The morning call., 1894-10-16
AT MARE ISLAND.
The Employees Wages for
a Month.
Two Fish Stories From the Far
North-A Novel and Handy Chart.
The Bennington.

VALLEJO, Oct 14.-Nlnetv thousand
dollars was the amount dsbursed at the
navy-yard during the past month to the
employees. This will give an idea of the
amount of work that is being carried on
at Mare Island. The force of men is
larger and the number of ships is greater
than at any time for twenty years past.
The Mohican. Commander Charles E.
Clark, U. 5. N, arrived last week from
the North. She looks well and will require
but little repair
The reports sent in by the commanding
officers of the various ships from the mort h
to the commaDdant of the Davy-yard show
but little in the way of repairs are neces-
sary to any one of the ships. and that il
deemed necessary they could all be away
from the yard in less than a months
time.
The Yorktown will be out of dock next
week. but it will be toward the latter part
of November before she will be on her
way to China. Already several of her
officers have been detached and ordered to
other ships. Lieutenant Leipu goes to
the Monterey, Ensign Field to the Phila-
delphia, Lieutenant Cutler to the MUhican,
Lieutenant Bousch to the Adams. Chief
Engineer Bales to the Bennington and En-
sign Jackson is ordered home. The
change of these officers is owing to
the ship for two years or more, and as three
years is the usual time an officer is detailed for
any special duty, and the Yorktown oeng
about 10 go on foreign station, they have
been transferred to ships likely TO remain In tie
Pacific To replace these officers the various
ships in the barbor have been drawn upon. For
instance, Lieutenant Scott Is from the Mohcan,
Lieutenant Hannum from the Adams. Ensign
knepper from the Philadelphia ana Chief En-
gineer Webster from the Bennington. Still
other changes may be expected before lhe
Yorktown is ready for sea.
The wharfage IS not near enough for all the
snlps in tie harbor, and il has often been rec
commended that the same be extended, but oS
far recommendations made have not been acted
npon.
IN the Office Of the captain of the yard is a
handy design for Knowing just where each
ship Is lying and the amount OF room taken
alongside OF the quay wall by her, chart OF
the water front has been made ard a number
Of miniature boats OF various lengths on scale
10 conform with the various ships at hand
for use OF The captain of lhe yard, who has
charge OF assigning the ships 10 their various
berthS, either in the stream or at the wharf. AS
soon one arrives at the yard the order is
issued TO the commanding officer where he Is
TO 60 and the captain takes one OF the little
models and pins II on the chart and there il
remains until shit Is made. All available
space is now occupied by the ships and still
four OF them are in the stream awaiting their
turn 20 be taken IN alongside OF the seawall for
either repairs and coallng. Notwithstanding
there aTs so many ships al the yard outside OF
The Yorktown no orders have yet been received
where they are 10 be sent.
Tuesday morning brigade drill will be held
at the Dayy-yaTd under command OF Com
paander c. M. Thomas of the Remington
There will be between 700 and 1000 men in
The drl which will occupy several hours
time, and will be a sight well worth any per-
sons time going TO the navy-yard 10 witness.
The usual amount OF work Is being rushed on
The various ships, and they Will be through
with as soon possible.
The coming IN OF the Behring Sea fleet VIII
make considerable difference in the number of
votes pOlled here i'll Vallejo next month at the
.loafi man nf fbQ frOr1 Of
ships have registered here. In politics they
seem 10 be about equally divided.
An entertainment was given In our, city
Marine that Will net nice sum. Engineer
Harry Webster, Z. s. N, delivered his cele-
brated lecture on Samoa. Captain II. c. Coch-
rane, I. :. NJ. c.. gave series OF stereOpticOn
views. The crew from the flagship Philadel-
phia furnished couple of hours amusement
and the band from the same ship rendered the
orchestral music. Rear-Admral J.. A. Boards
lee, his staff and a large number of the officers,
rIleir families and members of tile crews from
the ships in addition TO our own people attended.
Sergeant James Ryan has just returned from
Alaska, where he went in charge OF a SQUAD of
Inarines The men up at the barracks look at
him with dlstruSt when lie tells them that
While lie up there and visited kitchcan a
Salting station, he saw the salmon going up one
II the mountain creeks to spawn IN such guam
titles that he could walk across the creek on
neir backs without touching the water; and
Iaat Privates Lund aud Norton who were
slong with him, just stooprd down ana
Licked I'D two IN each hand by their
lls and carried them down to The ship TO eat;
lad at Cane Fox he and the paymaster of the
Seamer Umatllla were sitting on he deck and
bout 10 fish for halibut. They had no bait and
one of the indians was alongside in canoe
tiiey called TO him 10 spear salmon so they
could take his head for balt. The Indian stood
10 10 his canoe with spear ia hand but with an
gh! he laid down the spear and dove oyeC-
l1ard and brought up salmon in his hand and
threw II uD on the deck. They cut off the head,
ed it for bait. but could caIch halibut as
lie salmon being so thick, had evidently
q iven hem away.
Chaplain John s. Wallace, l. S. n, on the
retired list. visited the navy yard FRIDAY as The
eGest of Chaplain A. A. McA lister. U. S. n.
I Tenty-four years ago CHAPLAIN Wallace VINO
now resides at Alameda, was stationed at the
Mare Island yard. Many of his old time
friends he finds with their name inscribed on
lIPadstones down at The naval cemetery. Many
iT provements have been made at the yard dur
in. his absence, though he failed TO find
ch1pe. which il is the hopes OF Chaplain Me-
A lister TO have before his term of service ex-
pa es at The yard
The Monterey is expected to come to the ISL
and from Portland within the next month or
six weeks. She Will engage in target practice
before she leaves the sound, where she Is at
present.
acquisitions are out for material for use in
building residence for the cleo rician at the
yard. for which the sum OF Sl937 is available
also TOR extending The yard railroad SIS. .332
for repairs TO ROADS about the yard $4,000 and
fsr a shed over the Galyanizins plant, belong
ing TO the department OF construction and
lair, $3.50. This work will be performed
HHteT lllo SUPERVISION OF IIVll Engineer FRANK
O Aaxson. IN charge OF Yards and Docks Eli
eineering Works. Mr.. MaXsOn Will sOou go on
Two weeks vacation 10 Los Angeles. BY the
iin;e he returns IL is expected that portion Of
il;c material will have been received al the
VI; ., so that WORK may be commenced.
Commander B. III. McCalla, U. S. N, equip
nr1t ofncer. Is away on months leave of
ab ence. During his vacation he will visit
La.te Tahoe and other points OF interest In
C3Itornia.
Owing to completion of work on she York.
town and lack of funds on the Boston a gang
OF -eVenteen calkers were laid off the latter
lns OF the week. Before long they Will again
be tSKen on, as there Is considerable work in
Ihelr line 10 do. especially ON the decks of the
Bf-ton and Monadnoek
tfday the board of inquiry completed it's in
vetuaation into the grounding of the Adams, and
tbtr findings were at once forwarded TO Wash
IN ton, 70 be examined by the Secretary of the
Navy,
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