The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29

investigation, probably by court of inquiry i'm
mediately upon the arrival of the Richmond.
Lieut.. 5. c. Lemly, lately ordered to dutyin the
office of the Judge Advocate Gen, is now en-
gagged in looking over all the papers that have
been so far received bearing on the case.
The Despatch is just new engaged at her an
nua task of blowing up derelicts She is
working near Bcdloe Island, in the Bay. She
has been ordered to take part in the naval exer-
cises at New York July 4.
Ensign Benton c. Decker has been detached
from the Baltimore, and granted leave for .
months
Secretary Tracy has decided to adopt the
recommendation of Eng. -in-Chief Melville to
build the new cruiser provided for in the Naval
bill with screws, instead of .. She is to be
400 feet long and 5S feet beam, $500 tons dis
placement. will develop about 2O,500 horse
power, and make an average speed of 81 knots
an hour, maintained for hours, or % knots
over measured mile. This cruiser will thus
be the fastest ever produced. She is too have
no armor but is to be provided with protec-
tive deck. The screws will be a most de-
cded novelty in this country, nothing of the
kind ever having been built here
Paymr. George w. Beaman has been de-
tached from the Baltimore, and placed on
waiting orders.
Chief Eng. James Entwistle, late of the En-
terprise, the officer accused by Capt. McCalla of
testing his boilers with salt water, has been or
building for gunboats and at the Bath Iron
Works.
Secretary Tracy tried his hand Wednesday at
surprising people. When he ordered the fitting
out of the Pensacola as flag ship it was gener-
ally expected that she would 60 to Europe with
Commo. McCann as admiral of that station, and
there was an immediate rush of officers with in
fluence to get berths on her. Several who were
assigned to her made arrangements to lease their
houses here and send their wives over to join
them on the other side But now all changed,
and the officers of the Pensacola are very sad
including her comdr., for the Secretary has de-
cided to send Commo. McCann to command the
South Atlantic Station, with the Pensacola as
flagship. Hewill leave New York, in company
with the Enterprise. in about month, and will
sail direct for Brazil. The Essex, after the cele-
bration at Portland, Me-, will return to New
\ ork and will soon after sail for Europe, bear
ing the body of John Ericsson. Afterward she
will proceed to Brazil to join the South Atlantic
Squadron, which will then consist of ships, the
Pensacola as flagship, the Essex the Enterprise,
and the Tallapoosa, which is now down there.
Boatswain James Farrell has been ordered to
the Minnesota.
The receiving-shp Dale, at the Navy Yard
here, is to be given sheathing of copper to
protect her from rotting awayin the mud. Re-
Gently while the torpedo boat Gushing was
dartlng down the river past the wharf where the
Dale is tied she made such ''hole" in the water
that the old hulk took tilt southwark and
started all of her seams
The report of the board that superintended
the recent trial of the cruiser Philadelphia has
not yet been received at the Dept 1t is eX-
pected, however, that preliminary report will
come in tomorrow. Commo. Dewey, Chief of
the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting has
been informed that an anchor and several
fathoms of chain were lost during the trial
trip.
The Despatch has arrived at New York.
Application was made yesterday for the 4tll
! payment on cruisers 8 and 10, now building at
/ the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore amount,
| ing in all to 100000
! Lieut.. j. D. j. Kelley has been ordered as
executive of the Yantic July l.
Ensign Frank w. Kellogg has been detached
from duty in the Bureau of Equipment and Re-
/ cruting, and ordered to duty on the Coast Sur
| vey.
Lieut.. Comdr Harry Knox has been ordered
to duty at the Naval Academy.
Ensign c. p Eaton has been detached from
the Minnesota, and ordered to duty at the New
York Navy Yard.
Lieut.. E. D. Bosticl has been detached from
the Washington Yard, and ordered to duty OF
Coast Survey.