New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
.rcAIRS ATTHE NAVY YARD
- CoLrMIIA STARTS FOR HAMPTON
uoADs TO JOIN THE FLEET


,,,x TEXAS TO BE READY FOR SEA DUTY
n, TIE rlRsT OF NEXT MONTH
pKyDocH NO. SOON 10
BE COMPLETED.
,f,.b h,. hull spoless in its clean white paint.
"a oil her tophamper and deck fittings in per-
,... order the Columbia went down the ia!
...era,v noon on her way 70 Hampton Reads.
.s.,e her commando Captain J. III Sands, VIII
~, for duty to Rear-Admiral Bunce. The
If cruiser has had long stay al the yard
s.a IS IN nrst-class condition The smaller
s.htinr ship the Montgomery. went down on
$50 and az the report OF the Court Of In
-. which investigated her recent accident on
~, attempting to get around Governors Island
1~,.,ad IFS labors on THURSDAY. and forwarded
a.. snainss to Washington. and Commander X
. Bradford went ont IN command o. the SNIP
!, &c taken for granted that another coat OF
-..,,.vssh has cen applied. ana that the affair
IN No, 60 much further. The Montgomery mas
IN selected 10 relieve the Raleigh. which Is
so,rs patrol duty off Key West. the Raleigh
ICING 20 Norfolk for repairs Another oihcer
has gone TO sea WITH reports 10 the secretary III
rs,srence to his conduct still over his head ac-
,,on IN the two cases of Lieutenant Commander
.ubbone OF the Columbia. not having been taken
nv the Secretary Nothing Is known as 10 the
ending OF the court in the case of the charge
,ha, the Columbia was trimmed by her boilers.
IN violation Of Naval regulations. ON the charge
cha, the officer used profane language in ad-
drassing Lieutenant Anderson. while officer OF
tho deck Of the Columbia. the finding Of the
cou,, was that the charge was not fully sus-
Gained and the courts recommendation is said
"a have been q mild one. There is a report in
circulation that Lieutenant Anderson is to be
called 10 account for irregularity of manner In
c,lIinc the attention If the authorities t. the
conduct Of Lieutena nj Commander -.llibone on
the occasion which gave rise to the charge.
VESSELS THAT REMAIN AT THE YARD.
The Massachusetts,. the Texas. the Marble
head and the monitors Puritan and Terror are
still al the yard and the Terror is in d9ydock
t,r a cleaning up. All the ships with the eX-
cention of the Texas. viii be ready for sea by
the first of next month. and the unlucky bat
,le-ship will be ready. unless something nap
mons bv the 18th The work Of the Construc-
,,on DEPARTMENT the Texas has been dlnl-
cult lob as every of the bulkheads In the
vessel has been strengthened. and. IN many
cases there was a lot of tearing down and re-
building TO be done before the work could be
occomnlisbed. The engineers have completed
constructors are through with her she Will be
ready 10 start ont on another mission OF de-
s,ruc,ion. The Puritan is not yet entirely
straishtened out in her internal departments
bu, there is little on hand which will cause
DELAY The Terror, when she is ready for busi-
ress will have new engineer Conrad j.
Habighurst her present chief. having sue
cumbed TO his old enemy rheumatic trouble
he laay
m February l. and will go to his home for
treatment He will he succeeded by Chler En-
gineer ]. p Mickey. who has been detached
from inspection duty at Philadelphia ana or
dered 10 the ship.
TIE ERICSSON'S BOILERS TO BE TESTED.
II is announced that the little torpedo boat
Ericsson. which was built al Dubuque. Iowa, and
has been regarded as frst-class marine hoo
doc" will he ready for another test Of nor Doll
era early I'm February. In connection with this
little rut troublesome craft 1t is interesting 10
note that the last transaction in the lawsuit re-
.u,tins from the explosion which occurred on
board her az New-LOndoD in the summer or
1sN has been completed on Friday Of last
xsek a check for 81. 900 drawn by the Iowa Iron
Works the builders Of the vessel. was given TO
the Estates OF David F. Cody and Joseph A.
Hamilton who were victims Of the explosion in
payment Of damages.
The dynamite-thrower Vesuvius. which was
last seen at the yard shortly before being placed
out Of commission early last winter. has not
yet been ordered South. but as she VIII take part
IN Admiral Bunce's blockade Of Charleston, she
will probably go to Key West after that affair Is
over and relieve the Newark. The patrol. as az
present slated. will consist Of the Marblehead.
Dolphin and Vesuvius
DRYDOCK NO. TO BE READY SOON
The big drydock No 8 will be completed &C
cording 10 present figures, much sooner than the
croakers have been willing TO admit. This
structure which will be the largest OF its Kind
on the continent will. il Is now said, be complei-
ed and turned over to the Government on FEB
ruary 10, II not before. The removal or the oid
quay wall. which kept the waters OF the Nall
labout out Of the excavation, has enabled the pis
dredge to clear away the last Of the mud and
earth, and the depth of the sill Of the dock Will
be sufficient, when the 1redgers are through 10
feat the largest vessel owned by the United
States al almost any stage of the tide. In the
mean time the work of putting the drainage
pipes In order has not been allowed to rest, and
final connections with the pumps will be made
this week.
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF THE YARD.
The boys Of the Massachusetts had great
time on Friday night. when they gathered their
friends in a New-York hall and had a goodby
l oance. Captain Rodgers was there and SO were
! captains Casey AMI Higgiasoh and as shore
leave was granted freely as was consistent
With the regulations. the Massachusetts was d
comparatively lonesome ship until well along
'owarS Saturdays daylight Last night the
marines sent their polo team UP to the Clcrinoi.i
q ha a
,he usual Friday afternoon harce W>s given IN
.he court martial room in Building No. (Wltl
ICE cream on the tea ,aplcs>. the week ended III
Shvely fashion far he social end or the
'sfd was concerned.
HISS Jessie Eunice Dean. niece of warren >
,,oung. of Washington ID. G.. was married on
.snuafy IA. In St Pauls Church, Washington
~ henry Bishop SOue. The Rev. Alfred Hard
Il NR perfOrlnod the ~ hich a1lend