The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-03

better in comparison with the surroundings.
Pigs. turkeys chickens, ducks, geese, fish,
vegetables, fruits, nuts candies and light bev-
erageS were served. jack Is good liver when
he has an opportunity, and Thanksgiving day
the ofncers on ali the ships gave the men full
sway. and they will not forget it, either. They
Know full well when they are well treated and
when they are nor. For instance, take Lieu
tenant InomaS ). Phelps, \. ). N, executive
oncer on the receiving shin Independence, they
all like him, as was testified o in Justice James
LaInonps court In ms city few days ago. A
number OF hOboS had been run in. They were
brought before his Honor, and, during the
course OF the examination OF one, lie
stated that he had come TO Vallejo 10
snip on the guards" once at the navy-yard,
put Tommy would not have him, as they were
only shipping landsman and he was seaman"
Inc Judge adroity asked him. WHO Tommy
Was!" 'Nhy Lieutenant Tom Phelps, the
hrst lieutenant OF the Independence, the best
man that ever trod two shoes on quarter
deck why, we call him Tommy, though he
oon't know It, because we like his style. He's
sport and he knOws his business from the
ground up" The Judge smiled and. after
hearing such a fiattering though unexpected
EXPRESSION, lie allowed the prisoner TO 90. This
Is the universal opinion OF those residing In
vallejo OF Lieutenant Phelps. His esteemed
fatner, the rear-admiral the retired list, al.
ashore.
The Bennington is also lying In mid-stream,
IN readiness Tor sea duty. The officers and
men are In hopes, and it is not improbable that
she Will be sent down TO the Islands. They
would all much like TO go there 10 put in the
anxious TO make another cruise up north The
coal is all on board. She has been hauled up
from her anchorage abreast of the Naval Hos.
pltal ana Is now lying abreast of the large
shears. Saturday afternoon delegation from
the ship, headed by the Independence band,
escorted tie remains of one of their shipmates
who was drowned, Edward +. Lamey a coal
passer. to the naval cemetery and assisted In
depositing the remains in the grave prepared
for II. The deceased went ashore on liberty
about the Sd of the month He had served on
sew eral ships, the last one being the gunboat
Yorktown, now on her way TO China.
The last adVceS from the Yorktown were
that she had arrived at Honolulu in good shape.
As the Baltimore is reported as having arrived
at NagaSaki, Japan, on the 30th ulT., and
the Yorktown was expect d to be in that vcin-
ity about the 5th INST, there are good grounds
10 suppose that the Baltimore will return to
the United States and come TO Mare Island for
need d repairs.
The day of his arrival the commander me-
many of his Old-time friends i'll Vallejo and ent
I0yed pleasant chat with them. The last duty
The commander had OH this side was as the
commander OF the Adams at samoa. He is
looking well and pleased again TO be attached
to the Pacific squadron, which by some is con-
Sldered one on the besl OF the five, consisting OF
the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Pacific.
Asiatic and European. II is far enough away
from the seat OF government 10 almost be con-
| Si0ered foreign station, and officers are al.
| lowed much more latl ud6 than on the lmme-
date home stations where they more
directly under the eye OF the Navy De-
| paTtmenr. and more subject 10 orders
| at all times. They are at times out of
| reach OF the telegraph when they get to Homo
! lulu, Samoa, or up i'll the Bering Sea, ana rely
| more on their own orders or judgment. Some
| years ago there was another station on this
| coast, known as the South Pacific 1t was
abolished as being unnecessary. 1t is now an
nounced That 1t is the Seer tary of he NaVy's in
tentiOn 10 again create the station, to be known
as the South Pacific station, he same as here.
| tOfnre. This is for the purpose of giving the
| cruisers and the officers an opportunity of pro-
| tecting our interests on the South American
coast. This will also give opportunity of in
creaSiug the number of cOmmOdoTeS or rear
| admrals to do duty afOar Additional staff
will also be dded to the number.
Much interest is being manifested 10 the
Kind OF legislation to be enacted at the coming
session OF Congress regarding the proposed re-
| organ cation OF the navy and TO increase pro-
motions among those that have been in the
navy for many years. While the ships
| are lying at the hayward this is one OF the
| pres Mt topics OF conversation while assembled
at the mess-table, and that OF the past week
has been the rumored reprimaDding of Rear
Admiral Richard Made, OF the ranking
| officers in the navy, for presumiug TO talk back
to the Secretary for the appointing Of him as
| head OF the board of inquiry in the recent ac-
! cident TO the cruiser Cincinnati, as il is sta ed
| he did not consider it a case for Investigation,
| and, consequently, not the person TO conduct
| IL. This evidently caused the ears of the Sec
rotary 10 tingle, and the doughty Dick was
| forthwith detached from the board and CummO-
dore Bunce detailed I'm his stead, and will un-
| doubtedIy have. as they say, to take his medl-
| clue straight. as The Secretary Is king pin of
| them all.
|
| and at O'Clock Monday morning fires will be
| started under IKE dock boilers, and at high
! tide he ship will float IN. Her cupboard valves
require oVerhaullng, aud The hull VIII be
| scraped and painted After this she VIII 90
! out, and the Alert takes her place on the
| blocks TO receive the same amount of work.
The AlbatrOss and Patterson are still at The
yard IN the same state of Uncertainty regarding
| their future movements the ships OF war.
The coal ship that has just completed the
discharge OF 5000 tons OF coal for various de-
partments, left the yard for San Francisco
Saturday af ernoon. This completes the supply
| OF coal for the year.
| A general order has been issu by the Secre-
tary OF The Navy allowing enlisted men In the
marine corps 10 purchase their discharge after
| being certain length OF time IN the service
which, so far as can be learned, seems TO be
| appreciated by the men.
! aThe usual amount of general work is being
| transacted in the various shops at The ward
| All employed therein seem to be busy upon one
| object or another. AT the steam engineering
| department they are already at work on the
| patti, rms for castings for the machinery of the
| new steel tug. They give about the same time
10 make the boilers and engines complete as
for building the hull aud cabins, that Is, nine Y
| days from the time the actual work commences.
The Boston and MonadnOck Will be ready for
! dock trial about the latter part of next mouth
| The boats OF the latter ship have been about
! completed, and they are good ones and sup
| posed TO be fast.
There were a number of fast races between
! men-of-war boats Thanksgiving day, and dur
| ing the coming week there will pro badly be
| another one between boats from the Independ.
| ence and Bennington for $3.50 a side.
| very pleasant entertainment was given at
| the sail loft Wednesday ev ming by Commander
and Mrs. Il. H. McCalla, U. S. N, IN honor Of
| their daughters. The attendance of officers
| and their families and friends was large; the
entire affair was an elegant and charming one
Medical Inspector q. w. Woods, U. S. N, in
| charge of the naval hospital recently gave a
dinner to the medical corps, which was pro-
nOunced by all to be one of the finest of the
many that the worthy doctor has ever had
! served.
| Chief Engineer G.. j. Burnap, U. S. N, so
| well known at the hayward and on the coast
has been transferred from the Charleston to
| the flagship Baltimore as fleet engineer of the
Asatlc station. His many friends will be
| pleas 10 learn of his advancement.
| Lieutenant w. r. A. Rooney has been trans
ferred from the Atlanta 10 the Monterey, which
does not look much as though the latter ship will
come to Mare Island and go out of commission.