New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
EVERY ONE AT A sTANDsTILL OVER THE
REPAIRS TO THE BIG DRYDocK.
TWO PLANS SUGGESTED. But NO MONEY 10 JAIL
Ap1.E-woRK ON THE CHICAGO

rvo PLANS SUGGESTED BUT NO MONEY IS AVAIL
Ap1E-wonx on THE CHICAGO
BEING HURRIED.
,..,,,. connected with the repairing and
,,.c,re IN condition Of the big drydock. the most
important piece Of work penang d. ."e
yard appears to be up in the air. as far as re-
.,,,,. are concerned The Department people are
,,ronc,v IN favor Of building cofferdam 10 IN
-. the .nace within the limits OF the retaih'hs
ali. ~ the dock pump the whole thing OUT anu
49,, rsra,r the damaged apron on dry suriaoe'
rn.n there Is a plan for making the repairs -
means NJ divers without pumping OUT al!
There Is a big difference In the es'i''ia'u
q, the different plans. the latter oeihe
500 600. while the former figures up W
s1no 600 Estimates have been suorh'''eu' o.
- .h.ra "a M money available for the "o'"'
-. .y.r enough to carry out the cheaper p'"'''
,hs engineers must await the action Vi I'm.
Tn the mean time the dock is still IN so"N' o." ~
IN. facilities for taking ships out Oh "a'.i 49,
yara are no better than they were oelV,. -
Government invested almost m'iiion u''"
the dock. no,~c
sP11ING NOT DAMAGED BY DFE
Tho theory that the tops Of the sp""e o..
,or,,rg the cement flooring OF the app
Tho dock were damaged by the opera.'o"s l..
arodo,np machine at work IN the eha
s,out,v combated by Mr. Waish' Oh inc a,,or
,rg Arm which built the DOCK the 80
he,n9 laid to other causes Inc me" !" 49,,
n, tho dredger had their limits careiu''! '
or, and were careful not to go over '"e.'
az their line ended ten feet away iio ~. o,-
.,,,os which has been broken into. his con-
oi spieo w.. sound The water finding Its way
- toward the end of the DOCK Is ca
" -. .he fact that the ground, where II 10
,,ra,v made land, is quicKsaho' anu w.
49,. .,,,olsana extends far out into 'he '""-'
ne, 4, ,s held that 1t was the shiftins Oh 'i'e co.
,h,ch allowed the flooring to SINK anu "''0 N
terially injured the spies uo,,ons
No one seems TO know just wheh op
looking toward placing the doch /"
order Will begin, or what plan VIII DC io.io VIZ,
,,han the work is started. This latter Poii' "n'
~, vov.rnad bv the amount Of the appropriation
80 90 q &c expected that 100000 Will De SCI
aside for the work. 1t is more than hheiS '""' -
oo-er dam will be constructed across 'he e'
trance to the dock.
DOCK NO Q TO BE BUSY.
nh. smaller dock, No. 2. will have re" iuie
Aovs until the big one is repaired anu "'''o"e
tho vessels TO be taken out are the WI
heats Porter and Ericsson. which VIII coi"e w
toeether In a few days. Both OF the III "' .,v
80 .,a attention Of the yard forces' ou' W."
-. =. detained long. The Detroit is TO nave
.,..n,no nreparatory to going out OF coil''i''s
.,on and there is plenty OF work aneau
IN the Chicago work is rushing Inc iounuN
.,or n,ates for the new engines nave ai
q, the ward, and will be put In place soon. Nv
,on,er rnasts are being taken out, ana AT Piese"'
-. 10 tho one ship in the yard which is a h'.e
:. o,,,,,,y The training shp Alliance is near!
...av FOR sea- and will sail for Newport peioie
800 aavs The Puritan still has mont" ~
.,.v At the yard. but when her machihei' 10
80, she uu, 90 to sea for trial trip ana io'
gun practice
A STEEL BARGE TO BE BUILT
A s,ee, barge so feet long by " feet oealll'
80 =, o5o TONS burden. is to be built at the yaru'
49,. hotore her construction is begun II VIII De
r,, "a remove about four thousand TONS
q, granite from the launching -oocK' anu ''''
h,o ,oh The stone was taken from 'le mann
eco vail when the opening for the ne" uiSu
90 n,,I. and forms small mountain OF dresseu
-o,,,o near the water end OF the DOCK 'us'
,rh., will be done with the stone mas ~. wv.
80. IN hu, II has been suggested tnat ID
oeclue ~ u will be available IN conhe. ~,
laise p w. for walls In other parts OF lic
yard. ,. ~. officers as a rule. are
a.. .rrnnathv with Ensign George ~ L, So o.oung
~, racent proceedings relative 10 VI. ss,,,,,ed
woman TO whom he Is engaeeo. Ii n. declines TO
b,e duties on board the mohitoi, Soc and ia
a;scues his recent trip up the ee,rs
oisCuo" - given to his aHdTs.