New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

c,-Ss STILL UNsErTLED-YARD WORK
earring CoMPLETIoN-THE SQUAD
DON IT is REPORTED MAY TAKE
Turns IN THE DRYDoCK.
-va, Of the training ship Alliance at the
Ine '.,or trip extending over six months
yau DELAY in sending the Indiana to the
anu Is,and anchorage the two principal
s" ~ interest at the yard for the week.
iN' .u,orce under command Of Captain W. II.
inc orrived in port on Friday morning. and
Nan 80 70 the yard, where she was tied up at
v'". 49, Dock wall She sailed from the yard on
w ,,er q last. and went to Newport. R. l..
w. w.. she took on board more than a hundred
Sne'e nd on December began a cruise in the
49, ~. indies visiting st. Thomas. St Croix and
we ,,oces. returning home by way Of Hampton
49, where she arrived week ago The cruise
r,.bout any special features. no serious
~ illness visited the ship, and the crew
,.,a ,ovs returned to port in excellent health.
r,u he repaired in a few minor points and
80 IN readiness for another trip within
ecrt time .S ,.,,. en-. -.
=. r,,, he ready to Join the fleet by Wednes-
.T =. this week, although there is an opinion
srv 10 this among those officers who have
"".arin,endence of work which is still needed
-. hr battle-ship She was. as usual. the
'" q, attraction for visitors to the yard yes
- and. while the patience OF her officers
"'.". has not been exhausted. they will not
Su = when the time comes to divide atten
". Nth the other ships OF the squadron now
=. anchor down the bay.
r,s monitor Terror. which has been In the tim
- Ark for the last week. will be hoated to-
.,-ow With an extension on her rudder which
=. NV .,,Acted to greatly increase her speed In
...,,rg and give much better control or the
'.,, ,han the short rudder formerly in use. on
49, puritan. the question of the gun mounts
=. till IN allowance and the Pinch rifles In
...,.a for the monitor are gradually settling
49,, ,r+o the pavement on the south side Of the
...,. dock A few minor Jobs in hand on the
...ssr are rapidly apr oachng completion. and
-. ,ha d,snute between the bureaus rea-
~. n the responsibility for putting the guns
.Jsce ,s settled before long. the work will stop
,nsether.
prARTMENT OF YARDS AND DOCKS BUSY
ma department OF yards and docks has Its
hn3s full OF business and two important works
~ nearly finished They are the new Sands-st
M. and the big drydock. The gate has advanced
a far that the stone posts. surmounted by big
hrnze eagles are in place just outside the break
N The yellow boundary wall, and the grazing or
N. approaches Is almost completed. WorKmen
have finished their business with the ouiidinss
which flank the gate within the wall. and the con-
tractors assert that their latest extension OF time
until JuyS6 will be ample for the delivery OF the
work 10 the authorities Of the yard The Dry
DICK Is advanced TO the stage where the sloplhs
sals at the gate are being finished, and the Gals
s,n. which IS being built inside the dock. requires
only few more plates before II will be ready for
floating into place. 1t is expected that the work
an the retaining wall outside the gate Will be be-
run within fortnight and the big dredge VIII ne-
rn s,c,oping away the clay between the outer
bulkhead and the waters Of the Wallahoui Chan-
mel Over in the Whitney Basin the work Of build
Ing the interior wall is well advanced, and al
though II has attracted less attention than the big
tobs which visitors see with less trouble 1t Is OK
treat importance. and its near approach TO COM
petion Is cause OF much satisfaction 10 the yard
officials One Of the most rapidly carried on pieces
Of work IN the yard is the construction Of the new
building. No ll5. which will be completed ahead
Of contract time, unless something happens.
There is report that the vessels OF the feet
are to take turns in the timber dock before be
ginning the summer cruise the docking 10 begin
as soon a. the money carried by the Naval Ap-
preparation bill becomes available for docking
and repairs In the meat time there will be a gen
era overhauling Of the caisson OF the docK'
which is In need Of more ballast and some re-
pairs The dock has been the scene OF conslo-
cradle activity Of late. and as 1t has taken III
vessels ranging in size from the yard tug Mar
keeta to the battle-ship Maine. for all sorts OF
work. II Is fairly entitled to an overhauiing. IL
Is expected that the NewYork will be the first
Of the ships 10 leave the water, and that II VIII
be late In July, II not early in August, before
the squadron will be ready TO begin the evolu-
tons Admiral Bunce was in Washington on
Tuesday and had a discussion with the Secre-
tary over the programme, but it is understood
that the Cuban question was not mentioned.
The Admiral returned to the feet on Wednesday
morning. II is thought that the Admiral Will
transfer his flag from the New-York to the
Maine in case the present flagship is detained
ct the yard for any extended time. as the Maine
will not remain at Key West any longer than -
required for the Amphitrite to take the naval
militia Of the Carolnas out on their summer
weeks cruise.
no COMPLETE CREW FOR THE MASSA-
CHCSETTS.
There has been an attempt to get crew for the
Massachusetts, together and detail has been
forming on the receiving ship Vermont, out as
taere Is some difficulty in getting enough men 10
give the ship her full complement OF 81 there
VIII onl - bout two hundred on board when sho
ses into commission a week from tomorrow at
League Island She will be ready to be turned
over to the Government on the 10TH and Govern
"ent oi,ers 'Dtl use the intervening time In pre-
parins her - her officers and crew. The Depart
ment, II Is said. would not put her into commas
son At this time were it not for the fact that II Is
considered cheaper 10 have her in commission
'nan tied up at a wharf Raising the flag OF the
massachusetts, will cause some changes in the
'ofce OF officers at the yard. as Captain Freder-
Hx Rodgers who has been Captain OF the YARD
Since October 1893 has been assigned 10 her
Ssnmand. He has been relieved by Captain