The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-30
10y staff eorrsspondsnt)

BREMERTON. June 3o-On July s. the day the Pacific
squadron returns from the naval display Tacoma GOO
will be put work the Puget Sound navy yard They will
be engaged in making the much needed repairs the
ships OF the Pacific squadron and IN pushing the big inn
povements that are already contracted for al tile navy yard
This statement made staff spondcn Of The Star
by Rear Admiral Barclay eommandan Of the navy yard this
afternoon
Tor this work 10000 will be spent for improvements
and equipment and this money will be available once and
the seattle National bank viii be the custodian Of the funds
kesf Admiral GLASS ~ command oi tie facie iiee stat
ed yesterday Gommaudaut Barclay thar 81 his ships
h' vessels needed repairs that the drainage systems the ps
tons and other portions IN particular bad condition and
large amount OF work would have 70 be done before the
ships would be seaWouhy condition for long cruise
Commandant Barclay, ON receiving this information, at
once eegaphed The navy department Washington and has
received orders that all work necessary put the warshps
into seawohy condition will be done the local navy yard
Just how much work this will necesstac Is not at pres
ship today
Commandani barclay said further Rear Admiral Glass
told that he would not be BIT surprised the Flagship
New York would thoroughly overhauIed repaired
instead Of being New York her home port this
work lie stated that was not at all unlikely that the govern
would order all material necessary put her
equal and footing with the modern arshps
cruise around the continent the Atlantic. Glass assured
that If this material here the work will be done
Bremerton and not AZ Mare Island for the simple reason
that the southern navy yard accommodate large
Work Of repairing the cruiser Albany has already been
begun and that viii require several months
positive that the whole Pacific squadron will be kept here for
all needed repairs and that this will require eight months time
when political influence may interfere and change the sua
ton.
The gunboat Wheeling. which has been stationed in
Asae has been ordered here and she due arrive
almost any day Considerable repairs needed her
work that viii require several months She viii out OF
commission she arrives The Nohican viii replace
her Samoa The battieship Ohio san Francisco
may replace the New York flagship Of the squadron when
the latter goes Of commission instead oi the cruiser Chi
cago. which is the Atlantic coast
The guuboat Nieksburg. which arrived unexpectedly
from the Orient yesterday will sail for the Mare Island yard
at O'Clock toup,rrow morning
squadron viii sail for Tacoma O'Clock Saturday after
To with
Fourth Of July the
torpedo boat droyers Paul Jones and Perry
The arrival Of the
viii fleet Bremerton the
largest stationed at this yard
planned the squadron Is
the gunboa Bennington This Will cost $780,
which will for labor employed at the
this only small fraction OF the work be done this
ship.
jackets the
Washington placed in
asylum there.
raised the spirits Of the people
feeling OF confidence that their
months Of work hundreds Of prevails
Admiras Barclay and Glass the insnuatons made
Seattle afternoon that they using their influence
against yard Island They emphat
anything Of ey greatly pleased
o work possible TO Bremeron.