Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-01
WILL BIZ SOLD CIIEAP
The DIXIE HAS STOOD THE TEST


Now York. Sept. IA special TO the
Tribune from Ncwpor, News. Va. sayni
II II learned from a Trustworthy source
that number OF the warshlpa now at
anchor IN Hampton l,nads. on the
chemborlln and Hygenia hotels viii
become the objects OF unfavnfable re-
ports By tho board OF survey. which
began its work of inspection last week
The condition Of not a fvw Of the best
vessels of the Mosquito" fleet IL said
10 be such az 10 render them usoles,
Tor either the purpose VI peace or war
until extensive aud good rupaira have
bgcn made
Since coming 20 old Point Comfort.
Captain HlEginSon. Captain Taylon
Lieutenant lirunHol aud Chief Engineer
Htrivcrn. eumpfinluE the board OF sur
wy. have been actively engaged nn
making a cnrcfu examination OF all
the vessels OF the auxiliary fleet aud u
10 expected they Win conclude their
work the latter part of the week.
In more than half the vessels exam
lncd. u IL said. the machinery has been
found 10 be- 20 badly damaged that new
engines aud boilers viii have la be- sup
piled before they will be- Ia proper con-
dltinn Tor the pursuits lu which they
were formerly engaged while In mer.
chant service. Others. Il h said, have
sustained serious Injuries 10 their
decks ana hullH, not being Htfcng
enough TO stand the strain caused BY
the discharge % the guns with which
they are equipped. In addition 10 this
the llttle WHrfhIpa were severely In.
jufrd by The rough usage Incident TO
blockade duty, IN which many Of them
figured prominently before Havana
and other points on the cuban coast.
AZ the men from whom the disabled
vessels were bought viii hardly BE- will
ling 10 take them back u IL likely that
some bargains To- vessels VIII be- Of
fered at an early date. Some OF tho
vessels went through without damage
and will probably be- bought back By
their original owners In the event the
government IL deulrous OF dlspoIlng ~
them, hut. ~ course, ~ price Tar
below that at which they were sold TO
Uncle Sam
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie. for In
stance. viii probably be eagerly sought
by the Morgan line OF steamers. which
has disposed u four 81 ~ splendid
ships 20 the government, n In not pro-
babic. however, that the Dixie VIII
leave the naval service, ana II IL under
stood that Captain tirglnHon, AZ pfchl-
dent OF the board ~ inspection, wiz
recommend that this ship be retained
by tho government The Dixie carries
ten slx-lnch guns, the heaviest arma-
ment placed on an auxiliary cruiser,
and the fact that she stood the tert ~
well. reflects great credit on her build
ora. The board made a thorough eN-
animation ~ his shin and found her
10 be- a. atnunch ~ when she set sail
on her mission ~ war
II II learned seml-or'clally that Of
the shins inspected hy the board a.
Old Point tn following VIII be recon-
mendcd for saio. unless retained In the
government service ~ navy yard tuka'
The Apache. Eagle. Hawk Hornet.
f,syden, Niagara. oneida, osceola. En'
nosts pisrataoun Stranger. sirrh
snawnee. Trcumaeh. Vixen, Wahl>
Wampniurk and the Yankton, ! u a.
Al believed that the cellicfs VIII be as.
noasd Of. hut u ls possible that the
board win make no rlcomntndhtlnns
further than stating the condition o.
these vessels, Of which nine arr at old
Point.