The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-09
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The Home and For-ixn stations aud the
Ur-eAroreeuisnis Pre-e.t sna Prospective.
WASHINGTON. April 8-From this time for
ward through the rear the effective force Of
the navy mar be expected steadily to increase.
The lowest point seems to have been reached
fcw weeks ago. when. with several vessels
withdrawn from commission for repairs. the
available list received q further blow In the
loss OF the kea rsarge. Since then the tide has
turned In the other direction.
The first gain came during the past week.
when three vessels were put into commission.
These were the Atlanta, Capt. J. Il BARTLETT
Of ). 1Sy tons. carrying six 6-inch and two
S-iEch rifles: the Marblehead. Comm ander
Charles O'Neil. OF 1900 tons. carrying ten
guns: the Alert Commander W. A. Morgan.
AN iron vessel about twenty years old. OF 1920
tons and four guns. The Atlanta and Alert
had been unde. repair. while the Marblehead
Is q new vessel and q distinct gain to the list.
The North Atlantic station. under Admiral
Stanton. which at tho beginning OF this month
had loft only the monitor Miantonomoh Capt.
Il. X. Wallace. $500 tons and four 10-inch
guns. and the torpedo cruiser Nesuvius. Lieut.
Commander +. Courts. $50 tons and three
pneumatic tubes, is now reinforced at Norfolk
by the Atlanta. while the Martlehead at New
York also belon gs to this station.
The next addi ion will be the fine and fast
7.350-ton protected cruiser Columbia. Can't.
George W. Sumner. which will go into com mis-
sion at Philadelphia tomorrow. With her
high speed and her effective armament OF an
S-inch. two 6-inch. and eight 4-inch guns. she
will be q decided gain to the available strength.
Next week she will DO followed by the Raleigh
at Norfolk. and little later in the month By
the Cincinnati at Brooklyn These sister
ships OF 3. 1873 tons. designed for 10 knots. but
very likely to approach or reach 20. and carry
ing each ten 5-inch rapid IRE guns aud one IL
inch. have been built in the Govern m ent yards.
and will accordingly not require the usual &C.
ceptance trial runs. although 1t may be safely
counted on that speed trials will be duly IN ade.
The addition OF three such vessels. all new.
will make the present month m en- oraols for its
reinforcement OF the list.
On the South Atlantic station Admiral Kirk
land has hitherto had seven vessels forming
the most powerful OF our squadrons. These
were the armored cruiser New York. Capt. ].
W. Philip $3.50 tons. carrying six S-inch and
twelve rapid-fre finch guns: the San Fran
cisco. Can't. L. {. Watson. 4.0s3 tons and
twelve 6-inch guns; the Charleston. Capt g.
": Comm. 4.o4O tons. and two s-ineh and six
the bstroit comnsndsr " H. BroNns SnoO a
toned; the Alliance. Com N snder i. 4. Lyons.
a wooden vessel OF 1875 tons and ak guns.
Ys n xsS r0S shs i rsfs Che
wooden, of 800 tons and four guns, But
already this fine nominal array e breaking mp:
also beyond the limits Of The south Atlantic
~. Tor st. Lucia. and the latter Pernam Gueeo.
March -. for ~. Thomas. The Charleston Is
!. not detsIned by Brazilian troubles so that
the flagship Newark. with the Alliance and the
Santic. ere all that can be eoSntsd !pon At
station. lately so stripped. will be heavily re-
'i But Just now gathering of vessels which
excites attention is the Eehrlng. Sea patrol
fleet OF which Commander O. J.. Clark. as
ssniSr ocf Port from
which 1t will start 10 few weeks Already AZ
that point are the MohicaD, Com mander CLARK.
,Gns foSsr the ions .nd tx
guns. The two sister ships of the latter. the
bennington, Commander G. 81 Thomas. will
duly loin the fleet. the former from Hong Kong
viii pro s to San Frsneiseo' The Marion ON
LOO IONS and eight guns. Commander Z; "
Gridley Is now undergoing repairs at Yoke.
belonging to the Asiatic station. is IN zen toned
as recruit for the BehrIng Sea fest, probably
Com Sndsr Thomas Nelson. 1875 tons and
six guns. is also on the list. The Alert already
Rsnssa her sister ship under Co%msndsr
Longnecker. now or lately at San Diego are
also slated for this command, which will
further be reinforced By four Treasury De-
partment vessels
Should these arrangements be carried out
the Pacific station. under Admiral Walker. the
Philadelphia. Capt A. = Barker. OF 4.324 tons
SRa se srsai coast DEFENDER Of iss tons
ana two l2-lnch aud two 10-ineh guns. nov at
Mare Island. under Capt; Louis kemDif the
l. $50 tons and two guns. now cruising along
the coast; the Pinta. Lieut. Commander w
SitkS. The Adams has been at Honolulu. out
Admiral Walker took out orders for her to
Is Tor the Asiatic station 1t has been de-
Driyed Of the Lansa:tsF' Capt; a; Il; b MSCoT.
home waters. But Admiral skeTrett has still
at Yok ohama the nAgshiD Baltimore, Capt ";
mandsr "; H. Emory. $40 tons and four guns
Commander h T. Tmpsy. Of 1870 tons and
Complete the lIst Of :tstiSHs the t Eyre
4, 4, Mahae. q I, 500 tons and four s-lneh
ing assignment are the Bancroft. Gushing
State schoolshiDs Saratoga and 81 Mary's, as
well. Of course. As the four vessels Of the sp-
prentice training squadron and the hall dozen
But. Without reference to the special service
vessels. the,stations have nog good prospects
OF STRENGTHENING. for little. LATER In the year
other vessels will be available. These include
the Boston. a sister ship OF the Atlantis; the
Montgomery. sister ship OF the DatrOit. ana
tbs two .O5O-tOn gunboats haehiAs and Cas-
tine now undergoing alterations But far
more important will be the addition to the iron
clad nssE This will include the great lO2OO-
ton battle ship indiana, with her sixteen pow
guns the Texas Of u. 800 tons and eight guns
Besides probably one or more monitors The
pTessnt year. therefore. will witness additions
unprecedentsd sines the beginning OF the new
hest 10 the ships In commission
faint Wot you dunno. its got you torgits,