New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-26
ARRIVAL OF THE VESUNlUS.
THE DYNAMITE CRUISER JOINS ADMIRAL
SIMPSONS FLEET.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VESSEL NOT YET FULLY
DEMONSTRATED. AND HER FUTURE HAS NOT
BEEN DECIDED oN-wARsHIPs STILL

DEMONSTRATED AND HER FUTURE HAS MI
BEEN DECIDED oN-wARsHlPs STILL
RECEIVING MANY VISITORS.
1bo United States dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
nassed Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon AT a
few minutes after o'clock. and an hour later
anchored with Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS fleet OF
Tompknsve. Staten Island. the cruiser ie4'
Guantanamo on August Is and touched at Charies-
ton on Tuesday She stopped at Quarantine yes
,erdav afternoon and Health officer Doty Went
aboard but the vessel had cream Dill .,
health from Charleston she was allowed TO proceed
20 her anchorage.
rieutenant-Comma Pillsbury, who com
mands the Vesuvus. declined TO talk OF the vesseiS
experiences in Southern waters. or OF the e1ecu'e
ness Of her pneumatic guns He said 'hat ne
vessels future movements depended upon ORDERS
not yet received
The Vesuvlus was regarded as an experiment
when the war began. because no craft IKE her '"'
ever been tried In Jctua warfare Reports WEI
printed Of the terrible effect Of the charges oi gun
cotton which she fired into Santiago but her 't,al
was not thorough. and 1T Is possible that even ,e
ronort ~ her commander may not settle the dis
puted question Of her usefulness.
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite ana the supply
steamer Supply also arrived here yesterday rom
Santiago and anchored off Tompkinsvhle' luz
Yosemite will tow the Nahant to League isiahu'
Large crowds continue TO visit the war
shIns div Many " them are women. md some
rnoko the lives of the tackles wretched Win IN
Vulnerable and sometimes foolish questions ohc
NJ this class Of visitors caught tartar yeste'""'
in the pcrson Of one OF the sailors % the lexis
he was detailed to how party OF women aoou'
the ship and started out 20 discharge the TASK ~
Thoroughly as possible. But II was eHceeu'nsH
bo, and the women seemed bound TO stay all cay
lack was ndefatigabc in his efforts IN make 'hnss
plain but one Of the women required each eNp,"
nation repcated :hree four times before she
understood e. At last Jack be'hougnt MN pI a
ecben,e IIe took the party TO the deck JUS hpoN'
the freroom. and proceeded 10 u'S''' '
thing In sight with Lreat detail. - -. r.,
Nov I, is somewhat warm Just above INC ~
room, and the visitors wiggled ana squifined nv IL;
pretended TO listen - what JACK was taS -, ns
~ ,nnnnsrature ~aDdly reduced tnem 20 nnipn'SS
ord AZ length they fled 10 the upper deck WIZ
ono OF the women the one who nad lniI,l.u . ~
omro,.od The sailor tried 70 give him y, cents Ior
messed him to take ;he money. ana al Asd IL ~
eolufelv refused. aging that II was az ~ !, :"
rirlations" The woman became angry. ihin'r. ~
ehe said 'Or I will port you 10 your '"P1I." ...-
"Renort and be Tanned said JACK; now nor 81
oughly exasperated. II was not poh'e' pu' "o
said II. 60. .o,,ch, Tho officer
~ me deck and without relating me olrCuns,
tbat led M 10 H. eaid that the sailor nad SW ,n
a, nor The officer acnt for tho man. ana lhquitIeu
n The charge was tue. The SaiioI sdl a,,t.
,,oroan had tried 10 make him Violate rcgulAllp3I
and related the entire story. Then SIT ne Sa'u
81 eeid .ReDort and be damned
'"Oh = said the officer. and thcn 20 inc "ohlah
Those arc my sentiments. madam.