New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
ETAVTNTNG BOARD NAMED.
TO MUSTER MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL
MILITIA FOR ONE YEAR-CHAR-
TFRTNG BOATa

The Rodgers Nava! Auxiliary Board was busy yes
,erday IN examining vessels and going over me
records OF those which have already been reported
on There are constan; offers OF yachts and tugs.
And the members ~ the Board look all that are
orored and /. they meet the requirements favor
a,ie report f. presented Yesterday SIX tugs were
inspected by Lieutenant Commander Kelley. AZ Pier
40 , East River ior ocean service.
The Board reported the purchase OF a yncht
known a. No rs. a. wilmington. Del II is expect
Cd that she will be equipped FOR use by tho com
,narder ~ the Fourth Lighthouse District Harbor
Pafro.
Rear-Adniral Erben announced the following
poa-ds yesterday 70 conduct the work o. enarnin-
ing and mastering into The Navy FOR one year % the
members Of tho Nava Niltia:
For Massachusetts and Neutrality-suspicious.
uanAer Thomas Nelson. chief Engineer 8 p l.
Ayres ana surgeon Nancy F. Gates. examination
In Boston
For Connecticut-Com commander Wells L. Field. Sur
gcon Sayre and Chief Engineer n Fitch. eNami-
nation AZ Mantle
For NeW-York and Northern New-Je-sey-Com-
monder Charles Beknap Chief Engineer f. r Ro-
hle and Surgeon l.. y Baldwin. There will be
speclal Board to examine officers in this territory.
corposed of Lieutenant ( Commander John p Mer-
yell and Lieutenant Jonn {. Solely; examinations in
the Borough OF Brooklyn.
FIR PonnsyIvauia and southern New Jersey-Lieu-
tenan,-Commander William n Reeder Chief Engi-
Louis. examination in Philadelphia
For Maryland and Virginia-Commander j.
Uutchlns. chief Engineer W. W Duncan and Ned
cal lnsp-,to Jonn q Spear. examination at Balti-
MO" For North and South Carolina Lieutenant, Com
rnander &. II Arnold and surgeon Howard smith;
examination at Charleston -
For Florida Louisiana and Texas-Lieutenant-
Commander A v N"'ha"'S ana Assistant ourse'"
The work Of conducting the examinations has al
ready begun at some OF the points designated and
viii be pushed completion ms speedily as possible.
Nv The time the men are mustered In the vessels
,,iu he liz readiness for them 10 man.
Admiral Erben was informed yesterday that the
tug Chociaw had started from the Pensacola Navy
Yard Tor Galveston where she will do patrol duty,
and that the monitor Passsic bad gone from Port
Royal. 5. G.. to New,orieans. for IKE duty The
yachts Huntress and STRANGE, which are being
squipped at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, will take the
places OF the Hist and Aileen In the New-York har-
Major summerhayes. who is conducting the work
q securing the troopshi2s sno tnes desired ny me
tania. which is being fitted up FOR carrying fifteen
mules she will ne equipped speedily possible.
lie will look the Arcadia to-day. which has
ais as, Owing 10 the difculty in charterng proper
rcssels II is Impossible to what the Government
ma and IL may De necessary to purchase outright
One Of the vessels recently inspected In philadel-
eraI years ago by an inventor who asserted that he
would he able 10 steam across the Atlantic in four
when she went out for her trial trip she made only
four knots an hour. Her builder declared that this
put in her but they did no better, and she has
is teet beam and feet deep. Owing to her extreme
narrowness In proportion 10 her BEAM the vessel
na.ds n turtle back deck. she goes through the
wsves instead OF rising upon them. There Is
proposition to have her equipped with such deck
md new engines, so that she can make nineteen
dwenfv Knots an hour. and II this Is done the Gov
eTnmcn. vii use her for dIspatch-boa
A static X-rsy apparatus was shipped yesterday
10 San Francisco from this city to be taken TO Ma
ntia and used In the war operations In the Philip
mines. "A similar apparatus has been sent to each
nisce where many troops are massed Mt the present
lime in all eighteen having been purchased. The
experiments looking to the use OF the ray In field
.-~yy,,cai on.retlons have been conducted at West
Pnint by Professor Timan. Major Torney and Lieu
tenant Russell. The experience OF English Army
surgeons In South Africa. especially In the GARCIA
campaign showed that by the use OF the X-ray
,ilv an ner cent OF the amputations formerly re-
garded as necessary could be avoided
The sum OF 500 for use In equpping the hospital
.hi, penf was forwarded to Major Torney ycster
daY by the Knickerbocker Chapter OF the Daugh-
10, y; tho American Revolution. Mrs. Margaret T.
Van Ness OF this city. also sent Ike sum Toki
rssi,n and Kubo Rekitsu. japanese. have been APP
1onred respectively cook and steward OF the Re-
lief.