New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE CHICAGO TO GO INTO COMMISSION
ON DECEMBER !.
SOCIAL. sr,sa., ,porr TO opr;N-PREPA RATIoNs
TO TAKE THE TORPEDO BOATS OUT

SOCIAL srAsON ABOUT TO oPEN-PREPARATIoNs
TO TAKE THE TORPEDO BOATS OUT
OF WATER
The arrival Of the Texas the Newark and the
Supplv AT the Navy Yard on Friday maze thet
the most important day Of the week at the sta
ton. although The three ships combined VIII no.
make any great amount Of WORK for the yard
forces The principal JOB Is In connection Win
tie slight accident to the Texas while she was
on her way to the Philadelphia Peace J"pile"
This Involves a new sleeve for TIE starbo@rd
propeiler-shaft Of the battlesnip. The Newark
Is in neel of only little attention. ahd as the
Supply is not to he used again right away she
cuts 10 figure in the repair work
What is practically 4 new vessel OF eighteen
knots speed, batteries OF the latest mode n type
and n vastly Increased general circle ~, VIII be
placed In commission December ], when cap
tain Philip II. Cooper Will, In obedience to orders
just issued by the Department. raise tie ensign
on the Chicago The Chicago and the Atlanta
have been laid up at the yard 10. nearly fo"r
years and in that time work has been Carried
on In a rather dcsultory fashion on both SHIPS
with long periods of idleness between short SEES
sions Of activity The Department has at last
decided that the Chicago will be Of use. and it Is
Atlantic Station to serve as flagship, and her
officers and crew will be ordered to report on
board a. an early date The last sea service OF
the Chicago was flagship of the European
Station. and she came home under command OF
Captain Alfred T. Mahan. who has since re
signed from the service to devote his time to
writing naval subjects.
The Atlanta Is still a long way from compile
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before the first Of The new year.
Commander Charles S. Sperry has given up
his station as head Of the equipment depart
meut in the ward to Commander John p Mer-
rel. who was taken from the Naval Academy
and assigned to the command Of the Scpio, but
did nCt get to sen on that boat. Commander
Sperry goes 70 Mare Island where h Will as
sumo command Of the Punboat Yorktown. Inc
ship has been completely overhauled and re-
paired Will be ready for sea In December, anu
will not require the attention Of Navy faro
people for at least a couple Of years, unless III
case Of accident. 1t is expected that the YORK
town will be sent TO Hawaii to relieve the Ben
nington as the latter Is in need OF docking anu
cleaning.
There is Just little disappointment at the
ward over the fact that the san Francisco -
to be overhaulsd and rehtted at the NorfoiN
ward When the San Francisco Salied lot 'HN
European Station on her last trip away from
home waters she had just come from the hanIs
OF the Brooklyn yard forces am ~ - tious -
that II would have been A graceful tnlne "
send her here again. In her absence IN toreieh
waters she has flown the flags or hea eau -ia
r,itals Selfridge and Howell, and last suihille,
serN ed as flagship Of the mosquito heet. aho
later on did blockade duty. 1t VIII require o.
least three months 70 fit the graceful cruiser
for another three years trip.
| cta has made toward
son at the yard. ana announcements are OUT
for tho series of darces TO be given In the court
/ marital room, in Building No :. The dances
| will be given fOrtnightly, on Friday afternoons
Of guests living in Manhattan. a tug Will be
| sent from East Twenty third-st. TO the yard at
! $3.50 on the afternoons of the dances return T.
! ing al 6 O'Clock T. F. Hicks. Paymaster, is
| secretary and Passed Assistant Engineer George
r. Salisbury treasurer. Of the coi"n,lttee Lawn
| the dances in charge. 1t is expected lhdl the
dances usually given on alternate Monuay az. !,
| Moons on Doard the Vermont will be resumed
| mis- season. Last winters series was inter,
rrpted twice, once by death, ana tne seSonu
time when the last dance was called OH u!
the blowing up OF he Maine .-,.o. o,,. ~,
The. Il, ating drydock has been taken OUT VI
M 3 Dock and will be ready for its trip south
| in a couple of weeks. The dock VIII pc oc-
! cupiei by the Texas until her repairs are coi'-
| peted, which will take ABOUT "eeh. A. .or
| Preparations are being made 70 'ahe ,ne ".
! nedo. boats out OF the water, and an engine ai:u
| winch have been stationed at the heau VI t,1e
| launching ways steam being suppueu ny q pr
| running from the plate shop building. Hauilis
! ont the boats will be begun soor as there Is
! a place ready to receive them , -.
| 1 number Of the yard officers attended tns
| dinner of the Society Of Naval Archtects anu
Wart,o Engineers at Delmonico's on FRIDAY
| evening and accompanied the society on us Trip
| 10 the Bethlehem Iron Works YESTERDAY. ne" 81 {
| we're about one hundred and htty guests Vi 'i'e
| company on the train
|