The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-18
TRIAL BOARD WILL LEAVE.
Eng1neer Head ana EssfSn Dosg-
las TO Leave Pest Hasse-Formai

Lieut. Commander c. r. Perkins. NJ
assaus Engineer f. u Read ard Ensign
X. s. Dosg;ax, ali Of tie neyssor Mossaes-
mock. have besn ordered to toin tina, YES
81 g. S<n Francisco with al: ros.4.hie
haste. The three ssas1iesuen were notified
BY wire YESTERDAY from San Fraaciseo 70
leave for tssat city u1rrsisatefy. They
South eiTts morning.
This xssa&sss that the formal trial OF the
ecrrsxio boat Rowan will H. pe-ss U-1rs-s till
such time a. a trial board OF navy off,
ces can be SECURED. william Moran. Of
the Moran Bros. Company. sald last nigh:
chat he expected 20 learn very soon Of she
sasss,tsons Of fise navy department regar,,-
Ing rev trial toa~d
Tho action OF the navy department. In
ecoalgng the preserit trial board dos nss
"a the least reflect on flle Rowan or her
builders, the Moran BrNe. Company TT
coreEen delays have prevented tie trial
Trip OF the HALE destroyer at the fine
sst These de 9ys are not at all ungsssial
on extraordinary apd one By one the diff
cAtfes tl5at have stood In the way Of the
are being rrgnoved.
Tiss M0ED1nock will sail 1s soor az
L.aut Commander Perkins ard his fe,Iow
efficcrs can reach her. Il has been under
stood Ill along tsiat ssle was to join Dew
~ at Martha There is a strong r,oss1hsi
6y that she may stop at Honolulu 10 par
fs-ipate In tho annexation Of the lfaga allan
ssaIsis and to remain there urtis She flag
Of tho United States shall he RAISED FOR
ever ove- the capital of The islands. Moth
i3n9 Official wgla taver Is known here as 10
Ehe M1ndnock's destination.
Lieut. Commander Perkins who ia also
>Whe srocstsfvo officer cn the Monasfssek,
Y9d . high compliment 10 the Rowan
- cunv4HAfior with, 81 Pssss- Iiite tiixeglcar
reporter last night at the Butter II
have bsu1n on no Rowan during several
esfor1ysal tesss,'' he said lard arm certain
That she VIII sEJ.fge up 10 ali the require
nyMkz waefi the su.eii bat yeSIng delays
have been rssriDVsd. TIE boat is TN flue
order. She II splendid little boat ard Is
In every way worthy fs-r builders.
Tho Rowan is just like a fire watch
0hs n onisr 10 feet long ard Is flied with
mechanism Of t1s most delicate pattern
and adjustment. Tho company nas beez.
~ q Disadvantages IN this that they have
pot had men trained for service IN build
ING ard fl preparing for service vesse.s
SR the torpedo boat ciase. The men who
Aimee she was launched are accustomed To
working In Ships tlsat tFsves say eighteen
~ nineteen knots All hoE. Now q re-
.QuireA practically twice mary reyolu-
tspns 10 make tweDty-six knots az II does
~1ghtesn. erd the workman on the Rowan
have lot been accustomed 10 working with
psauh machinery. a triflins BIT OF s:sssshan-
l<Hn here. another there or the failure %
place q few drops OF oil ~ another place
Ahsse are tho things which have bee n
1yOubliag .ha Moran Bros. Company.
There viii be no trouble about getting
Nnosl,er tytal board az SION the Rowan
= ready Capt Green. OF the Port
Orchard naval station. one OF the officers
~ San Francisco and another al Portland
could bs gotten together easily and quick
", There will he 10 trouble about calling
. triad board for the Rowan a. soon as
sha n ready. which VIII not i'c iorg.'
lieut.. Commander Perkins said that IA
n. IS no knew. thu Monsdnock was des-
tired for Manila Yes" hs SAID, Il know
that Honolulu Is Of, tho roaa to MArsla.
and It In possible, Of ccuraa. that We may
eto,, there But "a far as ! know. yVi VIII
TEAR OF ~ from Manila"