Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10
LIVELY And WARLIKE.
The Preparations Being Mad. In the
Brooklyn Nary Yard
And the Men of War That Will be
Sent to Hayd

INV oRk, Dec. y.
Things have assumed a real lively and
wsrlike aspect in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The Richmond, Galens and Iantic. the three
vessels ordered TO prepare for sea. have been
lying there for some time undergoing pret-
y thorough overhauling. The work had
been going on in SLOW and easy way char
scieristic of all work on government vessels,
but recently however, new life, has been in
fused into the labor.
The Richmond is having her bulwsrks md
decks calked and an extra force of
calkers were put to work on her. All haste
Is being made to get her ready for sea.
Captain Allan V Reed who is iu command
said that it will take at least two weeks to
get her in thorough trim. He added that
she could sail at once if there was any
Absolute Necessity
for it. Her decks are in very rough con
dtion and it will take some time to get her
in shape
Rear Admiral Luce who has been order |
ed 10 transfer his flag from the Galena to
the Richmond, will probably act at once
Forty marines, who with tye noncOmmis-
stoned officers, have been drafted from the |
barracks TO the Richmond, will 90 on board |
Immediately and relieve 8 detachment of l
twelve men Who are now on board, and who
have completed their sea service.
of the three vessels ordered out from the /
Brooklyn navy yard the Richmond is the
heaviest. Her displacement 10 27o0 tons,
and her fighting battery consists of one
~, ;r,.h s,no,,,L h,r,, naIlgrsn suns She
has an any;Iisry h,tterv Consisting of ,,ne
,hr.a ir,,h ia ana Cs,lipg and two Uotcb-
~ ,,,ns RI. I.,,.r haf,.r. il for shore
u.a 7rh. RichmonJ's Grow ali told consists
of about Two hundred and sfty men.
Tba CaIena which i. living at the new
wharf ON TN. cob dock is ready for sea.
,c,;ya ,.orL v.. h.cnn an h,r Eri,,,v and
,be now looks like a warrior prepared for
i ,he ray iiet u'cks are ptis'i'hs WIN
a..
o"i
into the serried ranks of the rebelious Hay
tians. The vessels magazines were fully
charged with powder. shot and gun-cotton
the last named for torpedoes Friday after
noon and her sails were bent. She will be
manned by two hundred and fifty odd oih-
GERS and men Her tonnage is 500 tons
less than that of the Richmond, being but
1900 but her armament is lust as formida-
Bile.
mand of the Gal sns, said to a reporter I'VE
are almost ready for sea now and can
sail when the order comes | don't antic-
pate that we shall have much trouble, aud
think the vessels that have been ordered out
will be all sufficient for the purpose for
which they were needed. OF course, | don't
mean that | would like to undertake the sub
lection Of the island with such a force but
hardly think there will be trouble of II very
serious nature The Yantic is also ready
for service, She is in command of Captain
lIeverman, and is the smallest Of the three
vessels now preparing . sail for Port au
Prince. Her dsplace ment is 800 tons, and
she carries A battery of four guns
Minister Preston
u,vt,s commemorative wa. in verv good
t,';nnr .ban ..ar hy renorter ne sal / he
haJ No, h,,rd any,bing az the despatcb or
doring tho men.of-var IN Jayti and doubted
yor, n,ch ,ha, i, h.d heen sspt He said
,ha, h,s country IA no, desire xar with the
I-ri,ad S,,,as ond no thouyht that the dis
nnte between the two nations would be set
iIeJ vithout Coming To blows.
Whom he wa. asked if HI. would be satis-
fed in case the war vessels were dispatcbed
m uayti bp said he conldn't tell; in fact he
.ouli not saw ANYTHING about a matter he
Lneu notbirg abont The minister said that
tho fortifcatiops of Port au Prince and other
Uaxtien norts wer, of AN ancient design that
migb, bar. withstand an assault 800 hundred