Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-06-17
GIVEN SEALED ORDERS.
Cruiser New York Suddenly
Sails From Boston.

United States cruiser New DIX,
the flagship of the north Atlantic
squadron, with Rear Admiral
Montgomery Sicard on board,
steamed out of the harbor at 5
o'clock last afternoon, not a soul
on board knowing to what port
she is bound, for it will only be
when the big white cruiser is well
outside of Boston Light, with her
pivot over the side, that the seal
ed orders from Washington VIII
be opened and her destination as
certained. It is generally believ-
ed, however, that when she
reaches Cape Cod, she will turn
her nose to the southwark, and
that her twin screws will not stop
until she is somewhere in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of Cuba ;
for when she started she was full
ly provisioned and coaled, and
could, if necessary, go SO far as
Gibraltar or Rio Janerio without
laying in more supplies.
The New York arrived here on
May 26 to participate in the Ger
emonies attending the unveiling
of the Shaw Monument. The bat
tle-ship Massachusetts, came with
the flagship, while the battle-ship
Texas left a few days ago, but the
other two ships have been swing
ing at their moorings off the navy
yard until to-day,
That Rear Admiral Sicard must
have had some inkling of an i'm
portant cruise seems probable
from the fact that for the past
few days the entire crew of the
New York have been hard at work
getting the ship ready for sea,
while her coal bunkers have been
filed to overfowing.
It was supposed, however, that
the cruiser would run around
to New York or perhaps Hamp-
ton Roads, and a local pilot was
notified that tho ship would prob
ably proceed to sea in a day or
two, and that his services would
be required.
Early this morning something
more than the usual activity was
noticed on board, and soon the
Excitement extended to the navy
yard. It was seen that all the
steam launches were being hoisted
aboard and secured as if for a
long voyage, while extra precau-
tions appeared to be taken to
make everything snug.
At noon an officer came ashore
and notified the pilot to report
on board at once, and shortly
after 3 o'clock it became known
that sealed orders had been re-
ceived from the Navy Department
by Admiral Sicard. Shortly
after 4 o'clock the guns of the
cruiser doomed parting salute
to- Commodore Howlson, of the
navy yard. The anchor was
weighed, and the cruiser swung
round in the stream, and started
out to sea, although a furious
gale was blowing.
The Navy Department officials
were singularly reserved about
the movements of the New York,
and showed a reluctance to an
swer any questions. Secretary
Long, in answer to a direct in
terrogation, replied, 'The New
York is not going to Cuba; she
will next be heard from at some
point on the Atlantic coast, well
north of Cuba. The Secretary
refused to answer further, stand
ing on the short reply above
given.
The chief Of the Navigation
Bureau, who usually is always
ready to tell where ship is
bound, refused to say one word
as to the destination of the New
York. 1t was learned, however,
that the cruiser is expected to re-
port at Hampton Roads, Va, and
that she will be at sea about two
days. It is surmised that the
Navy Department, which has
been charged of late with the
whole of the duty of looking after
lfilibusters afoat, has been advised
of the intention of some formid-
able expedition bound for Cuba
to put out from some Northern
port, possibly out of Delaware
Bay; or perhaps there is to be a
repetition of the Horsa expedi-
tion, and some steamer is to take
on arms for the Cubans off one Of
the deserted sand beaches o1
Jersey or Delaware. In sucI
case the department would seno
out smaller cruiser usually, but
it is said that at this time it was
a case of the choice of the yessel
able to get under way first.
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