New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
AFFAIRS IN THE NAVY YARD.
,,,,r FLAGSHIP NETWORK TO GO TO SEA
TOMORROW.
ENGINES or THE TEXAs NOT EXACTLY RIGHT
HER TRIAL TRIP TO BE MADE ON TUES


HER TRIAL TRIP TO BE MADE ON TUES
pAY-NorEs ABOUT THE YARD.
=, &c now announced that the New-York Will
Start for Hampton Roads tomorrow. leaving 'he
- ON the forenoon high tide. Her fire mains,
shtch were badly corroded. have been replaced
,sr DYNAMO engines In working order. the gen
.r,l appearance OF wreck which her engine-fooi'
has presented for some time has given place 10 ''e
o-ser and cleanliness which are characteristic Oh
chief Engineer Andrade. and the flagship OF Inc
North Atlantic Squadron was never in better con-
,,,ion than she the present time. There was
8 small party OF visitors entertained by Aahi'r"i
punce yesterday afternoon. and the ships oahd
furnished its usual excellent quality OF music
Y,eu,enant John F. Parker. who injured
-, time ago has so far recovered that he ex-
,ects 10 20 to with his ship, and there VIII be
a draft Of eighty board for distribution
among the other vessels CT the squadron.
m reports made by Captain Glass on the per
s,rmance Of the Texas In the preliminary ulal
,,lps which have been made IN the last week are
IN the main favorable to the vessel She MADE
sneels ranging between sixteen and seventeen ana
n half knots an hour. with revolutions o; Ito ahc
y. AT these speeds Her vibration AT the top speed
was small and she showed herself 10 De gooG
host az manocuvring The chief difficulty with the
tests seemed 10 lie in her engines. and she was
unable 20 perform her allot,er four hours trial
vi,hou; the journals becoming heated This defect
caused considerable delay at first and finally re-
suited IN an abandonment OF the trial She is now
SLATED 70 final trial Tuesday next. and
board az which chief Engineer Ralph Aston Is the
head and members Of the Yard Bureau OF Steam
Engineering are members Is TO 20 on visit OK In
specti0n 20 the enE.ne-room tomorrow. ana VIII
probably accompany the vessel on her run on
tuesday After her trial trip she will go 10 New
bort for hor torrs@D outfit.
That the little t0:.c@C -OOat Gushing Is q good sea
boat was amply demonstrated by the experience
she had on her trip 'r>.a Newport. which ended at
the coal wharf in tie yard on Friday. The little
craft was swept from stem 10 stern by the waves.
but weathered the storm in excellent shape, and
tel MP none tn, worse for her wild chase down
the sound She Nas on board samples OF smokeless
powder from the TORPEDO station at Newport. and
Will sail tomorrow wiki her cargo, which is TO be
-esied in the thrtc,a-irch guns at the Indian
Head proving gsoIr:s. Captain Sampson. head OF
the Bureau OF Orda ance. who has watched the
tests at Newport. says that the chemical results
obtained from the composition have been excellent
g. the six-inch guns. and the indications are that
the powder will give good results REALISTICALLY.
BASED upon this satisfactory work IN the small
weapons the hope is expressed that 1t Will Go
equally well with the guns OF heavier calbre.
The Gushing her way 10 Washington will go
BY way Of the Delaware and Raritan Canal under
che pilotage OF Captain James j. Smith. o, New
brunswick. ana from the Delaware River will go
through the Chesapeake Canal and the Black River
10 her destination.
BOB EVANS As PIICk1 AS E\ Ek.
The friends Of Fighting Bob" Evans. recently
commander Q. the New-York. but now OF the battle
thip Indiana will be panied TO learn that he has
been confined 70 his room in a Philadelphia hotel
for some time, suffering from inhammatory rheu-
rnatism During his absence the Indiana has been
under the command OF Lieutenant Commander
Swift her executive officer. Captain Evans It IS
understood has been urged by his friends 10 re-
Guest his detachment from the ship and TO apply
for tour OF shore duty as they consider II danger
Gus for him 10 go In the present state Of his
health. lie is determined to run the risk. how
ever ard announces that he will be ready for duty
on the 2ls according 10 the present programme. re-
gardless Of consequences.
Another cour. OF inquiry is expected within
shor time This one will look into the question OF
the prevention OF fires In coal bunkers on board
chip. and is due 20 the recent blaze on board the
Cincinnati. at Key West on patrol duty. Ac-
cording 10 the report made by Captain Johnson.
there was no damage caused by the fire. but the
'act hat the magazines had TO be flooded TO pre-
vent an explosion which would have slaughtered
many men and destroyed the ship following 50
closely after the fire IN the bunkers Of the cruiser
olympia while on he. voyage from San Francisco
70 Yokohama, has stirred up the Department and
current report has It that <ul investigation is on
the slate.
1t would appear just If the yard people
hal given up the idea Of any further tests Of the
Names torpedo boats. The little one which has
made 50 many futile efforts TO find out just how
much steam she can carry and how fast she go
sas been tied up at the inner wall Of the Whitney
Basin and is covered with tarpaulins as protec-
ton against the weather No one seems 10 know
weather comes The battie-ship for which the
boats intended is ordered TO TompkinsVille
from Newport and as soon as she arrives there
vii be dispatched South taking some extra am
tie idea that she would come TO the yard for
a. worked.
fact these fXings frozen up In her run TO
ihere should be- changes as the effectiveness Of the
fhip in a winter campaign would be seriously Grip
;sr after an enemy in some OF the winter storms
which sweep over the Atlantic
THE CHICAGO DRYDOCKED
At last work has been begun or the Chicago
She is now resting within the sheltering embrace
{, the timber dock. and her bottom has been
cleaned OF the dirt which had accumulated on II
during OF wharf duty at the Cob Dock
wall She will probably remain in the dock for
some time and before she comes ont her big guns
vii have been removed. Her secondary battery
was taken out by the floating derrick some weeks
ago The work OF removal Will not be COM
jie,ed until after the track IL laid for the
travelling derrick alongside the shore wall OF the
dock In the time. work on her engines In
the mach;ne-shops is going ahead rapidly. and the
rev machinery vii, be ready for the ship before
The latest start the gate at Sands-st
notice OF which given week ago, appears 10
have been made in earnest as there has been no
cessation In the ,ek just ended. and the result
IS that the part Of the yard where the new paths
be lad OUT is a scene OF confusion ana dlrt
while the ragged hole in the wall where the gate
viii be is guarded by a marine: who tramps up ana
down over the sticky soil as II he liked It. Speak
Ing Of marines the changes which have taken place
:. ne corps since Colonel Forney vas assigned 10
duty AT the Portsmouth Yard have been many
and somewhat surprising. The trial OF the colonel
which was fZze as far the attempts 10 break
HIM or bring him into disgrace are concerned
provoked a good deal OF bitter feeling among the
nd
warm defenders among the rank and NE II is
peculiar 10 say the least that the majority OF me
changes 10 other stations have been made from
among the men who were foremost IN oetenulhs
'he Colonel from the charges made against MIN
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