New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
AFFAIRS AT THE MAYNARD
LITTLE WORK TO BE DONE IN THE YARD
UNTIL AFTER THE PARADE.

SAILORS AND MARINES IN LINE ON GRANT DAY
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Work the ships at the Navy Yard Is confined
70 the minor repairs being made to the little tor
pedo boat No. 6. which came TO the yard
Thursday and has been placed In drydock No 2,
where she will remain for two three days more,
and the placing Of the roller chocks bilge kees
on the battle-sh;p Massachusetts, which is in the
big drydock. The starboard frames for the wings
are in place. With the exception of few rivets
while work on the port side of the big ship has
only progressed far as drilling a few rivet
holes IN the hull OF the ship. The Nassa-
chusetts has more than a month yet TO remain in
the drydOck. II all the estimates correct. and
so will not take part IN the naval parade on April
o. II is expected that the arrival Of the fleet in
home waters will bring lot Of work to the yard
after the parade is over, but until that ceremony
has passed into history affairs at the station will
not attract much attention. The feet will start
from Hampton Roads tomorrow, and with the
flagship New-York in the lead will come TO New
York at a moderate speed. being expected here on
Tuesday afternoon The ships TO be present are
the New York. Columbia. Raleigh, Maine. Texas,
Anphitrite, Terror and Fern the Indiana and
Puritan being already here. This fleet Will rep
rnerce destroyer. gunboat and monitor classes OF
the Navy. and while not as large as II would be
were It not for the need OF keeping vessels near
Key West on account OF the Cuban troubles. will
make a creditable showing.
SAILORS IN THE LAND PARADE.
Although the Massachusetts will be out OF
water on the day OF the parade, she will be
represented by a company Of marines and three
companies Of buejackets in the land parade;
IN addition 20 these there Will be 23J marines
from the barracks and the receiving-ship Ver-
mont the Navy Yard band Of seventeen pieces.
and the Marine Band from Washington. COM
prsing ffty-four men The naval staff ap-
pointed by Rear-Admiral Bunce TO command the
naval forces on land is made up Of Captain
James H. Sands Of the Columbia, chief Of brig
ade: Lieutenant W. T. Fullane. adjutant; Lieu
tenant Phelps, OF the Texas, ordran oihcer'
Lieutenant +. J. Bennett Of the New-YOrk,
quartermaster; Surgeon J. c. Gardner, Of the
Amphtrite. medical officer; Paymaster Little,
field OF the Maine, commissary, and Naval
Cadets w. Z. Gherardi and c. l. Poor alds
Lieutenant Calhoun, OF Rear-AdmiraI Sicards
staff. has charge OF the naval stands 10 De
erected along the line Of march, and as every
stand has already been spoken for, he thinks 1t
may be necessary TO erect more for the accom-
mediation Of expected naval guests.
ADMIRALs TO CHANGE PLACES.
On May l Rear-Adniral scard and Acting
Rear-Admlral Bunce vii exchange places. the
senior officer assuming canmand of the North
Atlantic squadron. while the present chle1 IN
command takes charge Of the Navy Yard. These
changes were determined on after considera-
ton Of the seniority and the length Of time the
officers Of flag rank had been ashore Among
naval officers the assignment Of Rear-Admiral
Miller 20 the place now occupied by Rear-Ad-
miral Beardslee. the command or the racine
squadron is taken to mean that an officer more
;~ cor6 Will ideas
in regard to Hawaiian affairs is to represent the
sea arm Of the Nation in the waters aIec'eu,
and he will join the flagship. the Philadelphla al
honolulu with full instructions from the Secre-
tary Talk about placing the Columbia OUT OF
commission after the first Of May seems 10 nave
been disturbed by the revocation OF recent oIueIs
detachinr officers from that ship. and the latest
information on the subject leads 70 the oeIeI
that the ship will have sufficient crew on poaId
az all times to keep her in good order and READY
for service ct short notice. The Puritan Is not
likely 10 be placed out Of commission, as II is de-
signed 10 use her a schoolship for the IN.
struction Of officers and men in the handling OF
vessels of her type and the Terror is likely 10 fly
her flag for some time yet in the peaceful duty
of keeping an eye out for chance to help the
squadron In making showing.
CAPTAIN CRowNINsHIELDs RECORD.
can,ain Aren't s Crowninshield. who succeeds
Admiral Ramsay as Chief o: the Bureau Of Navi-
cation is a native " New-York, and ap-
nointed TO the Naval Academy from that State in
1850 graduating three years later. His first sea
service was on the steam sloop TcOnderoga, of
the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and he
participated in both attacks on Fort Fisher. He
was on the Hartford. Of the East India squadron,
from 1865 70 1868, and became leutenant-com-
nander in the last named year. He was after
ward attached 70 the Richmond on the European
station 10 the Lackawanna on the Asiatic sta
ton and from 1870 10 1873 he was on ordnance
Cufv al the Washington Navy Yard. He has
held he rank Of captain since July. 1894 and
e.nco Scpterr ber 1895. has been in charge Of the
fattle-snip Maine, OF the North Atlantic squad
ron. CAPTAIN Crowninsheld at one time com
nanded the schoolshp st. Marys, and he was
also a member Of the Naval Advisory Board,
which had an important share in the rebuilding
Of the Navy.
WORK ON NEW VESSELS,
This statement has been issued by Chief Ma
val Constructor Hichborn In regard to condi-
ton Of work on vessels building. Degree Of
completion April /. 1897: Iowa, 81 per cent
Kearsarge "a: Kentucky. % Illinois, 1i4; Ala
hama ,; Wisconsin .; Nashville, ~. Whining
ton. 9S: Helena, IS; gunboats No. 10 @t No. l.
?e: No -. 9S; No 13, SO: No. IA, 90; No. -
so: torpedo-b boats, No. 3. 80 No. t, s.; No: D.
a. No. Z. o; No. s. 711s; No. 0, 0; No. 10, 0; No
IL 0: No - 90: No. IL 1si No II, q; NO H.
o: No 16 o: No. Il. q; No. Is q; submarine tor
uedo-boat 40: steam tug No. ., Samoset 81.
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