New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
A HEAVIER FLEET THAN EVER BEFORE
AT THIS STATION.
MITCH ACTIVITY IN THE sHops-cHANGEs AND
PRoMoTIoNs-soCIAL AND ATh
LETIC NOTES

With a heavier fleet than ever peloTe "S'e'i
bled at the Navy Yard tied uD at the liiooiihe
places, it Is not to be wondered at thal 'he N
eminent reservation on the water sloe u NO"
inR-aye. is Just at present popular pIace Inv
49,. ,,c,usas the flagship New-York. the battle
slips Massachusetts. Iowa and Texas the us
armored cruiser Brooklyn, the smaller cruiser
Morh,abeao the gunboats Newport and Helena
Tho disnatch-boat Dolphin and the torpeoo-ooa'
tcoote in commission, and the Chicago ana 'Hs
Atlanta ont Of commission, TO say nothH5 VI
the ward tugs, which help to swell the tonnage
To those who have fears as TO the strength VI
the Navy, the sight Of these ships ana 'he
knowledge that there others OF the Nor'h
Atlantic Squadron within easy distance sho"iu
bring a sense Of relief for more torHiudo'e
collection could hardly be got together unless
perhaDs the Indiana and the Maine were put
In place Of the two gunboats the siehl OF ~
many tie warships has attracted q large number
r visitors 20 the ward In the last week. in spite
of the Indictment weather. and there were many
expressions Of disappointment heard !es'eiu"S
when admittance board the BROOKLYN was
refused 10 visitors on account of it being inspec-
tjon dav and therefore busy time lot oiiiCel9
and men. The feet will probably lose the Iowa
to-day or tomorrow. as she Is slated lor iei
0no, accentance trial this week, and Will he
vone for q few days. The Maine, when was
sent IN Port ROYAL to establish gunnery range
for the target practice OF the gunnery students
ON board the Amphitrite. has competed her
work, and will be locked at Port Royal II the
Department carries out its present INTENTION OF
shaving the sill of the Port Royal dock' lhis'
It Is said, will make the dock have depth OF
water over the sill which will permit the dock
ing Of any ship in the Navy.
AS fast as the repairs to the ships are COM
Melted Rear Admiral Scard. in command or the
SQUADRON will send them out to sea for practice
in evolution the idea OF the department. oeihs
20 cultivate the spirit of selfreliance among the
officers by having the ships work out sea prop
lens singly. II is not expected that the squad
ron as a whole will get away from this station
until the middle of next month. when the ships
will go to Hampton Roads. that port being the
base of the winter evolutions. following the
custom Of previous years.
In the shops at the yard there is much activity
especially In the construction department, as
there are small jobs to be done on nearly all
the ships. One Of the most important is the
changing Of the hawse pipes of the brooklyn
This involves the taking out of the capstan en-
zine and its attachments and is a difficult task
1t is made necessary by the extremely heavy
anchors and chains used and the fact that the
present pipes have lead which sometimes
causes kinks in the chains and brings ter
rife strain on the vessel when the anchor is be- |
ing hoisted. The topmasts Of the Dolphin have |
been lowered and the engine-room Is being |
cleaned out Active work on the installa- |
ton of machinery will begin this week. and all |
the parts needed are awaiting transportation to |
the ship from the engineering shops. set Of
spure propellers Of manganese bronze, has been |
made for the Chicago, the Atlanta also has a
and yxt-ha FL he mon Tor
!. ror is receiving its finishing touches
~ PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES.
1oPromotions. changes. social affairs and ath- |
letics have taken up good deal of attention |
In the last week. Captain sias Casey. of the |
New-York, is likely to succeed Commodore |
Howell in command Of the League Island yard
when the latter officer sails to take command Of
the European squadron, 10 succeed Rear-Ad- |
mral 7. o. Selfrdge, jr., and the present slate |
calls for the appointment of Commander F. Z. |
Chadwick who was recently relieved from duty |
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, and Will |
be promoted to the grade of captain in February !
the flagship. The retirement of Commodore |
Rush r. Wallace. recently in command Of the /
Naval Station at Newport, promotes Captain
John c. Watson TO be commodore. Commander |
F. E. Chadwick to be captain, Lieutenant-Com-
mander F. Nj. Wise TO be commander Lieu
tenant Thomas s. Phelps. jr TO be lieutenant
commander, Lieutenant u. CD Marbury John
son to be lieutenant, and Ensign Guy H. Bur-
rage to be lieutenant @. Gu. The retirement Of |
Commander T. L. Tanner, December !, will |
promote ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. V H.
Bleecker Lieutenant Karl Rohrer. Lieutenant
H. CD W. b. Whittlesey and Ensign Victor
Blue. Lieutenant Gustavus G. Hanus who took
the Coast Survey steamer Eagre to Baltimore
for survey duty in Chesapeake Bay, has report
ed for duty on board the Newport. which is to
carry the Board Of Survey to the Nicaragua
Canal. Ensign II. A. Wiley is now in command
of the Eagre.
Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, is to deliver address before the United :
States Naval Institute at the Naval Academy, |
Annapolis, on Friday, November ~, at D. IN. |
The subject Of the address has not been an !
nounced.
reported for duty at the steam engineering de- |
partment.
SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC.
The receptions to be given by the officers Of !
the Vermont will be held alternate Fridays |
throughout the winter, the dates chosen being |
those not devoted to the Navy Yard hops |
which are held in the court-nartial-room, in !
Building No. l.
1'here will be series Of athletic games on |
Thanksgiving morning on the vermont Ath-
letic Grounds, under the control of committee |
consisting OF Muslin and Marble. OF the New
York; Gilpin, Brooklyn: Asserson. Iowa: jack |
son Puritan; Mccarthy, Marblehead. and Father |
Reaney, of the Vermont. The first prize VIII be |
two-thirds Of the sweepstakes In each contest. |
and the second prize One-third o. the sweep |
stakes Entries must be made by SATURDAY |
next and the contests will include 100 yards /
dash one mile 20 as YOU please. standing broad !
Jump running broad Jump. standing high jump |
running high Jump, running hop step and jump. |
putting the shot, throwing the hammer, long |
distance baseball throw. spud race three-legged |
race, sack race. tug of war Ceam Of eight mem. !
boxing -four rounds three minutes. one minute |
interval. and chasing the creased pig. |
The football teams Of the Elizabeth Athletic |
Club and the White Squadron tried conclusions |
At Elizabeth yesterday. and after battling for |
two twenty minute halves neither team could !
score The sailors. however, though much |
smalier and lighter lot = an the EliZabeth!ans.
exceed in playing. and had the ball most Of the !
time in their opponents territory. The taclIling |
and passing of the navy boys were excellent, |
and they showed marked superiority in punt |
ing The first half ended with the ball on Eliza |
beths eight-yard line. At no time in the game |
was the visitors goal in danger. They played |
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