The record-union., 1898-03-27

| Lieutenant Colonel Ludlow, Chief of
the Engineer Corps, who is in charge
of the work of fortifying the lower
bay and the Hook, expects to have the
guns ready for service in a week. In
case of an emergency, the guns could
| be put in shape for use in twenty-four
| hours. The guns are Of different sizes,
and carry shells OF from eight to fiji
| teen inches. From sixty to 800 pounds
of dynamite can be carried in the shot,
according to the size. The shells are
projected by air and have an effective
range Of two miles. The dynamite in
even the small shot is sufficient to blow
up the most powerful battleship. The
guns are of stationary carriages, and
are each manned by three men.
GUNS BEING TURNED OUT RAP
IDLY.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Machin
lists in the gun shops at the navy yard
will be required hereafter to work
twelve hours a day. The new order
takes effect at midnight Sunday, when
a full force will begin and work con-
tinuously until Monday noon. A sec
ond Shift works from noon until mid
night
For several weeks the officials have
been working the force in three shifts
of eight hours each, but failed to Sc
cure the requisite number of hands to
push the work as rapidly as possible.
Captain Pendleton, who is in charge,
also says the work should not be in the
hands OF three different sets of men,
as it is too important.
Guns are being turned out rapidly
and prepared for shipment to the war
ships. Several large 13-inch guns are
being given the finishing touches, and
a large number of smaller caliber
will soon be ready for business.
OLD MONITORS TO BE REPAIRED.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-Acting
under orders from the Navy Department
at washington, two old monitors now at
League Island Navy Yard the Catsllill
and Nahant, were placed in the dry
decks FOR repairs. All of the monitors
now at the navy yard will be repainted
and put in condition for fighting. Three
shifts will be put to work on the fighters
so that work will be continued day and
night.
The cruiser Columbia will sail for
Hampton Roads Monday at daybreaE.
She will be followed by the Minneapolis
/
that the Miantonomah would probably
sail within a week, but her destination
could not be learned.
BUSY SCENES AT NAVAL RENDEZ-
VOUS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-lTe
order from the Navy Department call
ing for as many recruits as can be Sc
cured among the machinists, oilers,
c0al-pasSers and seamen,. resulted in
busy scenes at the naval rendezvous at
No. 10 California street. Early this
morning, just as the office opened, there
was a crowd OF stalwart-loolling men
waiting to be examined, and as she day
wore on they came in large numbers.
As soon as the newspapers making the
announcement that men We're wanted
for the navy got out into the city and
! country there was an immediate re-
Spouse. Next week, when the demand
| is more generally known. candidates
| will probably come in crowds.
| 1t is expected that about tWo-thirds
| of the men who apply Will be accepted,
this being the usual average. These
will be sent to the Mare Island Navy
! Yard Just as fast as they can be sworn
! in, and put upon the receiving ship In
dependence.
! THOUSANDS WILL JOIN IN THE
LAKE REGIONS.
! PITTSBURG. March 26.-Within the
next two months the Great Lakes and
! lake cities will send from six to 5iSht
thousand men to join the force of the
/ United States navy, according to the
statement of Lieutenant r. c. Den
ming of the United States navy, now in
! this city on recruiting mission. Lieu
tenant Denning is on his way to Duluth
/ ST. Paul. Minneapolis and other North
western cities for the purpose of estab-
! fishing recruiting stations.
/ NEW YORK CAN FURNISH SUF-
FICIENT MEN.
ALBANY On. ". March 26.-Adju-
! tant- General Tillinghast, in reply 20 a
communication from the Navy Depart
ment as to whether New York State
could furnish sufficient men of the naval
reserves to man the old monitors at
Philadelphia and take them 70 New
York, has replied that it can and Will
send as many men as may be needed
at the call of the Navy Department.
! NEW YORK. March 26.--It was de-
! MED to-day that special orders lave
been issued to-day to Colonel Robert
/ Smith of the Fourth Regiment, N j.
| N. G.. to have his men in readiness to
march at an hours notice.
| SULLIVAN ISLAND GARRISON.
| CHARLESTON Is. CO, March 2G-A
/ battery of artillery from ST. Francis
Barracks, st. Augustine arrived this
morning md was taken at once TO the
! Notifications on Sulivan's Island tor
! reinforcement of the garrison there
/ che work Of mountingIthe long range
rifles is being rushed, and mines are III
readiness for placing in the channel
WAR NAY BE PREVENTED.
Gun}, &c tho Op;-,;o~, op car,, G.