The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-05
BRuNswIoK's NAVAL RESERVES.
The Expense OF Maintaining the
Monitor Expected 10 be Light.

AAe Expense OF maintaining the
Monitor Expected TO BE Light.
Brunswick, Ca, June A-The statement
made By Lieut. Colding OF the Savannah
naval Reserves TO the Morning News.
that the cost of maintaining a monitor
was from $500 10 $3.50 per annum. and
for that reason the Savannah organiza-
tiOn did not consider the idea Of getting
one, was rather surprising to the Bruins
wick naval militiamen, who read II to-
Gay, and they think Lieut.. Colding was
ufisinfOrmed.
Sometime previous to securing the mon
1t0r the brunswick reserves were under
the same impression, and for that reason
MADE no enort 10 get one. Wheng Col.
duBignOn made his Offer To tow a monitor
10 brunswick free. the cost Of keeping
IL after II got here was freely discussed.
and resulted I'm a resolution being passed
1nstrucung the committee 10 proceed TO
Washington, examine fully into the eX-
pense details. and if they were found TOO
heavy 10 return without the monitor.
AT the meeting last night the committee
Ohcially reported that they had obeyed
instructions, and that there was no ex-
pense whatever attached 10 keeping the
monitor which the national government
dlu not bear, except the cost of towing Ii
10 dry docks once every two years to
DC ciedneu ana painted. The monitor is
put IN good condition for travelling before
leaving the navy yard, and three men,
under the pay of the government, are
worthy, and if the reserves desire to take
a cruise in her they can do so. The Passa ic
Wnlcn the Brunswick Reserves have Sc
cured IS a low, free-bOard monitor. and is
classed as q third-rare vessel of the
United States navy. Normal coal supply
(displacemenD SIS. She was built in
the emergency of 1863, by John Ericsson,
the famous designer and builder, and was
constructed at Brooklyn. n Y. Her di-
menstons are: Tonnage, 1876; length, 200
feet; width rs feet; depth, 49, iron built,
screw propulsion, $40 horsepower, and
will make from five to seven knots per
twenty-fOur hours II the Reserves de
sire to take cruise the department al
lows them to use the monitor and furn-
iShes three experienced men TO handle
pany. The monitor will be mOored free
by Col duBignOn, and she Will be towed to
Brunswick without cost to the reserves.
The cost Of towing her TO the dry docks
coed $500 and this the Reserves can easily
stand. The Reserves are fully armed
and equipped, and the organization is
worth S2,0U in round numbers. Should IL
dollars annually 70 maintain the monitor
the reserves have an income that will
afford It.
The securing of the monitor has aroused
such enthusiasm locally that company
ID torpedo company, has been organ
ICED with thirty-five men, and will make
the fourth company in the battalion, Sa-
vannah having the other two. only one
monitor can be given to each state in the
union, and Georgia has hers for Bruins
wick. Repairs now being made or her
will be completed in sixty days, and she
will be brought down.
The coming of the Amphitrite on June
II, Is, and 10, to give the boys practice
drill, is looked forward 70 with pleasure
able anticipatOns, and a majority of the
members will take the three days of.