New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-29
~ CONVOY THE NICTHEROY
u. WILL DELIVER HER AT HAMP-
6" TON ROADS.

NO0ROW
Off AND A sTX-!NCH BATTERY
~ szplAcD THEM-CLYrNa SQUAD
.oxs MOVEMENTS UNKNOWN
rrrnoRApH TO THE rRrBuvrl
" news Va April 2S.-The three fight
Ne"' Ewing Squadron have experienced
ere =. -oush day in Hampton Roads. and have
sno'n.' ing at their anchors from an early
been 49,. morning All OF the ships found It
hour ~. 10 put out their sea anchors again.
stated al Old Point that the Brooklyn
- sl,ght damage yesterday morning by
.r.atment rom the heavy sea, which
'oNe e.a her TO drag her anchor for five hundred
CO.. CO... =, more Captain Cook denies the report.
:. .harscterizes It absurd in view Of the
.",chness Of his fine ship. Some OF the men
~,..nv m the cutters and whaleboats from
~. .ouadron were heard TO say that the flag
~, was considerably shaken up in the gale.
-s =. :. presumed that the report has It's foun-
Aation In that
commodore Schley came ashore this afternoon
.,A denied that any Of his ships were disabled.
.rn. Brooklyn. the Massachusetts, and the
MIA. are all right" ne said. and as fully pre-
ard as ever for action"
M idea az to the time Of departure or the
~n-ure movements Of the Flying Squadron can
-..son that they do not know themselves. They
think there Is likelihood Of the squadron being
augmented by the Indiana or the Iowa from
N. fighting feet for coast protection. as all Of
On. auxiliary cruisers will be IN service with
IN the next week
CAPTAIN Thomas L. Casey commanding the
CORDS OF engineers in charge Of the work OF lay
,ns submarine mines. has, BY direction Of the
tor
che passage OF vessels through the field OF mines
q, Hampton Roads 70 read as follows: NO YES
.sl will be allowed to pass through the channel
m either side Of the Ripraps fort WOOD be-
tween the hours Of s ?. m. and a. N. During
this interval vessels must not approach within
three miles Of Fortress Monroe. from seward
COMING or THE NICTHERoY.
IN. shpyard officials to-day received notinca-
ton that the Brazilian dynamite cruiser Nc
.herov which WIN leave Rio Jane'ro on Safur-
day for the United States under convoy or
Brazilian warship. would he sent direct to this
ward TO be overhauled and converted into an
auxiliary cruiser The Nictheroy was formerly
the Ell CID. Of the Morgan Line. and is sister
,h.p 10 the Dixie. the Yosemite and the Yankee
An official Of the yard stated to-day that the
dynamite guns will be taken OF on her arrival
mans used for her sister ships. with battery
O, ten 6-inch guns With good weather, the
Nictheroy should arrive here not later than Sat
urday. May IA
Naval attaches here say that the departure OF
Tho N,c,herov. under convoy Of Brazilian war
shin. shows conclusively that she was purchased
,r,,b the understanding that she would be de-
l!vered at the shipyard thus preventing posi-
bility OF capture
An official statement from the shipyard to-
dav Is TO the effect that the Dixie and the fo-
semitic will be ready to sail on Tuesday and
Thursday. respectively. large maltese cat ar
rived at the shipyard by express TO-DAY from
Baltimore, consigned to the cruiser DiAie as
mascot. The Dixie Will be manned y! tle Na
land Naval Reserves. and II is Tot thehi ina
the masent was sent by friend OF one OF the
men. Commander Davis will see TO II that the
cat is cared for. . 49,
Yosemite arrived at the shipyard late last night
but in accordance with recent decision OF tine
Navy Department. II will not be attached
President c. b. circuit OF the shipyard. has
reeA,SSd the assurance Of Secretary Long That
a iiehrdbattery OF rapid-fre rifles VIII be pro
vided. for,tthe protection OF the plant and the
battle-ships
COMPLETION OF NEW BATTLE-sHIPs.
The battle-ships Kearsarge and Kentucky
twin ships alone in their class. can positively be
finished
her / if the Government stands ready to as
sumo the additional expense entailed ny oo'h-
peting them on overtime ,
The Illinois a sister ship TO the Alabama
building at Cramps and also to the WISCONSIN,
building at San Francisco. can be reaoy 1or sea
AIT Two months later. under like conditions.
The Kearsarge and the Kentucky are no" IN
an advanced state Of completion Inc engines
and boilers for them. as wen as sn.al a 90
tial parts have been entirely completed anu an
now ready 10 be placed in position IN Iui
batteries are ready for transfer TO the shipyard
the guns having been Thoroughly Iess 49, !" '"'
gunshop at the Washington Navy hard.
tn rnanmoth l4O-ton crane will be com
pleted in two weeks and the arrnor plates az OF
lehem. can be attached in four months nls
q, course will be the most tedious WORK. ana
cannot be FASTENED 10 any great extern w , my
this work is in progress novel, d e w, can
be uffed aboard and put in their proper placs
The PRONUNCIATION OF the war VII cei &
result in strengthening the tni,ed s,a..s &C.,
and Increasing the number OF baitle-shil's lIon
Eve IN seven hy November !. and from seven 10
ten by January or February J. i beng uIu ~
stood that the Illinois the AiapaH,a anu ~
Wisconsin can be completed "lth4h "Iy'i'" "a
each other on hurry orders. Iii ;,
While the Alabama. AT Cramps. VIII pe
launched next month, and the limos possInasS
not until June the latter VIII De az Iai az
vancea as the other by July !. as Cramps yard
is evidently rushing the ship in order 70 launGn
/, before The other two yards get their vesseis
In the water. 49, ,,,-ob =, the
Illinois viii In all probability be private. ana
witnessed only by navy officials ne"spaper naen
and attaches OF the shipyard rms Is lsssnnru
ss = 49, rrecaution In order to keep OUT span
ish spies and persons who might sell lnlorina-
ton 10 the Spanish Government .,-,,.. -.
A weI-dressed nan and two IashlonaplS a.
tired women all foreigners. attempted 10 gan a
entrance 70 the shpyard here several Gays asu'
but. admittance being denied. they went a"aS'
Later in the afternoon they werr dlscyE e'ed 81.
deavoring 70 force an entrance Ih'"us" @
In the fence near tie river front
Yesterday tho same persons were nouceo i ~ d
small steam launch inspecting the patue-sl'p33
Kearsarge and Kentucky and were "arheu
away. II Is the general belief that they are
Spanish spies They are stoppiag at one OF NE
Old Point hotels The next time they are IN NV,