The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-18
MARE ISLAND HAPPENINGS.
All the 0lympia's Officers Reported
for Duty and the Ship Nearly
Ready to Coal.
The Library for the New Cruiser Re-
ceived and Is Considered the
Best A6oat.

NALLEJO, req. 1i.-lne cruiser olympia
is lying at the coal wharf taking in stores.
As soon as they have been received the
work of coaling will commence, though
this will be delayed as long as possible in
hopes that q coal ship now due will arrive
in time to be put alongside the cruiser and
discharge directly into her. Her officers
have nearly all reported for duty, the fol-
lowing being the complete list:
Captain, ]. ]. Read; lieutenant-com-
mander, E. w. Sturdy; lieutenants, T. S.
Phelps Jr., E. ]. Dom, w. D. Rose, F. H.
Sherman; lieutenant Gunior grade), w.
W. Buchanan; ensigns, A. o. Deffenbach
and George Madison; naval cadets, E. A.
Elder, J. H. Doddridge, H. A. Pearson, F.
h. Chadwick, j. l.. Sticht, A. A. Pratt
surgeon, J. G. Ayers; passed assistant sur
geon, M. r. Pigott; pay inspector, r. W.
Allen; chief engineer, Joseph Trilley
passed assistant engineer, w. B. Dunning
assistant engineers, r. E. Carney, J. K.
Robinson; naval cadet United States ma
rine corps engineer division), A. W
Kinds; first lieutenant, T. C. Prince,
Q. S. NJ. c. boatswain, P. w. Doyle gun
ner, L. J. G. Kuhlween; carpenter, W.
Mcdonald; pay clerk, Hall T. Varnell.
at San Francisco with draft of sixtv-eigh int
men for the Olympia, but with these the
cruiser will still be about forty men short.
The men needed will be shipped at San
Francisco and at the yard.
The Olympia will be equipped with one
of the largest and most complete libraries
that have ever been placed on board of a
warship. There will be two libraries-one
for the officers the other for the crew-com-
prising more than 500 volumes on law,
navigation, chemistry, language, history
and travels.
Complete and new libraries have also
been received at the island to be issued to
the Baltimore, Charleston, Concord Bos-
ton, Petrol, Marion and Monocacy. The
old books will be turned in store, con-
demned and probably sold at auction
No officer has yet been designated to
occupy the position as head of the de-
partment of construction and repair at
Mare Island made vacant by the recent
death of Naval Constructor S. w. Ar
instead. Mrs. S. W. Armistead and her
children will leave the yard, if able to
travel, on the Goth inst The commandment
has placed the yard tug at her disposal to
convey hSlSClI anu w OIb OOSld,
where they will take the train for the
East.
Lieutenant Commander William ].
Moore, U. S. n, now commanding the
Coast Survey steamer Patterson, will soon
be detached, and Lieutenant John H.
Moore, executive officer of the Thetis, will
be given command of the ship.
Captain Louis Kempff, e. S. N, recently
detached from the Monterey, left the yard
Thursday for San Francisco, and on
leaving Vallejo all the steamers rendered
him a salute. During the two years he
was in command of the monitor she was
put through all manner of evolutions, the
result proving her to be one of the most
seaworthy and efficient ships in the navy
and capable of going to sea in any weather
Captain f. J. Higginson Tuesday as
sumed command of the Monterey, which
is still in the drydocRs and being painted.
As soon as the Monterey comes out the
steamer Albatross will go in to be scraped
and painted. After the Albatross the
Monadnock and the monitor Comanche
will be locked and painted, each having
been in the water more than year.
The 22d being a national holiday, the
the national ensign at all the masts, and
national salute will be fired at noon. No
work will be performed in the ships
The new captain of the yard-Captain
A. S. Barker-assumed his duties the first
of the week.
A board will convene Monday to ex-
anime Ensign Harry George for promotion.
Owing to continued illness Mr.. Charles
DAILY, for many years foreman shipioiner,
has handed in his resignation, and the
place will be filled by competitive exam
ination.
In addition to his present duty in the
Department of Construction and Repair. as
its acting head, Assistant Naval Con
structor Elliott Snow has been ordered to
duty as member of the paint board at the
yard.
1t is noticeable fact that the younger
officers at the navy-yard are more in favor
of the passage of the proposed plan for the
reorganization of the navy personnel than
the older ones, as they think by its passage
they will obtain more rapid advance in the
list.
By order OF the commandment, Medical
Inspector g. w. Woods went down to Paso
Robes, to visit Medical Inspector Somerset
Robinson, U. S. N, who was retired last
week. DR.. Woods remained there several
days in attendance on Inspector Robinson
and reports that there seems to be little
chance of his recovery, as he is troubled
with serious affection of the stomach.