The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-19

flag. and found everything 10 satisfactory con-
dltion. AS soon as the Adams left her berth at
where some few repairs will be done at once.
OWING to the closing up and completion OF
work on the monitor Monadn0ck quite num-
per OF meh that had been employed on her nave
been discharged. During the past year great
oeai OF work has been accomplished, ana the
men employed are to be commended Tor the
i i and eftcent manner IN when tney
have performed their duty. The main deck
afmor-pating has all been completed. the Dack.
Ing has been fitted to both of the barbettes and
.ne srmor has been tiiteo and secured TO tne
Daroettes, which are 111a tncnes In thickness:
inside OF tn M will be mounted four large 10
inch chl0ading f1es.
Inc rapid-fring gun mounts. on when VIII be
placeo TWO 4lnch, two and TWO o-pounder
rapld-nrlpg guns, have been comnlet-d on WhaI
IS known as the hammock berthlng. Inc tur'
refs. winch are to be 71a inches In thickness,
along aud will be finished within the mex two
months or so. Several OF the boats which have
Deen made al the yard are pronounceG 10 De
the finest that have been turned Out. The en-
gin ePs work is about done; the boilers and
engines are all complete. While u Is fact
that she has been under course OF construction
1OF a long lime owing to delay In the receipt or
ma erlal. ETC., 1t is confidently expected by the
olncers that there VIII be no ironciad OF her
class equal to her In point of efficiency or work.
mansnlp.
The plans have now been received at the
navy-yard for The long talked of steel tug. but
IL VIII proDaply be some two months Defore
actual work will be commenced as 1t Is the de-
sire 10 assemble all The mat rial that no delay
may be experienced in thai respect. The mod
lott over the sawmill is being cleaned out to
permit OF he' lines being laid. The tug Will be
1ol 1eet long ana htted with Triple expansion
engine. She Will be about the size and design
OF the tug Relief al San Francisco. though her
cabin room will be much more commo dious.
she Will bt utilized as a tugboat. about the
yard and trout. and 10 convey stores TO San
francisco for sh pmrnt TO the ships In The
Astatic squadron, also for officers and their
families when going to San Francisco. 1t has
not been stated exactly how long 1t will TAX"
for the boilers and engines TO be completed, but
so FAR as the construction of her hull and cabins
Is concerned from The time the keel is laid 1t
Will Ia ninety days TO have her In the wafer
ready Tor her trial trip. 1t Is the intention of
all the departments that Will have anything to
do with the building of the tug TO DO 1t as ex
peditlously as possible and make record for
the yard.
Ii has never had a good, fair chance at any
class OF work, unless it be the recent repair of
ships, as there has always been something to
hamper the work, and this something has in-
variably been the lack OF money. Even with
the $4,000 appropriated for the tug IL comes
short half more required 10 build her. "a
penny wise and mound foolish" is the way ap-
preparations are MADE for Work at the yard,
and Is what In the past has made work cos SO
until r. Gently the yard has been lacking tool
ano machine Facilities, but by degrees they are
being Installed. Years ago lot of valuable
machinery was purchased and stored in the
large brick building next 10 the fry gate
house. aud there 1t has since been lying for the
sake OF proper buildings to house 1t In. A re-
quest has been made by the authorities al the
yard, and the bureau has approved the request,
for an appropriation OF about $4,000 to erect
a shed and for the bel ing. shafting and placing
OF the tools ready for work. The building
would be known as the construction shpflters'
shed, the power to be supplied by the large
Corliss compound eDgine, capable OF running
the en- Ire machinery in the construction shops.
IL Is now under consider lOn to install sys-
electric ppnlfQfDrS 6lpnrrin
motors in the ioiner-shop and sawmill. The
buildings are quite a little distance from the
engine, cut. the power could all be centralized
at the eDgine-house. In case this Is done port.
able drills and other work on ships under re-
pair or in course of construction could BE- sup
piled with electric power. II this is not done
the sawmlll may be run by chain from the
large engine. The IDEA Is to do away with sew
eral engines now in different places and let the
one do the work Of the whole. UD at The steam
engineering department the buildings are TO.
gether and the power is supplied by the one en-
CINE. So IL Is in yards and docks, but in the
construction department there are three sets OF
engines ana boilers.
1t has finally been decided by the depart
ment that for the present the Marion will not
go into commission, owing TO lacS of men, as it
is he desire 10 commission the unarmored
steel cruiser Olympia, now at the Union Iron
" Orks. as soon as she comes up TO the navy
yard, which Will be in a very short time. Pre-.
paralory orders have already been issued TO
Lieutenant L. q. Prince, U. S. NJ. Corps, detail
ing him to command thu marine guard, which
will consist of sixteen non. commissioned of.
ficers, lrivates aud musicians.
The Olympia will carry about forty officers
and 400 men as her complement. This will be
none 100 many when 1t is taken into considera-
tion hat she IS the third largest cruiser in the
American navy and carries a battery of four s.
inch breach-oading rifles, len 5-luch rapid
firing guns, fourteen 6-pouDd aud SIX 1-pound
rapid-ning guns, four Gatlings and all the
smai Ter arms thai go to make up ships BAT
terry. The d0aIl OF officers will be made out
Just as soon As the department. is informed that
a crew can be secured here for the Ship Many
officers are more than anxious to secure detail
TO he Olympia.
The last of the officers on the Adams were
detached upon the flag being hauled down.
Past Assistant Surgeon F. j. B. Cordeiro was
granted two months leave OF absence; Chief
Engineer Z. A. Magee was ordered TO tempo
rary duty on the Independence; Past Assistant
Paymaster M. e. Mcdonald is ordered home to
settle accounts.
Ensign Charles p. Eaton. u. S. N, of the
coast survey steamer Macarthur, has been de-
tached and ordered 10 Washington for exam
In ton for promotion.
Assistant Engineer Harry q. Leopold.
U. S. N, of The coast survey steamer Patterson
Will undergo an examination for promotion at
the Navy; I'd during the coming week.
Assistant Engineers Albert Moritz and Emil
Thesis, who were examined for promotion a
couple OF weeks ago. were successful and have
had their appointments as PASSED assistant
engineers duly signed by the President. II all
the requests made by the heads OF the various
departments for improvements at the yard are
granted by thr coming Congress, Mare Island
would have one OF the finest equipped yards In
the country. Each department at the yard
asked not only for tools, but for buildings to
carry on work pertaining to their departments.
A strong effort Will be made TO have money
appropriated for an additional drydOcK, the
necessity for which becomes daily more evil