The morning call., 1894-08-06
OUR MAYNARD.
The Charleston Is Ready
to Sail.
Mechanics Busy Making Repairs to
Other WarshipS at Mare Island.
About Chinese.

VALLEJO, Aug. 5.--The United States cruiser
Charleston is lying at one Of the Duoys where
she was hauled Friday afternoon after taking
on a full supply of coal. She is now ready TO
take trip across the Pacific and In Chinese or
Japanese waters. SO far no orders have yet
been received as to her destination, although
many think that the coming week will see her
away from Mare Island. Her captain Is a
pleasant aud genial officer and not much given to
etter-wrliIng. 1t is said OF him that rather than
TO sit down and write a letter to his loved ones
back East that his letters sent home are done
by telegraph, and that they have been known
to cost as high as twenty odd dollars one In
particular that was sent from Acapulco. What
a difference it is to some who often grumble al
the cost OF one Of Uncle Sans two-cent post
age-stamps. Should the Charleston 90 TO
China she will call at Honolulu on her way
there.
Quite large force OF men are at work on the
Marion In the drydock putting IN new water
ways, knees back of the boilers ana various
strengthening braces, etc. NO tlme Is Deihg
lost in placing her In condition Tor sea at the
earliest moment. 1t is possible she may De sent
to relieve the Philadelphia at Honolulu. WORD
has come from the Islands that Admiral walker
has been on the sick list, but the Tune was
improving and making preparations Tor MS re-
turn to the United States.
Most OF the mechanics have been taken off
from the cruiser Boston ana put TO work on tue
Marion. The after spar or gundecK or the B0s-
ton has been removed and Will be replaced with
a new one, as Will the entire dsck. On the new
iron ships tho work Of removing deck is not
near the trouble as on the wooden ships, where
it is necessary o first split the deck pieces ana
then draw the spikes out OF the beams. with
the new ships The deck Is bolted 10 the IRON
beams underneath, The nuts are removed from
the bols and the latter are tDen drlVeh out
The seams are spread apart ana the pianKs re
moved, and, as they are OF no further aVallaDle
use, are burned. The machirists are working
rIn nin han tl1avh ay
Boston will then be as good as originally. Inc
Tbetis remains at the dock awaiting orders
Ii is surprising how much work Is being done
throughout the yard. aud 1t Is expected that be-
fore long many more men will be given en-
ployment, though at the present time the Iorco
will not be greatly Increased.
On the Monadnock there Is yet mucn TO Dc
done, and yet every week shows considerable
advance over the previous one.
On the Charleston are number OF Cinnamon
who have not yet registered In accordance Wlth
the laws recently enacted. At the time the
law went In operation the cruiser was in for
eign waters, and when the close law came she
was still away. On her arrival the Secretary OF
the Navy was Informed OF the fact ana MS de.
clston requested as 10 what steps should De
taken. Within the past few days consulta.
ton has been held with Judge Morrow and
Others OF San Francisco and It Is expected that
before the ship leaves the Cinnamon VIII nave
been informed whether they Will be allowed to
register or not Some OF Them have been on
board our ships for many years.
NdptdIu u. y. hcdQ U. D N VIII iopO 10 iui
duty as commanding officer of the Receiy-
ing-ship Independence Ihr last time CAPTAIN
Read was here was on the Iroquots as her COM
mander. de was at tina time highly SPOKEN OIL
by both officers and men on the snip. There are
about $50 persons now ON the guards" and
all have the very best OF words TO say OF Cap
tain Charles S. CatIin. who is TO leave her to
assume command OF the United States cruiser
Philadelphia on the 18th OF August.
The gunboat Bennington is looked for the lat
ter part OF the week and will come directly 10
the yard and receive some repairs.
Surgeon e. P. Bradley, who has OF late been
on The receivingshp Wabash at the Boston
Maynard, Will soon come out as surgeon OF
the yard.
Ensign g. r. Slocum has been assigned to
duty IN the ordnance department OF The yard
as an assistant 10 Ordnance Orlcer i. Nj.
Symonds.
In September Carpenter A. b. Burroughs Will
be detached from duty In the department OF
construction ana repairs, and his relief Will be
Carpenter o. II. Hilton, now on leave OF alb
sence from the Independence.