New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
CoIgate's
Holiday
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NAVAL NOTES.

washington. December H.
THE PINTA LOANED TO GALE Ot.Nin, 10
sistant Secretary Roosevelt ac'eo prohp'iy ,''' IT,
ternoon in compliance with sussee'o " -.
Tribune and ordered the gunboat flnta, "io' 49,
ocar,v boen condemned az UNIT for active sea ser
vice delivered 10 the Governor OF Cahlorhia io'
use by the San Diego naval militia ~
shlp The cruiser Marion which mao oeei pa.s
ont OF commission for the purpose OF pro''u'i'e
San Diego battalion with rendezvous, was oi'e,
cd bv the Governor Of California. who alone uhu.l
the statutes could borrow naval vessel ~ the
San Francisco contingent, which already hau '
monitor Comanche. The latter vesse was 'c'u ~,
to the Navy last week. and at about the same I'm
the Pinta returning from long stay III Aa.N
waters was surveyed and declared unworthy OF the
ov,o,.,r. rar,a,rs necessary TO make her effective
for cruising The suggestion in these SlspaISdieo
that Justice could now be done 70 ne , San CoS
eraI barrett Of the California National Guard VINO
sent the following telegram ts most respect
fully asks that the Pnta and equipment De , tgI vu
over for the use Of the San Dles9 Haf an hour
later Mr. Roosevelt had completed ali 'he io' "'D''
ties for delivering the vessel
NAVAL, ORDERS.-Leutenant K. F. Nicholson
ia detached from the Washington Navy YARD ana
ordered TO Join the oregon December ~
Lieutenant c. Thomas will be detacheo from ~.
Oregon December 20 and ordered AT ONCE - '"e
Wheeling. 3d.. a.,
Wheeling to the Independent. 49, C.s,
Survey steamer Bache December 10: g. or,oro, 20
Assistant Paymaster q. Brown lr.. Is otdered 10
the Alert December 20 for Instructions anu aS pay
officer Of that vessel January L.os ,-o,, tho
Paymaser L. c. Kerr Will be detaSne , a as1h ace
Alert January and VIII proceeo 'o'"' " '@'
counts and walt orders.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION ON WARSHlPs.
The Spontaneous Combustion Board appointed oy
Secretary Long to inquire into the mysterious ne'
that SO frequently occur on warshlps heIu no i''
meeting at the Washington Naval ordnance rao'oi'
to-day and promptly decided that the inquiry 70
accomplish definite results. would nave 70 De ca
tended over many months. The Board, which con-
sists of Lieutenant T. D. Griffin Passed Assistant
Engineer w D. Mcfarland and Chemist Westesson.
was confronted at the outset with numerous appli-
ances submitted by inventors TO give warnings o.
fro IN closed COMPARTMENTS among them being
thermometrc affair which Is said TO be estaoIsheu
IN thousand, OF buildings and dwellings IN the
United States with the greatest success. az wen S
on the flagship San Francisco. The engineer mem
her OF the Board. Mr. Mcfarland. said that the
appliance gave no trustworthy indication; that II
rang false alarms whenever the ships guns were
fired and on various other occasions but on the ohy
occasion when fire actually occurred ~ was a.
citrant. The Board INTENDS TO pay pa - rbenon
tention in It's investigation 10 the reported phenoii
enc Of hunker fires on ships about 10 leave navy
wards for undesirable cruises. competing tnel "a
when coalng ship 10 prevent ready rIu'Io tdan"e
teral finding its way into the iueI, me me ~ nine
already before the BoaTd rss on shipoard
are not so spontaneous as they arc GeIoeIatc.
malicious due to gross careessness, anu ip IN
is likely 10 be made to the secretary resui S
rernJafjons holding commanding officers and thelr
snRorjinates 10 a more rigid responsibility lot euCh
occurrences in tho future