The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24

under the immediate supervision of a chic
| gunner attached to the Ordnance Depart
ment, ard the force under him are known
| as employees of the gunner's division
! These employees comprise ordnance men
ringers. laboratorians. leather workers
! sailmakers. painters, and ordnance labor
| ers, and vast amount of work Of an ex-
| ceedingly miscellaneous character is pro-
duced that goes toward supplying the
ships. navy yards, and stations OF the
| United States.
In the ShclIhouse.
The shellhouse force is constantly en-
ployei making gun, gun carriage. torpedo
tube. and sponge covers. and other canvas
work; revolver and cutlass belts. frogs,
| scabbards fire and sponge buckets. gas
check pads. wads for ammunition. and the
| bedecking and painting Of ammunition
boxes. Ii the laboratory are made fuses.
night signals, blue lights. and rockets.
All the "very's" night signals used in the
Navy are made here.
portion of the shellhouse is used as
receiving and packing department. 1t is
here that all manufactured goods are as
sorted. collected together. and prepared
for shipment, all orders and acquisitions
filed. and the allowances for invoices OF
ships under construction and refttinS
noted and checked. Some idea of the
amount OF work done in the packing de-
partnent may be had when it is consid-
cred that during the past nine months 1t
amounted to over 5000 boxed packages.
having an aggregate weight of over $500
600 pounds. This weight. however does
not convey to the mind the amount OF
work of a clerical nature necessary TO the
prompt and accurate filling of the shipping
orders and recording Of articles manu-
featured. The leading men among the
skilled artisans in their respective
branches are Isaac Renham. of the she'll
house force: j. W. Thompson. of the labo-
ratorians; George Dice, Of the iaborers
and all outside force. and C. II. Reamey,
of the painters. Tsey are all under ]. ].
Walsh. chief gunner, United States Navy.
The ordnance chemical laboratory was
established in 1890 for the purpose of en-
abling the ordnance department to better
control the quality of not only the differ
ent materials entering into the construc-
ton of guns and gun carriages. but also
the various supplies used in the different
shops connected with the Ordnance De-
partment. The scope of the work extends.
therefore. beyond testing Of iron. steel. !
metals, alloys. etc, to examination Of oils. !
paints. waters, coal, and other material. !
besides investigations and experimental |
work. 1t is said to be the best equipped |
laboratory connected with any individual |
establishment In this country, ard while !
performing such work as above
mentioned, Its outfit of physico-chemical
and other chemical apparatus has been so
enlarged by recent appropriations as to
admit of considerably extended and varied /
work in different directions. such as MI
croscopy. photo micro me photography, pho
tometry. spectral analysis, etc.
Connected with the chemical laboratory
is the physical testing department. most
adjunct to the factory. con-
siderable quantity of specified material is
rejected here for imperfection during the
course of the year. 1t is evident that the
chemical and physical testing establish
ments constitute 4 safeguard against i'm
position and possible accidents. Joseph p.
Westesson is in charge of the laboratory.
The main Offices of the naval gun fac
tory occupy a three-storied brick building
near the shops. In this building are the
offices of the superintendent of the fac
tory, Commander E. C. Pendleton; the
chief clerk, T. X. Sailer. and time clerk.
J. B. X. Lee On the third floor is the
lrafting room and blue print rooms under
he direction of Lieut. F. J. Haeseler. The
1fIicers of the gun factory. in addition to
hose named. are Lieutenant Commander
Hiburn. Lieutenant Commander McCrea,
1ieuts. J. NJ. Robinson, A. Gleaves. W. L.
rogers, S. Morgan, B. d. Tisdale, and A.
J. Sticht