New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-09
The Fashion
Of the hour, is for
Lundborg's Perfume
Vio-Violet.
NAVY AWAITS THE SIGNAL.
,rAny TO BEGIN POSSIBILITIES AT ANY
MOMENT.

MOMENT
.r,rAsr SIXTY FIGHTING SHIPS AVAILABLE FOR |
rtMpp1ArE SERVICE BESIDES THE AUxIL,
1ARIEs THAT ARE BEING FITTED UP-oF-
F1CIAL LIST OF THE VESSELS. THEIR
COMMANDERS AND STATIONS.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
washington. April 8-The naval force Of the
United States afoat and in active commission
4. greater than that ever before possessed by
the Nation and its disposition tonight is prac-
Ideally that which will be presented at the be-
ginning Of operations. the signal for which naval
officers are expecting at almost any moment
after Sunday. At the height Of the Civil War
the American feet was insignificant compared
with the display Of strength presented to-day to
foreign nations. and 1t Is remarkable that this
collection Of vessels has been built in less than
Afteen years. Since the Atlanta, the Boston
and the Chicago were commissioned. in 1886,
1887 and 1889. respectively. the progress has
been marvellous to a degree that has scarcely
been appreciated. but the results. now that
crave emergency has arisen demonstrate the
wisdom of building the new Navy. although the
recent purchases at home and abroad OF auXjli-
aries emphasi size the responsibility Congress as
mmed In treating the matter parsimoniously
At least sixty fighting ships are ready for ser
vice besides the auxiliaries yachts. tugs and
merchantmen that are fitting out. If war were
declared to-r.,orrow fully fifty fighting vessels
could go into action at once
The official Navy list OF the vessels IN COM
mission, with their commanding officers and
their location, which shows exactly what forces
may be called into play In another week. has
been given to The Tribune. This list Is as fol-
lows:
NORTH ATLANTIC sTATION-Captain w. T.
SAMPSON Commander in. Chief.
New-York. flagship. Captain F. E. Chadwick
Iowa, Captain Robley d. Evans. At Key
West
Indiana. Captain H. c. Taylor. At Key West.
Terror Captain Nicoll Ludlow. At Key West
Puritan, Captain P. F. Harrington At Key
West.
Cincinnati. Captain c. NJ. Chester: At Key
Detroit, Commander j. H. Dayton. At Key
Montgomery, Commander G. A. Converse At
Warbehead. Commander B. H. Mccalla. At
Key West
Castine. Commander r. NJ. Berry. Al hey
Machias. Commander J. F. Merry. En- route
Nashville. Con rnander washburn Maynard.
Wilmington, Commander c. c. Todd. At Jack
sonville. Fla. 4.
Newport. Commander B. F. Tilley At Key
West. >, ,r,. A.
Dolphin. Commander H. W. Lyon. At Navy
dupont CNo. y. nasboat Lieutenant s. s.
Cushing (No. u. Lieutenant Albert Geaves.
Ericsson (No p, Lieutenant N. r. Usher. At
Toote (No 81. Lieutenant William L. Rodgers.
WINSTON (No. 81. Lieutenant J. B. Bernadou-
At Key West. .
Porter (No @. Lieutenant j. c. Fremont. At
Vesuvus. Lieutenant Commander John e.
Pillsbury. At Norfolk
Fern. Lieutenant Commander W. S. Cowles.
At Havana
samoset Lieutenant York Noel At Key
West
r LsySen an5fa SaMSsF ses HIEY
Commander in-Chief
Brooklyn: flagship Captain F A. Cook AT
Massachusetts Captain F. ]. Higginson. At
Hampton Roads.
Roads
Minneapolis Captain J. H. Sands. At Hamp-
ton Roads.
PAciFIc STATION Rear Admiral J. N MILLER.
Bennington. Commander Henry e. Nichols.
Al Honolulu.
Monadnock. Captain W. H. Whiting. At San
Francisco.
Alert Commander e. H. c. Leutze. At San
Juan del Sur
Oregon. Captain C. f. Clark En- route to
Valparaiso.
Marietta. Captain F. NJ. symonds. At Val
AsIATIC STATION = Commodore GEORGE
Olympia. flagship. Captain c. v. Gridley. At
Hong Kong.
Boston. Commander B. p Lamberton At
Hong Kong
Petrol, Commander f. P. Wood. At Hong
Kong.
Raleigh, Captain j. B. coghlan At Hong
Kong.
Concord. Commander Asa Walker. At Hong
Kong.
Baltimore, flagship. Captain N. NJ. Dyer. En-
route TO Hong Kong.
Monocacy. Commander o. w. Farenholt At
Woo Sung.
EUROPEAN sTATION-Commodore JOHN A.
HOWELL. Commander-in-Chief.
San Francisco Captain r. p. Leary. En- route
10 United States.
UNASSIGNED.
Bancroft Lieutenant Commander Richardson
Clover to command. At Boston.
New Orleans commissioned at New Castle-on-
Tyne March 1S. En- route to New-York
Mayhower, Commander NJ. r. S. Mackenzie
At Navy Yard. New-York.
port. r. l.
Talbot. Lieutenant W. r. Shoemaker. At New
port. X. ].
Topeka En- route to United States.
SPECIAL SERVICE.
Michigan. Lieutenant Commander w. H.
Everett At Erie in winter quarters c.
Wheeling Lieutenant Commander Uriel Sc
bree. En- route TO Sftka.
Katahdin Commander G. r. f. Wide. Al
Hampton Roads. .
Miantonomoh. Captain l.. Johnson AT