New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
lively WEEK AT THE NORTH AT
LANTIC STATION.
-, ,rpurAyAL IN THE BUREAUS OF coNsTRUc
TON AND REPAIRS AND CIVIL ENGINEER
,No-NoTEs ABOUT THE SHIPS

,xoHNorEs ABOUT THE SHIPS
NAVAL NEWS OF INTEREST.
m. of the nveliest weeks the Brooklyn yard has
- Tor acme time came to an end yesterday and
s.-.I matters Of Importance are still unsettled
-. "shakcup' In the Construction and Civil En-
.n.er,ng bureaus caused lot OF speculation. tho
go, Of Inquiry In session on the Vermont rela-
,,v. 10 irregular handling OF the money OF enlisted
80, has stirred up another hornets nest. and ali
w. ~. Government reservation there has been an
~, ~ suppressed excitement better fitted to the
Avs Of war than to these piping times OF peace
r.nd,nr their departure for the yard at Norfolk
N.v.l Constructor Fernald and Civil Engineer
.,..rson are rushing the work they have In charge
"a nlacinG their official and domestic anars In
.onsr condition for transfer. the former 10 their
.,,cs.sors and the latter to their new homes
tn. resignatons Of shipntters reported IN The
rr,hune have loft vacant places which must be
en.a and Secretary Herbert has ordered Board
=, examination. with Captain Sias Casey OF the
v.,mont at its head. to meet on July q, and put
.,a.,.. for tho places to the Civil Service test
rs,. raises the question as to what. II anything
-.v.n4s the men who resigned rather than accept
I. dlarating from coming up for examination again
and obtaining their old places beyond the reach OF
. second attempt at reduction They are certainly
.ufncienty familiar with the details OF the work to
have a great advantage over outsiders, and other
,h,nes being equal their Navy Yard experience
-ouId place their opponents under heavy handi-
cap -. ,....,.
In connection with this result OF Lieutenant
xnapp's investigation into labor anairs IN the
brooklyn yard, 1t is interesting to note that Secre
tarv Herbert has decided to go through otner yarus
and find out everything relative to the enforcement
=, the rules governing the employment promo
ton and retention of the civil employees 1t Is SAID
that reports received at the Department from TWO
Ar three stations show that the rules are not oei"s
,roperly carried out. either on account OF miscoh
Aynn
II Is 10 ascertain the actual reason that the oecre
,srv has decided to have the investigations maze
According to the report. Lieutenant Knapp VIII De
directed visit least two stations ana report 10
The Secretary the result OF his inquiries. Inc s'a
inns 10 which Lieutenant Knapp will 90 are not
r,.ntioned All that Is said on the subject Is tha'
\. will first proceed North. This Is taken TO mean
.ther the Portsmouth or the Boston yard
francis T. Bowles. who is to succeed Frank L.
rernald as Naval Constructor at the brooklyn
yard Is a young and vigorous officer' VINO en'ereu
the Construction Corps only twelve years ago.
bang the first officer In that corps to pass through
the Naval Academy and secure the advantages Vi
a technical education abroad. He has made re-
markable record in the last nine years at the NOT
folk Navy Yard. which was situated IN a iocahty
destitute OF skilled labor when he went there. IN
mite OF these difficulties and the disadvantages Oh
youth he has succeeded in building the oat'ie-snlp
Texas and the cruiser Raleigh, anu ia'e"is o
yard to a high rank.
WORK ON THE SHIPS
In accordance with instructions from washington
work on the Cincinnati has been rushed TO such an
.x,.r, thar the trim little cruiser Swift and
Ready" will be ready for sea by the END OF th's
week. Tho task Of 30 arranging her ventliatlns ap-
paratus and blowers that her nremen ana eoai
handlers can work with slight degree OF eomior.
has been one which required considerable skill aho
p,enty of patience. but now that 1t is nearly nm
eneCtlVe-
ness Of the vessel we'll as the comfort OF her
crew will be largely increased
That the Maine Is almost ready for commission Is
shown by the fact that finishing touches OF paint
are being put on her superstructure Her ten-nch
runs have been trained TO starboard IN order 10
S.i her over and paint her port side to the water
Ina and the filters on inside work will be through
with their Jobs in short time
Tns NTH and last of the big plates for the for-
ward turret Of the monitor Puritan has been lanoeo
slongsde it's companions This Is the plate win
ne two portfolios through which the twelve-inch
suns vill stick out their long steel muzzles and
The Construction Bureau will begin the work OF
huildtnR tho turret some time this week. Inc
sound Of caulkers mallets rang through the yaro
yesterday, tho mon being at work on the WOODEN
pasnking which Is put on over the monitors steer
protective deck. 1t Is expected that she VIII Dc
49,, ~ Tia atone dock BY September, although there
NAV Be some delay for her guns. only two OF which
ere in the yard
The Puritans smaller sister. the Terror. Is prac-
tcay ready for business the chief work to be Done
On her being her interior electrical fittings and some
ANAL changes In the ammunition hosts In her
turrets.
On hoard the Lancaster the work OF fitting her
out as a gunnery training ship is going ahead rap
idly, and she will report for duty at the appointed
time The Essex Is still In the yard. but Is ex-
pected to 60 to Newport soon
COMING SQUADRON MANOEUvREs.
The first formal orders In the programme OF
squadron evolutions for the North Atlantic meet
have been issued by Secretary Herbert The oroerS
direct that the vessels OF the squadron shall as
semble at New-York August /. and that they
shall then begin a cruise extending TO the coast OF
Maine Afterward the feet will make s0utherly
trip and wind up at Hampton Roads prooaoiy
about the end Of october. While cruising inc
squadron il TO carry out a programme OF meet e~-
src,ses which is now being drawn up by Admiral
Bunce and will be submitted to Secretary Herbert
for Approval The fleet August will consis, OF
the Nev-York as flagship, the Minneapolis. Column
bia Montgomery, Cincinnati. Raleigh ana Amphi-
trte. 1t may be that about this time tho Auanta
win come North. In that case. one OF the ships
named would likely go South to relieve her ta ,s
the neet will be Increased by the addion OF tno
Maine and Texas which are expected 70 De p pun IN
Ss1v ,Ssaue sapy Admrsi Bunce win carry
simple manoeuvTes while cruising along the Nort i,
soopers,e with the authorities War College
h the solution of this years war prooiem, Ptepa.s
By Captain Taylor. In September ana Octooel 'he
principal proposed manoeuvres VIII De executed
. TO PUT THE MONITORS TO GOOD USE
The Ajax and I.ehigh may become targets for the
navvs sun, Lieutenant Scheutze. aid to Assistant
Secretary McAdoo. has gone to Norfolk to inspect
the two monitors. The purpose Is to learn II the
old bulls are in fit condition to be towed to League
Island. which would mean sea voyage oo - -
the James River the hqs have ar oeen be Sn IN
shape without much expense they WIN fo De SEM n
advisable the novel proposition has been advanced
10 tnrn them over "a admiral Buncc let him tow