The morning news., 1897-02-10
SQUADRON LIES OUT AT SEA.
SOME OF THE VESSELS Is MILES
FROM CHARLESTON.

They Are Located so as TO Prevent
the VexuVius From Accomplishing
Her Purpose of Running tIc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herbert and
the Officers Of the Fleet to BE En-
tertained- wounded seamcn sent
to the Marine Hospital.
Charleston. 5. c., Feb. 9.-This morning
"A gig came ashore from the United States
cruiser Marbiehead. which is lying few
hundred feet off the southern wharf The
gig was in charge of Passed Assistant
Surgeon =. r. Wentworth Of the cruiser
and II carried six seamen, who were in
jured on the ship during the passage down
the coast. An ambulance conveyed the
wounded men a once 10 the marine hos
pitaI of the city. The injured sailors are:
John y. Ryan. blacksmith, right knee
badly injured.
John Hickey. plumber. scalp wound
and nose injured.
Andrew Anderson, seaman. nose frac-
tured and severe wound in the head.
Herbert c. Osborne. shipwright small
bone in right leg br'ken.
Frederick c. Potter, carpenter, ankle
sprained.
Herbert Lamar. fireman on the trans
port Fern. is also in the hospital suffering
from a badly Iacerated leg.
All of the injured men were given the.
best medical attention and placed in com
Portable quarters. They are all doing
well. and will probably be able to join
their ships before the blockade is over.
The Fern came up to the city at 10
o'clock this morning for mail and sup
plies. and, receiving them, returned to the
lightship, off which the squadron IS iylng
in the position which II occupied last
night All OF the vessels are busy getting
20 rights, and II is not probable thaL any
attempt at maneuverng will be made be
fore tomorrow or later. Dispatches re
ceVed indicate that the battleship Indi-
ana VIII join the fleet on here to-mor-
row morning.
All efforts made by newspaper cores
pondeuts to board the warshlps on
Charleston bar to-day were futile The
Fern came up TO the city for mail ana pro-
visions and the Marblehead was lying of
the Battery. but the other ships were
strung out TO sea beyond the 1etties for
distance of eight miles; the cruiser Column
bia which is furtheSt out Is from sixteen
20 eighteen miles from the city. Early this
morning some signaling was done from
the flagship New York and in consequence
the ships began to move from the north TO
the south of the harbor. The battleship
Maine anchored a little to the south of the
light ship which stands just six miles out
from Fort Sumter. The Fern lies behlnd
the Maine the New York Is half mile
further south. Half way across the main
channel is the monitor Amphitrite and be
yond her and to sea is the Columbia. II is
supposed here that the ships have taken
these stations with a view to enectually
guarding the south entrance 70 tne mar
bor and that future arrivals, the indiana
and Massachusetts,. for instance Will be
placed TO the north. The Dolphin was no
where in evidence to-day, and II Is oehey-
ed that she has sailed south. possibly TO
relieve the Newark at the mouth OF the
ST. Johns river. The battleships Indiana
and Massachusetts are expected 10 arrive
off the bar tomorrow morning.
1t is known that the NesuVlus mas been
ordered away from League Island, and
as she Is to be the blockade runner, 1t IS
Thought that she will come down the coast
under her own orders after all the Dig
ships are in position and try 10 run INTO
the harbor undetectea- ms M - "a s9ppo5ii- ,,si
abe slSa. Out y Is a '
representatives TO get some detailed state
ment of the injuries done the ships during
the storm, but it has been of no avail. The
Marblehead, when up TO the CITY, gave
little evidence of injury. Her superstruc-
fura was battered somewhat, but as one
stood upon her deck she looked little tho
worse for wear.
Charleston held tonight an invitation was
extended TO the governor of South Caro-
lima and the general assembly to VISIT
bert and Admiral Bunce and the officers
of the fleet are to be entertained by the
ciLlZenS ana commercial DOuleS. a Hpe-
cial train is placed at the disposal of the
governor and the legislature by the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad. This will
be utilized in bringing the visitors to
Charleston from Columbia. On FEB. IS a
public dinner will be given by the cham,
Der of commerce and among the guests
will be Secretary Herbert of the navy Ad-
miral Bunce and other distinguished
guests. A public reception will be held
by Mayor Smyth and at night ball will
be given the visitors.
Washington. Feb. 9.-The navy depart
ment is informed that the battleship In
diana sailed from Hampton Roads for
Charleston, s. c., early this morning; the
battleship Massachusetts sailed from New
York for Charleston at 10 O'Clock this
morning and the battleship Texas sailed
from New York at S o'clock direct for
Galveston. Tex. She proposes to make no
stops en- route. and may not be heard from
until her arrival in the Gulf, unless spok-
en- by passing vessels.
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb 9.-The dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius left the League Island
navy yard at o'clock this morning to join
the North Atlantic squadron. She was to
have departed yesterday, but was detain-
ed by ice In the Delaware river.
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