New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-14
TUGS WANTED FOR COAST PATROL.
AUXILIARY BOARD TO SELECT ONE HUNDRED
SMALL CRAFr-FUERsr BISMARCK AND
OTTER LINERS TO ne IN
spECTED ALSO

SpECTED ALSO.
Much interest was taken by the members o, tho
Auxiliary Cruiser Naval Board yesterday In tho
reports that the big American liners s. Louis and
St Paul were 70 DO taken by The Government under
the conditions Of tho Subsidy act Captain Rodgers.
the president, sail tina, he had no definite Informal
ton In regard 70 the action OF tho Navy Depart
mcai. TIE = Lou!f and St Paul were inspected
by tho members ~ the Board when they Arst ca me-
10 This city and all ihe necessary details were
forwarded 10 Washington. The armament provided
FOR these cruisers incgdes ten 6-inch guns twelve
s-p0urdcrs ana q large number Of l-pouniers and
rap!d-nr guns O. various descriptions They Will
be armorci eiihcr with TWO l-nrh plates sin Gle
li--inrh plato tho vta parts. tho coal
hunker- oTOrdirg additional protection 70 tho ma
-llnery !, is believed by experts here that 1t viii
take at leas' three weeks 20 pat thu cruisers IN
lighting Trim.
Nothing definite lss been done by the Auxiliary
Board toward s~rufrs any o. tho other transat-
.anic sicams.tps ths requirement OF which FOR
war purposes has been suggested. II Is under
stood tina, the FGrs' Bismarck. which Is expected
10 arrive ny April g. will 30 inspc ted upon her
rival and that she can 10 secured Tor price be-
tween 81 5oco and $500 ooo. being considerably less
than iho latter ngure. The Holand-Amcrican YES.
sells have not been Inspected by the Board In con-
Junction with Commander Horace Elmer. the Board
will also secure ~ least hundred tugs AMI small
craft O, various s,rpoas ,or mosq ITO feet FOR
coast patrol Inc DIVISION or IN" coast INTO SIX
parts Is tho mrs, step in the practical work o; pro-
viding defence 81 this Kind Lieutenant Comma nder
" H. Recder. who has been detached from "a,
schoolsh'p ~. Mays. to take command OF tho
Third Division. took farewell OF his associate mem
% the Rodgers Board yesterday. and ropor' Il
10 Commander Elmer. lie Will 90 20 Hampton
Roads to-day nud assume his now duties. He could
no: secure definite Information yesterday In regard
to the vessels which would be under his control
All the facts relating TO suitable craft which tho
Auxiliary Board has been 'aule ~ secure Will be
turned over 20 Commander Elmer
member OF the Board said yesterday that the
members had had enough vessels offered 10 them
TO guard tho entire coast what do you think "A
man came here TO oner 20 rs the other day. he
added why. a locomotive! told him that this
was the nrst sea locomotive | FAD ever heard ~.
but We wanted it, OF course. ard would nj once lay
a track ior H."
owing 70 the detachment o, I.cutcran, Sargent.
who was .hc rccorder OF The Board. Joseph A.
an assistant inspector OF merchant vessels under
Lieutenant Commander j. II. J. Kelley. has been
assigned 10 duty a. secretary TO the Board -.
The formal lnspo ton ~ tho Morgan liner FL RIO.
arriya! Ia port; sac VIII he sent At one 10 New
port News for rcnttns and arnorlng The Red ID
liner Ncrcz Icla was also Inspected. and II IS cN-
pectcd that she VIII be r"commcnded for an add
tional cruiser ON" two vessels VIII be sclc ted
from those belonging 10 the Main" Steamship COM
pany and the Merchants ana Miners Transpor,a-
ton Company o. Baltimore. respectively 10 com
pl"t" IN" nSt M'Hin'lN 80 w i"hiI N.il" S'SN'i
day that the facts and figures IN regard TO all these
vessels had beer sent - the Department at WASH
tngton. where the final decision would be made.
Tao Board dsclaIms all responsibility FOR the Sc
lection Of the Mcrr.mac and the iug WilmOt which
were purchased I'm Baltimore.
Arrangements have been made to assign one
naval officer each collier TO be sent 10 and TO
have their former captains act as executive Off
GERS and their former crows man them. The Aux
Hilary Board VIII inspect the Chateau Lahtic and
the raormina. - the Soman Line rs
they are In readiness. An offer has been made to
the Government OF the Porto Rico steamers Arkadla
and Evelyn. sngle-scrcw steamers. OF $500 tons
each.
one OF the visitors at tho Office OF the Board yes
tordoy was Captain Burnhnm. representing Charles
r. Flint a. Co. but he refused 10 say what yes
sells II any he offered for purchase.
1t was learned that he offered the yachts NADIA
Anita and Toincttc to tho Government. The prices
mi upon them We're: For the NADIA $4,000 or
$50 ON armed for the Anita $4,000 or $4,000 armed
and for The Toinctte. $4,000.