The morning call., 1894-11-12

efai stofekeepers department. Inc 1ofktown
is iii thorough repair. and she may make better
time across tue ocean than is expected OF her.
Owing TO the lack of men the Marion will not
DE put IN commission for the present, though
she is all ready ana still lies at the wharf.
The Mohcan has but little TO be done 10 her
outside OF putting in new propeller and the
refining OF her magazines where tley nave
been cracked. Some calklng of her decks viii
De required. A few days at the most VIII get
her ready for sea.
The calkers are at work on the deck OF the
Monadn0ck. The usual large force OF men Is
sun employed on The iron work and In laying
OF The wooden decks.
The AlbaJross is being examined 10 ascertain
the amount OF labor required 10 place her in
as good order as she was when turned over to
the Navy Department. Whatever expense Is
required VIII nave TO be paid from the naval
in1a. FOR the purpose of determining what is
10 De done the crew Is employed in breaking out
the stores to allow the board OF suryey 10 get at
her 10 make the inspection.
The coast survey steamer Patterson is at the
ydIu, anu tle OIncerS are engaged in plating
the work done by shem while away.
he coast survey steamer Gedney Is expected
az inc yard during the coming week, but how
long she Will remain is uncertain.
orders have been received by the command
ant OF the yard during the past week 10 90
ahead with the work on tie new tug as soon as
the plans now on the way from Washington are
received. There is, however, considerable TO
be done before work is commenced After the
plans are received detailed drawings Will prob
ably have TO be made, her lines LAID down
acquisitions for material made out and pro.
poSals Tor bids for furnishing the material ad-
VeltlSed 10r; so that 1t Will probably be six
weeks or TWO months before actual work in
building the tug commences. She will be buiIt
on the site where the Mohican was buiIt-tbat
is, on the left of the main avenue leading from
the ferry gate. 1t is not yet known what her
dimensions Will be, but it is expected she will
be OF ample proportions to meet all eXigeneies
that may arise at the yard So far Congress
has appropriated $4,000 toward her consI;uc.
ton. anc IL is thought she will cost $40 900 ad-
ditiOnal.
The Swatara was taken on dock Friday TO
have her propeller removed for use on the Mo
hlcaG. Her bottom was exceedingly foul the
growth of grass and barnacles being greater than
on any ship heretofore taken in dock. 1t was Il
perfect solid mass six or eight inches in thick
ness ana VIII require much labor TO scrape It
OIL. AS soon as she was on the blocks Il gang
OF men commence d TO scrape it OFF about the
propeller 10 enable machinsts from the steam
engineering department TO remove the screw.
Ihe mass OF fungus was hauled in barrels I'D
ont OF the dock by means OF team of horses
aud men and dumped on the ground at the
head OF the dock. where II VIII be used TO help
making roadbed. She Will be out OF dock
the middle OF The coming week.
Hut Few sailors or marines who had their
names placed on the Great Register TO vote at
the recent ell elton left their ships or the island
to come ashore ana vote on election day, and
none OF the officers registered ayailed them
selves of the privilege.
lie c0urr-martial OF the navigator of the
Adams has been completed and The findings
forwarded to Washington.
ut sum Vi SoO,UUO was distributed SATURDAY.
noon among the employees OF the yard for work
performed during the last two weeks III Octo-
Der. 1t Is not expected the coming pay days
VIII De near so large. as discharges TO the num-
per OF seventy ODD were made Il few DAYS since
and more are expected right along as work on
the ships under repairs is rapidly closing up.
tull force Is on the Boston pushing her
along. The White paint is being scraped off the
iron sides. which causes her 10 look anything
but prepOssessing. After the paint has been
removed she Will be treated 10 fresh coats OF
paint.
The funeral of John Brady a coal passer, who
was accidentally drowned from OFT the Phila-
delphia by falling off the bOatb0Om, took place
Saturday at the Naval Cemetery.
The funeral of the wife of Gunner Stephen
Young also took place Saturday afternoon.
he gunner himself is sick in the Naval Hospi-
tai with but little hopes for his recovery. Gun
ner Young Is now on the retired list in the navy.
The retirement of Admiral Bancroft Gherardi
will advance number of officers up the list in
rank. Ihere are only two officers on the coast
mat II Will materially affect, one of them being
Lieutenant John l.. Craven, now on his way TO
Mare Island from the Piuta for examination,
who Will be advanced from the junior grade to
that or a tull lieutenant The other officer Is
Ensign Charles r. Eaton. on the Gedney, who
Will be promoted to lieutenant. junior grade
Other ofhcers Will be advanced number higher
UP Ill the line OF promotion, which at the pres
ent lime is a slow process in reaching the nigh
est rung in the profession.
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. q. Evans. U. S.
N, has been detached from The naval hospital
at New DIRK and ordered 10 temporary duty at
the naval hospital, Mare Island. There are
some sixty or more patients i'll the hospital.
three were received from the cruiser Balt-
more Friday. They report that when they left
the ship on the Asiatic coast, with the ex-
cep' ion of themselves, the officers and crew
were In very fair health.
A Few changes of officers of the various ships
nave been made during the past week, 10 wit:
Ensign q. r. Maxwell has been detached from
the Adams and ordered home; Ensign W. Il.
Harrison has been detached from the MOhican
and ordered home; Ensign l.. r. de Steinger
detached from the Monterey and ordered home !;
Lieutenant Thomas Snowdery goes from the
Ranger TO the Monterey, and Ensign c. f. Pres
ton from the Monterey 10 the ranger; Ensgns
Nj. i. Bristol and q. b. Bradshaw go East from
t tns Alert aud IN their stead Ensign j. F; Car
ter has been ordered from the New York
Lieutenant A. W. DOdd comes from the train
lng-Ship Constellation at Newport TO the Mohi-
can, and Ensign Z. L. Hussey comes from the
Atlanta TO the flagship Philadelphia; Ensign
{. L. Nogelgesanger goes from the Adams 10
the MOhican, and Ensign II. j. Ziegemeier from
the Adams TO the Bennington; Lieutenant T.
5. Rodgers from the Bennington &c the Ranger
ana Lieutenant f. II. Sherman from the Ranger
to the MOhican
Before the Yorktown left Lieutenant c. j.
Brush was transferred to The Ranger. Lieuten-
ant f. S. Carter has been transferred from
the Adams To the Albatross as Executive
of1cer. The next officer TO retire will be Rear
Admiral james A. Greer, U. 5. N. now the
senior officer IN the service, whose time will be
up February IS. 1895. The year 1894 will see
no more retiremr nTs for age, unless by request
VI Insanity. IodI-AuUllTdl u. u. carpenter,
IN command OF the Asiatic Station, does not
retire before February ~, 1896, and Rear
Admiral l.. A. Beardslee February l, 1898.
Some officers cannot reach the grade even of
captain before they retire; for instance there is
Commander Thomas Nelson, q. s. N, so we'll
known at Mare Island, who Will retire Decem-
Der ., 1896. Commander j. c. Moring, U. ).
N, Is another who Will never reach the grade
OF Captain as August %. 1897, will retire him
ON account OF age. Rear Admiral Richard
Mead. U. ). N. III short time VIII be senior
admiral and there he will hold until October g.
1899, and on October 10. 1900, the cOmman-
Gant OF the navy yard, Maze Island, will 20 on
the retired list, but long before that time he
will be way up on the list of rear admirals
A. this mornings service in the Methodist
Episcopal Church the pastor, Rev. 5. Nj. W oOd-
ward, made the announcement that on next
Sunday evening Chaplain Edmun son recently
from The East and assigned to The flagship
Philadelphia would preach in that church next
big cruiser Will remain at the navy-yard for at
least another week. Chaplain Edmunson has
recently been appointed as chaplain in the
navy.
Commander Dennis w. MullIn, U s. N. who
was on this coast a number of years ago, has
been ordered 10 the command OF the United
States ship Mohican. the vessel that acted as
flagship for the Bering sea fleet Commander
Charles +. Clerk, u. ). N, her present CON-
mander. will be detached and ordered home on
one months leave OF absence. The officers and
crew are sorry 10 lose this most excellent CON-
mander. Ensign A. L. Willard has been trans
ferred from the Philadelphia to the Alert and
Ensign r. ii. Leigh comes from the Raleigh to
the gunboat Bennington.
1t was hardly expected that the election
would be so one-sided. and Republican at that
Nh he inrifN of