New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-02
READY TO SAIL 4 WAT.
THE PHILADELPHIA AND DOLPHIN CAN NOW
START AT SHORT NOTICE

| THE PHILADELPHIA AND DOLPHIN CAN NOW
START AT SHORT NOTICE
In anticipation OF the early departure OF the vessels
of the North Atlantic Squadron that have been at the
Navy Yard undergoing repairs for several weeks pre-
paratory 70 the winters cruise in the Vest Indies,
| Rcar-Admiral Gherardi has given orders that every
thing necessary for the cruise shall be on board Of tho
| Philadelphia and Dolphin by this morning The coal
ing of the flagship. the Philadelphia. will be finished
TO-DAY. This work would have been finished three
days ago. except that il has been interrupted by The
bad weather The Philadelphia has hcl ammunition
on board. but the Dolphin will probably have 10 wait
until she leaves the yard and then stop al Fort "Hd'
worth for her supply. That the channels may not fill
up with ice and prevent the two vessels from going TO
sea. Admiral Brane has given instructions mat the
tugs shall run in and ont frequent intervals to pre-
vent the ice from forming
The Philadelphia and Dolphin Will first stop at hey
West to replenish their supply OF coal ana then go 10
Kingston Jamaica to take part in the opening OF tho
Industrial Exhibition on January - inc inil
schedule OF the cruise has not been decided upon htt
it will incude the ports usually visited by ships OF
this SQUADRON i'm the West Indies. The following Is a
lis. of the present officers OF the Philadelphia Rear
Admiral Bancroft Ghcrard, commandant OF squadron
Personal staf-Lcutenant {. IL. Arnold secretary :
Lieutenant Allen g. Paul flag Lieutenant Lieutenant
H. p Iusc aid. Other oiiccr>-Captan FREDERICK
Rodgers. commanding: Lieutenant Commander f. H. C.
/ e.
Callahan John c. Fremont, H. II. losey and Philip '.
IanSdale: Ensigns \. \. Alderman, W. H. I" Builaiu
and r. D. Tisdalc: Naval Cadets f. ". Schohcld. j. NJ
Blankenshp W. H. Buck, H. > Ritter. /. b. sullivan,
J. II. Dayton. {. q. Bond, J. l.. Latimer and l.
Holmes: Medical Inspector Theron WoolveTon, hcct
surgeon: Passed Assistant surgeon ]. H. BAILEY laS
Inspector Luther Billings. feet paymaNter' Chcf
Engineer Ezra j. Whitaker, fleet engineer; Passed As
sstant Engineers Il. = Griffin and F. j. Hchell Assist
ant Engineer f. L. Beach. the Rev. G. IL Parks cap
lain: Captain C. +. Williams fleet marine "nccr
gunner, F. II. Whitney; carpenter, u. W. Perry pay
clerk. J. A. DelycS.
The following are the officers ~ the Dolphin Com
mandcr Yates stirling commander: Lieutenant "
Dlnlap executive officer: LicutcnantS J: ID. Adam
and g. Geaves EuSgn> W. j. Maxwell ana J. n
nm Passed Assistant surgeon :. II Grlmth Assistant
paymaster j. H. Chapman, chief Engineer NlIIam \
The other vessels II the squadron arc tho Pclrcl
Enterprise and Kclrsargc. The kcai~arSc rccchut
returned north from Colon because ~ several 'd' e"
LI,albone fever. much NScmblue yellow FEVER among
her crew. and j. now hcr way from k"y N'>t ~
Norfolk The Enterprise relieved the NcarNtrsn q,
Colon on December >. The Pctirl l. low in tbc Nc''
Indies and when last heard from wa ~ -. hhr'
she will visit barbados Port of spain >iu LucIo ~
Juan de Porto Rico Cape Hayden and POI" au lTih''
proposing 20 meet the flagship Philadelphia there ab'ni
February l.