New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-21
Ell CID READY FOR SEA.
THE MASCOT OF The CRUISER NEW-YORl
PUTS ON HIS WARRANT.
PREPARING THE BIG MARINE FORTRESS FOR HER
voYAGE-HOw SHE is FITTED TO PROTECT
AMERICAN INTERESTS MORE MEN


TAKEN ON BOARD.
| FL Cid Is at the Navy Yard and is making everH
preparation 20 sail for Rio Janeiro as soon as pos
! sible. Not FL CID that sailed for Brazil few
weeks ago, but El Cid the "blly-goat mascot
/ of Uncle Sans big cruiser New-York. When the
football game between the Army and Navy was
played at Annapolis. November 2 the New
! York forecastle cast about for a mascot
y thoroughbred man-of-war's man would not
enter into a contest amid the and perils
Of the land without the protecting influence or
mascot Genuine seamen have been ashore once or
twice in their lives. and they know what dan
gerous thing land cruise is and when 1t comes
to stalking the honor OF the Navy on n game Of
football played on land nothing short of mas
cot could induce them to do It, So delegation
of the NewYork's boys went up to Harlem ana
purchased good, substantial billy goat back
one. that had a powerful mascotc gleam in
his eye. They named him FL Cid. and took him
to Annapolis to attend the football same-and OF
the Navy
Immediately on the receipt OF the news that the
New-York had been ordered TO Rio de Janeiro the
forecastle men of the cruiser gathered around
FL Cid how he would take the startling
announcement. That sagacious animal promptly
ambled to the port side and stuck his nose
in a pot Of red paint. That settled it IL Cid had
put on warpaint: and that meant fight The news
spread like wdfre all over the big ship. ON
GERS, marines and seamen began to talk war. lhey
were going to have at Rio de Janeiro as sure
as the Navy whipped the Army at football on
November 2. War talk and showing pretty girls
the ship have been the only business or i'm
portance of the ships company ever since. III ca
will not say much. but continues TO look solemn
and wise a Tribune artist endeavored TO sketch
the animal when In deep thought. hut I'll Cid WAS
onto the racket" In time. and made a dive
at the artists legs. The master OF charcoal lodged.
but in twinkng found himself riding goat
for the second time in his life
AS soon as the gallant little gunner OF the New
York Hugh Sinclair (who has raised himself from
the place Of apprentice to his present responsible
ofice), heard that FL Cid had declared for war. he
began enumerating the amounts OF ammunition on
board. After careful looking over Of the ships
magazines he found that the NewYork Was in
a condition take OF herself or OF any other
ship that molested Uncle Sans merchant vessels
having occasion TO touch at Rio de Janero She
has on board 800 s-inch common shells and 80
armor piercing shells each one Of which weighs
30 pounds. and VIII be propelled by l25 pounds
Of powder These missiles can be fired at the
rate Of one a minute. When they hit people are
apt to know 1t. Way down in the hold Of the
New-York are 800 four-inch shells which can be
twelve four-inch guns to fire them from
York's hold is 2,o2 six pound common shells and
2.OJ2 rounds OF armor-piercng shells, which can
York has eight six-pound guns, and should any YES
SCI desire 10 TRY conclusions Win her u can ne
incidentaiiy the New-York has board 100
one-pound common shot. and loo one-lound steel
minute Besides this supply Of material the New
York has four Gatns guns. each OF which can
throw LOO mushst shot minute. II any warshiiP
desires to come to closer quarters WIN n"r II VIII
ind that the big cruiser has as 2sG@ riae a oae'
reserved for saung purposes, when, IN an cH.'r-
gency. be used for dschareing shTapnes
From her thirty heavy guns the EeW-l ok To-
day can fire sixty-six heavy shot minute. besides
500 musket shot minute from her Gatling guns,
that in all respects she IL Nessei WIN "hch
Carefully stacked In her ward-room and in the
quarters for the marines are @ fe M m ag1Ine T
condition for immediate use. The magazne rihes
can discharge sX shot as fast as the trigger can
Tbe steamer Fern left the torpedo station at
Newport yesterday. and arrived at the Navy fari
pedoes each Of which cost 81 500 and weighs ~r
bounds They are II feet 10 inches long and are y
Of nowder The Ncw-York is ntted With five tor
pedo tubes. three forward and two AFT but ~ pres
ones op or the harth-dcck These torpeloes De
thrown so yards. - ~,
Forty additional men were taken ,ni. m"3ara tnr
total complement $40. or these 10 arc ON
GERS 20 are marines ana l's are III o tnr en-
gneers department. one hundred ana h,V '"l,
Of coal were taken on board Of her yesterday, AM
when she comes out OF the dock SATURDAY 5n" WI
be filed up to her coal capacity. which II l.,.'
burns only sixty tons IN twentY-Iour, houisi s.,
coallng II necessary. she viii take on board pro-
visions enough 70 keep her entire snip : c2mPihF
well fed for six months without reTlenisnlng her
The vessel will be put into the drydock this morn,
ing II possible The reason why '1ipossiDc u atln
yind should change die out 1t might not h" pos
sible 10 dock her The northwest wind when mas
tbe raw that IL was feared there might not be
enough in the Yard to-day to float her Into the