New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-22
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
AZ ACTIVE WEEK AT THE HOME STA
TON
THE WHITE SQUADRON EXPECTED TO SAIL TO.
pAY-THE FoRNEY TRIAIe-woRK AT THE


pAY-rnE FoRNEY TRIAI.-woRK AT. THE
YARD-NoTEs OF NAVAL MATTERS
This has been week OF activity at the home sta
tim OF the North Atlantic Squadron. to which the
,rya Of the feet OF evolution. the pacing In COM
,n,ssion OF the secondc.ass battle-ship Maine and
tho continuation of the Forney court-martial al
oon,ribued Admiral Bunce's string of white war
hps has been constant source OF attraction to
,,sI,ors who have gone down TO Staten Island by
thousands and helped swell the fortunes of the
,.scheonbers and boatmen. The latest announce
want relative 10 the movements OF the feet is
hat IL will start this afternoon for Fortress Monroe.
rhere It will be joined by the Texas and Amphi-
,,,,e ard the fall manoeuvres begun. A draft of
,,.nty-nve men from the League Island Yard will
Ne distributed among the ships TO AZ vacancies in
IN. crews The Maine win join the feet soon
orac,lcable and then the squadron. consisting OF
The New-York. Columbia. Minneapolis. Maine.
rsxss Montgomery. Raleigh and Amphitrite will
begin the final and complete programme OF evo.u-
ms This will be the strongest feet ever
.srobed under the American flag.
The presence OF the feet In this harbor has been
blessing 10 Staten Island storekeepers, as large
.o,sds Of the men have had leave and have had
money TO spend Any who knows Jackie
.,ho-e knows what that Work on the
Maine is being pushed to At her for sea, and she
will be ready for business in a short time AZ her
.ox,nes are all ready. although there Is to be
s,.I trial. and her guns in pace the jobs now on
hand are OF a minor nature. the principal one being
cha changing OF her cabin accommodations so as TO
nroviSs for flag officers quarters The Atlanta mas
,.sn nnoored at the coal wharf for the last week,
a,.cbarring her supplies OF fuel and as all her
a.. have been detached and ordered to other
vessels the little cruiser will fly the ensign ony
.hor, time longer. When the flag comes down she
wifi be ,owed over 10 the Cob dock wall. and take
her Mace alongside the Chicago. TO await the ap-
,;,onr,ston by Congress OF the money necessary TO
reft her engine and boiler rooms The null Oh the
sh,n f. in hrst-c.ass condition. and II the same
could be said OF her oohers she "ou'u NC as "'ou'
as
The Forney trial drags its slow length along. en-
pvened by occasional Tits between counsel and the
clearing OF the courtroom for consultation on some
holly contested point. The furniture question was
the last 10 be taken up yesterday, and the fght OF
,he day came over the admission OF press pooK
.onv OF letter alleged TO have been written by the
ra,ora, IN the Brooklyn firm Abraham Straus.
-s,.,,ve - the purchases The manager or the
ero's furniture department had produced the
Isdgers containing the minutes OF the purchase ou'
Nv vre-e not admitted as ne could not swear 10
ANYTHING beyond the fact that they were the ieoser'
q, The firm and as the bookIeeper who mace the
.,,-,as was not at present in the employ OF INC
,o,se and could not be found the testimony was
daemea of no value Captain Charles F. Wiiiams'
now Of the League Island Barracks, had rather
,aulty memory when 1t came to questions OF au-
charity for the purchase OF the furniture "hon ie
.,no,ss vhen under Co.onel Forney's command IN
The BROOKLYN Barracks. and was on the stahd when
The court adjourned for the day The net resui, VI
the .rial SO far is the practical repeu''on VI Wv
,ss.,monv given before the first Court OF inquiry
Iii, rssul,ed in finding nothing for when the
Colonel could be punished. The court VIII not ''iee
sgain until next Wednesday. as Congressman
bartlett OF counsel for the defence, is 10 a''e"1
the Democratic Convention. -,
Lieutenant Thomas " Wood who was 'he P'n,-
,,Di Witness for the prosecution. has reported lor
duty at the Washington barracks anu .'e .sI.a
n. those who have watched the trial is 'h"'' ""''
:, ,s noss,hla that he has hurt the Colonel some
,bo, he has not benefited himself by MS action
with reference 10 the charges against MS o'u 0o'
mander. -ha- n,
The death OF Thomas Walsh. senior MEMBER "a
the firm Of T. & A. Walsh, which has the con" az
Tor epishlnR the new drydock. was marked oy 'ne
-, oos,ing of the flags on the derrlcks used on
TIRE big lob but the work viii not be delayed 10
any great extent on the other improvements worn
,s Going ahead steadily especially in the dredging Vi
the Wallabout channel. the big scoop having 'eae"
81 close 10 the sill Of the timber dock
In the steam engineering shops there il sohe "
,srestlng work going on. The last OF the low pres
.nre cylinders for the Chicago's engines VIII De
cas, n the foundry this week. and the WORK oi
set,ne IN the engines has been begun. two "i ''ie
cylinders being In place and third IN the Dls 'u'n
ing lathe The whole outfit VIII not Dc eoi"pe'
however until Congress appropnates some more
money but as this is confidently expected at '"e
nsY. session no delay in the work is looked TOT
The work on the Improvements at the hospi'a' 20
yoinr on satisfactorily. The new kitchen walls are
being laid. and the back buildings which are 10
contain the library operating room, etc. are rap
idlv nearing completion. The general repairs 10
the main building are advancing rapidly, and II Is
expected that within a few weeks they VIII NC ie"N'
for use and in a fair sanitary condition.
Civil Engineer Franklin c. Prndle has been oe-
,schsd from, the yard and ordered TO Key west on
October Is. Just why this transfer was MADE IL
mol known but there a suspicion that !, Is que e
hnrean dnrine the absence of Chief Engineer Memo
cal ~ took occasion to hurry up some OF the con-
n Sn tbe are obected 70 being had
sufficient strength 10 MAKE ,he niace is no, yet
""0"" NOTES ABOUT THE SHIPS
tn. Armen ram Katahdin has been placed In the
drydock In the Charlestown yaro ana VIII nave ".'
bottom thoroughly cleaned. She VIII be mace ieauy
for her trial trip, which is slated TO De he'o OH
October 3. The dispatch boat Dolphin anu .ne .ae
Nina have gone from the Brooklyn yard to Giouces-
ter Mass 10 Law off the course for the trial Inc
line Will run from Cape Ann TO cape iorpoise a III
il is expected that the new screws with winch tne
craft bas heen lifted will enable her TO make a good
margin over her contract speed OF seventeen A"0'S
an hour. ,,.. IT.. 90.
port OF tho board which examined the vermont anu
the Minnesota to which ship was 10 ,he ,ors
condition reported that the Vermont was OF more
Service than the smaller ship, so sne VIII sta!
where she is and the Naval Militia "a OF h ne ,hs
State has applied TO the Government lot SNIP, tne
Minnesota is 10 be towed TO Boston and put IN use.
The latest rumor in reference 10 inc Lah h en-
which recently went into commission ~ Una. sne
Is to 20 10 the South Atlantic station as te ne.
for the Newark but beyond the admission una. me
ola urfli
Newark naval authorities will not go a ne b',,
srks boilers 1t is said, are in baa fon no, 6e ner
manently attached to the station, hoiohs 'nt paI
Of flagship only until relief e0m In,snon 20 make
her gunnery practice ship Will be carr,sSd , Vu
Secretary Herbert quoted az having rest bene
At to The officers and men of the Lancaster Dy
which II is understood that woSld De Indictment
This rumor is not OF much satsi t,on
70 the on the ship as there are Works are