The morning call., 1894-06-25
TO ROTTEN ROW.
That Is Where the Good
Ship Marion Will Go.
Busy Times in the Repair Line at
the Navy-Yard - Presented
to Orphans.

3D. VArTFTo lime 24.-BefOre the close of next
week the United States snip Marion will be dis
mantIed and most OF her stores and outfit
nut on shore the penuant haued down. and the
shin will he out of commission. Word was re-
ceiyed by The commandant of the yard Friday
morning from Washington to put the Marion
ont of commission. Word was at once pas SEQ
along 10 the ship, and the work of sending the
things ashore began. The officers and crew
are all anxious TO be through. SO they can be
detached and sent home. The report OF the
board of inspection has already Deen forward ed
To Washington, ard il is limited that it is of such
a nature that The ship will likely be sent TO Rot
ten Row, aud condemned from further use.
Thefe are not more than eighty OF the crew left
on the shin, all ihe rest having been discharged
or sent East for discharge. The officers Will be
sent home.
Lieutenant W. f. Sewell. as heretofore sur
missed, has been given charge OF the obServa-
tory at Mare Island, most desirable position
and a most excellent officer 10 I'LL il.
lie crew made a handsome gfG Friday 10
. the independent OrCer OF Good Trmplars
Orphans Home at Vallejo. When the Marion
came INTO port she was flying magnificent silk
nag over thirty fert long. large union jack
and penHant 325 feet lCDg, that cost over
S225 purchased from collections made by the
Shlp'S company. There Wrre three propOsi-
lions as TO now 10 dispose of the colOrs when
the crew separated. Que was 10 give them 10
the Stanford University, the other was TO pre-
Alarlon, and The third proposition was TO give
the beautiful silken flags 10 The Orphans
Home. There is thing in tile world that so
touches tie heart OF an american Oiut-Jacket
. as the term orphan. SO many of this class OF
men are 10 be found in the naval service that
they have a kindly sentiment and feeling for
The fatherleSS or mOtherleSS; so, when the lat
ter name was men Toned, and one of the
lads from lne masthead looked across the
bay and over the hlll where the home
towers with its white walls UP toward
the SKY. and shouted below, The
<-"0rphans' Home" the vote was taken, and 10
lie home the colorS were voted. CITY School
superintendent w. d. Billiard OH Friday alIer-
noon went over 10 the ship, and on behalf OF
The /. .. q. I. Home received the cOl0rS. aud
IN feeling manner thanked tbs generous
donors OF the gift Wherever Good Iemplar
in California IS, he. too, VIII undoubtedly
F. join in banking the crew Of the Marion for the
- handsome elf.
Work al The steam engineering shops is pro-
crossing rapidly. AT the present time there Is
. more WOTk in hand than for some months past
!: Even with all the hurry of fitting out the
Bering Sea fleet they were comparatively
small jobs with that of the Boston, Thets and
Monterey. On the Monterey the bridge is
beng enlarged ana protected as pIeYen i've
OF tile spray and seas breaking over il. The
oal-bunkers are being enlarged, and other
alterations Will be made. AS soon as the mon
itOr is ready for sea she VIII proceed 10 Puget
Sound 10 take on coal at different times and
places, from various mines, and test them TO
see which is the most available for steamng
purposes; and after such tests are made re-
port will be submitted TO The Navy Depart
ment.
Chief Engineer Burnap returned from the
SOUND Monday last where he had been eX-
amining the product of the different Mines
AS soon as the Charleston arrives the cnIrf
Will 90 TO her, he having already received his
orders TO that effect.
Work is progressing on the cruiser Boston
without much delay. great deal of work has
been required 10 be done 10 her machinery and
boilers, consisting in part Of the oyeTbauling
and repairing OF The blower engines, the en-
'glnes ior turning the guns, this all being done
by the aid OF machinery. The air ana circu-
latlng aud all auxiliary pumps have been
looked after. The great crank shaft will be
taken from the shop the coming week ana put
on board. The eXcentrics have been fitted TO
the crank shaft, also the main brasses fitted
etc. The boilers have been thoroughly over
hauled nd are now being covered with non
conducting material. New piston packing rings
have been de for the forward IOW-pressure
piston. The main eondensers have been thor
Oughly boiled out with potash ana leam. All
detective pipes have been removed. Others
. have been repaired or replaced. New lgnum
vitae bearings viii probably be fitted in the
tubes, etc. The Boston will soon 90 in dock TO
: get her sea valves, etc.
.: The ThetiS is having complete overhauling.
She has needed IL for some years. The masIs
have been set and the macblnists are hard at
. work. The thrust shaft has been removed and
collars and bearings lriced up. The crank
shaft has been lined up and main brasses are
beiBg rehtted. Minor parts OF tie main engine
will be repaired. the pumps repaired aud de-
fectIVe parts renewed. 1he boilers Will have a
complete overhauliug. The engines and boil
ers Ia the steam launches Will be repaired.
The ships carpenters Will have cOnsdeTa bic
work on the ship, as also the Sdllmakers and
rfggerS.
As svon as tile Bennington comes in she will
require quite extensive repairs 10 one of her
engines.
a good force is on The Monadnock putting in
the platforms and floor plates in the engine
rooms. TIE engines have been set up and
new pipe connections are being made. II Will
be two months before they are ready TO put
steam in the boilers.