The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
MAY MAKE 1T AN ANCHORAGE.
THE FIVE FATHOM HOLE An AD-
VANTAGEOUs LOCATION FOR
WARsHIPs.

Capt. Cromwell Pleased With the
situation of the Fleet There-He
VIII Probably Take the brunswick
Naval Reserve Out for "a Cruise On
the Atlanta in JuIy-The Crowds
That visited the ships Yesterday.
The ThecIzIa Carried Down Pleas
ant Pnrty-Crowds of Visitors IN
pected I'm the city TO-dny.
It is probable that the visit Of the war
ships 10 Savannah and their anchorins
in the Savannah river may lead 10 the es-
adjustment Of an anchoring ground for
government war vessels at the hve-fathom
hole.
This was learned from a conversation
yesterday between Capt. y. j. Cromwell
OF the cruiser Atlanta and several prom
inent Savannahians who visited his ship.
Capt. Cromwell is the senior commanding
officer OF the fleet now at anchor near
Fort Jackson The warships there, nc
said have found as good berth as they
want for any purpose. The location fur
nishes many desirable advantages. The
depth is more than ample, there is plenty
Of room to swing, and besides this the
ships are standing in fresh water, which
kills the barnacles on their bottoms.
Frequently government vessels are along
the coast in this locality and many times
they have occasion 10 come into some safe
and still anchorage. OF recent years lit
tie attention has been paid TO this port
as an anchorage for such vessels, though
just after the war several monitors were
at anchor about the same place.
The commanders of the vessels now at
anchor there. however, keep logs and up
on these every feature and circumstance
of importance is noted. Capt Cromwell
thinks from the conditions there that the
Five FathOm hole, as Vt is known, would be
a most convenient and advantageous place
for an anchorage for war vessels on many
occasions, and he will no doubt say some
thing about this In his report made to the
Secretary of the Navy with regard TO his
The Brunswick naval reserve will be
given cruise aboard the Atlanta about
July. This ship has been rendered Gov.
Atkinson by the department for that pur-
pose. and when here he said he would go
with the forces about that time The
Brunswick boys will be given a turn al
target practice and polishing brasses, and
when they get through Will no doubt
know a thing or two about sea life. Capt.
Cromwells period Of service as command
er Is up about July, but he Will be with the
Atlanta when the Brunswick boys take
their cruise.
warships yesterday, and of these the
steamers Vigilant and Gov. Stafford car
ried fully 80 per cent People were going
and coming all day long, and the naval
officers were kept busy showing the visi
tors around the ships. They are all very
polite and courteous and take pleasure in
explaining and pointing out the features
of interest. OF the three vessels the Am
phitrite, perhaps, attracted more atten-
ton yesterday, on account of
her novelty, and the fact that
she is so entirely different from
the ordinary run of war vessels. Her
heavy armor plates were remarked upon,
and as she does not appear as formidable
as either of the other ships, on a casual
haps destroy both the others in a naval
engagement was received at first with
some doubts.
The tug Theckla. Capt Daniels took
very pleasant party down to the ships yes
terday. Mayor Myers, with Col. Rufus f.
Lester and party went down to pay a
visit TO the commanding officers of the
war vessels. Capts. Cromwell of the At
lanta and Wise of the Amphitrlte called on
Mayor Myers and Col. Lester Friday after
noon. The party was most cordially re-
ceived by Capt. Cromwell, whose vessel
was the first visited. Capt. Cromwell
Joined the party and went with 1t over to
the Amphitrite. where, under escort Of
Capt. Wise, they We're shown the myster-
les of an iron clad monitor. From the
monitor they went TO the Raleigh, where
they were pleasantly entertained by Capt.
| Miller. There were in the party Mayor
Herman Myers, Col Rufus z. Lester, AL
derman William Garrard, and W. J. Wat
sui MAY. HflNdlA iNdiOWs Ndpt. W w
Williamson, Mr.. H. NJ. Conner, Mr.. W. j.
! Lindsay, Capt. c. S. Berg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Ferst, Miss Castleman of Atlanta,
Miss Mallet of Charlottesville, Va, Miss
| Well, Mr. A Minis Mr.. Sligo Myers, Mr..
| A. S. Eichberg and Mr.. +. G. McCune of
Atlanta.
Crowds of visitors are expected in the
/ city to-day for the purpose of making a
visit to the warships. The Savannah, Flor
/ ida and Western and Charleston and Sa-
| vannah have made a low excursion rate
| for the purpose of bringing the people from
! along their lines, and no doubt several
| thousand people will be in the city for the
| purpose of having a look at these vessels.
| The steamers Gov. Stafford and, Nigilant
! will leave the city every half HOUR, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock this morning, and
| stopping at the Atlanta only. The steam
| fer visitors between the Atlanta and Raj
eigh, so that the other steamers may save
| time in landing.
1t has been pertinently asked why the
| Central railroad has not advertised the
! fact that three prominent vessels of I'm
| Gle Sans navy were in port here and
| brought people from up the country to Sa-
| vannah. No doubt hundreds of people from
| up the country would have been glad OF
| the opportunity to come down If they could
| have secured a low rate of fare. Gov
| Atkinson remarked when he was here
that If the presence of the warships here
had been advertised along with the militia
ry parade that was given Wednesday aft
ernoOn, there is no doubt that the Central
could have brought from 5000 to l0,00C
people from along its line of road and
other sections of the state at one fare