New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
..,r ,sstGNNENT OF COMMODORE BUNCE
AND ITS RESULT.
ATLANTIC SQUADRON MANoEuvREs-
WORK on TIE VCSSELS-ClvII- SERVICE
pI,IrS-NOTES AND GOSSIP.


work on TIE vcSsELs-CIvIL SERVICE
Hr,l.rs-HOTEs AND GOSSIP
r,,s for new vorl; and the pushing forward Of
orI, ALREADY in hsEd Z; the brooklyn Navy Yard
H., r:,ck wcre ccccrdary in point OF interest to
~ o,e;.cns raise, b. the appointment OF Commo-
g., Francis IL Ounce TO the command Of the
18th A;lsc:sc grraG-cn. and the changes which
IT, no caused by TIC :c;.rc;nen; of Animals Car
,.,tc- ard r.-IlSrd. which a. was intlmated In
re 1eltun: .. vaok are on The slate The creation
NJ what Il practically new Office IL the line-that
~ naS-c.?tc.r-is generally considered something
,b,cn ch.u!l have been done long ago. That the
,.n.a,n O; tie CaSchip has enough to do in looking;
after his own vessel Ia conceded ard that he should
b. called On to exercise general supervision over
lie other vessels OF the squadron is pilins duties
RI her too thick. The selection Of Commodore
B,ncc fer :h.s place las caused considerable com
mont 1t Is known that Admiral Ramsay applied
fer this duty but Secretary Herbert to
r., leaving the Navy Department at this time
Accordingly the Admiral was tod that his services
nm hi. present duty could not be spared. and Com
r,odorc Buncc WAS selected. The story is not told
officially but Il Is said that one reason which in
nuencod the Secretary in his course was his dis
Inclination TO have Captain Evans at the head OF
the Bureau OF Navigation. The gossip is that Cap
tain Evans had promise Of the place from the
President upon the occurrence Of vacancy in the
bureau Had Admiral Ramsay been ordered 10 the
the President referred would have arisen. and
CAPTAIN Evans would have received the detail. The
sto-y Is that Secretary Herbert. while admirer
OF Captain Evans's ability officer. is Of the
opinion that he would not make n suitable CHIEF
OF bureau. 1t is probably that the principal reason
which Influenced Mr.. Herbert that he did
desire Jose the valuable services Of Admiral RAM
cay The staff of Commodore Bunce has been an
bounced. Commander John Schouler Will be chief
Of the staff. Lieutenant Hugo Osterhaus flag lieu-
tenant. and Lieutenant c. c. Marsh flag secretary.
All Of these officers have been ordered TO the Gin
cinnat. Commodore Bunce will hoist his flag
that vessel the 9th. at the New-York Navy
Yard The Cincinnati will remain the flagship until
the return OF the New-York.
Rear-Admiral Krkland's desire for retirement is
easily accounted for. The announcement that he
had an eye out for the Mare Island Navy Yard is
hardly worthy Of consideration his desire. 1; is
understood. being leave the service and the coun-
try His extensive interests at MontevideO, where he
has large investments III real estate. and Is WELL
known wool-grower are q sufficient accounting for
his wish TO spend the rest OF his years on shore.
and naval station duty the Pacific Coast would
hardly be 10 his liking. under existing circum-
stances. The vacancies in the list of rear-adm!rals
which will be made by his retirement and that OF
Rear-Admra Carpenter. when they come WILL In
oil probability. be filled by the appointment of Com
modore Joe Miller. 10 Rear-Admral Carpenters
place In command Of the Asiatic Squadron and the
assignment OF Commodore Robert l.. Phy,hIan II
the command OF the European Squadron. Jus;
how far naval politics will break up this slate can
not be said. but at present It seems more than
probable that II will go through
The fine showing made by the American Meet at
the Kie celebration is matter of much JOY to all
the naval officers in town and at the yard While
the Marbehead had the honor OF passing through
the canal the New-York and Columbia were. Of
course the principal attractions and although there
were only about 5000 tons Of American warships
In the great aggregation at the ceremonies. that
tonnage represented the pitch OF perfection in the
four classes among which 1t was divided. The cap
tains and Junior officers Of the NewYork Columbia.
San Francisco and Marblehcad will have some In
teresing stories TO tell OF how they were received
and treated at the opening OF the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal. and the arrival Of the big cruisers at
the home station Is awaited with much interest.
Local affairs at the yard have been in a state Of
hustle and rush all the week The departure OF the
Cincinnati OIL Monday to take part in the opening
of the Harlem Ship Canal caused a temporary
SUSPENSION OF the work on her ventiatns apparatus
but now that she has returned operations looking
TO the improvement Of the condition Of her engine
and fire rooms will be resumed and rushed forward
The Atlanta came down from GARDENERS Bay and
tied I'D A; The ordnance dock yesterday. A Board
Of Inspection and Survey is at work on tire chi
cago which still remains at the Cob DOCK wall
ard while the workmen on the coast-defence fnohi-
TOR Puritan are awaiting the arrival OF her lof"dTl
being finished as rapidly possible. The armored
cruiser Maine shows signs Of rapidly approaching
completion and her tunnels and upper"orKs nave
taken on the well-known Navy buzz. when I'M
proves their appearance 1t is expected 'hat orue's
Will BE- Issued for her b. the middle OF july ana
tina, Captain Theodore F. Kane. VINO Is slated .
take command, Will hoist his flag by August l.
The rcd paint originally applied to the Terror, the
Purltan's smaller sister. has faded out 70 Il pH'c
pink and by the time tho next coat Is put on '''e
low-humed heavily weighted coast-defence Ves-e"
with her FOUR great guns will bc ready for service
Tic work OF fitting up the Portsmouth as Il sun
nc-y practice ship has been somewhat de.aye'' O''
tho ,r,,n.rr-ship Essex which arrived at the yard
a few days ago. has kept small crown oi '.''"
bu.; AMI her repairs VIII be coInp'e'eu !" 49,"
DAYS being entirely Of a minor charac'e''
por:,rcou.h Is only waiting for the proper au'noi
ties 10 come from New-Jersey and take he' away
as what is necessary to be done to III her lot W.
c,r no ACCOMPLISHED In a shor, time after the maj
orders are received.
Contractors for the various WORKS OF ihP'o'e
abou, the yard have with one or two eAceP''onS'
.,ar,ns IN on n season OF rush. The thump OF Pile
driver was heard yesterday near whefe inc ~"
Sand.-st. gate Is to be cut through the wall aio'
ono WIS hoInrnc-ing away at the main sea"a"' M"
were busy tnker.ng away a; the stee! lfa'"e u .
neg pa.c shop. and the iron roof OF 'le "e" ~
sboo IN the rear OF the steam engineering Du''-'''
-.aa hang put in place. over in the Wh''hcy Dhs"
there 3OuNN OF pu'''Hs ara
,,v no;c IN the ground which Mr.. G"ies !et bch1hd
there were a couple OF engines snornhs away III &c,
democratic effort to make up for lost 'ihe' IL VII
takc a lot O. sharp work. however. ana more men
than have so far been put at the tas" 10 'hho aug
app.ecIab.e showing on the new d'y."ON 49, ,as
,r,e oopo.n,cG for It's complexion Tnere are "oi''S
horcvcr .ho, II the dock is completed In time TOT
the mrs, OF the big batt:eshps II VII! be IN ne 10.
n, ,ecord and 1. cannot be done TOO soon 10 sur
tie requirements Of the Department Vi NV ''
interested IN naval matters
CONC -,>,rRAr1oN AND ITS ADVANTAGES.
An oHccr OF prominence. who Is 'horousns
.,,.d 18th Navy Yard matters. in speaking OF
-. rsccr, trouble between the heads OF bureaus anu
I've Dc.a. ,:acnt at Washington relative 10 inc re-
nor. made b. Lieutenant Knapp and the exp'aha'''y
rcpo-ts demanded from local officials. made S"S
u..t.on i day or two ago which seems worthy "