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Crack Ships of the Squadron.

could be relied upon 70 do all that may
be expected of them.
These seven Vessels ARE the battle chip
Indiana, the a1n0rej cruiser Nov York.
ihe srmorcd cruiser Maine. the projected
cruiser Columbia, tie sister ships 4 n-
cnuati aal Raleigh. both protected
cruisers. aud the cruiser Mont "mHy.
This fleet would not amount 200 much
n cent against a great naval power ike
Great Britain, aud any demands - might
seel, 10 enforce would probably bo
treated with contempt but HgHuust
comparatively weak naval power like
Turkey IL 3 most fnrmilahlc fine San
Francisco aAd Narblchrud are NOW IN
Turkish waters under No.. command al
Rear Admiral 4. O. Selfri3ge.
REAR ADMIRAL III nee
Rear Admiral Francis VI Buucr. who
would assume command Of the united
squadron b. Turkish wat,rs, - not %
horlc. az fh" game of war H. hlcsbip
J. the cru ger New lork, commanded by
Captain W. : Sehicy
He Us regarded a., one Of the abicst
commanders Us the service end = nE0ken
Of ~ an excellent eXecutiv" ald rigid
d.rciplinnriau. He was horn IN Con.
nfcucut, and WIS appointed 80 the naval
academy * Annapolis. Md, on May *,
1S52. After graduating. u 1881, be-
war Germantown. and served on That
ship until 1893 He received bis comm.s-
sion M lieutenant IA April, 1861, upon
inc hrea kine ont Of the rebellion. ils
served on rhe gruboat Peuob.cot. 80
rhc North Atlantic squadron. NATL lSG2
and was at the s9lrmi-hes at NorktDwn
and Gloucester IN April Of that year. As
lieutenant he also took part IN the on
GaErneuts ut Fort Fisher aud other
Confederate batteries al the mouth Of
Cape Fear river. from May 10 August
1867. He served % the Pawnee and
oil the ironclnd Chisk'll, IN the South At
lnnuc squadron, 10 1863
While cooperating with General Gil
more in the assault and capture Of a
part Of MorrH Island, De commanded az
important coast expedition on July 10
1868. lie participated "a all the engage
mcnta al the siege OF Charieston. lrpu
Jnly ! until November, 1853, and in M,
attack upon foyt Sumter. September
1868. lie was wounded by the prema
ture explosion of ij0-pound rifle Gun
IN the turrct Of the Patapsco.
lie was promoted 10 lieutenant com
mauder in January. 1868, aud serve,
on the ironclad Dictator in 1861 H.
commanded the ironclad Monodnock Of
special cruise in tlSlto and 1866 From
1861 until 1870 Lieutenant Commando
Bunce was on duty at the Boston nay
yard. aud in 1871 he received bis com
mission rs commander. He was at III
Washington navy yard from 1879 unit
1876, and was on the torpedo board a
inspection in 1877. His promotion a
captain came 10 him IN January. 1882.
Subsequently he served as membc
of the board of inspection and survey
New York. He was the president of II
naval examining and retiring hoard INT
last spring. when he was promoted
the rank Of commodore. A close stud
of sea tactics has been made by the rel
admiral for many years, and he hs
long been regarded rs mn authority
these matters. He formulated code (,
vessels Of the South Atlantic squadro
and his lectures before the Naval WI
college have attracted much iutere
among his professional brethren.
was naval attache abroad during Pre-
dent Cleyeand's first administrator
and he has thoroughly famillarized hin
self with foreign naval methods,
FIGHTING BOB" EVANS.
The greatest fighting ship in the fle
Is the battle ship Indiana. commando
by Fighting Bob" Evans, or, as
IL officially known, Captain Rohlcy
Evans. General Nelson ID. Miles on