The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13
SOME NAVAL CHANGES
Capt Howison to Take Charge
ct Mare Island Navy Yard
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:WAsHrxs-os CRY, July E-secre-
tsrv Hsyt~r. las taken action In sso
eAsss of importance ccncsrnsng tEs
paw vsrd con- uasds. He has decided 20
.Ashs peYmsasns ths sospsnsson orders.
commodore Kirkland vii. take command
ii the soush Atlantic station. and VII.
esiow him to remain - cofnruandani on
she League Island. Pa. aavy yaFd. ias
VIII proDsbly rssait in ssadins Com
sao<sors stansoa 80 the South Atlantic
station. Tbs secretary also sodsy issued
81, order making Cspt. Hoslson com
yaspdan. Of shs Mare Island navy yssa-
f.hs eap:asn hiss been In temporary com
sssnd for some time. aud 10 sas FUZZY ex.
r;sctsd that hs rousd b. relieved ~ naval
eAascsr of the Ysnk Of commodore. In view
81 the importance Of the command ana
t;,e des;rabslity Of the place, bat SECRETARY
Herbert has, by the facts. reached con-
ssusson to keep Capt. Hosison in com.
Inland. In the FIRST place. the people ana
ltss spapers on thu Pacific coast have
knitsd ia desire 70 have bin retained;
end in the second pssee. the report OF the
Matthews naval board. which made close
examination of the workings Of the yard,
spoke 20 highly for the efficiency OF the
commandment and Naval Constructor Isy-
jnr a. to justify what Nigh. 10 regarded -
q departure from presidents in ths case.
The disposal Of vessels that participated
IN the nsval rsyiex continues. and ~ fast
10 they can b made ready the white
chips are being sent 10 the four quarters
81 the globe. The latest 70 receive orders
10 sell IL the Yorktown, now at the New
York navy yard She il in her dock be-
Eng painted. and next week II everything
80 ready she will proceed 70 the Pacific
station via Cape Horn. The voyage viii
faks nearly three months under ordinary
sruising power, and IL 10 probable that the
$.hip vii. bring up at San Francisco.
;aniess events in Peru seem TO require her
10 stop theirs. She will Their be cleaned
and put in shape tor service 70 re-
Asve one OF the vessels at the Ha-
xaiian Islands. probably the Boston.
which has been long time on the station
and IL ia need OF m oserhauling. The
yorktown will 90 out under new COM
uaander, for orders we're issued ct the navy
department. today detaching Commander
Harrington from duty ~ inspector Of the
Fourth Lighthouse district and ordering
him 20 command the Yorktown. relieving
Commander Frank Wildes, Who Vas de-
fachsd and granted one months leave Of
absence. The cruiser Charleston. which
has been undergoing repairs - the Nor
folk navy yard. 10 now ready for sea and
will leave for the Pacific station in few
days. She viii 90 from Norfolk TO Val
pafaiso. Chile. and IL NO orders await her
there che viii proceed 20 Callao, Peru,
where instructions viii b sent her.
One important result Of the armor plate
oest yesterday will 10 70 extend the use Of
the Harvey process. Secretary Herbert 10
satisfied with TIE tests - far as they went,
but he has reached the conclusion that
while the plates were - good - could %
expected from plain nickel steel, they
did not show the resisting power
of Harvey nickel steel plates The
contracts under which the plates were
made permits certain pieces 10 b
made Of plain nickel stssi. The reason
Tor this 10 that the Harvey process il di III
cult Of application to curved plates or
pieces Of irregular form. But notwith-
standing these practical difficulties, Secre-
sary Herbert IL determined that the armor
Yrosscsion OF our new ships shall be Of the
Aighsst resisting qualities. and believing
ahat American ingenuity can meet the re-
auif.s,ents Of the case. he will insist here
sfts. that all plates shalt b treated by the
Harvey process.
The gold reserve today increased $500.
kas. thu total amount being 81, 81, SIS.
The currency balance remains as about
:hs sane figure. ~. "a. sal. The total
sa.ue of exports OF domestic bteadsfuff S
srom the United States for the mouth OF
June vas SIS. 81. Isl.
Secretary Herbert today accepted the
designation Of Commodore Wilson a.
chief constructor o! the navy. and APP
ssoint-d Constructor Philip Hsghborn to
succeed him. Commodore Wilson has re-
signed on account OF ill-aeaIth.
wssgrsar"s CRY. laiy IA Special. -
'.homss ssiserton Webb vas today ap.
,;asntei postmaster q. Rolling bay. ki,sap
county. Wash. vice Martin Samnes, re-
signed.