The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-03

great hole in the ships bottom. The a
| work. The picture was furnished the
| Pollock of the Oregon.
tracts for government work of ten of his
most experienced draughtsmen for duty
lin the office of the Supervising Construct
| or.
The docking of the double-turreted
monitor Amphitrite at Port Royal is
probably the last duty that unfortunate
piece of Government extravagant econo-
my will be called upon to perform. 1t is
hoped the vessel will succeed in getting
| free from the dock before It breaks down,
as it threatened to do while the Indiana
was In the dock.
The U. 8. s. Concord has gone to
Annoy, in the south of China, and will
probably remain at that important point
| for some considerable time. Annoy has
| suddenly become of prime interest to this
| country by reason of the fact that the
Island of Kulangsu is now the official
foreign residence district, including. of
course, the U. S. Consulate.
| The U. s. S. Essex is now in Havana,
| Cuba and will remain at that port for
| some little time to come This vessel.
which is in command of Comdr. Richard
G. Davenport, U.S.N., will return to
|
month, and late in July the Essex will
be stationed at Newport, r. L. AT last
accounts the health of the ship continued
excellent.
| The u. S. naval collier Alexander has
| been reported having arrived safely
| at Santa Lucia, en- route for the Pacific
Coast. The next point from which this
vessel will be reported is Montevideo,
| Uruguay. 1t may be remembered that
the Alexander sailed, short time since,
| from the United States with cargo of
some 5000 tons of bitumnous coal for
the new coaling station recently estab-
lshed at Pichilinque, Lower California.
| 1t is not probable that the ship will
reach her destination before some date in
| June.
| Decoration Day in Baltimore receiv-
ed an added interest this year from
the fact that the three torpedo boat de-
stroyers, the Truxton, Whipple and
Worden. now nearing completion at the
works of the Maryland Steel Company.
Sparrow Point, were to be launched on
| that day. These little vessels are each Of
4a3 tons displacement, intended for a
speed of thirty knots an hour and will
| be among the most powerful craft
| afioat, of their type. Their horsepower
| is guaranteed to be $500 and they are
provided with twin screws.
! The work of removing the 13-inch gun
| in the forward turret of the u. s. S..
| Kearsarge, at the Navy Yard, New York.
! is progressing favorably under the di-
| rection of Naval Constructor Caps. On
May and two plates from the turret,,
| weighing IS and % tons, had been remov-.
ed, exposing the carriages upon which
the big guns rest 1t will be necessary,
| to remove the gun, which weighs 20 toms,
from the carriage, slide it through an
opening made in the front part Of the
| turret by the removal of the plates, and
then lift it from the deck 10 the wharf
by q; 1OO-ton crane, chartered for the
purpose.
Rear Admiral Remey has been author
fzed to conduct naval maneuvers this.
summer in the Gulf of Pechili, off the
coast of Chinas The Department appre-
ciates the Importance of holding maneu-
vers in that strategic body of water and
the Admiral has been given full author
fty to conduct them as he may see fit In
mis- report on the subject 1t is understood
that he said he intended to make an at
tack upon the coast in the vicinity of
Pekfng to effect a landing at Taku. How
many vessels he will take is not known
to the Department During his absence
Rear Admiral Rodgers will be in charge
of the Manila station. Before returning
Remey has been directed to visit New
zealand with the Brooklyn
The U. S. naval transport Glacier has
reached Sydney, N. S. W., for a cargo of
fresh beef and vegetables destined for
the naval forces operating in the Phil
ippines. This fine transport has been of
inestimable service to the forces under
Admiral Remey, and it is probable that
her services will be retained until the
m xr raf l. l..
to conclusion.
According to late cablegrams from
Rear Admiral Kempff the fleet operating
IN philippine waters has been kept on
the move for some time past, and the
rapid suppression of the insurrection
TENDS to confirm the statement made by
us some weeks ago that the force on
that station will soon be redistributed
China and Japan coming in for several
Oh the more important craft 1t is not
improbable that some vessels will be de- !
tailed for an extended trip into Russian
waters during the coming summer. The
movements of the Russian fleet have be-
come quite interesting of late, and 1t ia
the wish OF the Navy Department in
washington that correct idea of the
force and disposition of that fleet shall
be reported upon as soon as possible.
orders have been sent to Manila for
the return of the U. s: s. Petrol to the
Mare Island Navy Yard for the purpose
OF thorough overhauling and repair, of |
which this little craft stands in great
need. The Petrol has been one of the
most efficient of the smaller vessels on
the Asiatic Station, and it is due to her
that her repairs should be as extensive
as her services have been continuous. |
Inc smaller vessels of the Navy serving !
IN the Philippine Archipelago have been
OF the utmost value during the last two |
years. and the wisdom of the Denart- |
ment In adding to this secondary force
becomes more apparent with each davis
experience on that distant field of opera |
tons.
The training ship Buffalo, en- route |
from Manila for New York, has been re- |
ported at Port Said, and may be expect- |