New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
Eton Street (aIatin Place Livingston Street Brookyn

terdav removing the brass tubes for use eise-
where. leaving the shells to be sold
Acrivitv ia the order OF the day in all the
shops and the force Of the construction Depart
ment has been largely increased. loo men nav
ing been added in the last week. and one nun
dred more coming on tomorrow. IN the III
nance department the preparations lot h't1Ls
on, the new vessels OF the auxiliary meet WIN ~,
guns and ammunition leave little tune lot laie
Conversation and in the equipment oePdl 'Illent
The nrohlern Of the interior fittings OF lhe UUd1s
and the NECESSARY electrical connections mas
been solved and is ready for apphcatiOh. Ere"
in the clothing shops and the medical depart
| rnenr here is an air OF preparation and eX-
pectancy. and both are ready ior an! ueI'dIus
that may be made on thenl'
PAINTING THE DOLPHIN BLACK.
A start was made yesterday toward obeying
the order calling for the changing OF the coIor
OF the war vessels and the port bow OF the DOL
phin was ornamented with a large smudge OF
! h,ack paint. which, with its clean white backing
made the painted portion a DARK dTaD cotoI. -
is asserted that this peculiar shade i pre4eldp
1t is almost indistinguisha Die at snort as
tance The torpedo boats VIII retain uT'L
present color. a dark duH green. Dut an me
other vessels Will have new coats or pant
Tho DOLPHIN which is being fitted FOR sea win
all possible speed. shifted from the coal
wharf TO the Cob Dock late YESTERDAY; TO MAKE
room at the larger berthing place for the Texas
which is expected at the yard today or to-Inor,
row for some slight repairs She VIII be placed
she will be kept out Of water more thah d day
or two.
POSTERS CALLING FOR MEN
Posters calling for men for the service have
been placed at the two entrances to the yard
the Sands-st gate and the East or Flushihg-
ave gate They describe the qualifications nee
essary for enlistment and ssnnounce the [St .IF
of paw as follows: Seamen. S24 mon-n' 9idi-
nary seamen $40. chief machinisls, so. hi.t-
class machinists. so: second-olass macninists,
receiving ship Vermont YESTERDAY but me nun
her Of enlistments was not large. az the qualih-
cations were strictly adhered TO-
CHANGES or THE WEEK.
Among the changes Of the week the fol-
lowing affecting the officers and ships Of TINS
station:
Lieutenant W @ Hulms: det4 ,,ne6, from r. the
Leutenant ". R Shoemaker. orders 10 the PuTi-
'4 ht9t S F v Holman Ge,sSaed from the
yd E4s s6d 6 ordered % 'G the Marbe6aad '
Hseetant Psymaster Samuel Bryan ordered TO
'h F1 D9l Pfen,s MaTT can Marine Corps de-
'ashed from the MATT fpo GiG dea 8 from the
New-York Navy Yard and ordered 10 the Mare
AHiine Carpenter G. Thompson. detached from
the New-York Navy Yard and ordered 10 the Mare
csP5-@ ss;'rfi e1 cbft E"fF sSm.sr
IioweenI surgeon Ysyai cadets q Holden and W r
Ci,,,.arii,s and Chaplain J. 2 Chadwick de'a, hed
fron, tho Maine and ordered home 20 await orders
Cnmnander NJ r s Mackenzie. ordered 10 com
nand The MavfoHer az once. &c., 49, -...,..
,,eTc1tor in charge OF the Third Lighthouse D.
trct and ordered to the Mayho"er as oN'o''''e
2oar Admiral Montgomery Sicard detached az
Embellishments cf he North Atlantic station
and qrarfoI xix months sick lave s
CAPTAIN ". 7 SAMPSON cetdchcn rom Col.liI Nri
- Re low and ordered AZ once 20 he New DIX
os commander-in-c hes Of the North Atlantic s'a-
ton p = Evans detached from the Light
49, board aid ordered 20 Command m" lo"d
= i,rfenar, \ z culver. detached from N" TOT
-edo elton April and ordered 20 IN" Mayho"ei
rn.ic~ y \ Pratt. detached from ne HhhAI''ts
and oTd4red 10 the MAyfoTcr. March o. az "a'ch
md division Ofhcer &c. ,t.o I,icLstu-p
and ordered TO tne M4yto"eG, M~fch o. d. ""'0H
az X 6 CROSBY detached from the Naval
Adam March p. ard ordered 10 the Mayho"t'
Ns-cb n A. watch and division oflcer -,
Srr~eon : n Grlfiths. d"iachci from lhc NJ
SCUM Of Hygiene Washington, ana otue'eo 70 the
Ps5YHaster u r r Harris. ordered 10 take up az
counts Of the Mayno% !, ..A. -,,,oi,,.-,c.., y,
administers Clerk T. Mccarthy. 3ppolhtn',u, 70
,.TLd Wbon accounts % The Main" ere seflls
CoTnodor. " < SchleN deta h'n ON dut} -
cb,eF o. Lighthouse Board ana oiGercG 10 ~,
rsroct lvn as commit Ger-in-chrt o. FIFliS squad
ron ~ Hampton koapS. ,....d 20 ,ho ,t.-ao.ar
TDuienaut q. T. Blow. ordered 10 me MaFHo"er
NJ r,m 1..r.r, e. : Williams detached rom The
49, academy and ordered 10 Newport X. J. 10
,,,l,,c, an With The Gv.n
It.....nsr, " Shoemaker q@lached from the
~. nm, INV and ordered 10 Newport r J., in