The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-02

Eng. G. w. McElroy have been ordered to
assist 1t. Berry in taking charge OF the detail
and on arrival to report for duty on board the
San Francisco Medical Insp. @. II. White,
Paymr. w. Godsborough and Ensgns II. X.
Bendam and IL. A. Wiley have also been or
dered to the San Francisco.
Asst. Surg. n. b. lockwood has been Or
dered to the receivingship Vermont; Surg.
Thomas Owens, detached from the Coast Survey
steamer Blake, and placed on waiting orders
Asst. Surg. E. s. Bogart, detached from the
Vermont, and ordered to the Coast Survey
steamer Blake.
Asst. Eng. w. H. Alderdice has been detached
from the Naval Academy, and ordered to Wash
ington, and Asst. Eng. B. G. Sampson has re-
ported for duty at the Naval Academy in his
place.
Surg. F. B. Stephenson will be detached from
the Wabash, 1st of November, and placed on
waiting orders. Surg. H. NJ Martin has been
Surg. L. II. Stone to the Pinta; Asst. Surg. w.
F. Arnold, detached from the Pinta, ordered
home, and granted months leave.
Asst. Eng w. d. Weaver has been detached
from the New York Navy Yard, and ordered to
the Boston.
Lieut.. Constant, who has been attached to
the Omaha on the Pacific Squadron, died on
Monday of pneumonia at the Yokohama Naval
Hospital, where he had been i'll for some time.
George Hittinger, Charles Morgan, and NJ. w.
Gilmartin have been appointed acting gunners
in the Navy.
Capt. w. G. Sampson has been detached
from present duties on the San Francisco, and
ordered to command that vessel.
First Lieut. H. X White, Marine Corps, has
been detached from Washington Barracks, and
ordered to the barracks at the Naval Academy
relieving lat 1t. T. j. Fllette, who is ordered
to duty at Washington.
P. A. Surg H. B. Scott and Asst Surg. W.
s. Smith have been placed on the retired list Of
the Navy from Oct. 81.
The Secretary has ordered the payment of
the reserve fund hela on the San Francisco and
Vesuvius. The reserve fund on the San Fran
cisco was 1888, 1893, and was paid to Mr.. Scott,
representing the Union Iron Works, of San
Francisco, and the reserve fund Of $22, 900 on
the Vesuvius was paid to Mr. Cramp, of Cramp
& Sons, Philadelphia.
Orders have been issued to place the new
cruiser San Francisco, built by the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco, in commission on
Nov. 10. The officers who have been on
special duty on the vessel have been perma-
nentlY attached to her.
The Thetis arrived at San Francisco on the
27th.
Lieut.. a. &. Paul, for some months naval
aid to the Secretary of the Navy has been re-
lieved from that duty and ordered as flag 1t. of
the North Atlantic Squadron.
Secretary Tracy made a short trip to New
York during the week.
Lieut.. s. L. jackson, U. s. NJ. c., died at the
Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, Sunday last of
gastric fever.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
DR.. K Cleary sanitary insp of the Marine Hos
pital Service at Rio Janeiro.
The jamestown and Portsmouth arrived at
Newport R. l., Tuesday.
Lieut. Comdr. j. g. Eaton has been detached
as insp. of Ord. at the South Boston Iron
Works, and ordered as insp. of steel at the
Nashua Steel Works; Lieut.. w. c. Cowlsg,
from the Homestead Steel Works, and ordered
to duty at the works of the Wellman Iron and
Steel Co.
Surg F. B. Stephenson has bsen detached
from the Wabash, Nov. l, and placed on walt
ing orders Boatswain Alexander McCone, Gun
ner John Gaskins, Carpenter j. f. Cox, and
Sailmaker Q. @. Freeman have been detached
from the New Hampshire and ordered to tho
Richmond.
Capt A. e. Kelton has been detached from
the Vermont, and ordered to the Marine Bar
racks, N Y; Capt. W. X. Brown, detached
to the Marine Barracks Portsmouth.
First. Lieut.. P.St.C {. Murphy has been ordered
to the receiving ship Vermont.
Information has been received by tho naval
Ord Bureau of a competitive trial Of all-steel
and compound armor held at Amager, the Dan
ish naval proving ground, at which the recent
results at the Annapolis tests were eorrobo-
rated.