Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-31
H O M E w RO BOUND
Naval Vessels on Their Way Here to Take
q Rest
No Uneasiness Felt Over the Lancas-
ter - Admiral Ramsay Indignant
Over RepOrts-Dinerent Boats.

Three Of the old war ships are on their
way home from foreign stations after a
long absence. and their arrival may be
looked for within few days. The frigate
Lancaster. formerly flag ship of the Asiatic
station, Is coming home by way Of the Suez
canal and the Mediterranean. She left
Gibraltar May ., and Is expected to stop
at st. Thomas, w. L., before reaching New
York. She is proceeding slowly under sail
and Is making a long detour to the south
to get the benefit Of the trade winds On
arriving at New York she will be put out
OF commission and will be transformed into
receiving ship. She will probably never
go to sea again.
Another of the old-time wooden vessels
that is making her last cruise is the AL
nance Her last active service was along
the coast of Central America In the Pa
cifc ocean. and on being relieved of that
she started on the long voyage around
the Horn to Norfolk. She was detained
Tor some time at Montevideo and left that
port April Is, with the purpose of making
the long trip to Norfolk without stopping
at any intermediate port. She is travelling
lelsurely under sail and may not reach port
for several weeks
The third of the trio is the Marion, which
Is on her way to San Francisco from China
across the entire breadth of the Pacific
ocean. The Marion left Yokohama early in
March, and, when three days out was
caught in n terrible typhoon and so badly
shaken up that she was compelled to put
back for extensive repairs. She left Japan
again April o. intending to stop al Hawaii
on her way, and is now believed to be safe
ly anchored in the harbor of Honolulu
She was not there at last reports. but that
was about two weeks ago. She was not
ordered to stop at the Hawaiian Islands
and may not do so, fastening onward TO
san Francisco instead. As she is under
sail, 1t is likely she will take advantage Of
natural conditions of wind and weather
These three vessels have been out a very
long time. but that is said at the Navy
department to be due entirely to the ia ct
mat there is no occasion for them to hurry
and they are taking their time
Is Indignant.
Admiral Ramsay is very indignant at the
apparent effort of some people to make
1t appear that the three vessels above
mentioned have met with some accident.
He was specially displeased at the report
that the Lancaster was overdue why,
don't you know" he remarked, that the
Lancaster, to catch the trade winds had
to go some distance south from Gibraltar
She might catch a wind and then lose II
after sailing distance. and then would
probably have to tack south again to get
another. She probably has met with light
hs tHere is no Scne0uled time
for her arrival home her commander is
probably taking matters easy. I recall
that when crossing the Atlantic mere
than ten years ago the ship 7 commanded
made barely one hundred miles a day on
several occasions and l was compelled
to go far to the southwa-d to catch the
trade winds. AS a result we were out a
long time. No. l have no fears about the
Lancaster.
The Marion has also probably met light
winds and as her commander was given
PERMISSION to stop at the Hawaiian Islands
the vessel may be there now, for all we
know. The Marion may not have put in
at Honolulu. and In this event will proha-
bly, be heard from at San Francisco within
a short time. ..s...
: The Alliance 20 my mind is Just as
safe as / am, standing here. Like the
Lancaster nd the Marion, she Is proba-
bly, coming rorth under sail. The Alliance.
you will remember, took some time to sail
from Callao to Montevideo, and reports
then were published concerning her safety
They proved. as you know, to be false.
/ don't think apprehension need be felt
concerning either of the ships mentioned.
According to naval calculations the Lam
caster and the Alliance are not due and
we don't know but what the Marion is al
ready in port