New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
ORDERS FOR LIGHT YACHTS.
NAVAL AUXILIARY BOARD RECEIVES
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
TEN VESSELS SUITABLE FOR ENTERING Shall
LOW HARBORs DEsrRED-THE BOARD
ALREADY AT WORK LOOKING
FOR THEM-PURCHAsE
OF THE YUMUII


There was renewed activity on tho part OF the
Rodgers Naval Auxiliary Board yesterday In con-
sequence OF notice from the Navy Department that
ten yachts Of Hight draught were required. These
vessels are 20 be suitable for equpping with rapid
Ere guns and Il Is expected that they will be sent
., cuba in case OF war and be used 10 enter the
harhors which are closed 70 larger vessels In
pursuance OF the instructions sent 70 captain
Rodgers he detailed the members Of the Board 10
visit several vessels OF the class required Chiet
Engineer Dixon Naval Constructor Tawresey and
Lleutenant-C Commander Kelly Inspected the yachts
VIKING. shearwater. Restless. Thespia and Sylvia.
living a, Tebo's yard and In the Erie Basin.
Lieutenant e. Commander Reeder went 20 Morris
Heights 20 inspect the yacht Hiawatha
The Hiawatha is screw yacht. 10 feet Ions. OF
Is feet beam and feet inches deep. with ton
mage OF about 100 She was built at Nyack In 1896.
and IS owned by Charles Fleischmann.
Tho viking belongs 70 Horace A. Hutchins. and
was built by John Roach & Sons. In Philadelphia
In lssg She IS OF iron rs feet long OF feet beam
and 10 feet deep. with q tonnage OF a.
The shearwa,er is OF los tons. IN feet long OF IS
,ee beam and 10 feet deep. Her owner Is Henry X
Wolcott She was built I'm 1851
The Restless is owned by Hiram ". Sidley. and
was built in 1857. She is rs feet long, OF IS feet
beam and feet inches deep with tonnage OF
los
The Thesp!a was built in 1895 She Is OF steel. 80
feet long % feet BEAM l3 feet deep. and her ton
The Sylvia belongs 20 Edward NJ. Brown. She
was built in Glasgow in 1882 Her length IS 1870 feet.
beam IS feet depth feet inches. and tonnage l@'
Reports on these vessels Will be made TO the
Board tomorrow, and also on other cratt inspected
Yesterday These include the tugs No and G. {.
Clark OF the New-York Central and Hudson RIVER
Railroad Company and two belonging TO the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company 1t is expected
that more tugs will be purchased soon as there is
q demand for them II is regarded as unlikely that
tho Irrawaddy will be purchased for a collier. The
purchase Of the YHmuri was conrmeS oy hs sne
bestowed upon her from valley IN Cuoa' WHICH
is place OF populaf resort there IA, ,,,,, tho
Tho members of the Board are grained with tne
statement that Captain Rodgers. VINO mas oeen II,
charge Of the work OF selecting me vssssS Hnoge
~ Tho FOUR American lners-Sr Paul. ST. Louis:
y Nv and Paris-which are be impressed
a,xiliarv dee and will Re followed by the seven
rotrd cruisers already secured oui OF the ten
golfers water boats. hospital ship shop ships ana
Yachts now desired. will swell the number OF
auxiliary vessels 70 over niy for I'VE "eChs inc
these from the large number of vessels inspected
"'J . rvP1 Commander Reeder chief Engineer
Dixon and Naval Constructor Tawresey will be IN
Boston to-day 10 INSPECT yacnts ana o an ross
their work at the Office OF the Board TOMORROW
Tho Warren Line steamship Camhroman ana Tugs
belonging the Boston Towing company VII pe
Inspected among other vessels IN hos s r t
many conferred with the Board Yesterday IN regard
10 The tugs Kate Jones. Storm King ana +. Is.
Dalza Frederick Tams the yacht broker. ana
representative OF the Wilson Line OF steamships
,xare in conference with Captain Rodgers yester-
a. and SUBMITTED lists Of vessels for inspection.
10 vessels have yet been secured Tor Commander
Emer's fleet OF scout boats and small cruisers 70
natrol the coast for privateers, but list Is IN
hand from which score or more can be selected
The Yorktown which 1t is reported from Wash
inrton is certain to be added 10 the fleet. was
h,,t in 1894 She of steel. 300 feet long, OF 10
feet beam - feet deep. and has tonnage Of 2 SIS
tJer sister ship the Jamestown which Is likely TO
ha t.Len Is OF the same dimensions, and was built
y, The same time. The Old Dominion Steamship
Ths Yimuri was built in 1890 She Is 1856 feet long:
of q feet beam and % feet deep. with tonnage OF