The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-13
THE NAVAL CADETS.

Departure Of the Constellation with
the Riiddfes or the First, second and
Third Glasses Board for Their
summer Cruise--The Successful Gam
aidztcs This Year.
hNNAPOLIS, June 10. 1878.
The practice ship Constellation, which this year
cruises along the coast WI Oh the cadet midshipmen
on board. left her mo0rinps IN the Severn River, on
the Naval School, yesterday, and viii probably get
under way Tor the Summer cruise to-day. she has
on board about one hundred middies, of whom
thirtyone belong to the first or highest class and
the remainder OF the second and third classes
The fourth class is not represented on board
as It has not yet been organized being composed
Of the successful candidates who have presented
themselves for examination for admttancc into
the Academy this Summer The cruise or the Con-
stellation will be what is known as "the home
cruise" Newport being the FIRST stopping place,
and then New London. Halifax ana return, lasting
rom June 10 until September Is. This annual de-
parture OF the Constellation is the signal for the
breaking up OF the Naval Academy generally
and the hight OF it, fair inmates 60
paigns save lew disc0nsolate midshp
men, who JAILED to pass the examinations and
among whom is the co!ored cadet Convcrs stray
ing dsconsOately about the ''yard," with the fear
OF parental rcproacnes and perhaps parental
spankings before their eyes, the Academy grounds
ever IL il animated by water excursonists from
Baltimore, thirty miles distant, and the influx of
imagine that they have natural born right TO
promenade the verdurous glooms and winding
messy ways OF this secluded retreat; and they DO,
much to the annoyance of the Academy people III
is matter OF sincere congratuatlon 10 the middles
who are on the constellation that Conyers, the
coored cadet, il not with them.
The examinations for admission into the
Academy for the ensuing year are now being ener-
petically prosecuted and Will probably terminate
tl-tu
time been announced as successful and regularly
sworn ~ before Justice Dennis 9. Thompson as
wilson L. Todd, Pennsylvania Henry B. Lind
ley, ONO; Howard S. Homes, California; Simon
tine S. Nelson Tennessee; william Sencesbox,
Minnesota Oliver J. SchO0craft. Virginia; Horace
M. Witzel, Wisconsin; William V. Bronaugh Ken
tucky Marion A. VintOn, at large; August +.
Fechteler, New York John S. Mason, Ohio; John
II. Dykeman, Iowa; Arthur b. Tracey, New York;
Carolina.
The steamer Fortune will arrive here about yne
LIST OF july sailing again on the sth, with the cadet
engineers, Tor Summer coast cruise. The Fortune
will afterwards be stationed here as torpedo and
experiment. boat.
Academy are now enjoying their thirty days leave
preparatory to being distributed IN the diflerent
S their S See to the Many Of
Captain Carter, which is to replace the
Plymouth, ordered home from the European
Missouri lhead OF the class G. W. Deering, Maine,
second; G. Fowler, Massachusetts, third; 7. b.
Howard, at large, fourth; W. G.. Cowes Connect
cut, tirth. and s. W. b. Dehl, Pennsylvania; Q. J.
Badger, at large; a. 4. Nicholson at large; r. +.
gan; +. A. Wllyer. New York; F. Tyler. Michigan;
II. Morell, New York; @. +. Putnam, Illinois,; Il. b.
Underwood, at large; A.. L. Case, at large (son OF
Admiral Casc); W. F. Halsey, Louisiana; NJ. A.
Shufedt Connecticut; $. Q. Lemly, North Carolina;
w. Winder, New Hampshire; I. +. Muse, Maryland;
lima: A. Reynolds, Indiana; G. b. 4. Moore,
Illinois; u. MatZmulla, Empire OF Japan; T. 4. ID.
w. Veeder. New York. Engineers-R. r. Leitch,
Maryland; II. T. Clearer, Pennsylvania; L. W.
wooster. New Jersey; J. K. Barton, Pennsylvania;
II. S. DcneQ, Ohio.