New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-12
SHIPS AT NEWPORT NEWS.
THE CINCINNATI SAILS FOR KEY WEST
GUNS FOR THE BUFFALO.
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Newport News. Va. July 1.-THE protected
cruiser Cincinnati. Captain Chester. weighed
anchor at 1 o'clock this morning and started
on her Journey to Key West, after having been
laid up at the Navy Yard a month for repairs
and general overhauling. This morning at day
break she came over to Old Point and. after
taking on several officers who came from WASH
ington' Captain Chester ordered his ship ahead.
An hour and a half later she passed out Of the
Capes bound for Key West.
Captain Chester is authority for the statement
that his ship will proceed first to join the block
aiding squadron, off the Cuban coast. After
that he does not know where he will 60 although
he hopes to get place in Commodore Watson's
Eastern Squadron. The repairs to the Cincn-
natl were much more extensive than at first
anticipated In addition to having her super
structure. which was damaged at Clenfuegos.
partly rebuilt and her boilers and condenser re-
tubed. there considerable work on her ma
chnery and to her hull. making it necessary
for her to 60 into the drydock for several days.
The cruiser took on provisions all day yester-
day. and has on board supplies for an unusually
long voyage, although that seems characteristic
now Of all the naval vessels that leave Hampton
Roads
The dynamite cruiser Buffalo. which was sent
to the Navy Yard by the shipyard officials be-
cause they did not care to undertake to COM
plete the work the vessel by August 1. Is
being stripped to receive her armament Of D.
send the Buffalo back to the shipyard in order
to get docking facilities, the Government basin
at the Navy Yard not being sufficiently large to
receive the ship.
Another detachment Of Naval Reserves from
Buffalo arrived at the yard this morning. and
went aboard the trainngship Franklin. Forty
marines who have recently hard service
at Guantanamo, and who's. terms Of service
had expired, causing them to be ordered home.
were sent this morning TO Portsmouth, N. H..
having re-enllsted almost as soon they ar
rived Their duty at Portsmouth will be to
guard the Spanish prisoners taken there by the
ST. Louis. Equipments for the use Of these men.
as well as for twenty-five other marines who
preceded them last night, were shipped 10 PORTS
mouth this morning.
At the Navy Yard the Ccmmandant has dis
pensed with the services of all civilian Watch-
men in accordance with instructions received
from Washington. and marines have been SUD-
stituted.
The auxiliary cruiser st. Louis Is expected to
arrive here the latter part OF this week from
Portsmouth, " H., for coal. and possibly 10
receive an armament Of ten o-inch guns at the
shlpyard The Chesapeake and Ohio Company
will coal the cruiser. but as yet the shipyard
has received no orders about arming her. 1t
being a choice between this yard and Cramps
The St Louis will bring the Spanish officers.
including Admiral Cervera, to Hampton ROADS,
where they will probably be transferred to a
steamer which will take them TO Annapolis. as
It is not likely that the big cruiser will expect
TO run all the way to the Naval Academy
II is reported at Old Point that the SUD,
marine mines in Hampton Roads, controlled
from Fort Monroe, will shortly be removed, now
that there is no longer any danger OF attack
from the enemys ships. This will enable the
transportation companies to run their SHIPS
on their own schedules. which they are anxious
to bring about -.
It is reported this evening that transport
bearing wounded from Santiago TO Fort Mon
rec Hospital is outside the Capes. Anotncr re-
port has il that ship is sighted on OLD Point'
but this lacks confirmation.
The surgical force In the Fort Hospital nas
been expecting two ships carrying wounded al
day The fed tents are In readiness 70 receive sas
them. There are now FIVE big Golfers loaolns
coal for Key West and Santiago at Lambert's
Point