New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08


had dropped overheard from the holes made In
the wall for the reception Of the ends Of the dam.
Nothing more can be done until the material
arrives and another instance Of good work at
the yard all tangled up by official red tape ID
made plain.
PRAISE FOR CAPTAIN SIGSBEE.
The report OF the board which investigated the
collision of the Maine with float July
80 was approved on August by Acting Secre-
tary Roosevelt. who also sent a complimentary
letter 10 the Names commander, captain Charles
D. Sigsbee, which says:
THE Department congratuates you upon the
promptness and correctness with which you
solved the problem as to which Of the alternative
courses you should pursue in the critical situa-
ton in which, without fault of your own. you
found yourself upon the occasion referred 10. The
readiness with which you met the needs OF the
occasion shows that you possess those qualities
which are called for in every great crisis. You
have reflected credit upon yourself and upon the
service 10 which you belong
TO DRILL OFF HAMPTON ROADS.
It is proposed by the Department to so change
the itinerary of the North Atlantic Squadron that
it will assemble at Hampton Roads and drill OF
that harbor for several weeks before the close
Of the summer Upon the arrival Of the vessels
ing Secretary to go that point. board the nag
ship and proceed with the remainder OK
the squadron. Mr. Roosevelt will then be able
TO personally explain to Rear Admiral Sicard
the manpuvres he desires the ships TO execute.
Mr.. Roosevelt has no intention Of interfering
with Rear-Admral Sicard's plans but he has
WELT defined notions of the exercises that should
be attempted and he wants TO find out how wen
the ships can execute them .
4 ip1ha Wh
will have command of the torpedo-boat fotilla,
when it is formed Lieutenant y. K Usher. com.
handing the torpedo-boat Ericsson, and Lieu
tenant J. c. Fremont are TO report 10 the navy
Department tomorrow for the purpose OF dis
cussing the programme to be followed oy the
hota in its proposed exercises Al present
only the Ericsson Porter ana Cushlng are ~
commission. but this force Will be supplemented
by the Foote which has been preliminary ac-
cepted and which is at the Norfolk Navy faru.
The Foote will be p laced in commission IN :
week or So The Rodgers, which is building AZ
the Columbia Iron Works ought TO be ready loI
her trial within the next few weeks Inc ooa.s
will not Immediately organize the hotlllal Ac,.
ing Secretary Roosevelt desires that they shoulo
engage separately in practice cruises and when
the officers and men have learned 10 hanu's
them they will be ordered to proceed TO rem
devious No point has yet been selected 10.
their collection but Mr. Roosevelt has In nina
either New-York Harbor or CHESAPEAKE bay.
The boats will remain north or the NirsnIS
coast until October, when they VIII cruss aD,s
J
Coast They will not cruise In the MISSISSIPPI
River or in any of the interior streams uh'h
next spring. Lov,
The official trial of torpedo boat NO g. KNOWN
as tho Dupont which was TO have been heIu al
Newport r. l.. August H. was again Pos.Poin."
Although a start was made for the second time,
the builders withdrew her. saying that hes
vacuum was too low Torpedo boat NO. ~ az
the Bath Iron Works. and wnch Is 10 y"
christened the Craven, is rapidly nearing eo"'-
pleton.
CHANGES AT THE YARD
Among the Naval changes OF the MeeN
the following affecting this yard ana 'he S"''s
OF the squadron:
r,.u,enapt l. Flynne detached from the N'ai"p'
and ordered TO the Cincinnati. ,.,. tho New.York
Passed Engineer e. A. Carr from u powsr com.
Navy Yard to the Gas Ens'"e ~
pm Ensign F. r. Payne ordered TO Ne~-ioA ''"'
Yard on August 10. - .,oraa "a Navy Yard
Lieutenant j. A. DougherN o'"'
on ienenant s b. w Diehl detached from ,ne O"-
clnnati on August l6. home and grahos,a from
,be Cncinnat ordered home and grantee ,or me
chief Engineer r. A. Aston detacneu w., w. Gin.
Continental Iron Works and ordered 10 ''
cinnat - ,,,.,, attached from the
Detrof on August u.s. ordered home ana s'a"
Ensign F. n Watson appointed watch ana ''''''
ION officer on the Detroit raw.
Chief Engineer l.. }. Allen ordered lrom v,e
York Navy Yard to the Continental TN crea from
Assistant Engineer }. F Marshali Se 'Sivmula by
the New-York Yard ana ordered 10 t"o N''"''
steamer August H. :, l. purd ordered
Passed Assistant Engineer c. r. Dur" o"
TO the New York NAVY Yard ,,,,, from, the
Acting Boatswain H. j. Duny detScneu iavS' WV
x-r,aa,, md ordered "a NewY York Navy taFu.