New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-11
OFF UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
THE NETWORK LEAVES BOSTON ON
SECRET MISSION.

SECRETARY LONG SAYS SHE Is NOT GoISo TO
CUBA AND THERE Is A sURMIsE THAT SHE
IS AFTER FILIBUsTERs - EXPECTED
SOON IN HAMPTON ROADS
Roston June 1O-The cruiser New-York. the
flagship Of the North Atlantic Squadron WIN
Rear Admiral Montgomery s:card on board
steamed out Of the harbor at . o'clock tEis az
ternoon not a soul on board knowing 10 what
port she is bound. for only when she Is "f''
outside of Boston Light. with her pilot over the
side, will the sealed orders from Washington
be opened and her destination ascertaiheu'
When she started she was fully provisoned anu
ooaled, and could. IL necessary, go as far as
Gibraltar or Rio Janeiro without laying IN more
supplies.
The New-York arrived here on May 20 10 take
part In the ceremonies attending the uhNe"'"e
| of the Shaw Memorial The battle-snip Massa-
chusetts came with the flagship and the Texas
arrived some days previously, so that Boston OH
Decoration Day had three formidable ships OF
the North Atlantic Squadron in the harbor. Ihe
Texas sailed away few days ago. but the
other two ships have been swinging at ther
mornings off the Navy Yard until to-day.
That Rear-Admiral Sicard had some mixing
Of an important cruise seems probable from the
fact that for several days the crew Of the New
York has been hard at work getting the snip
readv for sea while her coal bunlters have been
filled to Overlooking
A. noon TODAY an officer came ashore and or
dered Pilot Colby to report on board at once
and shortly after 3 o'clock Il became known that
scaled orders had been received from the Navy
| Department by Admiral Sicard. 1t did not take
long for the news to spread along the water
| front. and soon II was in every mouth. 1ha' tie
| destination OF the ship must he CUBA appeare"
| 10 be an accepted fact. Shortly after + ciooA
| the guns OF the cruiser doomed out partins
| saluta to Commodore Howison. OF the Navy
| Yard and as soon 1t had been answered 'ne
anchor was weighed and the NeW-forK SWUNG
| round in the stream. ,a. 90 Tho Worth
uord after blowing a gale from the NJ 'heas'
all day so that in the outer harpor 'hr ,,,in,s m%n
| nasty sea on. These tempestuous ,n ,o"i..,pl.'
! h.o,er had no terrors for the sturdy cruiser;
| p,. Il o,cIock she had passed Boston Light anu
| was headed straight out to sea In snort '''e
| the mists hid her. go, uo. hoots on
| .h, ,nsida station will take Pilot CODY or the
crisnr but until he leaves the snip the seais m ~.
tho Navy Department on the oroers VIII NV
! broken. ,>ou,,oer,
-o,.,a,a ,.ore reserved about the movements OF
| 80, yor to-day and showed a reluctance
~ ,,e,var any questions. Secretary Long salu:
~ "T,he TewYorli is not going TO Cuba; she VIII
next be heard from AT some point oH '''9 ~
| coast we'll north Of Cuba ..A rho
The Secretary refused to answer turtne, ,,,, T j.;
c,,.s =, Tho NAVIGATION Bureau. who usually is
oi'i'I W IN ,rbare q shin Is bound refused 10
soI' sow one word as to the destination of the New
York 1t was learned however, that the fpulSt poaIs
is expected report next at HamptGn ,d h4aus
Va and that she will be at sea apoI, rmu U',y
t. is surmised that the Navy Department
which has been charged Of late with the % du,y ol
looking after hlibusters aiioat haS per ndiio au
| 80 tho Intention Of some formidapie cXpeuilIoL
OIL OF 1nS fnr cuba 10 put out from some Northern
port In such case the Department woud d stnd SEM
nut smaller cruiser usually put IL is % 70 tt
| AZ this time 1t was n case OF li.o cio'o' U "
Uessel able TO get under way ilrst