The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-14
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.


S235, 900 for construction of gun and mortar
batteries for the defense of Boston Harbor;
5000 for New York Harbor; S260O00 for San
Francisco; $25, 900 for steel field guns of 32-inch
calibre; 100000 for breech-loading rifed sea-
coast mortars, cast iron and steel hooped, II
inch; 900 for sights and implements for guns
and for fuses; S143, 135 for metallic cartridges
for field gun batteries: 100000 for alteration of
existing carriages for 10 and 15-inch smooth
bore guns; 900 for powder for proving 12-
inch sea-coast mortars; S27, 500 for cast-iron
projectiles; $4,000 for cast-iron projectiles for
proving 12-inch sea-coast mortars; $4,000 for
steel shells for sea-coast cannon; 100000 for
steel armor-piercing projectiles for sea-coast
guns; $l65, 900 for machinery to complete the
full capacity of the Watervet Gun Factory;
S10630 for wash-rooms, etc. at Watervliet;
$4,000 for railroad sidings, ETC., at Watervliet;
$500 for engine and shafting; S32O,OOO for
lathes and travelling crane amounting in all to
$2,261, ,565.
The board of ordnance and fortiication at a
meeting recently held prepared schedules of di-
mensions, weights, and other details for the
construction of 25 S-inch, 80 10-inch, and 25 10
inch breech- loading steel rifles to be made un-
der contract. The advertisement for bids will
be issued in short time.
Pay Insp. A. S. Kenny has been ordered to
duty as general storekeeper at the Navy Yard,
New York, Oct. l.
Pay Insp. j. E. Tolfree has been detached
from duty as general storekeeper at the Navy
Yard, New York, and ordered to settle accounts
and wait orders
Asst. Eng. j. s. Mexican has been ordered to
the Chicago.
Lieut.. w. V. Bronaugh has been detached
from duty at the works of the Steel Casting
Company, Thurlow, Pa, and ordered to duty at
the Homestead Steel Works, Munhall, Pa.
Leave of absence for year, with permission
to 90 beyond the sea, has been granted to
Comdr F. j. Higginson.
foil to5
to the Naval Academy cadets: Raymond
Stone, Ala; Clarence England, Ark; H. l.
Cone, Fla; F. G. Kress, Pa; A. w. Kinds, Ala;
NJ. j. Shaw, Mimi; w. j. Marion, La; G. H.
kins, La; Provost Barbin, N. Y; Charles Web
ster, Mass; j. d. G. DeJarnett, Va; r. w. Nc
Neeley, N c.; Roscoe Moody, Me-; l. V. G.
Gills, n. Y; C: w: Griffith, Nd; G.: S: Gal
Kan; J. NJ Hudgins,- Va; j. NJ. Leroz, Tex;
j. NJ. Reeves, ILL.,, and D. H. Cox, N. Y.
! P. A. Surg. N. II. Drake has been detached
| from the coast survey steamer Macarthur, and
| ordered to temporary duty on board the receiv
in:g,ship ing: Independence, and on arrival of the
| Fish Commission steamer Albatross at Mare
Island ordered to that vessel.
| P. A. Surg. j. Z. Gardner has been detached
from the Albatross on reporting of relief, and
| granted months leave.
P. A. Surg. T. A. Berryhll has been detached
from the Naval Hospital, Mare Island and Or
dered to the coast survey steamer Macarthur.
P. A. Eng. j. ID. Ford has been detached from
duty connected with the trial of the San Fran
cisco, and ordered to the receiving-shp Inde-
pendence.
Col. c. G.. McCawley, the col. comdt of the
| Marine Corps, has been granted leave of absence
until the date of his retirement in next Janu-
ary, and in the mean time Col. C. d. Hebb is
acting comdt.
Two large anchors, weighing about two thou
sand pounds each, have been hoisted into posi-
ton on the large stone tablets on the east of the
State, War, and Navy Building. They were
made in 1864 at the Washington Navy Yard,
and were procured from the Norfolk Navy Yard
for the purpose of marking the location of the
Navy Dept in this building.
Secretary Tracy has issued an order directing
that the salute Of tue Assistant Secretary of the
Navy shall consist of 15 guns, the number given
TO admrals in the Navy and Cabinet officers.
The Secretary of the Navy receives salute of
17guns.
p. a. Eng. q. II. Kearny has been ordered to
the receiving-ship Vermont on the 10Th inst
The Navy Dept. has been informed of the ar
rival of the Essex ct st. Vincent Cape de Verde
Islands.
Every one connected at all with the San Fran
cisco or her trial trip in the Pacific is enthusi-
astic over her. Commo Wilson, Chief Con-
structor of the Navy, drew the most important
designs, and the speed of the vessel is in great
part attributed to his work. Capt. Sampson,
late of the Naval Academy, will command the
ship, and he is likewise enthusiastic over the
result of her trial.
T. A. Surg, A. C.. Heffenger has been ordered
to appear before the retiring board.
a cablegram received at the Navy Dept yes
terday from Yokohama announced that Asst
Eng. j. II. Baker had died on board the SWe-
tara at Che Foo Corea j. Ii. Baker was SON
in-law of Chief Eng, Baker, of the Navy, and
his wife and two children are now living in
Washington.
The Dept. has received information to the
effect that while the gunboat Petrol was being
put through the gun drill at New London re-
Gently one of her whaleboats was blown from
the daVits and destroyed.
d. Greene, chief clerk in the Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair, has gone to Medford,
Mass, on leave of absence. Sidney Besselieyre
VIII act as chief clerk in his place
Lieut.. Comdr. j. T. Hemphill is in the city,
G. d. Miner, asst. eng. of the Richmond, is
stopping in the city,
The run of the Baltimore with the remains of
Ericsson was made from New York to Gothens-
burg within II days. This is the shortest time
IN which the voyage has been made by man
of-war.
D. +. Seager has been promoted from a 81 200
TO 81, 800 and b. II. Peters from 81 800 to 50 $50
IN the offioe of the Secretary of the Navy.
+. II. Bigelow has been promoted from 81 900
TO 81 200 in the Nautical Almanac Office.
The following appointments have been made
In the Naval War Records Office L. s. Norton,
$1,000 elerkship; Mrs. A. III. Eastman, OF Wash
ington, and Miss N ID. Barney, of New York