New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-30
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
RECRUITS COMING IN RAP1DLf-siLhNN"
AS TO PLANS AND OPERATIONS
THE LATEST ORDER.

Yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy YARD E'e's ,"a ~,
In the yard that could within SNORT p''
time be Of any possible service IN case VI -.
was receiving the attention or all inc III.
needed TO be nut In fighting trim. the nero OF WI.
day was tho batte-shp Texas. when LOT Se,e's'
hours was oyerrun from bow 10 stern by h"no'e"s
Of persons who took advantage OF the hoe'ue' ~
visitors day. Work was being pusheu on '"o
Texas's turrcts and ammunition hoists' pu' 'ne
painting had not been begun 49,
The men aboard the Texas say that inc snip
will not he placed in the drydcck. They intimate
that the ship may have heavy work TO do before
she could be put In drydock and taken out again
Tribune reporter had conversation yesterday
with one Of the blue Jackets who was sent down
I'm the Tcxas's hold TO investigate the result OF the
blow the ship received from the uncharted cor"'
reef in the channel on tho Florida coast Inc
sailor said that slight dent was perceptbic on
the boats outer bottom but that the injury WAS
by no means serious enough to need attention III a
drydock. The Texass men say that since they ielt
Ncw-York last they have had more than one PROOF
that the Texas Is not the unucky craft That she
had formed tho reputation OF being. II was OWING
to a series Of circumstances that never could nav"
been predicted in advance that the Texas was not
tied up at Buoy No. I'm Havana Harbor on tues
day. February 10. According to the plans OF Admiral
Scard the Texas 10 have relieved the Maine
at Havana February II. the day preceding the
Maine disaster. But there change In the
orders at the last minute. and the Texas was gent
the Mard 0ras celebration at Galveston. Aboard
the Texas twenty apprentices who had been
assigned to the Maine and who were to be trans
ferred 10 the Maine by the Texas The sailors say
that the change in orders and tho ships escape
from serious damage in the channel show
that she Is lucky shp, whatever ner past
record may have been.
The recruiting officers on tho recevlng-ship Yer
mont broke all records yesterday. out Of 100 APP
plicants for enlistment rs were accepted. The
a mi n
than they were when the hrst call for new men
was issued. and every intelligent young man who
is sound IN body Is row practically sure Of az.
Another change Is coming over the officers in
command I heir customary Willingness TO inpart
Information 10 new%9sp.t men IS nov einpe led
overcome. Lieutenant Ward yesterday acconmo-
dated The newspaper men by having his orderly
would talk mosl aYably about the weather
and such things. bur with rare exceptions they
wer" extremely reicrnt on other topics
Tho yachts and tugboats recently purchased by
the Government are receiving considerable atlen-
ton at The yard now. Yesterday their new names
were announced. OF the yachts the Mayhower VIII
retain her ola name because Of its historical as
socialions. Tho columbia will become The Wasp;
The hermione VII he ne Hawk the Alm NV, WI
BE me Inc E"S apa The , Af ha, will 5 name bet
The names % the Others have been changed. the
SIOUX the FL Toro TO the Algonquin. ihe Winthrop
TO the OsceolI the Il. +. Luckenback 10 the t.
cumseh and the W. a. Luckenback TO the IN
An these prospective members OF the mosquito
Meet III the ward ready Tor the necessary
atoms. The IlermiOne. Hawk. IL in drydock
The lYins ana FL Toro are already in their war
paint, and partly ready for their new work Little
had been done yesterday on the Columbia the
Almy. the Alicia, the Winthrop and the two
Luckcnhachs.
Specifications were received yesterday for tho
armament be placed four OF the yachts
Trey VIII be equipped follows The Alicia. onc
6-pounder rapd-fre gun and two l-pounders; the
columbia. four 6-pounder rap!d-hr, guns on reel
mounts and two 6-millimetre Colts: the Hermit
one two 6-pounder rapid-dre guns on cage stands
and two 6-mmctre colts; The Amy. four A.
FOUNDER rapid-fre guns on reel mounts and two
6-mmetre Colts. The present crews or these
boats will he retained
Captain Miller has issued orders that no persons
Shall he admitted TO the Cob Dock after 3:b y. m
AT o'clock Yesterday morning the tug Nina
lowed the barge Shrk to Fort Lafayette. with
powder boat bearing the Dophins ammunition
The steam-ghter Traffic started yesterday for
Norfolk with cargo OF stores.
Tho officers OF the Austrian ship Donau are OK
peced TO visit the yard to-day. Lieutenant Ward
visited the DOMAIN yesterday the Cndne, car
rying the compliments Of Admiral Bunce
Probably the busiest place In the yard yester-
ftied 'rhe armor- belt being put by
more OF men There was no cessation IN
tho work, three gangs Of men working eight hours
each. keeping up endless din and chatter with
their hammers. The Dolphin was also receiving
her finishing touches. and il was said that she
will be ready leave the ward Monday. The
f. ". Bliss Company is rehti1g the Dophins
torpcdo-tubeS
Admiral Burce has commanded the chiefs OF DE-
partmonts 10 give ont no information about their
plans tho work they have under way This
der scrupulously observed yesterday.