New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
RoILER-sHoP ABLE TO TAKE CARE or
ALL WORK ON HAND.
THE WEATHER DELAYS BUILDING OPERATIONS
THE RESCUE OF A WATCH

rur WEATHER DELAYS BUILDING OPERATIONS
THE RESCUE OF A WATCH.
with q chilling rain falling from sky which
matched in color the sombre hue OF the "a'
sb,ns idly floating on the wallabout Chanhei
~. vard was about as dismal a place
Yesterday afternoon as one would care 10 WISH
rho s,ree,s were full OF snow the crossings were
r,vsrs OF slush. and the unpaved portion OF 'he
,a-d was a place where no one ventured uhess
,ro,sctea nv long rubber boots. At the south-
ern end Of the big Enclosure. near "haV l.
yyronelv called the East Gate the RUNS OF INV
great machine shop sizzled and smoked ana III
the nearby doorways stood small groups ~
workmen waiting for a chance 10 resume ''''
labors in clearing away the wreck anu s@'',iN
a norton Of the tools and machinery roI wv
erst time since the fire on "Wednesday e'ehile
steam came from the roof Of the englhe-nousV'
Some small repairs had been made 70 the h's'
speed engine which was only slightly oainaseU'
and. connections having been put up ueNP
tions in the boiler-shop went along pretty ihu'H
as usual. The loss Of this shop "o"'u nav
oddad enormously TO the general loss to the
ward caused by the fire, as all the other "oiN
on hand or likely to come 10 the yard FOR some
.,,oa con no handled by the new construction
shops except the making Of boilers. so u nap
,,a,e that there viii be no loss Of work 20 ule
yard owing 10 the fire. contingency whi'h
noe greatly feared when the big building was
destroyed
one If he incidents Of the fire which escaped
tcneral notice was the rescue Of hahdson'e
sold watch which had been subscribed Tor ~
members az the staff and employees Of the steam
Engineering Bureau The watch was in'enoeu
as r.ft 70 r C Doull who was for many years
q clerk in the Blreau. but who recently left inc
service 70 take place in the Water department
Of the city II had been resting in the sale Of
the master ma chinist in the Office attached 70
the southern end Of the building and ABOUT w
O'Clock on the eycring If the fire Mr. IRWIN one
q, the roremon in the big shop who had the
combination q to safe, went into "hat was
left cf tie structure and opened the SAFE lie
sccrched his AnCers While working me c'npila-
ton. but the watch was rescued unframed ana
thera was a merry gathering In ~eH-Kno"h
ro-or, in The Eastern District last evening, when
"Peeria" found CIT how mach th9 boys thoush'
or hir.
noander Mead and the officers Of the
Marbehead viii have a short rest after their
arduCus experiences in TIE blizzard. as the snip
IS expected 10 stay at the ward until some
minor rer9irs ave 'con,rleted The little boat
hardly fls the place occupied by the NewNorN
recently. Just astern If the receiving ship Yer
mont.
Captain Chester AID his zen have said goodhy
u the Cincinnati. and h7r naG came down on
Friday. j. IS understood that the cruiser. which
was built at the ward. viii have thorough
overhaulns before she again starts out on ser
vice
Work on tho Scorpion and tho Newark g go
ing along as fast ne could he expected after the
destruction q material intended fer them but
they Will not b. materially delayed
The storm has hindeIed work on the Massa-
ohusetts and the pumping engines We're full Of
business Yesterday clearing the big drydock or
drainace water which had accumulated since the
thaN st In. 49,. .,
Nothing has been done In the building line
since last week hu' contractors will start in
arain to morrow unless something unforeseen
happaos There is large amount of building
gong on in the yard and delays, even when
fhev cannot he helped. are NeXatious Captain
Asserson. Of the Yards and Docks Bureau. eX-
rsCts to have al his work going ahead by TO-
morrow. and will get through with IL as quickly
as possible Among the many Jobs on hand is
tho paving OF large portion Of the yard with
at the time Of the Civil War being used for hat
purpose The timber has formed an unsighty
pile in the yard for long time and would have
been used before had il not been so extremely
hard that II turned the edge Of any tool applied
10 IT, Naval Constructor Bowles. as usual found
way out Of the difficulty and with specia
saw and an electric motor IS cutting Il up at z
. rapid rate. Some Of the blocks are already down
and giving good service.