The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-15
MONITORS MUST GO.
NIOAN ]
AE, lAIn IrT
Az LAID UP At LEAG TE Island
ND TIE CREWS DISCHARGED.
Motives That Iromp;ed tie Federnl
government to Take Thi. Aclion--com-
mander T G'nan stll without Orders.


League Island. in the Sch,olkvil. near
i""aeeiphi". rms statement has proven
20 oe true ~ every particular. and the
plans OF the Federal government seem TO
DE 50 well advanced that no efforts on the
part OF the citizens OF Richmond can
nrne about any change IN the matter
Inc reason which prompts the govern
Me"' 10 such action seems 10 be a desire
10 curiail expenses and 10 enable the
NUMBER OF men now detained on the mon
"oiS 10 De- employed olsoy.hero IN the
navy 20 better advantage.
e.. v'N'I TO secure such additional in
to ii.''' ''on ia the matter as could be OBJ
''i.'t az THIS end of the line. ! took q
.4iN down the James river Yesterday TO
."- wen known anchorage OF The squad
~-f J.nt about mile and a half this
on afwlck Park. Captain y. q.
tlhon. the commander of the SQUADRON,
"l -'A 10 De- absent at the time. hav-
''e gone 10 the city. bur / was fortunate
t.'ubh 10 meet Chief Engineer Low. OF
w. @SL.nt ion Who had been sent here Tor
we special purpose of getting the mon
!tois ready for their removal That gen
..tinah received me in tae most cordial
manner ana most cheerfully agreed TO
give all desired Information.
CONFIRMED IHg srAIrMgNs or THE TIMES.
nc fuily confirmed the announcement
--N -A 4 HF ttfH.H That inc IfitIaI
government has decided that AN the mon
Nots VIII have 10 20. ard besides ne
furnished me with quite number OF
Ye'aiis ln the matter, which VIII not only
Times, but which also viii nj 80
motives OF the government appaar IN
" Inherent light from what has been the
e'uetdI suppositiOn up 20 this ti.ae Mr.
follows:
The maintenance and surnort Of tbe
squadron at tts urcaont atln''a.- Ia
under existing cir.umsferc,.s ie 70 az, 1'ar
Ids ,Se p - 10 We government Be
uisted by tne Navy Deparim.ni. me
OH for groceries supplied To the monitors
amounts To about $4,000 annually 'Thera
are SIM other expenses which help 10
swel the amount. ana the bin for coal
asked for % keen the men warm WAS
Tor 400 tons of coal last winter Among
the articles for which a reQuisition has
been made are 1000 yards of canvas. and
Of course. If the present style OF main
tanning the monitors is to be kept up
the men ought 10 be made comfortable.
and such articles should be furnished
For an this. however, the Government
receives nothing in return. The navy Us
constantly growing. and the eighty men
who are stationed Oh board Of the mOni-
tors. while they figure in the number OF
men allowed the navy, do not give any
active service, fOT the reason that they
vessels. me intention Of Inc tiovernment
is now 10 place only ono watchrnan on
board of each monitor after they have
been removed TO League Island, and the
present crews will either be transforrd
10 other vessels on tfev viii he discharged
and their places taken bv regularly en-
listed men The men ON board of the
monitors at present are enlisted for spe-
ciai servieo-fhaf is To saw. from wear 10
wear. and quite a number of them own
their homes ln OF near Richmond. where
their families are living. These men. Of
tre eofr,-ire n, a transfer to ofner vessels.
DETAILED TO NAVAL RfsEnvFs.
~ an t, ,,.ft,-, ar o,,bor I'm tbn
vi tIe ON Hioiil'vtH a. "'.,'4' a., h
James Itt'I w a. t,,l ii,, t-,'|ear
n"Ht mrs. peen ,aN'i, -, l'''''J 49, ~ bo,J
80, ,be cstelli f. now lust about i'm
"orh. lue a'Shi' - no. H. Norfoii,
vonUl-ot " - On once be b.ptin
la' os ,bc I.obi@h and m ali vessels
'l' 49, w VI -, - fllsd i'm +he same
silvNi' a.. ~ -" -, i5i,-if,ond il would
i9ili'ft in,,s ios i,-s bcfore the entire
takc JUST auoVl i1' gag ,,,drr ,,aX
SluaulVr o a., -.h',,.tf that only the Lee
Lieh viii he overhauled here m tpe same
way. Both vessels Will llkeiy 80 10 otn,'
States 10 be used hy lhtI ae"i ~ NON
ana lt Is vIuS' 49, ,t.,.,'1,i,,f for that
W.ll De ordered 70 'oHll'' 'l' -1 1 co.
purpose, while the othtl ~ vt9' a.
"a Ike object by inc autHoll "'9 VI ''
State OF Georgia 5000. ,,,. Tor ,1.nurs-
The Catskll had steam up l LOT IN, an
day. aud, II need be co4in lVa 9 ,,n,,. an
very short notice. MT. Low ~ Ntt .,@nd
NiOus "a have the LthisH p"' g. he
condition as soon as iosai"i ,,.il then
very likely that tuv W. mr., ,tire force
be taken away lo0'thel' i''lr,,, a. me
Of men on BOARD v' VIZ ~ a. 49,, one
present time ls ho' SUM i'll. tiiit,- the
OF the munlloI7' anu .'. ~ "'a tirne de- taken
10 the Norfolk naNy-y al" 'i' ~" ~ SUM-
powerful tuss. ...o.tto~a AIR Low
tIllliha, ~ 49, f,riiitios for thorough
ing .iue" - ,,,ici work in the Norfolk
repairing any I"itsN ~, Tie large sized
navy ydiu mar nan. 49,, hunf for the navy
Nesseis l'at n" ,rnnio,rnrnf 10 She lar
on .a,e si', ,.sr5 the insufficient depth OF
r. cb,,snet af such places ass Norfolk
,,revenfinp vessels ike the New YORK
from coming anywhere near .ncil. 80, ~.
this reason theIt 1ty I'LL NJ mai YARD.
quick anu sun. ,"' ~ a. me navy ward
After leaving tne to,N a. -, ~ pbtla-
SI.,,f, h, What Is known as the inside
depma by M"s a.. ' oan"i
route ''' '"7' ' - .......,,
COMM,NDER rlGMAN MOI lhi lNfohNfp'
r.ta~ Iva the dav l met Commander
pirrean Ina this CITY, and when speak
Inc to him on The intended changes In
he movements OF the monitor fleet, that
, e.,, ,i.nan STATED that he had received
H.. drsf intinlation as 10 his having been
frtsrhed from what ne read in The
T,iwee lie had not WI received any
decentralization from Washington. How
e,.er he believed the announcement TO
ie ,r,te and expected 20 receive his Oiit-
81 ,.offfnafion I'm a daV or two As 20
S.t., ba ,,-o,,id have 10 leave here FOR