The morning call., 1894-05-16
HERBERT'S TRIP.
Down From Vallejo Upon
the Fearless.
AT THE UNION IRON WORKS.
Inspecting the Mechanical and
Other Departments.
ON BOARD THE NEW CRUISER.
The Secretary Was Well Pleased
With Everything He Saw "A
Theater Party in the Evening.

clCdluNO uOWn my 1IU1 dllfJU
yesterday afternoon. Under full pressure
she passed the seawall, the ferry slips and
other docks until she slowed up in the
Mission basin and finally drew up at the
wharf adjoining the landing ways of the
Union Iron Works.
The reason why the tug was so hand
somely decorated and why The whistle was
called upon to do extra duty was that
the stanch little craft had distinguished
guests on board. They consisted of the
august Secretary of the Navy, Hilary A.
Herbert, the members of the party that
crossed the continent with him and a
score or more prominent people who had
assisted in the gallant reception rendered
the honorable tourist by the hospitable
people of Vallejo.
The tug, which had taken up from this
city a large delegation of Federal Officials,
politicians and prominent citizens, left
Vallejo about II O'Clock with the Secretary
and party and invited guests aboard. A
farewell visit was made to the Mare Island
yard before starting on the trip down the
bay. There all the officers of the station
were gathered in full dress and ranged
along the waters edge was a guard of
marines under command of Major Pope
of the Marine Corps.
A visit was then paid to the residence of
COmmaDdant Howison, those accompany
ing the Secretary in the carriage being
Rear Admiral John IrwiE and Lieutenant
l.. l.. Reamey, Here also the officers were
drawn up 10 line and the Secretary was
formally saluted. Soon after he aud his
party returned to the tug. and then the
trip down the bay was begun, the tug
leaving amid the booming of cannon and
the cheering of those assembled on the
wharf.
The trip down was most enjoyable one
for all on beard and the time was passed
in cOngenial conversation and social inter-
course. Many CON pliments were rendered
w. d. Eugene, who had charge of the ex-
cuTsioB. for the admirable manner in " hich
The comfort of the guests was looked after.
Preparations had meanwhile been made
at the Union Iron Works for the reception
of the party and with view of giving
them every facility for inspecting the
works.
Irving NJ. Scott. ass listed by John Scott
and Chief Engineer Forsyth, had got
everything in readiness for the arrival of
the Fearless, As she approached the
IHUuIu VI lilt uUCk WItTb We IdUulUR WAS
to be made the whistles in the various de-
par;ments of the works we're blown vigOr-
ously and the workmen left everything and
hurried 20 the head Of the dock. and there,
under the supervision Of their respective
foremen. ranged themselves in double lines
and awaited the landing of the guests.
The latter came at last headed By Sec
rotary Herbert and Henry T. Scott, Leila
and Edith Fl erbert and Mrs. Mary j..
MicoD.
Irving NJ. Scott received them and ten
deTed them the freedom OF the yard in a
few wefl-chosen remarks. Through the
lines of 1900 assembled workmen the party
passed to the Office of the works, where
the formality of registering their names
on the visitors book was gone through
with.
Those who registered were as follows:
Secretary Herbert Leila: Herbert, Edith
Herbert, Mary j. Micon. Henry j. Croker,
II. f. Huntington, Glenn Siudebaker, John
P. Irisb.- S. G.. Murphy. Thomas Brown,
II l.. Dodge. john II. Wise. +. o. Emeric.
Henry E. Wise, T. j. Woodside, John
Daggett, W. NJ. CARVE, J.-F. Houghton.
NJ. j. Laymance, +. "a. WOOlsey. Henry
Doyle, w. f. Hackett, A. j. .ROsborough
and HIS. Foote.
a fter the registration the party pro-
ceeded TO see all the sights that the iron
works had to offer. AS the ladies of the
party stated that they were somewh at weary
after the festivities at Vallejo and the Jour
ney down the bay. they. under the guild.
ance OF John. Scott ard Engineer Forsy tn,
made q hurried trip through the several
departments and the two war vessels, the
Olympia and the Oregon. They saw all
they desired in an hour, and then entered
hacks that had been provided and were
driven to the Palace Hotel.
The Secretary and other gentlemen took
things more leisurely. They were in the
hands of Irving NJ. Scott and his brother.
Henry T., and the SCOTS had made. up
their minds that their. guests should see.
everything that was worth seeing The
several departments of the works were
taken in turn. and from o'clock until 5
all were on the move.
They first went to the machine-shop
where all the machinery was in full opera
ton. The Secretary was shown the big
boring mill, on which there is at present
huge iron ring twenty five feet in diameter,
which is designed for the path of one o f
the 0regon's 13-foot turrets. 1t weighs
about $4,000 pounds. Another huge
machine Of which there is not another
like it on the coast is the wall-pIaner.
This attracted considerable interest. AT
present it is being used TO plane heavy
casting for the Oregon weighing $4,000
pounds. The pattern-shop, boiler-shop,
| iron and brass foundries and thecopper
department we're all visited in turn.
The shIpyard. drydocks and the two
warships were reserved for the last. On
the large drydock is the steamer Queen of
the Pacific undergoing repairs.
The Olympia, which is undergoing some
flushing touches before she is formally
turned over for service, had Just been
| newly painted, and her white hull glis-
tened in the sunlight. Secretary Herbert
expressed himself as very much pleased
with the appearance of the bonus winning
warship, and took deep interest in all
her furnishings and equipments.
There was one thing which all present
soon discovered In the Secretary. he
was no superficial observer. but believed
in investigating thoroughly and probing
into all details of work and material
Numberless were the questions which he
asked Irving N. Scott, and he hearkened
attentively to everything which that gen.
tleman said as if he were ma king a men
tai note of the points involved
The unfinished Oregon came in next for