Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-17
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. SUNDAY, APRIL H. 1898
with coal and was Informed that it had
not but was loading.
.Half an hn,1,> .,fin,. C,,,x.a.,a..

with coal and was Informed that it hat
not. but was loading.
| Half an hour after Comnodor,
Schley had received his report an Eng
nsh tramp steamer supposed to be tn,
hampstead and heavily laden. Wen
by to sea. dipping her colors to eacl
vessel OF the fleet as She passed. a ru
NOR that the government had ISSUED
an order stopping the Transport Of Goa
vas prevalent. but naval officers
agreed that the sale of coal to an,
vessel lying a foreign flag could not bt
denied or restricted until Il state OF
| war was declared and coal made n con.
| traband article.
The Sioux. one Of the tug boats OF
the Mnsuuito tlotilla. newly converted
! teacheu mere LAST night and anchored
| near the squadron. Its commander. !;
! naval cadet, reported to Commodore
Schley that the boat was not in sen
| worthy condition. its boiler not being
| set to stand heavy seas rolling, but
| only for smooth water. Being caught
IN II very heavy gale. the boat came
| near being wrecked. Tile engine drain
tube ESCAPES are arranged only for
smooth water The engineer of the
Brooklyn ordered some improvements
mad" and Commodore Schley said to
'ne young commander. Newer mind
my boy. when YOU get to fighting.
you'll look upon these trouble as mere
nothing"
All the vessels of the squadron will
be coalcd by noon tomorrow. No event
Oh any consequence occurred today and
no orders have been received
TO TRANSPORT TROOPS. o.
arrangements for the rapid transpor-
,ation OF troops, which may be mobi-
lzed at Fort Monroe and adjacent
points have been completed by all
railway lines running south. General
passenger Agent Anderson, of the Sea-
boafd Ar Line, says that his road is
prepared to transport the National
Maryland, and the District of Column
pla as fast as landed at Norfolk
or at Weldon. The Southern railway
has also completed extraordinary
measures for quickly handling large
bodies Of troops, as has the Atlantic.
Coast Line to Florida.
NOTES OF THE NAVY YARD
iIieiS a"" at the Portsmouth navy
yard the cruiser Montgomery torpedo
BOAT Rodgers. ram Katahdn, cruiser
Newark. steamships Merrimac and Me-
nemsh;t, eight revenue cutters, five
lighthouse supply boats and five steam
tugs. The, two first named vessels lave
been completed, While all OF the latter
are undergoing repairs.
The cruiser Newark will not be COM
pleted until May 18th.
SIX ShipwriShtS are to be sent from
H..
FIFTY inilchinistS and shiptitters were
called in the yard Friday morning.
The torpedo boat Rodgers has coaIed
IN anticipation OF getting sailing or
ders. 1
The Fern and A1angrove have been
ordered there to receive supplies for
the fleet at Key West
The construction force are busy pre-
pairing mounts for four-inch guns on |
the Nierrimac.
There are now over 1000 men employ
I'd in the yard
The Ficksburg was towed to st.
Helena yesterday for the purpose OF |
taking on u supply OF shells.
me lighthouse supply steamer Ar !
ilerla arrived at the navy va rl y-,rl,.--
The VicksburS. Rodgers and Osceola
were coaled yesterday and are ready |
% sail, but no orders have been receiy-
"a.
1t is said by those in q position to |
lnow that the work to the Montgomery
boilers cannot be completed before
he 10th.
The work of fitting out the Merrimac
as collier was begun Friday. She
Will carry two siN-pounders on her !
bridge deck
The ram Katahdin. which arrived
Thursday evening. will be given slight |
repairs. She will be ready to sail !
within a day or two.
Five OF the vessels of the mosquito |
fleet will be ready to leave early next |
week. and all Will join the squadron at |
Key West as soon as completed.
The general storekeeper's force has |
been busy until 10 O'Clock at night for
The past day or two getting up stores |
and delivering material to the various
departments of the yard.
SPANISH COAL.
The story got out yesterday after |
noon that the British steamer Hamp-
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