The Portland daily press., 1886-06-21
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON,
The Tennessee, Swatara and Yantic
Arrive at Portland.
Rear Admiral S. 3. Luce Ordered to
Command.


Command.
The North Atlantic squadron arrived in
| the barber and anchored in the stream about
| o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Ten
nessee, Swatara and Yantic compose the
| fleet. The Juniata is expected in few days;
| the Galena is in New York undergoing re-
pairs, and may not be along for several
weeks.
The vessels had come to anchor and every
| thing had been put in shape for the stay in
the harbor, when representative of the
PRESS came alongside the Tennessee and
hailed the officer of the deck. He was
promptly invited aboard and greeted by a
handsome young naval cadet, dressed in a
speck-and-span blue suit trimmed with
black braid and ornamented on the collar
with gold anchors. He took great pride in
telling of the Tennessee, which is the flag
| ship of the North Atlantic squadron, and
besides the only "frst-rate" vessel in the
American navy. The Tennessee was built
in 1865. Her tonnage is $780, and she carries
% guns, and a complement of 400 men and
officers, although her crew is about 40 short
| the rest are seamen, the number OF marines
carried being few. The officers are as fine
| set of gentlemen as can be found anywhere,
| ashore or af1oat The seamen, as they
| lounged around the guns or gathered in little
| groups on the gun deck were finer specimens
| of American sailors than are often seen to-
gether in these times They recall the days
| of our commercial and naval supremacy,
| when the best muscles and brains in the
| country sought wealth and fame in maritime
| adventures.
The officers reported that they left New
York Friday forenoon, coming under steam
| all the way, They had fine weather for the
cruise, and were pleased to find it so pleas
| ant in Portland, although one or two of the
| officers complained that it was rather cold.
| The naval cadets, however, had heard of
Portland and her people, and thought that
/ the weather would not be so cold as to spoil
| the visits ashore.
Considerable regret was expressed by the
| officers that Admiral Jouett was not with the
fleet. They knew that he was just the sort
| of fellow the people of Portland would have
liked. Capt. Boyd, of the Tennessee, as
chief of staff now has command of the fleet;
| The officers had not learned last night, that
Rear Admiral S. B. Luce had been ordered
from Newport to Portland to command the
| squadron. Admiral Luce has been with the
squadron before. In 1884 he was in this har
Dor as commodore of the fleet with the rank
of rear admiral He is New Yorker by
birth, appointed from the District of Column
bia.
1t is expected that the fleet will remain
here as late as the 10th of July The officers
say that they have their hands in at celebra-
ting, having just come from the exercises at
the tomb of General Grant at Riverside PARK.
| 1t is not decided yet wheather there will be
| anything besides the routine man9uvres and
| the parade at the centennial exercises. One
of the naval cadets had heard Something of
more extensive drilling, but 1.-THE hihger Off
GERS could not confirm this.
After leaving Portland the feet will cruise
to the eastward as usual, going as far as Hall
fax This cruise, however, has nothing to
do with the fisheries dispute. When asked
| if they were sent down to see to the doings
of Captain Scott and his colleagues, the Off
GERS looked over the ships and laughed at the
| idea. They had heard that the newspapers
were sending them to Nova Scotia to blow
the Lansdowne and kindred craft out of the
| water; but neither they nor their superior
officers had any idea of such an expeditions
These are the officers of the
TENNESSEE.
| Captain-Robert Boyd.
Lieutenant Commander-SocrateS Hubbard.
Lille SazrO W. Gow William kburn
Samuel Seabury, J. b. ADDot
Lieutenant Gunior grade)-H. H. Hasley
Naval Cadets--Armisted Rust, W; VI Gilman
J; shindal Albeps Bnrnsten " W. Joyens' j.
| Medical Inspector and Fleet Surgeon-V. H.
i Kidder.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon-D. N. Bertolette.
/ Assistant Surgeon-Fred A. Hesler.
Pay Inspector and Fleet Paymaster-Francis H.
/ Swan. I'm,
Passed Assistant Engneers-w. A. Wmsor, W.
Assistant Engineers-H. W. Spangler, W. S.
Sample.
Chaplain-Donald McLaren.
Captain of MarineS-J. M. F. Young.
Second Lieutenant Of Marines-C. M. Perkins
Pay Oficer's Clerks-G. L. Foreman, Thomas
| Costelloe.
Boatswain-C E. Hawkins.
Gunner-C. B. Magruder
Carpenter--E II. Hay.
| Saimaker-William Cuddy.
Next to the Tennessee, and near to Fort
| Gorges, the Swatara was anchored. She is a
corvette, and ranks as third rate. She car
ries six 9-inch guns, one S-inch rifle gun,
one 6O-pounder rifle, one 20-pounder rifle and
| a Calling gun.
The Swatara is about twenty five years old,
although she was rebuilt fifteen years ago.
She has acrew of 900, including officers, and
and few marines. Her officers are as well
dressed and polite as on the flagship. These
are their names and rank:
swATARA.
Captain Commander E. T. Woodward.
Executive Oficer-Lieut. Commander Y. w.
Navigator-Lieut. W. 0. Sharrer.
Watch Oficers-Lieuts. r. H. Mclean, +. e.
Sawyer, York Noel.
Ensgns-B. G. Dent, W. s. Sims.
Chief EngiueeraC. Andrade.
Paymaster-T. S. Thompson.
Surgeon-J. B. Parker
Assistant Surgeon-Richard Ashbrdge.
Assistant Engineer-A. Price.
Marine Officcrs-First Lieutenant, ii. u. ELS
worth.
Assistant Engneers-T. W. Kinkaid, W. P.
Baxter.
Naval Cadet-B. M. Lombard.
Gunner-Robert SOmmers.
Carpenter-M. 7. Quigley.
The Yantic is smaller than either of the
others. She is of only 40 tons and carries
out four guns. Her crew and officers num-
Der 100. The officers are not behind their
brothers of the Tennessee and Swatara in
courtesy. Their names and rank are as fol
lows:
YANTIC.
Commander-F. NJ. Green
Lieutenant Commander-W. w. RelSmger
Lieutenant-G, w. MentZ.
Ensigns-J. NJ Orchard, F. w. Kellogg, +.
Swift H. Eldridge
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