New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
AFFAIRS Ar-THE NAVY YARD
SHIPMENTS OF PROJECr1LEs FOR THE
SQUADRON, rHE WEEKS PRINCE
PAU ACTIVITY.
~.sv oyr1cEHs HAvB THEIR uNExPiRSD
LEAVES OF ABsENvp REVOKED AND ARE
ORDERED TO Active rUTY-woRX ON
-.- ~, mock GOING on Az

THE BIG DOCK GoENo ON AT
A sAr1sFAcYx,FaY RATE
,,,,..,.ar NAV be the oph,ofe OF the FeSen'
.u,.,s ., thu foreign affairs, Of the Nation o"e
ching !, TO be placed to the erean Oh inc "N'
scare which has taken up so ihucn sp"0e - 49,
daily press and that IS dist pct aoN AM :"
activity of naval life and a ra tslhs oi 'i'
go Tor the officers as yell as the men VINO
nm the ships. War times IN inc -1> -,
q complete breaking away from tfhe r"'es ,,
prided the current OF affairs wnen pe'.e NV
away and even preparations to'J poSsi''' ""-
which have been plainly 50 be teen On e'e.'
hand. have tended IN no snaeH OFSi@e ~
On. men who will have much Of the lighting 10
80, .ha,, besds NE and their shoulders
back and walk with a step Wh's" ia" " PNe
ctous swing 10 every stride
THE activity at the vald in>the last week mas
,.sn confined mainly 10 shipments OF proJectiles
~ For, Wadsworth for transmission to the meet
that tho shins OF the squadron should De shl'
az n,,o;ecti,es IS not TO be wondered az ior 'hes
have been on missions Of peace ever since tieS
were built. with few exceptions, ana 'hete ""'
no particular reason for their peihe ioaoeu up
with full supply Of heavy shells bu' the i"o'
that the Government has been caus'h' i'app'"s'
and that In order TO make up the1 ueioi''
rush orders should have been sent t0 'he oiiiei
~nt Arms OF manufacturers the shps remain
ING short meanwhile. has caused not n''ie uii
favorable comment in circles where ssuch MAJ
tars are closely watched. Shot and smell are dr.
,icles not easily destroyed. especially wneh 'nes
remain idle and the point has oeen naue l""'
It would have been much better f% the Wv
erner1nt to have lost the interest on the money
,nysted in liberal supply ana hao '"ein ."
h,na ,ba, % have a possibility of immediate
4I.ae cor q
wait for further supplies. In this one thihg' II
o o,bsr tho present excitement is likely 10
b.v. a good effect and future complications VIII
No. h. made. doubl1- hard meet by the Knowl-
edge that materials Cor .he forceful prosecu'io"
of a question OF right ara lacking.
The ward is practically stripped Of Its supplies
Mt present as far as ammunition IS coHoeineu'
hui more are coming forUird. and 1t is not De-
uevea that any sea battles will be lost in conse-
ousnce OF the flee; rot having enough cold steer
20 throw from its big and little gums
OFFICERS RECEIVE SHORT NOTICE
Short rotise was given to some of the officers
attached 10 the departments al the yaru III Tue
matter OF orders for immediate duty. The or
ders for the week include number OF cases
where "unexpired leave revoked has peeh
added to the detail for duty. and when the
N,,antoron,oh goes into commission on Thurs
Sav NEXT a number OF familiar faces around the
ward will be on board the monitor Inc Doipn5H'
which is 10 go into commission on March "a
will have some more Of the present once ioice
on board although the fun detail mas not YET
been published. Commander W. H. Lyon VIII De
tn cha ~ ..,., Aoi,,
IN CONDITION to axe any part in trouble which
NAV grow oct of the present condition OF al
fairs is regarded at the yard as the rahKest
sorr of nonsense. Both ships are niue more
tina, hulks The boilers ana one or the engines
OF the former are still nthe shops OF the steam
ongineering department., and the cons1ruc'ioi
,eople have a lot Of work to do before the oe-
inarsroents OF equipment. and ordnance can do
=. Tbs enlistment Of men is still going on, and
drills are regular feature Of the Cob Dock daily
roeramme. There is great need at present
:, machinists and engine-room men, althougn
50 far extra Inducements nave oeeii ote. ~
"a encoura se enlistments in that branch or the
,arHics The proposed fitting out OF the MIN
neapolis Columbia and other ships VIII call Tor
q large number Of men, and there is SIN plenty
of room in the Navy for men who wish TO enter
the service.
A straw which goes'to show that the Govern
ucnr is not blind 10 The possibilities OF trouble
is the fact that orders have been received that
no use shall I've made of the stone dock ana
timber dock No. . at the yard until further
orders. This means that in case or emergency
the docks are to be ready for instant use. The
stone dock is capable OF receiving any or the
smaller vessels of the fleet while the Newt ORR.
the Columbia, the Minneapolis and vessels 90
their class can be accommodated in the old
Simpson dock This dock, although showing
signs Of weakness in spots, is regarded as Delhe
good for many more years or service Win d
On the big dock work is going ahead at
satisfactory rate and Naval Constructor Bowles
has strong hopes that April l Will see the 1op
u repairing il completed Specifications have
been made out and bids invited for removing
the coffer-dam which was built to keep water
away from the broken apron. and this work
should not take more than three weeks. There
Is a large quantity or mud 10 be removed. and
the rows OF pil;ng will have 70 lie sawed Off on
q level with the bottom OF the channel, as 1t Is
held that pulling the piles out would leave holes
which would have an extremely bad effect on
the stability OF the underwater portion of the
work which has been COMPLETED This will
make business for divers and II is figured that
the total expense will b. not less than $4,000
for the removal of the structure Some small
springs have made themselves felt in the in
terror of the dock, but it t. expected that they
can be controlled without trouble. and that they
will In way interfere with its usefulness
safety.
CHANCES OF THE WEEK
Among the chances Of the week affecting the
officers and ships of The station are the fol-
lowing;
d @ ORDERED S
nection with Tie BOARD Of Inspection Tnexplred
lieutenant j. T Smith. detached from the Navy
Past Assistant Engin ser + c: Beg detached from
Iarse anG IN with Ap the 10
and on March 10 ordered to the Katahdin
Naval Cadet A. u Mccarthy, detached from the
Marbehead and ordered 10 the Massachusetts.
Naval Cadet ID. h Theleen, detached from the
Marbchead and ordered the Massachusetts,
Lieutenant A. NJ Bcecher, ordered 10 Torpedo
Station. March J. temporary duty. Detached April
u and ordered TO works of Bliss &c Co. Brooklyn,
temporary ordnance duty. Detached May ! and
ordered 10 Bureau Of Ordnance Urexpired leave
revoked.
Civil Engineer F. c. Prindle. detached from the
NaYy Yard. New-York. and granted three months
sick leave.
Gunner T; ~ Johnston detached from the Coiam-
bia and ordered to the torpedo station.
Past Assistant Paymastcr Il. w. Reynolds de-
tachcd from New York Navy Yard March IL.
ordered home and be ready FOR orders the Mont
Gomery.
Past Assistant Engineer c. II. Matthews, detached
frnr he NaNv I'd y. Xnr md