The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-21
NAVY YARD NEEDS PIERS.
PROPONENTS PROJECTED WHICH
VIII COST MILLIONS

Capt. Chadwick Recommends the Dredging
Out Of the Islands and Senwall Admiral
Philip Has Another Plan-An Repairs
to the Atlantic Fleet to lie Done Here.
Many mportant changes and improvements
are about to be made at the navy yard at
Brooklyn. and. In accordance with request
Capt F. l.. Chadwick Of the New York has
submitted a report on this subject to Sscre-
tary Long ~ the Navy Department His re-
port is based ON personal surveys and obser-
vations. and. II adopted. would entail the ex.
JsndIture Of at least Ss.00O.OOO No action has
yet been taken on his report. which was re-
ceived at Washington this week
For many years tho Brooklyn Navy Yard has
been greatly hampsred for want OF suncien mt
piers where the largest vessels could tie up
with safety. At present most of the ships an
chor along the waterfront opposite the dry
docks. but this space accommodates bur a few
at q time.
Capt Chadwck's idea is to remove tho sea
wall and ground between whitney Basin and
the Wallabout Channel. dredge this space out
10 depth sufficient for the largest warship at
low lido and then build four piers out from
that portion OF the navy ward in the rear OF the
Commandments office. Each OF these piers
would be 400 feet long
II is believed that the Navy Department will
relect his plans because OF the enormous sx-
psnse they would entail. The removal OF the
several artificial islands alone would cost mil
lions OF dollars. since the work was put down
with he expectation that It was to he perma-
nsnt.
Rear Admiral Philip. Commandant OF the
navy yard. has a plan OF his own which he
feels satisfied will be the one the Navy Depart
meut will eventually adopt.
Ths Admiras idea 10 TO allow the sea walls
and islands to remain practically untouched.
the needed piers TO lie built out from the Isl
and surrounding whitney Basin. This would
still permit OF the sdedorking Of shins along
the sen walls wn on ds 1ne hat
his ideas will be carried GU. that he now has
the navy yard dredging ma hines ~ work re-
%aiIabout Channel Ella at the over side Of Whit,
ney Basin This will require several months
e.t ships u he navy to enter the basin
careful estimate OF this plan shows that the en-
81 oofsS fH pera g9.a not 9G HGUH
the cost Of dredging out the various water
ways necessary to make the channel OF uni
Two-thrds Of the work on the .yesssels d tho
United Staes Navy Is done ut the brooklyn
these new piers and several new dry docks
preparatory to bringing all the important work
is taT out in part to the navy yards at
Assistant Secretary Allen Of the Navy De.
partment made many suggestions while on his
visit 10 tho Brooklyn Navy Yard. Among the
other improvements discussed was the build
Ing OF two additional dry docks. both larger
than any. of those now in the yard. one Of
these docks will lie placed in tho vacant space
between the Commandants office and tho
waterfront The other is to be built between
dry docks and =. Both are to be OF masonry
and cut stone.
At present Civil Engineer Asserson has a
large gang of men at work rebuilding dry dock
No .. which was so badly damaged hv the
heavy rains OF two weeks ago. II has been de-
cided to reconstruct the dock OF cut stone from
the entrance as far as the 500. 900 appropria
ton made by the last Congress will go in that
work The work will then be stopped until
another appropriation can be secured 10 finish
II