The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-14
INDIANA IN A STORM
UNCLE SANS PRIZE WAR SHIP
FOUND TO BE HURRICANE PROOF.
Behaved Well I'm n Terrific Gale While
ON Her Way to Port Royal
Money to Repair Vessels.

BEAUFORT, s. c., March 13.-The battle
ship Indiana will be docked tomorrow
morning. between 8 and o'clock, unless
some unforeseen circumstances prevent The
dock has been made ready, and all that the
ship awaits Is high water. She came to the
bar at $50 o'clock this morning and crossed
in thirty feet Of water, drawing "a feet 8
inches. She steamed slowly up the c.1anDei,
and 1t was $50 o'clock when she reached the
naval station. At that time the tide had
fallen, and the docking of the vessel had to
be postponed On the trip from Hampton
Roads the ship ran into a gale at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The wind continued
TO blow at a terrific rate. at times assum-
ing the proportions of a hurricane. The
waves ran high, but the ship proved herself
a splendid sea boat and was handled with
ease. Captain Evans expresses himself as
greatly delighted with her performance in
the storm. Some water went below, caused
by loose matches, which, it is stated, are
the result of firing the thirteen-inch guns
from fore and aft by the Board of Inspec-
tors. The weather moderated Thursday, and
it was smooth sailing until Port Royal har-
bor was reached
The vessel dropped anchor near the station,
and during the day numerous excursion
large parties who had come by rail to see
her. Governor Evans, Of South Carolina, and
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, and their
STATS, Congressman Elliott and a few others.
including press representatives, were allowed
to inspect the ship. Captain Evans enter
tanned the Governors informally In his cabin
There were at least $500 excursionists at
Port Royal who came to see the ship in the
dock, but they had to content themselves
with viewing the floating fort from the decks
of the excursion boats.
Money Needed to Repair ship..
WASHINGTON. March 1s.-Provision for
putting several craft of the navy into condi-
ton for service as soon as possible was
made to-day by the House committee on
naval Affairs. Commodore Hichborn. chief
of the bureau OF construction and repairs OF
the Navy Department, made a request for
special appropriation of $35O,OOo. to be avail
able for immediate use, explaining that sew
eral gunboats and other craft could be mt
IN shape TO go into commission If needed
for comparatively small expenditures, and
that the work should be done without delay-
Most OF the appropriation for work OF this
character for the current fiscal year has
been consumed, and without special provi-
sion IL would be impossible to make some
important outlays until July. when the an
pIOprldtlon Tor the next year VIII be avail
able. After some discussion the COMMITTEES
decided to add the appropriation asked for 10
the general BILL which Is being framed and
to make the amount Immediately available
To partly balance the allowances for Com
modore Hichborn's bureau, the general APP
preparation therefor was cut down from
81. 100000 to 81 10000.
There are twelve boats which the depart-
ment wishes TO put into condition for sery-
ice. and for which the appropriation was
asked, some OF them new craft and others
old ones now out of commission. The boats
on them follow: Mantonomoh. $4,000; BEN
nington, $4,000; Baltimore, $4,000; Petrol.
$1,000; Mohican. 5000. Pensacola and Swa-
tara $1,000: Atlanta. So. 600; Fortune SO OO0
Standsh. 5000; Ranger. $4,000; Vesuyius.
5000. The remainder OF the item is for mis-
cellaneous repairs
Movements of Steamers.
NEW YORK, March l3.--Arrved: Sasle
from Bremen: Anchoria. from Glasgow
Germania. from Lierpool; Mohawk, from
London.