New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
4 NEW NAVAL ACADEMY.
BUILDINGS AT ANNAPOLIS TO BE EN-
TIRELY RECONSTRUCTED
FEATURES OF ERNEST FLACG'S ELABORATE

nIaced nv q handsome structure, which Will be
harmonious in STYLE. artistic in its details and
in every way superior to the present Duiiui"sS
which were begun in 1N4j and to which small
additions have been made from time to time
since then.
The rehabilitation" said Ernest Flagg. whose
plans for the new buildings have been adopted
lis due to the efforts of Captain Philip ii.
Cooper the superintendent Of the INSTITUTION.
From the tire of his installation he has been
untirng in his efforts to secure the necessary
action Of Cougrcss
In 1890 n commission appointed by the
Secretary Of the Navy to examine and report
upon the condition of the Academy. This com
mission consisted Of Admiral f.. o. Matthews,
Captain p II. Cooper, Lieutenant-Co Commander
T.. H. G. Lentze. Licutenant-C Commander a.
Ross and Surgeon W r. Du Bose. and their re-
port spoke If the present buildings. with few ex-
ccptions as in bad condition. not warranting
the expensive repairs which would be required
to render them safe and seryiceable.
The pl.ns Of Ernest Flagg involved an esti-
mated expenditure Of about SG"""@ which
was more than Congress was willing to appro-
pirate at that time. go nothing done until
this year when 81 Vor"D Mas set apart by
Congress To- begin the work.
Tho buildings 10 hc Undertaken first are the
armory. the hoathpuse and the powcr-house.
The Academy occupies thrc" pieces II ground
living to the north 81 the town. they are all on
,hr Severn River The original plot. the one
where the principal buildings stand is in the
form r an irrcsulaf triangle AMI contains
about seventy acres; it has frontage on the
bay which lies 10 tn east II it II about sixteen
hundred feet. and a frontage on the Severn
- Ii.b h.., ~
about three thousand feet. I, IS separated from
tho city hv a wall
The new plan nt"mplnt-s IA" gradual dciuoli-
tion II an but $50 IF tho old buildings. When
70 s. fully carried out tho buill.ngs Will be dis
posed IN thru. Group located respectively to the
east. n"-t and south II Tie campus. leaving the
fourth side open to TN, river.
Tho first - ihcs" groups consists Of the
dots quarters. the armory and the hoathouse.
IN" cadets quarters will stand on the site Of
the present -uporint,pdcnts house. which is the
finest site on thu grounds. commanding mag
niA.euf yirw Of thu bay. This Nill he the larg
"st ard most important building. Its greatest
length is six hundred feet and its greatest width
is four hundred feet. II will afford accommodate
r"n for iiV" hundred cadets. There will be- 30
suites Tor two men each. Every cadet will have
his o~n bedroom. and the sttinE-rcom or study
Nlu serve Tor two.
Great attention will b, pad to ventilation:
thor" "ill hc through nj a constant supply OF
frrsh air day AMI night Ea n suite will also
haze shower bath. The building viii nclose
three courts. the central one OF which viii pre-
code the main entrance from the campus The
courtyard Goo feet 10y 80 fccU. inclosed on three
sides 10y thu building itscU will Ice separated
from the campus on the fourth side 10y "A screen
- masonry with monumental gates.
All the rooms will have views either Of the
Severn River. IN" bay tho campus
The main mass Of the building will run north
and south. It VIII be- about eighty feet wide and
six hundred feet long. From the main building
two Wings will project To the west each forming
\ hollow square incosing one OF the lesser
courtyards one hundred feet square The an
giles are to be- strengthened by payilions project
Ing slightly from the general mass and carried
a little above it. The west side Of the building
viii stand the level Of the campus but the
castorly side. which oycrooks the bay and the
parade grounds. viii stand a masonry ter
race about eighteen feet high to overcome the
difference in grade between the campus and
parade ground. for the parade ground. being OF
made land. is below the level OF the campus on
this side there viii hc central projecting mass
which Is the dominating feature Of the building.
II contains the grand staircase. and on the
ground floor the guardroom. or sale darmes."
"A large apartment vaultcd in masonry and in
tended to be used the Memorial Hall, where
flags. trophies. statuary and other kindred OBJ
jccts Of which the Academy has such an album
dant store. to be kept. Above this hail. and
corresponding to ii In size. will be- the dining
room to accommodate five hundred at table The
kitchens will be on the top floor