The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

The cruiser Phladeldhia started out on her
trial trip at o'clock Tuesday morning.
John E. Page, r. NJ. Kennedy, Lewis NJ.
Stone, and j. NJ. Whitefeld have been COM
missioned as asst surgs. in the Navy.
Naval Cadet William n Vansant has re-
signed to take effect June 80, 1890.
Ensign Benton c. Decker has been detached
from the Baltimore, and granted ? months
leave.
The torpedo boat Gushing will leave the Navy
Yard for Newport tomorrow night or Tuesday
morning. She Will soon be given her torpedo
armament, and will then be put through series
of severe tests and experiments.
Lieut.. Comdr. F. Courts has been detached
from duty as inspector of steel at Pittsburg,
and ordered to duty here as a member Of the
steel board.
Lieut.. Edw. II. Gheen has been detached
from the iantic, and granted leave for months.
The Adams arrived at San Francisco Tuesday
from Honolulu.
Lieut.. J. D. j. Kelley has been ordered to
the Gantic July /.
With the consent of the bidders on the machine
tools for the Washington Navy Yard, for which
proposals were received some weeks ago, the
award of the contract has been left to the fol-
lowing commission of civilian experts, selected
from among the members of the American Soci-
ETY. of Mechanical Engineers: Prof. Sweet, of
syracuse, passed pTeSluenU Oh Iuc society, MT.
Welman, of Cleveland, and Mr. Morgan, of
Worcester, who were chosen because of their
known efficiency and reputation, and because
the Governments while quite capable of deciding
for itself as to the best machines offered, pre-
ferred to leave the selection to Il diSintereSted
board of acknowledged judicial standing among
the mechanical engs. of the country, Their re-
port will probably be submitted early in the
coming week.
The Monongahela arrived in New York Har-
Dor Tuesday night, after sailing voyage of over
months, from San Francisco, around the Horn.
She passed through the Golden Gate March 5,
and nothing was heard of her until Tuesday
morning, when she was spoken of Cape Henlo-
| pen She had no engines, and made the entire
/ trip under SAIL her orders being not to touch at
| any port unless in Of urgent necessity
! She will be surveyed and probably fitted cut as
training ship. The trip is regarded as quick
! one.
Asst Eng. F. VI. Bennett has been ordered
! to duty in the Bureau of Steam Engineering
Orders have been issued at the Navy Dept.
for the repair Of the Pensacola at New York,
/ the Lancaster at Portsmouth, n. H., and the
/ Marion at Mare Island, Cal, as soon as the ap-
preparations for the next fiscal year become avail
able. Work will be resumed on these vessels
| next week, and they will be fitted out for sea
/ service and put in commission as rapidly as
possible.
Paymr. j. Porter Loomis has been ordered TO
the Pensacola, June 30.
Capt \. s Taylor, Marine Corps, has asked
TO be retired.
Naval Cadet William Y. Vansant who stands
at the head of the class of naval cadets now
awaiting appointments in the Navy, and who
has just completed a 2 years course in naval
architecture at the Royal Naval College, Green
wich, England, has resigned his commission as
a naval cadet to accept an appointment as asst
naval constructor in July. His appointment
will be the only one made in the Construction
Corps this year.
There is good deal Of talk floating about the
Dept. about possible court-martial trial to bC
held as soon as the Richmond arrives in por
from her trip from Brazil TO New York. Real
Adm. ellis has preferred charges against Capt
Allen V. Reed for diseharging cook withou
Capt, on the other hand, charges Adm, Gill
with having violated the eregulationsin preferrins
charges against him without furnishing him
copy Of them There will undoubtedly be al