Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27
AND NAYAL MUSEUM.
Some OF the Relies which may be
Deposited In Washington.

Some OF the Rolics which may be
Deposited In Washington.
A special from Washington to the New
York Commercial AdDerttser dated Decem-
ber 18th, says: Secretary whitney has
recently addressed letter to the House
of Representatives In response TO reso-
luton passed in July directing the score
tary of the war and the navy to inform
the Honee what collections suitable to be
included In national military aud naval
museum were In existence In their re-
speotive departments, what materials for
such collections could be found In any OF
the arssnals, posts, navy yards and
stations, and what further steps should
be taken in order TO establish in Wash.
ington an effective permanent exhibition,
illustrative OF the history of military aud
naval invention, organization, con6sfuc-
ton and equipment in the United States,
AID Of tho principal battles in which
United Staten troops have been engaged.
For the purpose Of obtaining informa.
ton on the subject Instructions were
cent to the several bureaus OF tho depart
ment, the navy yards and stations and 20
the commandment Of the marine corps, re-
quosting specific statements with refer
ence to Articles, or collections Of articles,
and to materials suitable and available
for the purposes contemplated. The
sccretary's letter consists largely Of the
replies received. These indicate that the
various chiefs Of bureaus and com
mandants are much interested Ia the pro-
posed museum, winch Is TO be Of scope
aud character similar to the museums
4 ~ N ,Rtk ntti.u sf,
Earope, and that they have in their Gus.
tody much which would be Of value,
historically end scientifically, to such ON
institution. Some of the Iuggestions
made In the replies received by Secretary
Whitney and some OF the articles men
toned for contribution to the museum
possess interest.
Commodore Harmony, chief Of the
bureau Of yards and docks, suggests that
models might be mads OF the granite dry
docks OF Boston, New York and Mare
Island navy yards, and slso Of the new
timber dry docks now constructing at the
New York and Norfolk navy yards. W.
y. Sohley, chief Of tho equipment and
roctuitinR bureau, thinks that specimens
of rope, chain, anchors and gslieys might
be arranged tastefully and instruotively,
to show the great progress made In all
these things in the last rs or 80 years, j.
q. Walker, chief Of the navigation bureau,
nays: cit would be reither difficult nor
expensive to collect from the yasious
naval establishments suitable material for
even more comprehensive exhibit illus.
trative Of tho navy department than was
presented at the centennial exhibition at
Philadelphia, in 1875" and adds that the
bureau which he represents would con-
tribute objects of o scientific nature that
would serve to illustrate the available
means for navigation, manunvting and
handling Of United States vessels of war.
George W. Melville, chief of the bureau
OF steam engineering, writes; ''If tho
museum Is to be made use Of as IN aid to
technical education az wsll az a place of
public interest, / would suggest that
collection of models, both working and
sectional, representing the evolution Of
naval machinery, would be OF great
value" Surgeon general Browne, prom.
1899 10 contribute TO the museum full
outit OF the supplies used In the medical
department and such contributions illus
traiiye of naval invention, organization,
oonatruntion and equipment psrtaipina
to the medical department % eau ia
spared from the exhibits at the museum
Of hygiene.
Commodore McCann writes from Boston
that he will contribute one Bible, dated
1917. and marked, Presented by Boston
Aarina Society TO The United etates
frtg6te Constitution, May LIST, le2t;n n
volume of the laws at the United Stnteg.
dated 1893, with the name oIssec Hull"
written In several places, and several old
articles Of ordnance, including pro.
jee.ites, pistols, osrbines, rifles, musketa,
stc. The list Of articles at the Norfolk,
Virginia navy yard, which Captain Remey
conalderB suitable TO be placed in
muaeRia Of army and naval ouriositiep,
numbers more than q hundred. Among
them may be mentioned two Iron car.
Yonades, bearing the date 1912, two long
10 Founders of iron, bsaring the English
oroad GROW and the date 1912; two small
iron gnns with the inscription, ION board
the Aaeedonian, October 28tb, 1872"
oae small iron gun with the inscription,
Fr'gate Java, December 18th, 1912; lat.
10 n, long 81 WI" one small gun with
the Inscription, Captured on the Lakes,
war OF 1917, bat on the chase Is an
Engiish broad arrow and "l777;" large
stone CANNON ball, sbout 90 inches in
diameter, supposed to have been brought
from Rhodes by Lear Admiral Craven,
and an ornNmental monitor, wood, built
AFTER the engagement at Hampton hoads
70 carry IN procession. George L,
beiknAp promises to ssud from the Mare
island navy yard, California, three ANAL
sncient Oorosn brooch leading cannon
captured from the Coreans by the sauad.
ron under the command Of R9ar Admiral
John Rogers an engine room clock Tint
was on board the Kearsarge OF the time
: OF her capture OF the AlabOran. and the
coat 'ot-arns of the city OF Hartford,
carved from piece of the old Chartsr
Osk, and presented to the United States
steamship Hartford at tho time that
ship was built. Edward y. potter
governor OF the United States naval
asylum al Ph;iadeiphis sends the history
OF tue only four articles Of historical
interest which the asylnla possssass
, These are two l2 pouuders, east ia 1856
bearing the oonogmm OF George NJ
they were used In the battle OF Brandy.
> wine, whesN ona Of them was iismor ntsd
. BY shot, md was then sluug to nair
OF wagon wheolG and dragged in retroa,
! to West Chester, Tho guns were sssr
. and recognized by listayst,e in 1924 Il
addition there are two SO pounter oar
roasdes, cast by Csrrin. Scotland, can.
! tured on board the British aloop. OF wa,
. Oyone, February Goth, 1916, by nv
2 United atateE frlgate Constitution.
: The list Of articles coming iron, W. IT
sampson, superintendent OF The naygl
!. academy, Annapolis, is long ons
: Among the contributions which ii,
academy couid send are mace, capturpt
from .he parliament house, York. Toronto)
: oy Commodore Caeuneey, April 9Th
! 1875 original billes-head Of the Oorstitn
. tom sword captured an july 9s.S