Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-06
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Two Batteries Of Artillery
Ordered Here.
voLUN1EERgFRON P|1TSBURG
Men VIII Camp Above the
Company's Works.
NlCTHEROYS NEW NAME
The Cruiser Bought from Brazil to he
Known aa the Buffalo. What Will
be Done With the Plant Line
Steamer La Grande
DucheBse: II ...
NICTHER0YS NEW NAME

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The War Department has been
hrnns.h+ to /, realization of the fact
mai there is urgent need of ample
protection for the government proper
ty in Newport News, in the shape Of
the batf1eships now building and the.
vessels being converted into fighting
engines at the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company. s
ward.
The officials of the shipyard We're Of
ficially notified yesterday By Brigadier
General ROYAL r Frank. commandant
Of Fort Monroe, that there would be
stationed in this city two batteries of
field artillery for the protection OF the
governments interests here
These batteries. which Iarf expected
to arrive herr neXt~>Yfiursday. will
consist OF siMeeapEGns manned by
about two hundred and fifty volun-
tee1s from Pennsylvania, coming from
Pittsburs. The men will bring their
horses with them and will go into
camp Immediately upon their arrival
on the land recently purchased by Mr.
Coils p Huntington Just above the
shipyard.
With tue eSceprto,.-7 Two gl1ns The
location of the pieces of artillery ms
not been decided unon- r. il cr,.tni,,
however. that two of the guns will be
mounted IN the Shlpyard. One of the
pieces VIII occupy a position on tho
northernmost pier, while another VIII
be mounted at the extreme sm,tbern
pier.
These batteries will he under fbe
ultimate command Of RriraI1;er c.nn-
eraI Frank. Of Fort Monroe TING es-
Establishment or these batteries nj this
Mace will he q e,.a.+ raIiat - ~ 49,.
thorities or the vard whare ,h b. s cne ~
ment has so much at stake
one Of the results Of th.. ,,cterm,n,-
tion Of the VIZ I,..n,,.t 49,, ~ ',',.i,
thesa troons NJ Nawnort Ne ~
,h.r,da,,,,,a,,+ -, ~, ~. w." =:
rar,,,,,,n,a1 ~, 49,, l. .',, " s,'''i
Mani ;, ha ttsrv for ~ E, ,tne I"
p,aiil q nht.ery LOT the aefrnsH OF the
,,on+ r.,,4,, ,su'iI !. l''nNe
natta,.,as by. p.ecs ~ .ht NV"
.,a,,,a i 81 - ls,liss.Nahll volunteers,
Nile 'e q heeuieSs Prscautlon' as the
ss. guns Wnlct. VII De stationed
r nv,e VII. .,, ne AMPS 10 meet the de-
..,anus Mhlcn me IONS may sec mt to
i' I'M upon ehem''
ne Moik OF mourning the batteries
" s.ls summary cruisers Dixie and
..vnsnaH t Mas otsun Yesterday ana IT is
80, na,S.s uie i"o addlllohs 70 the
. VII os ieaay 10 go 10 The Norfolk navy
$50 .oi!,o.lp" 70 De profEsloned and
s>e' al,sit .pliip!elileills'
NOW THE ''HUFFALO"
The dynamite cruiser 'Nichtheroy.
which was recently purchased from
the Brazilian government. has again
been renamed. this time receiving
the name Buffalo" The vesse! is 4
proahct OF the local sh!pYard. being
purcnased from the Morgan Line. for
switch She Was- buit. by the Brazilian
government. when she was known us
~ zig.
The Buffalo is thought to have sailed
from Rio Janeiro yesterday, and upon
ther ARRIVAL IN tfese waters. winch IS
looked Tor about the 10Th OF TINS month,
sf1e Will be taken 70 the shlpyard at
TINS place. ana converted INTO an auxl1-
hTy * e.r
n, VILE ny.u rs .ie .las VI nsaz1 sae
Ice althouch she was purchased al the
time that the government was sup
pressing a revolt under the leadership
OF Admired Melio, q few years ago
LA GRANDE pUCHESSE.
The Plant Line steamship La Grande
Ducnesse. which has been at the works
OF the Newport News Shipbuilaing and
Drv Dock Company for some time past,
+ is bejng rented with the lates: pattern
scotch : boilers. Which wiM replace the
Rabcocl boilers that proved unsteis-
Factory. When the work is completed
La Grande Duchesse viii standthe unri-
vailed queen of American coast Sc
passenger steamers.
It is poeitfv elystated that the magnifi2
cent product OF the local shipyard will
be in condition to leave The works in
five weeks from tomorrow.
What disposition Will be made Of
this vessel is q question that is very
difficult to answer. 1t It's thought by