The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-05
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.

MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS RECENT CHANGES
THE sHENASDoAH ORDERED TO THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
Several changes have taken place at the Brook yn
Navy Yard during the past week regards the
movements OF vessels. The United States frigate
Shenandoah. the flagship of Commodore Bryson,
who has been ordered 10 the command of the South
Atlantic squadron. has anchored off the Battery,
aud will sail in few days for Rio Janero,
where she will relieve the Hartford, Rear
Admiral Edward +. Nichols having been
ordered home from his three years command of
the squadron. The Hartford at Rio Janero
August /. and received her orders to proceed. upon
the reporting OF her relief. to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, where she is to be remodeed and put III as
thorough repair as the triaate Tennessee has re-
celved. 1t expected she will be the model vessel
of the navy. SOME complaint and dissatisfaction
has been expressed to the fitness OF the Shenan
doah "A flagship. but Commodore Bryson feels sat
ished with the improvements made at the Navy
Yard and is anxious TO get to sea.
The old storeship supply which has been lying
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard since her return with
goods from the Paris Exposition. has been sent TO
philadelphia. where it is reported. she will be put
III condition Tor service as nautical schoolship
for the State of Pennsylvania. 1t was at first
contemplated by the Secretary of the Navy that she
would relieve the nautical schoolshp St. Mary's, at
this port but the objection raised to the supply by
the Board of Education as to her unItness Tor the
duty has resulted in "a modification OF the order.
The onstcllation has been put in commission
and will leave in few days for the Mcditerranean
whore she will take the relief officers and for
tho flagship Trenton. Chet Engineer Alexander
Henderson, who has been ordered as fleet engineer
OF the European squadron, sailed for Liverpool on
Tuesday.
The Wachusett. which sailed from here a
mouth ago and went to Portsmouth, where she
grounded on Beacon Ledge, has sailed from
Boston for the South Atlantic squadron. where
she will relieve the Essex. The Wachusett
lost portion of her false keel and fore
foot, and badly strained Beacon Ledge
is the place where the kearsarge struck about
u year ago. The Essex sailed from Rio Jancro
for Philadelphia on August %. She is under COM
mand of Commander w. s. Schley, and has been
gagged for several months in running line of
soundings from point OF the southeast coast OF
Uruguay, between Lobos Island Cape Castillo,
in order to correct the charts used to approach
the Rio de la Plata. The soundings differ from
those laid down the charts, and the report,
which gives full and complete history OF the work
performed, will be of great value to navigators and
facilitate the of vessels desiring to make the
river. Much trouble was experienced III carrying
out the soundlnss and survey, account OF bad
coast to anchor. She was disabled in the
partment while hove to i'll gale i'll August and was
several days making repairs.
Commodore Edward Barrett, who was ordered
from New York president of a court at the Ports
mouth Navy Yard, has completed his duties and re-
turned. An investigation was held as to whether
Chief Engineer Louis J.. Allen, of the steamer
Marion, was to blame for the condition of things in
his department. The Marion examined and in
ported in good, serviceable condition. After
couple Of months cruising it found that the
boilers in bad condition and two three
months repairs req uired on them.