The times., 1898-05-25
THE JASON At NEW YORK
Old Craft Steams From League
Island Through Bad Weather.
BRITISH SHIPS 9sAIUTE HER
A German steamer Passes the His
foric Monitor without saIutfnE.
mission Today and VIII BE At
tached to the Patrol Fleet.

New York, May Unnamed by New
York Naval Reserves. the old monitor
Jason reached the Government anchorage
off TompkinsvilIe. S. l.. from Philadel-
phia. at 6:3O O'Clock last evening. She is
here to assist in the defense of the harbor.
for which service also the monitor Nahant
is already stationed in these waters.
The Jason left the League Island navy
yard at Philadelphia shortly before 6
o'clock Sunday morning under her own
steam, accompanied by the tug Monitor.
The trip was exceedingly rough. and her
deck was awash most of the time. Many
OF the naval reserves were victims of sea-
sickness. The Jason covered the distance
al the rate of I'VE knots an hour.
Every American and English vessel
which was near enough to recognize the
fighting monitor saiuted her. One Ger
man steamship that passed was not SO
gracious, but she was too far away for
the men on the Jason TO make out her
name.
The Jason is commanded by Lieut..
Fickbohn. L. S. n. The officers selected
from the naval militia of the State are
Lieut.. Robert Beach, executive officer;
Lieut. Harmon, navigating officer; Lieut..
Read and Lieut.. Beal. watch officers. and
Charles II. Hall and J. J. O'Leary, en-
signs The staff officers include Robert
h. Hall. chief engineer; Richard Zerega.
paymaster, and John c. MacEvitt, sur
geon.
There are sixty-eight men from the two
naval battalions OF Brooklyn, and ten
from the Rochester division of the naval
militia. The latter are under Ensign
OLeary.
The Jason has two15-inch smooth bores
She will probably be supplied, with sec
ondary battery of 6-pounders al the navy
yard, as was the monitor Nahant.
The AiIeeE.
New York, May 24.-.Admiral Erben's
patrol is daily assuming more formidable
proportions. Today the fast yacht Aileen
viii go into commission in New York wa
ters. She has some small caliber rapid
fire guns, and the instructions are to use
them whenever a franSgresSor in the
mine fields shows an inclination to run
away
Yachtsman in the Navy.
Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll. who has been
appointed an acting lieutenant in the
Navy. has received a very important as
as a watch officer on board the cruiser
Newark. commanded by Capt. A s. Bar
ker, formerly of the Naval War Board
Some officers of the Regular Navy who
are assigned to smaller vessels are inclin-
ed TO resent the detail of acting officers
to such important ships as the Newark
In the case of Lieut.. Carroll however.
the officers of the Navy Department be-
leve they have obtained a very efficient
officer. He is not a graduate of the Naval
Academy. and his experience as sea-
man was gained principally as a yachts
man. He is an expert navigator and
passed very creditable examination
for his appointment as an acting lieuten-
ant in the Navy.
At the breaking out of the war Mr..
Carroll transferred his yacht, the Nava-
hoe, to the Government, and she is doing
good service as an auxiliary vessel.
Though somewhat handicapped by the
lack of naval training and experience, the
department officials believe Lieut. Carroll
will be a useful officer on the Newark
His commission as an acting lieutenant
will expire on the termination of the war
with Spain.
The State of Texas
Tampa, Fla, May 2-The Red Cross
ship State of Texas arrived at Port Tam
pa this afternoon from Key West. The
vessel Is fully fitted up for hospital SER
vice. and has supplies sufficient for the
equipment of five Red Cross stations.
The RavcpEa.
New York. May 24-There was an inn
portant arrival at the navy yard yester-
day. Flying the Stars and Stripes and ur-
heralded, the big British built passenger
and mail steamship Ravenna, which the
Government has purchased from the
Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company, came up from her anchorage
off Liberty Island at noon and was moor
ed alongside the Cob Dock. in the berth
recently vacated by the cruiser Atlanta.
Some idea of the size of the Ravenna