Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-06
Naval Notes Interesting.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 5.-Commodore
Ramsay, Chief of the Navigation Bureau,
is acting as Secretary of the Navy to-day
in the absence of Secretary Herbert and
MISUNDERSTANDING McAdoo.
The Vesuvius has been ordered to New
York. where she will be Thoroughly re-
pared.
Lieutenant 4. h. NJ. Mason. executive
officer of the New York. was before the
Naval Examining Board here to-day for
examination for promotion to the rank or
Lieutenaut-C Commander Lieutenants Sea-
ton. Schroeder. and +. /. Drake were also
before the board tor examination.
The preliminary steam-dock trials of the
machinery of the United States steamer
Name are reported 20 be proceeding salts
tactorily at the New York navy-yard.
Weights are to be placed upon the vessel
representing her armament and armor, 80
as 70 fully euOmerge her screws. aud it IL
expected that the formal trial will take
place next week.
The new naval dry-dock ut Port Royal,
S. c., has como 10 grief again. This time
the cofTer-dam at the entrance has broken
and the dock has been swamped. IL will
be necessary for the contractor to drive
new heet-pilng to stop the leak, and then
pump out the dock before operations eau
be resumed on the floating gate.
The cruiser Atlanta has arrived at Hsmp-
ton Roads from Nicaragua, where she was
ordered about the middle OF May, when
the revolution in that country was at its
height. She will go to the Norfolk navy
yard. where she will be thoroughly over
hauled and prepared for foreign cruise.
Ii was the intention of tho Navy Depart
ment TO have her take the New York naval
reserve on their annual practice cruise
but as il will take some time to repair her
this plan had to be abandoned.
Lieutenant William Z. Day. at present
executive officer OF the practice-vessel
Bancroft. has been ordered to duty as ex-
ecutive officer of tho gunboat Machias,
| which is soon TO be put III active service.
He will taxa the place originally assigned
10 Lieutenant Singer, who has been made
Chief Of the Bureau of Naval Intelligence.
Captain Train, who was ordered some
| time ago TO hold himself IN readiness to
command the gunboat Machias received
orders today to proceed TO Portsmouth,
n H., and assume command OF that ves-
| sell As soon as he reaches the Portsmouth
| yard the Machlas will be placed IN COM
| mission and her other officers ordered TO
| her.
Tho proper board OF officers has APP
proved the recommendations OF Surgeon
! General Tryon for enlarging the sick
| bay" of the cruiser New York. The plan
| contemp,ates the removal of the bulkhead
further aft on the berth deck, SO as To
greatly enlarge the sick quarters. No date
| has yet been fixed for putting the New
York into commission, and 1t is said st
| the department that she will not be COM
missioned until she IL complete in every
respect and ready for active service. To
put her in this condition will take ut least
| two weeks.
The cruiser San Francisco sailed for
GARDENERS Bay, n. T., to-day for target
practice. She will leave there IN time TO
reach Boston on the 18th instant. On
| the 18th she will leave Boston with the
| Massachusetts naval reserve Oh board for
| their practice cruise The reserve have
decided to accept the invitation of the
| department and send the reserve on their
practice cruise on one of the naval vessels
| IL was at first intended 10 use the
| Atlanta for this purpose, but the extent
| of repairs TO be made on this vessel pro-
| hibited this, and one OF the monitors pro-
| badly the MiantoDomoh--wiIl be used.
| This will give the reserve all the great-gun
! practice they require. The Pennsylvania
| reserve will take their cruise in Septem-
| ber. but no vessel for their use has been
designated. The North Carolina reserve
| has not been heard from and the Mary
| land reserve will take no cruise.