New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-20
WHERE CAN THE NIPSIC BE ?
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF A MAN-OF-wAR.
LONG OVERDUE AT HAMPTON RoADs-OPIyIoNs OF
NAVAL OPFICERs.

NAVAL OPFICERs.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety
OF the United States man of war Npsc, which left
MoDteviceo on March for Hampton Roads. She was
ordered home and would have sailed before had she not
been delayed by the threatened revolution in Uruguay
consequent on the late Presidential election there
Since leaving Montevidoo nothing has been heard Of
the Nipsc. She was coming up under sail as Is the
custom OF mon war when not special or urgent
duty ana theieore fairly long trip was expected but
she has row been out long that alarm in regard to
her has naturally been aroused. Tine Nipsc makes
ABOUT eight knots hour with fair wind, and would
carry the southeast trades the windward Islands
commodore Chandler, when asked yesterday about the
delay in the arrival OF the Nipsic, said have large
mall for her here. had not thought that she was
overdue, but II she left Monterdeo March there is
no excuse for her not having arrived. Something must
DE the matter My impression that she detained
on account OF the threaten ed revolution in Uruguay,
and that that was the Of her non arrival"
Another naval officer said: 1t is that the NipsIc
sailed on March 7, but do think she has gone down.
There was the case OF tho Lancaster which given
up Tor lost when she went the Samana Bay expedi-
tlon Everybody sure the Lancaster was lost but
she turned up all right Her engines might have broken
down, and sue might have got caught In the doldrums
on either side OF the equator Sho will up all right,
never fear"
In naval circles all the officers seemed to feel confident
that the Nipsc had been lost hut extraordinary
delay could not be accounted Tor. good sailing vessel
VIII make the trip from Montevideo to Hampton Roads
In oy days. and the Npsc has been seventy three
days. II she had been delayed by bad weather she
would before this have been abe to make Barbados
st. Thomas ana cablo Dispatch would have been sent
to the Department at Washington.
The Nipsic Is n steamer or 1875 tons dsplace
ment. and mas battery of six guns. Having completed
her three years OF foreign she ordered home
1t rumored that the de ay OF the Taapoosa in start
ing for the South Atlantic station owing to tho non-
arrival OF tho Nipsic The missing otwar was COM
manded by Commander william s. Dana. lie entered
the Naval Academy from this State in 500 being grad
uated In 1868. He promoted to be Ensign on
october OF the same year. He an officer OF the
Hartford when Farragut made his fight at Mobile Bay,
ana was thanked by Farragnt in General Orders i0r
the bravery disI Ilayed on that occasion. He
passed through the various grades of the SER
vice to his present rank. and did good service on
.he Asiatic and European stations He was fo1 a
while attached to the receiving ship Colorado at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Her other officers were Leuten-
ant-Commander George c. Rcter, Lieutenant G. III.
Arnold, Lieutenant C. A. Clarke, Lieutenant Ounior
grade f. j. Dorm, Ensigns II. W. Harrison and W. q.
Richardson, Paymaster II. T. Wright, Chief Engineer r
b. IIine and Assistant Engineer T. II. ScribDer.
Iieutcnant-Commander Reer. the executive officer.
Is from Pennsylvania and was graduated from the
Naval Academy In 1868. Lieutenant Arnold Is
from this State and was graduated in 1867.
Lieutenant Dorm is a native Of Missouri, Ensign Har-
rison is from Washington. Ensign Richardson native
OF Massachusetts. Chief Engineer Hine Is from WASH
ngton Assistant Engineer Scribner from Massachusetts
and Paymaster Wright from Wisconsin.