The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-21

Island Naval Hospital, S15,500. a clause is in
serted in the provision for preservation and
repair of engines, boilers, and machinery OF
wooden ships declaringsthat the restriction linn
iting such repairs to 20 per cent. of the esti
mated cost of such new engines, boilers, and
machinery shall not deprive the Secretary of the
Navy of authority to order repairs of engines,
boilers, and machinery for vessels damaged in
foreign waters or on the high seas so far as they
may be necessary to bring the vessels home.
Under the head OF increase of the Navy,
S4,000,000 is appropriated towards the arma-
ment and armor of vessels heretofore author
lied to be built, being 81, 100000 more than the
appropriation for the same purpose for the
current fiscal year, aud $11, 100000 is ap-
propriated towards the construction and
completion of new vessels heretofore
and herein authorized by Congress-
with their engines and machinery, includ-
ing premiums being Sc, 49,, 900 more than the
current years appropriation. For two travel
ing cranes of forty tons capacity for dry docks
at New York and Norfolk, 100000 is appro
priated, and for supplying anchors, chain
cables, and equipment outfit to vessels already
built or authorized, 100000 is provided
There are some cases of malarial fever on the
kearsarge at Port Royal, S. G.
Lieut.. j. A. Calhoun has been ordered to
duty in the Dept. of Ord, Navy Yard, n. Y.
Paymr. j. O. Barton has been ordered to
special temporary duty at the Navy Yard, n. Y.
The cruiser Enterprise has left Colon for Boca
del Toro on important secret business, carrying
L. S. Consul Lewis.
The U. S. steamships Alert and Marion, now
fitting out at the Mare Island Navy Yard Cal,
have been assigned to duty on the Asiatic Sta
ton, and the Swatara, repairing at the same
yard, to the Pacific Station.
Asst Surg. S. j. Evans has been ordered to
duty at the Naval Academy.
Chief Eng. H. B. Nones has been ordered to
the Navy Yard, League Island, Pa, 3lst inst.
P. A. Surg c. j. Decker has been detached
from the Naval Academy, and ordered to duty
at the Naval Hospital.
Chief Eng. l.. j. Allen has been detached
from duty at the Navy Yard, League Island,
31st inst, and placed on waiting orders.
Naval Constructor Richard Gatewood has died
at Bloomingdae, n. Y.
Lieut.. 4. D. Taussig has been detached from
duty in the Navy Library and War Records
Office, and ordered to special duty connected
with the Worlds Fair.
The cruiser Baltimore sailed from Spezzia
Italy, Thursday for Nice.
The apprentice boys of the naval training sta
ton at Newport have received high compli-
ment from Mayor Coggshall, of that city. In a
letter to the Secretary of the Navy the Mayor
says: 'The boys are uniformly well behaved,
courteous to our citizens, and it is exceptional
| when reproof is necessary. 1t is due to these
! lads without home influences to assure you of
their manlness when in our city,
The work on the Atlantic, which is being re-
paired at Norfolk, is dragging and Commodore
Melville has gone there to inspect hermachinery
and hurry matters so that the vessel may be
assigned.
Ensign H. P. Jones has been ordered to duty
at the Naval Observatory, Jan. 3 next.
Ensign William Truxton has been detached
from the torpedo boat Gushing, and granted
| sick leave for ! month.
Asst. Eng w. W. Bush has been detached
from duty connected with the San Francisco,
and ordered to duty on board that vessel
Carpr. r. c. Burroughs has been detached
from duty at the Delaware River Iron Works;
and ordered to duty at the works of S. l..
Moore & Sons, at Elizabethport, n. j.
Orders have been received at the Norfolk
Navy Yard for the Atlanta to be ready for sea
by jan TO-