The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-29
CRUISER YANKEE GETS IN.
HE1RTTIY CHEERKD As SIZE PASSED
THE ARArORCLADs IN PORT

She Was Lastin This Port-AII Hands Wei
The auxiliary cruiser Yankee, Capt. Willard
II, Brownson. q. g. N. from Guantanamo Bay,
passed in at the Hook yesterday morning and
dropped anchor on st. George. 8. l., at 10:45
O'Clock. The ship was detained at Quarantine
long enough for the surgeon to report all we'll
on board. As the Yankee threaded her way
among the armorclads which are lying of
Tompkinsvill6 and north OF IL to her anchorage
to the west and abeam OF the Harvard.
she was welcomed by the cheers Of the men
aboard the warships. The cheers were both q
greeting and a farewell from the armorclads to
the vessel which will soon return to the mer-
chant service and to the men who are about to
lay aside the blue jacket for tho dress Of civil
ians and return to the shops and counting
rooms and offices they left to go to the war.
The Yankee Is manned and largely ohicered
by the members OF the New York naval militia,
and now, after nearly FIVE months service,
officers and men believe that they have come
home to stay. Every mothers son OF them
hopes such will prove to be the case. So long
as the nation had a war on its hands and there
was q chance Of getting mixed up in IL, the
citizen sailors were most willing to remain on
shipboard. Now. however. that the fighting
seems to be over and there IL no longer any need
Tor their services. the former naval militiamen
want to be discharged. Many OF the officers
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professional interests to serve their country on
the sea, and they feel those interests now need
attention. Those OF the men who are em-
ployees wish to get back to their work before
others are taken on to ill their places. For
these reasons. therefore. the rafting Of the
anchor chains through the Yankees hawse
pipes yesterday was agreeable music to all
hands on board.
The auxiliary cruiser was last here on July
IL - AL-A $50.
with 400 tons OF ammunition for SIMPSONS
fleet. At Norfolk she took on $50 tons more
and sailed for Guantanamo on July II, arriving
there on the evening OF July %. A good part
of the ammunition was for the battleship
Massachusetts,. AS the Yankee was entering
Guantanamo Bay she met the Massachusetts,
coming out on her way to Porto Rico as one
Of the conveys OF Gen. Miles's expedition.
1t was said at Guantanamo that the
expedition and its conveys were destined for
Fajardo. on the northeast coast of Porto Rico.
Capt. Brownson had no orders to give chase to
ships for which he had ammunition and which
were not at Guantanamo. 80 the Yankee set
about distributing the ammunition among the
warships there. While this work was proceed
ing. Capt. Brownson received q despatch from
Washington ordering him to, proceed with his
there. Capt. Brownson didn't know then that
Gen. Miles had changed the landing place Of
dered a little at the order.
1t was not for MIN to question. however. and
When the destination Of the ship was known
ne, officers Ulcers tahnndi men were In high feather. for
the thei boGnbardment sH op San SeaeJ fule % or t Some e otSe en-
Porto Rican port, The part the Yankee had
taken in the bombardment OF Cienfuegos and
and they wanted more fight, So it was with a
sort Of plying feeling for the men on less for;
The H. vi hail all Of the Dix of the south coast OF
Whore bound ?" came from the Dixie.
ammunition for the Massachusetts and some
S bad go Of cur Foi 2wn the foG other Psrt %a iSisHn forts. Too
That's all right was the substance Of the
Is.Ssn II 5sPil IGn ,HS 65ss Rs;ssl s jP nee behind = Us.
'+ &he eal sas's ss %po ms sns 81 f sSs Yankee we're
they said things which they hope the recording
an angel vii forget; Almost within scent of battle
nothing more exciting in sight than unloading
ammunition was somewhat disheartening. but
aSoSt T and poSfe ehasd else fo to DE- $40 5hs 1snks sss put
There was, nevertheless. q little excitement In
store for her; About midnight on Aug. :,
'oaded with, coal Tor Santiago. The men
before and. like every other ship in Simpsons
had been on the lookout for her. In the
1ad m asSs 9 The 'h Burton TaG ta and fa thye PSS Pawe9ias
steamer Marie the subject Of n circular" letter to
he fleet, According to the departments infor-
these two ships had started from Cadiz
With coal for Cervera's squadron, and finding
hat it was difficult to navigate West Indian
he golfers, according TO the letter. had put in
1t Gpadaloupe. The fleet was instructed to
1t took only a short time. therefore,. after the
3urton was made out for Capt; Brownson to
,er was most complacent, for he had a S . s1lHt
rom the United states, Consul az Guadalupe
Q leave that port for Santiago to carry coal TO
satisfactory the Captain Of the Burton re-
hip is all right, but you'd better have an eye
N the Marie. She sneaked out of Guadaloupe
without a permit about three hours ahead of
The Burton was allowed to proceed and the
g hiA1 her s'e ABOUT " Is o sae I1 the next sne m eam a up ;
iarie, bad the same permit as the Burton. but .
Nicer II @a 81 the st' Barton %af eeiilps sho hi R9ardtIRn aEE i
hat ship had run out Of Guadalupe 1
apt, .Drownson's suspicious Of both Golfers
hen i Vas reported to him and he put a,crew ]
anamo. Reporting the capture to Admiral :
amPson and the facts about the Burton, the l
ut after the. Burton and bring her In. The 9
ollier WAS .overhauled and heldin Guantanamo e
Jay until Aug. 8. The Marie was held until 1
When the Massachusetts got back to Guam +,
lnamo the ammunition on the Yankee was +
-ansferred to her. and on Aug. IL the Yankee 4
as ordered to take station Of Castle Island q
assage. It was reported from the flagship =
rat, the Montserrat, which gained fame as a y
runner early in the war, had left Ma ',
MAS with Captsln.denernl Blaneo and a large v
OF gold on board, and was headed u
IF some port in Spain. The order was to in \
'rcept her and take her TO Guantanamo at I
ny cost. This order seemed to indicate that 4
leIe nigh. be some fun ahead. and the i
board was not unpleasant to the Yankees +
en-. At 5:45 O'Clock In the, afternoon OF 4
ug. IL the Yankee started for Castle y
Light On the way she !sighted n
ankee on her station it was seen that Admiral a
lmpson had 50 planned II. that it would have 4
sen impossible for the Montserrat to have T
eaped beth ships The Y99n55ee remained Il
when she started back to Guantanamo. :!
1880 O'clock that night. fifty. miles north n
Cape Maysi. she met Admiral Sampson's y
lips on their way to New York. The Officers ~
I'd crew Of the auxiliary cruiser. on learning Of
at the Admiral was going north. expected
Q order totake position and oalong. Instead
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