New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22

ment OF Yards and Docks. where he received his
commission a full civil engineer in the United
States Navy after having performed the duties OF
that office for about a year and half Later he
served at the New London Naval Station. at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard at the League Island Navy
Yard, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and brief terms
al Port Royal. New-York. etc.
His first experience with drydocks began with
the old type of wooden floating sectional docks IN
1872 and has continued from to time for nearly
a quarter OF century. running through balance
floating docks stone docks and timber grading
docks. He has been devoted student Of every
thing relating 10 this field. and the Govern
ment engineer in charge Of the construction OF the
drydock al Norfolk. completed In 1889 Eai'v In
1899 he was called 10 the Navy Department con-
sulting engineer TO the Bureau OF Yards and Docks
after valuable experience in the various public
works OF the Navy During his service at tho
Bureau OF Yards and Docks ne designed the Puget
petent TO judge the best timber drydock ever
built in this country. and the only one that has
combined a concrete ana masonry entrance with a
timber interior. Some Of the distinctive features
was opened 10 service by the Monterey in 1891, and
has twice doched the battle ship Oregon with sue
combination of masonry and concrete entrance
TO a timber interior was adopted By the Buncc
New-Yoik. League island. Norfolk and Port Royal
Of additional land for the location Of a drydock al
the navy reservation at Algers. La, and Mr..
be the argest YET constructed in this county with
rolling caisson at the entrance. and other feat
Congress has yet made no appropriation for It's
S cEI Min ana sizes Is osns rs
With the consruction of heavily afmored battle,
handling heavy armor plates up to forty tons in
ns hcm to any point o. Vessel R dock nnd
placing them just where wanted foc securing in
dSns @ w iGs to Mr. aug End
c"tt. Various projects had been proposed but
Of doing the work easily safely. e\edItiously and
ch.aply and yet be devoid Of in.gTference with
for. TIE purposes of ordinary docking. Nearly all
temporary sTuciures in the G body Of inc dock
Tho present plan Of locomotive Jib crane Of
ns by its own he entire SSs rc% Of ,nc
dock perfectly counterbalsnced and With its
Independent OF the dock structure: was the
he cranes Mor are d n1as led at Ns%
teen successful. and while they have performed
G service for %or9s because "a. o of the
:ho Government. they nave proved TO be Of tho
coEovnr nhc o ou Sc dy dock down an6 10
those of the smallest weight. They arc the largest
Mr IN n was Selected the naval member
Of The Nicnragua Canal Commission Of ls BY
Secretary Of the Navy without solicitation on
J., bs Th: C0m%siqn IN *" the
conpany and reported on It's feasibility; cos, and
IFS rcport were savafey aiacked before ' the In
tcr>,ae and Foreign Commerce Committee Of the
IIous" OF Representatives by officers Of the Canal
Construction COMPANY. and in the canal project in
probable be double that estimated by tho
vcys n: n cost OF about 10000 covering year
and n hnlf OF lime Efforts 10 break The force OF
thc poerd'a ~nrort fonni C-7pr"se deav~d action
on bills 10 aid the canal, authorized second Com
J.. 49,. H. nruroprnted '.6nsn FOR surveys ar" thc
now Commission has asked a further appropriation
OF 10000 to continue tho surveys. wnirh, ="
So r.,l ox.ond ,hrcurh % lcas' n 100 t9Ir
Mr.. Endicot, was moro recently selected BY Sec.
r. any ong as oIe Of the nsen'beis Of the th'cu
c,ntos rpoor rr~-N -
Sians and estimates for the establishment OF q
factory for the manufacturing .. -. ... no., ..r
of war For the last few weeks he hns o~eh ner.
feeling plans for the improvement ~ KY WEE,
nd the Consumption Of a coal!nG station and naval
rendezvous at Tortugas.