The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
NEWS FROM THE NAVY YARD
The Fish Commissioners
Steamer AIbatross to Sail
for Bering Sea.
An Examining Board win Select a
Master Joiner to FIJI
Vacancy.

VALLEJO, CAL, May 19-The Fish
Commission steamer Albatross left the
navy-yard couple of days ago for San
Francisco Bay. From there she is to 20 to
Bering Sea. The little steamer is in good
condition, and has a gentlemanly set Of
officers on board, who thoroughly under
stand their business. This is the only ship
that has departed from the navv-yard for
some months
The cruiser Olympia is lying lazily at
her anchorage, with no appearance of be-
ing ordered to sea for some time to come,
the only item of Importance of recent
date transpiring on board being religious
services held by the two naval chaplains
and one or two shore "sky pilots to-day.
When the Olympia becomes flagship,
which will be as soon as she relieves th e
Philadelphia, a chaplain will be stationed
on board of her. Then the blueiackets
will have an opportunity of having their
religious interests more closely looked
after, only fagships being allowed chap
lain. The rest of the ships in the fleet have
to look to the ships libraries to
find the Bible and works of a religious
character to give balm to their souls. Jack.
however, is pretty good these days and will
yield to almost any good influence placed
within his reach.
While there is considerable work being
carried on at the navy-yard and force OF
800 men employed, there is no particular
great haste being made on any of the yard
work.
The new tug for the station continues to
grow In appearance each day, and before
three months rolls around it is expected
she will be ready for duty. An examina-
tion will be held Tuesday next to fill the
position of master ship joiner, made vacant
by the resignation of Charles DAILY on
account of sickness. Eight or ten aspirants
for the place will undergo examination.
The following officers constitute the board
of examiners: Captain, A. S. Barker; as
sistant naval constructor, Laurence Spear,
and assistant engineer, Solon Arnold. The
place has been vacant for a number OF
weeks and it is now intended to make q
permanent appointment to the place.
Among those having filed applications
for examination are Thomas Houseman,
William Brownie, E. H. Pray, J. D. Sher-
wood, John Massey, John McGrath, Rob-
ert Hood and Frank M. Perry. Others
"i1 hofC eACiI HdlueS III DeIOre the exam
ination takes place. Mr.. Houseman has
been temporarily filling the place to the
evident satisfaction of the department.
1t looks little strange to see the stone
drydock vacant, but the setting up of the
jib crane and putting in of the founda-
ton for the track keeps number of hands
busy about the upper part of the dock, SO
that it is not at all deserted about the
place.
Turret plates are being placed in posi-
ton on the Monadnock. and as the ship
nears completion the thought is being
freely expressed what will be the next long
job to go on and keep the workmen busy.
A ship should be under construction at the
yard at all times to keep the men here.
While there will be a large amount of work
performed on the Hartford, yet it is and
will be performed by wood workers, who
are fast dying out, as iron-ship builders are
coming to the front. They should be en-
couraged by Congress and the Navy De-
partment.
Abreast of the navy-yard Saturday night
half hundred yachts from San Francisco
anchored and presented q pretty appear
ance. They left on the return trip this
afternoon.