Show SURGEON COMMANDS HOSPITAL SHIP will reach magdalena bay ahead of battleships washington feb 7 the hospital ship relief was placed in service at the mare island navy yard yesterday according to a despatch received at the navy department and surgeon charles F command the vessel Is being prepared for duty with the battleship fleet and will leave mare island in time to arrive at magdalena bay a week or more ahead of admiral evans who Is scheduled to arrive there march the hospital corps for the relief numbering about fifty men already are in san francisco arid the civilian crow Is being enlisted |