New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
SATISFACTION EXPRESSED OVER THE
COMING INCREASE OF WORK.
THE ALTERATIONS TO THE MAcHIAs AND CAS-
TINE WILL. KEEP ALL HANDS BusY-RE-
TIREMENTs AND PRoMoTIoNs-vACAN-
cIEs TO BE FILLED.

TIREMENTs AND PRoMoTIoNs-vACAN-
cIEs TO BE FILLED.
There was joy in the Construction Department
os the Navy Yard yesterday the prospect OF
the work which IS going TO be done there and douD'-
less there Will also be Joy among the workmeh WIZ
now Will not be discharged. 1t was learned yes
terday morning that Admiral Gherardi the com
mandant Of the Yard, had received orders from the
Department at Washington to make the Yard ready
TO carry on the alterations to the two gunboats
Machas and Castne. This result. one OF the con-
structon officers said is largely due to the efforts
Of Mr. McAdoo. the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy and therefore to him chiefly belong the
thanks and praise for the service to the Navy ihh
workmen. OF course. there were others working
for the same end for there strong pressure
brought 10 bear on Secretary Herbert to make the
desired change. but Assistant Secretary McAdoo
took I'D the matter and saw IL through Although
this new job OF work Will make a good deal oi
difference In the Navy Yard. the mistake must not
be made of supposing 1t Will require great In
crease in the force employed there. This point was
enonhaeizod by one Of the officers II Is possible
that before the work is finished a slight increase
may be necessary, but the probability is the other
way.
Tho Yard Is entirely fitted to carry on the work
which has lust been assigned to It. Tomorrow the
Machias IS 20 be accurately measured In order
that plans may be made and then the work VIII
GO on as RAPIDLY as possible 1t Is thought that
the whole job can be done in about three months
but 1t may be We, TO allow another; this Is on the
slppostion that the material shall be received
promptiy; otherwise the time may be much eX-
tended. The masts have already been remover
from the Machias BY doing the work at this
yard whore both the Machias and Castine can
be put In one drydock. several thousand dollars
Will be saved.
The officers on the Machias are rcgrettng that
the Department has decided to put her out Of COM
-.,rlr Is iI.n Il
ont OF commission will cost good deal " money
and will make a good deal Of rcd-tape work WIN
much writing 20 De- gone through fracuciIy
everything has 20 b" removed from h'r WHO" -
vable-an her stores. tools. rigging anu even
br,ss,-s: a careful inventory has to be- made 81
ever, hing on board Of her. or which has h''n Oh
hoard of her in every department since last she
went into commission AMI every thing mas 70 ~
accounted for An instance will illustrate how s'r't
the Department is in this last matter Nh'h Il
vessel ,v,s put ont Of commission at the LeaSu"
Island YARD several years ago. one OF the engineer
officers who was appointed to make the inventory
I'm his department. could not find a common s'r'"
wrench which would cost about - cents IN"
officer turned IN report bat was sent p''N ~
hunt f,r that wrench. and FOR three weeks hr was
occupied on this duty and receiving 'NTA-d"y
paw which amounted - about 81 = O. DAY
r., return {, the Machias. 81 the vessel were not
,u, .y, ~ commission 81 would not D." necessary
10 go through all this form. The officers an CIV"
could live on her until ~" last minute "'' VII, "
sh "a on. omen they could have quarters on I'D"
receivlne-shlp Vermont As soon as ihe ""'N y
AN. ,b. vessel would De- almost ready i"r active
service. again: for % would not b" necessary 10 S'
through al the work of putting ba'" Cd" "''' "'
! ~. things which belong 90 her.
Another - the vessels is - come To- w, -
V,rl ., le made ready for sea. u is sAli. Inns
/ "a ,b. Columbia which ls now al the Cramps ih
phus5.lptla hIt T. IS not known when 81" j. CONE
/ in, =, ,h. Yard. The work - putting the H'"S
/ side-arrnor plates ln position about me
Maine IS advancing uy degrees II ls th''sn' '"''
| the vessel may Doe ready % come "nt OF '"' ",S
| l,c, I'm three months more. AMI VIII he reAHy I"'
| o,,,,is.la, about the lst ~ September. TT" hls
si,ch mates for her coming tower are -" III
| the Yard but her turr"t ~rmor has not YET o'i''.
The work on the Cincinnati il - Tar H'N'i''I ''"'
she ur,lahlv win BE- ready - ~ into commission
In the spring The Marblcheld viii probably De 'h'
ors, ~ the vessels Ia the Yarl 70 be- commissioners
! q, L. ,oyc said that this viii he done'on February
:. Thu. vessel viii not however De- ready Tor active
/ service for probably two months or morn
! Montgomery IS t. - - tho Nori"'A '"'t ~ "
! ntt.d for sea- II is said that Secretary l'ro'''
intends T., have her - % some southern POT 49,
M. people ~ Moute ,m"rv Ala. i'r W"'Tn nv t',
! named may have chance 10 Sc men men, J.. :, The
reported mat her first cruise she VII - ,,,cr
/ N,lif.rrauean 50 that her cVIniah'lns I'M. ,,,
! c'5nmauler Davis may pay a Nlst "i Eoul"5y
TO thT n xxx how IN The Navy Yard. awaiting
the arrival ~ tubes to her boilers .. .,.o,el
3, - nnsical and dramatic entertainment last Inrs
day night. which was gwen n,n, ~ ,h officers we're
present well ~ the blnf laCN"oS s.r,1 changes
in i,nuortant commands in the Navy Admlra
| ronharn the command1nt 0f the ;Nor'n .,,,, t,,,,
.,l"aGi'",r "At,anfic squadron viii be retired IN
A,r lie will be- succeeded In the commune 81 va.
! S6nih Atlantic Squadron either AT thht tiin' -,
,,r in,s h"fore If the brazilian troubles ceas" 10y
10 fntrner c,fnmandant of that squadron. Actlns
r,,,a,J 81 m. North Atlantic squadron Another
change Is IN the command OF ',r I'm 'rttorh mo
On April Il Admiral John irwin VIII IJ',m u
! A. Kirkland. In command 81 tle 49, Ne
"a N"'y yrved "rlers TO hold himself in readiness To
command the Paciic station, Az drc c ~. ~ Homo
san Francisco for Honolulu on Mt S -, aton and
| iuIi ne VIII assume command OF me HldUh' ~
the cruiser IhiladephiA VIII n ms me- has surren-
rnlral Irwin viii return nome WIN Nv ID ,viI mon
der.d the command to his successor M w o., hs
60 on waiting orders until the Time ARRIVES '0' no
f' =, 81 nrb,ble that Commodore 4. " Meade Who
is now inc president OF the Board OF ,
,d III f;c,ircn1cnt WIN be the new commandant OF
the Norih Atlantic squadron when the y Shansi
raha6y he ib nagshp Of the home squadron THIS
choice OF Commodore Mea ie IehleiH I'm - ar rec@H,
| c"rf,in hat Commodore Ramsay VIII h1t IeoV,n'
an carly tour OF SEA duy-at least on the nom &
ton There Is sun chancs in1r ne hut he may
| MOI 20 on any sea duty at all. 49,, ,-.,a, war
Eantain raylor the president Of the NaVai W AZ
clI,imn has received Instructions from the depart
mcnt TO prepare a course OF instruction AZ vac ono
eS ,h i,nt on foot is that Of Secretary Herbert
to have a professor from some one o '"e ,,rn ~
sites or c'Irt'' '' ,i'",,i i,,' This War College.
II IL can receive hearty support tpl 49, onarc, .b.
l ai - aunroprlatons Will be one OF the most
| valuable adiuncts OF me Navy III "' 49,
| aLui,v md efficiency OF the corps =. - ,,...,
Secretary Herbert will soon FORWARD 10 tIc lIaiJ
dent The names Of the candidates "ioin ne a., ~
J VcdicaI and PAY Corps Of the Navy Ihers arg
a.. ,ac, crs in cach Of these corps ~ present AM
ny va, ~, - he nllcd by appointment from civil
c The mn vacancy in the he r service So Of Pays
caused by the dismissal from 'n va 81 charged win
reaining funds belonging TO the Navy Ime 'e s
| mony in his court-nartlal WI ,oken Secretary
nrsrt Indorsed the recommendations OF the Juage
General and the President concurren ana
"a a conscauence Paymaster Sullivan was disnhssei
/ from the Navy. ,,,oa,,s for the poslton
! 90 man,er Electrician, which was he'd IN the navy
Ward last week and the week bei1ie. " Th 49,,