The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-13
THE He DOLPHIN.
Well Known Dispatch Boat Arrived in
HarbOr Yesterday.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy IcAdoo
Aboard-The Vessel Here to Assist in


Udys
Yesterday afternoon about half past
three o'clock the United Safes despatch
boat Dolphin arrived in this harbor. having
on board Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo, who is accompanied by his wife
and daughter. They came aboard the Dol
phin at New London, Conn.,, July 4th. Soon
after theDolphin dropped anchor the steam
launch was lowered and Mr.. Nc Adoo, ac-
companied by Mrs. McAdoo and Paymaster
Heap, stepped in. The launch then started
for the city. landing it's party at Custom
House Wharf, whence they started for a
ride about the city for few hours. While
here they are living aboard the Dolphin.
Assistant Secretary William McAdoo is a
young man, and one of the most prominent
Irish-Americans in the country He was
born in Ireland in 1858. and brought at an
early age to Jersey City. where he was ed
ucated in the public schools. He studied
law and was admitted to the New Jers ey
bar in 1874. He prospered in his profession,
was sent to the legislature and then to
Congress, serving in the s4sth, .49th, 50th,
5lst and Sind Congresses. He was quite
prominent in Congress, but sdid not always
fall in with the extreme ideas of the mass
of his acknowledgements His afilia-
tions were rather with the Randall wing.
The Dolphin comes here at this time in
connection with the trial of the United
States cruiser Minneapolis, which is to
take place off this coast tomorrow. The
Dolphin is to be the stake boat at this end
of the run, off Cape Porpoise. She will go
out Saturday morning to the ground to take
observations sof tide, conditions, ETC., and
be ready for. the big flyer when she appears
1t is possible also, that she may 20 out to
the grounds for short time today. After
Saturday the Dolphin will not probably, re-
turn to this port, although she may visit
Bath and Bar Harbor.
The Dolphin is what lis known as dis
patch-vessel." She is fore and aft in rig,
having three masts, is $40 feet long, so feet
wide and about IA feet draught. Her dis
placement is l4S5 tons, and her maximum
speed is fifteen knots. Her battery consists
of one six inch gun, two six Founders, four
millimeter rifed cannon and two gatlings
AS naval vessel, the Dolhin is not very
powerful, but she is famous as the first of
the new iron navy, and the vessel which
was made the spretext or breaking down
poor old John Roach. The Dolphin was
built at the Roach shipyard at Chester. Pa,
the keel being laid in 1888, and the total
cost of construction $315,000 The vessel
was authorized..at the same time as the Bos-
ton. Atlanta and Chicago, all ofawhich were
built at Roach's yard; and were the begin
nings of the new navy. When Cleveland S
administration camesin, Secretary Whitney,
from mistaken views if not for partisan
purposes, refused acceptance of the Dolphin
alleging structural weakness and other
defects. John Roach, the builder,ss was
forced to an assignment by this course, and
broken down financially and physically
by the blow. Party feeling ran high over
the matter, and the Dolphin became very
famous vessel.
The Dolphin is anchored nearer the
city than the Miantonomoh was. She has a
crew of LOG men.
j The officers are:
Lieutant B. H. Buckingham, command
ing.
G. J. Bodjer. executive officer and Junior
lieutenant.
P. f. Origen, junior lieutenant.
George W. Baird, chief engineer.
$. Lawrence Head, Paymaster.
T. NJ. RiXey, surgeon.
They are regular naval officers, as the
Dolphin is a naval vessel.