The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-06
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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Paymr. Edward Bellows has been ordered to
examination for promotion.
P. A. Eng. G. H. Kearney has been detached
from the Richmond, and granted months
| leave.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued orders
for the speed trial of the cruiser San Francisco
July Is. This trial will be of especial interest
as affording comparison between this vessel
and the Philadelphia the latter being built by
and from the designs of the Messrs. Cramp &
Sons, of Philadelphia, while the San Francisco
was built by the Union Iron Works, of San
Francisco, from designs furnished by the Navy
Dept. The officers ordered to conduct the trial
are Commo. John Irwin, president; Chief Eng.
G. F. Kutz, Capt. j.. G. Watson, Capt. j. w.
Philip Comdr. Nichol Ludlow, Naval Construc-
tor F. L. Ferwald, 1t. Comdr. B. F. Tilley 1t.
Comdr. F. P. Gilmore, 1t. John C. Wilson, and
1t A. W. Grant. The board of engs. to take
horsepower data will consist of Chief Engs g.
F. Kutz president; F. A. Wilson, and G. j.
Burnap.
favorable report has been received by the
Secretary of the Navy from the board appointed
to try the cruiser Philadelphia. The vessel is
found to meet the requirements in every partic
ular.
Orders have been issued for the fitting out of
the cruiser Philadelphia at New York instead of
at Cramps ship-yard, as was intended. 1t is
expected that she can be put in commission
within 80 days from the time she reaches New
York
Owing to the fact that no one could be found
to accept the conditions imposed by the two
previous advertisements for proposals for the
construction OF three sea-going tugs, Secretary
Tracy has now determined to change the speci-
fcations so as to allow steel that will pass the
commercial test to be used, instead of requiring
the naval test, which makes its cost one-half
greater.
Much regret has been caused at the Naval
Academy by the sudden and unexpected re-
moval of Prof. w. w. Hendrickson from the
head Of the dept. Of mathematics. He re-
signed the position of It, comdr. in the line II
years ago to accept this position, whose duties
he has fulfilled without the least cause of COM
plant, and with the greatest satisfaction to
those who have come under his instruction.
The following cadets of the 1st class have
been assigned to the eng division of the Naval
Academy: William H. McGrawn, Tenn;
George W. Lake, Iowa; John X. Robinson,
Mich; John H. Rowen, Pa. George II. Shep-
pard, Wis; Milton f. Reed, Iowa, and Charles
K. Emrick, Ill.
Diplomas for the 6-year graduates of the Ma
val Academy, now at their homes awaiting or
ders, have been made out, and will be for
warded to them in few days.
The cruisers Baltimore, Essex, Kearsarge. and
Dolphin, of the North Atlantic Squadron, par
ticipated in the Fourth Of July celebration at
Portland, Me.
The Richmond has arrived at Norfolk from
Brazil and will remain there for the present.
The Alliance has arrived at Singapore from
Penang, China.
An additional detail of 20 naval officers, in
addition to the 81 already engaged in that
work, has been asked by the superintendent Of
the Coast Survey
A despatch has been received at the Navy
Dept, saying that the Squadron of EvolutioE
will be in New York probably by the lst OF
August, having sailed from Rio de Janero yes
| terday. The Tallapoosa, which is now alone
on that station, Will be Joined shortly by the
! Pensacola, Enterprise, and Essex, all of which
! are now being fitted out at New York.
Lieut.. C. j. Boush has been ordered to ex-
animation for promotion.
Naval Cadet N. r. Holmes has been detached
| from special duty at Cramps ship-yard, Phia,
delpha, and ordered to the receiying-ship st.
! Louis
The man-of-war Saratoga has arrived al
| Plymouth, England.
William Baldwin, of Baltimore County, Nd
and j. ID. G. Dejarnette, of Bowling Green, Va
have been nominated for appointments as naval
cadets,
The Construction and Steam Engineering
Bureau are hard at work on the plans of a new
coast-defense ram, which will probably soon be
advertised. The board of bureau chiefs have
practically decided upon the following features
in the construction of the vessel: Length, eX-
treme, 243 feet; breadth, 43.5 feet; breadth
J at water line, 40.5 feet; depth, extreme
! 81 feet; depth at kunkle 14,5 feet draught
of water 15,5 feet displacement at water
! line, 2,160 tons; displacement, 17E
draught, $3.50 tons; displacement Of total vol,
ume, 1850 displacement perinch at load water
/ line, 1,725; displacement per inch at 17,5
draught, l,40O; indicated horsepower, 4,SOO
estimated speed, IS knots The total weight Of
! armor will be 76S tons the greatest thickness
! being on the coming tower, which will be Is
inches; deck armor will be inches at centre and
| inches on the sides, the upper side armor {
/ inches and the lower inches. She will carry
| officers and 81 men, II in the eng dept. and
| 20 seamen, stewards, etc. The total capacity