The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-29
AMERICAN SHIPS AND TARs
Maryland Naval Reserves Go on
Board the Cruiser Dixie.
TfST OF A TORPEDO BOAT
The Mckee L. Given a Satisfactory
Ruiiders' Trial and H. Ready Tor
sn OmciRl Run-The AuAili'S
Cruiser NcAemite Is Enough Ad-
Nanced to Leave the Dry Dock.

Norfolk. Va, April 29.-In another day
all the members Of the Maryland militia
who came here last Sunday, except those
,7isolaIifed on account Of their physical
condition and those whose desire to fight
for the flag was passing fancy VIII DC
enlisted in the Navy.
Forty-one men have been examined
and thirty-nine passed. leaving ohlN
fourteen 10 be examined, when 1t Is eN-
p,.cted that at least twelve, and possibly
all. will pass and then Lieut.. Blount
will send a requisi;ion 10 Commander
Emerson for men TO nh the vacancies
caused by the cropping Of those who
failed to pass and those who decided not
to enlist
These men viii not be included in the
detachment asked for Tuesday. but VIII
probably come here with them. When
the Dales men on board the Franklin
learned that Commander Emerson had
taken steps toward sending the additional
quota needed for the Dixie, they became
enthusiastic and there was a great deal
OF speculation as to the individuals who
would be i'm the detachment. Almost all
the old men Of the Dale who are here
have chums among the militiamen left at
Baltimore. and they are writing numer-
Gus letters TO their friends at home urg-
ing them to get in the game.
Ii Is thought here that the new detail
will be made up in time TO leave Balti-
more Saturday night and viii arrive here
Sunday Examinations Will begin at
once and several physicians viii prob
ably conduct it. That will be necessary
If the men are 10 be enlisted in time for
their ships.
The Yosemite is further advanced than
the Dixie and is almost ready TO go out
of the dry dock at Newport News. so If
any preference is given in examinations
il will be TO the Michiganers expected,
because. their ship viii be the first to put
10 sea The Dixie viii take the Nose-
mites place in the dry dock and VIII re-
main there about "A week She VIII hardly
be ready before Saturday Of next week.
Bad weather kept most Of the men on
hoard the Franklin and they have had
very little opportunity for boat drill, al
though they had expected when they came
here TO nut in n great deal of time in the
boats They spent the day lounging about
the big old ship. writing letters reading
newspapers and playing cards. In the
morning they had Setting-up drill.
which is a sort Of naval calisthenic eXer-
else and in which they are proficient.
signs Coyle and Goodrich.
In the afternoon forty Of the Dale's
men went ashore, having been given leave
until ! O'Clock tomorrow. one of the Of
6cers of the Franklin suggested that the
bows might fall into evil ways and Or.
HeiSkell went among them and cautioned
them not TO behave in any manner that
would bring discredit upon the organi-
zation. They promised they would not,
and went about the town an the after
noon as well behaved a lot of boys as
ever came ashore.
II was expected that the men who fail
cd TO pass the examination would be sent
home today. but there was hitch in the
transportation arrangements and they
will not leave until tomorrow. Thus far
thirteen have been rejected. the unfor-
tunate today being J. II. Ballman and
Martin Mcmahon, firemen. Seaman +.
u. kirwan. who was rejected yesterday,
secured an examination today and was
accepted. and he and his brother. Gun
ner's Mate w II. kirwan. were enlisted
together this afternoon. Elijah Parker,
the cook, who was rejected on account of
color blindness, was accepted. the exam
ination as to color being waived. This
gladdened Elijah's heart.
The revised list OF those to be sent home
is as follows: Ordinary Seamen Edgar
Morrow James r. Bannan. James Ba-
ker. George $. Widener. Harry Raley II.
Dietleins and Patrick Mullen: Mess At
tendant Samuel Primrose, Firemen John
Rallman Martin. Mcmahon and George
Hess. and Coal Passer G. +. Dowd
The Maryland men have become popular
among the officers of the Franklin. be-
cause OF their readiness to do any work
that may come to hand. Whenever men
are needed for any duty those from the
Dale are among the first TO volunteer. no
matter what the service is. from holyston-
ing the decks and polishing the bright
work to moving ships in the Navy or
tinkering about the ship. Here is an in
stance: Some of the electric light appa-
ratus got out Of order and in the Frank
I'm crew there was no one who could fix
II. Lieut.. Commander Turner sent a
message to Lieut. Blount, asking If there
were any electricians among the Dale's
men. Il don't know; but l exepct We
have" was the response. Mr.. Blount
went forward and called out: II want
an electrician p any aboard?r Several
came running up two were selected and
sent 10 Commander Turner. and in a few
minutes had things in shape again.
The Mckee.
Baltimore, April 29.--The surface tor
pedo boat Mckee had her builders trial
yesterday. The smart little craft was