The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-04
wAEsHIRs ON THE PACIFIC.
Interesting Iten. Frona the seere-
tary Of tse Ezyyss g~part

KAs8fxsres. Dec 5--The rspor4 OF
the secretary Of the navy. OF which q
brief synopsis Vas felegraphed a few
days ago. contains severzl interesting
features which cozid nos be embodied
sf the time of the work OF the ASi2fsc
squadron i says. Owing to the con-
tinued unsettled condition Of affairs in
Corea, part OF the force on the station
has been kept during the wear con
stzntly IN Core4n waters. / n June
last an outbreak OF popuiace in seoul
Was Threatened, and at the request Of
our minister an armed force Of . sea-
raen and mG-ines from the Essex. urs-
DER command OF Lieut.. GALLOWAY. was
landed IN that city 10 protect Ameri-
can residents. and withdrawn a few
days later on aifairs again becoming
paciEed- The Brooklyn and juniatia
have been detached from the squad
ron and ordered 70 the United States,
the former via Honolulu and Cape
Horn and the later by way OF the suez
canal and the Mediterranean sea. The
Junfztia joined the squadron from the
Pacific In March last
The Pacific squadron continues un-
der command of Rear-Admiral L. A.
Kimberly. and consists of the Trenton,
Nandalia. Mohican. Adams, Alert,
Nipsie, Dolphin. Pinta. and the store
ship Monongahela. The Trenton,
Nipsir, and dolphin. have Joined the
squadron <-zF1ng the past wear. and
the lroqnois and lunita hare left it.
The former In need OF extensive re-
pairs, was ordered TO Mare Island navy
yard, and IN March last was put of
commission and later ordered 70 the
A a.~n -. Il. l.
squadron have visited during the wear
the principal ports on the west coast
OF Mexico and Central and South
America, but on account of political
disturbances in the Hawaiian and
Samoan islands and in Peru, almost
the entire force on the station has
been kept constantly in the waters of
these countries for the protection of
the lives and property of our citizens
The Mohican having been over three
years IN commission. has received new
officers and men and is now at Mare
Island yard. refitting for service. The
Monongahela is there undergoing re-
pairs and when they are completed
viii receive stores and supplies for the
Pacific squadron and return TO her
station. The Pinta is still employed
in Alaskan waters. OF the steamer
Thetis the report saws: The Thetis
has been employed during the PAST
year in special service in the North
Pacific. She has been actively engaged
in visiting the principal settlements on
the north and west coasts OF Alaska,
and has rendered valuable services to
our whaling fleet in the Arctic and TO
numerous destitute miners in Alaska.
Through the exertions OF her CON-
manding officer the American schooner
Jane Gray abandoned in the Arctic was
Aoated and repaired sufficiently to be
sent to San Francisco. where she was
turned over 10 her owners, the officers
and men OF the Thetis generously
waiy;ng all claims for salvage
The recommendations are renewed
to build large proving and testing ma
chimes at the New York and Mare
Island navy yards and to establish
central light and steam generating
plants in the navy yards, which should
supply all of the points where steam
power and light is required. Chief
Constructor Wilson reports that the
navy yard at Mare Island, our only
yard on the Pacific coast, is particn-
larly well suited for ship-building pur-
poses.