The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-13
THE ARCTIC SEARCH.
The Tigress in Com missiOn-Delay in the
from the Navy Yard-AnOther Leak

The Tigress in Com missiOn-Delay in the
Departure of the POIaris Rescue Ship
from the Navy Yard-AnOther Leak
Discovered.
The Tigress, Arctic search steamer, was formally
put in commission yesterday morning at the Navy
Yard, and to-day floats the nag OF the Great Re-
public from her peak It was just two weeks last
evening since she arrived in this harbor under the
British nag, from ST. Johns, dirty, begrmed,
tough and greasy looking little seaer and to-day
she Is in a lair way of looking like trim little
navy vessel, and being at sea ere many days more
a ''taut" American Explorer.
The ceremony OF putting the ship in commission
was mere routine, but 1t is an unusual thing for
the chief OF the Navy Department to participate in
it as in this instance. All the commissioned Off
GERS OF the vessel-Commander Greer Lieutenant
Commander White and Lieutenants Barry, Sebree
with them Admiral Rowan, Commandment of the
Navy Yard, ana Secretary Robson. In few for
nal words Secretary Robson addressed Com
mander Greer, informing him that the vessel was
now fully commissioned and placed in his charge,
and expressing the hope that her mission would
prove a successful one. For the first time in the
vessels now remarkable history
THE AMERICAN ENSIGN
was run up to her peak and noated free in the
shine, and at the same moment the navy penant
was spun aloft on the halyards and broke from the
mizzen top, and the vessel had changed ale-
glance and became republican government
steamer officered by men OF war, instead OF being
o dirty, oily seal hunter in the merchant service
of monarchy. During the day the officers per-
sonal baggage was conveyed on board and O lew
light stores were put in. About two O'Clock her
blue-jacketed crew OF Yankee o. tars" came
aboard, with their dream bags" fun OF "duds,"
and began slowing away themselves and
THEIR LITTLE KITS
About three O'Clock few faint wreaths OF dim
colored smoke hterlng away from her smokestack
told that she was getting her fires up preparatory
to her voyage down the bay. and the people on the
wharf began TO look somewhat wistluy at the ship
about TO start on voyage so iraught with humane
interest, tinged even with q shade OF romance that
pathetic and NAV yet prove mysterlously tragic.
Commander Greer informed the HERALD reporter
that he expected cast or the vessels lines about
hve O'Clock to proceed down the bay 10 the compass
station, where the ships compasses are to be ad-
justcd. But there seemed to be hitch some
where, and, as the facts eventually showed there
was. One Of the foreman ship carpenters VINO has
been at work on the Tigress informed the reporter
that the vessel been leaking since she LETT the
Dry Dock and that ali the EFFORTS oil Mr. Hanscom
and the men under him had been unayalling 10
find the exact location OF the leak till at about
three O'Clock yesterday, when It was discovered
by Mr.. Mintoyne. the Assistant Naval Constructor,
who while her es her os H
Guilty temporarily plugged II. IL Is said that an
augur hole had been left unplugged under the out
side planking and had not been caiked, thus caus'
Shortly AFTER the discovery Mr.. Mintoyne called
on the executive officer OF the yard and reported
the discovery and that temporary plugging had
been placed over the spot. The authorities at
the yard have been trying to keep the affair
is little doubt that, wing to the hurry Of the re-
pairs on the vessel strict attention has not been
70 the wGr r d sss On Rrd ns NAVY YARD last
evening, although ct q later hour than frst re-
ported.