New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
FOR FIRST-CLASS CRUISERS.
THE KIND OF VESSELS THE NAVAL
AUXILIARY BOARD WANTS.


EMERGENCY ORDERS TO SECURE \ LIST or SUCH
cRArr-oFrrcEas OF THE PURCHASED
VESSELS WANTED TO EN-
list N THE NAVY.
Emergency orders were sent yesterday 10 'ne
Naval Auxiliary Cruiser Board. At whose held Is
Captain Frederick Rodgers 10 secure an a'a'I"'e
list OF alditicasl vessels At to he converted mo
frst-class cruisers. AZ The beginning o. me "e'N
the Boar sent IN a selection OF ten vessels IN
GLIDING the best OF those between 2.O' aHd NV
tors 70 be secured OF this port. Out OF 'ncsc 'le
Government picked and purchased four whrA WIN
soon be protected with armor and armed Win
rapid-nre guns Bat the others were regarded as
suitable only fo- secoHi-class cruisers. ana WH'e
they may be taken in a pressing energency-or IL
least some OF them may-it is deemed des'raoe %
obtain some Others o: the same class as those Ho"
undsrgo ing preparations for use"
Il was learned yesterday afternoon that the boaru
was preparing 10 recommend somc OF the NeSS''7
of the Merchants and Miners Transportation COM
pany OF baltimore They have been Inspected o.
IAeutenan Com nander Kelley. Naval Constructor
Tawrcacy and Engineer Dixon, ana are "s"IE
thought OF. The company has twelve Tesse'S' III
Guiding the Cha.Elm. 2..2a tons; the Gloucester,
2C4o tons: TIA Fairfax. 2557 tons the Howard 2''z
tons; the JunIq,a 255l ions: the Dorchester. $50
tons: the Essex. 953l tons: the Decatur H. hiHer,
1896 tons: the AlleFhany and BerKsAire e''h -
md smaller Crall. | NY fiN i'"'4 '''N'
more by way OF Norfolk TO Boston. ana 10 iI"'i-
do,ce and two run to Savannah II Is HehcN'f
that the Board will recommend the pest anu
s:anchcst OF ,h.s feet. and that they VIII 80 -
jon the Yankee and tho Dixie and their associates.
The Niagara. Of the Ward Line. was purchased
yesterday for water-dstlllinS boat. and was sen,
TO the Navy Yard. 1t is said that the price pa'u
for her was $4,000. The Merrimac. Of IN" Lone
Star Line has been bought for a collier ana VIZ,
be reft.ed at NewpOr; News for the WORK sA' wa
be called aI2a to 90 Lieutenant ''i''''
Ko!lcy and R,edcr and chief Fns!nee7 Dixon VS.
tied the frc.sat steamer Sterling. wh4rh : IN me
collier class yesterday She is Il sins ,e-s>Fo" ron
vessel and was oui!t IN lSsL Her tonnage IS 20"
She is owned by e. \. Campbell Co
Lieutenant Sargent. Naval Constructor 1awre"e!
and Chief Engineer DIXON were in Ph.!aGe'ph'
Yesterday The, went 20 the freight steamship
Illinois OF the international Navigation Ccnran!.
which has been oiierea al ,,i ia s7s has ton
mage OF 800. and was intended to We usrd IA me
asroand IN the Delaware River and her carso
had TO De placed on another vessel 50 II was ue.
Sd not 10 S sad a s5 10 10 1 BE-
dolphiI She can ne pur 'hased tor SV'o%, ana a,o
expected tina, stee! yacht Dorothea which las t
Just been comHiFd at the S2Ps s seem at Pho
deph.a She cost tooo0, and on her ir'al trip sne
made a speed - eighteen knots. she Is - rect
iorE. % feet BEAM - :eet deep and has tr2Ie-eN-
I'VE are making "a special effort said member
OF the Board YESTERDAY. to induce the captains
Of he vessels purchased ny the Govern
rnent enlist and so give ther serves 1 Uni
d.ate use The officers will have such rank as VII
entitle them to the same pay DIS the! are no" eet-
ting and the men VIII receive as inuch as OF Hpi
Than now They will have to enlist FOR d year Dut
tner rn hack 10 ~ .r regular work er
fena commander at sea gets so noAth' az,
tain eager OF the Creole. gets mat amount, Dut
suppose the most of the captains OF ST. n yesse;s
as we take get about 500 q month 1ne Nesse.:
will De IN charge Of regular Navy olncers' Oh!
Their own crews can navigate theiA 70 w % ~
advantage. Tas is also an easy way OF getting me
"The Board is looking for additional vessels u
The We have got Some corners, ~
last but are wanted 90 not KNOW " I ,'l
we are likely 10 take any of the big Atlantic liners
we have received no orders TO Inspect the uersl
bismarck neither We - inspect the North He.-
man Lloyd vessels. But we can get WhatcNtI ""
tho Board has been 10 take notning 'hat - ~
frst-class but pay what we tnlrlK idii ~
for it, no matter how highly the oWneIs n'e %, ~. ~
I'VE will continue TO inspect and recommend SUI
vessels as we approve until get orders TO cease
r,,T work Alrendy we have secured good 81
auxiliary feet and Il adds much To tne en- - I've
are asked TO double ;he number think mat ior
like amount We could secure rs man! more JusI -
good as those have obtained Inc men asSisi''u
70 command the newly puichased NeSHvtS "Iri
nar.rs selected are appropriate and dis,:nctlvc =
sections Of the country are represeited pFi IL"
cruisers Yankee, Dixie Prairie anG So
which was proposed. Think OF man co;l'-.' go
the slope. we may require some more ne" ""''s
An a few days - , -. ,ha ocen.s 90
Transatlantic liners yesterday Tor the pulci.,c o
big ships c. A. Grscom. r., YVES IN conf. a., :,
with the Auxiliary Board but " was 40 r
BE- in reference the Illinois II Is salo thas N ,
e no,bing new in regard 10 the American l-ihr
vessels which receive subsidy for carrying
malls.