The morning call., 1894-03-05
MAYNARD NOTES
The Yorktown to Go Into
the DrydoCk.
Work on the Monadnock Advancing
Gossip About Naval Matters
at Mare Island.

The Yorktown having arrived she Will
be PIT into the drydock, have her barna-
cles scraped off, be scrubbed and painted
and returned to the water as neat and as
bright as a silver dollar just from the
mint. AS far as known but little repair
will have to be made TO her. Shortly after
leaving the dock she will proceed nortn
with the Beriag Sea fleet.
The Ranger is probably on her way uD
the coast from La Union with orders TO
call in at San Diego, there TO remain until
other instructions are received. 1t is an
ticlpated that after coming to the yard LOT
fuel and stores she will be sent north.
No definite information has been re-
ceved concerning the MohicaD or her des-
tination. 1t has been rumored that she
wlli-thOugh it is not credited-be sent
down to the Samoan ISLANDS.
The monitor MonadnOck came out OF
drydock Saturday morning. The officers
are very much enthused over the good work
that has been done TO her during the past
week. With the exception of two what Is
known as shutter plates, all the armOr has
been put on, and these would have been In
place were they here from the East. 1t Is
confidently expected and asserted mat Oy
the 1st of September next that she will be
Wv
visiOned and coaled and in commission.
She will probably have to be placed twice
IN the dock again, once to nave her pro-
pellers set and then again TO receive the
necessary coats of paint. The added
weight of the armor plates, boilers and
machinery has caused the vessel to set
nttie lower ID the water.
Lieutenant ID. p. Meneiee, who for the
past few years has been recorder for the
laO2r board at the yard, has been detached
from that duty and ordered to report on
board the Monterey.
Assistant Surgeon Charles E. Riggs of
the Naval Hospital, left for Washington a
lew days ago with two insane seamen 10 be
placed in the asylum there.
Assistant Surgeon Broderick, appointed
from this State ADD recently under in true
tons at the Naval Medical School at New
York, has been ordered TO The Naval
Hospital at Mare Island.
Captain n. II. Farquhar. U. S. n. chief
OF bureau OF yards and docks department,
will be detached on the 9th insta {, and
take command of the League Island yard
vice Commodore w. A. Kirkland, who
comes out Ia the coast to command the
Pacific squadron. Tn duty viii he
perfectly agreeable to Captain Farquhar.
as his home is at Philadelphia.
The officers and employees at Mare Isl
and are pleased TO learn that Captain II.
l.. HOwIson. the commandant at the navy
yard. is not to be relieved, as was sup
posed from published dispatches.
A large number of men are employed
night and day on he Alert to get her
ready for sea by the first of next month.
Work on the Boston is progressing
nicely.
Lieutenant David Peacock, u. 5. N, on
the Pinta at Alaska. has been detached
and granted two months leave of absence.
Lieutenant l.. g. Emmons has been or
dereG as executive officer OF the same
vessel.
Rear-Admiral j. S. Skerrett. u. S. N,
Communicating chief of the Asiatic squad
ron, is among The number to receive
decoration from a foreign Government,
providing the bill authorizing him to &C
cept the same is passed.
The Board of Trade of this city has sent
to Engineer-in-Chief Melville at Wash
ingtnn a tne photographic view of Mare
Island Navy-yard and the water front.
which he has had suspended Oh the walls
OF his office.
Lieutei ant c. A. Adams and Ensign II.
Il. Parmenter, who left here on the staff of
Rear Admiral JOAN Irwin, U.S.N., will re-
turn home with the admiral the first of
next month. They have been granted one
and two months leave of absence on their
return home.
Owing TO the lack of funds and the
closing up of work on hand a number of
discharges have taken place within the
past week, and more are to follow the
coming week.
Vallejo, March f. 1894