New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
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The machinsts OF the Navy have a grievance. BY
into Spar system they have oeen greed
mnchinsts with pay in proportion. According to
the practice OF the Depar .ment. man cannot be
enlisted as chief machinist. but must enter OF
the lower grades ard await promotion. This has
brought about the result that whore person has
ability has attained to The rank OF chief nachirst
ne must If he desires to continue in the naval ser
IN The lower grades. taking his chance OF again
Icing ms ola rating ss CHIEF and losing about so
ceeds in re-enisting at once on the same ship on
loss as he is Immediately rated as chief after be-
lhS re-en.isted in the lower grade but in the more
frequent cases, where he has to remain for months
on a >rccc.ving-ship awaiting assgnmcni his loss
is ns.derabe, and much dissatisfaction results.
Lieutenant Richard r siullgan have been ap-
pointed to conduct the trial of the steamship st.
Which takes place on Wednesday of next week
cape Ann and Cape PorpOise ard WI be Of four
hours duration. The vessel in order to come up
der which she was built viii have to make twenty
KNOTS or upward for each hour. No doubt what
Naval Constructor I@nnard viii be directed to make
me INSPECTION OF the vessels hull in order to as
operation Of four sx-nch guns. On this line there
are the s. LOUIS; NewYork and Paris. and with
the addition of the 81. Paul the company will he
able to carry out its contract with the Government
FOR carrying United States mails, which goes into
effect on october r. From that date these vesse.s
VI! be auxiliary cruisers Of the United States
Secretary Herbert has signed an order transfer
ring The monitor Max to the State of New-Jersey
Tor the use OF the Naval Militia The is now
at the League Island Navy Yard. and she will be
stationed at Camden for the CT the western
division Of the militia
The Navy board on machine guns consisting Of
Lieutenant Mason. Professor Algcr and Ensign
Twning, has competed the trial Of the Colt and
eating guns, and next month will put the Maxim
Nordenfeldt and Accles to similar test. 1t Is ex-
pected that some months VIII eapse before the trial
OF the several types still 10 be submitted is con-
Secretary Herbert.
Aluminium bronze will not be used for cartridge
cases for the Navy small Extensive tests with
this material have just been completed at Newport.
adoption. Each OF the aluminium bronze weighs
157 grains. eight grains less than the brass
While the composite metal did well. Il gave bet
ter results than brass. and the small gain In weight
Is not considered sufficiently advantageous to cause
Its utilization.
The with which steam vessels by OF
the smoke be distinguished at sea has long been
Objectionable feature Of the present system of
forced draught soft coal. and efforts TO reduce
the volume of smoke have had little Naval
the HaWley type Of down-Graueht furnaces at the
Washington Navy Yard The furnace vii, be used
In connection with the ordnance boiler at that place.
and the results will be watched with considerable
for time been giving attention TO the matter
Of down -draught furnaces. and the test OF the Haw
ley type is the beginning Of a number OF trials in
this direction II Is asserted that tho Hawley fur
mace efectuay prevents smoke. 1t has been tried
extensively in St Louis and other cities where IL
has given good results The conditions on board
ship however. radically different from those on
shore and what the furnace Will do for Navy use
cannot be determined by naval engineer officers UNI
III after the completion of the proposed test