New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31

TIoN-NAVA NOTES AND "o''i'
.c.irsa,tbe Navy Yard took on a turn oil activity
this week and once more the pu'N "' "''N
walls show signs Of life. The a'IN"i VI ~
chlcoro 81 the yard on Friday WAS 'ne o' "'i -
- o;o,c,nc on the part OF friends and
., =, 10 IN board. and cordial greetings
were the order Of the afternoon Ihose OF inc iohS
,arr, mon whose service limits ma Ho' !p'
exn,rad will be transferred to the RECEIVING snip
-. and later viii join the Amphitrite. The
oe,cors will receive leaves of absence ami at the
-ra,,o,, Of the terms VIII be assigned TO duty on
me- vessels The cruiser presented beautliui
siqht ~ she came up the river ard swung arouhu
the corner of the yard. remnants eXchanse' SD
nails and the salute of eleven guns In honor Oh the
con,mandant of the yard Commodore Scard' was
answered by a salute OF seven guns. II was almost
an hour from the time she made fast until 'Ae
ranCpank was run out. and as soon as the sighal
was given there was combined rush of sailors ana
friends the two parties meeting ana exchanging
congratulations
This week the work of preparing the vessel to 80
out of commission will begin The topnas'S anu
rigging Will ali be taken down ana the stores ana
coal taken out. Before the work is ended she VIII
be completely dsmantled This work wl!I prooao!
deain some officers board until the middle OF
April when they will be detached. A. soon as She
has been put out Of commission she Will be turned
over 70 the tender mercies of Naval CONSTRUCTOR
Fernald and Chief Engineer $. L. =. AyTes ana heF
engines and boilers which are row uhuei wa
struction at the steam engineering SHOPS WI.
placed on board. The Construction huieau "I''
give her a thorough and complete oVerh""'-'7 GO
as she will be in ordinary for about '"o H'"iS' ~
g safe N saw that when she again goes INTO COM
mission she viii be in fine condition III ia'' o''-
ter condition. than she was when 'he ensign was
first hoisted at her jackstafI.
Rumor has been busy with the question as 10
what use would be made of Captain Mahans TAI
en;s One thing is settled. and that Is that n VIII
have two months leave Of 2psence ana current IN
dcations point to his assuming control OF the hu-
reau Of Naval Intelligence when next assigned 10
duty Frederick Singer at present IN charge OF the
bureau has preparatory orders 10 join the cruiser
Cincinnati a, present in Caribbean waters. relieV-
ing Lieutenant Commander James ID. j. kelitY' AT
present her executive officer This VIII ieaVe inc
bureau chefship the disposal of the secretary OF
the Navy and as it is known that Secretary Her
bert is strongly DESTROYS of having Captain Mahan
write a history of the United States naval opera
tons during the Civil War. and as the bureau has
a most complete supply of documents bearing on
that subject. ii seems natural Inference that tho
autho. OF Sea Power will be assigned to that
post.
The dynamite-crulser Vesuyius tied mp az the Cob
Dock wall Yesterday after having had fun with
q wreck off BarneEat. The menace 10 navigation
consisted Of three mass which projected above the
water about twenty miles off shore. and We're evil
IDENTIFY part OF a three-masted schooner which had
gone down with everything standing. The schcon-
er's crosstrees about fifteen feet below the
surface and formed dangerous obstacle to vessels
going up down the coast at night The regulation
service torpedoes were attached to the masts. and
when they finished their work there was nothing
left of the except sDlinters. As that Is the
only wreck Of which definite knowledge was had.
the little vessel crusel slowly up the coast and
is now awaiting orders from the Navy Depart
ment or suggestions from the photographic Once
IT is more than likely however. that before going
out on any further duty she will have a short
,be 1rxSOCl hprf
months has nearly expired and her bottom is sadly
in need of attention.
The regular work at the yard is going ahead at
its usual rate. The Bureau of Equipment reports
that twenty five days will be needed to complete tho
Lancaster. The Ordnance Bureau IS waiting Tor
xhe new guns for her broads;de battery, the port
Ihoes having been enlarged for their reception on
the Maine ninety mine days VIII be needed 10 COM
plete the work of the Equipment Bureau, while for
the Puritan 80 days will be required. and for the
Terror 1877 days The latest report from the battle
ship Indiana is that the Equipment Bureau has %
days work yet to be done before her completion.
The work OF taking off the paint the Names
10-inch guns has been begun, and will be completed
probably before the end Of next week. This paint
was put on while the guns resting in checks
IN order 20 prevent their becoming rusty from eX-
posure TO the weather. the trainingsh!p Alliance.
under command of Commander John Mcgowan. for
merry Of the Portsmouth, arrived at the yard on
Friday and is taking stores and coal She Is
now at the ordnance dock. and soon as her com
pement of men is made up from the receiving snip
and the boys who assigned to her are taken
board. she will start for Newport. She is ex-
pected TO leave the yard early this week and Will
sail from Newport on April 10 for years cruise
abroad.
Although Commander Horace Elmer. OF the ord
nance Bureau. has received no Official information
the subject. it is understood tina; he is to be re-
lieved shortly by Commander Frank Courts, who
was in command of the Vesuvius until relieved by
Lieutenant Commander Harry Knox in August
last. Commander Elmer Will probably have two
months leave OF absence.
The reduction of the appropriation for this year
has compelled the discharge OF fourteen men from
the Bureau Of Yards and Docks This is the sec
ond reduction that has been effected. and CORE
spending reductions in other departments are ex-
pected shortly The foundations for the
crematory and the plate-shop are being laid and
steel framework is beginning to show above the
surface in the open space north of the steam-en-
cheering shops This evidence OF progress is
satisfactory to Captain Asserson. in charge OF
the Civil Engineering Bureau but one thing on
which the Captain is tender Is the hole In the
ground which has been dug by Mr. Gillies The
prospect that in this hole there will some time be
built fine large drydock. Is at present extremely
slim, and Captain Asserson well other Off |
GERS. not at all ungillng 10 express the opn-
ion that Government intervention Will be necessary
before the work is completed.
Although Secretary Herbert has ordered the en-
tire fleet under the command OF Rear-Admiral
Meade 10 visit Central American ports and cruise
along the coast from Colon to Bluefeids. it Is evil
dent that the department has little fear OF real
trouble In that quarter. as Secretary Herbert has
decided that in addition to the San Francisco and
Marblehead. which vessels now compose the Euro
pean Squadron, two other vessels snail be present
at Kiel at the opening OF the Baltic Canal, with
the idea that the squadron although comparatively
small in numbers shall be representative OF Amer |
can skill and shipbuilding With this object IN
view II Is probable that the Columbia or Raleigh |
or the Minneapolis and Cincinnati. will be the two
vessels sent across they typical OF their |
respective classes. while the San Francisco and |
Marb!ehead have no superiors In the classes to |
which they helnnE e.... |