The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-07

Newport, New London, New York, Philadel-
phia, Washington, Annapolis, Nerfolk, Port
Royal, Key West and Pensacola.
Louis Gathnan, OF Chicago, has invented a
method for firing high explosives by which he
claims an S-inch gun of proper construction can
throw a shell containing over 100 pounds of
powerful explosives a distance OF or miles.
II properly directed OF these shells will sink
any ironclad afoat The War Dept will
shortly begin tests of his invention.
Chief Eng. H. B. Nones has been detached
from the Richmond, and granted 2 months
leave.
Asst Eng. l.. d. Miner has been detached
from duty at the University of Michigan, and
ordered to the Richmond.
Surg. g. H. Bright has been detached from
the Constellation, and ordered to special duty
at the Naval Academy.
Paymr. j. G. Hobbs has been detached from
the Constellation, and ordered to settle &C
counts, and then wait orders.
Chaplain E. X. Rawson has been detached
from the Constellation, and placed on waiting
orders.
Lieut.. Comdr. w. c. Gibson has been de-
tached from the command of the Monongahela,
and granted months leave.
Lieut. Comdr. r. E. Carmody and 1t. T. d.
Bolles have been detached from the Mononga-
bela, and granted l months leave.
tached from the Monongahela, and granted 9
months leave.
The officers of the Kcarsarge, which sailed
from New York for Aspinwal Thursday, are as
follows: CoIndr. Horace Elmer, comdg; Lieut..
Comdr. Charles Belknap executive officer;
1t. c; w. Rnschenberger navigator; Its. j..
E. Roller, j. w. Stewart and j. H. Oliver; en-
signs j. ii. Shipley and s. f. Cooper; chief
eng, G. f. Tower; asst. eng, II. o. Stickney:
P. A. paymr., E. B. Rogers; surg, j. r. Wagga-
ner; asst: surg, M. F. Gates; marine officer,
1st 1t. G.. 7. Bates, naval cadets, j. " Chase,
| W. G. Neville, and G. A. Bostwick; pay clerk,
| Lode Hoornbeek.
| 1t is thought that the Yantic will be ready for
sea within month. The last of her 2 new
boilers was hoisted into the vessel during the
week.
The anchor of the new cruiser Name is to
weigh 10000 pounds and will be the biggest in
| the Navy. 1t will be cast in few DAYS. Mean
while work on the Maine is progressing salts
| factorily.
The handsome monument erected in the
Naval Academy Cemetery at Annapolis to the
heroes OF the Jeannette expedition has been
| completed.
Lieut.. j. p Parker, who has been in charge
OF the Baltimore branch Of the photographic
Office for several years, will leave for San Fran
cisco about the 18th inst, where he will report
on the Alert He will be succeeded by Ensign
G. r. French. late of the Boston.
P. A. Eng G. s. Willetts has been ordered to
duty at the Naval Academy.
Asst. Eng. w. s. Smith has been ordered to
the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va
Mate j. W. Baxter has been detached from
the Monongahea, and ordered to the receiving
ship Franklin.
Second Lieut.. j. G. McWhorter, Marine
Corps, has been detached from duty at the Nor
| folk Navy Yard, and ordered to duty at the
Portsmouth IN. H.) Navy Yard.
The Dept. has received from Consul Gen.
| Sewall stationed at Samoa, deeds for tract of
land of 120 acres at Pago-Pago, designed for
use coaling station and general supply
agency for the use of the vessels in the Pacific
Squadron. 1t j. F. Parker, assigned by the
Dept. for the duty. aided In the selection Of the
SITE 1t is said to be far superior to the harbor
at Apia.
Orders have been received from the Navy Dept.
by the commandant of the New York Navy
Yard to place the Enterprise in dry-dock for
further repairs. The vessel sprung leak few
days since, and was rapidly filling with water.
Cadet F. B. Zahn, of Pennsylvania, who
stands first in the class OF '91 of the Naval
Academy, will be made cadet 1t. comdr The
appointments of officers to the battalion will be
made shortly.