New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
TIE STATION WITHOUT \ WAR VESSEL
now IN COMMISSION.
ONLY TWO SHIPS NOW IL THE NORTH At
LAHTIc SQUADRON YARD NEWS AID
INCIDENTS.


INCIDENTS.
The Navy Yard is now III q condition which as a
general thar. is Of comparatively rare occurrence
There is not Il single commissioned war N'SSe' III
Tho yard This came about 10y the going ont OF
commission of the gunpoat M1chias yesterday.
I'm addition TO leaving the yard destitute OF
commissioned vessel. the already hHpo''rlsH'u
North Atlantic Squa lron was Stni !Hf'h'f re ''oeo
q, ,i,ior. by YESTERDAYS incident being i't with
only two vessels on list. For ali practical pur-
,osoe the SQUADRON has been composed OF only
Two vessels ever since the loss OF the corvette
Kearsarse. bat nominally the Mach.as sun De-
lcnsel 10 IT, 50 that tn" list was NIUE larger
Now however in name as well AZ !" lac" ''e
soro.lro, which IS moat familiar TO New-(orkerS
and indeed to people all along the Atlantic coast
I consists Of only two ships. And these two ShiPS
Gro among the least efficient cruising ships IN IN"
servi.e- The Mantonomoh ana the N'S"N'"H' F"
duty in her own line the Nantonomoh Is H'H' W.
r,irably fitted hut IL IL hardly more cNpe't'l mat
she should DO general cruising duty thah tha' an
,lophaut should do the work on = u'''hS HO'H''
Tho Vcsu,iiis according t. the general opinion was
NOT even successful in the purposes Tor which s'
was huili-that OF dynamite 'r"S'i' d" '
of elaborate and exhaustive tests were nf'' WIN
the Vcsiiyius and as she did not prove h''S'" wy
,o tho rccured standard in thes" tests II Is ""'
,u.,,. ,bot the other vessel Of her type which was
MANNED for will he built. The Nosuvius. however
can do service general cruising '"'S WI"
light battery. and in this she Is pe''e' '""" -"
f N;ontonomoh So II becomes An Interesting queS
tion now the North Atlantic Squadron Is 10 y"
iuilt IN If the brazilian troubles were past 1t J.
.,,,.i, that ,be San Francisco at least. ana
.hor. Same other vessel would be sent not'h'
But the brazilian trouble is not over anu " "
necessary to keep effective fleet there. II S''''
lu,ni, that tie first relief To the nom" Si''''"'
will come from the addition Of the cruiser Aua''"'
which formerly belonged to II. and when -
Il ,l, y
,oo mo, from the Mach,as and the Castine starter
for the Norfolk Navy Yard yesterday 10y S''"",
shin i'm charge OF Lieutenant Commamd'r hd'"''',
. aid 70 Rear Admiral Gherardi the commah'a"' ~
the Brooklyn Yard. These men are TO 60 - me r.
ceivinr ship Franklin. bat it is thought 'hat my
,r. destined for the Atlanta. and that she WIZ soon
he pu; into commission.
The Machias AMI the Castne Were Pu' ~" "
+ canal footing yesterday before the Navy i"P'
ment but while the former vessel went ON 81 ''''
1 mission the latter could not DO So shni> "''""
she had never been in commission All "i h''r ON
4 ors AMI mon VIII, have been living on FER durl"S
tho short time since they made her r'''N I" 49,
. down from Portsmouth, however lett het l'9''''''S
X,y, both vessels are IN charge OF -" i"'' o''
cor. Tn. rigging boats. stores. PROVISIONS "ii'n"
ri,ion and some 81 th" ordnance, etc nav '"
r.,,,.4l from the vessels. and they are now "''"-
roodv to b, put into drydock for the he''','''
work There WAS no particular ceremony a.
uniting the Machias ont ~ commissions W"
~
over +, the Yari officers. some Of the "''''S' ''.
Guiding Commander C. J. Train. were not aS7E"''
/ :, ans, ,e,v duty but were 20 20 home, whh" Inc
/ o,hers were sent 80 various posts. SHi'' NUM-
being ordered to the Marbleh'ad.
Although the Navy Yard was leit "''no"' any
/ commissioned vessel. this stat" oi a'dTS - "'
ukelv to last many days March u is the "'Y Oh
/ which rumor puts the Mrrbleheai into c'mvhS-
sion and although no orders hhv" "''n ~,
| >, his end vet IL can fairly De- Inferred '''' '''
-. "a a
officers have been ordered 10 repor, - the COM
/ ,oaraant OF the Yard for duty on the NeSs'i OH
J March H. or course. there may be- d'''y o' '"',
or four days hut It will not be- long '"''c ~" r
come the time IN which the vessel VIII De 'l"'''
mad. ready for sea. which time she VIII prop'p!
! stay In the Navy Yarl. The work on 'he N''''
| had and ON the other vessels undergoing c"hSr"'-
ton or reconstruction In the Yard gets a'ohh WI
Nearly all Of the armor plates Of the Maine are no"
/ in posltion and one al the plates OF the 'o'l"''S
tower was hosted into place YESTERDAY ~
| thought that the official TRIAL OF the O4ho'"'""
engines will take place In about "A Hl'"'"'
LIVELY SPRING woEN ENrEcTEp
This sur,nr Will altogether. be time % g''H'
activity in the development OF the ne" Navy >
+. though, that the Columbia may be pu' INTO COM
mission In a month or SIX weeks III "o0''
MIN rho custom OF besfowing memorial giits on inc
now vessels As they Join the active ranks "' Wv
Navy the lsi Infantry. District II columbia M"'"'
and W,shlngt, N Light Infantry Corps. 81 WASH
ingion d. G. hnve sent to the Columbia Dell a.
especially for this purpose. who's" weight i HN' ~
be so pounds The Columbia VIII pro'ib'y come -
,ho vav, Ward after sho has been pnt into com
mission and spenl az leas: the first r." months ..
her time on the home squadron. unil the H"''
! official trial has been held The Indiana the ~"
h,,rsstip navy in course OF construction. WILL u J.
thought have her Official trial trip carly ms "',N
The torpedo boat Gushing is being mad" TcA'y i''
her summer tour 81 duty by thorough oNeIhiI'"7
which she f. receiving a. TIE Washington navy
yarI Her machinery has needed good i"al 81 a'l'-
,ior although is condition WAS better iran ha'
been thought The l;tie boat is ~ go "Sirr , 49,
Newport for the summer 10 DO 4t,S Il, -, ~, ~. for
School Of tn ppIoIria'on Wn,v" Irl,ori is per-
theincI'"-' Oh XIX M ,i,.roti,ns - the Caslne
AMI tho Nachas The question IN irEath 20 49, 49,,
ing these vcssc.s has however. aSa'n n''h nI ,
NJ l. i said iha' H. [aslanI lst,o,h +" Nv
yGrt tor, a RECOMMENDATION IS 10 be- made even a.
, h%sH AVA , i,y T., The stability Hoard. II may be
remembered that when the question US uhl'
. f.w weeks ago. some Of IN" officers silols'H
f,voreI putting wciSh's in the bottom 81 me US
so,s ins,r,I OF lcneihening them When NJ" 'Asth.
made h., recent "Trip to TO-" NAid Hh" WI S"pl' .1
,ritb weights 80 placed that her draugh Wa nrh
,,ssd ami her stability greatly improV'f ord'r'
Tor The material for ''ng'hcning the V"sris nav
however already been sent 10 the manu''cturrrs.
"' ,,rac number Of mon will be- needed 10 supl;y
these new vessels with crows me io,l,'S ,,n
Vermont a. the Yard. has Iars. hu'lh'r -, u.
ayailabie for dny on tno now ship raruc' ar, y
Since the Kcar-arses crow nav been takrn l y,
Mani These mon are now ready i9r orders 10 al.
any amy. at any rae. VIII D. ~ ''"H a.
i'' n' - innulrv has finished It's session.
Thc last w-ek has been busy on" i2r Ike
,t,r,i C;h,r,rii VINO ia addition 10 his duties {.
o,m,, ,nl,nt Of the yard has had the WORK OF
,rrs,i,nc Al the court of inquiry when ms heen
v,s,i,,,np the disaster to tn" KearsarEc. Whctn'r
auv r,i,ri-mariial viii follow TINS inVestlsa
.inIn q an interesting question. but It cannot u"
"grrreJ iintU the court OF inquiry has finished It's
cork sent It's report 20 Washington. ana inns re-
ror. has been inade public. II Is certain mat p"th
l,Ucers ana mon conducted thc ms"lVes nob'y ana
g., ~ ,nanncr 10 give honor 20 their training ana
,b. az they serve. This fact was m1d" evident
49,, ,hr warm Communications whth the men hnV"
r.coiv,l from their officers. and from the fact
I that the crew ana officers. when they had an OPP
,,r.u,,i,v 4, m, complaints which tncV hai
ag,insi each 9th At the opening OF the couri made
no complaints "a all
CHANGES oN FOREIGN STATIONS
Some changes have been tlhing place in our rep
+ rcsontaiiycs foreign seas within ~" "st few
d,ve 4 week aro Eedr-Aln!ral Benham trans
,.o, ht. n,,, Cr,u, the cruiser san Francisco 10