New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
AN ENORMOUS RUSH OF VISITORS WORK
Oh THE SHIPS GOING AHEAD RAPIDLY

AN ENORMOUS RUSH OF vIsIToRs-wORK
OF THE SHIPS GOING AHEAD RAPIDLY.
There is a steady and apparently uncndlng rush
II work at the Navy Yard. and the only thing that
equals II IS the steady and unendng rush OF WIS.,
TORS. Yesterday the yard was crowded and the
Visitors who tried to the Cookbook ferry were
80 numerous that they intorfered with the yard
workmen. who were travelling between the ships
and orders were issued that outsiders must go
around tho horn" as the causeway is called.
This meant n walk Of nearly a mile, and as the
road was hot and dusty there were many protests
These were Of no avail however for orders arc
orders nj the Navy Yard. and many footsore pill
grims tramped across Walabout Channel. when
they had expected to ride in n ferryboat
on the ships the usual Saturday scenes were en-
acted. The Texas which will be ready TO cave
the yard by Wednesday. received the lions share
Of attention. and the New-York WAS second favor
lite. This partly because the Massachusetts
was IN Drydock No. g. and no visitors adj
mitted to the ship unless they had business there
new record has been made for the number OF
vessels at the yard The Cob Dock wall on the
river side never before had the array OF fighting
ships presented to tho view OF East River ferry
passengers as this time At the head OF tho line,
nearest the Ordnance Wharf. Is the Texas then the
Rainbow. the Niagara and the Topeka are punched
just ahead Of the Vermont while at the OF the
receiving ship the oregon Is being fitted FOR sea
Around the corner. IN the channel. are tho New
York. a small fleet OF torpedo boats. the Buffalo
and the Soacc. These. with the Massachusetts in
Dry Dock No. 3. two torpedo boats I'm No .. and
third In the stone dock. the Chicago. the Atlanta.
the Iowa. the Indiana the Wampatuck. and a COL
lection OF tugs and launches at the main wall.
make a collection which keeps the average visitor
busy asking questions and the yard officials busy
keeping tabs
At o'clock this morning the drydock Will be
flooded and The Massachusetts, taken out To-mor-
row morning the Indiana Will be loatcd In. and
have an ovcrhaullnF and cleaning. Work on the
Massachusetts will not be finished for at least a
fortnight but the Iowa and the oregon nearly
ready That they will get to Saturday next
leaving the yard on Wednesday THURSDAY The
Tex will get away about the same time.
4 big saviu Of coal IL expected through the
Engineering o. the smoke pipes OF the Oregon. the
Indiana ana the Massachusetts. which are ten feet
higher than when they came into port
No date Is set for the arrival OF the Brooklyn at
the yard but specifications have been made out for
the repairs ncelc on the cruiser. and she will
probably stay at home for some time after she
once gets tied up at the sea wall.
Excavations being made for the foundations
u a building between the crematory and the dry
dock and at several other places in the yard sites
FOR the new buildings have been marked out. All
the shops running full. and the construction
force will be nj work to-day the ships which
being hurried u sea.