The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-06

have been visiting in Vallejo, have returne ed
to their home at Philadelphia.
Chief Engineer r. B. Hine, U. S. N. has
been placed on the retired list, No promo
tion will be caused by this retirement.
The two new cutters for the Monadnock
have been completed. The dinghy is re-
ceiving the finishing touches and when
completed will be as fine little boat as has
been turned outo of the boat shop.
A new drainage system Is being put In
the Monadnock, the roller paths in the for
ward turret have been completed and the
roller frames placed in position. The tur-
ret armor has by recent orders been changed
from inclined to that of n vertical position.
Within short time 1t is hoped to COM
mence the putting on of the wooden back
ing around the SIDES of the machinery, as
the teak wood has at last arrived at San
Francisco. The long delay on this mate
rial is due to requiring a special importa-
ton of the same, no such quality bein Q
available in this country. For the pre-
vention of the turrets of the Monterey
being flooded with water during a heavy
seaway, what is known as bucklers, are
being ftted to the ten and twelve inch
breech-loadiug rifles. A number of minor
jobs are being done on board the ironclad.
The coast survey steamer Patterson went
down to the city two or three DAYS ago.
She will probably take run down the
coast and on returning will receive her
new launch engine which is being CON-
pleted as fast as possible.
1t Is not certain yet that Rear Admiral J.
q. Walker will have command of one of tie
divisions at the naval review or not, as it is
iutimated that he himself would much
rather have an Independent command
where he would not be under the necessity
of receiving his orders from two senior
officers, to wit: Rear-AdmiTals Gherardi
and Benham.
Advices received from the ships that
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bear out the statement that iron ships
should be- sheathed with wood to protect
them from sea growth of weeds and barnR-
Giles. While there were no huge growths
on the bottoms of the cruisers when they
reached Hampton Roads such as is some
times found on ships which have long seen
service IN the Pacific, there was sufficient
foulness TO cause during the past week of
the cruise reduction in speed of over two
knots per hour 1t is claimed that if the
bottoms were sheathed and painted no such
effect would have occurred.
Passed Acknowledgement Aldercise,
United States Navy, has passed his eXami-
nation for promotion 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement OF Chief Engineer
Hine.
Passed Acknowledgements II. R.
Sullivan. United States Navy, under
suspension for negligence in the perform
ance of his duties, has filed petition at the
Navy Department for further revision of
the penalty imposed upon him.
The steamer Albatruss was taken out of
the dry dock about O'clock Saturday after
noon and was hauled up under the shears
where she will re main until her repairs are
completed.
Ensign and Mrs. II. Z. Parmenter, United
States Navy, are guests at the residence of
Rear Admiral Irwin.
i've hundred and fifty odd men were en-
ployed at the close of the week and ad-
ministratiOn. Had it not been for the rain
OF Saturday the number would have reache q
TO nearly Co.,