Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-03
RUSHING NAVY WORK
Hurry Orders Issued on Cruisers
Yankee and Prairie.
WAINWRIGHT'S new COMMAND
Guardsmen at Camp Black in Need
of More Tents.
PRESENT FOR THE HARVARD

NEW YORK, May 3-At the navy yard
here today the mechanics and other work.
men were instructed to hurry to finish
the alterations and improvements which
are being made on the auxiliary cruisers
Yankee and Prairie. From all appearances
| the Yankee will be able to sail Thursday,
but the Prairie will scarcely be ready be-
fore Saturday.
The monitor Nahant has had her new
wooden deck covering completed and the
men are now at work setting up a super
structure on which secondary battery Of
two rapid-fire guns will be mounted 1t is
expected that the monitor, as well as the
Yankee and Prairie. will join the coast de-
tense fleet under the command of Commo-
dore Howell
Wainwright Gets the Corsair
Lieut.. Commander Richard Wainwright,
Who was executive officer of the Maine at
the time that vessel was blown up, was at
the commandments office today He will
assume command of the auxiliary cruiser
Corsair as soon as that vessel reaches the
yard. The Corsair is now at the Quintard
Ccmpanys yard and will be brought over
to the Wallabout basin this evening or to-
morrow morning. The Topeka, which ar
ri'eo at the navy yard last evening, will
De cooked toward the end of the week and
thoroughly overhauled, after which her
guns VIII De mounted and she will be turn
GU over TO her new commander Lieut.
Commander Cole.
Inc sloe-wheeler Resolute, formerly the
Yorktown. will be ready for a crew TO-
morrow. Her crew will be COMPOSED Of
naval reserves, but the vessel will not he
ready for sea duty until the latter part of
next week. The auxiliary cruiser Badger
formerly the Ward line steamer Yumuri
will be manned by New Jersey naval re-
serves, and she is expected to anchor off
Iompkinsville tomorrow or Thursday
About fifty marines and bluejackets from
newport, X. l., arrived on the Fall River
line boat today and were transferred to
the receiving ship Vermont
Examining Volunteer Officers.
owing to scarcity of staff and line Off
GERS four examining boards were formed
at the commandments Office today for the
purpose of examining volunteers who de-
sire positions as officers in the line and
different corps. The chief officers of the
four boards are Captain Snow for the line
and Inspector Wright. Medical Inspector
Babin and Passed Assistant Engineer Burd.
Tents Are Overcrowded..
The volunteers of the National Guard at
camp BLACK, hampstead Plains, l.. J., spent
an uncomfortable night in overcrowded
tents. There was need of $50 more tents
than were on the grounds.
When the man turned out at taps this
morning many of them complained of colds
and stiff joints and other ailments The
raw recruits, WHO came to the camp scant-
lily Clad especially suffered from the cold,
damp weather
The War Departm, mt will send annie ra-
tons. including hard bread, white beans,
bacon, beef and rice. salt, pepper, sugar
and coffee. Articles of food listed in the
army as "luxuries' will be furnished to
those who care to buy them at cost price.
These will include fresh meats and vegeta-
bies and canned goods