New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
federa,e torpedo-bOa bu, fortunately received only

federate torpedo-boa bu, fortunately received only
After the she served for a time in the North
Atlantic Squadron. and when her days OF useful
ness were over she assigned 70 the duty of
receiving ship for the training squadron was housed
aveF ane sa up ss The So5 R sns occupied SO long
Her ultimate fate is still In doubt, but II is more
will want her for the use of their Naval reserve in
which case she will see service again.
WORK AT THE YARD.
There some signs of life last week the
place where there will by-and-by be gate in the
yard wall opposite Sands-st.. and hole in the
wall. which since been boarded up. shows that
some work Is being done there. The contractors
expect to have their job finished before snow flies.
and much-needed Improvement will have been
a1e, anu tnose wT I'm I'd oG go
would much prefer that the entrance to the yard
rumors that influence was at work to delay the
completion OF the new gate. at least until existing
who had purchased property in sands-st;. would be
able 10 remove their business without the less at
Contractors the various buildings are going
ahead with reasonable speed and the work of
deepening the Wallabout Channel is nearing com
pletion.
The dismantling OF the Atlanta is going ahead
is chance that some o. her officers viii be as
ssn at 70 a ,ns an9 bn Is month 90 30 the DIAM for
the ship being now under consideration at Washing
NAVAL MATTERS OF INTEREST.
The announcement that Captain Robley d. Evans.
better known as Fighting Bob" Evans. the cap
tain OF the New-York will have his application for
the command OF the battle-ship Indiana granted
will be OF pleasure to his many friends.
He will have the honor OF commanding the first
battle-shp OF the Navy. and the largest YES
sci ever constructed for the United States Govern
ment. Some time when Captain Evans first
asked to be transferred II was rumored that his
request would be denied but IT is now settled that
he will be attached to the ship until she is
ready for commission. and then he will be her cap
tain. In naval circles 1t is said that the appoint
ment is due 10 the fact that the President inter
esed himself in the matter. The command of the
New-York has not yet been settled although all
the signs point to the assignment OF Captain Fred
er!ck Rodgers at present the captain OF the Brook
lyn Yard to that ship. The detail OF Captain
Evans to the Indiana has caused buzz OF COM
ment as 1t expected that the command OF the
only battle-ship in commission would be given to a
captain older in the service than Captain Evans.
who is hardly halfway up the list OF captains.
Experiments with liquid fuel will begin at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. under the supervision Of the
Bureau OF Steam Engineering just a
launch for this purpose be secured. Coal is
at present exclusively used fuel in United States
men-of-war. The main objection TO coal is the
length OF time required to start the fires. This OBJ
lection would be done away with by the Uge OF
liquid fuel The turning OF cock to permit
the liquid to flow and the application Of lighted
match are the only operations necessary in using
the latter, and in extremely short time steam
is ready and the ship proceed With
coal, the time consumed amounts TO hours. Liquid
fuel would be especially useful board torpedo
boats. where steam must sometimes be raised IN
great haste in order TO catch a fleeing enemy. A
number o. samples OF liquid fuel have been sub
mitted 10 the bureau for test most OF which have
petroleum as their base. The great difficulty TO be
overcome IN the use Of this material is its storage.
There Is also considerable danger, the case Of
some OF the Oh products. OF explosion and the
WIZ be required to report especially upon the char
acterlStics Of the different materials tested
The expenses OF the Navy for the next fiscal
year Will he much smaller than for the period end
ing June 80 1896. The bureaus Of Construction an
Repair and Steam Engineering have submitted COM
bined estimates for construction and machinery
amount only SS0OGN0 s. 10000 less than was APP
propr1ated for this work for 1896. a portion OF
this sum is to be expended upon proposed battle
ships The remainder viii be used for repairs TO
Ensineer-in-Chic Melville. Chief Of the Bureau OF
Steam Engineering. has completed his estimates fo-
his department for the fiscal year ending June 1897
He has asked that $4,000 be appropriated 10 meet
during thai period. IL addition he has estimated
for 100000 10 complete the new machinery for the
Chicago. $4,000 to pay in part for new machinery
FOR the Atlanta. and 100000 to purchase and put
in place new machinery for the Old Hartford The
last Congress appropriated 100000 70 pay for the
machinery Of the Chicago. but this Is not sufficient.
and additional 10000 will be required The At
lanta Is be supplied with entirely
ch.nery. and II Is estimated by the bureau that az
least $500 600 will be required to meet this Half OF
this amount only will be asked 20 meet the eypendi-
lures In this work during next year This means that
the Chicago and Atlanta will be idle much longeq
than was AZ first expected. and It is now likely\
that years will elapse before both ships are
ready for sea.