New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
AFFAIRS IN THE NAVY YARD
DEPARTURE OF THE CRUISER CINC1N-
NATI FOR HAMPTON ROADS.

.,cxrr1cANCE OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE
VARIOUS souADRoNs-THE COSTLY HAw-
KINs INCIDENE-oFTTCERs FOR THE
MONITOR TERROR
with everything on board "shipshape and
p,s.ol fashion," the cruiser Cincinnati left the
NAVY Yard yesterday forenoon. and went down
the harbor bound for the rendezvous Of the North
Atlantic Squadron at Hampton Roads. Her de-
,ar,ure was the only piece OF official business OF
,,b,ch the yard was the scene yesterday and
there was mo bell ring and the offices and
.hops were deserted. The Essex remained in the
drvdock waiting for the resumption of opera lions
on her hull tomorrow. and on board the Katah-
din the officers and crew had holiday dinner.
This latter part OF the days celebra ton also
carried out on the Vermont. although the number
of men on board IS somewhat limited just at pres
ent. For the last week however there has been
a rush OF work the steam engineering shops hav
ing been kept going over lime. in one instance UNI
I'll nearly midnight in the work on the Chcagos
engines and the smaller Jobs incidental TO the
presence at the yard OF the Cincinnati and the
Essex.
One Of the cleanest pieces OF work the shops
have turned out is the finishing Of the low
pressure cylinders OF the engines. and
Z. IL expected that this week will see one
OF them in place in the setting-up room ana
the other In the finishing lathe. CHER En-
gineer Farmer has been laid up for week OF
two with illness and the work has been carried GA
under the direction Of Passed Assistant Engineer
Hail. This has been all the more diflcul' o"ihs
10 the absence OF the master machinist' VINO -
taking the vacation imposed by the department
as a result Of the recent board OF investigation
into alleged irregularities. Ii Is pecuHa' A'0'
in connection with this matter that the ois
creoanc,es or. which the decision was based are
alleged TO have occurred several years ago ana
only came 10 light after certain iieh nav 'N
dismissed from the shops.
SIGNIFICANCE OF NAVAL MOVES.
The arrival Of the Cincinnati at Hampton
Roads will complete the fleet with the exception
of the Raleigh which is laid up In consequence VI
the attempt made by her and her companion. the
MONTGOMERY to capture the Cuban hhous'ei
Hawkins which was reported to have gone down
-, tho Long Island coast. There is rumor
oeoa. that the New-York Is to be ordered 10 the
t,nronean station as flagship. but so far 1t lacks
conformation Pending a settlement of that poih''
the Secretary will neither affirm nor deny the re-
nor, that the squadron is TO go 10 the uuI- %
Florida for manoeuvring purposes. Dun '"e'e
IS an impression among the officers 'ha' ''e'e i
something in the report and in THIS co"HeN''o'
tho nractical mobilization Of the eets mas causV"
a ,o-or,en. Rear-Admiral Bunce has all the
vessels of the home station close al hand' ieai
Admiral Beardslee has the vessels on lhe I"Ci'.0
within touch: on the Asiauc station Reai-Au-
..,,ro, Nc%air can communicate with any OF his
ships at short notice. while on the european 80"
,,on the San Francisco. polls and Marble
head are close together, and the same holas gooa
~ the ships In the South Atlantic. Whether there
~ iS po+
Is still an open question but those VINO are l'oN-
ing for fight" are unwilling TO believe that there
.e not something In the wind OF which those ailoat
have no knowledge
THAT EXPENSIVE HAWKINS AFFAIR.
II annears that the Hawkins affair was after
all an expensive one for the Government, -
NAV he remembered that the Raleigh and Mont
or,.r,, uent 10 sea about three weeks ago 10
s,t.rcen, the nlibuster. 1t was expected that me
.,ean,er would go out by way of SANDY HOUR
and The cruisers would have no diHlcui'y Ill
catching her. Instead of helping the cruisers 10
tulfl their mission, she sneaked ont py way %
long Island Sound and went 10 sea around Mo"-
tank Point landing boat Whlch Iepo''e" '''".
the ship had gone down. Since the oePai'N'e Va
the ship the story has been looked on VII" 'o'"N
.r,.o,yinqs and IL has been pointed out that
on,atr vho was so well acquainted win 'hS
movement Of the intercepters. and knew 50 well
how 10 elude them fully equal 10 se , a
boat ashore with the message ntteu 10 ul.e 80 I9
,'.s,,ars fro-, their purpose. In the mean u!he
The Montgomery struck gale ana ioSt nrt ~ as,
Inter and the new one 10 replace II VIII COS
q 50o The Raleigh. in coming oui Oi ~! 49, i
,,,ci ehoal and bent plates and shapes ana
started a leak. An examination OF hei ~, ~ ,s.
showed thai several OF her frames s H,ns taEen
90 n. s.raightened and number or Plates tahrii
off ard rerolled This will cause a loss Oh 49, 49,
two weeks time and an expense OF >Z''Oo, mo -,
81 900 as the cost Of an unsrccesSiu d..eP. ,,h
prevent the departure loI Nu"a "a
aid for the insurgents
COMMANDER FOR THE TERROR
A.. there will be several changes in important
.o,,,oonds within the next few months. making
,oo.rc;as which will have to be filed. the num-
,or % officers available for the command OF the
,,ori,or Terror which is 50 nearly ready for com
,oission is small and the choice mas hol ". w -,
Announced Captain Purreil r M IA nItter oe
sp0ken Of % succeed captain Hiei! 80 ~ or eea
.be Raleigh when the latter oiicti tDui ~ nc
Su,v ie ended in April and 10 also ineht'o'Io. -,
he pogsiblc commander OF the l,IT|., oIr
named in the same co ' h ,ronoted To- cap
t,nnv an Friday next, when Hear-A 20 MIRA =, -.
Carnentcr will be retired. Conmahcsi ~" /,
chances of the Terror. however' or ,G oT The
is said that ne Is slated for the co'''''"'U - VIZ
Oregon. -. ,o.,,,atic turre, gear Of
the Monitor has beer c2hple e,ad ;,tSin short
81 IT, .njs teet is looked forward to win nue.
Where's as IL viii give the authorities, g,"a
oppoTny for qStGr%InlnF pd 5Ss ss moT
10 y. tr no handling Of the turrets. ~ Is re-
p paTsei a. az extremely dsrable to have rhoT
eush o. 'lectrifa taT nat BE- sFI had until
nooepn u Completed -Four Of her turre;s
sre to be- worked BY eecrey ana an
the working Of the system On ,me ''I hn Depart
,au n, Nil Nil not be satisfied until the method Is
tried on a batt,e-ship.
CHIEF INTELLIGENCE VI
CESSOR.
Lieutenant Commander Fred