at hTs'
- that she would be painted al once anu
~ ont Of the dock but instead OF coating ne'
uA." $50 an,-touling paints generally used, an order
VIZ" a.sved 10 use white lead and zinc; THIS taxes
-, N dry than the other ana the Ne"-io'n
~ ,robably not be able to come out OF the uoV"
III ,,e soring tide, about two weeks hence As sue
v ~ flagship of the North Atlantic squadron Sne
s no one of the vessels of that squadron 70 De
N .w,y. but will undoubtedly take her winter
cruise IN Sou''''
o. vessel which is likely TO be de'acneu i'oi'i 'e
80, Atlantic Squadron, however, is the san IRAN
~ She is now undergoing repairs AT ''e nav!
80 and as she has had little done to her curing
80 ,orr wears OF active service IN commission
az -.,,irs amount 70 a good deal An oroer
~ heen received that she shall be ready io' ou,s
M ~. middle OF October. but. as this date Is
sUu ,,o estimate made by the Construction De-
.,,sr, rs 10 the time required LOT uo'hs inc
~ necessary. II Ia doubtful whether she Ca" We
r,.,sa &C soon as ordered Rumor mas II ''ia' inc
U.s.. FRANCISCO will be employed for mis- purpose
., the mean time there has peeh uiSS"
.. rs. who sent the exhibits that they nave not
n,,rned before this II the San Francisco
- ,ho exbjhlts back she will doubtless remain
= r,4onean waters. first being attached TO the
rur ,neag squadron as an oruihai! u ~
49,, Incoming the flagship next spring Wheh 'he
,~,,.,o comes home she probably VIII 90
~ rsmoval of the Maine leaves the granite dry
ine .,,,,ad inst now The gunboat Machias.
wv" q, soon % be put in In the drydock the
"'.,s & 70 be inclined TO have her stability
$50 The Machias is now being made ready lof
,,,n n China Some Of the officers have ALREADY
,..n ordered TO her, and no matter II they nave
.,,..av served part of their three years term OF
$50 AMY they go on the Machias on condition tha'
s.v shall make the full cruise on her OF three
- This Is an interesting time 10 go to CHINA
"a ,rohAblv there are many officers VINO Woud DE
,,v TOO glad to make the cruise on the peasant
"a comfortable little gunboat When the Machids
,rss ont OF the drydock the monitor puritan IS
- 20 in in order that her side armor may be put
into place The four l0-lnch guns OF 'ne Terror nave
nav been mounted on that vessel
~. 10y on the engines Of the Atlanta could
-, IA An,.had Yesterday. SO she will not be able
:, o., swy before the middle Of the Week Du' az
Soon AZ II Is finished she is to start for NOTION.
mat the dynamite vessel vesuvSs have psnns e Tn
h+r sides a motto similar 70 the utie OF puIw ~
ns 81. +. lying at the Navy Yard waiting for
final decision concerning her. ana every re" uds ,
Tsts,wsn, oniv to be contradicted later. News
reactei the Navy Yard from Washington on nun =,
me nisn N tnrn the Vesuvlus from dyna nite-gun
vessel INTO torpedo catcher. the BoaLa Oh h'
divided as to the expedency of going on WIN the
work and that there is strong sentiment IN iaSVI
G 81 s va. sSspSRs s
the work Of transformation TO begin, 9ut
question Of changes stili remains with The Board Of
srsau , Sss hch ,fsr ds scson mt to the
scr,. Of the Navy THIS meeting , M nd os hTs'
Matthews chief Of the bureau of Yards and Docks.
will have returned from his vacation l., :,
made r a few DAYS over twentysIx miles course
Long island sound and the vessel is required 10
s,v o'sS speed much greater than tina, REQUIRED by
Sns or ana i Snd 'H TePy likely the Ericsson will
" behind the times in this respect. =,
The news of the loss Of Lieutenant Frank II
c; Isf Of the Coast Survey steamer Macarthur
,aj M boats crew with him. must naturally cause
sorrow among his friends Lieutenant Cros6y VA
N hsr an Iunc Do 1890 and appointed from this
safe to the Naval Academy in July 1855 He vas
member OF thu class Of which lieutenant Lazarus
I Rearoev naval aid to Secretary Herbert. and
Lieutenant Charles II. LYMAN ex-navlgator OF %
Ksarsarge arc members. lie was born on NAY -
ias and was an officer in the Navy yacht Dspatch
from 1850 10 1852 and gas then ordered 10 coaa'
Son after he returned from this duty ne was sem
10 the Washington Navy Yard. where ne remain
I'M June 1sa3 and was then ordered 10 me con-
mand 81 the Macarthur. on the Pacific coast nc
was popular not only among his brother oihcers UI
ne Xavv hut also In other official circles ana IN
sscie.y. He leaves a widow and two children.