New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
FIVE VESSELS LEAVE PORT.
THE sAN FRANCISCO CHEERED ON HER
PASSAGE sEAwARD.

ru,o .or THE AMERICAN LINE BOATS. THE ST.
LOFTS AND THE HARVARD. START FOR SEA
EARLY IN THE MORNING. AND THE
STERLING SAILS FOR CARGO
OF CoAL-RUsHING WORK
AT THE NAVY YARD
Five limited States war vessels left port yes
torday one Of them being the cruiser san on
olsen CAPTAIN Richard Leary in command ""e
80. 49, x.vv Yard and started on her voyage
about 1870 o'clock in the afternoon and the aux
u;orv cruieer Scorpion Lieutenant ComHiahuer
AdoInb Mark IN command followed sho''
.ir,a altar There was lively work at the Navy
ward oil day on the two vessels anu '"e
or,,,,or was not fully supplied with her am
,,,,,it,on until after . o'clock. When the cast
Off, aignal was given there was cnecr as VIC
hand on .he ship began playing patriotc a's'
and the cheer and the music were the sigma"
FOR a greeting which increased III No'u" 49,,
force as he ship swept down 'he r'o. 80
It seemed for lime as II everythins '"a'
steam and could make noise hao 'u'
ga ,b.ro was chorus OF salutes which ola not
on,ye until the ensign was dipped as the cruiser
nassed Governors Island the ba''e'S
bIack with people. but bright with waving "de''
and Messengers on ferryboats added 10 'he no''e
and the nuttering. -,
II WAS expected that the san Francisc" WIZ"
s,op AT the Tompkilsve anchorage o"' ~
did not. and in company with the Scorp'o"' n.y.
on her course through the Narrows anu ou'
sea Commodore Howelrs flag. bearing " ''"0
,h,,o star was living at the msinmast head.
Orders were received on the cruisers ~ '
and Harvard at daybreak yesterday az 'neS
ofT
tbe Navy Yard The orders were secret ou.
.roc,ive and At 90 o'clock the Harvard crossed
tho bar. the ST Louis following an hour 'a'
Roth sbina we're reported by the Bristoi |'V
Limo steamer Exeter City, which passed the"'
fav miles east OF Sandy Hook Lightship' anu
came into port some hours later. the 81 h"u''
being headed southeast and the Harvard sou'"'
and both going at full speed AFTER ue''e"7
the orders the Navy Yard tug which LOOK '"e'"
down returned to ts station
The remaining vessel Of the five. the colier
Sterling. which had left the Navy YARD on ~
day evening. and anchored OF Iompk'ns' ,''.
started about II o'clock for Lamper's in
Va. where she will load with coal for 'he ny
West feet She Is commanded by COMMANDERS
Robert f.. Impey.
All the work 10 be done by the varu io''.'
on the cruiser New Orleans has been comp'e'eu'
and she Is announced 10 san III - ''''''N ~
morning. This will leave the coal whar' c'ea'
and the auxiliary cruiser Prairie with some OF
the Massachusetts, Naval Militia on board VIII
he ,owed across the channel 10 the coal "ha'l
and receive her supplies and have her ouhNe''
filed
The news o, the arrival Of the Paris OF .ne
American Line was received at the yaru WIN
a great deal 81 satisfaction, az the rh'p' "h'cn
will hereafter be known az the fale' hao 'h
hoard a large consignment OF powder ana am
,run,,ion. part OF which was destined Tor 'he
Con- Francisco This was delivered In tim" 10
admit of her departure with full equipment
The two Morgan liners. the Prair," ana 'ne
Yankee will be ready for service py Ihu'su"S
q, this week unless something unforeseen nap
mons and the yard forces are busy AT WORK
q them. ,
The Holland submarine boat IN charge oi
chief Engineer {. A. Morris. left Perth A'hp"y
I, tow OF a tug yesterday II Is reported 'ha'
eh. was bound TO the Navy Yard but al 'a'e
hour Yesterday afternoon she had NOT arrived
/ there II IL understood In Perth Annoy mat
! sho was 20 be subjected to trial IN the East
River or the Bay. the former being 'ne Nus
likely Mace on account Of the mines IN the oa''