New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
THE AUXILIARY BOARDS WORK.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PATCH ADDED TO THE
MEMRERSHIP-STII.L LOOKING OVER
DESIRABLE CRAFT


MFMRERsHIP-STILI. LOOKING OVER
DESIRABLE CRAFT.
The Auxiliary Cruiser Board was increased in
strength yesterday by the addition OF Lieutenant
Commander y. J. X Patch L. :. ". Supervisor Of
the Harbor to It's membership II IS expected that
Lieutenant Commander Kelley who has been III
week will be able TO resume MS duties tomorrow.
He will doubtless become the head 81 the Board
when Captain Rodgers takes command OF The pro
tected cruiser Harvard. the Navy Department
has decided 70 call the former American liner New
York
The Board has been In continuous session for six
weeks and in that time has examined nearly two
hundred and fifty vessels OF al sorts. sizes and de
scriptions OF which about fifty have been taken
by the Government The nrs, r speced were the
ST Louis and the S. Paul. which with their sister
ships the Paris and the New-York. have been char
tered ana not purchased outright. All the others
which the Government IS now the owner o, nave
been bought outright hut at considerably less prices
than the owners asked FOR them The aggregate
saving effected IN tho bargaining Is not far from
800 600 Next In size the American liners are
the coastwise steamers. OF which eight were pu'-
chased and all converted into protected cruisers
Gaze one which ls unarmed and unarmored. 10 he
used as hospital ship. Seven large yachts ana
as many smaller have been altered. or are
- he altered into :orpeio-hoats or hgh;-draught
cruisers A dozen frst-cass tugs have been turned
into dispatch boats golfers or water-cafrers WINS
"A dozen other larger craft na'e oeen secured 10
s~,o &c ,-ansnorts water-hoats and repair vessels
In addition the Board has secuted srea' amount
~ information in regard 20 all classes OF vesses
watch vvnl be made use 90 In securing the addi-
,onal ones needed both FOR the squadrons OF large
vessels and the mosquito fleets whcA are 10 ~
formed for coast protection
-rhera are eight divisions Of the Atlantis and ne
Gulf coasts COR the work o. me inoSqui,1, , IT,,
/ corresponding 20 tho Lighthouse" Bohrd clNIs'",nr
M Tbird Division includes New-York Harbor. ana
/ ] f-t' ID
II He said yesterday that not single v'@s'. tan
1 See h some provided soon TIE Auxiliary Board
was engaged in the work o, lnspecnHHK XsvsI con
,erday chief Engineer pN2n ana , ii,asha and
! s,rucior Tawresey went TO M1rrls he'tn's anu 49,
looked over 'hs Yacht hum'r"'I nSneer pnnforth
! s5d SECRETARY Barton inspected the steamsAip.
| COMA. Of tae MaIiory Iin Nor, ana sue" '''
Tae Board received Official notice % the si,t py
Inc which he viii turn over in person as 500, soon
she has nndersone some Cin ~ Eas, sixteenth
/ ST. Sh4 will 20 there from Nhites'one' l~'"s i9
an TSe new luz offered by the Moran Towing Com
pany. which is nearly completed IN Phiade'pTT, ho
and will be ready by MAY nv Y'F F Dalaell Co.
was inspected YESTERDAY and VII pso9api x, D - %
,Se Hoard the sollowtng vessels: 90
ELAINE .esm'4g osg.s s., o. aai .3d ...'
Pas.enssrss ifnnare ot lss She built in 1855 IN
- ep ,,h Tonnage - ?e7. she ~'- oui' IN
=, tee, ions 10 beam and fe. deep With
a tonnage %; ~" , &c 200. ~,,acl., An
I built lhs3 -, ..
4 member Of the Board said yes'e-day ma
i No. .vrecfed have me eriif" N""t OF $3.50
49, ,1,o'.gh the work Of his f"llDv mem nct
and hrnseif ready TO begin active sea ."iNs' %
IN ten day. several arc ready and the WORK
/ a., 80 ofh.rs is being FASTENED Win INC utmost
/ cvneditlon 50 computation 81 m" amount -
/ pended for them had yet been made
ACTIVITY AT THE PORTSMOUTH YARD
Portsmouth y n. April 3 Orders were re-
. ceived here 1T o'clock TINS 'nori''"E'
! on marines and officers 10 be ready TO move ~
/ 49, Tb.re are onlv twenty-scvcn priNai"s ana
seven netty officers now on duty AZ the mann TIT
/ harrscts bui they prepared 20 cave ~
So Ya,d wi probably b. protected ~ S'al"
.o,ye as soon IS the marines are ordered foI"htn
| Tes, Assistant Surgeon X u Fl'ls. -
/ lt, here today for Boston win drafi OF me