The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-27
PROUD OF THE TARS
Assistant Secretary MeAdoo
lnspects the Eastern
Naval Reserve.
CEREMONIES ON THE PORTSMOUTH
He Was Delighted With the Fine
Showing of New Jerseys
Sailors.

WI illiam McAdoo, Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy, visited the sloop-of-war. Ports
mouth, lying at the foot of Fourteenth
street, Heboken. yesterday afternoon. and
inspected the Battalion Of the East. New
Jersey Naval Reserve All was hustle
upon the ship ell day yesterday. She
has been having a thorough oyerhaulilg,
and painters and caulkers were still on
aer yesterday afterneon putting Oh the
finishing touches The crew began to as
seanble early in the afternoon and Joined
the worimen, with the result that when
the time for the Secretary's visit ar
rived, the Portsmouth was shipshape.
Senator William Daily came aboard in
the afternoon and was received by the
officers. About four o'clock Lieutenants
Mather and Harvey. in the Captains gig,
ro1ed over to the Dolphin, which lay of
Hoboken. to inform the Secretary that all
was ready for his visit. An hour after
ward the sauey little launch OF the
Dolphin steamed UP to the port gangway
and Captain Jaques, Commander of the
New Jersey Reserve. who had been visst-
ing Mr.. McAdoo on the Dolphin, came
aboard. About six O'Clock the lookout
on the bridge reported tnat the launch
had left the Dolphin. The guard, under
command Of Lieutenant Hart. was par
AIDED on the starboard quarter, and Cap
tain Jaques and the other officers gath
cred near the port gangway. The launch
rapidly approached the Portsmouth and
the Assistant Secretary and lieutenant
Niblack his naval aid. ran UP the ladder.
The Assistant Secretary was piped over
the side with the honor due his rank.
The trumpets sounded, and the guard pre-
cd
ing. as Commander of the Portsmouth.
welcomed Mr.. AIcAdoo and presented him
and Lieutenant Ni5lack to the other off,
GERS. Mr.. McAdoo expressed rs surprise
and delight as he gazed aioft When last
he saw the Portsmouth she was an old
dismantled hulk lying in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, storm-beaten and weather
Scared When ne saw her yesterday in
her new dress of paint and full rigged.
with all her trim. slender masts and spars.
set, she was the Portsmouth of the days
when she was the Queen of the United
States Navy.
Then the inspection began. The party.
which was joined by Senator DAILY, went
over the spar deck, and the Assistant
Secretary examined the repairs and innc-
walton with a critical eye. Then the
party went below ana made the salfle
minute examination of the gun deck. Mr.
McAdoo was so thorough in his inspection
that he even descended to the berth deck
and penetrated the many secret recesses
of that region. Peer as closely as he could
he found everything shipshape and in ap-
| ple-pie order When he had gone through
the ship, the crew was mustered on the
port gun deck and the inspecting party
passed down the line, the crew salutlns
| as it passed.
When Mr. McAdoo returned y the cab
in ne heartily congratulated Captain
Jacques upon the excellent condition in
| which he found the ship and the crew.
He said, being a Jerseyman himself, II
was particularly gratifying TO him 70 and
that his State had such a Well olsclpllned
naval militia. He also congratulated the
Commander on the fact that MS command
was one of the very few Reserves thar
had sea-worthy vessel and one that was
so well manned and equipped that she
could put to sea at a moments noJice.
AssenTblyman Hayward Harvey, VINO IS
ordnance officer of the Portsmouth, en-
| tertained Mr.. McAdoo and the officers OF
the Portsmouth at dinner at the Essex
Club. Newark As the Secretary LETT the
ship salute of seventeen guns was
fred.