Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-03

The pugilsts secured bail at late hour this
evening and were released.
THE EXPEDITION no PANAMA.
Activity at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard-The Marines impatient for
the Servfce-Latest Advices From
the Scene of Revolution.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Active preparations
for the despatch of troops to Panama were
in progress to-day at the Brooklyn navy yard.
The marines seem delighted over the posi-
bility of little excitement and one hundred
and fifty of them can be despatched from
Brooklyn at an hours notice. Secretary
Whitney's Geographic order to have the men
in readiness reached Colonel Haywood, COM
mandant of marines, few minutes past
O'Clock this morning and he at once began to
carry out the instructions. Colonel Haywood
will command the five hundred men or so
that will assembly here from Portsmouth,
Norfolk, Philadelphia, Annapolis, Boston
and Washington. Most of these are already
on their way hither and the whole expedition
will be ready to start in a day or two A
squad from Mares Island will join the COM
maHd at its destination. Colonel Haywood
protect the railroad from that point to Pana-
ma. When all the squads have arrived I
shall organize them into one command and
appoint field officers to assist nue.. They must
be fitted out for field service with tents,
camp utensils, etc; and equipped. Our
equipments come from Philadelphia and I
have sent there to obtain them. It may be
necessary to buy some i'll this case of emer-
gency and have asked for authority to do so.
The fleet at Aspinwan will supply US with
rations and also reinforce us with marines if
we need them. Forty miles of railroad track
to protect in a country where I have seen
four presidents within month is not boy
task
The other officers of marines at the yard
who are likely to join Heywood's command
are Captain II. NJ. Meeker. Lieutenant A. G.
Kelton, Lieutenant G. R. Benson, Lieutenant
Bergman and Lieutenant Ellsworth. The
marines are as rule stout, healthy fellows
and seem well fitted to withstand the terrors
of the Isthmian climate. Commodore Ralph
Chandler, commander of the yard, is busily
experimenting the general arrangements
| made necessary by Secretary Whitney's or
ders. The naval officers of the station are
ardently hoping for cali to active service.
stWaiting orders and ''shore pay is dull
and improbable business they say and q lit
tie lively work would be about the right
thing. A meeting of the heads of the differ
emit departments connected with the yard was
| held this morning at which it was resolved
to notify all officers and men on leave of alb
sence to report at once for duty. Command
ant Chandler told reporter this afternoon
that he had been so busy all day that
he had scarcely time to breathe. It was a
fact he said that the Navy department had
ordered all the available marines at League
Island and other yards to report at once to
the Brooklyn yard for orders. He expected
that by midnight tonight everything would
be in readiness for the immediate carrying
out of any orders that may be received from
Washington. Two hundred and fifty ma
rines have already been sent to Norfolk.
Several officers at the yard were sounded
as to their opinion of the failure of Comrnan-
der Kane of the Galena to protect the Amer
lean residents and property at Colon. Kane
was for more than three years chief of ord
nance at the yard There was much adverse
criticism o. his conduct by his late associates
this morning, but all conlforted themselves
with the certainty that when Admiral Jonett
and Colonel Haywood reach the scene of war
there would be no more fooling Haywood
and Meeker have had ample experience in
South American rebellions. The formers
latest taste of the country lasted forty days,
when he guarded the railway against lot OF
sanguinary gentlemen who were hungerlng
for a new order of things. Meeker cruised
in Isthmian waters for seven years on both
sides of the turbulent strip. The stock OF
ammunition in store at the yard will
not be used on the expedition.
1t has been there too long to be wholly relia-
BILE. Fresh supplies from Governors Island
will be taken and supplies for the Gatlings
zine on Ellis Island. The ordnance bureau
people are frightening up battery of these
guns and the gunners will be picked from
among the sailors of the Vermont The marines
do not work the Gatlings. At the marine
barracks on Flushing avenue everybody
seemed pleased at the prospect. There
are gig men there and ali seemed anxious to
be selected for service. The guards at the
gates exchanged jocular congratulations upon
the prospects for something new and in
teresting in the way of service.
President Houston of the Pacific Mail com
pany said this evening that he had received
no further dispatches from the company e
agents at Aspinwall The arms taken by
the revolutionists from the steamer Colon
were given up by the Pacific Mail officers
under an order from the United States
consul, who was in the hands of the rebels
and was forced to give the order by threats
of death. As the United States
are guarantors of the safety of the Isthmian
traffic. Mr. Houston thinks the responsible
ty for the outrage will rest.on this govern
ment. He knew Kane to be gallant officer
and supposed he had reasons for his course
1t WAS unfair to c1iticise him too severely
yet. The company's steamer City of Para is
awaiting the convenience of the Navy de-
partment to place the two hundred marines
aboard whom Secretary Whitney intends te
send by her to AspinwaQ.