New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
AFFAIRS AT.THE NAVY YARD.
CHANGES TO BE MADE ON THE MA
CHIAs AND CAsTINE
,,,,,,nvr THAT THE WORK is GOING TO THE
NORFOLK YARD-MoRE WHITE rEi'>
ro RE rsEp-A SHORT SUPPLY
OF ENLISTED MEN.

TO BE UsED-A SHORT SUPPLY
OF ENLISTED MEN.
,,,o,t Secretary Herbert has reached decision
on the report on the gunboat Machias' VIM" "''
s,hrni,ted by the Stability Board lie" "een'
ago and has concluded that the best pa" 10 ~
,enpthen the vessel. Consequently the 'esSe. ~nl
,e,ve the Navy Yard in the latter part OF '',is
49,, a co n Norfolk where the work VIII be
dore Preparations for the work are already pe'"s
made These consist in removing the ihas'' i'o'N
the Machas: they are too heavy TOT he' ",'U ."
,ho mosts made for the Marblehead are too heaVy
for that ship. those OF the Machias wiz 'e =,
IN their place At Norfolk the ship VIII De put III
the drydock and cut In two one OF the pare W."
~, ,,n owav from the other until there Is an
onen,ne Of fourteen feet and then the TWO paris
will be Joined together by building ne" se.'ol
In addition to this big job several shai.e, a."
tions will be made The smokestacK VIII oe
o foo, shorter the fore and after bridges VIII De
removed the steel hawsers ana nlppeto w"
taken out. pole masts rugged In place VI ''oS ,r.
hoino taken ont and the sponsor VIII be niaue Inv
tho one on the Castine. The Castlne Is a'' $50
10 Norfolk and will receive the same " ~
az the Machias with the exception oi '"a'
snonson The steam launches VIII De tahei. I'm
both vessels and 26foot cutters SUBSTITUTE -,
MAXIMUM speed will be reduced by hall KNOT ny
,,,,,a -, fourteen feet to the length OF the
osseis but their increased coal capacity VIII 'aAe
Thorn more useful cruisers by enabling '"e'" ~ e'
n greater distance without recalling
I, Is a question whether the vessels are " NC ~
ont Of commission in order to have the WORN uo,.
The Nachias merely has orders to go 10 No''o'",
and ca Il Is not known whether she VIII De put ou "
commission or not But her officers would not I'M
70 leave her She Is happy snip; her on'ce'' az,
crew are a fine set Of men. ana the o"C''' 49,
no sorry 10 leave either their snip or 'neH 80
II Is both expensive and troublesome 10 pu, !" =,
col ont Of commission. In addition II Is sa'u' i,
In fhp
ocbee Norfolk she Will have to walt several wee~>s
for the arrival Of the material. then' "ne" ''.'
comes the work be- done IN ABOUT ,'o''.'
The officers and crew could live on the snip an
keep her in fact in the same coh''I'on '''' 49,,
has boen IN at the New-York yard during "',
orct MARI ~ this time and during the short sec'hn
,or, ,bev could live on the receiving SNIP se'N-
ing on board and looking after the properly ""'
the daytime and as soon as the WORK Il uo"r ~
osseI would be ready TO start off on any duty "i,-
out delay va
cha, rho work OF altering the vessels Is not 70 p
done there OF course 1t makes Nttle oHie'e'.o'
tho officers where the work is done eNcep''hS IN w
,rlIe which they naturally feel IN the pI.0'
,her duty takes them. The plant In IN" Navy i''"
~ ,oinc ,rIs heavy work is as good II not better
,ho, ,h,. IN tho Norfolk Yard But the rear p'ce
where the drawing away Of this work Will :" IN
hard IL on the wOrkmen. IL VIII II - '"''' -,
rocess7-v lr n few weeks ~ max" SOM "e''' %
in the Construction department W
u,orkuen in certain classes unless some ne" W.,
,,, , H.. received and as Il Is easier 10 i've WIN
OH, work In Norfolk. where the weatne' - I'M
than in New York. the construction o'"ce, -
day were regrcttng that this Joo WAS '""''
this yard. , ,ha roconmenda.
,,ors made by the special board relative 10 '"V
,r,,.,nant OF the interior finish Of the ne" snpS
- =. w.1 known that the New-York and the S''
rronc!sc, have been beautifully and richy "'',"-
IN harlwools - that the interiors Oh "e
l,,k not unlike fine manslous Bu' "u'''
m. officers who have served on them nave ''"'' 80
uyht 80 deficient in the cabins AMI wardrooi"9 III
reouas.s Z, paint the hardwood hnish Whte nay s
- ,-sn,,ant The matter was lad bct Wy
sptC.a, /, Wa recommended that the interiors
, - The ships be painted white. and secretary 49,
PER- rte mas new emnboats 70 be built by he NewPcr
Shin ana Dry-Dock company. shall De painIra ,
A, irsieaI II having the hardwood hn.sl. l"r ~ ~
,ISn a. - the alvisaby Of having The interior
woodwork Of ships of hardwood or Of pine Is S'''
Gommodorc X + Farquhar chief Of ne BuTea'
Of yards and Docks paid VISIT to inc MnNE end
- yesterday morning tie went 10 tns uPpoii, = M
the yari T. inspect the work which IS ggns ra
work is gong steadily bit soWy' :. ,,.,,
r an important question before the Navy oepar,
is in regard 70 proydns cre%S io' 1n
Il ships Just now II Is perhaps tsPrCA'S ,''i'' -,
from the fac, that nine shis VIII BE- reaE 10 g2 'n
r listed force Of the Navy Is nov nearer 20 us Ipp
l. limit than for years past am yet II j. no, IaI :
-
IS nenf ~ men The ships and particularly IN
4 larger ones require large numbers Of men IN
;he v,tin, populaton OF a small city. 1t Is sal
that the Columbia which Will soon be ready to <
Smaller vessels. of course. do not need 50 man
mn. bu, thu total number which would be Re
* large II the Machias is put gu, OF commission
few men viii be made available for immediate US,
but this will not be a permanent Hlei the prese
Law PAGES the limit OF men on the en.issSi FOR,
f.i-. .f.l lat QfiE of
l. available for use on warshps There are now NV
n bills before Congress which provide for an increas
lc action has been taken 10 secure their aiopto'
Is The nine ships referred t. are the Columbia Marble
head. Atlanta. Alert Marion Cincinnati. Ralegi
!, MONTGOMERY AMI Boston; The Marion Is now 9s, o
le and ALERT undergoing repairs
The dynamite cruiser yesuyiSs left the Nay n
ID up some derelicts on the and after this 81
,e was TO report at Hampton Roads Her officers al al
phn. which IS under the special orders OF III
o. Secretary of the Navy, is having her boilers r.
n tubed and this work will probably keep the vess
10 The long-standlng stasnation in promotions
is the Pay Corps is alb Ut to be relieved by prom
IL action in the Of Paymaster Reah Frazer whic
,h has been pending for some Tine The report OF n
De approved by Secretary Herbert the President Is e
he promot I in the two grades below viii FOLLOW
, and then Will come the competition OF the score
At grade Of assistant paymaster. Those who kno
l. Lieutenant Commander T. b. NJ; Mason Of Il
i
III medical examination At Rio he condemne
rs He will 20 sick leave. and Will therefore
le unable to complete his cruise in the New NOr
ne II he Is well enough TO return TO active duty
a year he will be- sent before the retiring board. al
as may be obliged go on the retired list
ct The ordering OF Chief Engineer Fitch from duty
TX the san Francisco 10 20 sick leave makes Vacai
N that position. what Is next To the New-Yor
ry the most beautifully finished and fitted ship OF Il
M new Navy. 1t IL said that the position offer,
err To chief Engineer y. L. Towne, but that he Il
III clined the duty
nc Commander Whiting. who recently married Nj
" Along. of Honolulu. spent a few days in Washin
II with his bride last week, They had first been
of Nav-York and then paid their Visit 10 he can't
al 10 see the sights there Mrs Whiting met mar
OF OF her former friends from Hawaii at Washngto
II" and received much attention there. from Washin
he ton Commander and Mrs. Whiting started for Il
en- South Commander Whiting has been assigned
IS duty ut the Pensacola Navy Yard.
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