New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
GETTING THE CINCINNATI READY FOR
SEA.
SHE MAY MAKE A TRIP To-DAY-vEssE1S NOW
THE YARD

SHE MAY MAKE TRIP TO-DAY-vEssEIS NOW
AT THE YARD
Since the Cincinnati was put into commission
large amount Of work has been done to get her
ready for sea Her engines needed 10 be completed
and much other work had to be done before she
should be available for service In the regular hhe
OF duty as a cruiser II Is great task 10 get
vessel complete In every particular. Now however
about everything has been done. and 1t may be
said that the third most notable incident IN IN" ca
reer Of the Cincinnati Will probably take place TO-
morrow The first OF these incidents was the nre
In the machine shop at the Navy YARD on sep
teuSer 49, 1892 when the cruisers engines "hich
had been put up In the shop prior 10 tesung 'he"'
uore damaged 70 the extent of $1,000 or $4,000 The
| second incident when she was Launched on
| November TO- 1892. Tomorrow she Will probably
make her first trip in commission Her commander
| Captain Henry Glass passed his ffteth year In
| January and yet he looks ten years younger his
gray hairs are fewer than are those or some OF
his lieuenants. He II a man OF great FORCE ana DE-
| termination a thorough discipiinaran. A congress
| sional committee in recent report said OF MIN:
His record every part Of It proves him 70 nave
been n faithful. efficient, meritorious and gallant
| officer who possesses the highest quaiihcatohs
| and attalnments In his profession
When the vessel leaves the yard for her short
cruise she probably will go 10 Gardeners BAY Tor
| about weeks.
| ~
lined with ships and plenty to DO In the various de-
| partments The commissioned vessels when are
there now are the New-York. tho San Francisco me
Cincinnati the Vesuvius. the Bancroft ana the po'-
Min besides the Fern AMI the tugs. But there are
| also the vessels which not yet In commission
the Machas the Castinc. the Puritan. the 'erro''
| and In one drydock the Maine and in the other th'
| Lancaster.
| The New-York arrived day or two ago ana s"e
Is now lying in the yard She rounded inc pom, anu
| was taken to her moorings alongside me coaI'och
So successfully as to call ont the commrnd"ton OF
| or,csrs ~ the ward II was said that she was
| aground and she Is agronnd-at low tide. probably
nearly every ship which Hes In the yard lies IN 'he
| slime nj low tide The Wallaboui Channel MS up
| ouickly and although II is dredgei frequently 'ne
| ships all have to lie on the mud bottom me NV
| York will doubtless be in the yard several weeks
| whue she is being repaired and put In order. she
has been performing active duty for tn best part 81
| a year and 1t is natural that she Sh'nd no" ne
some repairs She has no, been locked e'h''' ""'
| the usual limit Of six months between me p"''''E
is long past She IS TO be put INTO IN" III u''N ''
| nainted when the Lancaster comes QUIZ IL = san
| ,ho, tho foul condition g her bottom has made Il
! difference Of about five knots IN her speed
| Tho san Francisco L. TO be in the yard anou'
| seventy days according - tn" estimate 81 TINE
| roo,,ire1 for the work her. The Nosuvius Is -
a,. s1,ne r.pairs Her conlenecrs are 20 boz re-
| ,uha1 and her superstruciur" Is 10 Dc, hip'' -
,h, sbc may carry iar,er boats. which are neei'i
| IN IN" her wrecking work before It is known WA
wm ho done about changing hoy 10 '2rped2
81 .uI lei; that her system should not be con
| d.nnei as lmpracicabie or useless w.Ih'ut lu',T
exp@rlInent Ii odd that her ofilcers -hoG;''
80 ,@,er another believe IN her u she j. such ~
ma! failure They gran, That the SINUS u "o' w., w.
hes, mount for the guns hut ,n'y 1870 - 20" -,
| system and dislike to see the Navy give IL "P ~
the fn 'G Hancrofi Is at the yard again win smother
| contingent OF naval cadets and i- - say unu.
Wedncsday. Then she Is - eo back - h9np ,er
j,,cI - manage the ship ,hems".ycs. Next month
| they go cave Tho Michias u 70 n1 'olHP 80,
| ana ready for service about IN" MOI OF mex. .N
dry,iock the latter part o. mis- Wei ana me ~
The rSrN Maine wi. 40 be t,k,n from ne dock in
few an{s, 70 pf n. rp,dy FOR Ter ,fia. trp
The steam engineering shop T. g. be hnsy p @.".
An Order has been issued 20 build the ne" engines
| FOR the Chicago there, ana mus vi" ~ '"'s'
| piece 81 work ~. 81. ,A1
| old corvette Marion Is unscaworihy "aH nov sur
| prise - officers n the Navy Yard VINO nay" fr,
rom the Asiatic waters nifty she was repor'e
| t. be IN a bad condition and hardly worth repair.
| least S10o should be spent upon hrf. as many 1'
hcr rmb"rs and much ot h'r panSns n@si - 70 ,h
! thlrl rate ana on" II the oil vessels rebuilt
during Secretary Kob.sons regime IN oiiccr sara
! length and time was used a. training smp
/ Nr R3bn,"n s,ic'cc,leI in getting an appropriation
10 rebuild her ana she sent here AMI pui on the
| ways she remained nearly cishi months IN course
Of reconstrucilon. aud when she was ready for com
mission abe was H6 feet Ions. vas huod up In *.
cclen style. and vas a steamer win "hft At thai
/ time. ;he mot approved am powerful ma
| ohinery. Practically. there va not much ~ M
Old vessel Ia The new one. excepting The rhiier post
| She left N~w-iork and made short cru!'" along
t,he ~ fnsinhL coAs'' ana 'h.h an "in2 , ap
| propriat6n was secured from 'nsi"sH - hiish hrt
! after which she sent 20 IN" AsAuc station. AMI
! speaking Mr.. Robson about the way this ship
| was built. ana he replied. II hadn't done what
service in The Navy today. congre7s would appro-
pratc money TO repair ships. but not cent for new
Another Of the old vessels tina, hard service In
me cS war IS To- BE- n WI me NaS Ivy nepart
| Maryland To have the "checseboN" monitor Nyan-
She is being ovcrnauca at the Norfolk Navy Yard
and Will be towcd TO baltimore. where she will be
sci at The disposal OF The Navy department for the
use Of Naval Reserves,
the designs Of John j. Holland for a submarine
torpedo-boat Is denied by officers duty at Wash
| ington. The Ordnance Board. Of which Commander
Charles s. Sperry was chairman, twice reported In
favor Of The deslrns and cap'ain W T sampson.
recommendation that such a boat be built. and
that the designer be required to the services
| OF some responsible shipbuilder TO construct the
| boat at price not 70 exceed $1,000 The question
Of having the boat built at some navy yard under
the appropriation. is now under consideration by
the chiefs OF bureaus
| leave OF absence to visit his old home In Water
bury Conn. This is Commander sperry's first
| officers not sanguine that the Personnel bill
to %" pasSe Dy ,ns royson nsd il dc
to find any two who approve them all one OF rs
sections provides for board OF five rear admlrals
to examine the records OF those In the grades from
| which retrenents are to b. made; and to decide
| who shall be retired and who shall be put on the
| reserved list. The same section also provides that
all OF the meetings OF the board are to be secret
not even the officer whose record is being invcsti-
| gated being allowed to be present. The board Is
not keep any written record OF Its proceedings.
! and the members are to bind themselves not To
| reveal OF the proceedings and final action Is
| to be taken by the Secretary OF the Navy. This
| section Is earnestly criticised by large number
| a unwisc and possibly unjust.
| Provision has at last been made TO give com
| missions the surplus cadets Of the Academy's
last graduating class. The bill allowing the fresi-
| dent 10 III vacancies In the Engineer Corps from
| those graduates who failed 10 get commissions be-
| cause OF "A lack Of vacancies In the line and the
| Marine Corps, has become a law. and Cadets John
| n Myers Edward s. Kellogg and David Y. Allen