The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-19

to be secured by bolts with counter-sunk heads,
driven from the outside through wood backing
of yellow pine, and two backing plates, each
twenty pounds per square foot, and set up with
nuts on rubber washers. All matches through
the armored deck are to have battle plates, and
the smokepipe and ventilators are to have in
clined armor inches in thickness. The con-
ming tower armor is to be Is inches in thickness.
The revenue cutter Rush was reported at San
Francisco Friday on her return from the Seal
Islands. All on board are well.
Ensigns A. L. Norton and G. B. Britain have
been ordered to the Atlanta; Ensigns l.. H.
Chandler and A. F. Hubbard, to the training
ship Portsmouth; Ensigns s. s. Robinson and
G. T. Hughes, to the Boston; Ensign d. W.
Boswick, to the Petrol; Ensign NJ. S. Miller, to
the training-ship jamestown.
Surg. Howard Smith has been ordered to ap-
pear before a retiring board.
Ensign A. H. Dana has been detached from
the Richmond, and ordered to the training-ship
jamestown.
Lieut.. Walten Goodwin and 1t. (junior grade)
A. E. Culver have been ordered to examination
for promotion.
Lieut.. g. II. Peters has been detached from
the Richmond, and ordered to the Dolphin 1t.
Herbert Winslow, from the Richmond, and or
dered to the Boston; 1t. j. o. Nicolson, from
the Richmond, and ordered to the training-ship
Jamestown.
Ensign Hugh Rodman has been ordered from
duty in the Bureau Of Equipment to the Naval
Observatory.
Surgs. G. A. Bright and j. G. Agnes have been
ordered from temporary duty at the Naval
Academy, and placed on waiting orders.
P. A. Surg g. P. Lemsden has been detached
from the Boston, and granted three months
leave of absence.
from the Naval Academy, and ordered to the
Boston
The Baltimore sailed from Copenhagen yes
terday. The King and Queen of Denmark and
members of the royal family were entertained
at luncheon Thursday on board the Baltimore
There were also present the Danish Minister of
Marine, U. S. Minister Carr and Mrs. Carr and
the members of the American Legation. Mr..
Carr, on behalf of the royal family, presented
to Comdr. Schley photographs of their Majesties
and the Crown Prince. The photographs bear
the royal signature.
The Navy Dept has awarded the contract for
building coast line battle-shp No. 3 to the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, at 49,
223,33 Work on the new cruiser will begin
at once. The vessel, which will be of the first
class rate, will probably be named the Califor-
| mia.
Paymr. G.. A. Deering, on duty in the Coast
! Survey, was found dead in bed at his house in
this city Thursday morning. Death was due
! to heart disease. Wednesday before retiring he
was in excellent spirits and apparently in good
health. The funeral took place yesterday and
the interment was at Arlington.
The President has accepted the resignation of
P A. Surg. R. NJ. P. Armes, of the Marine Hos
! pital service, to take effect Nov. 15 Surg.
| Ames is stationed at New Orleans.
Ensign Benjamin Wright has been granted 2
weeks leave of absence, and then ordered to
the photographic Office.
Ensign r. H. Jackson has been ordered to
the Yorktown. Gunner w. H. Farrier has been
ordered to the training ship jamestown. Sail
maker G. E. Minter has been ordered to the
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. Gunner William
Halford has been ordered to special duty con-
nected with the preparation of the San Fran
cisco for sea service.
Lieut. j. NJ. Hawley EnsignsJ J. S. Purcell j.
K. Seymour, II. P Jones, and w. G. Miller
have been detached from the Nipsc and
granted 3 months leave of absence. P. A.
Surg. F. j. b. Cordeiro and P. A. Eng. Harrie
Webster have been detached from the Nipsic
and granted months leave. p. A. Paymr.
Corwine has been detached from the Nipsic and
ordered to settle accounts and granted 3
months leave. Ensigns E. Parmenter and
j. d. Mcdonald have been detached from the
Nipsc and ordered to the receiving-ship Inde-
pendence.
Gunner Joseph Swift has been detached from
the jamestown, and ordered to the receiving
ship Vermont.
Boatswain S. B. F. Langton has been de-
tached from the receiving-ship Dale, lst Dec.
next, and placed on waiting orders.
Boatswain w. A. Cooper has been detached
from the Navy Yard, Norfolk, and ordered to
the Dale, 1st Dec. next.