The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-11-18
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
Great Crowds Spent Sunday
Among the War Ships,
TAKING HOTE OF THEIR READINESS
To Respond to Any Sudden Emergency,
and Were Not Backward in Ex.
pressing Pleasure at What
They Saw.

New YORK, Nov. i6.-Thousands Wis.
ited the Brooklyn navy yard Sunday
and admired the great war vessels
that stand ready to defend the honor
OF the American flag in all elimes aud
under all circumstances II was by
lar the most notable Sunday at the
yard for visitors this year, and the off.
GERS commented over the unusual
humber Of men in the throng. Every
evidence Of readiness for active conflict
was'approved by the people. But for
the strict rules OF the navy yard
there would have been cheers for the
big battleships as they lay at anchor.
Once on board the visitors had no hes
itation about expressing their pleas
ure at the way in which the necessary
work has been done to put the vessels
in trim for an immediate call should it
come
Interest seemed chiefly to center
about the Texas, but solely, as far as
could be learned from the conversa.
tion OF the visitors, on account Of the
recent notoriety gained by the un.
lucky fighting machine, by sinking
TRANQUILITY in her dock. As the vessel
lay in the dry dock Sunday the best
possible chance was given TO inspect
her lines and note her proportions.
From the Texas the throng streamed
TO the New York, the Maine, and the
Indiana, which 1t was said were ready
to sail Immediately. II is doubtful il
these magnificent vessels in all their
history have had before, or ever again
will have, greater number of visitors
on quiet Sunday.
No less enthusiasm was shown for
the cruiser Montgomery and the great
monitor Puritan, and the ram Katah
din.
Much curiosity was shown by the
visitors to the dismantled Essex, Chi
cago and Atlanta as to when these
vessels would be ready, like the others
Nothing definite was stated about any
OF these.
Another unfailing object OF inttres
was the torpedo boat Ericsson, whicl
was damaged badly by recent ac
cident in the yard. The broken ant
twisted plates have been removed, ant
as.the vessel now appears she is any
thing but formidable in appearance
1t is said at the yards that th'
repairs are being pushed, ant
speedily will be finished on this a.
well as on all the other engines of pro
lection and destruction now at thei
moorings. Possibly out of regard fol
| Sunday there was no outward evi
jence of work going on in the nav,
yard. For some time a regiment o
mechanics and engineers has beel
rushing the completion OF the change
necessary to put the warships in ordc
to answer possible sudden summons
but tho outward calm did not meal
that work had been entirely dis
continued. Far down in th
Texas an army of men wer
at work all day, remedying the result
OF her latest mishap Others wer
working in the Essex and the Puritan
and for this reason visitors were some
what restrained in their movement
on these vessels. In the machine shor
also, it was noticed as five o'clock al
preached that score or more of me
Suddenly appeared about the lathe
and the steam In the boiler registere
60 pounds on gauge. What thes
men we're to do through the night tn
foreman declined to say, but 1t is likel
Ithey are at work in connection wit
1.-The repairing going ON the Texas.