New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09

and are exnected 70 reach Mare Island . well
from TO-DAY. A guard Of marines from the marfne
barracks, under command OF First Lentensny
Richard Wallack. will be on the same train. ana
upon the arrival of the party at Mare Island the
officers as well as the men, Will 10 assigned e
duty on the San Francisco. This vessel Will p
put into commission at once. and In rev week
the Asiatic Squadron, a. relieve the Omaha, which
vessel will be sent horae for repairs. Inc men
are about as favorable looking crew a. were
ever sent to o ship 1t 1, said that ABOUT 80 per
cent are native-born Americans, while the rest T.
Q man, have declared their intentions OF incoming
citizens. Many of them came from the NewEne-
anS afternoon drs Tor severa weeks to make
themselves acquainted with their new duties
The demand for men for the new ships, which
still In excess Of the supply has revived the quec
may be relieved. The general opinion seems strongly
favorable TO the scheme proposed by C0nlmodor?
Henry Erben-that is, moving recruiting vessel
and take them to receivingshipy for instruction.
In connection with this L is the proposition 70
detail the wooden vessel Yantic for this pnrpose.
had new boilers put into her, and is in excellent
condition for that duty. She Is OF such .
draught of water that she Is more capable for
this duty than larger vessel: and most OF hst
sea, and know just what the service needs In the
way Of men: If the system should. after trial.
prove effective, a. superintendent Of recruiting
would be appointed, and the scheme he Thoroughly
equipped. The training squadron would be an
excellent auxiliary to it, and the whole be undef
the direction and supervision Of the Bureau 81
Equipment.
meeting in Sailors Library Hall. on Cob DOCK.
on Wednesday evening. and " Jack was Just a.
welcome as was his superior 9mcer In goId-
bedecked uniform; in fact. the latter with hls
wife or orner relative, gave uhe salior evely
attention and courtesy. The hall was also Taste.
fully decorated with white and yenow
chrysanthemums and trailing ivy. The pro-
gramme. after the business meeting was overs
Included vocal and Instrumental music, rectations
and short addresses, as follows: Qui vive,
piano duet. by Miss Blanche Ellis and Henry
tusl; vocal solos by f. I. Graud and Miss
Edith Mason, and Rotations by Edward Ames.
Some Of the latter were not humorous enough ior
Jack Tar. but they laughed and applauded with with
hands and feet, when Miss Mason sang MIS-
Just Once Again" Among the officers presens
were Captain S. A. Beardslee and his wife, Lieu
tenants c. A. Adams, Richard I. Mulligan. Nathan
R. Usher, Lucien F1ynne and c. d. Stearns
Passed Assistant Engineer c. F. Nagle mas been
detached from the Navy Yard and ordered to tho
Michigan to relieve Passed Assistant Engineer
r. l. Reid, who has been ordered to duty In con,
nection with the Newark. Chief Engineer K, b.
Hine and Passed Assistant Engineer Il. X. Free.
man have been detached from duty at the Deia.
ware River Iron Works. at Chester, Pennr and
ordered to duty in New-York, in connection with
preparing the Concord for sea service Acting Gum
ners George Hittinger and Charles Morgan have
been ordered TO duty in the ordnance department
at the New-YOrk yard