The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-15
BROOKLYN'S OFFICERS TALK.
The Minneapolis Expected Last Night
Artillery Leave Monroe.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March IA
snceial.-The cruiser Brooklyn arrived az
old Point at 10 o'clock this morning and
dropped anchor of Fortress Monroe. The
vessei was expected 10 arrive In Hampton
Roads Friday as the ship left Laguayra.
. vonesuela. on Tuesday. but she oncoLn-
tered heavy storms in the southern wat
ers. hence the delay. ! boarded the
Brooklyn late this evening and interview
cd an officer
II am glad VIC didn't stop az Havana. -
said he. The Spaniards might have
blown No the Brooklyn, instead OF the
Maine"
"Do You think the battleship was blown
ND from the outsde?'
well from all / can learn such is my
oplnion. Had II been otherwise the court
of inquiry would have reported long ago.
rfu had been an accident the court would
have found 10 out before this. and made
the verdict public. so rs 20 allay excite
ment. The fact that the court has not
reported seems significant 70 me; how
ever. 4 may bc mistaken
EXPECTS WAR.
no YOU think We will have war with
SPAIN"
From what J hear and the prepare
lions that are Being made 1 think u must
surely come
Another officer. when asked II he
thought there was any danger of war
with the DOns said:
"Of course we have not been able 70
get much information in regard 10 the
disaster. but II appears 70 me that war
is inevitable -.
The men were aboard the cruiser all
dav reading the newspapers for the fresh
news from Washington and Havana
The Brooklyn will leave Old Point to-
morrow morning for Newport News
where she will take on 1000 tons OF coal.
II IS thought she will go 20 the Gosport
Navy-Yard. at Portsmouth. for the am
munition that has been shipped there
from the North for her. Her movements
after that are undecided. one Of the
officers said the vessel would probably
stay in Hampton Roads for some time.
The Brooklyn IS in excellent condition
NAVY AND ARMY.
The protected cruiser Minneapolis was
oxpecied 10 arrive at old Point this even
ing from League Island Navy 1ark, but
I'D to a late hour tonight she had not
been sighted. he Columbia VIII follow
the Minneapolis tomorrow. and Will JOIN
the Brooklyn here also.
ON the Government wharf at Old Point
there Is now a quantity Of ammunition.
which is being held on orders from
washington. Two mOrtars and forty
eieht-inch shells, It is understood. are
10 20 TO New Jersey tonight. There
IS also a lot Of twelve-inch @-pound
shells. which are Yet 10 be disposed OF on
the wharf
-Four batteries Of artillery will leave Fort
Monroe tomorrow as follows Battery
/. First ARTILLERY. Captain Davis, To Fort
Morgan, Ala: Battery f.. First ARTILLERY
Captain Paterson. TO Tybee Island Ga :
BATTERY J.. Second Artillery, Captain
Caziano TO Fort Caswell, at the entrance
10 Wilmington. Another battery OF the
Second Artlley. probably h VIII leave
for Sullivan's Island, IN Charleston mar
Dor. S. c.
Tomorrow there will be still another
battery sent TO Sheridan's Point. In the
Potomac river. which. together with Fort
washington. commands the entrance 10
the National Capitol
Arrangements are being ..adc al the
fort 10 receive Battery Il. Fourth Artl-
lery. Captain Anderson. next THURSDAY
night. This battery comes from Fort
Riley. Kansas. The forming of the new
regiments will promote many OF the
officers stationed al Fort Monroe. zap
tain Greenough Captain Mills and cap
tain Story will be made majors. ana
Jieutenants Semly. Homer. DuVal'
WISER, Parkhurs, and Brown VIII be-
come captains.
Nearly all of the Junior officers VIII ne
promoted two or three grades