Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-08
MARINES ANREGRVES
Take Possession Of Auxiliary
Cruiser Yosemite.
TWO uARsH|pg TAKE oNcgAL
Provisions Ready to be PIac-
ed on Board.
BATTERIES MUSTERED IN
First Company OF Fourth Regiment Now
Encamped in Richmond. Others to
Follow Soon. Ex-Cmp,ain Archi- II
. .. bald Volunteers and VIII
". be First Sergeant. ~
BATTERIES MUSTERED IN

Yesterday was i busy day at the
shipyard. where the Two auxiliary
cruisers of Uncle Sans navy. the
Yosemite and Dixie, are being made
ready to take their place in the ranks
of the fast fighters OF the country.
Tomorrow the Yosemite will be
ready to leave the yard. and on Tues
day she will beJfollowed by the Dixie.
Neither OF these vessels will go to the
Norfolk navy yard to be provisione.i or
to take on their ammunition. Dukwl,en
they steam OUT OF the harhor tEcy will
be in every way prepared To engage IN
active service.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
about thirty marines, undc,. command
of Lieutenant Neulnann. came over,
from Norfolk on n government tug
and Immediately upon their arrival at
the Shipyard the men took up their
quarters on the Yosemite.
Before the arrival OF the marines th-
commander ana executive officer Of
the vessel; Went aboard and made inn
tial preparations for receiving the men
on the cruiser.
Later in the afternoon the naval re
serves of Michigan, who will have to
handle the Yosemite in any unpleasant,
situation in which the new vessel OF
the navy may find herself, boarded
her. ttt 4H0a
When the marines arrived the guard,
of the shipyard who had been Keeping
watch on the TWO ships were relieved
The Yosemite has already taken OIL,
her supply of coal and the work OF
loading the Dixie was commenced yes
terday and TIllA be com pIcted with an
possible dispatch. in order that there
may be no unnecessary delay in h1v-
ing her put to sea
The 5-inch guns of the Yosemite
nave all been mounted and are lr,
readiness With the exception of the
breeeh blocks which have not yet been
placed in position. None Of th. six
FOUNDERS have been put up, hEt This
work will probably be done today.
Large quantities of provisions enf
the Yosemite and Dixie have alft..,.:-
been received at the shipyartl, an!
early tomorrow morning the WORK OF
storing them on the TWO warships vii!
be commenced
OFF FOR CAMP. &
The first COMPANY of the Fourth reg
iment of Virginia. Volunteers is now in
camp at Camp Lee, Richmond
The first command of the regiment
to be ordered to assemble ut the state
camp was Company a, of Norfolk, ana
when they passed through the city
yesterday en- route to their rrndcz-
Vous there were. 81 men IN the party.
Rev A. S, Lloyd. OF Norfolk. who is
the chaplain of the regiment. S,:ls made
no arrangements to have his pului;
filled during his absence at the front
and as result it is proha bic. that he
VIII ask for a Through for long enough
TO get q ssubstitute to preach to his
congregation of St. I.uke's Episcopal
church.
The Huntington Rifles Comranv G,
OF the Fourth regiment. is r,olnenta
riiy expecting orders To move To Rich
mond and it Is thought likely that tins,
men may go into camp the early part
! of this week
The Jackson Light Infantry. of Nor
FOLK. will leave for Camp Lee early
Monday morning and other companies
VIII follow in rapid succession
Ioday most of the employees of ;hi.
shlpyard WIFI go to work as usual. SO
that the ships may be in condition 10
saaf at dhe appointed time.
AT hrSt,.lts was supposed sha, tF.
Oixie and. Yosemite would be sent Il,
sea entirely bare OF any prottc ton from
the enemy's guns. but this is not entire-
Wy 50. aus the boilers and engines have
been shielded with heavy plating In
case the vessels get i'm Il tight position
with the enemy. these plates will pro
tect her vital parts from tie atr1ck of
opposing guns.
In preparing THE Dixie and yosemite
for service IN the navy OF the Omitted
exact1y similar equipment. Both OF
4 the ships are kneedyf and are cacul.a4t4ss;
70 DO good work in tlIe line of serHFe
to which they will be put n
MUSTERED IN
The two batteries of artillery which WIZ
he sent to this city for the prot ect ion Of
government interests have" been mus
tered into service at Camp Hastings
GTetna, Fa.
It is expected that they will be
EnoEed from the. camp to this place in