New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-06

WORK OF THE NAVAL AUXILIARY BOARD not Yzyr
COMPLETE PURCHASE OF THE NOR
DAS LINERS APPROVED.

WORK OF THE NAVAL AUXIIARY BOARD not Yryr
CoMrLETE-pURcrIAsE OF THE NOR
DAN LINERS APPROVED.
The Auxiliary Cruiser Board actively continued
its work yesterday. The selection OF ten o. the
swif,est and best OF the coastwse steamers .or
use as auxiliary cruisers was approved by the
Navy Department. and the purchase OF the four
taken from the Morgan Line. FL Sol. FL sud.
El Nor,e and II RIO. was also approved While
the contamination OF negotiations for the others
not dl-approyed. 1t is understood 10 he held up
pending Developments in the mex; few days. Mean
while vessels will bc practically under the
troll OF the Government. and viii be ready 10 10
taken - soon as they are wanted.
The ten vessels are all seasoing craft stanch
and We'll built. and thelI SIDES are not high that
It will be especially expensive 10 protect them with
armor. They will be armed with many guns
they carry. The Kansas city. OF the
savannah Line; the jamestown. OF the Oh Do
mn.on Line. and the Caracas OF the Red d Line,
all sailed yesterday on their regular trips but IL
Is understood tina, they Will he taken by the Cow
Az $40 many Iessels canns, BE- ied up AZ on s a;
ne Brookyn Navy Yard some Will be put in
The Auxiliary Board yesterday relnspected the
steamship Chalmeite, OF the Morgan Line. which 10
Engiis OF the Marine Steamship company. some OF
the vessels OF the Lone STAR steamship Company
reached N regard TO any Of them. but they
were reported upon 10 Washington. a member o.
simplltei what have TO do. and now We VIII
devote ourselves to the few vessels still nee!ei.
then have secured thirty in all formilibie feet
o. projected cruisers. torpedo boats. torpedo de-
u'ar squadron. We aave given much d!ligent at-
,e"uon 10 he work. and the results speak tor
There were various estimates made yesterday no
to the cost of The vessels already secured Ths
no, far from 81 jCoe 90 WAS expended. .or the tugs
si4oco more and .or the auxiliary craft another
taken rom the coastwise lines. II il believed that
these cost from s25lNJ s&oDN apiece. that
the cost OF ten o. them would equal the expenii-
for the rest Of the fleet. ANA bring the entire
amount .up % or beyond soo@o. How much IN:
Naval Auxiliary Board IS authorized to expend
from the Emergency Fund has not been made
known. but It Is believed that this IL near no
limit The Board will continue It's work today.
and viii probably visit some yachts and tugs which
two fast steel tugs are stll wanted ana II is Ike
ly that the Paoh VII, be one taken ,.,,, >,
the duty OF going 70 rhiiatelphia to bring n:
monitors Jason and Nahan to ms port ana no.
receive their orders yesterday. and Il is not es
pected that they viii go before Monday or Tues
S SSw OF Of Gf he %ief naon nomSd
stayton from Philadelphia Yesterday that an eng.
ncer was needed on the jason ana NE, fsim s,s
Island Navy Yard at midnight last night the
hattalions OF the Naval Militia stationed at tn.;
port will be supplied from IN" men already secured
10y Robert r.. Hail. e-presiden OF the nan
steam Boiler Company: John II. Gardner. OF thss
Fan River. Providence and Si9ninS Ion Ing ns;bbsr
Company The engineer corps Is provided Tor y
the act 90 the Legislature which II Is unders,oyss
Governor Black will sign. Ii increases the strength
TO nyc divisions instead OF four In each hatta!onl
one to be composed OF engineers machinisLs In ~
practical mechanics There will be forty men 10
each division 81 engineers $500 Ia
The 2d Battalion has taken possession OF the Ian
18th Regiment Armory. at Flatbush-ave ana ran.
son Place brooklyn. by an arrangement WIN ssr
city authorities The building was sold last ysSs .
10 the Beard OF Education Owing 10 lack OF tu,a ,
nothing has been done 10 NJ II Up Tor schoo III .,
poses and the Naval Militia VIII use the s""''
ure until the end OF the year