New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
HONORS FUR RAY EWRY
No7v Yard Associates Gre jun per
Cm Glass Punch Bo7rL-


-.--.,,,-r when a handsome ou' go -
BPookisl- -Io.sas and ladle was presented 70
bowl Wiz T-u-rv. the jumper who swept his
RayrlohN - 7,,--,rian contests in London this
fed 81 = and employees alike were inter
yea7- .4fsir and the depth Of feeling ana
ested IN nv .-s.rtion displayed affected the
warmth q .,s5neering craftsman TO such an
young s'e~'. .o,,l6 do no more in response TO
extent 'iiA. -, thank his associates for their
their e'is ..s-ssses were made by Congress
kindness T7,+zgeraId and Naval Constructor
nan JOIN Ter and letters Of regret were re-
william : ADMIRAL Dewey, Francis Burton
oeived HUI .-.ssroen Calder. Sulzer and 9TH
eTs -, A 3. Smith, formerly in
Fear s+asr, engineering bureau. made
chSFse ..-ior sneech. having come up from
ths -. for that purpose He was greeted
AusiiN-~ = .,,aars when he arose 10 speak
Win . -, has a warm place in the hearts
Tor '@' - folk and when he spoke OF
q lI7 - ,..,iar come TO the yard Win the
yoD"e ,-e-e seized by the government from
sh'Is -. ,-o-5s adding that Ewry was ABOUT
ths s.;sh.7 rroduct which the navy YARD
ne oi1'' - .be-e was another wait until the
hso -,.hSsse5 OF Ewry as a jumper ne
iaue - e-s4 jumped into the breach Win a
lid -
soi" = ,o,.-ladge Of the ships. then INTO the
COMP nc sbonnates, and before long INTO
esleei md confidence Of his department
IT - forgot for the time that they were
sunnosed 10 do all the jumping
u" =. forrnalities were over refreshments
in The side hall. and one OF the
-.,..sssful affairs ever held by the YARD
H' -. ended Evry. who Is unbeaten III
.Losa, field Of effort. has hung up 10 MS
- +o,-+een Amateur Athletic Union chann-
.-e+-s and ten Olympian. three OF the latter
Dis in 1900: three at St Louis IN lse4'
A,bens. in 1906 and TWO al London this
year
voRK AFFECTED BY CHANGES
-,.pinr Of patterns for the stem and
zoos, marks the beginning Of the navy
- work on the battleship Florida the pre-
,.;-a-r ,nerations having been begun during
,os+ neck II is regarded as likely that the
,-..,or4 News Shipbuiding Company will get
=. ,on-ract for the Idaho in which case the
..,.,-r between the two Yards, which reached
..,,s stage while the Connecticut and the
yo-,s,sna we're on the ways. viii likely be re-
-.,,as The local yard viii. however. be at a
s;,.svsn+sEe this time. in the view Of those who
=. ps,t track Of the various changes, due 20
-.,,Has+ior Of forces and insufficient shop
- TIE solidarity Of feeling which marked
=. v-o-k on the Connecticut has been sadly in
.s-t4-s5 with and this. it is expected, viii at
,.s,, not tend 10 advance the work with undue
rspidity
IN he Main. things are in a mess; there is
t-eron between the departments. dissausfae-
tinr among the men and a bright outlook for
-+.-ss-ence hv labor unions in the mixing up Of
trades and rates Of pay the tangle at present
bsins one which viii require lot Of skilful
handling TO straighten out. II would seem as If
q haphazard picking up here and setting down
there had taken the place Of a well ordered.
carefully thought out system, and while evil
results have not SO far been especially prom
ineut II is the opinion OF those in a position TO
snow that il viii require only a slight stress
CT Work 10 reveal the weakness of the present
system.
THE MAYFLOwER IN FOR REPAIRS.
The dispatch boat May1ower. Commander
Thomas Snowden in command. has arrived at
The yard from Puerto Cortez, Honduras, and is
slated for an extensive lot Of overhauling and
repairing. The extension Of the launching ways
Is gradually creeping UP 10 Dock street; the
same ships IN the same drydCeks as last
week; the big foundry is busy, with the casting
Of bronze propeller blades the main meature: tn
shaft Of The Baltimore a BIT Of steel about fifty
ieeI long and fourteen inches in diameter is the
most prominent thing in tic machine shops and
altogether the YARD is more q place Of steady
~ofk Than Of undue excitement Just at present.
Those who think the Atlantic Coast is de-
Ieheeiess would do well 10 visit Philadelphia for
Inc FOUNDERS Week celebration, October to 10.
ne Glspatch boat Dolphin, which will fly the
lag o. Rear Admiral Conway H Arnold will
Os al me head OF z feet consisting of the bat
ueShlps New Hampshire, Idaho and Mississippi,
ue arInored cruisers North Carolina and Mon
ana torpedo division with the cruiser Yankee
commander C. C. Marsh Commanding, consist
e u me torpedo boats Stringham, Barney
Long Ilngey and Thornton, the submarines
i1ise'' octopus Cuttlefish, Tarantula and
'pei' aAo The tenders Nina and Hist And
eie are other ships available besides those
mentioned
ne New Hampshire which IS back at Tomp-
AlisFilie gained 1000 horsepower on her final
o'ef her contractors figures, and her
80 horsepower gave her speed Of 1874 knots.
ms Of knot more than her contract