New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

ERICSSON. Lieutenant Commander Nathaniel X
Usher. Torpedo boat 40 TONS 300 horse power;
knots speed. Armament-Three torpedo tubes and
four l-pounder rapid-hre guns. Built In 1882 by
Iowa Iron Worka Dubuque Iowa; contract price.
$l1:oOo.
RODGERS, Lieutenant Joseph L. Jayne Torpedo
boat l42 tons: ZOO horse power: q knots speed
Armamcnt-Three torpedo tubes and four l-pounder
rapid fire guns Built In 1887 at Columbian Iron
Works Baltimore
WINSLOW-Lieutenant John 1. Bernadou- De
scripton Same Rodgers
FOOTE, Lieutenant William l. Rodgers De-
scrtption same Rodgers
PORTER Lieutenant John c. Fremont Torpedo
boat lS5 tons; $500 horsepower; 2 knots speed.
Armament-Three torpedo tubes and three l.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns. Built in 1897 by Herreshoh
Manufacturing Company. Bristol r. l.
DUPONT. Lieutenant Spencer s. Wood rasship
Of torpedo notilla). Description same as Porter
I.EYDEN Boatswain ]. w. Angus. Navy Yard
tug on duty with fleet
SAMOSET. Boatswain p. Deery. Navy Yard tug
on duty with feet.
FLYING SQUADRON.
Commodore WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY. Com
handing.
BROOKLYN. Captain Francis A. Cook (hagship)
Steel armored cruiser II 2os TONS II 900 horse power
loading rifles in pairs In two l.nch barbette tur-
rets eight Sinch and 4-inch breech loading rifles
IN main battery: twenty e-pounder and SIX J.
FOUNDER rapid-nre guns and four Gatlings In sec
ondary battery. Built In 1888 by william Cramp
Sons: contract price. S2sss.0o
MASSACHUSETTS,. Captain Francis J. Hlggtn-
SON Steel coast-line battlc-ship. 10 rs tons: 300
horsepower: Is knots speed Armamcnt-Four ID
inch loading rifles In pairs In two i3-inch
! haiti brccCh loading riNeS
IN pairs in four Sinch barbette turrets and four g.
inch breech loading rifles In main battery: twenty
epounder and six l-pcunder rapid-hre guns and
four Gatngs IN secondary battery. Built In 1871
by William Cramp Sons: contract price 8. 90 oco
COLUMBIA. Captain James II. sanda Pro
tected cruiser $50 tons; 400 horsepower: q
knots speed. Arnament-One sinch breech loading
rife two einch and eight 4-,nch rapid guns In
main battery: twelve e-pounder four FOUNDER ,nd
four Gailngs In secondary battery. Ruilt In lsoN
by william CraInp Sons contract price. &. * M
MINNEAPOLIS Captain Theodore p Jewell De
scripuon same Columbia
TEXAS Captain John w Philip Steel aruored
battle ship 500 tons; 5000 horse power II knots
speed. Armament-Two l:-inch hrcech- loading
rnes IN two steel turrets. and six slnch breech-
loading rifles IN main battery twelve s-pounder.
two :-pounder four 3mm. Io'chkiss revolving can
and two Gatl!ngs IN secondary battery. Built
IN 1888 at Norfolk Navy Yard cost s. 20 10
KArAHDIN. Commander G r y w,lde steel
harbor defence ram 80 tons. $50 horse power:
IS knots speed Deck arm,mcn;-Four spounder
rapid -nre guns. Bur, in is,i by Bath Iron Works.
contract price. $40 co
PACIFIC STATION
Rear Admiral JOSEPH y MILLER Commanding
OREGON Captain Charles r. Clark ste.i coast
line battle ship 10 C8 tons 300 horse power. IS
knot. speed. Armament I3-nch breech load
IN ines N in two Inch hart eft
eight sinch and four s-lnch breech loading rtres In
main battery twenty spounder and rtI l-pounder
rapid FIRE guns and four Ga,ings In secondary bat
terry. Bull, In 1871 at Union Iron Works San Fran
cisco; contract price. r.iso 900.
MONTERREY captain no, Assigned steeI low
freeboard coast-defence monitor 1000 TONS 5000
horse power: - knots speed Armament-Two -
inch and lo-inch breech loading rihes IN two
,teel barbette turrets In main battery six pound
and four l-pounder and two Gatllngs In second
airy battery. Built in l8s az Union Iron Works San
Francisco; contract price. S.sS.S 80
MONADNOCK. Captain William II Whiting
Iron low-freeboard coast defence monitor 400
tons. 800 horse power: "A knots speed Armament,
-Four lonch breech-loading rires in pairs In two
steel barbette turrets and two finch rapid Are
guns in main battery: two 6pounder and two ;
FOUNDER and two nmm. IIotchki,s r.vovine cannon
In secondary battery Built In 1874 at the Mare
Island Navy Yard
BENNINGTON Commander Henry r. Ncho,,
Cruiser. Ito tons 800 horse power II knots speed
Armament-Six 6-,nch brcech loading rifles two g.
FOUNDER. two 3-pounder and l-pounder rapid.
nre guns, two 81 mn. Hotchkiss cannon and two
Gatlings. Built In 1893 nv y r. Palmer Co
Chester; contract price. 1870 O.
MARIETTA Captain Frederick NJ symonds
Gunhoat 100 tons: 80 horse power: - knots speed
Armament-Sx Iinch four FOUNDER two l-pounder
and one 3-pounder and two Gatlings. Built in 1896
by Union Iron Works. San Francisco