New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-08
STILL HUNTING CRUISERS
NAVAL AUXILIARY BOARD TO INSPECT
URG-AMERICAN LlNEH0'
THE rr,ERsr BISMARCK TO BE EXAMINED o> HEN
ARRIVAL N PoRT-THE NoNMAN''>
THE COLUMBIA ALSO OFFERED TO

THE GOVERNMENT
ri, >-a.o, Auxiliary Board was busy yesterday
~ ,ren,rirg n report upon the vessels inspected
this week These include the CEalmete' 'he
Catana and the Matteawan. steamships '"V
Meade and Fowler and several other craft VIM
their owners would like TO sell a mefroe' VI ~.
Board said to q reporter for The 1riouHc' "
did not report favorahly upon any OF thes' 'A'eP'
the tugs which VIII be- put In the Iist OF '"o9o
available we especially want vessels that can We
used for A repair ship and water boat. we also
want some tugs ard large cruisers
THE report that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" '''
has offered some Of IT'S boats 10 the government ~
correct We have not Inspected any OF 'he", 'o'
they are not In port. In fact. all we have nee"
asked 10 do is 10 ascertain Wien they VIII "c :"
mort understand that an option was ohcted vi
tte Vormannia and the Columbia but that IL eN
pired on Monday. There Is IN option sun OPP" vi
the Fnrst Bismarck and we VIII Inspect her VIM"
she comes 20 this port nc1t week SHe i ON ~ va
finest shps afoat. and would make an admir"p'e
cruiser DO not know what price is pu' rpD
these vessels. bat should imagine that II "o",u
not he far from sl5o.OO0 An agent was mere 10
sell a vessel which belongs TO some smaH h"''o"'
which would De useful torpedo-boat' u''-
dcrstand that he started to-day for san b'''''"So
TO arrange tor definite offer for h"r
THE hoard will go and Inspect more ''s''',
Tomorrow Lieutenant Commander Rceder' '"r'
Ensneer Dixon and Naval Constructor Ia"r Ir5.
w,llI 20 to Hunters Point aud Inspect the IRA
waddy. which is unloading West lhda'' ,,t,da1
believe she Is wanted for collier On 1a'u'G"y
the steamship Illinois and the pDt boat ,h rire
ph!a viii be inspected at Pm iclpnh ne Pa.,,.
pu. on the pilot boat II SlOp0v': We n'Vr az e""
got many OF the best boats fhat couIu p' lpu.
for the Use Of the GoVoruincnt II wa Mouk f,i
that the John Engs might he taken tot ho'p, n
sh.p leaving the Creole. or SOace, 10 nc ON,
vorted into Il protected crulStr' OIL "'' 49,
change will be iIldr. , ,,,,,,
1T IL expected that some OF tne yacn,i ~ =, -
converted INTO loTieio DoaIs VIII ~ 10 r,,cloI,s
feet OF which the four CRUISER Are ~, Hoard in
Commander Elmer ~ ""thtuS W.. ,, ~, rct .nr
secuI.nb rN.1r ti ,iu ho ~ srnnll boats ex-
harb0r def nee. whlch VIII De Oh S,ph.' ~ -,
clusivey We have turied over 10 mn ~, vecses
formation w. hay" secured IN icR"in ~ N'He,''
which he wants. His fleet Is designed 10 fetha'"
In the vicinity of New YORK 49,. .o
II was reported yesterday mat some OF we 49,
sells OF the Atlantic iraisi1rI onil'''',, 80, ~, l.r
the MasS| HiS"t'S H'li IN ',.', ,1 con or.no
constipation by ne 'pEcl H"'l.. J." !. 80. W
toI OF the report r""us -, t, ,,..,o !, 80 siI
81 the oh'y' "a 81 tio,gnr ~ nm
republic have been ohrrei 10 'hr Oi.' "d j., ~
ne Gest oI me- -, [ 400 md -arahin ~
'AhI ny IN" NtiiSI'.''Es ', go" IL TO- - rr. ,.sseI
making twenty knots an hOHI. 81" ~ NM N'S7''
and carries seven guns 49,,
II WAS also SAID ir Biookfr l'St hlSlt NV w..
Board had pur' haS"i IT," steamship 'h'Ah'' ~"
at the Morse iron Noih9' 'I Il "uVyrts'',f ~
Auxiliary Board mad conference WIZ IN, Owii,,,
OF tn" Catanil last night whi'l' Iasl'i uH ~
late hour. Two hundred ana t".ny NJ n 49,
busy all day Yesterday on ne lttn!9 81" -, We
recently ia""h III mana ~ ,.' M: .r To- ,'aes.r,,Sr
Tor syndicate "nlcn n@n D)usn' nr -. ,h Ioskan
coast. and viii leave BROOKLYN In a week or ten
days FOR the Pacific Coast II she IS no, puTchls.d
Wen sl4pp,n U W." ,r ,y 20 - rSmiete new
ms i"u d,''' u 49, - g. ~. ,,re ,h,n-
hurt''"hf ue. ~. T., IT,, -. s,5 IA, sh. could
sd-u rn ,t5o,,ss,rd ,roons whom, nrowdug