New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20


business II Is regarded as probable that she
will be sent on a short cruise down the Jersey
coast for gun practice and to try the engines
under their new conditions. and as she Is the
monitor likely to be selected to remain In COM
mission while the others go into temporary re-
tirement, 1t is source Of qualification TO all
hands that she has been made mt for duty, ana
that everything is now "shipshape and Bristol
fashion"
The Maine is at her old place at the seawall'
but is nearly ready for sea- The Indiana Is at
the Cob Dock wall. helpless as far as sea er-
f1ciency Is concerned, as she is sadly in need OF
docking and cleaning. and the need grows greater
as the days go on The big dock is still full OF
water and some Of 1t which has been forced
out through the leaky places in the walls. is
making its appearance through the walls OF
timber dock No 9, the Simpson structure.
which at present holds the yard tug the Nina,
CAPTAIN Bells boat being In the hands Of the
painters and cleaners. This little piece Of reno
walton is the result Of the Grant Day cere-
monies. when the tug used for the trans
portation Of marines and officers Of the yard
and presented anything but an attractive APP
pearance.
Civil Engineer Menocal has recovered from
the illness noted in this column week ago. ana
has resumed his official duties at the head Of the
Department of Yards and Docks.
SUMMER MOVEMENTS OF THE FLEET.
SQUADRON maneuvres will be performed by the
vessels under the command Of Rear-Admira.
Sicard during the summer and fall months.
with Hampton Roads as the base Of operations.
as it is the purpose to have an effective force In
that vicinity ready to proceed to Cuban waters
II required 1t is possible that before the fleet is
assembled 1t may be decided TO retain one swift
vessel such as the New-York or the Brooklyn,
at Hampton Roads. and let the other vessels
cruise along the northern coast. The decision
of the authorities. however. Will be determined
according TO the character Of the development
OF the next few months. The desire Of Rear
Admiral Sicard to engage In manPuvres has
been interfered with by Department orders
sending the vessels to one port or another 10
attend functions He is now authorized TO col
lect his vessels in August at Hampton Roads
What the Department Is particularly ANXIOUS
about is to secure cooperation IN oTills Oh tne
three frst-class and the two second-class battle
ships now in commission. The first-ciass yes
sells of this type are the Iowa, the Incl
ana and the Massachusetts. The battle
ships OF the second class are the Texas
and the Maine The Iowa, which was only
placed in commission last week. has not
of course. had any practice Whatever, ana tne
action of the Department in delaying the ma
npuvres until August Is for the purpose OF ar
fording Captain w. T. Sampson. commanding
the vessel. an opportunity 70 drill her crew anu
get the ship well shaken down. The Idea OF the
department is to get the battle-shps TO man1u-
vre well together and with the cruisers compos-
ing the remainder OF the squadron. beSiaes tie
vessels named the cruisers which Will JOIN IN
the drills will be the Brooklyn, which VIII return
to the United States in July and be mace me
flagship of the North Atlantic squadron IN an
probability the NewYork and the Marblehead
the monitors Terror and Puritan Will also take
part. and the Fern will be used as the dispatch
boat Of the squadron. The NesuVlus' tne Nont
gomery and the Wilmington VIII remain OH the
Florida coast to prevent any flibusterlng expe-
ditons leaving the United States for Cuba
There has been some talk OF the torpedo
tl,n nTnf1
been finally decided 10 permit them to practse
as torpedo-boat fotllla Independent OF the
| other ships of the North Atlantic squadron; IL
may be that later In the fall all OF the SHIPS
| will be collected and that they will then arm
| In squadron formation. II Is expected Una,
| within the next few weeks Rear-Admlrai o'caIo
| will go 10 Washington to talk over the pro-
| gramme TO be followed In the fleet manpuvres
| So far as the authorities have decided the
| manpuvres are to be simply continuation OF
| those conducted by the fleet when II was under
| the command Of Commodore Bunce.
NEW CAP FOR THE NAVY.
| The Department has accepted a design for a
new cap. and the work Of making 1t has been
begun in the clothing shops. The details and
| the orders regarding 1t are as follows:
The cap for all officers shall be Of dark. navy
| inch greater than that at the base. the quarters
less and Of NOR be Sa shqn
inn in front and at the back. The seam around The
|
| stitched on each side The band shall be one and
| a half inches wide, with a welt one eighth Of an
| inch in diameter at the top and bottom The bot
! tom welt shall be one-eighth OF an inch from the
| base OF the cap. bnnd OF ustrous black mohair
braid similar 10 that used for the trimmings Of the
| service coat shall be worn between upper and
| lower wells.
| The vsors shall be Of black patent leather.
| moulded to shape and bound with the same. Those
| for rear admlrals. commodores, captains. com
manders and officers of corresponding relative RANK
| shall be covered with blue cloth and embroidered
| as follows: Rcar-admirals and commodore en-
broidered all around with oak leaves stan officers
| of corresponding relative rank. gold band. one
| half inch wide embroidered all around the edge:
| captains and commanders embroidered along the
front edge with oak leaves: STAFF officer Of
| half inch wide, embroidered along front edge:
| All visors shall be green underneath rounding and
sloping downward, not less than twenty degrees
nor more than thirty degrees from the horizontal.
The inside band shall be OF leather and shall eN-
tend from the base Of the cap TO within one inch
| of the top The sweat lining shall be OF morocco
Four black metal eyeets. two each side, shall
be placed above the bnnd in the quarters for ven,
tation. A smali-sized Navy button shall be placed
on each side beyond the ends OF the visor, the eye
4 Of the button Immediately above the lower welt.