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

erDorS Island, to Philadelphia for the purpose
of inspecting chronographs now being made
there by MessrS. Queen & Co. for the Ord. Dept
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Chief Eng. &. r. johnson, L. S. N, insp. of
machinery on Government work at the Colum-
bian Iron Works, will be placed on the retired
list Nov 9. He will be succeeded by Chief
Eng. G. w. Roche. Chief Eng. Johnson has
been constantly on duty at the Columbian
Works since early in February, 1887. He en-
tered the Navy in 1852 as Sd asst. eng, and has
seen y years sea service, his last cruise expir-
ing in July, 1878.
1t F. B. NJ. Mason has been ordered to
pecial duty in the office of the Secretary of the
Navy.
Surg. A. NJ. Moore has been detached from
the hearsage on Nov. 3, and ordered to duty at
the Naval Hospital, Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Nov. 10.
The New York correspondent of the Balti
more Sun says: 1.-The shaft-strut of the new
cruiser Maine has been discovered to be de-
fective, and thousands of dollars and months
of time will have to be spent to remedy this
vital defect in the ships construction, which
the Dept has made the greatest effort to keep
a profound secret. The flaw was found by the
merest chance, when the inner surface of the
hanger was being bored smooth to make it fit
the propeller shaft more perfectly. Undoubt-
edly the flaw is due to the presence of air,
which made cavity in the casting, whose
presence, despite the most careful inspection
and testing, could not have been made known.
Tne strut will be accordingly duly condemned
and a new one ordered. The discovery will
not, it is said, necesstate postponement of
the launch Of the cruiser, since it is possible to
put on a new strut although at greater ex-
pense, when the ship is IN dry-dock.
The Navy Dept. has decided upon a plan for
further tests of nickel-steel armor plates. 1t is
proposed to have plates made of the same di-
mensions as the Creusot plates recently tested
One Of these will be made by the Bethlehem
Iron Works Co., of Bethlehem, Pa, and the
other by Carnegie, Phipps IL Co., of Pittsburg
these being the only firms at present prepared
to undertake the work. Each of these plates
will be submitted to the same test. The nickel
will be combined with the steel in about the
same proportions as in the Creusot plate, about
5 per cent. being used. The construction of
the plates will not be commenced for some
weeks yet.
First Lieut.. P. S. c. Murphy, L. s. NJ. c., has
been ordered to the receiving-ship Vermont
Capt. H. G. keltin, U. s. NJ. c., has been de-
tached from the Vermont, and ordered to the
Marine Barracks, n. Y. Capt w. r. Brown, U.
S. NJ. c., has been detached from the Marine
Barracks, Norfolk, Va, and ordered to the
Marine Barracks, Portsmouth.
Naval authorities here say the defect in the
cast-steel strut of the cruiser Maine will not
cause much delay in the completion OF the yes
sci. The contractors who supplied the defec-
tive strut will have to replace it, and the only
loss to the Government will be one of time.
The monument erected by naval officers in
memory of the members of the Inflated Jean
nette expedition who perished in the Arctic
region was unveiled at Annapolis Thursday
with fitting ceremonies. This unique memo
rial is close reproduction in marble and
bronze of the cairn of rude boulders constructed
on the Lena Delta by Melvile's party of res
tended the exercises. The address was deiv-
cred by Prof James r. Solely, Asst. Secretary
of the Navy who paid a glowing tribute to the
achievements and heroism of 1t. De Long and
his companions.
The contract for building ocean tugs for
the use of the Navy has been awarded to II. H.
Loring, of Boston, by the Navy Dept Mr.
Loring was the lowest bidder, at $32, 800 for
each tug.
Lieut.. T. y. Wood has been ordered to the
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, League Island
Second Lieuts. L. A. Stafford and c. L. A.
Barracks, Brooklyn, and ordered to the Marine
Barracks, Boston. Second Lieut.. j. A. Seieune
has been detached from the Marine Barracks,
Brooklyn, and ordered to the Marine Barracks
Norfolk, Va. Second Lieut. E. X, Cole has
been detached from the Marine Barracks
Brooklyn, and ordered to the Marine Barracks
Portsmouth, y. II. Second Lieut. T p. Kane
to remain on duty at the Marine Barracks,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Secretary Tracy has remitted the unexpired
imposed hv court-martial in October, 1883, upon
1t. y. T. Houston, tried for minor offense
that had its origin in an unguarded remark
made by him to a superior officer He has lost
several numbers in his grade during the last 2
years aud the Secretary thought that he had
suffered a sufficient punishment, He was on
duty at the Newport Torpedo School when sus-
pended
Lieut. Comdr j. G. Eaton has been de-
tached from duty as insp. of ord. at the South
Boston Iron Works, and ordered to duty as
insp. Of steel at the Nashua Steel Works,
Nashau, y. H.; 1t; w. C.. Cowles, detached
from the Homestead Steel Works, and ordered
to duty at the works of the Welman Iron and
Steel Co.
Lieut.. Hamilton Hutchins has been ordered to
temporary duty in the Bureau Of Equipment as
asst. TO the insp OF electric lighting.
Lieut.. A, G. Berry has been ordered to take
charge of draft of men to the Navy Yard at
Mare Island and on arrival to report for
duty on board the San Francisco. Its. w. c.
Babcock and G. NJ. Potts, Ensigns g. N. Hay
ward William Cross, G. b. Morgan and T. NJ
Rod, Asst. Surg. L. w. Spratling, and Asst