The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-10
wARLlKE PREPARATIONS.
The GRlenR Ready to Sail for Haytl to
Take Part IN the Squabble There.

Tie Gnlena Ready to Sail for HaytI to
Take Part IN the Squabble There.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 0.-Bustle ut the
Brooklyn navy yard, flies playing "The
Girl Left Behind Me-" stores, coal in
bags, and marines and sea.dogs in the
togs of war going aboard the Galena,
girls Airting with the sea.dogs, and even
with the marines-things looked uncom-
monty warlike, and at 8 o'clock yester.
day afternoon the boatwain'sshrill whis-
tie sounded from the deck OF the Galena.
He was piping for all hands to loose
sails, and scores of tars sprang into the
rigging, and in moment the sails drop.
ped from the yards, envelOping the ship
in cloud OF white canvas.
Finally all the finishing touches were
completed, and the GaIena was ready
for sen, except for her spanker and wind
sails, which are on their way from Bos-
ton. Along with these sails will come
the ship'sawnings, that are necessary in
the tropics.
During the afternoon the Galena's
boats were hoisted upon the davits and
covered for sea, The cruiser carries one
steam cutter, one sailing launch, three
cutters, one whaleboat, one gig, two
liteboats, one dingy and catamaran.
She is provisioned for five months
cruise. The last installment OF gun cot.
ton, wet and dry, and four torpedo boats
were put aboard Friday.
Promptly at noon Admiral Luce's flag
was transferred from the Galena's peak
to the Richmond, which will now be
the flagship OF the North Atlantic squad.
ron. In the place OF the Admiral's flag
another strip OF bunting was run up Ia
the masthead OF the Galena. This is
known as a gunner's flag, and was
offered Us prize by Admiral Luce fol
the best exhibition OF Workmanship
with heavy guns by gunners OF the
squadron. 1t has been won four times
in succession by the Galena, which Is
now acknowledged to have the best
gunners OF the fleet aboard OF her.
An incident OF the day was the appli
cation made by number OF unattached
young men who consider themselves
! fighters, for achance to go down TO Hayt
and help clean out the islands-ior, a.
one young man with light trousers put
it, "a chance 10 go along and knock de-
stufiin' out Of some Of dem coons that
have got so mighty cheeky" They wert
told II they wanted to serve under UnclI
Sam they must go to the barracks anC
enlist in the regular way.
Itisnow pretty well settled that tht
Galcna will be sent alone to Hayti
while the other vessels will sail on their
regular winter cruises. It has beer
thought all along that the Richmond
would he sent to the China station, but
since Secretary Whitney has ordered hel
to be made the flagship OF the North At
lantic squadron, il is likely that the Pen
sacola will be sent TO those waters in hel
stead.
No definite orders have yet been re
ceived at the navy yard as to what viii
be the destination ofthe Galena, though
no one doubts that her mission will be L
proceed 10 Port au Prince, in the Repub
lie OF Hayti, on the Island OF Hayti. i
is possible that she will not sail until thu
latter part OF the weok, though she car
leave at few hours notice, as soon a
the sails and awnings arrive from Boston
The IN naval recruits from th,
Charlestown navy yard reached this cit,
by boat this morning, and are quarteret
on the training ship Qernont, prepare
tory to being apportioned to the vessel
! which are getting ready for sea.
II is said that II the French gunboa
now in Haytiun waters makes any Al
} tempt to help Legitime, whose cause til
] French merchants. espouSe, she will in