New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
ENGINEERING OPERATIONS GETIlNG
INTO USUAL SHAPE.
nrsc1.ssIoN OVER THE QUESTION OF LENGTHEN-
ING THE CINCINNATI-WORK on
NEW BUILDINGS.

|
ING THE cINCINNATI-woRK on
NEW BUILDINGS
! steam engineering operations at the Navy
Yard are rapidly getting into their usual shape
| after the upheaval caused by the ire ana WORK
on all the vessels is going ahead as rapidly as
| possible The after-funnel OF the Newark mas
received it's addition Of eighteen feet, and the
| cruiser will really be a modern warship when
| the proper coating Of paint is applied. The big
pipe was put in place yesterday, and its removal
from the boiler-shop was no easy matter, as the
electric crane was disabled by the heat when
the machine-shop was burned.
| Plans for the new buildings were described in
a general way in The Tribune few days ago
| but no details have been decided on since tneh
1t is known that one Of the features or the new
shop will be an electric crane travelling on
Orders completely around the new building so
that work can be changed from one lathe to an
other with dispatch. There is some talk of put
ting in an electrical equipment on each set Of
counter-shafting. and making electricity a large
factor in the motive power Of the machinery
NEW WORK IN THE YARD
Trenches have been dug for the foundations
of the new electric-llght building to take the
place Of the plant now running in Building No.
- and work on this and the other buildings
under construction in the yard Will go ahead
as fast as the weather will permit The sea-
walls are rapidly approaching completion. and
! II Is hoped as soon as the frost is out of the
ground TO begin laying the new pavement OF
live oak Workmen have begun closing in the
frame of the new plate shop. and the structure
will be completed in a short time.
All the snow has been cleared from the tor
pedo- boats. and they have new coat Of paint.
They are among the prominent features Of the
ward as they are perched on cradles high out
Of the water not far from the Administration
Building.
Another flag came down yesterday when the
Glacier. which on duty as a distilling ana
refrgerating ship with the squadron off Cuba.
went out of commission She will be Overhauled
and laid up ''in ordinary"
The Massachusetts still occupies the big dry
dock, and her stay is likely to be for another
three weeks, but the yard tug Traffic which
has been partially rebuilt. is expected 70 come
out of the stone dock some time this week.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. r. ", is
expected to visit the yard this week. but the
! exact time is not known. He will be received
| with the honors due to his rank
DISCUSSION OVER THE CINCINNATI.
There Is considerable discussion over the Gin
cinnati the little cruiser which was built at the
| yard and which went out OF commission about
a week ago. The project Of lengthening her is
| warmly advocated by some. the proposition be-
! ing to add thirty feet to her length. by cutting
! her in two and inserting the necessary plates.
| as was done with the Machas and the Castine
| about five years ago The cruiser has always
been hampered by her lack Of room for coal
stowage and her effective radius. it is said. will
| he greatly increased 10y the addition. 1t Is prac-
/ tipallX settled that she Will be thoroughly over
! hauled and refltted with rapd-flre guns. but the
question OF giving her new engines hinges on the
! decision regarding the proposed engthening, as
| IL would be useless to increase her engine power
unless her coal capacity was correspondingly
| increased.
| The cruiser Is one Of the swiftest Of the Navy.
| and has far exceeded the speed for which she
| was designed She is known TO naval men as
Swift and Ready" and her career has been
| successful save for the accident in which
she was injured near Execution Rock, in the
Sound. while on her way from the yard TO New
| port. This accident which occurred about four
| years ago. similar TO that which befell the
| Massachusetts. although the damage was not
so serious as In the latter case.
COMMODORE PHILIP ENTERTAINED
Commodore and Mrs. Philip and Chaplain
| Isaacs. II the Massachusetts,. were entertained
at supper by Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Conklin
| OF No. 10 Kent-st. on Thursday evening after
| the patriotic entertainment at the Kent Street
Reformed Church. The decorations
TREY Of the National colors. and supper was
served at small tables Some Of the guests were
DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Francis. Mr. and Mrs. John
| Englis. Dr. and Mrs. Winfield Mr. and Mrs
! Henry Love. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas f Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Tutte. Mr. and Mrs. Cor
| nelius Xabriskc. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry n. Powell
Mr. and Mrs Horace r.. Dresser MIR. and Mrs
William Champion. Mr. and Mrs. Henry l. Pratt
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius TiebOut and Judge and
Mrs. William Dckey.
The opening OF sailors home from which
much is expected will take place tomorrow aft
ternoon between 3 and ) o'clock. AT No. l6I
Sands st This home is under the auspices OF
the International Committee Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. and Is for the benefit of
the sailors and marines OF the Navy. Naval
and marine officers. their families and Interested
| friends win be present at the opening to-mor-
row. The committee In charge consists OF Com
modore John w Philip. Captain Merrill Miller
ana Chaplain Wesley O. HolwaY