New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-08
LET HAYTI TREMBLE.
BATTLE-SHIpS FITTING OUT FOR SEA

BATTLE-SHIPS FITTING OUT FOR SEA
ACTIVITY AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
WHICH INDICATES THAT UNCLE SAM NAY
TAKE A HAND IN THE HAYTIAN GAME
The Navy Yard awolSe from its sleepy ap
pearance and everything was busting yesterday
Admiral Gherard received tclegraphc orders from
Secretary Whitney to get the Galena, Yantic and
Richmond ready for Immediately. lie re-
ceived no specific instructions as to where the
vessels would go or on what day they would
sail 1t is expected that enc Of the vessels
at least will go to Hayti in a day or two, and
II the Galena does not 60 the officers and msn
on board of her will be disappointed She pre-
sented lively appearance yesterday The finish
ing touches of her repairs were put on, she was
loaded with provisions and ccal, and in the
afternoon she was taken to the powder dock
q red flag was run up and the men were busy
a1l the afternoon filing her magazine wirh
powder, shells and all sorts of ammunition for
her different heavy ordnance, rs well as large
amount for the Gatling guns and small arms
vHEY SCENT THE BATTLE FROM AFFAIR
After the powder was all aboard all hands
turned to and the sails were bent and neatly
folded up The vessel looked trim AMI neat
She has been newly painted in every part,
her bright work has been all polished,
the deck calked ard scraped, and everything
nut in first-class shape. When the men and
officers learned that they would probably be sent
10 Hayti they were iabilant, and went to work
with q vim not often seen in man-of-war in
these peaceful times Lieutenant Commander
W. II. Reeder was firing off orders wholly un-
intelligible to landsman, and said, between
shots:
Il hope they win give chance, and we
will bring the Haytien Republic out OF there IN
short order
The Admiral's blue flag was 0ying from the
mast of the Galena, and the officers are confident
that she will be retained as the flagship, not
withstanding the report that comes from Wash
ington that Admiral Luce has been ordered to
transfer his flag to the Richmond. The Galena
has her full complement Of 225 men, all told. on
board She carries one s-inch muzzle-loading
rGc, one so pound breech-loaoing rife. and six
9-inch Dahlgrens, besides secondary battery OF
two 20 pound howtzers, one 3-nch breech-load-
ing rifle, one one-half pound howitzer, two Cat
ling guns and quantity Of small arms.
OFFICERED, ARMED AND MANNED FOR WORK.
Captain G. W. Sumner recently took command
of her, and the other officers heutenants w. IL.
Reeder W. o. Snarrer, A. b Speyers
and T. D. Griffin; ensigns T. d. Fen
ton and j. w. Oman; naval cadets H. l..
Peckham, NJ r. Pggett and H. h. Bcrham
chief engineer d. p Mccartney, and surgeon D.
G. Ayres The Richmond has more work TO be
done on her than any of the Others before she
can be made ready for sea. Captain Allen W.
Reed said that TO do the work required on his vessel
would take two weeks. lie added that II IL
became case Of absolute noes lty she coulu 70
at once, but II would expose the men 10 gredG
deal OF hardship. She Is the largest vessel Oh
them all. and served during the ReDelhon on the
Mississippi River, in company with the Hart
ford. and one Of the largest vessels in the
service at that time. Her full complement OF
men is S55 She has one s-inch muzzle-loadlinag
rified cannon. one 6O-pound breech-ioadnS flne
and twelve 9-inch smOothbores. The lighter
battery consists OF one 3nch breech-loadlng r1ne,
one eating gun and two HotcaR 6. s. guns he the
running gear, and doing hundred other things
that are necessary
ABUNDANT STORES ARE GOING ABOARD.
The stores for a voyage are already about half
on board, and she could go TO sea now and stay
q month and want for nothing but coal. The
officers of the Richmond Captain, Allen W.
Reed; lieutenants, Louis Kingsley, William Little,
l. ii. c. Colin. w. l. Barnett, F. II. Crosby and
]. o. Nicholson; surgeon and assistant, DIS Pen
rose and /. T. kearney and chief engineer, H. b.
Nones. The lantic is the smallest vessel OF the
three. her full complement OF men only number
ing $50 She carries S-nch muzzle-loading
riHe. ole 60-pound brcech-loading rifle and two
9-inch smoothbores. bcsid,s one 3-inch howtzer
and ore Gatling gun. She could be got ready to
20 to sea during the coming week. Her pro-
visions are already aboard, and all she wants
now is coal and ammunition. The men were busy
getting t1c light yards ready TO send aloft, re,
pairing the ships boats call1ng the deck and
reeving the running gear The officers on
board are Captain, o. F. lieyerman; heutenants,
Gheen, Mentz and Taylcr ensigns, Kellogg and
Ashmore surgeon. DR. McCary; chief engineer
Brown, and naval cadets Bristol and Swanstrom
Admiral Gherarui said he did not know whether
Admiral Luce had been ordered TO transfer his fa5
from the Galena TO the Richmond or not. as he
would receive his orders direct from Washington.
HAYTIAN OFFICIALS HERE ARE MERRY.
Minister Preston, Consul-General Bassett and
General Contreras were alone in the Haytian Con-
sulate. The Little General" as Contreras is
called, although he has known command,
busted himself at writing desk upon sheets
of paper double the size of foolscap lie would
not say what he writing. Perhaps 1T was an
official report Of his observations hc.t; telling
how he had succeeded in tracing the rumors that
HyppOlite's representatives were here negotiating
for gunboats. Mr. Bassett, always courteous,
locked up from his desk 10 answer questions OF the
reporters or to enjoy the good humor OF Mt
as he usually is, and smlngly said that he ha't
been pun ped dry by the syndicate of reporters
as he has dubbed The members OF the press with
whose faces he has become familiar, and he now
wanted TO interview them,
Minister Preston has fund Of happy retorts
for the reporters when they become persistent
and his dry humor sm0oths over the rough places
The good humor of the 1aytian officials may be
disturbed after the arrival of mails on the steamer
Claribe which Will probably arrive to-day.
THE HAY1TANS WILL HAVE TO GIVE IN.
SECRETARY WHITNEY TALKS ABOUT THE sEIz
URE-sHIPs ORDERED TO SEA.