The morning call., 1893-01-02

| A new one, to be called the lama lnalS, is
| being built for the yard by the.J. K. Porter
| Company of Pittsburg, and is TO be shipped
out here about that time for use in the yard.
| Father Time brings about all manner of
changes. The old bull trucks have been
! consigned to- oblivion and bright 'yaifcro
| and green fouf-horse truck, such as are In
daily: use over the c0bble+stOnes of San
| francisco, can now be seen almost any day
hauled over the macadam roads about the
| ward In place of timber wheels new
| lumber wagon is Used, and now. with loco
motive No. 1 TO come, the navy-yard. like
| the ships Of war, is advancing In rapid
| strides toward. civilization. Dealers ia oils.
| paints. pipe and pipe fittings, washtrays.
| hardware, harness, soap, lum Der, cement,
sand. radiators. terra-cotta pipe, etc., should:
| see to it hat they procure blank proposals.
and have. them filled out and at the navy
yard by the 10th of January if: they wish 20
| furnish any of the above class of: supplies.
/ The old cement house andmeld oft:seuth
[ OF the stone dry derk Will soon be packed
+ upon rollers and hauled to some other part
| of the yard. and before many months have
| elapsed 500, 900 travelling crane will travel
/ over y track laid In tie place it now
|, occupies. Monday beinga holiday, no work
!. will be:performed
| Work on The Ranger having been pro
/ nounced complete, an inspection board of
| officers made thorough examination Satur-
/ day of her machinery, equipment and
| trial trip she will leave for, the Samoan
| islands and relieve the Alliance, which will
| be ordered to return to Mare Island, and
| probably go out Of commission. =.
:. The Boston will be the next ship to come
/ to the yard. but will not leave Honolulu
until the arrival of the Mohican, which is
about ready for sea and will leave the yard
| soon after the arrival OF the commander in
chief Of the squadron:
Captain Edward &. Potter. u. S. N, who
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| Minnesota for boys at New York for the
past two years. 1t is said, will be given COM
mand of the navy-yard at Norfolk.
| Captain. w. Z. Sampson, u. S. n, has
been ordered as chief of Bureau of Ord
nance. vice Commander j. A. Folger, u. S.
| N, resigned on account of il-health. He
will not go abroad for several months, and
then not as an agent for an armor- plate
! company but. TO take much-needsd rest,
as he has been suffering of late from in
somnia.
The friends here of Assistant Naval Con-
| structor Albert w. Stahl, q. S. n, were
| gralifed to learn OF his promotion to the
| rank of naval constructor
1t having been decided that the Monterey
| is TO have no marine guard at present. the
| orders of Lieutenant j. A. Turner,
| u. S. NJ. c., have been revoked, and he will
remain at the barracks for while longer.
| A board of officers will convene at the
| Port Orchard Navy-yard on the 10th instant
| Tor the purpose OF making an estimate as to
the additional cost of extending the new
drydock at that place fifty feet longer than
| at first proposed. The board will consist of
| Lieutenant Commander j. C. Morong,
U. 5. N, Civil Engineer Frank 0. Maxson,
| u. s. n, and Civil-EnRineer u. S. G. White,
| U. S. n. The latter officer is now at Port
Orchard and will have supervision of the
| construction of the dock, which has already
| been contracted for.
Commanding with the wear 1909 tho fnl-
lowing officers are attached to the Mare
Island station:
Rear Admiral John Irwin, Q. S. n, command.
ant; Captain II. l.. Howison. U. s. N. captain OF
The yard; Lieutenant George NJ. Stoney, U. S.
~, AID 70 eommahdant; Rev. J. X. Lewis.
u 5. n. chaplain; George P. Montague,
Of department of yards and docks;
CivIl Engineer Frank @. Maxson, q. S. N. In
charge Of engineering work; Commander Henry
| Glass, U. s. N, equipment officer; Lieutenant
c. f. Pond Y. ). n. in charge OF observatory;
Lieutenant d. p Menelee. U. S. N. recorder
D. w. Taylor. .. 5. n, In charge department.
| construction and repair; Assistant Naval Con-
| stfuctor I. +. Ruhm U. S. N, assistant depart
ment copsirucLion and repair; Chief Engineer j.
| w. Moore. U. s. N. In charge steam engineering
| department; Chief Engineer George j. Burnap,
machinery Commando ssarse o. ola MSnadn0es
N, IN charge OF department ordnance;
| Lieutenant j. II. &. Coffin, U. 8. N. assistant
department ordnance; FaymaSter ii. u. Skeid-
| Ing, U. S. NJ paymaster OF the yard and in
| charge OF general siorekeeper's dep riment;
| Medical Inspector G.. w. Woods u. S. N, in
charge OF hospital; Surgeon ID. o. Lewis. U. $.
N, assistant at hospi al; Assistant Surge on G.
| +. Bagg. assistant at hospital; Captain c. 5.
| Cotton, U. S. N. commanding receiving ship
| Independence; Lieutenant +. s. Phelps, u.
| s. N. executive officer OF the Independence;
| Lieutenant c. A. Clark, u. S. N, receiv-
| ing ship Independence; Lieutenant w. ID.
| Rose, U. s. N, receiving.shIp Independence;
| Passed Assistant Surgeon Richard Asbbrdge,
| u. s. n. receiving ship independence !;
| paymaster; j. b. Redield, U. S. N. RECEIVING.
| ship IndependeDee; Z. A. Engineer William
| dence; Major II. A. Bartlett, U. s. NC, COM
| handing marine barracks; Captain II. c. Coch-
| rane. U. 8. Nj. C., maine barracks Captain O.
| &. Bergman, U. s. NJ. C., marine barracks;
| First Lieutenant James A. Turner U. S. NJ. c.,
| N riBe barracks; First Lieutenant l.. Ksrmauy,
| u. 5. NJ. C., marine barracks.
Pay Inspector George w. Beaman, US.
| n, having been detached from the yard as
| general storekeeper. he on Saturday after
| noon turned over the department to Pay
| master Shedding, who will act until the ar
| rival of Paymaster Bacon, his relief.
Mrs. Admiral Irwin will give another of
| her very pleasant receptions at her resi-
! dence. on Wednesday evening Of the CON-
| ing week.
The majority of the ladies at the island
| will receive New Years calls on Monday
| afternoon and evening. The officers from
| the ships In the harbOr look forward to hay
| ing pleasant and social time.
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