New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE BIC DRYDOCK NEARLY READY FOR
SERVICE PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD.

SERVICE PLENTY or WORK AHEAD
Work on the cox r dam 90 front Of Drydock 30
has so far advanced that the end s. IN sight and
IN fen days the drelrcrs which are 20 ear out
~" channel fhc entrance WIFI begin tIclr opera
tons. The PackarGe Who have thc contract for
removing the Golfer dam. report ff1' d. a., only
q few of the long spfl@s now sticking go mud g.
front OF the caisson. and that the dreigu, WI o.
qrre only a short time. This is good news to tho
Department. as with the arrival r me Massachu-
sets the Indiana. the oregon and the Iowa at his
port. TIC need ~ the big dock &c. more apparent
than q has been since the Indiana went 10 Halifax
10 Ice taken out 90 the water So cu,atious 20
,he strength o. the dock appear 10 have been set
Tod. as tests which have hocr mad" since the wOrk
began show that IT Is ~ sound and tight as could
be wished. |; may be remembered that this was
the unanimous verdict wien the dock ar-t
opened and the great weight o; the Puritan was
placed the keel books. 1t was thought that
this was as severe a test. owing 10 the small
amount OF space covered 10y he monitor. the
dock would ever be put to. Wh"n the Iowa was
successfully handled in the dock any doubts which
might have remained We're removed. and il was a
severe shock which came when the Massachusetts
had to be hoated in a hurry 10 save her from ser-
Gus damage. owing TO a weakness which was de-
veoyed while she was In tn" dock
II is the general hope that the lime and money
which have been spent In making the repairs
deemed be necessary Wa. not be shown to hav"
been wasted ana that the troubles OF the big dock
have come to an end
The homecoming 81 the ships vii make
NOUS amount o! work at the yard ana cnpcnd-
lures, which have been running about $4,000 Il
mon n ior labor alone. VIII take upward jump
befre they get away again. lac CONSTRUCTION
and Engineering bureaus nave had sight cessa
ton from the rush OF night work and Sunday work
which sending out many auxiliary vessels en-
tailed and orders have been received to begin
that programme again but 1t Is understood ina,
az Increase will be made In the number of men
in tho shops TO r.eet the demand foI pIick work.
The Department Of Yards ana Do Is has "A large
, amount business on hand. The close OF the
war and IN. release OF 50 many ships from active
duty raVe made demands on the storage space or
the Yards and this station Is to have thrc. new
viii DE paiO cut Of the rGrct detence iunG.
and vii cctiyely %j DO 400 COO M go The
largest is three nigh. 20 by % feet and
| n.rDrOOf. This VIII he turntd over 20 the ordnance
bureau Irr tie storage 81 tOfpecOS ana ordnance
store inc go oyl one wi. be lwO stories h'cn. and
"! be- used FOR sails. rigging ana olnsr stores ne
League island yard Mil share WIN the Brooklyn
ward In this activity ana VIII also nave new
Gicrage-hcus".
,,lfiur The holders the yard IL expected by tic
or!Ccis OWN, 80 inc gfca. interest ~ ihe shps OF
Admiral Samuscn's squndrou wlu'h have com" 10
nnrf II. conditions under wnich these passes
may he obtained have been published from Time 10
'lrie by The lribure ana cih,r phpers, ana are
given orce more. In cT."r 10 obtain adnttancc 20
The va-i II Is 'ccrsSarv 20 have n pass. To set
one write 10 Captain George W. sumner, l.. ;. y.
Novy Yard BROOKLYN. asking COR y! II ~ absolute
IL csser al that Il Stamped. f.n-addressed envelope
be inCiosed with the request or u VIII ne ulsI,-
ard others have letters without inclO5ing the
sian:p These applicants should Try agli1 follow,
inc Tho rule given Send a stamped. se.iaddressed
envelope with Il roques: for a pass.