The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10
READY FOR ORDERS TO MOVE.
r.r. RESERVES EXPECT TO GO
YNTO SERVICE THIS WEEK.

v,oction to Fill Vacancies in Third
.-;siou Will BE Held Tomorrow
,,,ut+-SmaH Craft May Be Mount
- with Guns and Torpedo Tubes
uere-The Crews Named win BE
rxamfned Very soon.
,-o,rlv all the nominations for vacancies
l., The tbird division of the Savannah naval
- were made at the armory
last night, preparatory to the election,
hitch has been ordered by the Governor
- lake place between and 10 o'clock To-
,,orroy night. The Importance of the
.,.o,ion is imminent because the reserves
have already been ordered out.
risit ). H. Kinzie, junior grade, was
dominated for lieutenant; Ensign G. E.
dickinson was named for lieutenant, jun
,or grade; J. A. Thomas, Jr., was the
,,oice for ensign, and there is another
ensisn vet 10 be named. These names
viii be banoted on in the usual way the
votes being received by Lieut.. c. A. L.
CUNNINGHAM of the Georgia Hussars. Capt.
r. s Lucas of the Oglethorpe Light In
Prouehton of the naval reserves, who have
bson designated as the election board. The
scaled ballots will be transmitted 10 Com
mander Aiken of Brunswick and will then
be sent to the Governor shortly aftel
which it is expected those elected will re-
esive their commissions.
The lists of the four crews that have
already called for have been sent
10 the navy department. The officers be-
reve significant orders in regard to their
details to be carried out before the crews
60 into service will be receiv-
al by Thursday, at which time
fuller information will doubtless
ne had as 10 what the government
intends to do. Before being ordered into
actual service, however, the usual exam
nations are TO be conducted by experts
from Washington, who may be here the
litter part of the week.
The examinations cover the physical
condition of the men, in addition to which
Is also an examination as to the pro-
feency of the machlnists engineers and
fremen. 1t is customary to examine every
one as to proficiency but it is stated this
may be dispensed with in the present in
stance for want of time and the immedi-
this branch of the service
Nothing further is known as to what
boats will be equipped for the mosquito
fleet. The tugs Cynthia and McCauley,
Regis of Savannah can be bought by the
government at any moment and by rea-
son of their proximity to the city it is
not improbable that they will be hastily
equipped with the apparatus now being
placed on small craft used for torpedo
and patrol boats. The work of mounting
the tubes and guns would be required
only a short time by experts now employ
ed for the purpose. While the work will
likely be done in Savannah, for the rea-
son that the equipment can be sent here
about as cheaply as at any intervening
4 port, still there is a possibility that the
boats will be fitted up at Port Royal.
Everything in connection with the work
may not be done just now, however, as
the department may deem it advisa BILE TO
gain time by mounting the firing appa-
ratus and leaving other matters to be at
tended TO when there is more time.
The fact that the New York naval re-
serves have already been placed on small
craft in New York harbor~to guard the
mine fields and generally patrol the coast
leads the officers here to believe the neces-
sity for the fleets along the coast has come
and they are therefore holding themselves
TO start on momentary notice.
Signal apparatus will be carried on each
boat and will be worked in connection with
the station at Tybee. The station has been
IN shape for duty some time with the ex-
eeption of few small matters, which viii
not require much time to arrange.