The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-26
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

West Point.
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
n. F. Palmer & Co, the contractors for
building the two gunboats, the Concord and
Bennington, have notified the Navy Dept. that
the first named vessel is ready for her trial trip.
These vessels were contracted for more than
years ago, and as they were under the contract,
to be completed in May, 1885, the contractors
are now under penalty of 5000 per day for
every days delay in the completion of the yes
sells. The Concord's sister ship, the Benning
ton, is said to be about 2 months behind the
Concord in the course of construction. The
trial of the Concord will take place early next
week. The Secretary of the Navy has ap-
pointed the following gnamed officers board to
conduct the trial: Capt. Silas Casey, Comdr G.
A. Batcheller, Comdr. R. B. Bradford, Chief
Eng. A. }. kiersted, B. B. Wharton, and Naval
Constructor w. 81. Varney. The Concord is
almost duplicate of the Yorktown.
Owing to the fact that American steelmakers
are unable to produce the steel castings as fast
as required for naval work, there is danger of
new delay in getting vessels now under con-
tract finished. In consequence of this Mr..
Cramp has suggested to the Navy Dept. that he
be allowed to modify the designs for the stem
and stern-posts of armored cruiser No. %
mammoth solid steel castings-in order to open
up the field to other methods of construction
and hasten the work upon the vessel.
Capt. Schley, comdr. of the Baltimore, gave
luncheon on board the ship at Lisbon Friday to
Mr.. Wilbor Secretary of the American Lega-
ton, and a number of other gentlemen. He
subsequently exchanged visits with Admiral
Andrade and the port authorities
The Ord. Bureau of the Navy has had under
consideration for some time samples Of nets, and
the past week Commo. Folger decided to accept
the invention of an American Citizen an Eng
lishman born. The adopted net is of steel wire,
formed of interlocked rings, and is regarded by
the Dept experts as possessing superior powers
of endurance to the foreign nets. The details of
the new net are withheld until the patent has
been granted.
Surg. Gen. Hamilton, in charge of the Marine
Hospital Service, has made arrangements for the
establishment at Solomon's Island, at the mouth
of the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay, of a
temporary hospital for bay oystermen and fisher
men.
The Ranger arrived at Corinto, Central Amer
lea, on Sunday last
The San Francisco will in few days be put
into commission and will probably be ordered as
the flag ship of the Asiatic Squadron.
Paymr. H. T. Wright, lately on duty in the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, has been de-
tailed for duty in charge of the accounts of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey in this city, in place
of Paymr. Deering, deceased.
Orders have been issued putting the Nipsc,
now at Mare Island Navy Yard, out of'commis-
sion The Nipsic will be dry-docked and repairs
to the extent of $4,000 will be put on her.
The order detaching Asst. Eng. W. H. Creigh-
ton from duty at the Purdue University has been
revoked
Lieut.. A. B. Speyers has been ordered to the
trainingship Minnesota.
Lieut.. Comdr r. E. Carmody has been ordered
to duty at the Washington Navy Yard.
Ensgns Robert Stocker and Elliott Snow have
been ordered to special course Of study In ma
val architecture at Paris France.
Asst. Eng. B. c. Sampson has been ordered to
duty at the Naval Academy.
Lieut., Comdr. Jos. Marthon has been detached
from the Washington Navy Yard, Nov. 6, and
| ordered to command the Palos per steamer
Nov. 13. 1t. j. d. Kelley has been detached
! from the Yantic, and ordered as executive OF the
! Enterprise. 1t. f. w. Nichols, from the Enter
! prise and granted months leave. 1t. T. s.
! Phelps, from the Palos on the reporting of relief
and ordered home. Naval Cadet T. f. Ruhm,
| from the Enterprise and ordered to a special
course Of study in naval architecture in Glasgow,
! Scotland. Naval Cadet X. F. HobsOn, from the
! Chicago and ordered to a special course of study
| in naval architecture at Paris, France Naval
| Cadet q. IL. Rock, from the Chicago and ordered
to special course of study in naval architecture
at Glasgow, Scotland.
Asst Eng. w. II. Alderdice has been detached
! from the Naval Academy, and ordered to duty
in the Office of Naval Intelligence
p. a. Surg 4. D. Heffenger, p. A. Eng. j. A.
|
! the retired list from Oct 20.
Chaplain T. A. Gill has been ordered to the
! training-ship Portsmouth and Chaplain A. l..
! Royce to the training ship jamestown.
P, A. Eng A, F, Dixon has been ordered to
the New York Navy Yard.
Chief Eng. J, A. Scot has been detached from
the Enterprise, and placed on waiting orders
p. A. Eng. c. J. Habighurst has been detached
from the Yorktown, and ordered to the Enter
prise.
The cruiser Philadelphia has been ordered to
undergo a sea trial next Wednesday, She is
now at Tomknsyille, l.. l. This will be the
final trial and is intended not to develop speed,
but to bring to light any imperfections in con
struction for which the contractors may be
| liable
Diagrams Of the first target practice on the
new cruiser Philadelphia have Just reached the
Navy Dept. The practice was at GARDENERS
Bay Oct. 4, with 6-inch, 3inch, and 1-inch
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