The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03
TO BE HERE To- NIGHT.
THE NAVAL BOARD ON ITS WAY
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

The Reception Committee to Meet the
Commissioners on Their Arrival
The Programme of the Conference
Committee to be Made Up To-Day
The Inspection to Begin Tomorrow
The Commissions Personnel
The naval commission, charged with ex-
amining the South Atlantic AID Gulf ports
to recommend suitable site for locating
navy yard in the south, left New Orleans
yesterday and will arrive in Savannah at 3
o'clock tonight, over the Savannah.
Florida and Western railway. The visitors
will be met at the depot by a special com
mittee Of reception, which will consist OF
the mayor, Alderman W. G. Cam, chair
man of the special committee OF
the city council, and Capt. J. D. Johnston,
who served in the United States navy be-
fore the war with Commodore Mccain and
Capt Boyd, members Of the commission.
The committee will be provided with car
riages and the visitors will be driven to the
Pulaski, where they viii be the guests Of
the city. Four rooms and a suite Of par
Tors have been engaged for the members Of
the commission.
MAKING UP'THE PROGRAMME.
The conference committee had another
meeting yesterday afternoon at the mayors
office, at which the details Of the pro-
gramme for the work Of cooperation with
the naval commissioners in their investiga-
tions were discussed, and when the meeting
adjourned II was TO meet again this fore
noon when the assignments Of the different
subcommittee will be finally agreed upon
and a systematic line Of action outlined.
1t is also the intention of the committee to
extend such Inequalities to the visitors,
after the conclusion Of their labOrs, as will
he commensurate with the reputation Of
Savannah for unstinted hospitality, and not
second to the reception which as been
accorded the commissioners at other points
visited by them since they came south.
THE COMMISSIONS WORK.
The commissioners have visited Port
Royal, Sapelo and Brunswick on the At
lantic coast and Pensacola, Mobile, New
Orleans, Scranton and Biloxi on the Gulf
coast. Savannah is the last point TO be
visited by them. When they have con-
cluded their investigations here they will
return to Washington 10 make up their re-
port.
The commissioners will no doubt be
weary from their journey when they reach
here tonight, as they have had little rest
since they left Washington early last month
The visitors will be likely TO remain here
the rest Of the we X They spent three days
in New Orleans, not including Sunday, and
it is believed that they will accord as full
an investigation as the port Of New Orleans
received The programme which the local
committee agree upon to-day Will be all
nounced in to-morrOw's MORNING NEWS.
The commission is composed Of four well
known officers Of tho United states navy,
as follows: Commodore VIM. = Mccain,
chairman Of the committee; Capt. Robert
Boyd, lieutenant commander; w. H. Brown
son, secretary of the board, and Lieut..
Duncan Kennedy.
THE COMMISSIONS PERSONNEL.
From brief sketch Of the commissioners
it will be seen that the youngest member
of the board has served quarter Of a cen
tuIy in the navy while two of the mem
beers saw service during the war in southern
waters.
Commodore William p McCauu, the
chairman of the board, commands the Bos-
ton navy yard and is the senior officer Of
the party. He is a native Of Kentucky aud
entered the navy in lS4S. He served with
distinction throughout the war and com
manded the United States gunboat kenne-
bee in the operations against Mobile in 1864.
He also served in the James river squadrUns,
as well as in the Mississippi river, under the
late Commodore Flrragut.
Capt. Robert Boyd is a native of New
York and is 50 years of age. He COM
Tnanded the Ninth division Of the gunboats
in the Mississippi aud was subsequently, in
command Of a vessel on blockade duty in
the Gulf Of Mexico.
Lieut. Commander W. H. Brownson is a
native Of New York; entered the naval
academy in 1861 and graduated in 1868.
He served through the late war, and since
then has seen service IL the Pacific ocean,
China ard Japan. lie is inspecto' of hy-
biography in the coast survey service and
is a scientific and practical officer
Lieut.. Duncan Kennedy is a native Of
Albany, ~ Y, and entered the navy in
1864. He has served in TIE Pacific ocean,
China and Japan, and also in the African
squadron.