New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
NAVY YARD MATTERS.
MANY VISITORS THRoNG TO SEE THE
RATTLE-SHIPS.
MINOR REPAIRS BEING MADE on ALL.
THE vEssELs-oUANTITTE OF RELICS
RROrGHT NORTH TIE GIN
crNNATI DIsMANTLED.

CINNAT1 DISMANTLED
| Not for long time has there been such an
| influx OF visitors at the Navy Yard swarmed
over the place yesterday. The presence Of the
big ships ~ the North Atlantic Squadron ac-
| counted for the rush and as they opened
70 visitors full advantage taken Of their
presence Early in the afternoon tho flagship
NewYork was fosted into Drydock No. for
cleaning and painting The Texas has her new
| coat. and IL tied W near the entrance ~ the
dock the floating drydock, which Is stll waiting
TO be sent South. having been pushed over ~
| the Whitney Basin wall m the Cob Dock side
81 the channel
REPAIRS on ALL THE SHIPS
on all the ships there are minor repairs being
made The Texas's decks are being recslked a
distilling apparatus ~ 23OO gallons capacity II
being installed on the Brooklyn. the Indiana lie
to have some of her pston-rods returned and
fitted. and there are numerous odd Jobs the
New York. All the ships however. viii get away
on schedule time 40 far as IL now known and
will be al Newport May 2s They VIII be con-
siderably lighter in one respect than when they
came back from the West Indian cruise short
time ago. sc what amounts in the aggregate 70
biz load Of relics and curios from the places
visited have been distributed among relatives
Shore leave at the Southern ports generally
resulted IN the bringing back on board ~
varied assortment Of small articles gathered
from battlehelds and wrecks. and the curiosity
seekers Yesterday had other desires in that line
fully gratfed 4 noteworthy feature n this
phrase Of war feeling was the fact that almost
much fuss was made over them a when the
first supplies came into port. and in explans-
ton OF this # was said that 1t was because
there was not 80 much risk CT bogus relics and
fakes OF all sorts now AS there was then.
II is gratifying 70 note that excellent progress
ia being made in clearing the site Of the Old
machine shop The fire which destroyed this
building occurred on the evening 81 February
II. three months ago tomorrow and AT the
present time only me end OF the ruins is cleared
TO the foundations and the cracked and black
ened towers are stlll standing.
Az AUCTION SALE OF JUNK
Relic hunters will gather at the Yard on juno
:, when quantity Of old junk viii be sold. AT
least. that is what the officials call it. but the
FAD" for naval relics Of all description has be-
come 40 pronounced that II s expected the
Government will profit largely by the sale
Among the things n be sold several hun
bred old shells 1BOOp ball cartridges A.
cabre: 10000 pounds 81 brown prismatc pow
der six engines. forty condemned boats 81 vari-
Gus sizes. sign boards. companion ways and
yachts and number OF hatch gratings which
belonged 10 the old kearsarge. peculiar item
In the bill 81 sale speaks OF fifty shaving out
fits. consisting Of razors. big brown mugs and
cakes OF soap" There are a number % dis
carded lathes and machines from the construc-
ton shops and some IL he piles which appear
valueless 10 the casual observer have much
value TO the dealer In old metals
Work the new buildings is going on as rap
idly as possible and the dump the big
brick wall at the Wallabout Market end OF thu
Yard IS being cleared foi ths foundations Of a
paint oil and varnsh etorehouse. The sec
ton Of sea wall north Of the Bishop derrick is
under way. and 1redger which. by the way. Is
almost 4 fixture AZ the Yard IL busy in the
channel on the Cob Dock side
WORKING on THE CINC1NNATI.
COMPARISONS between the Cincinnati and ths
other ships were frequent yesterday The little
! cruiser which is in the stone drydock. IL with
out masts smoke pipes. guns. or fittings NJ en-,
! sort and is little more than the shell ~ a ship
| still bearing the dull, ead-colored war paint
! she wore when IN service. But when she is
| ready for business again she will he bright and
| clean as swift as the best NJ them. and. OK
! cept in point 81 weight and armament. vii
suffer nothing BY comparison with her at pres
| ent better dressed sisters
The place made vacant by the promotion ~
| Pay Directo~ Albert ( Kenny n b. chic ~ ~
| Bureau will be filed by Pay Inspector Edwir
! Putnam. who comes 10 the Yard on June