New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21

at extreme high water there will be an expanse
Of water Of 100 feet wide within the Enclosure.
and the least depth OF water on the sill at high
tide will be 2S feet
TAKING OUT THE CIuCAGO's MACHINERY.
In the interior OF the cruiser Chicago there is
tange Of machinery and air Of utter wreck
which is belied by the methodcal way in which
the work OF removing her old machinery is being
carried on, under the direction OF Chief Engineer
Farmer and his assistant, Mr. Hall. The
boilers will probably come Of the ship this
week, the floating being used 70 lift them.
EN cry day the yard railroad carries away 10 tho
dump q train load Of iron and steel and brass.
and the litter on the pier IL gradually being 70
cuced In the mean time the work the Chi
cagos new engines is going ahead rapidly. and
the present week will see the cranks connected
to the shafts which were placed and lined up
a few days ago in the setting-up shop. new
wrinkle has been tested In the boiler shop. and
the caulking Of the immense nickel-steel plates
is being done by tool operated by compressed
cir. which hammers away. with about '~"
strokes minute. turning IL the edges 4 the steel
with an ease which mocks the efforts OF the men
who swing the big sedge hammers and direct
the cold chisels Az soon as the vessels Of the
feet are out Of the way the Chicago Viii ~ into
the stone dock. and the Atlanta brought over
from the COB dock wall T. the berth no" occu-
ed by her tig sister Then The WORK 81 tearns
her engine room to pieces VIII begin. ana she
will have an oycrhauling similar 10 that out
lined for the larger ship
one Of tho busiest meh ct the yar1 nowadays
is Captain Francis J. HiggnsOn, who succeeded
Captain Frederick Rogers as captain u the
yard. Considerable extra work has tr on thrown
on him by the detachment Of Lieutenant Albert
G. Dillingham;, who has been scnt - the War
College. and for whom no successor has been APP
pointed Commander Joseph +. Craig. recently
Of the Concord on The Asiastic station. WIN as
sumo the duties Of head Of the Board ~ lnsp"r-
iion at the yard on July !, succeeding Com
nander John f. Merry. who IS now at IN" war
College Lieutenant Yorkc Noel being In charge
o, the work in the mean time.
REAR-ADMIRAL RAMSAY NOT TO GO TO SEA
1t Is now stated on high authority that Rear
Admiral Ramsay will not 60 to sea unless there
should be some Unforeseen development requir
ing it. Secretary Herbert desires him TO remain
as Chief Of the Bureau OF Navigation during the
remainder Of his term Of Office. which Will carry
Admiral Ramsay to within a month Of retire
ment The Secretary considers the Admiral a
most valuable officer for the place he holds. 1t
has been reported that the Admiral would re-
neve Resr-Admira Bunce Rear-Admiral
Beardslee 1t Is now stated positively that there
is no intention the part OF the authorities 10
relieve Admiral Bunce at the present time.
Rear-Admiral Beardslee's tour OF sea duty ex-
pires in August. IT In understood that he de-
sires to be retained in his present billet and has
50 intimatrd to the Department. II ls possible
that his wishes may be disregarded and that he
may be relieved. Admiral Ramsay's applica-
ton for sea duty will be passed over by Score
tary Herbert. Commodore john A. Howell re-
Gently applied for the command Of the Pacific
Station upon the relief of Admiral Beardslee
but he was placed in command of the League
Island Navy Yard. and Will remain there
Secretary Herbert says that the President Is
empowered issue 'Runboat commissions 70
officers whose promotion has been delayed on
account OF the Reed case, which could not be act
ed upon before the adjournment Of Congress.
II has been questioned whether the President
has authority TO I'll vacancies during the recess
of Congress, when they occurred while that body
was in session. Secretary Herbert says however
that the President award "gunboat commis-
sions" 10 officers upon promotion, although the
latter vii! not be entitled to the pay which these
commissions call for; nor Will they be until the
Senate has confirmed their nominations 10 The
Grade which contains the vacancies which they
ternnorarilv fill He also stated that all va
carcies now existing in the line are for the Naval
Academy graduates The importance Of this
nuinion will be appreciated when II Is UNDERSTOOD
that about twenty-five officers and about thirty
cadets are affected. II was the intention OF the
D.,artment had II been decided that the vacan-
nJs., could not be filed. to place a number OF the
,na cadets in the Engineer Corps. ana TO dls-
haroe about nine for whom no vacancies would
have existed