The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-10
MAYNARD NOTES
Repairs on the Monterey
and on the Thetis.
Efforts Being Made to Have One OF
the Torpedo Boats Built at
Mare Island.

VALLEJO, June 10.-The Monterey came ont
OF the drydock the latter part OF last week, ana
was tOwed alongside the coal wharf While
there some OF the stOreroOm bulkheads will be
taken out TO increase the capacity for carving
coal. BY this change forty additional tons eau
be put on board, which represents TWO DAYS ,
extra Steamug a matter OF no small im-
portance in ships of The monitor class While
In the dock new rudder Of large dimensions
was put In, the pilot-house enlarged and the
ship painted.
A large quantity OF paint was sent from the
yard for shipment to the Philadelphia at Homo
lulu. ] his means that she Will remain there
for a time 10 come. Without doubt she Will
remain until relieved by tn cruiser Charleston
now on her way TO the Pacific squadron.
Much speculation is rife as 10 who Will be the
successor Of Admiral Walker now on the Phil
adelphla, as II Is an almost assured fact he will
be given shore duty In July.
Captain Barker OF the Philadelphia Will be re-
lieved III July and given shore duty, where 1t is
not known.
Work is going along on the monitor Monad.
mock. Her Smok estack was put up few DAYS
ago. Thus by degrees she Is assuming the ap-
pearance OF vessel OF war. Before long steam
will be tried in her boilers.
The Thetls has quite gang OF mechanics on
board. Orders have been issued TO give her a
complete aud thorough O4erhauling, and IL will
be done. 1t was thought she would 90 out Of
commission while repairs were going on, but
such seems not TO be the case. The work
COIttS at q foiJ OppOItu06 Tune as, O6lNR near
the close of the fiscal year, iE was feared that
slack times would be the result. 1t Is usually
some time after the first of the fiscal year, or,
In other words, the LIST of July, before the ap-
prOprlstiOns by Congress become available at
The yard, as usually acquisitions for material
have TO be made and submitted 10 the various
bureaus at W ashingtOn. Then advertisements
and proposals have TO be sent out. Delays oc-
cur and often months elaDse before the ma
terial is received at the navy-yard.
piece OF machinery for use in the building
oF 4 la a II ne riu frnf
the East the first OF the week From now on il
is expected other pieces will be received. The
crane is TO Iun on track 10 be built on piles
and concrete and surround The granite drydock
on tie three land sides. The track Will be
twenty feet wide and the crane will be used
for hosting heavy guns and armor plate on
board of ships while in the drydOck.
Among the appropriations that have been
passed by Congress is one Tor SIS 900 for
building railroad tracks about the yard. This
viii give good sysl EN- of railroads in the yard
and by use of the small locomotive now at
Mare Island, enable heavy loads 10 be trans
ported without the present weaS aud tear upon
horses and carts.
Captain and Mrs. Henry Glass left for New
York Wednesday last The captain Is 20 take
command OF the cruiser Cincinnati on the 14th
inst. He hopes TO bring The ship out here
before the year Is out.
Chief Engineer George z. Burnap, U. S. n =,
now np north testing coal at Puget Sound, and
for so long stationed at Mare Island, has been
ordered to the Charleston.
small amount of money that mas been re-
ceived is being used for the purpose OF putting
things in proper shape In the yard. AS yet the
amount appropriated for the yard for the fiscal
year commencing on the 1st of next July has
not been announced. but one thing is known,
and that is that it will not be as large as IL has
been In the past.
Efforts are being made TO have one OF the
new torpedO-bOats built at Mare Island, but the
movement is not looked upon with favor by
some OF the foremen who in the past worked on
vessels built by the Union Iron Works. The
! yard, 10 Is claimed, IS amply equipped for The
work, and the citizens of this vicinity ma urallv
| favor the building of the boat at this point. II
/ is generally believed that Secretary Herbert is
| fayorabr TO the idea but it is not certain that
! he would use his influence TO have the work
| done here. He has, however. openly announced
/ that he would order repairs done at This sta
| ton.
The Board of Trade Is very anxious that tht
! boat should be built at this station. The mem.