The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-22

an alteration of the interior arrangement, so
that there are 2 or 3 additional bulkheads, max
ing engine-rooms instead of ..
p. A. Eng. Conrad j. Habighirst and Asst.
Eng. Charles II. Hayes have been ordered to the
Yorktown. They will relieve Asst. Engs. B. G..
Sampson and Andrew McAllister, who were
transferred from the Boston and Atlanta Just
before the squadron sailed for Brazil.
Lieut.. Schroeder, comdr. of the dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius, reports to the Dept. that the
accident by which she ran on a shoal in the
Delaware just after leaving League Island, was
due to a defect in the engine-room annunciator,
by which the orders sent from the coming
tower to the eng. were wrongly transmitted.
There is no information yet to be had as to
whether or not the vessel was injured.
P. A. Eng. II. f. Frick has been placed on the
retired list.
The Yorktown has been temporarily attached
to the North Atlantic Squadron for the purpose
of assisting in the Portland (Me.) Fourth of
July celebration After that service she will
be docked and thoroughly examined to ascer-
tain the truth of the reports that her bottom is
pilted. Her steering gear will then be re-
paired.
Ensign r. B. Dashiell has been detached from
the naval ordnance proving ground, and or
dered to duty at the new proving ground on
the Potomac River This is the first order to
the new grounds. Nothing is being done as yet
toward the establishment of the grounds, it
being first necessary to obtain the sanction of
the Legislature to the purchase of the site at
Indian Head. AS soon as this is done and the
appropriation becomes available Commo.
Folger intends to begin at once to fit up the
| grounds.
Chap. Robert Hudson has been detached from
duty on the Charleston July 15 and has re-
/ signed, to take effect January Is next, until
when he is granted leave of absence.
Chap. John r. Matthews has been ordered to
| duty on the flagship Pensacola.
The following cadets have been detached
orders: Frank Marble, A. H. Robertson, G. B.
Ruthland, G. B. Morgan, w. NJ. Crosse, NJ. L.
Miller, c. n. Hayward, O. S. Koesler D. w.
Beswick, J. F. Hubbard, J. A. Lejeune, s. s..
Robeson Lloyd H. Chandler, Armen Hastrath,
c. L. a. Ingate, H. X. Benham, G. F Hughes,
A. L. Norton, L. A. Stafford, E. X. Cole, w.
| B. Franklin, j. H. Reid, H. o. Stckney, Z. l..
Beach, +. B. Bassett, H. A. Wiley, H. g. Gates,
and T. P. Kane.
The President has nominated 1st 1t. Allan e..
| Kelton, L. S. NJ. c., to be capt, and I'd 1t.
| William H. Stayton to be 1st It,
There is story going the rounds to the eff
feet that at least one of the bureau chiefs of the
| Dept. has fallen from grace with the Sec, and
is sure of being relegated to comparative OBJ
security after long term of service in power
full place. The rumor-and it is well ac-
credited--is that on recent occasion this
officer was trying to explain certain matter to
his chief, but in a very incoherent and unsuc-
cessful manner. The Sec. finally lost patience,
and said that he would look into the papers
himself. AS soon as the officers back was
turned he rang for his private sec., and asked
him when the term of that officer expired. He
still has over couple of years to serve
Asst. Eng. Robert Stewart Jr., has been
placed on the retired list
The official trials of the last 10-incl gun
shipped from the Washington ord. foundry fo1
the monitor Mantonomoh, which have just
been completed at the Annapolis proving
ground, have been highly satisfactory. The
gun has given better results than any other YET
built in the United States, and is thought to be
the best 10-inch gun built in the world, max
imum muzzle velocity of 1000 yards was at
tanned with the extremely low pressure of Il
tons per square inch in the powder chamber
Arrangements have been made for the tria
trip of the cruiser Philadelphia on June % OF
26. She will sail Monday for the trial course
on the south side of Long Island, from South
hamptol to the south end of Block Island and
return. War vessels of the home squadron
will be anchored along the line and all vessels
are requested to give the right of way to the
Philadelphia
Sec. Tracy has decided to appoint board o.
civilian mechanical engs. to examine into the
several bids recently received for 14-inch an(
l6-inch gun lathes for the Washington ord
foundry and report on the comparative merits
OF the several plans submitted These bid
We're offered several months ago, and have bee1
hanging fire on account of an inability on the
part of the Dept to determine the best machine
Joel c. Evans has been appointed gunner il
the Navy
The steam launch recently built at the Nor
folk Navy Yard for the Navy Yard at Pensa
cola Fla, has just arrived at the latter yard il
good condition after successful run outside.
; The cruiser Baltimore sailed from Norfoll
yesterday for New York.
, The Yantc has been ordered to blow up
, dangerous wreck off Absecom light.
Sec. Tracy has gone to New York for fey
days
, P. A. Eng. r. d. Taylor has been ordered +
} duty at Portsmouth Navy Yard
g The Despatch will leave Washington mex
g Tuesday under orders to destroy a number o
+. wrecks along the coast of New Jersey reporte
5 to be dangerous to navigation.
DISTRICT MILITARY.
; The following enlisted men of the Sd Bait