The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05

Zetauns, when be was engaged in placing
obstractiops and removing torpedoes In
the James River. He resigned from the
naval service January, 1855.
BoatSwain Beseley can pipe . call equal
to tho days of old when he trod the
Shipmats Seamaps is still In the sick
There was one applicant for member
The Naval Veterans celebration which
Is to take place In Baltimore during the
third week In September will be grand
affair; Success has been assured through
the hearty cooperation OF the most
prominent officials Of the United States
government.
A committee from Baltimore went to
Washington. July s7, to obtain the CO.
operation and presence of President
Harrison and members of his cabinet.
President Harrison gave a favorable an
swer. Secretary Tracy has promised to
send some of tho war vessels to Baltimore.
Secretary Elkins will send troops to Fort
McHenry to participate in a sham battle,
they could for the success of the affair,
and also accepted invitations to be
present. Other cabinet officers will also
be invited. When the matter of having
war vessels at Baltimore was mentioned
by Mayor Latrobe OF Baltimore to the
Secretary of the Navy is always glad to
show his ships, and has been very liberal
In this regard. The people pay for the
ships, and there is no reason why they
should not see them"
When Secretary Tracy was called upon
the ships we can get there. / am in
formed that there Is depth OF water
ranging from twenty-six to twenty-eight
feet. Any ship that can go into New
York harbor can 60 into BALTIMORE"
The committee were highly elated at
the kind reception met with and at the
success OF its mission:
The Hon. Stephen B. Elkins. Secretary
OF War, was waited upon. lie accepted
an invitation to be present in Baltimore.
The delegation informed him that 1t was
proposed to have a sham battle between
ed an extra detail Of troops at Fort
MoHenry. The Secretary dictated mem
orandum to q subordinate official to have
the troops at the fort In time. Possibly
they will be sent from Fortress Monroe.
The Chesapeake Bay Resort Company,
arranged with the Naval Veterans to run
a daylight excursion from Washington to
Hampton Roads aud Baltimore, Wednes-
day, Sept. 81, to review the scene Of the
historic battle between the Monitor and
Merrimac, leaving Washington from
arriving at Hampton Roads T.. M. leaye
Hampton Roads p. NJ, arriving at Bal
timore A. M. The United States Gov
ernment has arranged to mark with
floating buoys the exact position OF the
ships engaged in the battle. An interest
ing, instructive and memorable trip.
The steamer will pass Fort Foots. Fort
Washington, Mt. Vernon. Point Lookout,
Piney Point, Fortress Monroe, Fort Car
roll aud Fort McHenry. over which still
waves the Star Spangled Banner" A
landing will be made at Old Point Com
fort, allowing half an hour to visit Fort
ress Monroe. Fare from Washington to
Baltimore will be ST. so. The Columbia"
10 q mammoth tbree-deck iron steamer,
elegantly furnished aud thoroughly safe.
She Is licensed to carry 1000 passengers
This excursion will be limited to 500
Meals on the steamer will be so cents,
cots 10 cents.
Commodore b. S. Osbon, second in COM
mand of the National Association of
Naval Veterans, u. s. A., has had a most
eventiul life as a sea-farer. When mere
lad he participated in some severe hand
to hand fighting in the China sea, and
saw several junks boarded and carried
with outlass and pistol. Later on he
tional Boatswain Bezely, under the
famous Commodore Coe. and in April
1861, he joined the U. SIS, Harriet Lane,
and Was at the attempted relief OF Fort
Sumter and came back with Major An
derson He was under Farragut, Du-
pont, Porter and Worden. He has par
ticipated in forty-nine naval engage
ments. After the war of the rebellion
was over he was an Admiral in the Mexi-
hordes of Macmillan out of the sister re-
public