The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05

~ Aug. 3, 1882, and March 80, 1883. OF
Tho four vessels under contract one, the Chi
,aco of $500 tons, is more b half
8nished: the Atlanta, 5000 tons, has been
,,1rcessfully~ launched, and her machinery is
row atting; the Boston, also Of 5000 tons,
- ready for launching; and the Dolphin, a
1ienoiti steamer Of / 800 toms, 10 ready for
delivery. Certain adverse criticisms upon
tho designs of these cruisers hre discussed by
the secretary, who insists chat the correct
moss of the conclusions reached by the adj
risorv board and the department has been
demonstrated by recent deyelopmentsin ship
%niIding abroad. The machinery of the
J0uble-turreted monitors, Puritan, Terror
and Amphitrite, contracted for under the
at Of March 3, 1888, is in process of con-
Struction. No work has been done during
the past year on their armor, for lack Of the
necessary appropriations A fourth mon
finished ut the navy yard in California. 1t is
recommended that early steps be taken TO
comDlete these vessels, and to provide also
an armament for the monitor Miantonomah-
The recommendations of the naval advisory
hoard. approved by the department, COM
nrrse the construction of one steel cruiser of
1 500 tons, one cruiser of 5000 tons, two
heayy-armed gunboats, one light cruising
lnnboat one dispatch vessel armed with
gotchkiss cannon, one armed ram and three
torpedo boats. The general designs, all of
which are calculated TO meet the existing
wants of the service, are now well advanced,
and the construction OF the vessels can be
undertaken as soca as you shnll grant the
necessary authority.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS
The act of congress approved Aug. 2, 1882,
authorized the removal to the United States
of the bodies of Lieutenant Commander q.
" De Long and his companions of the jean
- ovDaditiOn The removal has haan Suo-
~nossfullv accomplished. The remains were
taken from their grave in the e delta, in
March. 1888. but were Retained at Yakutsk
until the following winter. the season being
ZOO far advanced TO admit of their immediate
TRANSFORMATION. They arrived at New York
Eel. 20. 1884, where they were received
with suitable honors. In pursuance of the
Joint resolution of congress approved Feb.
IL 1884, a naval expedition vas fitted
cut for the relief of Lieut. A. W. Greedy,
United States army, and OF the party WHO
had been engaged under his command in
scientific observations at Lady Franklin
bay. The fleet consisted OF the steam
sealer Thetis, purchased in England; the
Bear, purchased at st. Johns, Newfound-
land, and the Alert, which was generously
provided by the British government. Prep
~aratiOns for the expedition We're promptly
made by the secretary of the navy, with the
active cooperation of the secretary of war.
Commander George w. Coffin was placed in
command of the Alert, and Lieut.. w. II. EN-
cry in command of the Bear. The Thetis
was iutrusted to Commander Winfield s.
sSchley, to whom also was assigned the SUI
Derintendence of the entire expedition. I'm
mediately upon its arrival at Upernavik.
the feet began the dangerous navigation of
Melville bay, and in spite of every obstacle,
reached Littleton island ON June %, a
fortnight earlier than any vessel had be-
fore attained that point On the same day it
crossed over to Cape Sabine, where
Lieut. Greeley and other survivors. of
his party were discovered. After taking on
board the living and the bodies of the dead,
the relief ships sailed for St Johns, where
they arrived on july IL. They were appro-
priately received at Portsmouth, n. H.. OF
Aug. /, and at New York on Aug. 3. One of
the bodies was landed at the former place.
The others were put on shore at Governors
Island, and with the exception of one,
which was inferred in the national cemetery,
were forwarded thence to the destination in
dicated by friendR Tn organization and
conduct OF the relief expedition reflects
great credit upon all who contributed to its
success In this, the last OF the state mes
sages that / shall have the honor TO transmit
70 the congress of the United States. ] can
not too strongly urge on it's attention the
iuty of restoring our navy as rapidly as pos
able to the high state of efficiency which
formerly characterized il. AS the long peace
that has lulled us into a sense of fancied Sc
surity may at any time be disturbed. 1t is
plain that the policy of strengthening
This arm of the service is dictated by consid-
'rations of use, economy, OF just regard for
our future tranquility and OF true apprecia-
ZION OF the dignity and honor OF this repub-
lie