New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-13
NAVY YARD NOTES.

Election Day vas practically q holiday at the
nav ya-c. despite The fact that the law does not
permit the government TO recognize Election Day
e holiday IN any OF its departments. But 10
enable the employees 10 vote. the Navy Department
allowed them TWO hours out Of the working day
tor ta-s purpose, without deduction OF pay. The
large majority in fact nearly all decided 10 make
DAY o. # and c.d not respond 10 roII-cal; hence
they sacrificed The pay Of TWO hours offered them
and lost the entire day, taking i as one Of the
vacation
Tne present law allowing fifteen days in each
..ss. vas passed by Congress. with the provision
s l--s sHolIc be granted % nsaos OF depart
= s-S When their services could be spared" And
would De Tor SUMNER VACATIONS: but The eDeriegce
EEsEed tor day nov and then. This has not always
b b 10 ne best Interests q the government nor Of
o;e.-L 70 the employees. Many have asked that, IN
49,, IN the summer months Saturday after
give he Saturday h4lf-hol.days and deduct il from
ne ttJeeE days allowance the proposition was re-
t gegi.5 o-tsf plans Tor q change have been srg-
TIE torpedo boats Daa-gren and Craven, which
lave been a. the navy yard nearly q year under
repairs are beginning 10 appear ike war vessels.
---e repairs have been principally on their ma
emery 4i-G boilers, and they are OF an important
c!-@Ia1 ier The engines have been rebuilt in some
minor parts, and when their Installation Is COM
pieIee they wll 5e eo-a. 70 new IL every respect.
ne Boilers are o. lie Nc-maad water tllbe ryDs
~l--eA corresponds closely 10 the TaorneycroLt,
WITH a s-gnlly different c-rraturc and thew have
DeS- installed with complete sci Of tubes IN eacb
---1 I71u1hg o. these boilers Is an Improvement on
t-e oIis-Ia-. u that the ends OF Tho r75tae ,,ia.-
D-yol-- --V Plates OF the drums s,ec.erl 81 sI.1y
-.1-ie- more securely whereas 30. Gina
E1L2- --r---lc, much ike mani .--re- -----fI-,-
L-l t--eJ were insecure. and treCuen-l, F,- a.,
~ 81 --e c. ---s ara caused more or les 7sT
a. OF me L-5U-9-s boilers lrat are renewed - e..
HeF1 A-1 req --- To gave The ends III 80 -rr-e
= 80 --l-' "a 1lee1ts q an inch beyond the
t.oe p-ates q sFe greater security against aee.-
Gent under steam. a.
The sheatLed protected cruiser Tacoma. which
vac built 5y Ee Ua-on Iron Works. san Francisco
@1o Was plt In commission on January 30 last ar
fi'ec Al ne Navy Yard from Porto Rico g few --s
49, having been ordered there on her NAV e-,,,
1~- francisco. This her FIRST rea cruise and 4,
~''eapeEced somewhat 10 that Of the barrIesbfr
oiegoE Il The time o. tire war win Spain. although
: vas not for similar purpose nor were her move
---'A watched by II euefuys squadron as were
49, CT he Oregon The Tacoma s FIRST trlu after
-s--s 2at n commission was 70 one u the Pacific
So L search for reported missing ships crew
-. -e-e y the spring she was ordered 10 e-5ze
tesrss. - racine Coast and OF Cape Horn a.
~ L--e american merchant shin (rCrer3sI-p-
= kAe cc--c md 1er 10 continue ro1I-'5 -
-s1SAt ct South America On the search So
= sria- places on the way, finally reach
sers = alelFC II September, where orders vera
hes So 2 JON The Caribbean squadron no tia
se-eS Il san Juan two weeks later she was Or
neoes.to Newly ork for such reDatrs as might ~
AttsT ont survey shows that Ike the Oregon
LIB run almost continuously under