Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
T HE DOLP HIN ERE
The Dispatch Boat Ready for Her An
nual Summer Cruise
She Will Probably he Used by Sec
retnry Herbert to Visit the
Naval Stations.

The dispatch boat Dolphin, which is gem
orally known as the Presidents yacht has
arrived at the Washington navy yard,
fresh from the dock at Norfolk, where she
was specially prepared for her annual sum-
mer cruise along the Atlantic coast be
tween the capital and the naval station On
the New England coast. She is in tip-top
condition, and as spick, span and bright
as a new pin. When she casts off her
lines at the navy yard within a few days
she will be kept steadily on the go until
the early autumn. The itinerary of her
service is now being prepared at the Navy
Department. She will probably be
signed to duty with Admiral Bunce's fleet
Of warships, which will spend the summer
i'll marine evolutions in home waters, but
whenever ii is necessary she will be util-
lied by the Secretary or the assistant sec
retary in trips between the various naval
stations for purposes of inspection.
Secretary Herbert will undoubtedly fol-
low his annual custom of inspecting all the
important naval stations on the Atlantic
seaboard during the present summer, and
the Dolphin VIII be placed at his disposal
for that purpose. The inspection usually
entails visit to Norfolk, New York, New
port, Boston, Portsmouth, N. H., and Bar
Harbor. The Dolphin will probably be
utilized by Assistant Secretary McAdoo
also during the present summer for an
inspection of the naval reserves of the
various states which service NAV neces-
state a cruise along the coast from Bar
Harbor far south as Port Royal Sc
where the new government dry dock is
located.
The Dolphin is more of a yacht than a
warship, and her appointments and equip
ments are said to compare favorably with
those of the royal yachts of Europe. Al
though she was specially altered before
the Columbian celebration in 1892 for the
use of the President 1t Is a singular fact
that CLEVELAND wit oil hie-
for aquatic excursions, has used the Dol
phin but once during his two administra-
tions The only time he has trodden her
decks was the occasion of the Column
bian naval review in New York harbor
early IN his second administration When
ever he has found it convenient to use a
government vessel he has shown a strons
and decided preference for the smaller and
less pfetentious steamers of the light house
service.
Light house tenders have been invariably
used by him on his duckng trips to Guam
tco and the sounds of North Carolina and
they nave been frequently utilized by him
in making the trips between the railroad
terminus in Jersey City and his summer
home on BuZzarfs Bay.
Last 1all for the first time, he made the
journey from Gray Gables to Washington
ehurely by water, and he was then the
guest OF Mr.. G. E. Benedict of New York
on MS steam yacht Oneida. He has repeat
edly refused to make this same trim on the
Dolphin, and naval officers are puzzled To
account for his objection, when the ac-
cpmmodations and rseaworthiness of that
vessel are considered. Lieut. Commander
Richardson Glover is at present in command
OF the Dolphin. with Lieut. Switzerland
formerly aid to Assistant Secretary Nc,
Adoo as executive officer
The first trip of the Dolphin will be made
to Annapolis. to take Secretary Herbert and
a party of friends there on the occasion of
the graduating exercises of the Naval
Academy. The party will probably start
from here next Thursday, and will return a
few days later.