The morning call., 1893-10-30
ON SEA AND SHORE
ON SEA AND SHORE
The Boston to Go Out of
Commission.
RECENT OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Preparations for the Trial Trip OF
the Work at the Mare
Island Navy-Yard.
RECENT OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

VALLEJO, Oct. 29.-The cruiser Boston
is about ready to go out OF commission.
Her stores have been taken ashore ana
slowed away In the various departments
of the navy-yard. Her commander, Cap
tain B. F. Day, U. S. n, has been detached
and ordered hore to await orders. Lieu
tenant Commander S. W. Very, U. D. N.
has been granted two months leave OF
absence. Lieutenants l.. c. Land and Lu-
Glen Young and Ensign l.. Z. Bertolette
have been given three months leave OF
absence. Ensigns Caldwell and Sonar are
transferred to the Mohican. Ensign VIII
ard left on the steamer of Saturday for
the Philadelphia, Lieutenant Br0nough
goes south to meet the Alliance. Ens'gnS
Preston. Hough and Rush to the Albatross,
and T,ieutepant j. 81. c. Coffin is again
ordered to duty at Mare Island Navy-yard::
Surgeon Magruder is given a coupe oi
months leave of absence, wnlie Tasoeo
Assistant Surgeon Bogert taxes .nn piaoo &c
the Albatross, VINO is granted Two
months leave of absence. PaymaSter
Hobbs. after settling accounts, mas
three months leave of absence. fass,
ed Assistant Engineer Willis anu
Assistant Engineer Carney are transferred
to the Monterey in place Of Gunner nal
ford. ordered to the naval magazine at
Mare Island to relieve Gunner Johnson,
ordered to special duty at Cramps snip
ward. Philadelphia. Carpenter Markham
is assigned to duty in the department OF
construction and repair at tne naVy-yaIu,
Mare Island. The crew 60 TO various
.hips in the squadron. Thus it is with
officers and men; after living together 1or
months and wears they are separated upon
the hauling down of the flag. Perhaps
tLey NAV never meet again, out 1t is the
fortune of war and seafaring life.
The crew during the past week, WheD
not engaged in sending stores ashore. have
been what is known as sealing the bottom
of the ship to better enable the board OF
officers to ascertain just exactly the con-
dItion the hull is in. The vessel will be
taken out of the drydock the coming week
and hauled out TO one of the buoyS until
repairs are ordered commenced.
| has been reported that the Ranger,
when ready for sea, will go to China,
though what amount Of reliance is to be
put in the tale Is not known. Workmen
are busy getting her ready for sea. The
coming week or two will see the Hartford
alongside the wharf and canvas now cov-
ering her upper deck off and workmen
engaged in removing timbers preparatory
TO active Work.
If nothing prevents the trial trip Of the
Olympia will come off in few days. The
following officers have been assigned to the
duty of watching her performance during
tie trial, which will take place over a 43-
mile course in Santa Barbara channel
which has just been laid out by Ulcers on
the coast survey steamer Patierson: Cap
tain C. S. ColtrD. Chief Engineer Joseph
Trilley, Commanders Charles L. Clark and
Nicol Ludlow, Commanders f.
p. Gilmore e. C. PendletUn. Leuten-
ant C. F. Pond has been detailed as re-
corder of the board.
Commander Clark met with the mis-
fortune of spraining his ankle few days
ago, but is in hopes to be able to make the
cruise on the Olympia.
In the annual reportof SUPERINTENDENT
of the Navy j. X. Tyron he takes occasion
To compliment the condition Of the hos
pital at Mare Island for its appointments
and in meeting all the requirements of the
service.
In table of percentage of consumption
of coal by the new ships the bureau of
equipment finds that for steaming it was
greatest in the Newark, Bennington, Dol
phin and Miantonomah. and the lowest
percentage with the Bancroft. Boston.
Monterey and Philadelphia. The chief of
the bureau finds there has been steady
advancement made in the extent and char
acter of electrical works on board of ships.
The Monadnock will be supplied with all
of the very latest devices known to the
electrical world.
The Alliance was last reported at San
Jose de Guatemala; the Baltimore at
Alexandria. Egypt, on her way to the
Asiatic squadron to relieve the Lancaster.
some say to come here, others say to go to
New York.
Three applicants presented themselves
TOR examination before the board " hich
convened tuesday last for the position of
ouarterman machinist-in-charg
Paymaster L. c. Kerr. U. S. n, has
been ordered to duty on board of the re-
ceiving-ship Independence.
Boatswain P. Haley, for so many years
stationed at the yard, has been ordered to
the Franklin.
The construction department will soon
take on quite an additional force of men.
half as many men as all the other depart
ments combined.
The chief dranghtsman, G. L. Kirby, was
was called to Michigan Sunday last 10 re-
sponse to telegram announcing the seri-
Gus Illness of his mother.
Captain H. G. Cochrane, u. S. M. c., at
a large gathering in one OF our public halls
Thursday evening presented to the Boys
Brigade attached to the Presbyterian
Church stand of coIors. The captain
was introduced to the audience by Civil
Engineer Frank 0. Matson. q. S. N, and
in presenting the colors made patriotic
and soul-iDspirihg address. Several off,
GERS were present from the yard. Their
mingling IN this manner with our residents
is indicative of the good feeling existing
between those in the Government service
and the citizens of the Union.
The railroad track has been extended
into one of the large brick buildings for
use in housing the locomotive. The track
also extends into number Of shops for use
when occasion requires.
Passed Assistant Engineer G. b. Ran
som, U. S. N. reported for duty at the
Union Iron Works with the Senior Iuspec-
tor of Machinery.
With the Monadnock lying at the upper
end of the wharf, the vicinity of her old
berth presents destitute appearance.
She will be back again the first Of the
week.
The Mobican will have considerable
repairs made to her before she leaves the
yard.
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