Second explosion in the yard Gunner Barry killed-Captain Kennon detached and ordered to the Bureau of Construction, etc. Beverly Kennon appointed to the command of the yard-Midshipmen ordered to the yard for instruction-Fatal accident in the armory-Trial of Lieut. Thomas Holdup Stevens succeeds to the command-Death of Captain Stevens-Capt. Patterson assumes command-Report of Naval Commission-Death of Captain Patterson-Capt. Report of Navy Commission on Washington Navy-Yard-Statement of improvements-Captain Hull as navy agent-Official report of vessels built at Washington Navy-Yard up to 1832-Captain Hull retires from the command of the yard-Minor incidents and events-Capt. Robert Fulton again at the yard with his torpedo invention-Condition of navy-yard after the fire-Work of rebuilding the yard commenced-Its activities resumed-Washington Navy-Yard classed "first"-Death of Captain Tingey succeeded by Captain Hull-Minor incidents and events. The capture of Washington and destruction of the navy-yard-Captain Tingey's vivid account of the same-Concluding remarks upon the criticism of historians in regard to this disaster. Pistols manufactured at the yard-Relics-Summary of work done at the yard in 1811-'12-Minor incidents and events-Scarcity of naval officers at Washington-The British threatening invasion-The commandant unable to secure force sufficient to place the navy-yard in a defensible condition. State of gun-boats, building at the yard-The arrangements for the armament of the frigate President-Complaint of Captain Bainbridge of an imperfect cable furnished by the yard and its results-Introduction of circular ship-lights-Complaint of Captain Decatur of the rigging of his ship, etc. Increase of the force of the yard-Improvements-Incidents-School for midshipmen-Refitting the Chesapeake-Its officers not pleased with the rigging gear-Torpedo invention of Robert Fulton-House for commandant commenced-Expenses of the navy-yard-Perquisites of naval officers.
Thomas Tingey ordered to the command of the Washington yard-"Peace establishment" act of Congress reducing the Navy-Bad results-Supplementary amendment act-Activity of the yard-Improvements-Regulations-Jefferson's gun-boats-The old navy.
Organization of six navy-yards by Secretary Stoddert, in view of a permanent navy-One navy-yard located at Washington-Architect Latrobe's specification of original plan of the yard-First residence built, occupied by Captain Cassin, second officer.Ĭapt.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, I hope it will prove to be deserving of all the labor that it has cost. The preparation of the book has required much time, labor, and patience in searching through hundreds of manuscript volumes, many with imperfect indices, for the subject-matter. I have endeavored to avoid dry detail so far as possible, and I believe the history will prove to be of general interest as well as a useful addition to our naval literature. It contains interesting historical matter connected with the war of 1812, and also with our late civil war, never before published, as well as important corrections of verdicts pronounced by standard histories, on a partial knowledge of the facts in the case, condemning a former Secretary of the Navy and Captain Tingey, a distinguished naval officer. It has been prepared entirely from the official manuscripts, books, and documents of the Navy Department, and is therefore reliable history. I desire respectfully to state to the Secretary of the Navy in regard to said history:įirst.
SIR: By order of the commandant of Washington Navy-Yard, and with the approval of the Navy Department, I have prepared a history of the said navy-yard from its origin to the present time, and have turned it over for supervision, etc., to the commanding officer of the yard, Captain Meade, preparatory to its publication by the Navy Department.
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